Astronomers have discovered the "Godzilla" of all Earths - a new type of rocky planet that weighs 17 times as much as our planet and is more than twice as large in size, a surprising find that could change scientists' understanding of the origins of the universe.
The newly found mega-Earth, Kepler-10c, circles a Sun-like star once every 45 days. It is located about 560 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.
Theorists believed such a world could not form because anything so hefty would grab hydrogen gas as it grew and become a Jupiter-like gas giant.
This planet, though, is all solid and much bigger than previously discovered "super-Earths," making it a "mega-Earth."
"We were very surprised when we realised what we had found," said astronomer Xavier Dumusque of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA), who led the data analysis and made the discovery.
"This is the Godzilla of Earths!" added CfA researcher Dimitar Sasselov.
"But unlike the movie monster, Kepler-10c has positive implications for life," said Sasselov.The system also hosts a 3-Earth-mass "lava world," Kepler-10b, in a remarkably fast, 20-hour orbit.
Kepler-10c was originally spotted by NASA's Kepler spacecraft.
Kepler-10c was known to have a diameter of about 18,000 miles, 2.3 times as large as Earth. This suggested it fell into a category of planets known as mini-Neptunes, which have thick, gaseous envelopes.
The team used the HARPS-North instrument on the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) in the Canary Islands to measure the mass of Kepler-10c.
They found that it weighed 17 times as much as Earth - far more than expected. This showed that Kepler-10c must have a dense composition of rocks and other solids.
Kepler-10c did not lose its atmosphere over time. It's massive enough to have held onto one if it ever had it. It must have formed the way we see it....
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Top 7 Most Technologically Advanced Countries in Africa
Technology is really advancing at the speed of light with countries in europe and asia currently leading the pack. Africa is currently lagging behind and are dependent on already existing technological advancement for survival. Although the reason could be that most of the countries in africa are ”Developing Countries” , however , there are still some african countries in the fore front of technological advancement.
7.Uganda
Suprised to see uganda on this list? According to a report by Martin Prosperity Institute of the USuganda is one of the top 3 countries in africa with the capability to advance technologically. In the report , South Africa is top followed by uganda and then madagascar. Also , uganda is the 82nd country with tecnological advancement capability in the world.
6.Botswana
Botswana is one of the countries with great potentials in the tech field. The botswana government has an innovation project called Botswana’s Innovation Hubwhich is designed to throw start-ups, global corporations, and research and health organizations under one massive green roof to facilitate the growth of technology in the country. Botswana also has one of the most stable economies in africa.
5.Kenya
Kenya is one of the top 5 african countries to be reckoned with in the tech field. The country has seen lots of startups in the recent years and has attracted investors from other countries. Some innovations from kenya includes Kasha, Mocality, alarm-fitted television created by a 44-year-old man who resides in Nairobi.
4.Ghana
Ghana has a much more stable economy for international tech companies to invest in. Over the last few years ghana has seen lots innovations from its citizens. Some of which includes Using compressed gas to generate electricity invented by Mr Freddie Green is one of the out of the box thoughts that became real in the country. An affordable video conferencing system was also developed by a Ghanaian.
3.Nigeria
As the giant of africa , much is expected from nigeria and to some extent nigeria has lived up to the expectation. Nigeria has not beenleft out in technological advancement. Some of innovations by nigerians includes the famous demonstration of a urine powered generator developed by school teenagers; a Moringa plant technology that would enable Nigerians to use Moringa plant for water treatment, toward increasing the accessibility to portable water in the country. The best web and apps programmers can also be found in nigeria.
2.Egypt
Egypt has been one of africa’s leading countries in science and technology. Egypt has gone far because its country is dedicated in science development in its countries. It was also said that civilization began in Egypt. Also , egypt has some of the best science and technlolgy universities in africa.
1.South Africa
No doubt south africa is currently leading in technology advancement in africa. According to TTA,
The country supports her human potentials and that is the reason you see a lot of development in the IT field springing up from South Africa. With South African Universities constituting most of the best universities in Africa, the country is bound to keep producing some of the amazing inventions. The list of discoveries that are worth mentioning are quite enormous. Linux Ubuntu developed by Mark Shuttleworth, Multichoice (DSTV) is a south african company with a global influence, Thawte which was eventually acquired by Verisign now owned by Symantec, PayPal which was co-founded by a South African who also founded SpaceX and Tesla Motors, CAT scan, SASOL technology that converts coal into oil just to mention a few.
