Google Maps Now Tells Real Time Departures For Buses, Trains & Trams

Google Maps has made it easier to travel by public transport in the UK. It has added 17,000 new routes from 1,500 local and national operators, including National Express, Centro and Merseyside. Users can now see the best time and route for their trips on trains, tubes, trams, buses and ferries on their phone or computer. The update will be available on Android, iOS and desktop soon. Google Maps is similar to other transport apps like Citymapper..

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30 DAY GIVEAWAY: A MONTAGE TV PVR DECODER, DISH & 1 MONTH’S SUBSCRIPTION

 One lucky winner will take home a Montage Cable network PVR decoder, dish and 1 month’s subscription SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

Apple Announces Official Launch of iTunes Store With 56 Additional Countries

Apple has announced the launch of the iTunes Store in Russia, Turkey, India, South Africa, Nigeria and 52 additional countries featuring a selection of local and international music from all the major labels and thousands of independent labels. The iTunes Store features local artists including Elka in Russia, Sezen Aksu in Turkey, AR Rahman in India, Zahara in South Africa, PSquare in Nigeria, and international artists including The Beatles, Taylor Swift and Coldplay, and world-renowned classical musicians including Lang Lang, Yo Yo Ma and Yuja Wang. Customers can choose from over 20 million songs available to purchase and download on the iTunes Store. Movie fans can choose from a wide selection of films available for rent or purchase from the iTunes Store, with many available in stunning HD, from major studios including 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and Warner Bros.  SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>

Made-in-Nigeria Vehicles To Roll Out Next Month

Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Samuel Ortom has revealed the Federal Government's plans to roll out made-in-Nigeria vehicles into the market next month, June 2014. The Minister made this known when he received a delegation from Automobile Peugeot, France in his office in Abuja. The minister, while addressing the delegation which included the company's Vice President, Mr. Yves Moulin, said the newly introduced auto policy is quite effective and is attracting automobile brands to establish assembly plants in Nigeria."The automotive policy is derived from the National Industrial Revolution Plan, and we are happy with the response we have been getting from the automotive industry worldwide; and with your coming, it shows that this policy is working. When the policy was introduced, people criticized it and most of them do not understand the benefit of the policy. SEE MOTRE AFTER CUT>>>>

PHOTOS: The Super Cars Ferrari, Porsche, Bugatti & Others

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The 'Dream Cars' show at the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta, Georgia, features 18 cars from as far back as the 1930s to present day. One-of-a-kind cars from automakers such as Ferrari, General Motors, Lancia, Bugatti, Porsche and more dot the museum floor.

Concept cars often capture the imagination of young and old alike. From Futuristic roadsters that eventually make their way into private collections to ideas that never saw the open road. They rarely enter mass production and often disappear after leaving the auto show circuit. The display pairs conceptual drawings, patents and scale models with their finished products. The 1947 Norman Timbs 'Special' as seen from the side. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>

Tanzania’s Richest Man Sells Stake In Vodacom

Vodacom Group Ltd, the African subsidiary of British telecoms giant Vodafone announced that it has finally concluded its acquisition of an additional indirect 17.2 percent interest in Vodacom Tanzania previously owned by Tanzania’s richest man, Rostam Azizi. In a press release statement, the company said it had fulfilled all requirements as mandated by the Tanzanian regulatory authorities and that the transaction was now unconditional.

“As all the conditions precedent to the transaction have been fulfilled, the transaction is now unconditional and closing took place on 29 April 2014,” the company said.

Nigeria’s Mark Zuckerberg” Creates First Private Online University

At 25 years Gossy Ukanwoke runs the first private online university in Nigeria. He founded Beni American University (BAU) when he was 23. His previous idea of starting Students Circle, an educational social networking site he’d launched while in university that allows learners to interact and access free resources from leading schools, was a hit and had him nicknamed “Nigeria’s Marck Zuckerberg”. Profiled by CNN,  the school allows students to access their classes at any time of the day with any internet-enabled device. Ukanwoke has hired 10 instructors and has about 200 students, with an average age of 26. “When I created Students Circle in 2010,” Ukanwoke told CNN in an interview. “I found out that … many were looking for certificates, hoping that they could get something they could use to maybe find employment or get a promotion in the workplace.” SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>

US Billionaire Invests In Africa’s Cheapest Car Assembly

A start-up of an auto firm has promised to build Africa’s cheapest car in Thika has received undisclosed capital from US billionaire Ronald Lauder.

Mr Lauder, whose worth is estimated at $3.8 billion (Sh330 billion) by Forbes magazine, will offer Mobius an undisclosed convertible debt to help it assemble the first 50 units this year and establish a distribution network.

