Virgin Galactic Space Tourism

Space Tourism Virgin Galactic takes on the world view

It seems that sky is not the limit after all, literally. There’s been a lot of research and development going on in the science & tech world, related to space travelling and tourism, thus there are several firms trying to make it possible.

Having explored the Earth to its core, the companies are now trying to reach out now, i.e. in the space. World View and Virgin Galactic are two leading firms, moving ahead in the field of space tourism. While the main motto of Richard Branson’s baby Virgin Galactic remains to make possible tourism at an altitude of about 360,000 feet, the humble World View will target the 100,000 feet altitude.

Since Virgin Galactic will be offering sub-orbital rides, the cost normally goes up, to ~$250,000, as compared to that of World View’s, $75,000.

Some of the differences between the two rides are:

• Since Virgin Galactic will take you in the space, you’ll be able to feel the weightlessness. Yea, you get to fly. On the other hand, with World View, you’ll remain under the influence of gravity.


• The two firms employ different techniques to take you up there. While Virgin Galactic offers a rocket propelled ride, World View’s Helium balloon will take your gondola up there.


• The last and the most significant difference lies in the amount of time that you get to adore the space. With Virgin Galactic, despite the above mentioned perks, you don’t get much time to stay in the space, but with World View’s “spacecraft”, you get to spend a handsome couple of hours!

As more and more firms rise, the cost will automatically come down, and who knows, you’ll be reading this blog from up there then!

Virgin Galactic Space Tourism

Nokia"s new phablet Lumia 1520 and 1320

Nokia’s new phablet Lumia 1520 and 1320

The successful Lumia series is back with a new lineup of two phablets, Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320. This is the first time Nokia has come up with phablets.

Lumia 1320 manages to pack a 6-inch 720p IPS Clearback display, and is powered by a dual-core 1.7 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon. It runs the latest windows phone 8 operating system, and with 1GB of RAM, multi tasking becomes a piece of cake. Apart from that, Lumia 1320 has an 8GB of internal memory.

The 5.0 MP camera in this phablet is, as expected from the Lumia series, good. The Lumia 1320, bundled with a 3400mAh battery, represents the best deal of the bunch.

The Lumia 1520 is Nokia’s high-end “phablet” and a powerhouse of productivity, featuring a six inch 1080p display, and a qualcomm snapdragon 800 2.2 GHz Quad-core CPU powering it. The Lumia 1520 is Nokia’s first update 3 device featuring the Lumia “Black” firmware, a rolling cover and a 20 MP camera with a F/2.0 lens which gives you a clear shot. The device also has a 32 GB of internal storage, expandable to 64GB, which will give you enough space. Aa 2 GB of RAM, making multi-tasking an easy affair. Also, the 1520 has a massive 3400 mAh battery.

Compared to Lumias, the 1520 has 4 high-amplitude audio capture (HAAC) microphones on board to give it excellent audio fidelity, on calls and while recording videos. Lumia 1520 also features a new refocus lens and several productivity apps from NOKIA.

It is available in 4 colours including yellow, white, black and glossy red.

The kicker is that both 1520 and 1320 both support 4G LTE and HSPA+ connectivity. And both of have NFC and DLNA which will make sharing fun.

Nokia"s new phablet Lumia 1520 and 1320

Sub Heineken’s Countertop Chills Beer

Sub Heineken’s Countertop Chills Beer

With even start-ups now offering beer pints as perks to the employees, you must already know how important beer has become!

Be it during the soccer match, or the ICC World Cup, or a date, or even a night at the disc, a chilled beer is always in demand. To cater to this demand of the people, although there are several cooling products already available in the market, but the leading market player, “Heineken” has come up with a brand new product called “The Sub”.

Yea, as you’d have already noticed it, the name is inspired from the word “Submarine”, because of the design of the appliance. The Sub lets you to chill your beer to an awesome 2 degrees temperature, thus abiding by the “Chiller the beer, better it is” law!

On the design front, Marc Newson, a very well-known product designer, has put his genius to do the work, as a result of which the product that we get is ‘beer-friendly’, and pouring the beer out of the appliance are a piece of cake. The Sub is compact in size, and weighs about 6.8kg, hence fits in your kitchen without much of an effort.

The body of this chiller is made up of pressurized aluminum, while the tray inside it is of Magnetic drip type. From the inside, the Sub can contain about 2L of beer, which’s sufficient for a session!

