Experience Smart Life Now With TECNO QWERTY Smartphone Q1
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TECNO Mobile is proud to present its latest and its first innovative QWERTY smartphone, the TECNO Q1.
TECNO Q1 is the perfect smartphone for users that want the comfort of a QWERTY keypad, the smartness of a 2.6-inch super-sensitive touchscreen,the high speed of 3.5 network, the excitement of an Android 4.0-powered mobile operating system, the power of 1GHz CPU, and the flexibility of a Dual SIM phone.
Endless Possibilities
The Q1 comes pre-installed with great apps such as Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo Messenger, Google Maps, WhatsApp and PalmChat.
And the best part? It also gives you access to over 800,000 amazing applications through the Google Play Store.With the Q1, the possibilities are truly endless!
Innovative Sharing
Another innovation from TECNO is “FlashShare”. The FlashShare app comes pre-installed with the Q1 and enables you to transfer music, pictures, videos and other files from one TECNO smartphone to another – and guess what? It works without Bluetooth or Internet connection… even without a SIM card!
With FlashShare, you can send or receive any file of any size to multiple TECNO smartphones at the same time! It’s almost too good to be true!
Touch It. Type it.
With the Q1, you get the best of both worlds. Typing is now faster with the comfortable and well-spaced QWERTY keyboard. Also, the 2.6” capacitive touchscreen enables you to still enjoy all your favorite touchscreen apps and games.
Face-to-Face Communication
Equipped with a 5.0MP back camera + flash and a 0.3MP Front Camera, the Q1 is the perfect device for face-to-face video chats with friends via Skype.
The Ultimate Productivity Tool
Would you like to work on the go? The Q1 gives you instant access to multiple email addresses, a document reader and voice-enabled search functionality.
It also comes with a task scheduler, memo, voice recorder, FM radio and dictionary.
Power to do More
The Q1 is a powerful device. With a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM , 4GB Internal and 8GB (up to 32GB) Micro-SD external storage, a 1450mAh battery providing a standby time of up to 120 hours and talk time of up to 3.5 hours, you’ve got enough firepower in your hands. Now you can take control.
Other Cool Features
The TECNO Q1 contains other cool, useful features such as Wireless Hotspot, GPS, Light Sensor, G-sensor and Proximity Sensor, etc.
10 Different Ways To Access Blocked Websites
1. Proxy Websites
Proxy websites can help people access blocked websites. The websites allow people to surf anonymously and view the content that was previously blocked. This is one of the most preferred methods of accessing blocked websites.
There are numerous public proxy servers that can provide anonymity. The proxy servers can be found online. Some people prefer to set up their private proxy servers to provide access to blocked websites. This requires technical knowledge to set up. For this method to work, the proxy server should be set as private.
2. Google Mobile Search
The application allows mobile phone users to access blocked websites. This method disables Javascript and CSS to facilitate the process. Google Mobile Search is recommended for people who need to access blocked websites.
3. Use USB Browsing
This method uses USB ports to access blocked websites. The USB device should contain a portable Firefox. When this device is plugged into the computer, the website can be accessed. Tor-Firefox can be accessed directly or with a plug-in. USB devices can be transported to any location. Thus, this is preferable.
4. Wayback Machine
Wayback Machine is a tool used to keep copies of websites from the creation date. Users are allowed to access blocked websites by viewing the most recent copy of the website. This service is preferred by numerous people.
5. ScreenResolution.com
This application helps people unblock websites by changing the resolution of the websites. This makes a difference in the viewing experience and provides access to content that could not be previously viewed.
6. View Webpages From Google Cache
Google cache is another way to view blocked websites. Most major search engines will store cached webpages on various websites. Cached copies of websites are recommended for people who are having trouble retrieving the website live.
7. Webpage Email Retrieval
Webpage email retrieval is another way to view blocked websites. This service delivers web pages to the viewer’s email inbox. The web pages can be viewed at the leisure of the viewer. Viewers can simply send an email to www@web2mail.com. The blocked website’s URL should be included. The site that should be unblocked may also be placed in the subject of the email. This service is popular with many people.
8. Translate the Page
If the blocked websites are translated from one language to another, the results of the translated page are often not blocked. The result can be shown on another accessible webpage. This type of tool is often used to unblock websites. Google’s language tools such as freetranslation.com can assist with this process. When translating, the language to be translated should be selected. Typically, most people in the United States are translating from one language into English. This method can be effective.
9. Use an IP Address Instead of the URL
To access blocked websites, use an IP address instead of the URL. When the IP address is known, manipulations can be conducted to unblock websites. Blocked websites are often stored in the list of URLs. Equivalent IP addresses can be obtained via ip-address.com. Other host-to-IP tools are available. Most websites are blocked at the domain level. This method is preferred because it is fast and easy way to block a website.
10. Short URL Service
Some sites can be unblocked by truncating a long URL into a shorter one. This method does not always work. People who would like to try the method should consider adf.ly and bit.ly.
Accessibility to Blocked Websites Can Improve
If these simple tips are followed, blocked website accessibility can be improved. Content on blocked websites may often be richer or more informative but controversial for one reason or another. The websites may also be blocked because of viruses or slow load times.
BEST 7 Ways You Can Use Facebook's Graph Search
The more I've used Graph Search, I've also seen how quickly it operates. It's fast.
Here are seven ways I've seen you can use Graph Search that make it really awesome:
1. Navigating Facebook: It's not just for search queries. I've found that Graph Search is an equally great way to navigate the site. For instance, I can start typing in "Social Journalism," a private group I started that I often visit, and after a few letters, I can hit enter, and I'm there. I can start typing in a friend's name, and again, after a few letters, I can hit enter, and I'm there. The fact it knows your Social Graph, your interests and what you typically visit on Facebook make the results that much more relevant - and that much quicker - than they used to be with the old Search.
2. Identifying mutual friends: If you just met someone, or want to meet someone, this is great. This was always possible on Facebook but not at the speed or ease of Graph Search. You can search "[Person's Name]'s friends who are my friends," and boom, within seconds, they're all listed. One use of this I've seen is searching for "famous people" or people I really admire who I'm not friends with -- I can see if we have mutual friends who could do an intro. It even says how long they've been friends with that person and other additional context.
3. Finding photos based on your interests: This can be great when you're having a tough day or need a pick-me-up. It usually works for a smile. For example, you can search "Photos of kittens," and boom, anyone who has tagged a photo kittens (that is, linked to the Kittens Facebook page) pops up. It's ordered by engagement, so the most liked/commented on appear at the top, and that decreases the risk of spam or photos you won't like. As a hockey fan from Buffalo, I enjoyed doing this with "Photos of Buffalo Sabres" and other queries. You can also search for photos by location (example: "Photos of my friends taken at Central Park") or time (example: "Photos in September 2010").