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7.Uganda
Suprised to see uganda on this list? According to a report by Martin Prosperity Institute of the USuganda is one of the top 3 countries in africa with the capability to advance technologically. In the report , South Africa is top followed by uganda and then madagascar. Also , uganda is the 82nd country with tecnological advancement capability in the world.
6.Botswana
Botswana is one of the countries with great potentials in the tech field. The botswana government has an innovation project called Botswana’s Innovation Hubwhich is designed to throw start-ups, global corporations, and research and health organizations under one massive green roof to facilitate the growth of technology in the country. Botswana also has one of the most stable economies in africa.
5.Kenya
Kenya is one of the top 5 african countries to be reckoned with in the tech field. The country has seen lots of startups in the recent years and has attracted investors from other countries. Some innovations from kenya includes Kasha, Mocality, alarm-fitted television created by a 44-year-old man who resides in Nairobi.
4.Ghana
Ghana has a much more stable economy for international tech companies to invest in. Over the last few years ghana has seen lots innovations from its citizens. Some of which includes Using compressed gas to generate electricity invented by Mr Freddie Green is one of the out of the box thoughts that became real in the country. An affordable video conferencing system was also developed by a Ghanaian.
3.Nigeria
As the giant of africa , much is expected from nigeria and to some extent nigeria has lived up to the expectation. Nigeria has not beenleft out in technological advancement. Some of innovations by nigerians includes the famous demonstration of a urine powered generator developed by school teenagers; a Moringa plant technology that would enable Nigerians to use Moringa plant for water treatment, toward increasing the accessibility to portable water in the country. The best web and apps programmers can also be found in nigeria.
2.Egypt
Egypt has been one of africa’s leading countries in science and technology. Egypt has gone far because its country is dedicated in science development in its countries. It was also said that civilization began in Egypt. Also , egypt has some of the best science and technlolgy universities in africa.
1.South Africa
No doubt south africa is currently leading in technology advancement in africa. According to TTA,
The country supports her human potentials and that is the reason you see a lot of development in the IT field springing up from South Africa. With South African Universities constituting most of the best universities in Africa, the country is bound to keep producing some of the amazing inventions. The list of discoveries that are worth mentioning are quite enormous. Linux Ubuntu developed by Mark Shuttleworth, Multichoice (DSTV) is a south african company with a global influence, Thawte which was eventually acquired by Verisign now owned by Symantec, PayPal which was co-founded by a South African who also founded SpaceX and Tesla Motors, CAT scan, SASOL technology that converts coal into oil just to mention a few.
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Top 10 Smartphones in 2013
The year is almost over and i must say that this year was one of the most competitive years in the smartphone era. This year , we’ve seen favourite brands like nokia and black blackberry lose their top spot to the likes of android(Google) and ios(apple). This year has also been one of the most productive years for top mobile brands like Samsung , Google , LG , Apple and even our very own Tecno. We’ve seen lots of innovations and creative thinking to create crazy devices like smartwatches , and even smartphones with curved screen.
Here is a list ofTop 10 Smartphones In The Year 2013 (Pictures are below the post):
10. Nokia Lumia 520
Lumia 520 is one of the hottest properties in the lumia series and also one of the best selling lumia phone worldwide. At some point it was said that Windows Phone Outshined ios In Latin Americaand lumia 520 was the phone leading the pack.
Lumia 520 is a 4″ IPS WVGA display phone with 5MP camera and powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It also has a ram of 512MB and batter capacity of 1450mAh.
9. Nokia Lumia 1020
Nokia lumia 1020 is regarded as the best smartphone with the sharpest camera. Lumia 1020 packs a whooping 40MP Camera resolution which guarantees high quality and crystal clear pictures. Apart from the camera , lumia 1020 has a 4.5inch screen with high resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels. It also has a ram of 2G and runs on windows phone 8 version.
8. Blackberry Z10
Blackberry Z10 is one of the most popular and trending blackberry devices this year. The Z10 is a fully touchscreen BB10 device sporting modern specs, with cool patterned soft-touch material on the back. It has a screen size of 4.2 inch with resolution of 1280 x 768 , Ram of 2G and internal memory of 16GB.
7. Tecno Phantom A Plus
am sure you’ld agree with me when i say this year has really been a productive year for tecno. Phantom A was released in july and ever since then it has won the hearts of many nigerians. A has a large screen size of 5inches , dimension of 720 x 1280 pixels with 16million colours. It also sports a RAM of 1GB , Camera resolution of 8MP and runs on android 4.2 jellybean version.
