Nwankwo Kanu has explained that Nigeria have their sights set on winning World Cup 2014 on behalf of Africa.
In 2010 Ghana were a penalty shootout away from becoming the first nation from the continent to reach the last four of the tournament.
Defending champion Andy Murray reached the second round of the US Open with less than an hour of the third day remaining as he beat France's Michael Llodra in Wednesday's night session.
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The USPTO has awarded Apple with a patent on Tuesday for "Coordinated group musical experience," which allows music to be shared amongst iOS device users connected via a wireless network. The idea is based on something called a "Silent Disco" in which a number of people get together to listen to music being played. But instead of this group listening to the tunes over a loudspeaker, the audience listens via a headphone that each member of the audience is wearing.
The Apple patent, which was filed in March 2010, differs in a big way. Unlike the "Silent Disco" at which everyone is listening to the same song, the Apple patent allows each listener's device to detect characteristics of the song being played by the DJ, such as tempo, and tries to match it up with the library of tunes stored on each listener's device. This means that two iOS device users attending the same concert could end up hearing different songs. Unlike "Mobile Clubbing," where each participant is in the same geographic area, Apple's patent allows for users to be hundreds or thousands of miles away as long as they are connected on a wireless network.
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The member of the group who is playing the songs,known as the "roving DJ" is also passing along digital information about the tune to be sent out to the group, such as the number of beats per minute. None-musical information can be sent out such as avatars. In some situations, the "roving DJ" can be rotated among participants. And the app running the whole experience, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store when available, can adjust the tempo of a song while it is playing in order to meet the beats per minute of the song being played by the DJ.
The Apple patent, which was filed in March 2010, differs in a big way. Unlike the "Silent Disco" at which everyone is listening to the same song, the Apple patent allows each listener's device to detect characteristics of the song being played by the DJ, such as tempo, and tries to match it up with the library of tunes stored on each listener's device. This means that two iOS device users attending the same concert could end up hearing different songs. Unlike "Mobile Clubbing," where each participant is in the same geographic area, Apple's patent allows for users to be hundreds or thousands of miles away as long as they are connected on a wireless network.
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The member of the group who is playing the songs,known as the "roving DJ" is also passing along digital information about the tune to be sent out to the group, such as the number of beats per minute. None-musical information can be sent out such as avatars. In some situations, the "roving DJ" can be rotated among participants. And the app running the whole experience, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store when available, can adjust the tempo of a song while it is playing in order to meet the beats per minute of the song being played by the DJ.
Is the Big 3 telecom 'Fair for Canada' campaign working?
Their 'Fair for Canada' campaign seeks to rally the public to their side and "stand up for fair competition in Canada." And they warn of the consequences of the federal government giving U.S.-based companies like Verizon Communications an unfair advantage to bid on valuable wireless spectrum.
"[The telecom providers] haven't paid attention to the fact — whether it's reality or not — that the perception is they're taking advantage of Canadian customers in the pocketbook and taking liberties with customer service," said Mark Blevis, a digital public affairs analyst.
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"So they haven't built a relationship with the Canadian public. They've now turned to the Canadian public to come to their aid."
The three companies have launched full-page newspaper ads, radio spots and a Fair for Canada website, that includes an array of facts, figures, editorials and columns along with an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed by the CEOs of the big three.
Their beef is that the government limits how much of the spectrum the three incumbent companies can buy up. And that changes to rules in foreign ownership mean a company like Verizon could snap up the spectrum that is off limits"The Government of Canada is risking the future of the Canadian wireless industry," the website states. "The policy loopholes, which give giant American corporations an advantage in the wireless spectrum bidding process, are unfair and will have massive consequences for Canadians. This policy could undermine Canadians’ ability to connect to one another, threaten Canadian jobs, and raise significant concerns regarding privacy and security."
But the incumbents' concerns about competition may instead be sparking a consumer backlash.
Blevis did some analysis on the online response to the campaign and found that an "overwhelming number of people" have been critical of the campaign. It has given an excuse for those to complain about their providers' service and many welcome Verizon, hoping a fourth carrier will provide lower prices.
The website and Fair for Canada slogan has been mocked. And a two-minute video showcasing the concerns of Bell, Telus and Rogers employees has been parodied and criticized.
Meanwhile, a poll by Forum Research a found that 57 per cent of Canadians support Verizon entering the Canadian market, and a majority believe its presence will lead to lower rates and better service.
"Canadians have sniffed this one out. They can tell what the big three are trying to do and it's not going over well," Blevis said.
Blevis believes the timing of the campaign was bad, coming during summer vacation when people either aren't around or aren't interested in telecom issues. He said the campaign also erred by sending out a mixed message.
"If they had inspired Canadians to protect the Canadian marketplace, that may have worked. Instead what they tried to do is get Canadians to protect them. And by all accounts, Canadians are not prepared to do that for the big three."
'They haven't been convinced'
Iain Grant, an analyst with The Seaboard Group consulting firm, said that if effectiveness is measured by shifting public policy and by changing minds of the people who have the ability to change the policy, this campaign "has been one of the least effective lobbying/PR campaigns in history."
"Since the print campaign was launched, we've had the minister of industry say 'Ok, thank you, I've heard you — NO. And then a week later we heard the prime minister... say, 'You didn't understand the minister? The answer is NO.
"Now those are the two Canadians whose opinions count the most. And they haven't been convinced."
John-Kurt Pliniussen, an associate professor in innovation, sales management and e-marketing at Queen's University school of business, said instead of trying to appeal to a sense of patriotism, the incumbents should have been contrite, admitted that their service has been subpar in the past, and promise to improve over the next couple of years.
