BlackBerry’s Precarious Situation

Before Apple’s iPhone came out in 2007, the smartphone market was in fact dominated by BlackBerry. One of its chief features was the familiar tactile keyboard that sat underneath the screen until BlackBerry decided in 2013 to take its phones in a new direction more traversed by its contemporaries and created a phone dominated entirely by a touch screen. Sales didn’t improve. On June 11, 2015, we learned from Reuters that the failing company may be choosing to run Android in future models. This raises many questions about the company’s fate and whether this was the right decision to make. Is Android the ideal operating system for BlackBerry phones?

BlackBerry’s Precarious Situation

In the earliest years of the 21st century, the BlackBerry was the phone to get. The BlackBerry basically set a precedent for what a smartphone was supposed to be like. It recorded video, browsed the Internet, and had an enlarged screen that was more than appropriate for the wide range of functions. Its victory over the smartphone market was short-lived, however, when Apple began to chip away at its market share. Since then, the story of Research In Motion (RIM), the company in charge of the BlackBerry phone line, has been marred by a sequence of disappointments. Its market share for the 2010s has been at around one percent, giving shareholders the impression that the company was grasping at straws to remain relevant in an economy where customers have different demands.
For a time, RIM has been largely successful with business-oriented users, popular among executives and professionals. This is due largely to the impressive security in its operating system, including its unique elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) algorithm. Since 2010, even among the business demographic, BlackBerry has been losing ground because of its lack of flexibility with applications. Enterprise apps on phones were largely abandoning BB in favor of iOS and Android. Today, you will be pressed to find a popular app that runs on it anymore.

Is Android A Solution?

Android has seen a great deal of success, overtaking Apple in sales in one of its few remaining bastions in February 2015. This was in no small part due to the availability of choice when buying Android phones. While Apple iOS runs exclusively on the iPhone manufactured by the same company, Android is capable of being licensed on a virtually unlimited number of devices. This brings us to BlackBerry, a company struggling to maintain relevance with an operating system that very few people are showing any interest in. According to the report by Reuters, while RIM (now known as BlackBerry Limited) desires to continue the development of the BlackBerry operating system, it appears to release phones that also run Android to help it pick up market share outside of its niche.
Should this come to fruition, I see no immediate change in BlackBerry’s fate unless they also spend considerable time forming a proper marketing strategy for these new devices. If BlackBerry can maintain the level of security it has while running Android, I think it could be a splendid opportunity to provide both professional and privacy-minded consumers with a new platform to work with.
What do you think? Would you buy a BlackBerry phone if it ran on Android?

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The way you express your sexuality is shaped by your acquisition of relevant knowledge and also by your individuality and your personal circumstances.

Whether you’re newlyweds or in a long time marital relationship, sexually challenged or able-bodied, young or old couples, think of your sexuality as a unique part of who you are. As the saying goes, fine wine and classic cars improve with age, so also let your sexuality and marriage relationship improve as the days go by. There are many “right” ways to experience great sex; today, we shall be looking into how to keep the sexual love life healthy and hot for years to come.

When able-bodied men noticed that their erection is different from what it used to be or is not as hard and does not last as long, coupled with the fact that the experience of ejaculation may not feel as strong as it used to, they are quick to associate virility with youthfulness. But I have found out that this may be due, in part, to just the weakening of the pelvic-floor muscles. Pelvic-floor muscles are responsible for drawing blood to the genitals during sexual activity, affecting erection and orgasm. And all that is needed is just a daily regime of Kegel exercise. The exercise actually fixes the problem up to 100 per cent regardless of age or prevailing circumstances.

Another common occurrence men of all ages notice at one time or the other is the experience of a longer refractory period; this is the time it takes the body to be ready for another erection after the first ejaculation, the period between the first and the next ejaculation. In some cases, the cooling off period may be as long as 12 to 24 hours or more or never. If you’ve climaxed, but you or your wife isn’t ready for the sexual experience to end just yet, the best approach is to focus on meeting your wife’s needs or on activities that don’t require an immediate erection. For example, you don’t need an erection for giving your wife an oral sex or manually stimulating her clitoris or sucking her breast or giving her a heavy foreplay that leaves her panting and wanting more. The magic of this is, it helps you to forget about your present predicament and refocus your attention on some other thing. This will spontaneously give an unexpected strong magical erection.

