Google offers free training for Android developers

GOOGLE has announced a free training course for Android developers.

The course, "Developing Android Apps: Android Fundamentals" was launched on the Android Developers Blog by Reto Meier, head of scalable developer advocacy,Google.

According to Meier, "Mobile devices are

Check out the newest Blackberry Smartphone

Love Blackberry???
You are going to love this one more.

Blackberry Passport is the newest smart phone from the staple of Research In Motion Limited. The Passport, has received lots of flack for its square design, widescreen and clumsy size. In a bid to save the Passport’s reputation, the phablet comes prepackaged with a protective case.

West African Gaming Experience 2014

The first ever West African Gaming Expo is here in Nigeria.
The West African Gaming Expo 2014 (WAGE) aims to help Nigerians and West Africans break into the gaming industry, and also create an opportunity for West African developers and programmers to learn more about the gaming industry through the conference and its tutorial sessions which will be on during the conference.

Next version of Windows shown off in alleged screenshot

Apparently leaked screenshots of the next Windows reveal the upcoming new Start menu and a resizable Windows 8 app running on a desktop.

The screenshot don't by itself reveal anything new about the next version of Windows -- aka Threshold or Windows 9 --. The screenshot depicts the return of the Start menu, which Microsoft itself has already revealed.

History of the Android Operating System

The word Android is nearly becoming a household name. Android is a mobile operating system designed to counter the problem of handling networks and the wireless devices. Various versions of this operating system have come into the market since its inception in 2008. There were two Pre-commercial Android release between 2007 and 2008 called Android Alpha and Beta. Android beta was released on 5 November 2007, a date popularly celebrated as Android’s “birthday.

Each version of Android since 1.5 has been developed with a specific codename which are chosen alphabetically, and have thus far all been dessert items (sweet/sugary foods). Some codenames are associated with more than one version number, while others are limited to only a specific one. Here is a brief history of the Android Operating System, version and features.

Paypal extends payment service to Nigeria

According to reports from Business Day, PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets often blighted by financial fraud.

Rupert Keeley, the executive in charge of the EMEA region of PayPal, the payments unit of eBay Inc, said in an interview on Monday the expansion would bring the number of countries it serves to 203.