Saturday 13 December 2014

Photos: Police defuse bomb in popular Owerri eatery

Etisalat Celebrates Winners of the 2014 Pan-African Prize for Innovation

Etisalat free browsing unlimited {please don't tell my mum}

How Can I Set up Etisalat Gopay Account?
==>Get an easycliq etisalat sim or migrate with
*244*1# if you are not already there
==>Dial *229*5*7# to opt into Gopay…
==>You should now receive a message welcoming
you to Etisalat Gopay

==>Recharge with #100 airtime and you’ll be given
5MB or better still, dial *330*1# to buy 1MB for

Glo Cheats blazing up to 300 Gb for grabs

GET 300gb on your Glo sim now

I would love you to know that this

post is mainly for those who have

been usingglos bis on one device or

the other which is on auto renewal

mode according to my own side of

view…..

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No need for long story this evening
but I think you need to bring out your
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you sleep. If you are still awake then

don’t waste any of your time, just
bring out your Airtel sim, insert it
into
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Make sure you set your APN to
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No any extra configuration needed.
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How to Download Unlimitedly With

Ucweb
==>Load 150# on your etisalat sim then subscribe
for etisalat unlimited smartpack by dialing
*343*5*6#.
==>Create a new setting/configuration setting IP:
184.173.147.38 Port:80
APN: etisalat
Homepage:www.google.com
==>Download Ucweb HERE
==>You can now turn on your UCweb and keep
downloading

Sunday 23 November 2014

Etisalat cheats Blazing up to 5Gb for Grab

Etisalat cheat is finally back after a long walk
New Etisalat Cheat
Use The following configurations listed below
IP Address: 82.145.211.2
Port: 80

Access Point: Etisalat
you can also use this configuration with the ones below to configure Opera 6.5 or 7.0 or even any opera that has mod or handler
* front query: webpay.interswitchng.com
Host: m.opera.com
For UcWeb
ip: uc6.ucweb.com
port:80
username:etisalat
front query:webpay.interswitchng.com
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Etisalat cheat is finally back after a long walk
New Etisalat Cheat
Use The following configurations listed below
IP Address: 82.145.211.2 Port: 80 Access Point: Etisalat
you can also use this configuration with the ones below to configure Opera 6.5 or 7.0 or even any opera that has mod or handler
* front query: webpay.interswitchng.com Host: m.opera.com For UcWeb
ip: uc6.ucweb.com
port:80
username:etisalat
front query:webpay.interswitchng.com
host:uc6.ucweb.com

Saturday 15 November 2014

How To Browse On your P.C or Laptop Without A modem (Using Blue-tooth)

Using Blue-Tooth

Requirements:

A Phone especially Nokia and Sony Ericsson some other Samsung, Sagem and some other java Enabled Phone.

To Be Sure If Your Java-Mobile-Phone Can Do This:

Pair Your Java-Mobile-Phone With your Device Using Blue-Tooth Then Go Under The Blue-Tooth Devices Then Right Click On Your Blue-Tooth Device Name Then The Scroll Down Menu Will Show Connect Using (An arrow which will indicate right like this > Which will lead to Access point) Access Point. If you find the access point platform then Congrats to you cos You Can use your Phone to Browse With It. Ensure that you have Data.

This option is available only if you have a blue-tooth enable device (Either a P.c or Laptop) in order to do this, if you don't have a blue-tooth enabled device you can also get the blue-tooth hardware device which can also be used its normally sold for #400 in Nigeria's currency if you need you can contact me. once all this is ensured move on to the following step:

1. Switch The Bluetooth Device On (Both On Your Phone And Device)

2. Connect Your Phone to your device.

3. Start Browsing.

Don't Forget To Comment I am Ready to give you answer to ease you. Mind You We also love Comments

Sure.......

Sitemaps: How To Add It, Find It And Its Meaning

In First Step You will need to verify your website in webmaster tools.

1. Sign in to Google Webmaster Tools using the same account information you use to sign in to Gmail or other Google Product.

2. Click "Add a site as illustrated below:

3. Enter the base URL of your Google Site in the box that pops up, then click "Continue."

4. On the following page, select the radio button next to Add a meta tag to your site's home page.

5. Click on Alternate Methods like screenshot above.
6. Click on HTML TAG circle like screen shoot below you will see HTML META TAG For verification your website or blog.

7. Copy the meta tag (for example, ) from the Instructions box.
8. In a new browser window or tab, navigate to the Google Site you wish to verify. (You will need to go back to the Webmaster Tools page, so do not close it.)
9. Paste Meta Tag after opening “” Section.

Click "Save changes."
Go back to the Webmaster Tools page where you copied the meta tag.
Click "Verify." and you're done!!!! 3. Enter the base URL of your Google Site in the box that pops up, then click "Continue."

4. On the following page, select the radio button next to Add a meta tag to your site's home page.

5. Click on Alternate Methods like screenshot above.
6. Click on HTML TAG circle like screen shoot below you will see HTML META TAG For verification your website or blog.

Click "Save changes."
Go back to the Webmaster Tools page where you copied the meta tag.
Click "Verify." and you're done!!!!