6. Google Nexus 5
Nexus 5 is owned by Google but was Produced By LG. It was launched in october and has made massive sales in Us and other countries. It comes with a 5inch screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and Pixel density of 445 ppi. It runs on android 4.4 jellybean verson , has a ram of 2GB and camera resolution of 8MP
5. Sony Xperia Z1
The Xperia Z1 Is sony’s most prolific smartphone this year. Xperia Z1 was released in september and has become a force to reckon with in the smartphone world. It is also regarded as the second phone with the sharpest camera because it has a resolution of 20MP , Second to lumia 1020 which spots a resolution of 41MP . Z1 packs a big 5inch screen , 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution with 16.7million colours. It runs on android 4.2 version with a ram of 2GB and internal memory of 16GB. Its Is Water And Dust Proof.
4. HTC One
There is no doubt that HTC One is one of the best smartphones of this year. Asides that , it is also one of the best smartphones ever created by HTC. HTC one packs a screen size of 4.7 inches , few inches behind that of Sony Xperia Z1. it also has a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels , camera resolution of 4 megapixels 2GB ram and runs on android 4.2 jellybean version.
3. Samsung Galaxy Note 3
samsung galaxy note 3 is also one of the best phones this year.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the first device ever to feature 3GB of RAM. With it, Samsung makes the jump to 1080p full HD displays on phablets and it adopts a new textured back. it has a massive 5.7 inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and 386 ppi pixel density. note 3 runs on android 4.3 jellybean version with Quad core, 2300 MHz, Krait 400 procerror and Graphics processor of Adreno 330. over 8million samsung galaxy smartphones has been sold this year and galaxy note 3 played a major role in achieving that.
2. iphone 5s
we cant rule out the influence of apple in the smartphone world. iphone 5s is regarded as one of the best smartphones in the world. apple made million of sales during the first week iphone 5s was released and ever since then no one can stop falling in love with apple”s masterpiece.iphone 5s has a 4inch screen with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimension and 640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches . it also has a Corning Gorilla Glass and oleophobic coating. it also packs a ram of 1GB , an apple a7 chipset and runs on OS 7, which could be upgraded to iOS 7.0.4 .
1. Samsung Galaxy S4
Am Sure you will agree with me if i say samsung galaxy s4 has been the best smartphone this year. not only is it the best , it is also one of the most popular smartpnones in the world.it has some really cool and unique features that makes it stand out of others. it has a huge screen display of 5.0 inches , screen dimension of 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches , display density of 441 ppi , and some other features such as Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass. its camera is designed to let you capture your greatest memories with the sharpest of cameras.it has a 13 megapixels back camera and 2MP front camera with some special features such as Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor, Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer, Voice activation. it also has a Hardware Chip : Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T
•Processor: Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300
•Graphics processor: Adreno 320
•System memory: 2048 MB RAM
•Built-in storage: 16 GB
•Maximum User Storage: 9 GB..
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Here is a list ofTop 10 Smartphones In The Year 2013 (Pictures are below the post):
10. Nokia Lumia 520
Lumia 520 is one of the hottest properties in the lumia series and also one of the best selling lumia phone worldwide. At some point it was said that Windows Phone Outshined ios In Latin Americaand lumia 520 was the phone leading the pack.
Lumia 520 is a 4″ IPS WVGA display phone with 5MP camera and powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It also has a ram of 512MB and batter capacity of 1450mAh.
9. Nokia Lumia 1020
Nokia lumia 1020 is regarded as the best smartphone with the sharpest camera. Lumia 1020 packs a whooping 40MP Camera resolution which guarantees high quality and crystal clear pictures. Apart from the camera , lumia 1020 has a 4.5inch screen with high resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels. It also has a ram of 2G and runs on windows phone 8 version.
8. Blackberry Z10
Blackberry Z10 is one of the most popular and trending blackberry devices this year. The Z10 is a fully touchscreen BB10 device sporting modern specs, with cool patterned soft-touch material on the back. It has a screen size of 4.2 inch with resolution of 1280 x 768 , Ram of 2G and internal memory of 16GB.
7. Tecno Phantom A Plus
am sure you’ld agree with me when i say this year has really been a productive year for tecno. Phantom A was released in july and ever since then it has won the hearts of many nigerians. A has a large screen size of 5inches , dimension of 720 x 1280 pixels with 16million colours. It also sports a RAM of 1GB , Camera resolution of 8MP and runs on android 4.2 jellybean version.