However, remember that whatever you do, don’t get stressed worrying about your virility. This is a sudden occurrence that comes once in a while and not a sign that you’re losing your touch. And you will likely find that the different sexual activities you engage in without an erection are still very pleasurable for you and your wife. Just be sure to reassure your wife that the longer time between your erections is not a reflection of how you feel about her. One of the best ways you can take control of this occasional occurrence is to press the end of your penis into her clitoral head while you are thrusting in and out. Make sure you linger in her vaginal entrance, where the most sensitive nerve endings are. So instead of deep ‘gbam’ ‘gbam’ thrusting, just focus on small, shallow thrusting movements that penetrate the first two to three inches of her vagina. This will not only help you to master the ejaculation but will trigger your wife’s arousal even if she has 3rd degree female genital mutilation [circumcision] and she will be 90 per cent of the time have a good orgasm. The trick here is when you help her have an orgasm first, it relieves you of some of the pressure to perform and the psychological anxiety that feeds into premature ejaculation. Wave off an early emission with some extra attention to her arousal because many husbands by this last much longer the second time around. And the more you practise, the longer that first time will last.

One best thing that helps this is to make your wife stay on top always. When she’s on top, your penis is less stimulated, then ask her to go slowly and slowly; long and fast thrusting is hazardous to a man’s endurance. This is because the area

Sex is mostly seen as a pleasurable act, even though medical experts have said repeatedly that it is medicinal and a form of exercise.

Regardless, sexual intercourse is deemed to be one of the most enjoyable acts for both men and women. However, reaching orgasm, which is a climax of sexual excitement, characterised by feelings of pleasure centered in the genitals, has been found to reduce the likelihood of men having prostate cancer.

In fact, apart from the health benefits of sex, it has been proven that reaching orgasm could improve one’s health. Despite boosting testosterone levels, it helps men and women to sleep better and reduce insomnia, while relieving them of stress, because the oxytocin hormone released in the process relieves tension and stimulates feelings of warmth and relaxation.

Also, previous studies have shown that apart from enhancing people’s sense of smell, the oxytocin hormone released during orgasm helps people’s social feel, enhance their trust and bonding with others.

Notably, men’s orgasm is complemented by ejaculation. But, interestingly, a study has shown that apart from reaching the peak of sexual enjoyment, an orgasm a day can lower a man’s risk of prostate cancer, which is one of the most common types of cancer in men and it is common in men who are about 40 years and above and its diagnosis increases with age.

A 2012 study by the World Cancer Research Fund International had shown that more than 1.1 million cases of prostate cancer are recorded in a year, which reflects the prevalence of the disease.

But according to the study, men who have more sex and ejaculate more frequently lower their risk of the disease. In fact, the study pointed out that those who ejaculate 21 times in a month significantly cut their risk of prostate cancer by 22 per cent.

Prostate on its own is a small walnut-shaped gland that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.

The researchers from Harvard Medical School in the United States explained that orgasm flushes out cancer-causing chemicals from the system, giving room for a replacement by new ones. Thus, the more the orgasm a man has the more his body would have been ridden of such chemicals.

In the study, the researchers followed about 32,000 healthy men aged between 40 and 49 for 18 years. They were asked to calculate their average monthly frequency of ejaculation during the period and the previous year when they were aged between 20 to 29, 40 to 49 and in the year 1991.

The researchers also took into account factors such as diet, lifestyle and whether the participants have a history of the cancer.

The study found that when compared to those who had orgasm for four to seven times, out of whom 3,839 of the participants were diagnosed with prostate cancer, participants who had orgasms for about 21 times a month reduced their risk of having the cancer.

The researchers added that orgasm, apart from flushing out old cells, also stops the build-up of old cells that may turn cancerous.

“Another theory is that if sperm is regularly cleaned out to allow new cells to develop, it helps to flush out old cells and stop the build-up of old ones that could turn cancerous,” the researchers told Mail Online.

One of the participants, Dr. Jennifer Rider, said the results were particularly encouraging but should be interpreted with caution.

Rider said, “While these data are the most compelling to date on the potential benefit of ejaculation on prostate cancer development, they are observational data and should be interpreted somewhat cautiously.

“At the same time, given the lack of modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer, the results of this study are particularly encouraging.”

He noted further that orgasm itself has protective benefits as the hormones oxytocin and dehydroepiandrosterone are released during orgasm, adding that oxytocin has the power to lower blood pressure in women, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease at the same time.

Faze, a member of the defunct Plantashun Boyz, is not somebody many would forget in a hurry. Since the group broke up many years ago, Faze has managed to come out with some hit singles that have rocked the airwaves.

But in recent times, the singer went underground. It was a big surprise to so many that he was among the artistes that performed during the presidential inauguration gala held in Abuja late last month.

Speaking to Saturday Beats on how he landed the deal, Faze said it was basically through God’s favour. However, he could not forget that the former Baylesa State governor has been of immense help to his career.