The cash will be provided through Lauder’s Pan African Investment Company (SPIC), which is headquartered in New York and invests in African firms that provide solutions to the continent’s problems.

The car, dubbed Mobius, will cost $10,000 (Sh870, 000) and is designed for off-roading in Africa and stripped of extras such as air conditioning, power steering and many internal fixtures.

“PIC is pleased to be working with Mobius to help create value in the company while driving job growth and entrepreneurism in Kenya,” said Dana Reed, the chief executive officer of PIC.

A convertible debt is a loan that can be turned into equity or stock ownership at a future date. Savvy startup investors prefer it because it’s a way of securing investment funds without setting a valuation on a company—a difficult process for pre-revenue company.

Ms Reed will sit in the board of Mobius Motors, the brain child of computer engineer Joel Jackson, 29, who has picked Thika-based Kenya Vehicle Manufacturers (KVM) to assemble the units. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

LAUTECH Wins 2014 Microsoft Nigeria Imagine Cup

The winning team of the 2014 Microsoft Nigeria Imagine Cup, a student competition which centers on the use of imagination, creativity and technology to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems, has been announced. As part of Microsoft’s YouthSpark initiative, it is a way for young entrepreneurs, innovators and developers to have the opportunity to develop an idea, create a product, and set a clear business plan that will take their product to market. In previous years, only a few of the very best teams made it all the way to the World Finals and received global recognition for their hard work. In this year’s Imagine Cup, every first-place winner of the National and Online Finals will be able to compete in a whole new round: the World Semifinals launching on the 1st May. This round allows all of these first-place teams to be celebrated on the Imagine Cup website so everyone can hear their stories, see their projects, and be inspired by their imagination and passion. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

Photos: Banky W, Chidinma, Don Jazzy Sign MTN Contracts

Photos: Banky W aka Mr Capable , Chidinma, Don Jazzy sign MTN contracts Congrats to them.  SEE MORE PHOTOS AFTER CUT>>>>

Are Electric Cars Safe To Drive? Experts Dismiss Fears That Exposure To Their Electromagnetic Fields Causes Cancer

Electric cars have been silently taking over our garages, streets and cities. But while the vehicles may be good for the planet, some people are concerned their magnetic fields may not be good for a driver’s health. Now a seven-country study argues that these concerns are unfounded with evidence to suggest electric cars do not generate electromagnetic fields higher than those recommended,The dangers of electromagnetic fields in hybrid and electric vehicles began emerging on internet forums as soon as the first car began appearing on our roads. The flow of electrical current to the motor that moves a hybrid vehicle produces electromagnetic fields a number of hybrid owners tested their cars for electromagnetic fields using hand-held meters and were alarmed by the results. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

Nigeria’s Older Generation Are More Active Online

A premium mobile advertising network, contradicts popular opinion, as its recent research reveals that Nigeria’s older generation are more active online than the younger generation. The study, which was carried out on twenty-two thousand respondents, showed that internet users between the ages of 53 to 33 years (Generation X) are more active on the internet than those aged 32 to 19 years of age (Generation Y). According to the research, respondents belonging to the Generation X frequently use the internet for research, news on current affairs, lifestyle, entertainment and sports, and online shopping while the Generation Y use the internet mostly for social media interaction and Instant Messaging. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

South Africa & China Set To Build Science And Tech Park

 South Africa and China are in talks for the establishment of a joint science and technology industrial park that will stimulate high-tech manufacturing industries in the former’s economy. China’s deputy Ambassador to South Africa, Yang Yirui said the issue was discussed between China’s Science and Technology Minister Wan Gang and his South African counterpart, Derek Hanekom in February while the former attended the first meeting of BRICS (an acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) science and technology ministers. Hundreds of such parks has been built by China, including the Zhongguancun China Science Park (ZCSP) to provide industries in specific sectors with top-rate facilities and government concessions to foster innovations. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>

Nigerian Businessmen Gets 7 Oil Blocs In Kenya

Some Nigerian businessmen have been awarded seven oil blocs for exploration from the 46 newly discovered oil blocs in Kenya, Dr Kiprono Kittony, the Chairman of the Nigeria-Kenya Chamber of Commerce said, The chairman made the disclosure in Abuja on Monday at a meeting with prominent business men from both countries.

The meeting was part of activities lined up for the state visit of President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya to Nigeria also the closing session of the business meeting was presided over by Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Kenyatta.