The noise levels during the operation are moderate, at 25dB, and also, it won’t burn a hole in your pocket with the electricity bill, as it has been accredited with an A+ energy rating.

The only con about The Sub is its, at present, incompatibility with other brands.

The Sub comes with a 2yr warranty.

Sub Heineken’s Countertop Chills Beer

Frank the World’s first bionic man

Remember that robo girl from the hit tele series “Small Wonder”? Well, the concept has finally materialized with the invention of what is now being hailed as the, “World’s first bionic man”, named, Frank, which is a nick, derived from the word ‘Frankenstein’.

Frank is not your day-to-day robot like ASIMO by Sony, etc, but it is, in literal terms, a perfect example of human meeting a machine. It is made up of 28 artificial and several other synthetic organs, which are similar to those found in you and me, including a beating heart! Yes, it’s that real!

Built by the engineers at Shadow Robot Co in England, ‘Frank’ is the baby of Dr Bertolt Meyer’s mind, who himself has an embedded bionic arm, and is a professor at the University of Zurich.

The artificial organs in this real life technological miracle were contributed by several laboratories from across the globe. On the technical front, Frank has more than 200 processors working for it to facilitate various activities like walking and talking. To give it a more real feel, the engineers have put in more than 1000 sensors beneath the robo’s skin, to ensure that the “touch” and “temperature changes” sensations are felt by it, and accordingly responded to.

Frank is by far the most realistic humanoid that has been made, as it has organs, limbs, eyes, etc just like us. Building this machine burnt a hole of about 1 million dollars in the pocket of investors.

Although we cannot ignore the fact that Frank’s walking speed is quite a competitor to that of a snail’s, but it is surely a huge step in the field of bionics.

New BMW i3 Electric Car Coming Soon

 New BMW i3 Electric Car Coming Soon

Well, this time, the luxury car maker BMW has gone into the “Eco-friendly” mode, with the 2014 BMW i3.

The makers this time have tried to address the ‘busy roads’ problem. The BMW i3 is an apt city car, most suited to the driving environment and conditions of Asian and European cities.

Exterior:

Unlike other electric cars, the i3 will impress you at the very first glance. The car’s 19-inches, projected, wheels make it look bigger and will surely give you a feel of an MUV from the outside.

Interiors:

The interiors are neat and well designed with BMW’s latest design called LifeDrive architecture, which will impress you instantly. The seats have been raised, so that the passengers are able to look outside with an ease.

Operation:

The motor is located beneath the Drive module, and is powerful enough to drive you smoothly through the highways, but upon reaching ~80-100kph, its sound becomes quite audible. One-foot driving can be done easily as the brakes are not at all aggressive.

Apart from that, the Li-ion battery of the i3 has a capacity of 18.8kWh, which is rechargeable at 220 volts, and takes about 6-8 hours to reach the 100%-charged point. If you wish to charge the vehicle at home, you can avail the BMW i Wallbox apparatus, and get it installed in your house.

Mileage:

Depending upon the mode you use the i3 in, you can cover from ~140 to 190 kms on a single charge.

Specifications:

Electric motor:  Output: 125kW

Max Torque: 250Nm

Top speed fully electric: 150 km/h

Acceleration 0–100 km/h: 7.2s

Permitted Load: 425kg

Price: ~USD 41000 (U.S. Price)

Launch: November 2013 (Europe launch)

New BMW i3 Electric Car Coming Soon

iPad Air and iPad Mini with retina display

iPad Air and iPad Mini with retina display

First they transformed the mobile computing scenario by introducing an iPad, way back in 2010. Now, the leading tab makers are back with two more marvelous pieces of machine, set to transform the way you look at tablets!

The iPad Air, and iPad Mini with retina display.

iPad Air

As Apple says “Desktop class architecture, No desktop required”, this slim trim version of the iPad catches your attention with its sleek and neat design. It is now 0.44 pounds lighter, i.e. weighs just a pound, and is ~2mm thinner, than its predecessor.

On the performance front, Apple makes sure it doesn’t have to take its words back, thus makes iPad Air a hardcore performer, by powering it with the new A7 chip, driven by a 64-bit architecture.

The Wi-Fi variant has a starting price of 499$ on the Apple store, while the Wi-Fi+Cellular variant starts from 629$.

The 5MP main & 1.2 MP front cameras are exceptional as always.

iPad Mini, with Retina Display

The latest variant in the ‘mini’-series is the brand new iPad mini, bundled with a Retina display.