4. Seeing what your friends like: I've actually found some good recommendations by searching phrases like "Books my friends like" or "Movies my friends like." You can get creative like, "Books my friends who work at The Huffington Post read," or "Favorite music of my friends who live in Los Angeles, California." You may not think the results are much different, but they can be, and it's fun to dig around. You can even do things like "Favorite interests of my friends who are female," or "Favorite sports teams of my friends who went to [College Name]." Of course, you can search for likes for a specific friend too; for example "Music [Friend's Name] likes."
5. Learning who you're not friends with: It's actually really interesting to see who you're not friends with but maybe should be. For example, I can search "People who work at The Huffington Post and who I am not friends with." It sorts by mutual friends. You can get more specific like "Friends of my friends who like Buffalo Sabres and who I am not friends with." You're certain to see familiar faces when you do searches like that (I did, as a Buffalo Sabres fan), as again it takes into account number of mutual friends. You can get really crazy with inquiries like this: "Friends of my friends who are between 25 and 30 years old and who live in New York, New York and who I am not friends with."
6. Discovering people who live somewhere specific: Say you're about to travel somewhere. It's easy to search for "Friends who live in [City Name]" or "Friends of friends who live in [City Name]." You can make connections this way and get recommendations. I did that just this past weekend when I went to Montreal for the first time, and I got great suggestions on places to see, things I had to do and good places to eat. You can also do more advanced searches like "Friends of friends who live in [City Name] and like [interest]" or "Friends of friends who live in [City Name] and work at [Company Name]." These are very interesting, and again it'll tell you how many mutual friends you have in common.
7. Building up your professional network: You can run searches like, "People who work at [Company Name]," and the people you have the most connections will float to the top. Again you can see mutual friends who might help with an intro. You could also consider messaging people directly. You can search by position title and get really detailed. You can even look for people at other companies who share common interests of yours, "People who work at [Company Name] who like [interest]" and try to start up conversation that way. Lots of potential here.
Nigeria: Chrome Overtakes Internet For The First Time
Google’s web browser, Chrome overtook Internet Explorer for the first time in Nigeria in December 2012, according to website analytics company,StatCounter. The findings revealed that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer usage declined in Nigeria from 32.89% in January 2012 to 19.29% in January 2013, while Chrome’s usage rose from 14.56% in January 2012 to 22.05% in January 2013. This news comes one year after the fast-growing browser overtook Firefox for the first time globally as at November 2011, as it took 25.69% of the worldwide market compared to Firefox’s 25.23%.
Is Gaming in China Getting Too Expensive?
In the comments, many gamers said that it depends on what kind of games you play. “If you have to play games like Long Journey where even 10,000 RMB [~$1,500] doesn’t count for much, no one’s stopping you,” wrote one 21-year-old female gamer. “But poor people have our own ways of gaming.”
Another commenter felt that China’s gaming community had become split between two different kinds of gamers:
Chinese gamers are easily polarized. One group has gotten used to eating free lunch, and they don’t think you should spend money on any game. The other group is just chasing stimulation, and doesn’t care how much they spend.
A young commenter also addressed the question of legitimate versus pirated games directly, in a comment that offers yet another reason why unbanning consoles in China wouldn’t result in a stream of revenue for game console makers:
Of course games are expensive, that’s why I have no way of buying the legit versions, otherwise I would have bought a Playstation Vita long ago. But I hear the Playstation 3 will be hacked soon [and thus able to play cheap pirated games], that’s a good thing.Traditional console game pricing was always going to be a non-starter in China, but Netease’s results would seem to indicate that a significant number of gamers also perceive the free and cheap-to-play microtransaction-based games as expensive. The again, many Chinese gamers grew up playing pirated games for free, so paying anything at all for a game can make it expensive in the eyes of some people. Although piracy is slowly becoming less common as games move to subscription and microtransaction models that can’t be pirated in the same way, even China’s younger gamers are used to an ecosystem where many high quality titles are available for free online or at extremely low prices on pirated disks sold everywhere from game shops to subway tunnels. If China ever really drops the banhammer on games piracy, it’s going to be a very rude awakening for some members of the Chinese gaming community.
(via Netease Games)
With 500,000 Downloads, SCOOP Launches Web Store in Exclusive Partnership with Gramedia
How it works is simple: a registered user purchases an e-magazine or book on the web, and that book can then be sent to up to five devices (with the Scoop app installed) for reading.
This news comes along with the announcement of an exclusive agreement with Gramedia Book Publishing Group, which is part of the Kompas Gramedia Corporation. The deal will see 10,000 local books and novels made exclusively available on Scoop’s content library.
For extra fun, Scoop is offering discounts of up to 91 percent if you purchase through the web store. For every one year subscription to magazines and newspapers, Scoop users will be given the second year’s subscription free. The web store strategy is an interesting one knowing that users can already purchase content on mobile. But of course, purchase via PC is sometimes easier thanks to the larger screen and keyboard. So the move to web store kinda makes sense.
While talking about this news, Apps Foundry founder and CEO Willson Cuaca also shared a few of Scoop’s current statistics with me:
So far we hit 500,000 downloads, with 85 percent of revenue from iOS and the rest from Android. We expect the web store will contribute significantly and 2013 will be Android year in Indonesia.
Previously, Scoop also partnered with Ookbee, a Thailand-based e-reader company to share their knowledge, negotiate deals together with bigger publishers, and engage in cross-marketing. I’m not particularly sure how well that partnership went, but we do know that Ookbee’s three million users largely shadowed Scoop’s 500,000 downloads. To be fair, though, Scoop is largely focused on the Indonesian market only while Ookbee has presence predominantly in Thailand and Vietnam. Ookbee also offers white-label services to telcos which helps them grow quickly in user adoption.
Apps Foundry has so far raised seed investment from East Ventures with its second financing round backed by Gobi Partners and Mitsui Global. Along the way, it has also picked up Indonesian blogs Gamesaku and MakeMac within its team.
Disclaimer: Apps Foundry, the creator of SCOOP, is an East Ventures portfolio company. East Ventures also invested in TechInAsia and Willson is also a good friend/mentor of mine.
(Source: Techinasia)
Kenya’s $10 billion Tech City Launched – Silicon Valley of Africa
Kenya’s $10 billion Silicon Savannah dream has finally become a dream come true true, President Kibaki commissioned the first Technology City in Africa last week before vacating office
The project is expected to transform Kenya into a “Silicon Savannah,” the Silicon Valley of Africa if you will, it is financed through a partnership between the government and the private sector, so far it has attracted a number of foreign investors, with some of them describing it as a real estate project. Konza Techno city is expected to position Kenya as a leading ICT hub in Africa by expanding the country’s technology focused industries.
The smart city will be built in four five-year phases under a public-private-partnership financing model sitting on 5,000 acres across Makueni and Machakos counties, 60km southeast of the Nairobi,
Before the commissioning of the project, 15 firms and institutions have indicated their interest in the first phase of the project. It is expected that other investors will come on board now that Konza Techno City has been commissioned by President Mwai Kibaki on January 23.
