Samsung Electronics West Africa, in partnership with the Eko Project, a World Bank assisted initiative aimed at improving the quality of public secondary education, has launched the third Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy in Lagos as part of its goal to develop 10,000 electronics engineers across Africa by 2015.

The Academy, located within the Agidimgbi Technical College, Ikeja, was opened by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN in company of commissioners of education, science and technology and other senior officials of the State including Samsung system leadership and partners in Nigeria. Read more

As we all know that the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is one of the biggest hooks the BlackBerry platform has. Blackberry originally made its mark in the world with push email,Push email is the email delivery service setup we have on our blackberry smartphones that enables us recieve and send emails from our blackberry. But in recent years it is BBM that has become the killer feature the company gets the most kudos for.BlackBerry Messenger is the must-have application that attracts people to buying a BlackBerry Smartphone and keeps them from switching to another platform when it comes to upgrade, existing users keep upgrading to newer models of the smartphone; the likes of blacberry Z10, Q10, Q5...And new users join the BBM network day by day even with the competitiveness of other platforms like the Samsung galaxy S3, S4 series and iphone5.
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Have you ever wondered who actually invented BlackBerry Messenger? You're looking at him above. That's Gary Klassen, a Software Developer at Blackberry for over 11 years now, and he is the man who literally wrote the code for the first version 1.0 of BlackBerry Messenger. Gary klassen is the inventor of the Blackberry Messenger Application (BBM) for Blackberry.Ream More pisture and video interview with Gary Klassen here

[img]http://2.bp..com/-sO4GQk5BV2w/Ufr0pQwaqfI/AAAAAAAAA54/bmhdU4k6LFs/s1600/blackberry-messenger-android-1.jpg[/img] This is how the bbm for android looks like. The picture above was taking exclusively from a samsung galaxy S3.Read More

Google announced the newest version of its Android mobile operating system on Wednesday with an upgrade in its smartphones and tablets graphics capabilities. Android 4.3 JellyBean, which Google announced this morning, is shipping on the company’s newest Nexus 7 tablet. The new OS is adding support for low-power Bluetooth devices such as health sensors that can display data on your smartphone or tablet. Android 4.3 will also feature support for OpenGL ES 3.0, a graphics API that will vastly improve Android tablets’ graphics capabilities and should be a major boon for Android game developers. Finally, Android 4.3 has a new feature that lets you segment off access to different areas of the tablet to different users, such as parents who want to restrict their children’s access to adult content.More here

Windows SkyDrive is a file hosting service that allows users to upload and sync files to a cloud storage and then access them from a Web browser or their local device. It is part of the Windows Live range of online services and allows users to keep the files private, share them with contacts, or make the files public.
Microsoft's Windows 8.1 upgrade now includes ofline file access to SkyDrive files, Opening and saving files to SkyDrive is now as easy as saving to your hard drive, but with SkyDrive, your files are also available to you on your phone, tablet, desktop PC, and via SkyDrive.com. In addition to the basics, the new upgrade comes up with some creative and unique ways to address the needs of the increasing number of people who have tons of files but relatively small device hard drives. Read More.

Limbo Transformable Smartphone is the first of its kind. The next generation convertible smartphone, this is a concept that will enable the smartphone bend freely into a wearable wristwatch by using various materials and technology together with flexible display. This Smartphone provides better usability and new lifestyle in the extension of existing Smartphone.

picture and more http://sodinc..com/2013/07/the-next-generation-convertible.html

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Blackberry comes out with yet another exclusive device Blackberry A10.BGR states that the BlackBerry A10 is set to lunch this fall, the A10 will feature a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, a dual-core processor and a separate graphics processor, and it is going to be the largest phone BlackBerry has ever made in terms if screen size. Unfortunately, it seems as if the display’s resolution is going to be 1280 x 720.




see photo and more: www.sodinc..com/2013/07/the-new-blackberry-a10-aristo-pictured.html

