InnJoo introduces Halo Plus, Fire 2 and Fire 2 Plus

The last time InnJoo released devices was last year and they released three devices at once- InnJoo 2 and the Max series. But yesterday, during the the Tech Bloggers Roundtable, InnJoo introduced Halo Plus, Fire 2 and Fire2 Plus which were quite impressive. According to the company, the devices wiil be introduced  at Jumia Mobile Week which will start from 31st May 2016.

The Fire2 comes with a 5inch screen while both Halo Plus and Fire2 Plus comes with 5.5-inch big screen. Also, the Fire2 series come with premium metal back cover and eye-catching design. Another exciting thing is Fire2 Plus is the first LTE smartphone InnJoo has brought to Nigeria, which has a stronger processing performance.

It was also said that the Halo Plus is equipped with 3,600mAh long-lasting battery and powered by high energy density technology, which can keep the phone under one-day full operation. It also comes with 1GB RAM and internal storage of 8GB which can be further expanded to 32GB.

Still on storage, Fire2 Plus has 2GB built-in RAM that comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage and supports expand to maximum 128GB. Fire2 comes with 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM. Fire2 Plus is packed with 4,600mAh incredible battery with 9V fast charging type, which enables full charge time at 1.5 hours. Also, Fire2 Plus supports LTE network with dual-SIM cards standby, while Fire2 enables standard 3G network  with dual-SIM cards standby.

The prices of these devices are yet unknown, we’d just have to wait till they go on sale.

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Jose mourihno finally agrees a deal with Manchester united

News getting to us from BBC, shows that the former Chelsea boss, Jose mourihno has agreed a deal with Manchester united , though not formally announced now...but will be announced tomorrow....If that be the case, then we have a more interesting premier league next season

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Over 1,000 employees lose their jobs as Microsoft pulls out of Phone business.

All is not Well with Microsoft’s Phone business and even Microsoft knows this. Just last week the company announced 4,500 job cuts as well as its decision to sell off its feature phone business to FIH Mobile (FXCNY), a Foxconn subsidiary, and a Nokia-owned Finnish company called HMD Global for $350 million. And although Microsoft  mentioned that it’ll still support current Lumia Phones, they didn’t say anything about making any new phones.

Then this week, the latest Gartner report showed that Windows Phone sales dropped all the way from 8.27 million units sold in Q1 of 2015 to only 2.4 million units sold in Q1 of 2016.

But the not-so-pleasant news doesn’t even end there.  Today, Microsoft has announced that in addition to the 4,500 job cuts it announced last week, an additional 1,850 employees will also lose their jobs. from indication, the majority of workers who will be affected by this particular set of job cuts are from Finland, which happens to be Nokia’s base.

According to the company, this latest round of job cuts is expected to cost the company $950 million, out of which $200 million will be spent to cover the severance payments of affected employees.

Could this mean Microsoft is quitting the phone business all together?

No. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella “We are focusing our phone efforts where we have differentiation — with enterprises that value security, manageability and our Continuum capability, and consumers who value the same..We will continue to innovate across devices and on our cloud services across all mobile platforms.”

Suffice that to mean – we’re still in the game. We’re just making all these changes to focus on the things we know how to do best.

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President Obama Gives U.S Highest Research Award to Nigerian Professor

President Obama and the Researchers (Akinwande marked in Green)

A Nigerian professor in the United States of America, has received America’s highest research award by President Barrack Obama.

A Nigerian professor in the Unites States of America, Deji Akinwande, who was earlier this year, named by President Barack Obama, as one of the recipients of ‘the highest honour bestowed by the US government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers’, has finally received America’s highest research award.

Speaking to The Cable on Monday, Akinwande who grew up in Opebi Allen in the Ikeja area of Lagos state, and left Nigeria as a teenager in 1994, said he was awarded by Obama on May 5, 2016, at the White House, where the 105 researchers were hosted

The U.S White house revealed that Akinwande was awarded for his ‘outstanding research accomplishments in nanomaterials, graphene device physics, and opto-electronics, and for dedication to the education of future scientists and engineers.’