Submitting your sitemap

1. Go To Your Webmaster Tools Dashboard>> Optimization >>
2. Click ADD/TEST SITEMAP Button
3. and paste your sitemap in input blank field..
Check out The Free Sitemap Generator Tools or PHP Sitemap Generator.
Now that Google knows where your site is and what's on it, it will be better able to index the pages (include them in search results). It will still take some time for your site to show up, but be sure and log in to your Webmaster Tools account regularly to see what you can do to improve your site's rankings.
Now You Are To enter your sitemap like this {(your site/blog adress)/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=501&max-results=500}E.g (hollayhinkha.blogspot.com/atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=501&max-results=500) by going to opera mini or Google chrome e.t.c but not Mozilla or if you want to use mozilla you can explore using the html option. After this Copy all the stuffs Go to webmaster and Paste all the site content which you found in your web site /atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=501&max-results=500
We Love Comments.......

Saturday 1 November 2014

LAtest CHeat Mtn 3GB/30GB Any Time any Day You Like On PC/Android Phones

It seems like October/november is really a great month, for the free browsing community. Lot’s of cheat, coming up and I guess everyone is happy. If you are not browsing free, try and be part of it. The android users are also at benefit this period, lots of tricks cheats and tweaks available for them to browse.

I Would Tutor You on how to Use the the Gb any time You Like.. Now I have discovered that the 30Gb tweak can work with the help of Simple server… Just follow the simple procedure below and you are good to go.

For PC USERS

DOWNLOAD SIMPLE SERVER here

» Please Dnt edit the Simple Server after downloading it, Just Unzip it and Open SimpleServer folder and Minimize the simple Server File..
Configure Your Modem as Follow:
*.Configuration name: MTNNG
*.APN: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net
*.Username: empty
*.Password: empty
after that Configure Your Mozilla Firefox as follows;
IP: 127.0.0.1 || PORT: 8080

Android users

» Download Simple Server for android here
» Goto your phone internet settings Set your phone access point to: web.gprs.mtnnigeria.net While IP: 127.0.0.1 and Port: 8080
Open the downloaded simple server and configure as follows:
» Proxy Host: 10.199.212.2
» Port: 8080
» Injection Method: get
» Injection Query/Url: http:/ www.facebook.com/MTNloaded
» Injection Host: www.facebook.com/MTNloaded
» Injection Line: Press the enter key of your keypad 4 times
» Log level: Debug
Close and connect your data, start browsing on your Android with a 3GB data allowance.
Feel Free to Drop Your Comment… Thanks!!!

Guidelines on how to pay for the e-book on how to make money on facebook

Dear Aspiring FACEBOOK money maker,
If you have a FACEBOOK account, you post updates on your facebook wall and you have never for once used it to make a dime online before, this is the most important article you will ever read in your life.
Why do i say this?
I said so because...
I have just uncovered a secret website that will pay you to post updates on your facebook wall (just as you will normally post updates on your facebook wall)and whenever any of your friends click on the link in the post, you get paid a fixed amount of money.
To some people this might actually not be a new discovery. Some people might have heard of this website but never knew the secret to using them to make extra cash online since they actually discriminate against some clicks.

#Fact

Research shown that around 76.4% of people who have a facebook account log into their facebook account daily
Research also show that over 50% of the people that have a facebook account login to their account more than 2 times daily.
Are you aware that less than 2% of people who have a FACEBOOK account do make money out of their facebook account?
My Facebook Autopilot Cash ATM is set to open the door to you and enlist you among the 2% of FACEBOOK USERS that earn money from their facebook account.
Come to think of these...
josh has a facebook account with over 100 friends, he login into her facebook account daily to read his friends' updates, he has some fanpages and groups she belongs to. He reads updates on the fanpages and groups as well.
Some friends are online, Paul chat with them and even drop offline messages for friends who aren't online.
He does all these and spend an average of 1 - 2 hours daily on facebook. He consume his data bundle doing this or uses his office connection.
At the end of the month, no extra income for Paul from facebook.
I call this case study 1.
John's FACEBOOK account has 100 friends. He logins in once in a week to schedule all his posts to run for the next 7days or even 30days.
He updates posts from the secret website that pays his to share updates on his wall. He put all the updates on autopilot. Spend 1 hour doing this and switch off from facebook.
Choose to use his facebook account for other regular activities live Paul does.
...and at the end of each week, John get paid by the secret website he works for. This can range from $30 - $100 weekly.
I call this case study 2
Grant me the privilege of asking you this simple question
If you were asked to choose between josh and John, which among the two case studies would you love to fall into?
If my guess is right,
You possibly ,might have chosen John's Case Study. If you did, CONGRATULATION!
Why did i congratulate you?
I did so because you have just qualified to benefit from my specially created...
You have a facebook account but in all honesty, you've never for once done anything about making money online before.
This just perfect for you to start with. It's damn simple to implement just like my extra ordinarily lazy brother is doing right now.
Oh! I once struggled to raise some cash to buy a material online like this, later discovered i need almost times 2 of that amount to implement what i learnt in the material. What da fuck!
This requires no starting capital at all.
I was determined to make it possible for just anyone to earn online without any form of restrictions like creating a website, creating a product, clickbank, youtube,
solo ads, traffic and all sort of other Jagons you hear.
95% of every other stuffs that teaches you on how to earn online requires a whole lot of commitment and dedications but this need just a fraction of that.
Honestly, anyone that can use a facebook can do this.
Even if you are just a 12 year old boy or girl.
Doesn't matter what you are presently doing... be you a Student, Corper, Civil Servant, Artisan, Unemployed, Factory Worker, Retiree, Part-time Jobber, Full time Jobber...
I mean just anyone can do this and get result.
Keep your past experiences in a waste bin. I am not concerned about that. My assurance is this: If you are ready to implement what you will learn in my FACEBOOK AUTOPILOT CASH ATM,
you are rest assured of earning your first ever easiest money ever online.