Management and development of Konza city will be carried out by a New York based HR & A Advisors at a cost of Ksh168 million ($1.9 million), already top technology based companies that include Google, Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of the Black Berry phone, Chinese Huawei Technologies, Korea electronics giant Samsung and Telemac of the US have indicated their interest according to Information permanent secretary Bitange Ndemo,
Others are Craft Silicon, Telemax Technology Corporation of Taiwan and Shapoorji Pallonji Group from India. Local firms that have expressed their interest include Safaricom, Wananchi Online, Kemri, Kari, the University of Nairobi, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and the Nairobi Hospital.
“Konza will become a game-changer in Kenya’s socio-economic development, spurring massive trade and investment across the entire region. It will turn Kenya into an ICT hub for the East African region in the coming years,” President Kibaki told investors at the groundbreaking ceremony at the site.
“This is one project that my government has been dreaming about. The realization of this project will apart from putting Kenya on the world technology map provide employment to our young people,” President Kibaki said
Phase one of this project will create 18,000 jobs, Konza city when completed is expected to create over 200,000 job opportunities and an enabling environment for research and development as well as education that will encourage innovation and drive business.
Some of the anchor tenants include a large American company that is interested in setting up a data centre as well as a car manufacturer interested in establishing a training centre for its Africa operations, Others include a number of universities that will be setting up their research development and innovation hubs at Konza.
“There will be a lot of exchange and sharing of ideas. Some of the iconic ideas that come out of the universities will now be developed. They’ll move from theory to practice and this will improve teaching and learning,” Dr Catherine Adeya, acting chief executive of KOTDA said.
“If other countries in the region and in Africa can learn something from this and set up their own smart cities, then we’ll have a healthier world,” she said.
What do you think about the Tech city, how do you think it’ll impact development in that region?, let me know what you think
[Via The East African]
Review For BlackBerry 10 and Blackberry Z10 Smartphone
At an event in New York City, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins recently announced a version of its phones that it hopes will restore back it’s former glory: The much delayed BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone.
“We have been on a journey of transformation, to transform our business and our brand, but also one that will transform mobile communications to true mobile computing,” Heins said. “Saying we have reinvented this company is simply not enough. Today is a new day in the history of BlackBerry.”
He also added “BlackBerry 10 devices are absolutely the best typing experience in the industry. Period.”
This will be the first phone to run the RIM new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS, RIM would also be officially called BlackBerry, On Monday, Feb. 4 it will be changing its stock ticker symbol to BBRY.
Indeed, this device is the first RIM’s flagship product that can compete with the likes of the Apple’s iPhone and the super Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S III.
What does it have to Offer?
The BlackBerry Z10 comes with a sleek and modern touch-screen body, it also comes with a 4G LTE support and an up-to-date OS to match having a resolution of 1280 x 786 pixels with a resolution density of ~356 ppi. Technically this feature is sharper than the Apple iPhone 5 retina display which comes with ~326 ppi. This phone is all about touch to the extent that it doesn’t even have a physical home button.
It comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC for mobile payment and accessories connections, There’s also a Bluetooth 4.0. available in addition to HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks mentioned earlier.
The smartphone weighs 4.78 ounces and has a thickness of 0.35 inch, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core processor supported by a 2 GB RAM with internal memory that measures up to 16 GB which could still be extended by a microSD up to 64 GB storage, when compared with the best flagship smartphones on the market, this phone has all it takes.
The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in black and white models.
BlackBerry Z10 design looks similar to an iPhone 5 only that it’s, larger and wider than Apple iPhone, it’s round edges and similar bezel size can be compared to the iPhone. The phone comes with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera which is facilitated with a front facing camera of 2 megapixel. The camera features includes; Time Shift, that allows user to “reverse time” for a specific shot finding a particular posture or action.
Apps
The New Blackberry comes with the following preloaded apps:
BlackBerry Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry Browser, BlackBerryCalendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry World, BlackBerryRemember, Docs To Go, Pictures, Story Maker, Facebook1, Twitter1, LinkedIn1, Foursquare, BlackBerry Maps, Games, YouTube, BlackBerry Newsstand, Voice Control, Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search
It comes with a battery that can sustain a talk time of 10 hours on 3G, up to 11 hours video playback and around 305 hours on standby also on 3G. This phone will go for $199 with contract as per carrier to determine total price and availability. The unlocked version will go for $599 and all the four US major carriers will vendor the BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
In Canada, the device will be going for CND $149 with a three year contract.
In South Africa, 8ta plans to offer pre-orders for the device and expects to deliver them on 1 March 2013, you can Register to become notified when the BlackBerry Z10 is available to buy, Nigerians should register here or select your country from the list
“We have been on a journey of transformation, to transform our business and our brand, but also one that will transform mobile communications to true mobile computing,” Heins said. “Saying we have reinvented this company is simply not enough. Today is a new day in the history of BlackBerry.”
He also added “BlackBerry 10 devices are absolutely the best typing experience in the industry. Period.”
This will be the first phone to run the RIM new BlackBerry 10 mobile OS, RIM would also be officially called BlackBerry, On Monday, Feb. 4 it will be changing its stock ticker symbol to BBRY.
Indeed, this device is the first RIM’s flagship product that can compete with the likes of the Apple’s iPhone and the super Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S III.
What does it have to Offer?
The BlackBerry Z10 comes with a sleek and modern touch-screen body, it also comes with a 4G LTE support and an up-to-date OS to match having a resolution of 1280 x 786 pixels with a resolution density of ~356 ppi. Technically this feature is sharper than the Apple iPhone 5 retina display which comes with ~326 ppi. This phone is all about touch to the extent that it doesn’t even have a physical home button.
It comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, NFC for mobile payment and accessories connections, There’s also a Bluetooth 4.0. available in addition to HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks mentioned earlier.
The smartphone weighs 4.78 ounces and has a thickness of 0.35 inch, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.5 GHz dual core processor supported by a 2 GB RAM with internal memory that measures up to 16 GB which could still be extended by a microSD up to 64 GB storage, when compared with the best flagship smartphones on the market, this phone has all it takes.
The BlackBerry Z10 will be available in black and white models.
BlackBerry Z10 design looks similar to an iPhone 5 only that it’s, larger and wider than Apple iPhone, it’s round edges and similar bezel size can be compared to the iPhone. The phone comes with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera which is facilitated with a front facing camera of 2 megapixel. The camera features includes; Time Shift, that allows user to “reverse time” for a specific shot finding a particular posture or action.
