Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

The Telephone Is Dead!

I just had an AHA moment while reading Scobleizer’s article in which he theorized the reason PalmPre is failing  is because they designed a phone with a small screen. The part that gave me the Aha was
As I walk around Vancouver’s airport you can see why. A phone is no longer just a phone. People [...]

#LightUpNigeria vs. #NigerianGrammar Exposes The Problem With Nigerians

Why does #NigerianGrammar succeed while #LightUpNigeria fails to trend on Twitter? 
Although LightUpNigeria is for a VERY serious cause, had a long and great campaign plan and quite a strong campaign base, (it had the full support of heavy weight Nigerian Twitterers like  Ebuka Bigbrother, Eldee made a Video, Bella wrote a post your [...]

Meet Adam, The ‘iPad Killer’!

When I wrote about the iPad and postulated it would not be very successful because it does not have the first mover advantage of the iPhone and iPod coupled with its several limitations, I had no inkling of a tablet called Adam. From their website, they describe Adam thus
It’s not a tablet, neither a book [...]

Shame on the Tech Bl… Sorry, PR Blogs!

I just realised that the major technology blogs are just press release publishers for technology companies. Almost all they do is publish press releases! Since I started using Feedly (the worlds Best RSS reader) to subscribe to my favourite blogs, I have noticed that TechCrunch (press release + drama) and Mashable (press release + top [...]

What does Google Predict when You Search? No, Nigeria is Not a Geographical Expression!

When you type a search into Google, it tries to predict what you might be searching for. Previously, I had assumed that the predictions were based on the most frequent searches made. What I really want to know is this, do people actually think Nigeria is a geographical expression? I made a video of other [...]

Great Expectations: My iPad Disappointment and Why it Won’t be a Runaway Success!

The iPad is the latest device introduced by Steve Jobs of Apple computers and it is billed to change the computing world forever! This post is about why I am disappointed in the product and why it will not be as successful as the iPod and iPhone were for Apple.

MY DISAPPOINTMENT
The hype around Apple’s [...]

Google Vs. China: My Thoughts On Why The Chinese Did It.

Google has threatened to pull out of China citing human rights, security breach backed by the government, etc. and it is really a big deal! Below are my thoughts.
In my humble and simplistic view EVERYTHING happening in the world is a big chess game between the US, China, Russia and United Kingdom (hahahaha!! Of course [...]

What is a Start-up?

With 6 years behind them, $1bn in revenue, 1000 employees, 350 million users and a valuation of about $10 billion, Facebook won the best Start-ups award at the Crunchies (The Oscars for Internet Companies).
I do not know what a start-up is but I know what isn’t, Facebook.
My understanding of a start-up is exactly what is [...]

Is Google strong enough?

Disclaimer: I love Google!
Now lets move on.
Please understand that this post is not deep or analytical is any way it would be too long. I have assumed previous following of TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm and Technology news generally (Who the fuck do I think I am?)
Yesterday, Google launched the Nexus phone to add to [...]

Plagiarism at its worst! Please Thisday, retrace your steps!

Correction: “Concerned Fellow ” a commenter below, has pointed out to me that plagiarism is used for words not design and suggested design theft as more appropriate. I have taken the correction. I will still leave the title as it is though but please note the error.
Normally, my blogpost are long which is because I talk a [...]