The 7.9 inch screen of this device looks amazing, and boasts the 2048 x 1536 resolution very brilliantly. The pixel density has been elevated to a whopping 326 pixels per inch, which makes the display even more crisp and vibrant. This can also be looked in this way that the 3.1 million pixels of a 9.7 inch iPad have been embedded in a 7.9-inch screen size!

Apart from all the connectivity features, this variant is, also, powered by an A7 processor, thus enhancing the computing possibilities.

Similar to the Air, iPad mini also has 5MP & 1.2 MP cameras.

The iPad mini has a starting price of 399$ for the Wi-Fi variant.

iPad Air and iPad Mini with retina display

Kenya Doodle 4 Google programme won by a 17 year old student

The Kenya Doodle 4 Google is a program  in Kenya by Google. It that invites students to use their artistic talents to think big, and redesign Googles homepage logo for millions to see. This year, in celebration of Kenya’s Jubilee year, Google challenged  students all across Kenya to design their own “doodle” using the theme “My Kenya”.

If you’re a school aged artist looking for a venue to display your art and you live in Kenya, this may be for you.  One of the biggest Tech brands in the world, announced an exciting Initiative in the Kenya Market, today, targeted towards school aged kids 6 -18. Google has named 17-year-old Esther Wamai, who said she was inspired by her art teacher and parents,as the winner of the 2013 Kenya Doodle 4 Google competition, being voted the best online out of thousands of submissions.

The overall winning entry will be displayed for 24 hours on the Google Kenya homepage. The overall winner will receive an award of KES 800,000 ($9,445) worth of school fees, a KES 800,000 technology grant for their school, as well as an Android tablet device for themselves and their teacher. The Grade 13 student’s “Feet of Gold” Doodle was featured on the Google Kenya homepage on the Mashuja Day national holiday on October 20.

Google Kenya has celebrated significant local heroes and events with doodles commemorating figures such as Wangari Maathai and events ranging from Kenya’s independence day to the wildebeest migration in the Maasai Mara, This will be the first nationwide drawing competition by Google inviting all aspiring young artists from around the country to design their own Google logo.Other winners across other categories include Neer Jaynish Shah from Oshwal Academy in Nairobi, who won the 6-8 year old category with his proudly celebrating 50 years of Kenya with pride and honour Doodle. The winning Doodles together with those by the other finalist will continue to display their Doodles on the Doodle for Google website until the end of the year. Google Kenya -What an achievement.

Kenya Doodle 4 Google programme won by a 17 year old student

Google Nexus 5 Review by PING Nigeria

Google Nexus 5 Review by PING Nigeria

 

Google Nexus 5 has been on the radars of on-line magazines and media channels for a while now. HTC has been teasing the features of the next Google Nexus phone and so far with all the buzz going on there is no doubt it is working. It is rumoured that Google Nexus 5 will be released this October. Yesterday  Google Nexus 5 was accidentally released on Google Play. It showed a 16GB version of the phone for $349.

 

 

Here are some of the things Google Nexus 5 will offer you.

Larger HD Screen

The Google Nexus 5 will features 4-inch display with full HD playback capabilities.

More Disk Space

The predecessor of Google Nexus was criticized because of its storage space. HTC saw that as a weakness and will be offering more disk space and ability to increase disk space using a SD card. It is still unclear whether Google is planning to release different versions of the same phone with more space or not.

Notification Light

The previous models of Nexus featured notification lights. The Nexus 5 will not be any different. It will also feature a notification light to alert the user and might also support wireless charging.

New Processor

It is confirmed that the Google Nexus 5 will run on the latest version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Majority of the mobile phones nowadays are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Due to its portability and operating system support Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 was the logical choice for the new Google Nexus 5.

LTE Support

The previous version of Google Nexus did not include LTE support. However, the new Nexus has been rumored to include LTE support as well.

 

Google Nexus 5 Review by PING Nigeria

Amazon Firetube Review by PING Nigeria

Amazon Firetube Review by PING Nigeria

 

October 2013 has been an incredible month for the gadget and technology addicts. However, unlike the mobile phone war or the latest Laptop war, a new type of war is brewing in the technology industry. It is rumored that Amazon filed a trademark application for a device called the Firetube. It is also suspected that this device will directly rival the Apple TV or the Roku. The main idea behind the Amazon’s Firetube is to stream content from the Amazon Network to the user’s television sets.