“I think that was God’s grace and favour, basically. We have people we work with and they are doing their work properly. My management is doing their work properly too, so that helped. And then I have a good rapport with some people in government, especially Timipre Sylva. He was actually the one that made it happen. He’s been like a father to me. Also, I’ve known some of them for a long time,” he said.

Talking about his absence in the music industry, Faze said he has been working underground.

“I’ve been working on a project and I’m almost done with it. What is holding it is the collaboration I’m doing with some friends. So, knowing that they all have their schedules, I have to give them that consideration, and when I feel they have the time, I’ll work with them. The album is coming out this year but I won’t specify the time. The album is titled ‘2000&Faze’. The promo for the songs will soon hit the airwaves,” he said.

Faze has not ruled out the possibility of Plantashun Boys coming back together as he said, “We are planning on working on a new album together.”

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Don’t tell anyone I told you this, and remember it’s just between you and me. If anyone finds out, you are on your own,’ such is usually the intro or the concluding part of a gossip.

Men call it ‘mere discussion’ while women call it ‘gist’, but regardless of the colouration people try to give it, it is called gossip, defined simply as an idle talk between two or more persons, and usually about the affairs of others. It can also be defined as a casual conversation about other people, typically involving their private lives and usually sweet to the hearing.

Women used to be seen as gossiping and spreading rumours but experts say men seem to be better gossip.

According to a study conducted by a global research company, Onepoll, men are not just the bigger gossips, they spend more time gossiping than women. The story says men are more likely to expose the dirt about other people than women.

The study conducted by a global research company, Onepoll, found that men are happier when gossiping with their colleagues and that their contribution to the ‘chat’ gives them a feel of belonging. The findings of the study were published on Telegraph Online.

In the course of the study in which 5,000 people participated, it was found that men spend an average of 76 minutes gossiping with their friends while women spend just 52 minutes.

The study also found that while men prefer to exchange gossip in the office, mostly with their colleagues at work, women prefer to ‘confide in their friends’ while at home.

Male participants in the study pointed out that topics that usually dominate their ‘discussion’ with their male colleagues or friends include women, female colleagues at work, especially the most attractive ones, salaries and their sexual relationships, while the female participants said they were usually interested in other women, family issues, in-laws and celebrities.

While one third of the male participants said they were usually in their happiest mood when gossiping with their colleagues, 58 per cent said gossiping gave them a sense of belonging while 31 per cent of the men said they preferred chatting with their partners to having sexual relationship.

A spokesperson for the company said, “It is commonly believed that women are the ones who love to spread rumours and gossip about their friends behind their backs, but this poll proves that men aren’t as bad as women, they are worse!

“We found that men will do anything they can to be the centre of attention with their colleagues and peers. At the end of the day, hot gossip spices up what would otherwise be another boring day at the office for them.

“Women also love to talk about news, but rather than focusing on politics or government issues, news about soap operas, family issues, celebrities and other women are more likely to cause a debate and keep them busy.

“And for women, any type of relationship is up for discussion, whether it is their own, their friends, their friends’ friends or their bond with their mother-in-law, while topics dear to men include the local news agenda, rumours about possible relationships in the office or the boss, promotions, sex and salaries.”

The study further pointed out that more than half of women discuss details about their private lives with their friends while men’s discussion is usually dominated by happenings at work and their sexual relationship or escapades.

“Although they discuss very different things during their gossiping sessions, men and women agree on one thing – talking with more mates, work colleagues or partners makes them feel like they belong,” the study added.

Topics of interest to men, according to the study, include drunken friends, old school friends, female workmates, the sexiest girl at work, spreading rumours, promotions (who deserves it and who does not), sexual relationships and about the bosses and their activities and lifestyle.

On the other hand, topics of interest to women include other women, news, relationship

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47 year old, Ex-international and Nigeria’s Dream Team VI Coach, Samson Siasia and his heartthrob Eunice were given a surprise treat by members of Nigeria’s U23 players and back room staff on their 30th wedding anniversary.

Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967 in Lagos) is a former football striker from Nigeria and the former head coach of the Nigerian Men National football team (The Super Eagles) from 2010 to October 2011.

He is presently the coach of the national U-23 men’s football team, Dream

Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has said that he does not know how old he is.

This confession is coming at a time the celebrity, who is also popularly called ‘Area father’ is celebrating his birthday.

Charly Boy, in an interview with journalists, wonders how people arrived at the conclusion that he is 64 years old.

“I’m not particular about how old or young the number is. What I care about is the age of my mind and then the age of my body.

