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Eta Uso Jr

You won't be wrong in defining me as a combination of creativity, humility and discipline. People say I am Young, Smart and Incredibly Intelligent. An outstanding Electrical / Electronic Engineer with a Masters in Artificial Intelligence and Computing. Also possessing great passion for Information Technology and an ever active Delegate at the yearly GITEX Technology Week, Dubai, UAE - The Middle-East's most prestigious Information Technology event.
Eta Uso Jr has written 161 posts for Eta's Digital WareHouse

32 Infected Apps Found On Google Play Store

  Google has once again come under fire from security experts over its laissez-faire approach to its Play app store. Security researchers at Lookout found 32 apps on Google Play that were infected by malware called BadNews. The malware sends messages to premium rate text numbers. It is designed to lay dormant for weeks after … Continue reading

Nigeria Is Now Mobile Number Portability Ready

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again fixed another date for the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). This time, the commission chose April 22 as the new launch date across all networks of Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). “We are going to celebrate it in a colourful launch that will hold in Lagos … Continue reading

The New PlayStation 4 – What To Expect

The PlayStation 4 exists and it’s coming to a living room near you – and since you’re reading this, possibly even your own. No one has seen it yet. No one has felt its smooth edges, and no one has smelled its new console smell. But we know that developers are working on games, and … Continue reading

RIM Now Blackberry – Launches Blackberry 10

The much-awaited launch of new handsets and software for BlackBerry marks an exciting time for RIM, the parent company. At a stroke it gives RIM hardware and software that is industry-leading, not to mention excitingly different from the competition. Where some phone operating systems offer still, unchanging icons, BB10 has active tiles which update of … Continue reading

2012 in review

The WordPress stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 93,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that … Continue reading

First African-Designed’ Smartphone And Tablet

A smartphone and tablet said to be the first designed by an African company has been launched. The products, designed by Congolese entrepreneur Verone Mankou, are manufactured in China. His company VMK’s devices run Google’s Android software. They will retail at $170 (£105) for the smartphone and $300 (£185) for the tablet. “Only Africans can … Continue reading

BBM Voice Chat – A First Hand Review

Finally got settled and decided to carry out an upgrade of my Blackberry Messenger Application. Apparently, what quickened my decision to carry out the upgrade was the enticing and boldly displayed new BBM (Blackberry Messenger) Voice Chat feature. I would not want to bore you with all the nitty gritty about the installation and compulsory … Continue reading

Nigerian Communications Commission Bans Telecoms Operators From Promos, Lotteries Etc

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Monday  placed an indefinite ban on all telecoms promotions and lotteries. Director, Public Affairs for NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who gave the hint, said the decision became necessary, following increased congestion across networks that was traced to incessant promos and lotteries. The ban according to Ojobo, would cover all proposed … Continue reading

Apple iPad Goes Mini

Apple will begin selling a new eight inch version of its iPad on Friday, to compete with tablets made by rivals like Amazon of the United States, and competitors in Asia, like Sony or Samsung. A few new and exciting features of the new iPad Mini includes; A beautiful 7.9 inch display Powerful A5 chip … Continue reading

RIM Begins Training Of Nigerian Application Developers For BlackBerry OS10.0

Research In Motion (RIM), makers of BlackBerry, has commenced a series of training for Nigerian app developers with the aim of helping them build capacity for BlackBerry’s new platforms. The BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam developer forum will commence today (Tuesday) at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) facility in Lagos. The week-long programme will also feature sessions … Continue reading

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