While annoucing the winners earlier in the year, President Obama said: “These early-career scientists are leading the way in our efforts to confront and understand challenges from climate change to our health and wellness.

“We congratulate these accomplished individuals and encourage them to continue to serve as an example of the incredible promise and ingenuity of the American people.”

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Femi Fani Kayode at Lagos Magistrate Court today, to be detained by EFCC for 21 days....see photos

EFCC today arraigned former PDP Presidential campaign spokesperson, Femi Fani-Kayode in an Ikeja magistrate court where they secured an order of remand to keep him in their custody for another three weeks. A statement released by the agency reads;

EFCC press statement 

"The EFCC on Monday, May 23, 2016, secured an order from Justice B. O. Osunsanmi of Magistrate Court of Lagos State, sitting at Ikeja to remand the former Minster of Aviation, Femi Fani – Kayode. Justice Osunsanmi gave the order of remand after the Commission’s counsel, Nkeruwam Anana moved an application before the court urging his lordship to remand the suspect pending conclusion of investigations in the matter involving fraudulent conversion of the sum of N840, 000, 000. 00 (Eight Hundred and Forty Million Naira) transferred from Ministry of External Affairs to Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited account. Anana quoted the company’s account number as 1010740698 domiciled in Zenith Bank Plc.

Fani Kayode is also suspected to have conspired with a former Minister of Finance and PDP campaign leader Nenadi Esther Usman, and Jointrust Dimensions Limited to perpetrate this heinous crime by fraudulently converting to their personal use and the use of others the total sum of N1, 500, 000, 000.00 ( One Billion, Five Hundred Million Naira only)."

The order of remand, however was in accordance with section 264(1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, 2011 which states that "Any person arrested for any offence triable on information shall within a reasonable time of arrest be brought before a Magistrate for remand and the Magistrate shall have powers to remand such a person after examining the reasons for the arrests exhibited in the request form filed by the police, and if satisfied that there is probable cause to remand such person pending legal of the Director of Public Prosecutions or the arraignment of such person before the appropriate court or tribunal".

Justice Osunsanmi granted the application of the prosecution to remand Femi Fani Kayode in EFCC custody for 21 days pending when investigations be concluded in order that the suspect will not influence or interfere with the investigation process.

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Iran says it is capable of destroying Israel in eight minutes after testing new long-range weapon

Just weeks after Iran claimed to have successfully tested 2,000km-range missiles capable of hitting Israel, a senior military adviser, Ahmad Karimpour has boasted that the country has the capacity to 'raze the Zionist regime' using the 'abilities and equipment' Iran has at its disposal.


According to the Times of Israel, Karimpour - an adviser to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ elite unit al-Quds Force - said: 'If the Supreme Leader’s orders [are] to be executed, with the abilities and the equipment at our disposal, we will raze the Zionist regime in less than eight minutes.'
Senior military figures in the Islamic republic hailed the development of the missile earlier this month.

General Ali Abdolahi said: 'A missile with a 2,000-kilometre range was tested two weeks ago.
'We can guide this ballistic missile. It leaves the Earth's atmosphere, re-enters it and hits the target without error.'

Iran's missile tests have been criticised by the United States, Britain, France and Germany who say it violates United Nations resolutions, and they have called on the Security Council to address them.

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Manchester United sacks manager Louis

Manchester United have sacked manager Louis van Gaal, according to reports – with a statement from the club expected at 1pm. The Dutchman’s departure has been widely expected following Saturday’s FA Cup win over Crystal Palace, with Sky sources understanding Jose Mourinho is set to take over as United manager.

Van Gaal left United’s team hotel in London on Sunday following their FA Cup triumph, telling Sky Sports News HQ‘s reporter “it’s over”.

United later insisted that comment was referring purely to the season being “over” rather than his reign as United boss.

However, after a meeting with employment lawyer Paul Gilroy QC at the club’s Carrington training base on Monday morning, it appears Van Gaal and United have parted company.

The former Barcelona coach arrived at around 8.45am, with Gilroy – the man who negotiated David Moyes’ severance package two years ago – following about an hour later.

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