Kittony said the Joint Nigeria-Kenya Chamber of Commerce, inaugurated during a state visit of President Jonathan to Kenya in September last year, had yielded fruits. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

MTN Nigeria To Bring Affordable Alternative Mobile Electricity To Nigeria

MTN Nigeria, the leading ICT company and Nova-Lumos, the world’s first distributed utility provider, announced their collaboration today on a next-generation alternative “mobile electricity” service. The Nova-Lumos service will provide alternative electricity to MTN customers who are living in rural areas across Nigeria and are not connected to the electricity grid. The Nova-Lumos service is provided using a solar panel and an indoor unit that allows MTN customers to subscribe to alternative electricity on demand using their mobile phone. With Nova-Lumos, MTN customers can replace kerosene, candles and flashlights with modern electricity that can power significant lights, cellphones, fans, PCs or laptops, radios, TVs and other small electronic devices, all at once, every day. “By paying for usage only in small payments, the same way our customers purchase airtime and other mobile services, MTN and Nova-Lumos will offer an innovative and widely-accessible service for all MTN customers,” said Michael Ikpoki, MTN Nigeria CEO. “MTN is committed to investing in the future of mobile electricity to our customers across Nigeria,” he added. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>>

Etisalat To Sell West African Subsidiary For $650m

UAE-based telecom giant, Etisalat has agreed to sell its West African subsidiary, Atlantique Telecoms, to its Moroccan affiliate, Maroc Telecoms for $650 million.

Etisalat believes the deal with allow it gain expert knowledge in the region – an area Maroc has done particularly well in. Maroc’s operations within the francophone region extends more than 5 countries, including Gabon, Mali, Mauritania and Burkina Faso are providing healthy returns, posting a combined 9.5 percent revenue increase.

“Maroc Telecom has done pretty well with its own operations in sub-Saharan Africa, so Etisalat’s thinking seem to be that it should take advantage of Maroc Telecom’s demonstrable expertise in that region,” said Matthew Reed, an analyst at Dubai-based Informa Telecoms and Media. Atlantique Telecoms, which controls interest in Senegal, CAR, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Togo, Niger and Benin, has not performed so well, returning lean profit margins for the UAE-based Etisalat. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>>

German Media Tycoon Says In Open Letter To Google: ‘I Am Very Afraid Of You’

Dear Eric Schmidt,

As you know, I am a great admirer of Google’s entrepreneurial success. Google’s employees are always extremely friendly to us and to other publishing houses, but we are not communicating with each other on equal terms. How could we? Google doesn’t need us. But we need Google. We are afraid of Google. I must state this very clearly and frankly, because few of my colleagues dare do so publicly. And as the biggest among the small, perhaps it is also up to us to be the first to speak out in this debate. You yourself speak of the new power of the creators, owners, and users.

In the long term I’m not so sure about the users. Power is soon followed by powerlessness. And this is precisely the reason why we now need to have this discussion in the interests of the long-term integrity of the digital economy’s ecosystem. This applies to competition – not only economic, but also political. As the situation stands, your company will play a leading role in the various areas of our professional and private lives – in the house, in the car, in healthcare, in robotronics. This is a huge opportunity and a no less serious threat. I am afraid that it is simply not enough to state, as you do, that you want to make the world a “better place”. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>

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Hybrid Helicopter Plane Is Battery Powered & Doesn't Need A Runway It Takes Off Vertically

Powering down a runway in an aeroplane could be a thing of the past - for the rich and famous at least - if this concept for a personal aircraft takes off.

A team of engineers who specialise in the design of wind-energy turbines have designed a small electric aeroplane that can take off vertically.

Its lift off would be similar to a helicopter’s, but once airborne, the S2 aircraft’s 12 rotor blade motors fold up so it can glide along like a conventional plane. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>

MTN Plans To Sell It's Stake In Nigeria Tower Network By Year End

MTN, Africa’s largest telecoms company plans to sell a stake in its Nigerian mobile tower network, which it values at more than $1 billion, this year. “There is a bidding process going on, so they’re busy doing a due diligence on us, on our towers, our processes and we’re doing due diligence on them, if they’re the right company,” the Chief Financial Officer of MTN’s Nigerian unit, Andrew Bing, said in an interview in the commercial capital, Lagos today. “During this year that process will then come to a conclusion where there will be a financial bid and a transfer of towers.”

Carriers in Africa are offloading the assets, which cost more to run on much of the continent than in some other parts of the world because of the need for backup generators and batteries to guard against power failures. Towers and the infrastructure that accompanies them can account for more than 60 percent of the expense to build a mobile network, according to data from IHS Holding Ltd., a telecommunications infrastructure company. SEE MORE AFTER CUT>>>>>>