Apps
The New Blackberry comes with the following preloaded apps:
BlackBerry Hub, Contacts, BlackBerry Browser, BlackBerryCalendar, BBM, Text Messages, BlackBerry World, BlackBerryRemember, Docs To Go, Pictures, Story Maker, Facebook1, Twitter1, LinkedIn1, Foursquare, BlackBerry Maps, Games, YouTube, BlackBerry Newsstand, Voice Control, Weather, Clock, Calculator, Compass, File Manager, Box, BlackBerry Connect for Dropbox, Print To Go, Smart Tags, Settings, Adobe Reader, Phone, Camera/Video Camera/Time Shift, Setup, Help, SIM Toolkit, Search
It comes with a battery that can sustain a talk time of 10 hours on 3G, up to 11 hours video playback and around 305 hours on standby also on 3G. This phone will go for $199 with contract as per carrier to determine total price and availability. The unlocked version will go for $599 and all the four US major carriers will vendor the BlackBerry Z10 Smartphone
In Canada, the device will be going for CND $149 with a three year contract.
In South Africa, 8ta plans to offer pre-orders for the device and expects to deliver them on 1 March 2013, you can Register to become notified when the BlackBerry Z10 is available to buy, Nigerians should register here or select your country from the list
You Love Angry Birds? A New Game Called ‘Angry Nigerian’ Is Coming Soon [PHOTO]
A yet-to-be-released game called Angry Nigerian would soon be available on your mobile device, after a sneak peek was released yesterday by freelance illustrator, Alaba Onajin.
The theme and setting of the game takes after the popular Angry Birds and features familiar Nigerian personalities as characters including Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke and Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
If you’ve played Angry Birds, you would naturally understand what this game wants you to do: simply sling shot at those people — Nigeria’s leaders — who may be responsible for the country’s major problems.
You get the picture?
Onajin says that the idea of the game started as a joke, while he was playing Angry Birds and he decided to make it localised. The game’s artwork, according to him, took about one hour to design.
He added that the game is currently being developed and would likely be available on iOS and Android devices at first, before other platforms. He also says the game wouldn’t be in the same Angry Birds format, due to copyright issues.
We’ll be keeping an eye on this and would keep you updated as we know more.
(Image courtesy of Alaba Onajin via Facebook.)
(Source: Techloy)
Stolen Personal Information is Still For Sale on the Chinese Internet
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On Friday, China’s government announced new standards for the protection of personal information online. But an investigation by the Guangzhou Daily discovered that on the eve of the new standards’ release, stolen personal information was still easy and cheap to purchase online.
Moreover, the depth of the information available from some “investigation companies” was quite shocking, and points to serious security flaws in China’s telecom networks and in Tencent’s QQ chat software. On service advertised that for any car owner, it could provide a residential address, name, phone number, state ID number, and the car’s engine number for just 130 RMB ($20). Another company advertised that in addition to the usual personal details, it could even provide text message content records, phone records, and QQ chat records, as well as other bits of information as requested by clients.
The spread of smartphones (and smartphone trojans, which security firm Qihoo 360 says are now more prevalent than ever) has played a large role in the stolen personal information industry, as many people have huge amounts of personal information (including text, phone, and chat logs) all stored on their mobiles, which are then exposed fairly constantly to new networks and other security hazards.
So, if the New York Times hacking story from earlier this week wasn’t enough to convince you, here’s another reminder: keep your information secure, especially on your phone! If you don’t, anybody with $20 and a grudge could be able to buy their way into ruining your life.
(Guangzhou Daily via Sina Tech, Image source)
Lenovo CEO: We Want to Beat Samsung, Become China’s Top Smartphone Brand
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Yang put no time frame on that aim. It could happen soon, as according to Canalys data last summer, Lenovo was China’s fastest growing smartphone brand in Q2 2012, increasing sales by 2,665 percent to stand as China’s third-biggest phone seller. ZTE was second. Samsung was top in China in both 2012 and 2011 thanks to its Galaxy S and SII phones along with a range of cheaper Android-powered options.
More recently, newer figures from Gartner showed that Lenovo had edged into second place in China. At the same time, Apple dropped to sixth position and the relatively unknown CoolPad brand rose to third.
It’s possible that Yang’s aspirations could be realised by the end of 2013.
The Lenovo boss voiced his thoughts during Wednesday’s earnings call with Chinese and international media. Amid all the talk of growing PC sales and doing well in the US, it’s worth remembering that Lenovo has strong mobile ambitions in its home country.
Keeping his options open, Yang also said that Lenovo “will assess whether we should launch [on] the Windows Phone” platform as well, joining rivals such as Samsung, HTC, ZTE, and Huawei in hedging their bets on Microsoft’s WP as well as Google’s Android.
Taiwan’s Digitimes Research believes that 189 million smartphones were sold in China in the final quarter of 2012, with 86 percent of those being Androids. It’s conceivable that 300 million smartphones will be sold in the country in 2013.
(Source: MorningWhistle)
6 Things That Can Help You Become an Expert in SEO
By making your website search engine optimized you will get more in-links and page links for your website and you will also be able to attract a large number of visitors at the same time. There are a few tips which can help people improve their websites.
An SEO expert is someone one who is able to improve the visibility of your site and achieve the top ranking in the search engines. In order to be an Expert in SEO you need to follow certain rules and need to implement them practically.
So i just mentioned here some of the best SEO strategies, even implemented by Online marketing agencies that will help you in becoming an expert in SEO:
Understanding users prospective:the backbone of any SEO campaign is Keyword research. Therefore it is very important that you understand the users intentions while performing keyword research and selecting a keyword. Selecting a keyword by keeping the target audience in mind will help you in finding the right viewers for your site.
So here are tips i've tested, although i learned them from some SEO Guru and Sites. You can also get many from other sites, but trust me; these are thr basic and best praticed... So lets go...
Use natural tactics: The search engine considers it very important to find a natural diversified link building process that grows slowly and steadily. Following a natural pace will show your commitment and also it would be White hat SEO. If you start building links quickly then the search engine will consider you a spammer and will raise a red flag against you and your website might be penalised.
Content is the King: if you want to excel in SEO remember that content is still considered as the king and is very critical part which cannot be neglected. You have to optimise the content so that the crawlers can find it. But always keep in mind that your content should be powerful enough to attract the visitors.
Strategy Planning: having a proper plan to carry out all the tasks is the most important factor in order to become a successful SEO. If you try performing all the tasks at once then you will land up nowhere. Flooding your site with low quality content and links will lead you in the opposite direction to success.
Long term vision: achieving results for SEO will consume time; if you want overnight results for your site then that is impossible. You need to be patient and plan for a long term success for your site.
Practice over learning: We all know the famous saying “practice makes perfect”, the same principle applies here. Whatever you learn every time put it into practice and one day you will master it. You have lots of books and tutorials available that would guide you in becoming a SEO expert.
Very Funny: Major SEO War Looms As Konga Buys ‘Jumai’ Domain Name
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Let’s admit this: we’re all at war.
Remember when Dealfish hijacked the word ‘jobberman’ in its Google Adwords campaign and claimed it was not a deliberate attempt or attack on their competition, Jobberman?
And how even Techloy exclusively reported that Rocket Internet has been registering ‘Konga’, its major competitor’s domain names in South Africa (konga.co.za) and Kenya (konga.co.ke) since June 2012?