“From my look, my energy and all, I feel 35 or slightly younger. That is the age of my mind. Going by my experiences, my responsibilities, my wisdom and all, I should be about 87 years old,” he says.

Regarding his lifestyle and fashion, the entertainer notes that they have always depended on his mood.

He adds, “I dress the way I feel. My happy moments are when my usefulness is engaged, when I see the influence I bring into people’s lives, when I’m able to add value and make a measurable contribution to individuals and society.

“I hate to say goodbye. I find it hard to do so. That’s why you may not find me seeing cherished people to the airport unless we are travelling together. Same for my relationships. I love forever.”

Speaking on family, Charly boy notes that his children are his joy and pride.

“Unlike some parents who can’t truly love more than a child at a time, I love all my children in different ways and I see a bit of me in all of them, up to my siblings, grandchildren and all. Family is really what I have been blessed with, and my happiest moments have been family times,” the former president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria adds.

Although he admits that time has forced him to slow down, he says he has no regrets concerning his past.

“Regrets don’t exist in my dictionary. I live life on the edge and to change it would mean doing things in traditional or conventional ways. To do that, for me, is to give up the ghost. If it’s not daunting and scary, it certainly is not for me.”

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Another pirated movie pits Nollywood practitioners against faceless copyright offenders, CHUX OHAI writes

Nearly two months after popular actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, said, in an interview with our correspondent, that he was not prepared to release his current movie titled ‘October 1’ in DVD format till he had finished with other distribution channels, copyright offenders hit the streets of Lagos with pirated copies of the film on Monday

As pirated copies of ‘October 1’ were openly sold for N500 each by roadside hawkers in different parts of the city, actor Yemi Sodimu, in what looked like a show of solidarity to the filmmaker, confronted some people found selling the pirated film in traffic and single-handedly confiscated several copies between Tuesday and Wednesday.

But investigation by our correspondent on Thursday showed that Sodimu’s action did not begin and end with the seizure of Afolayan’s pirated movie. The celebrated actor also seized pirated copies of Ayo Makun’s ’30 Days in Atlanta’, which has been described as one of the highest selling Nigerian movies in recent time.

Several hours after Sodimu unofficially started this unexpected, yet inevitable campaign, he wrote on his Facebook page, “Time to ignore the government and wage the war ourselves. I seized these copies of ‘October 1’ and others in the traffic today. Please join in this war. Let’s stop the madness NOW.”

With this statement and the implied invitation to fellow Thespians, as well as other concerned Nigerians, Sodimu has introduced a new dimension to the war against the activities of faceless pirates and other copyright offenders who have been feeding fat on the intellectual property of Nollywood practitioners for many years.

The continuous onslaught by faceless pirates, believed to be operating from undiscovered hideouts within the popular Alaba International Market in Lagos, has been a source of constant anxiety to Afolayan and other Nollywood filmmakers.

Once, the celebrated filmmaker had, in an interview with our correspondent, viewed the current trend among pirates to reproduce highest grossing Nollywood movies in DVDs with great concern.

Earlier, Nollywood producer and chief executive of G-Media, Chief Gabe Okoye, had an unpleasant encounter with suspected criminals at the popular Alaba International Market, who allegedly pirated some Nollywood movies currently distributed by his company. The films include Mahmood Ali-Balogun’s ‘Tango with me’, Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Phone Swap’ and Obi Emelonye’s ‘Onyeozi’.

Apart from leaving a sour taste in Okoye mouth, the encounter seemed to have exposed some of the real forces behind the continued existence of piracy in the country.

Before then, realising the extent of the leakage of ’30 Days in Atlanta’, Makun wrote an open letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, requesting an urgent investigation of the illegal sale of pirated copies of ‘30 Day in Atlanta’ in the streets.

He wrote, “The continued dominance of piracy will lead to producers refusing to make more movies for fear of incurring losses. Producers who go ahead to make movies may be unable to pay back the loans accessed due to the activities of these vandals. Miscreants should not be allowed to steal the intellectual property of honest and hardworking citizens with impunity, while the owners impotently look on.”

Also in July 2014 and less than three weeks after Half of A Yellow Sun, a film adaptation of the award-winning novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, opened in the cinemas in Nigeria, scores of itinerant vendors were observed hawking pirated copies of the movie in different parts of the Lagos metropolis.

A leading movie marketer and distributor in Lagos had confirmed that the copies of the film sold on the streets were pirated.

However, seasoned filmmaker, Kunle Kelani, who has also been a victim of piracy, roundly condemned the latest attack on ‘October 1’.

In a statement made available on Thursday, Kelani

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