I am talking about Extra Income between #20,000 - #70,000 monthly. (This isn't bad when all you are required to do wouldn't take you up to 5hours in the month)

Here are exactly what you will learn in my FACEBOOK AUTOPILOT CASH ATM ...

What Facebook Autopilot Cash ATM is all about and all the processes involved to start and ensure to earn at least $150 in your first month using this system
How to turbo charge your earnings from $150 monthly to over $500 monthly income without too much effort
How to open a brand new facebook account for this system to work optimally and the basic ingredients required.
How to Register for the website from where we shall be getting the updates to post on our facebook and get paid for doing so. There is a right and wrong way to doing this.
You will be shown the right way.
You get paid every Friday from this website.
I shall reveal another website from where i get everything automated and set it all on autopilot. With this singular secret, you can decide to automate the whole system in a day,
make it run for the next 30days and go to bed without doing anything else and at the end of the week, collect your earnings.
Why you do not need to have your own laptop and internet connection before you can get this done and achieve desirable results.
Exactly how to withdraw your money with ease
The exact community of people to join so that when you make a post, it get seen by over 500,000 people at once. Just a click of the button is needed.
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below is one of my accountn

HOW MUCH do you suggest i charge for THIS?
Your suggestion maybe N=20,000 will be very appropriate. After all, you will make more than that in your first month implementing what you will learn here.
If you earn $150 is your first month,
you would have made like =N=4,000 profit in your first month and continue earning your cool cash forever.

Good news, I will be so generous enough not to charge you this much even though it's really worth more than that.
I am such an understanding guy and wouldn't want to squeeze that much out of you even though i know some people will be ready to pay it. I have to be human
==> =N=15,000?
Nope! I wouldn't even charge anything close to that. I know what it takes especially some students reading this. Coughing out 15k might be a big wahala.
So, am charging just =N=10,000 for this. This is highly reasonable. I bet you will agree with me that i am so lenient with this price. So, you have to pay =N=10,000.
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I wouldn't even charge you =N=10,000
It's true this is a reasonable and appropriate amount to charge for this great money making system but, i wouldn't charge you this. Pay just...
=N=2,500

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I am not sure if anybody would have ever been this generous to give out a potent system at this ridiculous amount.
Personally i can't explain why i did this but I believe as one who earns such a huge amount of money in a month,I don't see the reason I should be selling it expensive,
that would be greedy,am just too kind to let go of the ebook at a very low price considering many facts.though I can still have a re-thought and den change the price to =N=10,000
You just have to be smart enough to take advantage of this insane price before i wake from my slumber. Think this is a marketing gimmick? You will be surprised to see these words gone and price changed to =N=10,000.
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To take advantage of this offer, pay CASH or do Online
TRANSFER of N2,500 ONLY into any First Bank
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First Bank of Nigeria
Account Name - Adebisi Olayinka John
Account Number - 3064202472 or 3-0-6-4-2-0-2-4-7-2 for a better view
Immediately after payment send the following details as
SMS to 0-8-1-3-0-7-0-2-9-7-5:
" Facebook autopilot, Your Name, Email address,
Teller Number"

As soon as your payment is confirmed, the guide will be
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for more info call or whatsapp me 08130702975 or 08058322211
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Friday 31 October 2014

how to stop your mtn 10mb #100 from expiring in the next 24 hrs

Am Very Happy to Have Gotten a Simple tweak/Scope Like this on this our stubborn naija Network => MTN

This tweak rocks well... My 2go friends can testify to it! I used it... I subscribed to the MTN 10MB DATA PLAN BY 19:36 and you all know that it will expire by exactly 19:36 on d second day whether i finish it or not...

But could you believe the MB no agree expire and am having 4MB left unused because i dnt av time to use it.... I used a simple tweak before subscribing...

Wanna know the tweak??? LETS GET IT STARTED...

BUY MTN #100 Recharge card... Don't load it yet.. Change d date 0f ur ph0ne to 2days ahead of the real day. For example today is 23-04-2012 change the date to 25-04-2012 and change your time to 11:59am or 23:59.

Then load the card and start and subscribe to the 10MB By sending 104 to 131 or dial *123*4*1*1# You'll be given ur 10mb Asap! And your money will be taken...

=>THE GOOD THING IN THIS TWEAK IS THAT IF U ARE UNABLE TO USE UR MB BEFORE THE TIME IN THE SECOND DAY. DON'T WORRY IT WONT EXPIRE.

YOU CAN ALSO DO IT FOR OTHER DATA PLANS BUT MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE THE DATE TO 2DAYS AHEAD THE DAY THE PLAN SHOULD EXPIRE...

