CBN deploys 60,000 terminals

Hi fwnds,

The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has announced that they have deployed 60,000 POS machines. This is about 50% increment on the 40,000 terminals planned initially.

Mr Chidi Umeano, Head of Shared Service Office at CBN, disclosed this at the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) meeting last week.

Oracle have now released an update of the standard edition of the Java and JavaFX rich client application platform. Java has been a problem on Mac systems lately with the Flashback botnet serving as a Java-based attack against Macs.
Hasan Rizvi, senior vice president of Oracle Fusion Middleware and Java Products at Oracle said and i quote:
"With the upcoming Mac OS X port, we look forward to delivering simultaneous releases of the JRE across all major operating systems later this year, so all Java users will be able to take advantage of the latest features and security fixes."

Big ups to Oracle!

New Facebook Ads coming to your Phone & PC

Hey peeps,

Facebook recently announced that it's about to start advertisements to smartphones and Computer. This is as part of its push to appeal to Wall Street and advertisers in advance of its mega-IPO.

The big boyz gat makin big money u know...

Pope Benedict go twitter

Well, what have we got here?A tech savvy Pope.First,it was a Youtube. Later he urged priests around the world to blog and use other social media sites to speak to congregants. No he's going twitter.

Pope Benedict sir,u too much!!!!

Microsoft to upgrade ASP .Net for faster-loading Web-apps

Hi Pals,

This is a good news for all my Dot Net fwnds as Microsoft as is now upgrading its ASP.Net MVC software. This will add mobile Web functionalty and capabilities for building Web applications that load faster.

Big ups to Microsoft!

Apple acquires a search engine

Good news for all Apple lovers as you can now find mobile apps based on their functions and not just their names. This is because Apple has just bought Chomp,a search company based in San Francisco.
The price is undisclosed tho...

Dot Net 2011 on the way

Microsoft will incorporate a number of new tools in its next edition of Visual Studio that will allow developers to work more closely with operations personnel.This was announced in Thursday webcast introducing the next version of Microsoft's Integrated Development Environment(IDE).

Guess, Dot Net developers can't wait