Friday 12 May 2017

Verizon outbids AT&T for nationwide “5G” spectrum


Spencer Platt Verizon has outbid AT&T to buy spectrum-holding company Straight Path Communications for $3.1 billion after "an unusually intense bidding war" between the top two wireless carriers in the US, The Wall Street Journalreported today.
AT&T announced its own $1.6 billion acquisition of the company on April 10, saying that Straight Path "holds a nationwide portfolio of millimeter-wave (mmWave) spectrum, including 39GHz and 28GHz licenses," and that this spectrum will support development of AT&T's 5G wireless network. Straight Path's 735 licenses in the 39GHz band and 133 licenses in the 28GHz band "cover the entire United States, including all of the top 40 markets," AT&T said last month.

Are you ready to forfeit your laptop when flying?


  Since 9/11, airline passengers have had to deal with the full panoply of security measures: bans on liquids, inspection of laptops at security gates, taking shoes off, not to mention coping with shrinking legroom and most recently, passengers getting dragged off planes.
Now, the Trump administration and the Department of Homeland Security are contemplating a laptop ban that could cause even more tension between passengers and airlines.

In March, the US prohibited bringing laptops and tablet computers (all electronic devices larger than a mobile phone) into the passenger cabins of US-bound flights originating from airports in the Middle East, Turkey and Morocco. The Trump administration cited fears that terrorists might try to hide a bomb in those devices. Laptops aren’t completely banned. They can still be carried as checked luggage. Nine international airlines are directly affected, including Royal Jordanian, Royal Air Maroc, Turkish Airlines, EgyptAir, Kuwait Airways, Saudia, Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways.

Thursday 11 May 2017

JOB VACANCE - Site Coordinator at Gheysen Real Limited

Gheysen, was incorporated as a limited liability company in mid-2005, with a core competence in real estate support services. Our vision is to be the leading real estate consultancy in Nigeria, delivering quality, strategic and commercial solutions to occupiers and investors. Our values are Integrity, Excellence and Professionalism combined with Energy and Innovation.

Job Title: Site Coordinator

Ref Code: SCGRL05

Requirements

Apple reportedly set to start shipping iPhone 8 in October despite delay rumors

  Rumors about the next-generation iPhone are spreading at such a fast pace that last week CEO Tim Cook claimed they’re practically causing sales to drop – and today we have another one.
Despite conflictingreports over the past few weeks, Chinese media Economic Daily News (EDN) reports the Big A will unveil the new iPhone during its traditional hardware event in September, with shipping set to start on schedule later in October.
While earlier this year supply analyses from Deutsche Bank, UBS and KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo speculated the upcoming iPhone will likely see a little delay in shipping until November and perhaps even next year, EDN suggests the Cupertino behemoth has worked out its scheduling with partners and will deliver the new handset on time:

JOB VACANCE - Graduate National Program Officer at Chemonics International

Chemonics International, an international development firm based in Washington, DC., seeks professionals for USAID’s anticipated multi-year health program in Nigeria; the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP).

Job Title: National Program Officer

Description

  • About the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) Project
  • Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) Project is a five-year, $19.2 million program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Chemonics International.
  • Its objective is to strengthen civil society’s ability to influence the development and implementation of key democratic reforms at the national, state, and local levels.
  • The project will support increased engagement and efficacy of civil society to influence public institutions whose function it is to serve citizens’ interests.
  • The project explicitly aims to engage marginalized populations, such as women, youth, and the disabled; in the process and emphasize the importance of leadership and innovation.
  • In its fourth year, the project now seeks to hire an additional National Program Officer.

Google is making 360-degree cameras Street View-ready


  It can be a pain to upload your own Street View photos even if you have a 360-degree camera. You may have to stop to take photos every few feet, and then there's the question of getting the spherical shots from your camera to the internet. Google thinks it can help. It's working with hardware partners on "Street View ready" standards that will certify 360-degree cameras based on how easily you can post shots. Street View mobile ready devices let you post directly from an app, with no PC required; auto ready cameras, meanwhile, are designed for capturing high-accuracy shots from your car.

JOB VACANCE - University of Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships in Australia, 2017

The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50. Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.

Title: Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships (MRS)

Description
  • Established by the University of Melbourne, this scholarship is available to high achieving domestic and international students undertaking a Master by research degree or Doctoral degree. 
  • About 300 awards to be given.
Study

OnePlus 5 leaks with dual front-facing selfie cameras


Courtesy of T3: T3 image The OnePlus 5 is official, or at least the name is after the company announced it, but now more details are leaking.
Sketches that appear to be from the design stages of the OnePlus 5 development have leaked on Chinese network Weibo. Of course, being sketches, these must be taken with a pinch of salt. But the timing, right next to the company’s official announcement of the handset’s name, seems convenient.

Robot that performs surgery inside your eye passes clinical trial


  The next time you go under the knife for retinal surgery, it may not be a human hand holding the blade. That's because a revolutionary surgical system developed University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, which just passed its first set of clinical trials, is able to perform these intricate operations better than even the steadiest surgeon.
The problem lies in the pulse. Retinal surgeries rely on creating miniscule holes in the eye to gain access to the retina itself, a 10 micron thick flap of membrane that converts light into electrical signals that the brain can interpret. In the case of issues like an epiretinal membrane, essentially a scar on the retina caused by anything from injury to disease to just growing old, even the flow of blood through a surgeon's hands is enough to throw off their accuracy, raising the odds that they'll cut too deeply and make matters worse.

JOB VACANCE - Airtel Nigeria (Media Manager)

Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group, is committed to providing innovative, exciting, affordable and quality mobile services to Nigerians, giving them the freedom to communicate, rise above their daily challenges and drive economic and social development.

Job Title: Media Manager

Description

  • Providing support in creating brand media strategy across all traditional media channels
  • Implementation of markets insights
  • Drive of day to day media planning and buying activities
  • Management of agency through an end to end process of launching campaigns to paying all media houses

How to stream your video collection to any device


watching television As great as Netflix is, movies and shows don't stick around on the service forever. As licensing deals renew or expire, Netflix loses old videos and gains new ones—which means that, on any given day, you might look up your favorite TV show only to find it's gone.
For a more reliable option, you could buy your favorite digital content from portals like iTunes or Google Play. But there is another solution: Set up your own version of Netflix. Simply store the videos you own on your home computer, and from there, you can stream that content to other devices around the house.
In proper technical parlance, you're actually turning your computer into a server, something that "serves up" content for other devices, or "clients." A client might be anything from your phone to the PlayStation 4 connected to your living room TV.
A few years ago, you pretty much needed a degree in IT to get everything connected. Today, the Windows and Mac operating systems, as well as third-party apps, make it relatively easy to set up your own streaming service from the comfort of home.

Getting started

The new iPad review: This is the best couch computer ever


Apple iPad 1  Apple iPad 1 The last time I bought an iPad was in 2012. It was a good iPad. But increasingly, especially when the iPhone 6 came out with a bigger screen, I found that my iPad started gaining dust.
The bigger iPhone could simply do all the same things as my iPad, and as my iPad's hardware got older — it still used Apple’s old-style charger — I stopped using it.
But Apple’s newest iPad reminded me that for iPhone users, a big tablet that does the same things can be a huge luxury. Browsing the web, playing games, and checking social media is all more pleasant with a bigger screen.
So a few weeks ago, I bought Apple’s newest iPad. Apple just calls it "iPad" but you might have better luck Googling “2017 iPad” or “iPad (5th Generation.)”
Ultimately, it’s not that much different than the other iPads that have been sold over the past two years, except for one big change: It’s cheap. I paid $329 for mine.

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