We’ve just learnt from a tip-off that Konga may now be involved in the SEO war against its major competitor, Jumia, as it has purchased the ‘Jumai’ domain name (jumai.com.ng) — as of January 17, 2013 — which now redirects to Konga.com, and could remain so for the next five years or more.
With both companies having recently been linked with possible merger talks, one could easily think that they’re just fond of each other.
In case you don’t know, ‘jumai’ has been a top search keyword on Google since Jumia was launched last September, and shows up varied key-phrases such as ‘jumai online store’, jumai fashion’ and ‘jumai website’ when users search for the word ‘jumai’, perhaps mistaken it for ‘jumia’.
Some news media sites have not even helped, as newspaper sites likeThe Punch(Nigeria) and Financial Technology Africa have headlines that read: Jumai instead of Jumia, which may have increased the likelihood that users would be searching for ‘jumai’, instead of ‘jumia’.
Or maybe they’ve noticed that ‘jumai’ is now a top search keyword. Heck, yeah, our headline and tags for this post are riding on the back of the keyword too — for SEO and SEM purposes. Why not?
While we’re not sure, Konga may also be using ‘jumai’ as keyword in its Google AdWords campaign, although several searches we did couldn’t reveal Konga’s website on the search results.
But whatever the case, these anti-competitive moves from both companies in recent times may just be what it takes to start a major SEO war in Nigeria which could see companies targeting domain and brand names of its competitors.
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More Indonesian Websites Defaced in Protest over Hacker’s Arrest
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Wildan Yani Ashari is an interesting fellow. He works as the caretaker of an internet cafe located in Jember regency, and is a highschool graduate of a vocational school studying architectural engineering. His vocational school also teaches computer skills, and Detik quotes his teachers as saying that the boy did not show exemplary skills during his time in the computer class.
The government seems to want to deter similar hacking activities in the future as Wildan will be charged for a maximum of 12 years imprisonment and a maximum fine of IDR 12 billion (US$ 1.2 million). This for only the defacement of the president’s site. Even before the details of his possible punishment were released, several hackers already showed their support for Wildan after his arrest by hacking sites like the Indonesian Supreme Court’s website,YuhermanLawOffice.com, and TeoStudios.com.ar.
The hacked supreme court website (pictured above) has written statements from hackers, which said that unlike corrupt officials, hackers shouldn’t be arrested. The hackers only tried to show the weakness in the government’s system so that it can be strengthened against possible future threats. It is then stated that the local hackers ask that the government help train their hacking skills as they are prepared to help repel hacking threats from other countries. They are also protesting the stern punishment Wildan is facing right now. The other defaced websites echo that same message by saying that the government should help improve the skills of local hackers, rather than arresting them.
For once I have to side with the local hackers in this case. Yes, what Wildan did was a crime, but it was not a vast one and he did not endanger anyone or steal anything in the process. Even if Wildan is found guilty, I think – as will many web-smart Indonesians – that the punishment is disproportionate.
A few people might think that I’m overreaching here when I use the example of the late internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was potentially facing a disproportionately severe 50 years of jail timefor sharing JSTOR’s digital library of academic journals freely for public use. His aim was not profit, and it was just an act of digital defiance, but still the US government and the FBI hounded him on the case, which ended with Aaron’s suicide last week.
(Sources: Detik #1, #2, Nisan Blog #1, and #2)
iROKOtv Officially Launches Its Windows Phone App That Lets You Watch Premium Movies Free On Nokia Lumia Devices
iROKOtv has officially unveiled its Windows Phone app after a deal with Nokia that allows the struggling phone manufacturer’s customers of its Lumia range of smartphones to watch premium Nollywood content for free on the go.
Earlier this week it was reported that, the world’s largest distributor of Nollywood movie content online was about to release its official Windows Phone app in a matter of weeks, along with a special gift: free access to 3-months of iROKOtv+ subscription, exclusive to Nokia Lumia users.
The app which is available on the Windows Phone store features behind-the-scenes films from movie sets, interviews with Nollywood stars and additional news and gossip from the world of entertainment.
Microsoft Is Announcing ‘Something Big’ In Africa On February 5
In the spirit of the African proverb which says, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now”, Microsoft says that it is planting new ‘seeds’ now that would transform Africa, starting in 2013 and are looking forward to sharing information about the new ‘seeds’ they’re planting.
At the moment, no official word on what the company could be planning to launch for Africa, but it may be the introduction of an apps, thus competition to get African software developers to build more apps for the Windows Phone 8 OS.
Apparently, Microsoft has been pushing its Windows 8 platform recently, however, the Windows Store with just about 150,000 apps has a large shortage of apps that are available elsewhere for Android, iOS and Blackberry users. Again, there are just a handful of African-based Windows Phone apps such as the yet-to-be-released iROKOtv app and a few bank-related apps.
Yet, an apps competition for African developers isn’t big enough for Microsoft to be unveiling, except if it does come with a twist and since perhaps this is the first time ever that the company would be engaging with African developers with such a contest.
Of course, the company organises its annual Imagine Cup, the world’s most prestigious student technology competition which brings together student innovators from all over the world to build apps and compete for a prize.
And it would be a big move by Microsoft to push for more local useful apps on the Windows Store, even though Apple never had to run a competition for apps developers on its platform which currently boasts over 1 million apps.
That said, it is noteworthy that Google regularly ran Android Developer Challenges (even in Africa) in the early days of Android, and Samsung have also ran similar contests in Africa for Bada, Android and Java apps.
So lets keep our ear to the ground and we would bring you more updates as we know more in the coming days.
(Souce: Techloy)
Difference Between Chinese Netizens and US Net Users?
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This question originally appeared on Quora, and the answer that follows was provided by Linus Chung, an avid user of Chinese and US internet products; he has lived in China for over three years, and is a former tech/internet VC.
* Usage skews more heavily toward instant messaging (IM), entertainment, gaming: Comparing the results of a Chinese (CNNIC) and US internet survey (Pew) will unveil some notable differences. Some of the top usage categories for Chinese internet users are IM (83 percent of Chinese users vs. 46 percent of US users), downloading music (76 percent of Chinese users vs. 37 percent of US users), and playing games (62 percent vs. 36 percent of US users). In contrast, US users tend to use email a lot more (48 percent of Chinese users vs. 91 percent of US users), and tend to use the internet for other productivity reasons more often.
In China, 3 of the 5 largest internet companies by revenue have a large portion of their revenue coming from games (Tencent, Netease, and Shanda), with the other two as search (Baidu) and portal businesses (Sohu). None of the top 5 internet companies in the US are gaming companies (Amazon, Google, eBay, Liberty Interactive, Yahoo). The reason for this difference in usage might largely be explained by demographics (see below).