Nokia Officially announces the new lumia 1020.The 41MP Windows Phone, which has been anticipated by many enthusiasts since the 808 PureView was introduced, is looked at Nokia as "the next chapter in smartphone photography." With the phone only offered in yellow, black and white hues, it's not the most colorful device in the Finnish company's repertoire, but Elop's gang is hopeful that it can make up for the lack of color with a stellar imaging experience: in addition to the high megapixel count, the 1020 will feature OIS, BSI, lossless zoom, six Carl Zeiss lenses, 1080p video capture, xenon flash for stills and LED flash for video. continue: http://sodinc..com/2013/07/the-new-nokia-lumia-1020-with-41-mega.html

Database security concerns the use of a broad range of information security controls to protect databases (potentially including the data, the database applications or stored functions, the database systems, the database servers and the associated network links) against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. It involves various types or categories of controls, such as technical, procedural/administrative and physical. Database security is a specialist topic within the broader realms of computer security, information security and risk management.


Security risks faced by database systems includes:

Malware infections caused by unauthorized access, disclosure of personal data, deletion or damage to the data or programs, interruption or denial of authorized access to the database, DOS (Denial of Service Attack) to the database and the unanticipated failure of database services.

Unauthorized or unintended activity or misuse by authorized database users, database administrators, or network/systems managers, or by unauthorized users or hackers (e.g. inappropriate access to sensitive data, metadata or functions within databases, or data integrity or inappropriate changes to the database programs, structures or security configurations)

Overloads, performance constraints and capacity issues resulting in the inability of authorized users to use databases as intended.

Physical damage to database servers caused by computer room fires or floods, overheating, lightning, accidental liquid spills, static discharge, electronic
breakdowns/equipment failures and obsolescence


Data Integrity

The goal of database security is to protect your critical and confidential data from unauthorized access. Access in this context means not only changing or deleting the data in your database, but also just reading or disclosing it. Database security should provide controlled, protected access to the contents of your database and, in the process, preserve the integrity, consistency, and overall quality of your data. The integrity of all data within a DBMS is the prime concern of the DBA, IAO, and the application designers. Application design, development, and implementation are key factors in ensuring data integrity. Without the appropriate attention to data integrity enforcement from the DBA, IAO, and application designers, the entire application could be rendered unreliable to the
customer. To ensure data integrity, it is important to perform database administration correctly, regularly, and reliably. Some of the duties that will be performed to promote data integrity are as follows:


- Correct and successful physical backup of all database data
- Correct and successful logical backup of all database data
- Recovery operations
- Database performance analysis
- Auditing enabling
- Audit data analysis

Information security control that are appropriate in secured databases includes:


Access control
Auditing
Authentication
Encryption
Integrity controls
Backups
Application security


Processes and Procedures in securing your database and database systems:

A database security program should include the regular review of permissions granted to individually owned accounts and accounts used by automated processes. The accounts used by automated processes should have appropriate controls around password storage such as sufficient encryption and access controls to reduce the risk of compromise. For individual accounts, a two-factor authentication system should be considered in a database environment where the risk is commensurate with the expenditure for such an authentication system.

In conjunction with a sound database security program, an appropriate disaster recovery program should exist to ensure that service is not interrupted during a security incident or any other incident that results in an outage of the primary database environment. An example is that of replication for the primary databases to sites located in different geographical regions.

After an incident occurs, the usage of database forensics should be employed to determine the scope of the breach, and to identify appropriate changes to systems and/or processes to prevent similar incidents in the future.

http://sodinc..com/2013/04/tips-on-how-to-secure-your-database.html

Database security concerns the use of a broad range of information security controls to protect databases (potentially including the data, the database applications or stored functions, the database systems, the database servers and the associated network links) against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. It involves various types or categories of controls, such as technical, procedural/administrative and physical. Database security is a specialist topic within the broader realms of computer security, information security and risk management.


Security risks faced by database systems includes:

Malware infections caused by unauthorized access, disclosure of personal data, deletion or damage to the data or programs, interruption or denial of authorized access to the database, DOS (Denial of Service Attack) to the database and the unanticipated failure of database services.