NA SIMPLE DATE MAKE MTN FALL LIKE THIS??? Abeg make we flex jare

NOTE:- Please dont Check Ur Remaining MB after the time it shud av expired o !! Cos Dat Computer Wil Get You oh..

latest mtn free browsing cheat rocking on mtn everwhere you go oct till x-mas up to 3 gigabyte for grab

O_MY_GOD this is great, awesome call it what u like
We sincerely apologize for the late distribution of this information Mtn is currently dishing out 1.93MB or 3GB to lucky
subscribers…
Just make sure you have up to N20 on your MTN SIM Then dial
this code repeated on you phone *123*3*1*5*2#
and you’ll receive a message from 556 or 131 telling you that
your night plan package is successful.
The more you dial the code, the more you get the free
Megabytes.
To check your balance, send 2 to 131 or dial *461*7#.
It depend on the MB you received, if you received 1.93MB dial
*461*7# and if you
received 3GB sent 2 to 131 to check your balance.
Note that the tweak is working better on MTN TruTalk.
Keep dialing the above codes and your Gigabytes will keep
multiplying.
God bless us don't forget to comment cos it will motivate and help us to look up to shooting for the stars

latest free browsing cheat/trick rocking mtn

GET AN “MTN E303 MODEM” OR 4RM
ANYBODY
WHO HAS IT.
*Insert any MTN sim in da modem open the
modem platform
goto messages and type
“
NOKIA
or
MTN
” den send it to “
131
″
you will be recharge with 250MB for 30days
free of charge.
Am 100% sure its working as of this very
minute.

Thursday 30 October 2014

Why Pregnant Women Should Consume Less Milk

We've known about the nutrient-richness of milk for long, especially as a primary source of nutrition for infants. It is a valuable source of calcium, vitamin D and protein. In fact, USDA recommends pregnant women to consume at least three cups of milk or other dairy products every day. Previous studies have linked consumption of milk during pregnancy to taller, healthier children with better IQ. But, this latest study conducted at the University of Auckland reveals something rather surprising.

According to researchers in New Zealand, pregnant women who drink a lot of milk put their babies at risk of having an iron deficiency during an important phase of development. The study was published in the issue of Medical Journal.

Iron is essential for healthy brain development. A deficiency of iron in infants, especially when the brain is developing rapidly may affect its functions, behaviour and learning capabilities. "While milk is an important source of calcium, it is a poor source of iron. Milk is also quite filling and so can reduce the appetite for other foods that are better sources of iron," says paediatrician Cameron Grant at Starship Children's Hospital.

For the study, researchers examined the umbilical cord blood samples taken from 131 children. It was found that 7 percent of New Zealand newborns were iron deficient and which shows that iron stores were lower in babies whose mothers consumed higher quantities of milk during pregnancy.

"Pregnant women with iron deficiency are more likely to go into premature labour or deliver a baby with low birth weight. They are also more likely to be iron deficient while they are breastfeeding. " Grant added.

Iron deficiency has become a common micronutrient deficiency worldwide, with pregnant women and children under five years of age being the most vulnerable. Researchers do not suggest that women should stop consuming milk but limit its intake and cosume more iron-rich foods along with Vitamin C that helps in the absorption of iron. Grant recommends that pregnant women who drink a lot of milk should also take iron supplements to prevent any deficiency that could affect the child's early development.

"An alternative would be to increase the nutrient content of milk consumed by mothers-to-be to keep both the mother and child healthy," he said.

Inputs from IANS

Fasten Your Seatbelts. The Windowless Plane of the Future Will be a Mile-High Thrill

The future is here, and it is apparently a windowless plane which will give you what the Genie's magic carpet gave Aladdin. Alright, almost. UK-based company Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is looking to design an airplane that will have no windows. Or walls. That's right. It will basically be you on your seat with your seat belt on, staring out into the vast blue sky dotted with fluffy white clouds.

According to CPI, this futuristic-sounding aircraft in which you will have your co-passengers, the cabin crew, the stratosphere, and some very advanced technology at your fingertips for company, will be ready in about 10 years or so.

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The plane will have no cabin walls. Instead, there will be transparent hi-definition screens that'll display the outside view AND will be your guide for in-flight services. It will basically be your very own sci-fi movie moment. With a seat belt, of course.

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The company promises a panoramic view of the flitting clouds and the setting sun; you won't even be able to see the aircraft's wings or the pilot's cockpit. They also promise wider seats and personal OLED screens.

Best of all, it will apparently be cheaper for the customers and manufacturers, more fuel efficient, and emit substantially less CO2. Cheap, slim, windowless and environment-friendly: it almost sounds too good to be true. Doesn't it?

Would you sit in a windowless airplane?

isn't it 10 times more awesome

Motorola Droid Turbo Could be Announced on Tuesday; Price Leaked

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Motorola Droid Turbo could be announced on Tuesday with Verizon's dedicated Droid Does website sporting a countdown with a tagline that says, "Droid launch set. All will be revealed." The timer is counting down to 12 noon IST on Tuesday with text "Droid launch date set. All will be revealed. Sign up for activation notification." on the page.

Further, a new leak tips the yet-to-be-announced Droid Turbo smartphone will go on sale starting Thursday. Additionally, a bunch of leaked images purportedly showing the retail packaging of the Droid Turbo has surfaced online alongside expected pricing of the handset.

According to Moto Firmware, the unannounced Motorola Droid Turbo handset is in stock with retail stores and will go on sale starting Thursday. @MotoFirmwaretweeted "The Droid Turbo will launch on October 30th per our source. Also retail stores already have them in stock. Thank you for the catch."