6. Google Nexus 5
Nexus 5 is owned by Google but was Produced By LG. It was launched in october and has made massive sales in Us and other countries. It comes with a 5inch screen with resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and Pixel density of 445 ppi. It runs on android 4.4 jellybean verson , has a ram of 2GB and camera resolution of 8MP
5. Sony Xperia Z1
The Xperia Z1 Is sony’s most prolific smartphone this year. Xperia Z1 was released in september and has become a force to reckon with in the smartphone world. It is also regarded as the second phone with the sharpest camera because it has a resolution of 20MP , Second to lumia 1020 which spots a resolution of 41MP . Z1 packs a big 5inch screen , 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution with 16.7million colours. It runs on android 4.2 version with a ram of 2GB and internal memory of 16GB. Its Is Water And Dust Proof.
4. HTC One
There is no doubt that HTC One is one of the best smartphones of this year. Asides that , it is also one of the best smartphones ever created by HTC. HTC one packs a screen size of 4.7 inches , few inches behind that of Sony Xperia Z1. it also has a screen resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels , camera resolution of 4 megapixels 2GB ram and runs on android 4.2 jellybean version.
3. Samsung Galaxy Note 3
samsung galaxy note 3 is also one of the best phones this year.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the first device ever to feature 3GB of RAM. With it, Samsung makes the jump to 1080p full HD displays on phablets and it adopts a new textured back. it has a massive 5.7 inch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution and 386 ppi pixel density. note 3 runs on android 4.3 jellybean version with Quad core, 2300 MHz, Krait 400 procerror and Graphics processor of Adreno 330. over 8million samsung galaxy smartphones has been sold this year and galaxy note 3 played a major role in achieving that.
2. iphone 5s
we cant rule out the influence of apple in the smartphone world. iphone 5s is regarded as one of the best smartphones in the world. apple made million of sales during the first week iphone 5s was released and ever since then no one can stop falling in love with apple”s masterpiece.iphone 5s has a 4inch screen with 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm dimension and 640 x 1136 pixels, 4.0 inches . it also has a Corning Gorilla Glass and oleophobic coating. it also packs a ram of 1GB , an apple a7 chipset and runs on OS 7, which could be upgraded to iOS 7.0.4 .
1. Samsung Galaxy S4
Am Sure you will agree with me if i say samsung galaxy s4 has been the best smartphone this year. not only is it the best , it is also one of the most popular smartpnones in the world.it has some really cool and unique features that makes it stand out of others. it has a huge screen display of 5.0 inches , screen dimension of 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches , display density of 441 ppi , and some other features such as Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass. its camera is designed to let you capture your greatest memories with the sharpest of cameras.it has a 13 megapixels back camera and 2MP front camera with some special features such as Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor, Auto focus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Panorama, Scenes, Effects, Self-timer, Voice activation. it also has a Hardware Chip : Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T
•Processor: Quad core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300
•Graphics processor: Adreno 320
•System memory: 2048 MB RAM
•Built-in storage: 16 GB
•Maximum User Storage: 9 GB..
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Alhaji Aliko Dangote Finally Officially Joins Twitter!
I am just trying to catch my breath here.
First, Pope Francis joins Twitter. And then Africa’s richest man and Africa’s most enigmatic, most respected, most…. Aliko Dangote decides on the last day of 2013 to join the rest of the mere mortals on the social network.
His handle – of course – is @AlikoDangote. And, he had barely joined, before he was verified by Twitter.
And for the first 6 people the chairman of the Dangote Group followed, well a tweet from the blogger, Feyi Fawhinmi captures it all:
Aliko following Jack Welch, Jeff Immelt & Bill Gates. These rich people are so incestous. Urgh. Follow a poor man bro and reduce inequality
— F (@DoubleEph) December 31, 2013
As at press time, “Aliko Dangote hasn’t tweeted yet, is following 8 people and has 12K followers.”
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First, Pope Francis joins Twitter. And then Africa’s richest man and Africa’s most enigmatic, most respected, most…. Aliko Dangote decides on the last day of 2013 to join the rest of the mere mortals on the social network.
His handle – of course – is @AlikoDangote. And, he had barely joined, before he was verified by Twitter.
And for the first 6 people the chairman of the Dangote Group followed, well a tweet from the blogger, Feyi Fawhinmi captures it all:
Aliko following Jack Welch, Jeff Immelt & Bill Gates. These rich people are so incestous. Urgh. Follow a poor man bro and reduce inequality
— F (@DoubleEph) December 31, 2013
As at press time, “Aliko Dangote hasn’t tweeted yet, is following 8 people and has 12K followers.”
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Top 10 Most Followed On Twitter 2013
Here’s an updated look at Twitter’s 10 most-popular individuals.
