The guys at Google never cease to amaze!

Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently released a high profile statement on why he and his company felt Flash was no longer relevant on the mobile web. It signaled what has turned out to be a sort of tech “war” between Apple and Adobe, the makers of Flash. Steve’s very valid arguments seemed to have won many people over and increased mobile app and web developers interest in native apps and HTML5 respectively. Flash technology seemed doomed. But just when it seemed Apple had gained an upper hand, Adobe appear to have quickly switched their attention from the iPhone platform to others most notably Google Android, which according to reports has just out-sold the iPhone in the US. The video below shows Adobe evangelist Ryan Stewart showing off the full Flash experience on the Google Nexus One phone running the new super-performing OS:

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Here is a very creative outdoor advert I noticed at Old Street today. It features a full-scale model of the Nissan’s urban SUV, the Qashqai, seemingly balanced on a wall – How cool is that? Perhaps it’s another sign that this is truly the year of 3D and not necessarily limited to the screen.

Few weeks ago while reading Oo Nwoye’s blog, I was very disappointed to read a post about about Thisday’s, one of Nigeria’s foremost newspaper organisations’, potential website redesign. Nothing personally against the plans for a redesign. In fact, it is a redesign that is long overdue. My dismay comes from the fact that the “new” website (if actually the suspected plan is genuine) is a blatant copy of the BBC news website. Being one of Nigeria’s popular news destinations, one would expect that the people/person responsible for their online presence would be wary of copying the exact look of BBC News, another very popularly known news website.

It’s heart-warming to see Nigerian artists have a positive message in their songs for once. Olu Maintain and Kelly Handsome have already done their bit to glamorise getting rich through “419” so seeing this video by Cobhams, Banky W. and co is very encouraging indeed. Even though it’s a sponsored campaign by Microsoft, the message behind “Maga Don Pay” I think comes across very clearly without sounding cheesy and the song doesn’t sound bad either. Here’s hoping Nigerian artists as a whole add more positivity in their music (with or without corporate sponsorship) because they have the unique opportunity to reach impressionable young minds who the future of the nation depends on.

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Bored of thesame Facebook profile pictures, I make an attempt to be creative with mine:

Around this time last week, every Nigerian football supporter must have been looking forward to the weekend because by the end of it, Nigeria would have played her two biggest games of the year one after the other. On one hand, the Super Eagles (a name which just doesn’t feel right to say anymore) were playing their last group game for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Qualification for South Africa was not in their hands as they not only had to beat Kenya in Nairobi, they had to also hope that group leaders Tunisia would lose to Mozambique in order to qualify. Very slim chance for Nigeria indeed and Tunisia were clearly the favourite to grab the ticket even among the most optimistic ‘naija’ supporter. On the other hand, the Golden Eaglets (another outdated nickname but maybe perhaps more appropriate) were on course to win the Under-17 Youth World Cup on home soil. Nigeria had won the tournament before, and seem to have pedigree in the competition always reaching the final stages. More-so, being the host and with the team displaying some excellent skill in previous macthes, the Eaglets were the clear favourites for the final and the cup. Continue reading

It’s amazing that it has taken about 63 years for the design of the UK eletric plug to be so radically improved but that is just what a student of the Royal College of Arts has done. Min-Kyu Choi showcased his design at the college’s graduate show and seems to have been a deserved “show-stopper”. The main attraction to this design I believe is how it manages to compress the plug into a very sleek and compact component without loosing any functionality. Read more

It’s refreshing to see Chimamanda Adichie, one of Nigeria’s brightest and talented authors, featured on TEDtalks. In this video, she examines how our lives and cultures are composed of many overlapping stories. It’s a very eloquent and compelling case against people judging others based on stereotypes and misconceptions.