"They could have done something that makes the consumer, the user of their services more pleased," he said. "They say this might happen, or this might happen. They say nothing about our service, nothing about what our costs are."
Four or five years ago, the CRTC would receive about 900 complaints a year about telecom companies, Pliniussen said. Now it's over 7,000.
"I don't think the trigger is Canada. I think the trigger is service. Service and value. Because that's all we care about is great service," he said.
A latest news coming from syria. Syria agreed Sunday to a UN investigation into last week's alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus — a deal a senior White House official dismissed as "too late to be credible," saying the United States has "very little doubt" President Bashar Assad's forces used such weapons.
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The hardening of the U.S. position came as calls for military action grow. In a sign the U.S. may be a step closer to an armed response, naval forces have already been dispatched toward Syria's coastal waters, although President Barack Obama has cautioned against a hasty decision.
The agreement struck in Damascus calls for UN experts already in the country to begin an investigation Monday into the suspected chemical attack on rebel-held areas in the capital's eastern suburbs.
Anti-government activists and Doctors Without Borders say that more than 300 people were killed in an artillery barrage by regime forces Wednesday that included the use of toxic gas. The government calls the allegations "absolutely baseless."
The suburbs hit in the suspected chemical strike, collectively known as eastern Ghouta, are under the control of rebel fighters, and regime artillery and warplanes have pounded the area for days. The UN inspectors will have to traverse through both government-held and opposition-controlled turf to conduct their probe. Rebels have said they will help facilitate the visit.
Under Sunday's agreement with the UN, the Syrian government "affirmed that it will provide the necessary co-operation, including the observance of the cessation of hostilities at the locations related to the incident," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said in a statement.
'There are risks and consequences for any option that would be used or not used — for action or inaction.'—U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
In Washington, a senior administration official said the U.S. has "very little doubt" that regime forces used chemical weapons in Wednesday's attack, an assessment that was "based on the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured" as well as witness accounts and facts gathered by the U.S intelligence community.
The official, who insisted on anonymity because of lack of authorization to speak publicly about the developments, was dismissive of the Syrian government's agreement to grant access to the UN team, saying it was "too late to be credible."
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Windows 8 was Microsoft’s first step toward a new era of unified touchscreen computing. However, plenty of users didn’t see it that way. Many of the feature and UI changes rubbed consumers the wrong way, and now Redmond has announced a mea culpa of sorts with the Windows 8.1 Preview. This update fixes some of the annoyances, and adds some interesting new features. Let’s see what’s coming.
- The Start button returns: One of the most confusing changes in Windows 8 was the removal of the Start menu. In fact, the Start button was completely gone, although there was an invisible clickable area where it used to be. Windows 8.1 brings back the Start button, but stops short of resurrecting the menu. Clicking on the button opens the Windows 8.1 Start screen, but a right click does give you access to some common functions like the control panel, task manager and the ability to shut down or restart the computer.
- Boot to Desktop: Users that don’t use touchscreens with Windows weren’t too pleased with Windows 8’s insistence on booting into the revamped, tile-based Start screen UI. In 8.1 Microsoft has offered a compromise of sorts. You will have the option to boot directly to the desktop.
- More Lock screen and Start screen options: Microsoft already had picture passwords, but now that feature has been expanded to allow multiple images to be pulled from the local storage or SkyDrive galleries. This effectively makes the Lock screen into a digital photo frame. You’ll also be able to capture pictures with the device’s camera, or answer Skype calls, without unlocking first. The Start screen now has more tile sizes and background colors, as well.
- Refreshed Xbox Music: One of the neat but under-appreciated features of Windows 8 is the Xbox Music integration. It allows users to stream over 30 million tracks for free. The only problem was the app’s confusing interface. In 8.1, Xbox Music is more user-friendly and supports custom playlists.
- Better search: For whatever reason, Microsoft didn’t include true universal search in Windows 8. In Windows 8.1, searching the device will pull up apps, local and SkyDrive files, and settings. Previously it only found apps. Overall, the entire search and All Apps view experience has been significantly rejigged to help out mouse-and-keyboard users.
Snap Views and better multi-monitor: Some of the Modern/Metro UI apps look cool, but the modal single app usage could be annoying. In 8.1, users can run multiple apps in the foreground with Snap. If you have a 2,560×1,440 resolution or higher monitor, you can have four apps up at once. lower than that, and only three apps can be snapped in. These figures hold for each monitor, so you can have eight Modern UI apps up across two high-resolution monitors, for example.
- The Windows Store: The new Windows Store UI is cleaner and has larger images of the apps. Currently installed apps can also auto-update in the background. Hopefully this get developers more excited about making things for Windows 8.
- Extensive SkyDrive integration: Perhaps the biggest and best change in Windows 8.1 is extensive, all-inclusive SkyDrive integration. Now, when you set up Windows 8.1, you will be prompted to turn on SkyDrive — and by doing so, SkyDrive will be integrated right into Explorer. Accessing your SkyDrive documents from the Desktop is very easy and surprisingly slick. More files and settings will now be synced/backed up by default, too.
- Souped up Metro Control Panel: For touchscreen users, one of the biggest changes in Windows 8.1 is a massively beefed up Metro Control Panel. No longer will you have to fall back to the Desktop Control Panel to change a large number of system settings!
- 3D printing support: In a rare example of Microsoft being cool, Windows 8.1 now has a 3D printing API, allowing you to print directly to 3D printers from the Charms bar.
- Miracast streaming: Windows 8.1 supports Miracast, an open industry standard alternative to Apple’s AirPlay that uses WiFi Direct to stream content to nearby Miracast-enabled TVs.
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