1. Katy Perry (@katyperry, 46,812,225)
2. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber, 46,676,524)
3. Lady Gaga (@ladygaga, 40,438,365)
4. Barack Obama (@barackobama, 39,482,295)
5. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13, 36,435,045)
6. Britney Spears (@britneyspears, 33,896,857)
7. Rihanna (@rihanna, 32,575,450)
8. Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake, 28,176,614)
9. Jennifer Lopez (@JLo, 25,309,446)
10. Ellen Degeneres (@TheEllenShow, 23,462,242)
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1. Katy Perry (@katyperry, 46,812,225)
2. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber, 46,676,524)
3. Lady Gaga (@ladygaga, 40,438,365)
4. Barack Obama (@barackobama, 39,482,295)
5. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13, 36,435,045)
6. Britney Spears (@britneyspears, 33,896,857)
7. Rihanna (@rihanna, 32,575,450)
8. Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake, 28,176,614)
9. Jennifer Lopez (@JLo, 25,309,446)
10. Ellen Degeneres (@TheEllenShow, 23,462,242)
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Top 10 Most Followed Nigerians On Twitter
1. Pastor Chris – 1,314,283 Followers @PastorChrisLive
Rev Chris Oyakhilome, PhD. President of Believers’ Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l. Pastor, teacher, healing minister, TV host and bestselling author Africa · christembassy.org
2. Wizkid Ayo Balogun - 914,777 Followers @wizkidayo
Management: @DisturbingLDN @GodwinTom Worldwide!!
3. D’banj kokomaster - 750,261 Followers @iamdbanj
DB/Good Music/ Mercury/IDJ Lee Temple · Dbanjrecords.com
4. Don Jazzy Michael Collins - 677,230. Followers
@DONJAZZY
Mind of a Mavin. Don’t try to understand me. THE ENIGMA MAVIN HQ · facebook.com/OFFICIALDONJAZ…
5. 2Face Innocent Idibia - 620,373 Followers @2faceidibia
Music & me. One life, one love. One nation! Instagram @2faceidibia1 Nigeria
6. Davido - 591,730 Followers
@iam_Davido
O.B.O For bookings and inquiries contact @kamalajiboye @chairmanhkn Davido@ iamdavido.com
http://www.gplusid.com/davido youtube.com/user /DavidoHKN…
7. Genevieve Nnaji MFR - 491,530 Followers
@GenevieveNnaji1
Officially The ONE. http://www.facebook.com/GenevieveOfficial … http://www.genevieveofficial.tumblr.com Right here and now · genevieveofficial.com
8. Peter Okoye - 476,470 Followers
@PeterPsquare
KONVICT MUZIK/ SQUARE RECORDS\ UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP. Follow me on Instagram @peterpsquare WORLDWIDE · mypsquare.com
9. Basketmouth - 405,272 Followers @basket_mouth
Since 1978 ÜT: 6.424594,3.419401 · basketmouth.tv
10. TONTO W.C DIKEH - 322,504 Followers @TONTOLET
Who eva said Succezz waz a slow procezz waz mos defntly not talking abt Mii//Businez tycoon*A petrochemical Engr*Nollywood Actor*Entertainer +234 806 497 8908 tontodikeh.com
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Rev Chris Oyakhilome, PhD. President of Believers’ Loveworld Inc. aka Christ Embassy Int’l. Pastor, teacher, healing minister, TV host and bestselling author Africa · christembassy.org
2. Wizkid Ayo Balogun - 914,777 Followers @wizkidayo
Management: @DisturbingLDN @GodwinTom Worldwide!!
3. D’banj kokomaster - 750,261 Followers @iamdbanj
DB/Good Music/ Mercury/IDJ Lee Temple · Dbanjrecords.com
4. Don Jazzy Michael Collins - 677,230. Followers
@DONJAZZY
Mind of a Mavin. Don’t try to understand me. THE ENIGMA MAVIN HQ · facebook.com/OFFICIALDONJAZ…
5. 2Face Innocent Idibia - 620,373 Followers @2faceidibia
Music & me. One life, one love. One nation! Instagram @2faceidibia1 Nigeria
6. Davido - 591,730 Followers
@iam_Davido
O.B.O For bookings and inquiries contact @kamalajiboye @chairmanhkn Davido@ iamdavido.com
http://www.gplusid.com/davido youtube.com/user /DavidoHKN…
7. Genevieve Nnaji MFR - 491,530 Followers
@GenevieveNnaji1
Officially The ONE. http://www.facebook.com/GenevieveOfficial … http://www.genevieveofficial.tumblr.com Right here and now · genevieveofficial.com
8. Peter Okoye - 476,470 Followers
@PeterPsquare
KONVICT MUZIK/ SQUARE RECORDS\ UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP. Follow me on Instagram @peterpsquare WORLDWIDE · mypsquare.com
9. Basketmouth - 405,272 Followers @basket_mouth
Since 1978 ÜT: 6.424594,3.419401 · basketmouth.tv
10. TONTO W.C DIKEH - 322,504 Followers @TONTOLET
Who eva said Succezz waz a slow procezz waz mos defntly not talking abt Mii//Businez tycoon*A petrochemical Engr*Nollywood Actor*Entertainer +234 806 497 8908 tontodikeh.com
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
World's Fastest Cars 2013
These are the top ten fastest cars in the world...