Motorola Droid Turbo smartphone is said to be priced at $599 (Rs. 36,650 approximately) for the unlocked model or $199 with a 2-year contract, as per Droid Life.

The tipster named Moto Firmware also posted a bunch of leaked images that showed the Droid Turbo will include Motorola's Turbo charger in the box. The leaked images also show that the handset will come with 4G LTE support and will sport dual-LED flash, as rumoured previously.

Rumoured specifications of the Motorola Droid Turbo handset include a 5.2-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) resolution display, a Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB inbuilt storage, 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-LED flash, 3900mAh battery, and Qi wireless charging compatibility with support for Motorola's Turbo Charger.

The Motorola Droid Turbo is also said to sport a body that can resist everyday spills and survive up to 20 minutes in a downpour. Other features like Moto Actions, Moto Display and Moto Connect are also tipped to be included in the new Droid smartphone. Besides 4G LTE, the Droid Turbo was previously also tipped to feature Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity options.

Don't Tell Your Son That "Boys Don't Cry," Tell Him This Instead

"Ladke nahi rote hain!" All too often, parents trot this hoary old chestnut, throwing the words "Are you a girl?" or "Don't behave like a girl" and "Boys don't cry!" at every sobbing male baby, child or young adult. Only the 'weaker sex' can cry, not boys and definitely not men, implies this desi admonition used by parents, grandparents, siblings and teachers to tell boys they are meant to be 'tough'.

In this short film directed by Vinil Mathew for the #VogueEmpower #StartWithTheBoys campaign and featuring actress Madhuri Dixit, we're shown a peek at the various situations we force our future men into. However, the message the film carries isn't what you quite expect it to be. The lesson is not "don't tell boys not to cry" but "tell them, instead, not to make girls/others cry" - a commentary on the ugly truth of domestic violence that lurks, all too often, beneath the skin-deep facades of many relationships.

Critics might accuse this short film of being one-sided - they could argue that women are sometimes violent as well. However, there's no ignoring the call for action that it puts forward - it is time to stop domestic violence

Samsung Reports Lowest Quarterly Profit in 3 Years on Smartphone Woes

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd saw its July-September quarterly profit fall to the lowest level in more than three years, as a decline in earnings from its smartphone business set the South Korean giant on track for its worst year since 2011.

The global smartphone leader has lost market share in annual terms for the past two quarters, lagging behind Apple Inc in the premium market and overtaken by rivals likeLenovo Group Ltd and Xiaomi Inc at the bottom end.

Samsung on Thursday said its third-quarter operating profit fell by an annual 60.1 percent to 4.1 trillion won ($3.90 billion), matching its guidance issued earlier this month and marking the weakest result since the second quarter of 2011.

Looking ahead to the fourth quarter, Samsung said it "cautiously expects an earnings increase, driven by strong seasonal demand for TVs and continued growth momentum for the memory business".

However it said the mobile division's outlook remained uncertain.

Analysts expect Samsung to record its weakest annual operating profit in three years despite the launch of new gadgets like the Galaxy Note 4 phablet.

(Also see: Samsung Vows Changes After Mobile Profit Plunges)

A mean forecast from a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey of 41 analysts tips 2014 profit at 26.4 trillion won, down from last year's record 36.8 trillion won.

Profit for the mobile division fell to 1.75 trillion won in the third quarter from 6.70 trillion won a year ago, its worst performance since the second quarter of 2011.

Samsung spent most of the quarter without launching a new flagship device and continued to struggle in the mid-to-low tier markets.

While the Galaxy Note 4 launch in September and the expected release of new products in the low end of the market during the October-December quarter are seen lifting smartphone sales slightly, analysts say the days of record mobile profits for Samsung are over.

The firm will likely have to sacrifice margins to ensure it does not lose more market share. Cheaper phones are also expected to drive global smartphone market growth in coming years, meaning a general trend of lower average selling prices.

Samsung's chips division offered support, recording a 2.26 trillion operating profit for the July-September quarter to mark the highest earnings since the third quarter of 2010.

The flat-screen panels business ran a 60 billion won profit during the July-September period, compared with a 980 billion won profit a year earlier.

Comparison: Renault Duster AWD vs 2015 Mahindra Scorpio

SUVs have generated a lot of interest amongst buyers in India recently. The segment has been growing at a rapid pace and this has triggered the interest of the car manufacturers. No wonder we see a whole bunch of cars in this segment - the Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano, Tata Safari Storme and the Mahindra XUV and Scorpio.

Car makers though want to take the experience of driving an SUV to a whole different level and that's when the 4x4 variants come into to the picture and so we look at the two latest cars which have made things exciting. We do a specification comparo between the new Renault Duster AWD and the new Mahindra Scorpio.

Let's be frank here, Renault owes its success in India to the Duster. It is an ideal urban SUV - compact, good ride quality and can be driven with ease. The Renault Duster is on offer with both petrol and diesel engines. But let's talk about the AWD in specific here.

To begin with, it gets a unique set of alterations that sets it apart from the regular car. It gets what Renault calls 'Anthracite' alloy wheels, darkened head-lamp clusters and matte black B-pillars on the RxZ trim. Of course, the company was careful enough to give it some AWD badges at the rear, so there's no scope of confusion. The dimensions of the car too remain the same and the ground clearance of 210mm helps it sit up high enough, so scraping the belly is out of the question (unless you really want to).

