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Travel / Re: Police Found 39 Frozen Bodies Inside A Refrigerated Trailer In The U.K.(Photos) by McGriff(m): 9:35am On Oct 24, 2019 |
onward4life:How's explorer the greatest writer on here? Does he write anything? All he does is go to daily mail, lift their article and post here. Please have sense. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: Who Is The Worst Governor In Nigeria? by McGriff(m): 2:54pm On Sep 29, 2019 |
Definitely Plateau State governor Simon Lalong, a two term governor without road or electricity in his village. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: Mexican Gang Castrates Rapist By Letting Pit Bull Eat His Testicles(Pics) by McGriff(m): 5:37am On Sep 10, 2019 |
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Science/Technology / Huawei's Harmonyos Is No Android Replacement by McGriff(m): 9:02am On Aug 11, 2019 |
For months, rumors have circulated that Chinese tech giant Huawei was hard at work on a homegrown operating system, an increasingly necessary step toward independence after US sanctions prompted Google to sever ties. It’s now here: HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in China. By all appearances, it’s an interesting, innovative take on what a modern-day operating system should be. Just don’t call it an Android replacement. HarmonyOS made its debut at Huawei’s developer conference in Dongguan, China, where Richard Yu, CEO of the company’s Consumer Business Group, talked up its wide-ranging potential. “We needed an OS that supports all scenarios, that can be used across a broad range of devices and platforms, and that can meet consumer demand for low latency and strong security,” Yu said. It’s true that HarmonyOS has been built with that breadth of applications in mind. The open-source platform is destined for smart TVs, smartwatches, and a bevy of Internet of Things doodads. Its microkernel architecture is lightweight and, more important, free of any legacy baggage from the Linux kernel that underpins Android. (The kernel is the core of an operating system, the hands that make the marionette dance. A microkernel is just a stripped-down version, tugging one or two strings instead of 10.) Huawei touts HarmonyOS as having a “Deterministic Latency Engine,” a fancy way of saying that it can better prioritize resources when apps and functions compete over them than Android can. While smartphones weren’t the primary focus of Huawei’s announcement, they’re clearly top of mind. At a press conference following the event, Yu said that Huawei was “waiting on an update” to see what products it might be able to use Android in, given the slight thawing of geopolitical tensions in recent months. In the event that it’s still blocked, Yu said, Huawei is prepared. “If we cannot use [Android] in the future, we can immediately switch to HarmonyOS,” he said. As you might have guessed, it’s not quite so simple. While there’s no reason to doubt that Huawei can put HarmonyOS on a smartphone—Chinese media says it’s already in the works—the mere presence of an operating system doesn’t make a device usable, any more than the presence of a big tent guarantees a circus performance. Without apps, HarmonyOS has very little to offer. And despite Huawei announcing a billion-dollar investment in getting developers on board, those apps may be hard to come by. Developers will be able to port Android apps over to HarmonyOS, but that process may not be worth it for many. “I think Huawei is under-communicating the work it will take to make this successful,” says Patrick Moorhead, president of Moor Insights & Strategy, a technology analyst firm. “Most every Android app writes to specific Android APIs, so any code that touches cameras, fingerprint readers, AR cameras, microphones, proximity sensors, and even privacy and security standards must be altered.” That potentially makes HarmonyOS a tough sell, especially given that smartphones aren’t its initial focus. The exception is in Huawei’s home market of China, where the company has enough clout to attract developers. But this is a global company with global ambitions. Internationally, HarmonyOS will face the same problems that felled Windows Phone and Tizen and other aspiring Android and iOS alternatives: Without apps, no one buys the devices. If no one owns the devices, developers don’t bother tailoring apps. There’s another layer to the question of HarmonyOS’s smartphone viability. While Huawei touts the ability to craft one app that works across multiple form factors, that same versatility can take a toll on quality. “To run everywhere, you can’t take advantage of device-unique things,” says Michael Facemire, principal analyst at Forrester Research. “For instance, when I put an experience on a TV that also needs to work on a phone, I either have to have a massive amount of conditional logic—in essence building two separate user interfaces—or I build to the lowest common denominator, making both experiences look poor.” Android developers already have to slog through a wide variety of smartphone screen sizes to make their apps look up to snuff. When you add in a universe of devices all with wildly different form factors, that complexity only compounds. What looks good on a smartwatch might not sparkle on a 4K television set. Which is why a better comparison for HarmonyOS than Android is Google’s Fuchsia. Details are limited, but like HarmonyOS, Fuchsia is an open source, microkernel operating system. Like HarmonyOS, it’s designed to work across a broad range of IoT and other connected devices. And like HarmonyOS, it’s not anywhere near ready to go into a smartphone. HarmonyOS absolutely does represent the next frontier in operating systems. It will have its place in everything from industrial systems to smart displays. And given the sustained tensions with the US, Huawei clearly needs to find viable homegrown alternatives to the software and hardware it has sourced from the West for so long. But there’s a reason Yu also stressed that Android remains Huawei’s first choice. Right now, its backup plan for smartphones is hardly a plan at all. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wired.com/story/huawei-harmonyos-no-android-replacement/amp