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- 10. GUMPERT APOLLO
Top speed: 362 km/h – 225 mph
0-100 km/h: 3 seconds
Cost: $450,000
The Gumpert Apollo was allegedly designed with such power and traction that it would be able to drive upside down in a tunnel at speeds of 321 km/h. While no one is known to have tested that theory yet, it’s 4.2 litre V8 engine and 650 hp should fill any stunt driver with confidence.
- 9. ZENVO ST1
Top speed: 374 km/h – 233 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.9 seconds
Cost: $1,225,000
The 100 per cent Danish made ST1 is the first attempt at a supercar by Zenvo, and they’ve set the bar pretty high for themselves. Each of the 15 models in existence are assured of ‘flying doctors’ should their 7 litre, twin-charged V8 engines ever come into trouble.
- 8. MCLAREN F1
Top speed: 386 km/h – 240 mph
0-100 km/h: 3.2 seconds
Cost: $970,000
Built in the late 1990s, the Mclaren F1 was an icon of its age becoming the world’s fastest ever road car in 1998 and probably the greatest supercar of the 20th Century. It still sits among the fastest cars in the world today thanks to its 60 degree, V12 engine producing 627 hp.
- 7. KOENIGSEGG CCX
Top speed: 394 km/h – 245 mph
0-100 km/h: 3.2 seconds
Cost: $545,568
The Swedish manufacturer makes a second appearance in the top ten, this time with the CCX and its 90 degree V8 engine producing 806 hp.
- 6. SALEEN S7 TWIN-TURBO
Top speed: 399 km/h – 248 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.8 seconds
Cost: $555,000
The Saleen S7 has an old school ‘90s look about it which just screams speed. A real tarmac-eater. Its all-aluminum, V8 engine with twin turbos produces 750 hp.
- 5. 9FF GT9-R
Top speed: 413 km/h – 257 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.9 seconds
Cost: $695,000
Another tie. What is essentially a customised Porsche 911, the GT9-R is fitted with a 4 litre, flat-6, twin-turbo engine, producing 1,120 hp. Such is its bespoke creation, all GT9-R’s are modified to the buyer’s taste with only 20 models ever made.
- 4. SSC ULTIMATE AERO
Top speed: 413 km/h – 257 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.7 seconds
Cost: $654,400
What was once the fastest car in the world – between the months of March 2007 to July 2010 – the SCC (Shelby SuperCars) Ultimate Aero uses a twin-turbo V8 engine, producing 1,183 horsepower. Its new sibling the Tuatura is expected to take over the mantle of SCC’s fastest car, and possibly even beat the Bugatti into top spot.
- 3. KOENIGSEGG AGERA R
Top speed: 418 km/h – 260 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.9 seconds
Cost: $1.6 million
A tie for second spot. While all of its 1,099 horsepower is fired out of a 5 litre, V8 engine with twin turbos, what makes the Agera R unique amongst supercars is its penchant for Winter sports. The top of the range Koenigsegg can be fitted with a ski box as well as Winter tyres, so don’t be surprised to see one of these at Europe’s most exclusive ski resorts.
- 2. HENNESSEY VENOM GT
Top speed: 418 km/h – 260 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.5 seconds
Cost: $950,000
The closest challenger to Bugatti’s crown, the Venom GT gets the most from a 6.2 litre, LS9 turbocharged V8 engine, also producing 1,200 hp. Hennessey believe the car has the potential to reach 442 km/h, which would propel it ahead of the Super Sport, but that speed is still to be tested and proven.
