Snapchat to Buy Vurb(a search website) for More Than $100 Million

Snapchat is buying search startup Vurb in a stock and cash deal totaling around $200 million, as first reported by The Information. About half of that money will go to investors, while the rest will go as retention payouts to current employees — an unusually high proportion.

Business Insider has independently confirmed the sale and price with a person familiar with the situation, and apparently it's a done deal.

Google in trouble as Russia Slams $6.75 Million Fine

Google has been fined for violating the anti-trust laws in the country

Russian regulators have fined Google a meager amount of $6.75 million after the authorities found that the company used its dominant market position to promote its own services and products against competitors. Last year, Russia started investigations on the antitrust violations against the search engine giant.

With billions of dollars that Google earns each year, this fine looks like peanuts. The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said that the fine makes only a small percentage of the company’s 2014 revenue in Russia. According to the local rules, the penalty for such violations is in between 1-15%. However, the regulators haven’t disclosed a certain figure for this case.

New Tech: USB Type-C about to replace the standard 3.5mm headphone jack

Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era.

One venerable computing technology, USB, could be about to help kill off an even older standard, the 3.5mm audio jack.

The 3.5mm audio jack was popularized as the way to plug headphones into Sony's portable Walkman tape player and got a new lease on life as a way to handle audio on virtually every mobile phone and PC. But if Intel and its allies get their way, the new USB Type-C connector that's spread to some high-end PCs and phones will replace it in coming years.

One big problem with removing the 3.5mm jack is that countless sets of earbuds and

Seed of Destiny - 17th August 2016

Daily Devotional By Dr. Paul Enenche 

Topic: GENEROSITY- THE PATHWAY TO THE BLESSING COVENANT

SCRIPTURE: And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? – Luke 12:19-20

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Receiving without releasing is dying without knowing.

From our anchor Scripture, we see that it is foolishness to have prosperity without generosity. We also see that refusal to be a distributor qualifies a man for destruction. When a person has decided to store up things for himself alone, he has positioned himself for destruction; he is not qualified to walk in the Blessing Covenant.

Twitter teams up with Pepsico, introduces stickers to their network

Twitter announced in a blog post earlier today saying;

"Introducing Promoted #Stickers"

They went ahead to talk about how stickers can be good for advert especially to their customers.

This is what the post says:

We are always looking to provide fun ways for people to express themselves on Twitter. And as a brand, creative expression tools like GIFs, Polls, and emojis help you drive deeper customer engagement. We recently introduced #Stickers, a fun new way for Twitter users to add a pop of creativity to photos and connect them to the world on Twitter. Since then, millions of photos have been Tweeted using #Stickers in creative and dynamic ways across sports, news, and entertainment.

Apple Inc. planning 10.5-inch iPad Pro for 2017 and an OLED iPad for 2018

The future is abundant with iPads, according to a new industry analyst report.

At this point in the 21st century, it's safe to assume that the annual cycle of new Apple products is as regular as the progression of the lunar calendar.
A report released on Monday and spotted by MacRumors has given us a glimpse of what to expect from the tech giant in both 2017 and 2018. Three new iPads are slated for release next year, according to Ming-Chui Kuo, a KGI securities analyst with a strong track record of getting Apple predictions spot on.
Top of the bill will be a 10.5-inch iPad Pro, which should prove appealing to those who are keen to experience Apple's top tablet in a neat midsized package. It will be joined by a 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 and a more affordable 9.7-inch iPad.


Kuo also predicts that Apple will adopt OLED technology for the iPad in 2018 -- something it is rumored to be implementing on the iPhone next year. The result will be the first iPad to feature a flexible screen, with the hardware upgrade accompanied by radical changes in the iPad's interface.

Uniben alumni launches innovative iOS app In the US

ZoomWit for iPhone App Updated Atlanta, Georgia, July 12, 2016 – ZoomWit Corporation announced the release of a new version of the ZoomWit iPhone® App. Driven by customer feedback and commitment to deliver the best experience to users, ZoomWit launched an updated iPhone version. The ZoomWit iPhone App is available for free download at https://goo.gl/lKj4q7. The ZoomWit app enables users easily turn their family and friend videos, photos, and music into a single co-created video (mesh). Users can also create videos by importing videos and photos from Vine, Instagram and Facebook. The app allows users to socially network and share videos with others on ZoomWit and on social apps like Facebook, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter, WeChat, WhatsApp and Pinterest etc. User can also share videos via email, SMS, embed or a public link.

Seed of Destiny - 14th August 2016

Daily Devotional by Dr. Paul Enenche

TOPIC: MANTLES THROUGH PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. – James 5:16b

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To be prayer-less is to be mantle-less.

A mantle is everything a person needs in order to succeed in life’s assignment. It was the secret of Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-13). The mantle is needed to successfully handle the future.

Google Chrome will start blocking all Flash content next month

Flash was an integral part of the internet in years past, but it has also been a drag on performance and the source of a great many security vulnerabilities. Today, HTML5 is a better way to get the same sort of interactive content running on the web, and it works on mobile devices. The next phase in Adobe Flash’s agonizingly slow demise starts next month when Google Chrome begins blocking all Flash content.

This will come as part of the Chrome 53 update, which should be available in early September. Chrome 53 will block all the small, non-visible Flash elements on web pages.

Facebook updating News Feed: Now more informative

Facebook is changing the way their news feed will look like when you first open your facebook app. 

Facebook said in a news report posted on august 11 saying:

"People turn to Facebook to learn what’s going on with their friends and family and in the world around them — from learning more about a new hobby or recipe to reading about a current event. Our goal with News Feed is to show people the stories most relevant to them, so we rank stories so what’s most important to each person shows up highest in

Google looking to step up wireless testing

A Federal Communications Commission filing revealed by Business Insider shows the extent to which Google Fiber is eyeing wireless as an alternative to laying fibre.

The filing shows the Alphabet unit wants to test wireless broadband technology in 24 US locations, including at least 12 cities, for a period of two years. Markets include Provo, Utah; Omaha, Nebraska; and Boulder, Colorado.

Google Fiber is already testing wireless technology in the 3.5 GHz band in Kansas City, but the filing indicates a step up in its planned activities.