Now, to talk about what the car is all about - the AWD system. There's the new electronically controlled 4x4 system, which Renault calls the i-Drive Technology. I am guessing your first thought was 'BMW?', but no, there is no relation. That said, the Duster AWD also receives independent suspension at all four corners.

When I first drove the standard Duster, I felt the clutch was slightly heavy, but the one in the AWD feels different. It is comparatively lighter and hence comfortable to drive. Renault has shortened the gear ratios on the 4x4; especially the first gear, which gives it a significant advantage. You realise how important this is, when you take the car off-road since it is now easier to crawl down steep slopes. Then there is the ESP and Anti-Skid Resistance that help you get out of slippery conditions.

The AWD selector knob: 2WD, Auto and Lock. While '2WD' keeps it permanently front-wheel driven, 'Auto' sends a part of the power to the rear wheels when the system detects that the front wheels are losing traction. 'Lock', on the other hand, keeps the hardware in 4x4 mode up to around 60Km/h, after which, it shifts back to 'Auto' mode.

So, yes, it does a fair bit of off-roading and the 1.5-litre diesel with 109bhp helps it wade through tough terrains but then again, it is up against a formidable off-roader, which for years is at the helm of affairs. Yes, I am talking about the Mahindra Scorpio.

There are already 2 lakh cars on the road and Mahindra has come up with a newer, beefier version. In terms of looks, the Scorpio maintains the meanness that it had. Most people have loved the new look of the Scorpio, however, opinions may differ. The new Scorpio is marginally smaller in size than the Safari Storme but considerably larger in proportions than the Duster, Terrano and the EcoSport. The new Scorpio comes in two diesel engine options - the 2.5-litre four-cylinder m2DiCr which is part of the base variant while the more powerful, tried and tested 2.2-litre mHawk engine powers the rest of the range which churns out 120bhp.

The Scorpio is an off-road machine and making it that is the independent suspension up front and the multi-link coil spring setup at the rear. Don't forget, that Mahindra had developed an all-new chassis for this next-gen model which is lighter and stiffer and then there are the anti-roll bars both front and back.

While the rest of the stats below clearly show that the Scorpio is a bigger car, in the scheme of things it is also a formidable off-roader. The choice is hence a clear one. If you already owned a Scorpio, you would love this one, because there is nothing understated about its looks. It seats 7 while the Duster seats just 5. The Scorpio also comes packed with technology and Mahindra uses that too as its USP. The Duster is new to this game while the Scorpio has a 12-year long fan following and experience.

These figures however, may or may not translate into the way both the cars perform in real world conditions. That review will be up as soon as we get our hands on both the cars but till then the figures are here to compare.

iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus May Be Available on Zero Downpayment

Reliance Communications seems to be gearing up to introduce Zero Plan offers for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in India.

The telecom operator's listing for Zero Plan offers for the new iPhones have been spotted ahead of any official announcement, detailing zero downpayment plans.

According to the official listings on the Reliance's eShop (first spotted by Telecom Talk and now removed), the iPhone 6 will be available at Rs. 3,099 per month for 24 months, while the iPhone 6 Plus will come at Rs. 3,599 per month for 24 months. There are no details about which storage variant available under Rcom's Zero Plan, but the per month pricing translates to a total of Rs. 74,376 over two years for the iPhone 6, and Rs. 86,376 over two years for the iPhone 6 Plus.

To put that in perspective, Apple earlier this month launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones - launching the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 at Rs. 53,500 for the 16GB variant, Rs. 62,500 for the 64GB variant, and Rs. 71,500 for the 128GB variant; and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus at Rs. 62,500 for the 16GB variant, Rs. 71,500 for the 64GB variant, and Rs. 80,500 for the 128GB variant.

(Also see: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: Everything You Need to Know)

While the Reliance Communications listings were still live, the 'Buy Now' buttons at the Rcom's eShop listing for both the new iPhones were not activated; hinting that the telecom operator might be still busy finalising the terms. Further, one of the options below Zero Plan of the iPhone 6 listing still refers iPhone 5s.

Some of the benefits listed by Reliance Communications for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Zero Plans include zero downpayment on the iPhone; zero bills for next 24 months; zero limits on data, voice, SMS, and roaming, and zero hidden charges.

(Also see: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus Pre-Orders Reportedly Top 20 Million in China)

Under Reliance's Zero Plan, a consumer can buy the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus under a 24 months contract, and it won't require consumers to make any downpayment. However, we have to still wait for the official announcement.

It's worth noting that Reliance Communications had last year as well introduced a similar offer where consumers could buy the 16GB iPhone 5s at a monthly fee of Rs. 2,999 and 16GB iPhone 5c at a fee of Rs. 2,599 at zero upfront cost.

The iPhone 6 has a new 4.7-inch 750x1334-pixel screen, while the iPhone 6 Plus's screen measures 5.5 inches and has a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are 6.9 and 7.1mm thick respectively. Both phones have been upgraded with high-speed Wi-Fi 802.11ac support and support the TD 2300 LTE band used in India. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front camera, with improved sensors when compared with the iPhone 5s. The phones feature the new Apple A8 processor and a motion co-processor labelled M8. Apple promises that both devices will provide better battery life than the iPhone 5s.