- 1. BUGATTI VEYRON SUPER SPORT
Top speed: 429 km/h – 267 mph
0-100 km/h: 2.3 seconds
Cost: $2.4 million
Having lost its title of the fastest car in the world in 2007, Bugatti reclaimed the top spot with the Veyron Super Sport in 2010, clocking a top speed of 429 km/h. Its huge 8 litre, W16 engine produces 1,200 hp, that’s 199 more horsepower than the original Veyron, which had a top speed of 407 km/h.
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Monday, December 2, 2013
TOP 10 'TECH' COMPANIES IN THE WORLD 2013
Top 10 tech companies in the world based on their annual revenues reported:
10. Dell – United States – $62.07 Billion
9. Sony – Japan – $67.4 Billion
8. Microsoft – United States – $73.72 Billion
7. Toshiba – Japan – $74.39 Billion
6. Panasonic – Japan – $99.65 Billion
5. IBM – United States – $106.91 Billion
4. Foxconn – Taiwan – $117.51 Billion
3. Hewlett Packard – United States – $120.35 Billion
2. Samsung Electronics – South Korea – $149 Billion
1. Apple, Inc. – United States – $156.5
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10. Dell – United States – $62.07 Billion
9. Sony – Japan – $67.4 Billion
8. Microsoft – United States – $73.72 Billion
7. Toshiba – Japan – $74.39 Billion
6. Panasonic – Japan – $99.65 Billion
5. IBM – United States – $106.91 Billion
4. Foxconn – Taiwan – $117.51 Billion
3. Hewlett Packard – United States – $120.35 Billion
2. Samsung Electronics – South Korea – $149 Billion
1. Apple, Inc. – United States – $156.5
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Sunday, November 10, 2013
How To Succeed As A Graphic Designer
A freelance graphic designer is a profitable and rewarding career for individuals who have a natural talent for design. One of the best benefit of working as a freelance graphic designer is that you can easily work on your own terms and time. Here are 10 expert tips to help you succeed as a freelance graphic designer.
1. Find your niche:
Are you a print or digital designer? Are you a web designer or brand identity specialist? Before you dive into the competitive freelance design word, learn what you’re great at, master it, and then use it as your unique selling point to potential clients.
2. Develop your own personal style:
Spend some time developing your personal artistic style to help set you apart from the gazzilion other freelance designers.
3. Market yourself:
Obviously you will need clients in order to succeed as a freelance graphic designer. To build clients, you must market yourself. Every designer has a different marketing strategy, but based on my experience you should:
4. Manage your time and bill accordingly:
As a freelance designer, managing your time is essential. To be successful, you will also be communicating with clients and marketing your freelance practice frequently. Consider using Paydirt, an online time tracking and invoice software and Basecamp, an online project management software. Although Basecamp and Paydirt are not free, both platforms are extremely valuable to freelance designers.
5. Don’t take on too much work:
Do yourself a favor by not taking on any work that you do not have the time or capacity for. Your reputation is everything so do not ruin it by putting out shitty work because you were overwhelmed.
6. Don’t take on any type of work:
Be selective of the work you take on, especially as a new freelancer. The clients you choose to work for are a representation of you as a designer.
7. Reward returning clients:
The equation is quite simple.
Loyal clients = guaranteed business = steady income.
If you want to earn a steady income from your freelance design practice, work on building a loyal client list. For instance, offer special discounted rates to returning clients.
8. Keep learning:
There is always room to grow no matter how much experience you have. Take online courses or other educational methods to enhance your design and/or technical skills.
9. Don’t follow the latest design trends:
It’s important to be knowledgeable of current design trends, but you do not have to follow them. Your goal as a designer is to create timeless work and most design trends come and go.
10: Don’t budge (At-least not all the time):
Many freelancers often lower their rates to accommodate clients. You may need to adjust your pricing for the right client or work, but such action should be done occasionally. If a client does not think your work and time is worthy of the price you’ve presented, then they weren’t worthy of working with you.
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1. Find your niche:
Are you a print or digital designer? Are you a web designer or brand identity specialist? Before you dive into the competitive freelance design word, learn what you’re great at, master it, and then use it as your unique selling point to potential clients.
2. Develop your own personal style:
Spend some time developing your personal artistic style to help set you apart from the gazzilion other freelance designers.
3. Market yourself:
Obviously you will need clients in order to succeed as a freelance graphic designer. To build clients, you must market yourself. Every designer has a different marketing strategy, but based on my experience you should:
- Showcase your work on several online creative platforms; Behance, Coroflot, Krop and DeviantArt
- Try paid advertising; Google Adwords, Solo Ads
- Guest blog on leading design blogs
- Start your own design blog. If you need help getting started, sign up for Empower Network viral blogging system
- Build a stunning portfolio site. If you do not have extensive web design or coding experience, consider using WordPress and purchase a creative portfolio theme from Themeforest or MojoThemes
4. Manage your time and bill accordingly:
As a freelance designer, managing your time is essential. To be successful, you will also be communicating with clients and marketing your freelance practice frequently. Consider using Paydirt, an online time tracking and invoice software and Basecamp, an online project management software. Although Basecamp and Paydirt are not free, both platforms are extremely valuable to freelance designers.