Unauthorized or unintended activity or misuse by authorized database users, database administrators, or network/systems managers, or by unauthorized users or hackers (e.g. inappropriate access to sensitive data, metadata or functions within databases, or data integrity or inappropriate changes to the database programs, structures or security configurations)

Overloads, performance constraints and capacity issues resulting in the inability of authorized users to use databases as intended.

Physical damage to database servers caused by computer room fires or floods, overheating, lightning, accidental liquid spills, static discharge, electronic
breakdowns/equipment failures and obsolescence


Data Integrity

The goal of database security is to protect your critical and confidential data from unauthorized access. Access in this context means not only changing or deleting the data in your database, but also just reading or disclosing it. Database security should provide controlled, protected access to the contents of your database and, in the process, preserve the integrity, consistency, and overall quality of your data. The integrity of all data within a DBMS is the prime concern of the DBA, IAO, and the application designers. Application design, development, and implementation are key factors in ensuring data integrity. Without the appropriate attention to data integrity enforcement from the DBA, IAO, and application designers, the entire application could be rendered unreliable to the
customer. To ensure data integrity, it is important to perform database administration correctly, regularly, and reliably. Some of the duties that will be performed to promote data integrity are as follows:


- Correct and successful physical backup of all database data
- Correct and successful logical backup of all database data
- Recovery operations
- Database performance analysis
- Auditing enabling
- Audit data analysis

Information security control that are appropriate in secured databases includes:


Access control
Auditing
Authentication
Encryption
Integrity controls
Backups
Application security


Processes and Procedures in securing your database and database systems:

A database security program should include the regular review of permissions granted to individually owned accounts and accounts used by automated processes. The accounts used by automated processes should have appropriate controls around password storage such as sufficient encryption and access controls to reduce the risk of compromise. For individual accounts, a two-factor authentication system should be considered in a database environment where the risk is commensurate with the expenditure for such an authentication system.

In conjunction with a sound database security program, an appropriate disaster recovery program should exist to ensure that service is not interrupted during a security incident or any other incident that results in an outage of the primary database environment. An example is that of replication for the primary databases to sites located in different geographical regions.

After an incident occurs, the usage of database forensics should be employed to determine the scope of the breach, and to identify appropriate changes to systems and/or processes to prevent similar incidents in the future.

http://sodinc..com/2013/04/tips-on-how-to-secure-your-database.html

http://sodinc..com/2013/07/apple-inc-celebrates-app-stores-fifth.html

Apple Inc. is celebrating its app store's fifth anniversary in style by giving away some paid apps for free. Apple Inc introduced the app store on July 10, 2008 alongside iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0. The company is celebrating the app store's fifth birthday by giving away a handful of high profile apps to its customer at
$0.00. sounds interesting..
Ars Technica as it that the company is giving out a total of ten apps, five of which are games:

Frogmind's Badland (normally $3.99)
Chair Entertainment's Infinity Blade II (normally $6.99)
Capybara Games' Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP (normally $4.99)
Andreas Illiger's Tiny Wings and Tiny Wings HD (normally $0.99 and $2.99, respectively)
Disney's Where's My Water? (normally $0.99)

And five more other apps for grabs:

Barefoot World Atlas (normally $4.99)
Day One, a journal and note-taking app (normally $4.99)
How to Cook Everything, a cookbook (normally $9.99)
Over, a photo editing app (normally $1.99)
Traktor DJ for iPhone and iPad, an app for creating your own thumping club mixes (normally $4.99 and

$19.99)

Apple is yet to announce an end date to the freebie, so enjoy the free download while the celebration last.
Apple will be celebrating its app store's fifth birthday on Wednesday, July 10 2013

Click on the hyperlink above to download apps

quote author=TrebleChamp] Please can i upgrade my Dell Inspiron n5040 windows 7 professional 32 bit to windows 8? as in can it run windows 8 without any problem? Thanks[/quote]