* Use of mobile Internet more prominent: In China, there are 538 million internet users, but over 1b mobile phone users. Some analysts estimate that the adoption of the internet lags mobile phone adoption by 4-5 years. With this in mind, Chinese users don’t see the mobile phone as something to use to check the internet when they are away from their computer, but many perceive it as their primary device for communications. It’s not surprising then, that mobile internet traffic has grown significantly in the last few years. One of the most popular internet sites Sina Weibo (a Twitter-like product) has seen its mobile share of total traffic go from 40 percent at the beginning of 2011 to over 70 percent.
* Less frequent use of real names on profiles: Chinese users tend to use aliases for their online personas. While this was predominantly the trend in the US over a decade ago (i.e., when AOL Instant Messenger was a dominant internet application), users in the US have become accustomed to using their real names online. Some will argue the reason for the Chinese users’ unwillingness to use real names is that they are afraid of government monitoring. I believe this rationale applies to a small minority. There has recently been talk of new legislation to require users on Chinese internet services to register with their real names. For some services, this has already been the standard practice, and the requirement is to only use real names when registering. Public profiles can still use aliases. I believe for the vast majority of Chinese users, it is a matter of personal preference to use an alias, perhaps a way to express one’s individuality.
There are a number of real name social networks (e.g., Pengyou, RenRen), where the service dictates that the norm is to use one’s real name. However, there are a number of services where users choose to use aliases, and this practice is much more prevalent in China than it is in the US.
Demographics:* Chinese users tend to skew younger: Chinese internet users tend to skew younger, with the average user age being ~25 in China vs. ~42 in the US. This explains a lot when it comes to propensity to use IM and play games vs. email, and the kinds of services companies offer to cater to this audience.
Preferences:* Different willingness to pay: An interesting dynamic exists when it comes to what many Chinese are willing to pay for and what they are not willing to pay for. I’m making generalizations here, but many Chinese are willing to pay extra when it’s for goods that can be outwardly displayed (to show off, to explain it crudely). For goods where there is intrinsic value but is not something that is outwardly displayed, there is generally an unwillingness to pay a premium. In this case, people just want the cheapest thing that gets the job done. So on the one hand, the Chinese love spending money on luxury goods (high end handbags, watches, jewelry), but the cheapest brand of home appliances (washing machines, refrigerators, etc.), which serve useful purposes but are hidden in the privacy of the home, are often the best selling.
This phenomenon carries over to the internet. Chinese users are unwilling to pay for software or games, so piracy is a huge issue. Innovative gaming companies overcame this by allowing users to play the games for free, but they would make money by selling virtual items. Chinese users are far more willing to pay for virtual goods that they can use to show off in the digital world (e.g., special clothes for their avatar) or make them better at an online game (e.g., special weapons). The Chinese pioneered the free-to-play plus virtual goods business model that Zynga and others in the US adopted. Another example is music. Chinese users won’t pay for a song. Instead, they’ll find ways to download it for free. Musicians found a way around this by charging for downloadable ringtones or even ringback tones (when you call someone and instead of ringing you hear a song), which Chinese users are happy to pay for because it is something externally displayed to demonstrate uniqueness.
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* Prefer crowded, cluttered sites: People from the West often look at a typical Chinese website and are taken aback by how crowded the site looks. US users tend to prefer cleaner, simpler websites with less clutter. Just compare Amazon to 360buy and Ebay to Taobao. The layouts and structure may be similar but you’ll find that the Chinese version will cram a lot more into a small space. One reason for this is that the Chinese language is a hassle to type on a computer, and Chinese users prefer to have all the links of things they want to find right there on the home page. They can just click on what they want instead of typing into a search bar. This was especially true in the early days of the internet. Over time, I believe users have just become accustomed to a certain look and feel and prefer not to change. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
This question originally appeared on Quora.
France Takes on Twitter, And Bans The Word 'Hashtag'
The French don't like how English tech jargon is invading their language, and now France's language police have handcuffed the common Twitter term "hashtag," according to reports.
France's Commission Générale de Terminologie et de Néologie announced this week that all government references to hashtagged words and phrases, word groupings prefixed by the symbol "#," will now use the French term "mot-dièse," The Local reported Wednesday.
The Gallic-flavored replacement for hashtag means "sharp word" and French language authorities have defined it as "a series of characters preceded by the # symbol," according to the English-language news site, which is based in France.
While the use of hashtags on Twitter has helped popularize the term with a wide audience, hashtagging words and phrases didn't actually originate with the micro-blogging service. In fact, using the "#" symbol to label a discussion topic appears to have started on Internet Relay Chat boards sometime in the middle of the last decade, though the practice quickly caught on with Twitter users in the service's early days.
Perhaps predictably, the reaction from French Twitter users has been less than enthusiastic, according to the Huffington Post, which dug up several tweets mocking the new term.
The commission's attempt to scrub a popular English word from the French language is hardly unusual. France has long taken a very aggressive approach to policing the French language and protecting it from unwanted foreign words. More often than not, they are English words that some linguistic purists believe will have a negative impact on "French word formation, phonetics and grammar, not just terminology," as the Huffington Post noted.
But whether such a heavy-handed approach has helped the growth of French or hindered it is debatable. Some critics of institutions like the Commission Générale de Terminologie et de Néologie have argued that over the past few centuries, English in particular has rocketed past French to become the world's lingua franca (ironically enough) because it has no central authority shaping it rather than in spite of that fact.
Whatever the case may be, the tiff over hashtags appears to be about more than just maintaining the purity of the French language. Earlier this week, a French court ordered Twitter to identify the authors of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic tweets, with specific examples citing hashtagged terms like #UnBonJuif (a good Jew) and #SiMonFilsEstGay (if my son is gay), and #SiMaFilleRamèneUnNoir (if my daughter brings home a black guy).
The micro-blogging service must comply with the court's ruling "within the framework of its French site," the AFP reported on Thursday.
Later that same day, a Twitter spokesman said it was "currently reviewing the court's decision."
(Source: Pcmag)
Learn How To Tag Images in Blogger To Drive Traffic..!
A Tag is simple HTML code that tells search robots what the image is all about. It is the description of image. This Tag is different from the tags that you add to photos in Facebook. Because here you must be selective with your choice of rich keywords. For example, lets look at this HTML Code for an Image below:
<img src="IMAGE LINK" />By adding this code any where in your templates will display an image. When robots scan your content they look for every detail and when they come across you image HTML code they do not recognize what the image is all about. It can't judge if it is an image on Tech News or Bloging Tips/Tricks. But to let robots index each of your images you must add an "alt" Tag, This alt Tag was introduced by Google so that images could be well described, categorized and indexed. This Tag tells the robot about the purpose of the image. For Example:
<img src="IMAGE LINK" alt="SEO Tips" />As you can see in the above code that the yellow highlighted part tells Search engine spiders that the image being displayed is about "SEO Tips" You just need to add two-three short words to describe your image. Thus alt tag is basically a short HTML code i.e. alt=" " and you add the description of image between the inverted commas.
