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Facebook Free Internet Service To Be Put On Hold

Data services in some parts of the world can be very expensive and quite a lot of people would be glad if there is free internet for all especially in a country like India where a large population of people 252 million out of 1.3 billion have access to substantial data and Internet services. To help more Indians have access to the Internet, the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg decided to roll out free Internet to the masses known as Free Basics. The  Free Basics  initiative which started 10 months ago in conjunction with Reliant Communications is now unfortunately put on hold by the government due to certain bodies sharing concerns that it violates  net neutrality principles. According to www.smartcritique.com , "In Free Basics, one will get just a Facebook version and very few other websites and services. Free Basics does not only betray itself but it is also against the concept of Net Neutrality." In the worlds of Mark Zuckerberg, "the internet is one of...

BlackBerry Trade-In Program Coming To Nigeria Soon

Seeing how successful BlackBerry trade-in program had been in India where the sales of BlackBerry Z10 have boosted by 40%, it won't be surprising to see BlackBerry doing the same in other areas and Africa especially - in fact it's an excellent idea for it to be done worldwide. As far as Africa is concerned, Nigeria is a place where a lot of smartphone users own BlackBerry devices more than any other smartphone. However, there are more older BlackBerry devices being used than there are BlackBerry 10 devices used due to the high price of the newer BlackBerry 10 devices. Consequently, it would be a wise choice to extend the trade-in programme used in India in Nigeria. The result seen in India would automatically be seen in Nigeria also. It shouldn't be too difficult to know that this tactic is very good in retaining doubtful fans and fans that are about to bolt out of the BlackBerry atmosphere.  Furthermore BlackBerry 10 users will automatically increase the morale of develope...