The new windows 8.1 upgrade is only available to window's 8 users.You can install windows 8 on your computer if you would like to get windows latest OS 8.1 upgrade.

http://sodinc..com/2013/06/microsofts-windows-81-operating-system.html?m=1

Today Microsoft made a free preview version of its
brand new Windows 8.1 operating system available
to download. A current Windows 8 users can simply
go to Microsoft’s Windows preview website and
download the new update for free.The new operating system include the return of the Start button (sort
of), enhancements to desktop mode, changes to the
Start screen, multitasking enhancements and more.

sodinc..com/2013/06/microsofts-windows-81-operating-system.html?m=1

Facebook now has a Instagram of video, a new feature that allows users to create video of 15 seconds. 13 are filters to be applied to video before the release. This measure is intended to vines, which was acquired last year by Twitter.

Vine allows users something similar and has become very popular Twitter users. Instagram for video has very good features such as integrated video steady-cam, the videos look better, even if they can be taken up by a cell phone.

http://sodinc..com/2013/06/facebook-adds-video-sharing-on-instagram.html

Samsung delivers one of the nicer looking all-in-ones on the market with good overall performance, but weak gaming capabilities.


Samsung possesses one of the better design aesthetics in the industry, and it shows in the design of the 23.6-inch display model of the Series 7 All-in-One. This $1000 PC will draw many an admiring look, and its Core i5 CPU helps it deliver smooth everyday performance and wonderful movie viewing. But gameplay is strictly low-res, and as with most all-in-ones, you're paying a lot for the form factor.


The new All in One (AIO) PC builds on the premium aspects of the Samsung Series 9 Notebook with advanced engineering, craftsmanship and stylish design.

Beyond high performance, the new AIO PC Series 7 has been crafted to deliver an entirely new AIO PC experience. Driven by a 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i5-3470T Processor, 6GB RAM, dedicated AMD Radeon HD graphics and a Full HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080, the new AIO PC Series 7 embodies innovative sense recognition features such as 10-finger multi-touch screen control and hand gesture commands for touchless navigation.

pictures and more :http://sodinc..com/2013/06/samsung-unveils-all-in-on-pc-samsung.html

China's Huawei unveiled its flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, at its first standalone launch event on Tuesday, underlining its ambitions to compete with Apple and Samsung in the top tier of mobile technology.The company says the device, at 6.18 mm thick, is the world's slimmest. It has a 5 megapixel front-facing camera, designed for taking "self pictures", or pictures of the owner to be shared on social media networks.The company picked the launch date - 6/18 (June 18) - to tie in with the smartphone's 6.18 mm dimensions.

http://sodinc..com/2013/06/worlds-slimmest-phone-by-huawei.html

What to look out for in the next generation of the Samsung Galaxy series, after been trilled with the fascinating live companion features packed up in the Samsung Galaxy S 4. The fifth generation Samsung Galaxy 5 (SV) which is expected to pack a full HD Flexible Display, 128 storage, 4 GB RAM and 16 MP rear shooter, Jaw dropping features. The main issue that is rising is regarding the price of Galaxy S5 whether it will be affordable for everyone or not?

Read More & pics : http://sodinc..com/2013/06/get-ready-for-next-samsung-galaxy-s5.html

BlackBerry's operating system 10.2 has the ability to run Android apps, although the current version of BlackBerry 10 only works with apps from Android 2.3 Gingerbread and earlier. BlackBerry users are about to get a whole lot more apps to choose from, however, because the company on Thursday announced that BlackBerry 10.2 will finally add support for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which will give BlackBerry users access to apps that are more recent than the builds most Android devices are running. A beta release of the new BlackBerry Runtime for Android Apps and Plug-in for Android Development Tools was made available to developers, but BlackBerry 10.2 isn’t expected to arrive on devices until later this year. BlackBerry previously announced that the update will also bring support for standard Unicode emojis, multiple alarms, level 1 notifications, reminder timers and more.

http://sodinc..com/2013/06/new-blackberry-os-102-will-support.html

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Apple’s mobile platform just got a fresh new look.
The WWDC keynote is currently underway and amid
the flurry of announcements from today’s show,
Apple just debuted iOS 7, the latest version of its
wildly successful mobile platform. Apple said that it
has now sold more than 600 million iOS devices —
that’s roughly one iOS device for every 11 people on
the planet — but it’s just getting started. With iOS 7,
Apple has overhauled the iOS user interface for the
first time in nearly six years.