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Stoke v Southampton preview

Stoke welcome high-flying Southampton to the Britannia Stadium for Wednesday's Capital One Cup fourth-round game.
It’ll be the second time in four days the two sides have faced each other, with the Saints winning 1-0 over the Potters at St Mary’s on Saturday.
Stoke have had an inconsistent start to the season, with three wins, two draws and four defeats leaving them in 12th place in the Premier League - but a win over Ronald Koeman’s side will help ease any concerns among the Britannia faithful.
Mark Hughes’ team have beaten Portsmouth and Sunderland to reach this stage, and will be aiming to progress further in the tournament – which they last won in 1972.
Southampton have had a blistering start to the season and are currently second in the Premier League table after winning six of their opening nine league games.
Having never won the Capital One Cup, the Saints will be looking to defy the odds even further by reaching their first quarter-final in the tournament since 2003.
Team news
Stoke assistant manager Mark Bowen has revealed that defender Robert Huth could be out for a few weeks after picking up a calf injury in training.
Midfielder Glenn Whelan (leg) and striker Peter Odemwingie (ACL) are long-term absentees for the home side.
Southampton will be once again be without youngsters Sam Gallagher (knee) and James Ward-Prowse (ankle) for their trip to Staffordshire, while forward Jay Rodriguez is also still out with an ACL injury.
Fringe players Maya Yoshida, Florin Gardos and Victor Wanyama could be in line for a starting berth, with the trio struggling to break into the starting XI in the league due to the Saints' supreme form of late.

AFCON jeopardy for Nigeria?

AFCON 2015 (Supplied)

Cape Town - Nigeria face another suspension from FIFA that would not be lifted until May, putting the country out of the running for a place at 2015 African Nations Cup finals.
The Jos High Court ruled last Thursday that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) elections on Sept. 30 that elected Amaju Pinnick president be declared null and void, throwing the country's football back into crisis.
After Nigeria were twice suspended this year for government interference in the NFF, FIFA confirmed in a letter to the NFF in the lead-up to their latest elections that more meddling would bring about an automatic suspension to run at least until FIFA's elective congress in May 2015.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Issa Hayatou had a meeting with Nigerian officials in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday ahead of the final of the African Women's Championships that saw the Super Falcons defeat Cameroon.
Nigerian media reported Hayatou told sports minister Tammy Danagogo that unless the latest court order is reversed, FIFA will act on Monday. As yet, there have been no signs of that.
Justice Ambrose Allagoa ruled last week that the elective congress of the NFF on Sept. 30 should not be recognised as the Jos High Court had put in place 11 days earlier an order that the elections could not be held.
This injunction was brought by two members of the previous NFF executive led by Chris Giwa, which was stripped of its authority after elections that took it to power were deemed invalid by FIFA.
The court order was ignored by the NFF, which went ahead with their September 30 congress and the Pinnick-led executive was put in place.
Justice Allagoa has ruled, however, that the original injunction remains in place and therefore the Sept. 30 congress should not be recognised.

F1 ready to power up in Austin again

F1 seeks to rekindle the feel-good factor after losing both Caterham and Marussia; Just eighteen cars on the grid this weekend in Austin

Daniel Ricciardo has hailed this weekend’s United States GP as the most exciting of the year, as the sport prepares to put its off-track angst behind it following a turbulent month that has seen not one but two teams fall by the wayside.
With Marussia joining Caterham in administration, and the sport still waiting anxiously for news of Jules Bianchi following the Frenchman's horror crash at Suzuka four weeks ago, F1's overdue return to sporting matters will be greeted with considerable relief.
Perhaps it's just as well then that the F1 fraternity won't be short of welcome distractions at a venue which has, in the space of three years since it first joined the calendar, already firmly established itself as one of the most popular events of the year. As Ferrari remarked on their website of a venue which only debuted in 2012, ‘The Circuit of the Americas became an instant hit’.
But it’s not just the teams, acutely aware of the potential gains to be garnered from the vast but relatively-untapped American market, who have readily appreciated F1’s return stateside.
"Austin is one of the best weekends of the year,” enthused Lewis Hamilton, the World Championship leader, in Mercedes pre-race preview. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, the only driver to beat Mercedes to victory this season, was even more effusive.
Ted Kravitz claims that the biggest worry for Lewis Hamilton in Austin is not his teammate Nico Rosberg but the reliability of his car.
"Hand on heart, this is probably the date on the calendar I look forward to the most. I've loved every minute of being in Austin: when they picked this place for the US Grand Prix, they absolutely nailed it. The city is awesome. I love listening to live music and this is a great place for that, plus Texas feels like real America, and that's something I've really enjoyed just sinking into the last two seasons.
"And then, there's the important bit. The Circuit of the Americas, in my opinion, is the best of the new breed of circuits.”
While none of the drivers, passionate fans of COTA’s sweeping curves, are likely to quibble with Ricciardo’s assessment, there is another ‘important bit’ to the venue which will remain uppermost in the thoughts of the sport’s money-men this weekend. After suffering an interminable five-year absence as punishment for the PR disaster of Indianapolis 2005, Austin represents a critical foothold in a market that recent events suggest the sport needs to break more than ever.
“The U.S. is the biggest consumer market in the world and the largest global market for Mercedes-Benz; thanks to the race in Austin, we can see that the US is playing a bigger role in our sport, too, with greater interest and investment at many levels,” noted Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. “F1 has a passionate fan-base in the USA, which we can see growing all the time: the crowds at the first two races in Austin were absolutely mega, which is very encouraging for the future.”
The 18-car grid will the smallest entered since the 2005 Monaco GP and is expected to trigger a tweak to the qualifying format, with two sets of four cars dropping out in the first two segments.