5. Don’t take on too much work:
Do yourself a favor by not taking on any work that you do not have the time or capacity for. Your reputation is everything so do not ruin it by putting out shitty work because you were overwhelmed.
6. Don’t take on any type of work:
Be selective of the work you take on, especially as a new freelancer. The clients you choose to work for are a representation of you as a designer.
7. Reward returning clients:
The equation is quite simple.
Loyal clients = guaranteed business = steady income.
If you want to earn a steady income from your freelance design practice, work on building a loyal client list. For instance, offer special discounted rates to returning clients.
8. Keep learning:
There is always room to grow no matter how much experience you have. Take online courses or other educational methods to enhance your design and/or technical skills.
9. Don’t follow the latest design trends:
It’s important to be knowledgeable of current design trends, but you do not have to follow them. Your goal as a designer is to create timeless work and most design trends come and go.
10: Don’t budge (At-least not all the time):
Many freelancers often lower their rates to accommodate clients. You may need to adjust your pricing for the right client or work, but such action should be done occasionally. If a client does not think your work and time is worthy of the price you’ve presented, then they weren’t worthy of working with you.
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Twitter: @ukemeabasi_ita
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Best Kept Google Secrets!!!
- There are some things you should know about google
- 1) A Google programmer accidentally blocked off every website in the Google index for an hour!
Google has programmers whose job is to block websites with malware. They do their work by entering dangerous websites into a registry for Google to block. The computer than warns users of the dangers of accessing such a site, and won’t let them on the site.
Basically, once a website is on Google’s malware registry, no one will ever see the site again. The problem came when one of programmers entered just a slash into the registry (/). As you will notice, every website address contains slashes because they are pretty much the punctuation of web addresses.
Since the slash was on the registry every website in the Google index was blocked including Google websites. It was a horrible mistake that, in effect, stopped the Internet for working for 55 minutes until programmers fixed the error. Google quickly admitted their mistake and apologized for the error.
Few remembered it after that sad, Internet-free morning in 2009. It does show, however, how huge a problem the slightest error can make. It only takes a small detail to completely derail the Internet!
- 2) Google maps uses anonymous cell phone data to give its live traffic feeds.
If you’ve ever used the mobile Google Maps application to navigate your way through an unfamiliar place, then you’ve probably also unknowingly returned Google the favour. When you choose to enable Google Maps with My Location, your phone sends anonymous pieces of data describing how fast you’re moving, back to Google.
A collection of different people’s speeds from across thousands of phones moving through city at a given times, gives a pretty accurate picture of live traffic conditions. Google Mobile’s privacy policy includes an entire list of private information that Google is allowed to gather; your phone number, your carrier, basic usage stats about your device, etc. Google claims that it uses this information to create practical solutions and create a better user experience.
- 3) Google has developed a driverless car!
This new technology sounds as if it is right out of a science fiction movie, and that’s because it’s not far off. Over the past several years Google engineers and scientists have been working tirelessly at Stanford Laboratories to develop a technology that will change the way we live in the upcoming decades: the Google Car.
This car is completely driverless. It combines information from Goggle Street View with artificial intelligence software that communicates with a sensor on top of the car, which in turn speaks to the wheels and steering wheel to drive the car without any human interference. So far the car has clocked over 175,000 miles and had zero accidents.
- 4) There’s a fake town on Google Maps!
The town is called Argleton and was located south of a town called Ormskirk in England. The supposed location of Argleton is an abandoned field west of the A59 motorway. The town was removed from google maps in 2010, but it still lives on in the minds of the internet and even has its own wikipedia page!
Nobody is quite sure how the town came to be on the map. One explanation is that it’s a paper town, a fake place added to maps to make counterfeits easier to spot.
Another example of a paper town would be Agloe, New York. This town was created by a map company but was made real by a man who founded the Agloe General store in its supposed location, therefore bringing it into existence.
Google, however, sticks by the explanation that an error was made when creating the map. They are still not sure how it came to be in their databases.
The mystery of Argleton caused a stir in the local community when it first showed up. One man even walked to the field where it was supposed to be, just to see if it really did exist!
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