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A GAMMA RAY ATTACK

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EMP: I am sure you have rarely heard that acronym. It means Electromagnetic PULSE. What does it mean and where does it come from? Well, the sun is a massive continues exploding bomb, relatively stable somewhat. But sometimes it ‘coughs’. And when that cough is in the direction of the earth, we see it as sun flares. It does cause lots of problems for life on earth. The sun flare pushes off massive energetic particles towards the earth, chiefly among them being gamma rays. These high energy particles can blind satellites, disrupt communications and power systems and sometimes can fry out the satellites altogether. Well, the sun isn’t the point here because it is not an enemy, and it is not likely that the sun will be angry enough to cough so badly as to fry the earth. The real culprit is man himself. EMP had been kept low by scientist because of potential wrong application by rouge regimes against another target Nation. An EMP attack can effectively be deployed as a weapo...
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Analysts: Don’t expect big sales of 5G phones anytime soon

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Wireless operators in the United States have promised to launch 5G services as early as this year—but don’t expect many customers to upgrade to a new 5G smartphone anytime soon. According to two new analyst forecasts, sales of 5G smartphones will remain paltry for at least the next several years. For example, Strategy Analytics said that it expects the first 5G commercial handsets to go on sale starting in early 2019, but the firm said that 5G handsets will only account for 5% of global handset sales by 2021. “5G smartphone sales will begin in China, Japan, South Korea and the USA from 2019,” analyst Ville-Petteri Ukonaho  cautioned in a release from the firm . “But volumes in 2019 will be in just the millions, and only barely in the tens of millions in 2020.” Similarly,  Gartner predicted that , by 2021, just 9% of smartphones sold will support 5G. Related:  Editor’s Corner—What we know, and what we don’t know, about 5G in the U.S. “By 2021, 5G n...
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Paul Jacobs explores buyout options for Qualcomm, may resign from board: reports

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A complicated drama is playing out at wireless silicon specialist Qualcomm, thanks to its former chairman, Paul Jacobs. He is reportedly considering stepping down from the board at the chipmaker, after it became known that he was exploring opportunities to acquire the wireless leader and take it private. People familiar with the matter  told  the Financial Times that Jacobs approached several investors to explore funding options for a takeover, including Japan’s SoftBank Group, which owns its own silicon company, ARM Holdings. Other sources  have said  that Jacobs may exit the board. Last week, Jacobs was stripped of his executive chairman title, likely in an effort to appease the angry shareholders who have increasingly questioned the company’s leadership. That move came as the company tried to fend off a $117 billion hostile takeover bid by rival chipmaker Broadcom, a deal that was  quickly blocked  by President Donald Trump on the b...
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ZTE returns to profitability ahead of potential U.S. trade tariffs

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Chinese handset maker and telecom supplier ZTE Corp. has reported full-year net profit of 4.57 billion yuan, or about $721 million. That’s a whopping increase of 293.8% over 2016, and marks a return to profitability after faltering a year earlier. It also reported revenue of 109 billion yuan in 2017, which is 7.5% higher than a year earlier. The swing back to black isn’t unexpected: The company said that 2016’s net loss of 2.4 billion yuan was a direct result of a  $892 million fine paid  to the United States for breaking U.S. trade sanctions; absent the penalty, ZTE said it would have made 3.8 billion yuan in net profit. For 2017, the company reported 64 billion yuan in revenue from its carrier networks division, 35 billion yuan in the consumer segment, and 10 billion yuan from its government and enterprise businesses. Out of the total, 62 billion yuan came from domestic activities in China, and 47 bilion yuan came from international markets. Aside from its mark...
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9MOBILE UP FOR GRAB SOON

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The race to acquire 9mobile, Nigeria’s fourth largest telecoms network operator, is taking a new dimension, as Dangote Group and Helios Towers are already emerging as the top two contenders among the 16 local and international companies bidding to acquire it. A source from Barclays, which is the official institution assigned to receive and evaluate bids from companies that have expressed their interest to acquire and invest in 9mobile, told THISDAY that contrary to the expectations of industry stakeholders, that the big multinationals may likely win the bid process, there is a new dimension, which clearly shows that Dangote and Helios Towers are taking the early lead in the ongoing bid exercise, which is expected to be concluded by early next week, and result announced.  ccording to THISDAY’s investigation, the two top contenders are not new to telecoms business, as they both have vested interests in promoting telecoms business in Nigeria. Dangote Group that is bidding with ...
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THE MAKING OF THE H-BOMB: NUCLEAR FISSION

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THE MAKING OF THE H-BOMB: NUCLEAR FISSION Cool! I promised to do this but this week has been hectic. However let’s get down to it as promised. The intent again is to steer interest in science as it is always in all my science expedition. My goal is to build a critical mass of Africans that can see science not as what they have been told but for what it is: A FUN expedition. IT is not intended to deliver a tool to those with mischievous intents. I got a number of calls from well-meaning friends asking me not to proceed. I gave them thoughts, trust me and have moderated what I should have penned down. So let’s proceed. As in all things in nature, the secrets are hidden. Life is encoded in secrets; however a search will deliver those secrets. So is this subject. We must search out the secrets by a concerted research endeavor and efforts. We cannot sit idly by and expect God to do our work, like I used to say, to outsource our responsibilities to God.  Nothing happens if we ...
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CRYPTO CURRENCY: What should I do?

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Just resuming my blog after a long absence. So let me take a bit of digression today before we continue on our tech trends! Let’s take a look at this emerging means of transaction. First, it’s still risky like every new thing. You must understand that. So the key word is caution. Tread cautiously. Should I keep away completely because of the risks involved? My answer is a capital NO. If you keep away, there is a high possibility that you will eventually lose out completely. So make an investment there with your mind clear as crystal. In every gambling, the key to success is “knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep.” Currency itself, as in money, was not started by government when it began but was eventually taken over by government and central banks where created to both manage and regulate the flow of money. Crypto currency is gradually gaining such momentum as well; many central banks including Nigeria’s CBN are beginning to take interest, but we don’t know wh...
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