At the front, it’s set to be business as usual with the Mercedes pair of Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fighting for victory in the next installment of their season-long battle for the drivers’ title.
“Crossing the line on Sunday in Sochi was a really amazing moment. To win the very first Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix and help the team achieve the first Constructors' Championship for Mercedes-Benz with a one-two finish - it couldn't have got much better,” said Hamilton. “When I went to the factories in Brackley and Brixworth the week afterwards, the atmosphere was just awesome. Everybody has worked so hard to achieve this title and they all deserve to savour the moment.
“Of course, we still have three races left to decide the Drivers' Championship - starting in Austin, which is one of the best weekends of the year. A lot of the American side of my family come to the race, plus I won the first ever Formula One Grand Prix at the circuit back in 2012, so it's a special one for me. I really enjoy going there and I'm looking forward to another great race - hopefully ending up with another Stetson hat on the top step of the podium!”

Djokovic already 'number one'

Novak Djokovic (AFP)

Paris - Novak Djokovic already feels 'number one' after becoming a father last week and says his battle with Roger Federer for the year-end top global ranking is no more than a luxury problem.
The 27-year-old Serb comes to the Paris Masters, which began on Monday, as defending champion but his lead at the top of the ATP rankings has been slashed to less than 500 points as the charging Federer looks to snatch another impressive milestone in an already glorious career.
With 2,500 points on offer at the year-ending tournaments in the French capital, closely followed by the World Tour Finals in London, both players have it all to play for.
However, the mild-mannered Djokovic says becoming a father has been the best moments of his life and while tennis is still a priority, it is now, not the only thing that counts.
"Honestly, the way I feel right now, I feel like I'm already number one with becoming a father last week," Djokovic said on Monday, referring to his wife Jelena giving birth to a baby boy Stefan.
"For me, this is the most important moment in my life. At this stage, for the tennis, of course Roger is playing some great tennis, and he showed that before the US Open and then, of course, winning Shanghai and played a great match against me in the semi-finals and now winning Basel," he added ahead of his opening match against German threat Philipp Kohlschreiber on Tuesday.
"So he's coming close in the rankings, and I'm sure that he's going to be very motivated to fight for number one, it's pretty much open.
"Of course it is, for both of us, the goal of number one, to finish the year as number one of the world. Of course it's a big objective. He has the Davis Cup final, but I'm sure that he would like to be number one as well."
Federer, fresh from his sixth win in Basel on Sunday and 82nd career ATP victory, is the form player on the Tour but a host of pretenders entertain their own hopes of lifting the title in Paris with an intriguing subplot set to develop as to who will book the final tickets to London.
Six players are chasing the final places in the round-robin season-ending finale at the O2 Arena, which begins on November 9.
Djokovic, Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Maric Cilic, as US Open champion, are assured of their spots while world number three Rafael Nadal is out for the season with appendicitis.
If Federer is the man to beat, and Djokovic world number one, Andy Murray, currently fifth in the Race to London, is again knocking on the top three door after a thrilling season-ending run.
The two-time Grand Slam winner saved five match points for the second time in less than a month on Sunday to defeat Spaniard Tommy Robredo and win the Valencia Open, his third title of the year.
Murray now needs to reach the quarter-finals at Bercy to guarantee a seventh straight appearance in the English capital.
"The other guys behind me will need to play extremely well in Paris to knock me out, so I've done everything I could," Murray said.
"I just kept fighting as hard as I could and it's going to stand me in good stead for the end of this year," added Murray.
"I knew I had to win matches at the start of the tournament to get there and I've won some important ones. I've given myself a good opportunity and a good chance.
Japan's Kei Nishikori, Czech Republic number one Thomas Berdych and David Ferrer of Spain hold the remaining places for the eight-man line-up in London, but Canadian Milos Raonic and big-serving Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov can still gatecrash the party.
The odds are stacked against them with Raonic needing to win his first Masters title to guarantee qualification while Dimitrov must at least reach the semi-finals to have a chance.

Zambian President, Michael Sata Dies At 77

Michael Sata died at the King Edward VII hospital in London where he was undergoing treatment for an unspecified ailment

The President of Zambia, Michael Sata (pictured) is dead

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The President of Zambia, Michael Sata is dead.

Sata died on Tuesday, October 28, at the King Edward VII hospital in London where he was undergoing treatment for an unspecified ailment.

The 77-year-old ruler took office in 2011 and was nicknamed"King Cobra" for his fiery tongue and larger-than-life personality.

A source told Reuters:

"It is true. We lost the President. The acting president will make a statement soon."

Sata’s passing was announced on the country's national radio and reported by the government-owned Zambia Daily Mail but an official cause of death has not been revealed.

Cabinet secretary Roland Msiska confirmed the death on state television saying:

"As you are aware the president was receiving medical attention in London."

"The head of state passed on in October 28. President Sata's demise is deeply regreted. The nation will be kept informed on burial arrangements."

Concerns had been raised over Sata's death since he disappeared from the public eye and even missed a United Nations meeting in September. He had been receiving treatment in the UK since October 19.