Optimized Image Tags:
You have to keep the following tips in mind while writing description for your pictures, photos or any image, because by just adding a alt tag to your image code wont turn your image into an optimized one.. So:
Keep Description limited to 4 words. Even if less than that is better.
Don't write full sentences to describe images. Instead of writing "Best SEO Tips to Optimize Images in Blogspot" Simply Tag it as "Image SEO Tips" or "Optimized Images" or "How To Optimize Images".
Just like not every keyword should be added to Post titles, similarly not every keyword should be added to Image Tags. Brief, Precise and relevant tagged images always score high. Keep it simple as much as possible. Google is smart enough to attach related keywords to your image from your post content.
Always Add an intro image to your posts. I always add an intro image at the start of every post and I tag it sensibly so that the image Tag may clearly synchronize with the post title. Use your best keywords in your intro images.
Do not tag images with senseless words. If the image is a screenshot of an installation process step for instance Photoshop. Then instead of writing as "Click settings" or "Click Next" give it a rich tag like "Photoshop Settings" or "Best Photoshop settings"
Tag the image with normal English words and avoid use of special characters like %, $, #, @,&, -, _ etc. (Mybloggerticks)
How to add alt Tags To Blogger Images?
Whenever you add a photo to your post editor, always switch to "Edit HTML" mode and find the HTML code for the image which will look like this:
By doing this, you've turned your images into a traffic driving source, and you can expect fair amount of increase in daily visitors just by adopting the habit of Image Tagging.
Don't write full sentences to describe images. Instead of writing "Best SEO Tips to Optimize Images in Blogspot" Simply Tag it as "Image SEO Tips" or "Optimized Images" or "How To Optimize Images".
Just like not every keyword should be added to Post titles, similarly not every keyword should be added to Image Tags. Brief, Precise and relevant tagged images always score high. Keep it simple as much as possible. Google is smart enough to attach related keywords to your image from your post content.
Always Add an intro image to your posts. I always add an intro image at the start of every post and I tag it sensibly so that the image Tag may clearly synchronize with the post title. Use your best keywords in your intro images.
Do not tag images with senseless words. If the image is a screenshot of an installation process step for instance Photoshop. Then instead of writing as "Click settings" or "Click Next" give it a rich tag like "Photoshop Settings" or "Best Photoshop settings"
Tag the image with normal English words and avoid use of special characters like %, $, #, @,&, -, _ etc. (Mybloggerticks)
How to add alt Tags To Blogger Images?
Whenever you add a photo to your post editor, always switch to "Edit HTML" mode and find the HTML code for the image which will look like this:
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s4duV3rFdNU/TraScxE5PoI/AAAAAAAAFVo/ZkfRcPAVpkI/image%25255B30%25255D.png?imgmax=800" ><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s4duV3rFdNU/TraScxE5PoI/AAAAAAAAFVo/ZkfRcPAVpkI/image%25255B30%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></a>Although it's somehow nasty but you just need to identify the HTML code of the image which is the highlighted portion. Add the alt tag just after <img as shown below,
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s4duV3rFdNU/TraScxE5PoI/AAAAAAAAFVo/ZkfRcPAVpkI/image%25255B30%25255D.png?imgmax=800" ><img alt="IMAGE DESCRIPTION" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-s4duV3rFdNU/TraScxE5PoI/AAAAAAAAFVo/ZkfRcPAVpkI/image%25255B30%25255D.png?imgmax=800" /></a>
By doing this, you've turned your images into a traffic driving source, and you can expect fair amount of increase in daily visitors just by adopting the habit of Image Tagging.
Or you still need something to clear off your chest?
Please If you have anything related to image optimization/tag then feel free to leave your says. Waiting folks.....!
Atlas! Yolo Intel Smartphone Launched in Africa
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Safaricom announced Yolo Smartphone for Africa that will be using the Intel Smartphone platform. Yolo is the first Smartphone to be released in Africapowered by an Intel processor.
Yolo will be an Android device. Yolo is target at the buyers who are price conscious and are buying a Smartphone for the first time. The device though will be priced affordably, it will offer good performance. The entry price of the Yolo smartphonne will be 10,999 Kshs. It will also be offered with a 500 MB of data.
Yolo will be given the Intel’s Smartphone platform that designed for the developing markets. The platform was launched at Consumer Electronics Show that was concluded recently. Yolo will offer fast web browsing and will also have good multimedia features.
Peter Aina, General Manager of Safaricom Business unit said that the new device will offer everything that the Kenyans expect from an affordable Smartphone. Kenya will be the first country in Africa to receive an Intel Smartphone and there is high expectation that it will be received well by the customers.
Aysegul Lideniz, Region Director for Middle East and Africa region said that they have happy to partner with Safaricom to launch the Smartphone for Africa. He said Kenya consumes will enjoy the benefits offered by Intel technology.
Yolo Smartphone will have an Intel Atom Z2420 processor inside with 1.2 GHz speed. It will sport a 3.5 inch touch screen. It will support FM radio and HSPA+. There will be a 5 megapixel Full HD camera and video capturing support with 1080 p is also possible with the camera. It will have advance imaging capabilities with burst mode. Users can take seven pictures in a second with the 5 megapixel quality.
Yolo is also provided with a memory slot for expansion of memory. Global roaming will also be available with the Intel’s XMM 6265 model. The consumers will be provided with added protection and data backup as Yolo can be enabled with McAfee mobile security software.Yolo Specifications:
- Yolo will come with 3.5 inch touch screen display
- The device will be powered by Intel Atom Processor Z2420.
- Hype Threading Technology
- 5 megapixel camera
- Supports FM Radio
- Micro SD slot for expanding the memory
- McAfee mobile security software
- HSPA + modem support with Intel 6265 modem that offers global roaming facility
Gamer In China Murders Two, Burns Down House When Internet Cuts Out
Having murdered the couple in their home, Zhao then set the place ablaze and tossed the murder weapons into the fire. It wasn’t until the next morning that Ren and his wife were found, and although the incident happened in December, Zhao wasn’t arrested until this month. Murder is a capital offense in China, and given the fact that Zhao’s was a double murder with no real provocation, he can probably expect a short trial followed by a bullet in the back of his head.
The Chinese gaming news is full of stories about addicted gamers overreacting when their favorite games have been taken away, but clearly, I personally think Mr. Zhao has crossed the line between “entitled douche” and “total psychopath.”
So If there’s anyone out there who feels like Zhao when bad internet connections take your favorite games away, please, seek help.
(via QQ Games)
(via QQ Games)
Reviews: Mxit, Africa’s Largest Mobile Social Network
Mxit is a free online instant messaging application that runs on a number of mobile and computing platforms (about 3,000 mobile handsets). Mxit allows you to chat, play, trade, purchase and exchange goods and video games with “moola” Mxit’s currency. “It is a mobile social network that allow users to send and receive one-on-one text and multimedia messages to and from other users, and in general chat rooms” with support gateways to other instant messaging platforms like AIM, Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Facebook and Google Talk.
