Saturday, June 1, 2013

Top Best gadget gifts for Grads

Finding the right gadget gift for a new grad can be more nerve-wracking than those recurring nightmares of forgetting to study for a final exam (do you still have those too?). Since today's teens and young adults are already so wired, how do you get them something they will actually use, especially a few years from now? Here's some new grad gadget gift advice — with ideas in every price range.
STAY FLEXIBLE
Flexibility is a great trait in a new grad and in a new gadget. Today's hybrid flip-screen Ultrabooks, like the Dell XPS 12 ($Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 ($989), are real jacks-of-all trades. These Intel-inspired convertible PCs bend, flip and fold for students to use as traditional laptops or as touchscreen tablets.
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In addition to being flexible, look for a laptop that's lightweight, has long battery life, ample storage and durability. The Dell XPS weighs just
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NATCOMS boss seeks ban on promos and lotteries by telecom operators in Nigeria

Mr. Deolu Ogunbajo, President National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers, NATCOMs is proposing a renew ban on promos and lotteries offered by telecom operators in the country. According to the NATCOMs boss, since Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC lifted the ban placed on these networks, the quality of network service has too often been ''too poor''.
NCC lifted the ban after the telecoms operators met the commissions KPIs, Key Performance Indicators.
Mr. Ogunbanjo said the telecom operators could resume business after they must have provide quality service to subscribers.
Also, he is demanding N5,000 worth of airtime to each subscriber as compensation for the poor quality of service.

Survey claims Audi car owners are likely to cheat on their partners

Do you know that cars can reveal a lot about who you are to the general public? I know for sure must of us would say ''what has that got to do with me?'', my friend, it does. In fact, your choice of brand when buying a car can also reveal the real you.
A recent survey by lllicitEncounter shows that Audi  car owners are more likely to cheat on their partners. The survey also claims that people who buy cars from premium brands are the most  hankies-pankies  of all car owners. This is so because they believed they are typically rich, can have all that money can buy and so, tends not to settle down for something lame.
However, the survey shows that owners of Peugeot, Volvo and Renault don't cheat on their partners often.
The top 5 brands according to the survey:
Audi                      22.2%( cheat on their partners more often)
BMW                    13.8%
Mercedes-Benz     8.7%
Volvo                      7.6%
Volkswagen            5.7%

Oculus VR Co-Founder Andrew Scott Reise is dead

Andrew Scott Reise, the Co-Founder of the firm that made Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset, Oculus VR  has died. Report has it that Andrew was killed after having hit by a car used by three suspects who attempted to flee from Police, while walking in a crosswalk in Santa Ana, Calif. He was age 33.

Microsoft attack Samsung and its flagship device, the Galaxy S4 for being too expensive

Microsoft is at it again, picking on Samsung and its latest flagship device, the Galaxy S4 for being too expensive. The firm launched two attacks: first, it released an advertisement and second wrote in a blog post, comparing price of the Galaxy S4 to the Lumia 521, and advice consumers to get the Lumia 512 instead.
From Microsoft blog post, ''Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 has a good camera, a good display, thousands of apps, and the ability to keep you connected to the weather, sports, news, and all of the people you care about. It’ll also cost you a cool $750 if you buy one off contract.
The new Nokia Lumia 521 also has a good camera, a good display, thousands of apps, and the ability to keep you connected to the weather, sports, news, and all of the people you care about (and because it’s a Windows Phone, it does so arguably better than Android). And you can get it for $150 off-contract.
That’s a $600 price difference. So we started thinking…what could that $600 buy you?'' Microsoft wrote.
In a nutshell, all that Microsoft is saying is, you can get a Lumia 521 and a laptop for the price of a Galaxy S4.