Continue... sodinc..com/2013/06/apple-unveils-ios7-with-new-interface.html?m=1

Facebook Launches verified pages.Facebook is verifying the authenticity of some accounts?, Now you can know for sure the real page of your favorite celebrities, thanks to a new Facebook feature: Verified Pages.
http://sodinc..com/2013/05/facebook-lauches-verified-pages.html

Systems and Material Research Corporation (SMRC) in Austin Texas have been given a grant of $125,000 to develop 3D printed food for astronauts. The first device Contractor plans to build under the six-month grant is based on RepRap's open-source hardware and will be designed to print a pizza comprised of three layers of nutritional powders mixed with water and oil. As the final frontier gets further and further away, NASA's need for a nutritious, long-lasting food supply suitable for space travel grows. Since the powders used in Contractor's design -- potentially sourced from insects, grass and algae -- have a shelf life of about 30 years, his 3D food printer would be well-suited to the task. If your appetite's survived the idea of snacks made from pulverized insects, you can watch the grant-winning prototype print some synthesized chocolate after the break. See printer schema and Video : http://sodinc..com/2013/05/3d-food-printer-lets-you-print-your-own.html

Google is set to launch its own wireless network soon this year. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that Google is looking to fund, build and help run wireless networks in emerging markets in Africa and Southeast Asia. The company is said to be interested in connecting people to the Internet who live outside of major cities, while at the same time improving speed in urban locations. Google will reportedly create the business model to support the networks in collaboration with local companies. Google is said to be trying to win over regulators to launch its wireless networks on airwaves that are typically reserved for TV broadcasts. These airwaves are capable of transmitting signals through buildings and other obstacles across longer distances than traditional cellular networks because they operate at lower frequencies. http://sodinc..com/2013/05/google-develops-wireless-networks-to.html

Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5S is widely expected to feature the same external design as its predecessor, but a different internal design. pictures and more here: http://sodinc..com/2013/05/apples-next-generation-iphone-5s.html

Consumer Reports declared the Samsung Galaxy S 4 as one of the most advanced Android smart phones ever, is our new top-rated smart phone.

http://sodinc..com/2013/05/the-worlds-best-smartphone-by-consumer.html

A video of an impressive Iphone 6 design concept was posted on youtube. Showing Iphone 6 mockup that, when set on a flat surface, can project a Mac keyboard from one side and a Mac desktop view projection from the other.The video, created by YouTube user Sonitdac, shows a rendered "iPhone 6" that looks similar to an iPhone 5.

Video and more here: http://sodinc..com/2013/05/iphone-6-design-concept-leak.html?m=1

A video of an impressive Iphone 6 design concept was posted on youtube. Showing Iphone 6 mockup that, when set on a flat surface, can project a Mac keyboard from one side and a Mac desktop from the other.The video, created by YouTube user Sonitdac, shows a rendered "iPhone 6" that looks similar to an iPhone 5.

Video and more here: http://sodinc..com/2013/05/iphone-6-design-concept-leak.html?m=1

Research In Motion unveiled that BBM is coming to Android and IOS, and said it will offer its once-popular BlackBerry Messenger service on iPhones and devices running Google's Android software.

CEO Thorsten Heins said the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices. He said iPhone and Android versions will be available for free, subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store. The messaging app will be launched globally this summer. This is a huge move for BlackBerry as it brings BB10's strongest feature to literally hundreds of millions of potential users.

I really can't wait for this, smart move from RIM.
Read more here :http://sodinc..com/2013/05/blackberry-bbm-will-soon-be-available.html