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Business / Re: How Can My roommate Quit Bet9ja by McGriff(m): 8:17am On May 24, 2019 |
find something else to invest your time in. Compulsive gambling is bad, it has ruined so many lives. |
Family / Re: Popular Nairalander, Hungerbad Dies At Age 44 by McGriff(m): 2:56am On May 24, 2019 |
RIP HungerBad |
Celebrities / Re: Temi Otedola wears £1.4m worth of Chanel on her wrist by McGriff(m): 3:55pm On Mar 15, 2019 |
If you believe this, you're sick. |
Celebrities / Re: Kizz Daniel, Sheyman, Reminisce Throwback Photo Shocks Fans by McGriff(m): 11:00am On Jan 16, 2019 |
That means he lied about his age. I know the guy next to him in this photo, the guy is over 30
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Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Post Abuja Jobs Here by McGriff(m): 1:30pm On Dec 27, 2018 |
Please I'm into Oil&Gas supplies. If you know any firm looking for Diesel supervisor/coordinator, operations assistant, or procurement officer kindly send me a PM Thanks. |
Politics / Re: Saraki Submits Nomination Forms by McGriff(m): 9:04am On Sep 11, 2018 |
Misleading comments tbvh, why can't uou guys read and understand before writing rubbish? |
Celebrities / Re: Moni Osibodu: 'If You Are Not Mad, You Can’t Live In Nigeria' by McGriff(m): 12:39pm On Jul 05, 2018 |
She didn't lie. Especially those living in lagos. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Politics / Re: FG To Disburse $322m Abacha Loot To Nigerians - Daily Trust by McGriff(m): 10:06am On Jun 20, 2018 |
So a poor man from one remote village will go online to apply? How? |
Politics / Re: Zungeru: Birth Place Of Ojukwu, Azikiwe, David Mark -What It Looked Like In 1900 by McGriff(m): 9:25am On Jun 19, 2018 |
How's Zungeru the birthplace of David Mark? David Mark was born in Otukpo. |
Crime / Re: Robbers Going For Operation In Benue Caught & Tied By Vigilante(pics) by McGriff(m): 9:15pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Are you fxcked? Or just plain stupid? 9jaArea: |
Crime / Re: Robbers Going For Operation In Benue Caught & Tied By Vigilante(pics) by McGriff(m): 9:13pm On Jun 10, 2018 |
Definitely cultists going to otukpo for reprisals |
Celebrities / Re: Davido Sign Idowest To His Record Label DMW (More Photos) by McGriff(m): 12:04pm On May 24, 2018 |
He just signed his fellow cult member. If yoy know yoy know
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Celebrities / Re: "Jogodo": Tekno Called Out By 'Danfo Driver' Mountain Black & Mad Melon by McGriff(m): 10:06am On May 09, 2018 |
Tekno should have asked for permission before releasing that song. The song is a complete ripoff of their song. 12 Likes |
Religion / Re: Top 20 MFM Personal Prayers That Can Cause The Fall Of The Enemy by McGriff(m): 9:37am On Apr 29, 2018 |
I need to pray more. 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Police Welcomes Dino Melaye At Umar Buba Jibrin's 7-day Prayers by McGriff(m): 5:12am On Apr 06, 2018 |
So you still believe everything you read online or in the newspaper. 7 Likes |
Business / Re: Femi Otedola And The Millionaire Caption (Photo) by McGriff(m): 5:04am On Apr 06, 2018 |
It pays a whole lot to be humble. |
NYSC / Re: NYSC 2017 Batch A Stream 1 POP by McGriff(m): 8:04pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
I pray so, I'm tired already. |
TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija: Alex Not Mature Enough To Handle N45m – Anto by McGriff(m): 12:58am On Mar 13, 2018 |
I agree, she's way too childish. 11 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: L.A.X Launches Rasaki Music Group | Wizkid, M.I Visit New Office (photos) by McGriff(m): 5:14am On Mar 03, 2018 |
He has done well for himself. Congrats to him. |
Politics / Re: 2019: Fresh Crisis Hits PDP As Party Elders Dump Party For SDP by McGriff(m): 5:12am On Mar 03, 2018 |
The defunct SDP? Nigeria is really a shithole, all we do is recycle old stuffs. I grew up watching their abandoned party Secretariat close to my house deteriorate. We can do better in this country. 16 Likes 2 Shares |
Politics / Re: President Mohammed Buhari Declared To Run For Second Term by McGriff(m): 5:01am On Mar 03, 2018 |
At this point in time we no longer care what he does, all we're waiting for is 2019 so we can correct our mistake. 2 Likes |
TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija: BamBam’s Church Member Reacts To Her Toilet Sex With Teddy A by McGriff(m): 8:22am On Feb 28, 2018 |
If only you can read and understand, i doubt you'd have written this epistle. obailala: |
TV/Movies / Re: BBNaija: BamBam’s Church Member Reacts To Her Toilet Sex With Teddy A by McGriff(m): 4:33am On Feb 28, 2018 |
Anything for the money. |
Car Talk / Re: Tesla Model S Becomes The World's Fastest Bulletproof Car! by McGriff(m): 4:22pm On Feb 27, 2018 |
Elon Musk is a genius. 27 Likes |
Fashion / Re: Kourtney Koko, Little Girl Wears Ripped Jeans In Style (Photos) by McGriff(m): 7:46am On Feb 27, 2018 |
She's fine. But i don't trust parents who do this to their kids. 7 Likes |
Nairaland / General / Re: Bbnaija 2018: Teddy A And Bambam Caught Having Sex In The Toilet (video) by McGriff(m): 7:41am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Doing exactly what the show producers want. |
Politics / Re: Leaked Letter: Why Buhari Told Oyegun To Ignore Tinubu by McGriff(m): 7:31am On Feb 27, 2018 |
The party is loosing its relevance by the day. 29 Likes 3 Shares |
TV/Movies / Re: Bbnaija 2018: Bam Bam And Teddy A Caught Having Se.x Inside The Bathroom [watch by McGriff(m): 7:27am On Feb 27, 2018 |
Immorality at its very best. |
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