Although MXit does not charge for one-on-one messages, mobile operators may charge for data usage. There are also charges for a number of services, including chatrooms.
With it’s over 55 million registered users across 120 countries and nearly 10 million users in South Africa alone, Mxit is Africa’s largest social network and South Africa’s most widely used social media platform surpassing Facebook’s six million users and Twitter’s 1.1 million subscribers, take a look at the infographic below
Mxit was founded 7 years ago by Namibian-born software developer Herman Heunis, since then it has grown from just another instant messaging apps to a full global mobile social network, it was acquired by acquired by South African investment group, World of Avatar in September 2011.
Features
The network allows users to send and receive one-on-one text and multimedia messages to and from other users as well as chat rooms supporting gateways to other instant messaging platforms like AIM, Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger, ICQ, Facebook and Google Talk and can run on over 3,000 handsets, it requires Java and internet connectivity via GPRS, CSD, 3G or wifi to run.
There are now versions specifically made for Apple iPhone which can be obtained via the iTunes App Store, Android, BlackBerry OS and Windows Mobile devices as well as Windows client, MXit EVO PC.
Other features include contact list as well as file transfers and photo sharing via a cellphone’s built-in camera and a group chat, called MultiMX. In 2009, Mxit released an open-source plug-in for the libPurple library which allows apps such as Pidgin and Adium which makes of the libPurple library to connect to the network.
Platforms for Mxit
You can install and run Mixit on any of these Platforms:
Android
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Linux using Pidgin
Mac OS X using Adium
Microsoft Windows using Pidgin and MXit EVO
Windows Mobile
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Mashable: 10 Awesome Pranks to Play On Your Facebook Friends
1. Delete Your Comment After Your Victim Has Answered
Facebook lets you delete comments after you've posted them.
So, make an utterly random comment on one of your victim's posts, wait for his off-topic response and then delete your original remark. This way, your victim will look like he's talking nonsense.
To delete a comment after the fact, simply hover over it until the pencil icon appears, then select "Delete."
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
2. Make Small, Strange Changes to Your Victim's Photos
Take a tip from Oli Beale's sheer genius. If you have photo editing skills, you can really wind your friends up.
Copy one of your victim's photos, alter it in a slightly odd way -- so that she is recognizable, but doesn't look quite right -- then re-post it. Be sure to tag her.
Repeating this action every time she posts a fresh pic is guaranteed to drive her crazy.
Photo courtesy of Matt Silverman/Nina Frazier/Mashable
3. Create a Fan Page for Your Victim
You could truly baffle someone by creating him a fan page.
Head to your Facebook homepage. Hover over "Pages" on the left-hand side and click "More." Select "Create a Page" at the top-left of the next screen. "Artist, Band or Public Figure" is the best option to select next.
Once your page is complete, be sure to invite all your mutual friends to "Like" it -- but not your victim.
Then, every time he makes a Facebook update, post something to the page in response. For example, if your victim posts a link to something, do the same from the fan page with the comment "Hey guys, [your victim's name] has just linked to this, let's check it out!"
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
4. Make Your Victim's Posts Invisible
This one requires access to your victim's Facebook account, so if you get five minutes with her computer while she's signed in to Facebook, memorize this for future use.
Click on the padlock icon on the top-right of any of her Facebook screens. Select "See more settings." Click the "Edit" option next to "Who can see your future posts?" Hit the dropdown menu that appears in the pop-up window and go for the "Only me" option.
It will take her ages to work out why she's getting zero "Likes" and comments on her Facebook content.
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
5. Fool Your Victim Into Thinking You Just Met Their Idol
Find a street style/fan shot of your friend's idol and post it to your wall with a comment about how you just bumped into this famous person. You can embellish it with further commentary about where it was, how nice/nasty that person was, whether you got his or her autograph, etc.
Sit back and wait for your victim to notice. Enjoy the agonized response.
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook, Joan Rivers image courtesy of Tais Melillo
6. Copy Your Victim's Photos
Inspired by this this awesome guy, replicate your victim's photos and post them to your Facebook page.
For maximum effect, start slowly. If your victim posts a pic of herself on a woodland walk, post one of you in the same kind of scenery.
If your victim posts a photo of herself in a white shirt in a bar, post a picture of yourself in a white shirt in a bar.
Gradually build this up until you can replicate as many details of her image (background, dress, pose) as possible to make the images as near copies as you can.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto/Fenne
7. Hack Your Victim's Mobile Access
This is another one that requires a few moments with a signed-in account, but its potential is well worth the risk of getting caught.
Click on the padlock icon on the top-right of any of his Facebook screens. Select "See more settings." From the left-hand menu select "Mobile." Now look toward the bottom of the options and you will see "Post-By-Email Address."
Copy the "randomcharacters@m.facebook.com" address and get the heck out of dodge. You can now update your victim's Facebook profile randomly with bizarre status updates and weird imagery.
Rather than go down the totally obvious frat boy "Frape" route, why not have some fun with some off-the-wall updates?
Obscure poetry quotes work well, as do "vaguebook"-style cries for help.
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
8. Fool Your Victim With a Bizarre News Event
Got a gullible friend? Got some basic photo editing skillz? Post a screengrab of a kerazy news event that you know your friend will freak out about.
It's been done before with an alien invasion and a zombie attack, but your imagination is the limit.
Carry it out at a time you know your victim will have patchy Internet access (e.g. on his commute, etc.) so he struggles to verifiy the facts.
Even better: Get some friends in on the fun to post similar stories and/or make genuine sounding comments on your post.
BBC screengrab courtesy of BBCscreengrab courtesy of Facebook
9. Randomly Tag Yourself In Irrelevant Photos
This is the simplest prank, but possibly the most annoying.
Randomly -- and repeatedly -- tag yourself in your victim's photos that have no relevance to you.
This will be most effective if you're crashing an "in joke" between your victim and another Facebook user, or if the posted image is solely of your victim at an event you did not attend.
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
10. Freak Your Victim Out With a Random Link to His or Her Profile Page
Known as the old "Omegle" trick, it's a Facebook quirk that a certain URL, followed by a series of random numbers, will direct your victim to her own Facebook profile (if she's already signed into the service).
It's up to you how you employ this one, but we like the idea of turning it into a "magic trick" for your friends.
Why not get your victim to pick a string of nine random numbers, add it to the end of this URL: "http://facebook.com/profile.php?=" (so for example, "http://facebook.com/profile.php?=119277941"), then watch her sheer amazement as her own profile page loads.
Screengrab courtesy of Facebook
Whether you're after sweet revenge, a fresh online battle or just a little harmless mischief, Facebook is a fertile ground for pranking.
We have gathered 10 devious tricks you can play on your Facebook friends, from freaking them out with photos to fooling them with alternate realities.
Take a look through our suggestions in the gallery above. Please remember, only play such pranks on sturdy souls you're sure can take it — and never use your powers for evil.
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