With Amazon onDemand already proven a huge success, there is no doubt that Firetube will become a major product the consumers will adopt very easily. The Wall Street Journal supported this claim by saying, Amazon’s TV Box will “serve as a delivery vehicle for Amazon’s existing streaming video service. ” Majority of the TV manufacturers are designing Televisions that are not just LCD with full HD but they make sure their TV has built in support for popular streaming services, has games, useful applications and ultimately connects to the Wireless Internet.

So, it’s no surprise that Amazon would not think about tapping into this market and offer a box of its own featuring some of the applications you may already find in your smart TV or a console device like PS3 or a X-Box. It is still unclear whether the Firetube will make Amazon onDemand service any more attractive but there is no doubt that in terms of high quality content Amazon will be competing head to head with Netflix, Roku, Hulu and other companies that allow you to stream high quality videos on demand.

Amazon Firetube Review by PING Nigeria

Android 4.4 KitKat Review

Android 4.4 KitKat Review by PING Nigeria

 

October 2013 has to be the best month for the gadget folks. From Google to HTC to Nintendo there are lots of new electronic devices that are released this month. It has been rumored that Google is planning to release its Android version 4.4 – KitKat this October as well. iOS is undoubtedly one of the most popular and used operating system in the mobile market. However, ever since Android was released to the general public by Google, it forever changed the mobile market and gave Apple a healthy competition. It is still not clear why the name Kit-Kat was dubbed for Android 4.4.

However, as the saying goes what’s in a name. Here are the current expected features from Android 4.4 KitKat. The predecessors for Android 4.4 requires a significant amount of hardware power to perform at its best. So, it was rumored that Google spent an extensive amount of its time optimizing and updating the Android operating system. It is said that the new Android 4.4 KitKat will run efficiently on as little as 512 MB of RAM.

In February 2013 Android Central informed that Google is working actively on the Linux 3.8 kernel. Unlike other operating system Linux is well known for its efficient usage of memory. Making it part of the Android device will give Android a huge boost in its overall performance. Other than that it is expected that Android 4.4 KitKat will be released on the 14th of this month and will feature gallery tweaks, updated API for animation, and notification updates.

Android 4.4 KitKat Review

HTC One Max Phablet Review

HTC One Max Phablet Review by PING Nigeria

The new HTC One Max has been scheduled to be released this month. HTC tried their best to conceal the news but the word on the street remains firm. In this HTC One Max review you can find out more information on this cool new device.

The HTC One Max comes with a 5 inch LCD display, 1080p HD video, fingerprint scanner and much more. The fingerprint scanner is located on the back of the phone. To contrast the size of the new HTC One Max to the HTC One Mini, it is 1 inch bigger.

If you have been following the HTC One or actually own one then like its predecessors the HTC One Max has the aluminum finish and there are speakers on the front of the phone. It is said that the audio quality is also much higher than its predecessors.

Using the finger scanner you are able to lock or unlock the HTC One Max. Even though there is a finger scanner on the back of the phone, HTC was smart enough to design the device in such a way that you can also remove the back cover for other upgrades or hardware changes.

The HTC One Max comes with 32 GB space, 1 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, and 3,300 mAh battery. If you want to you may upgrade the device up to 64 GB using a microSD card.

In addition to the new phone HTC also updated their operating system to Sense 5. Like its previous version the Sense 5 operating system is based on the Android 4 operating system. It is also rumored that using services like Blinkfeed you will be able to download articles on your phone and the phone includes various other free apps and games.

According to HTC, the phone will be available through Verizon and Sprint world wide this month.

Full Specs

Screen	5.9-inch Full HD 1080p display
Operating System	Android Jelly Bean 4.3 with HTC Sense
ProcessorCPU	Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 6001.7HGz quad-core
RAM	2GB
Graphics	Adreno 320
Storage	16 GB or 32 GB  and 65GB with microSD
Camera	4MP rear and 2.1MP front
Connectivity	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0,4G, 3G, NFC, HTC Connect
Battery Life	11 hours talk time

HTC One Max Phablet Review

LG G2 Smartphone Review by PING Nigeria

What to expect from LG G2?

LG G2 is a powerful smartphone with a huge 5.2-inch Full HD phone with a powerful quad-core 2.2GHz processor, 13MP camera and an impressively large 3,000mAh battery.

With all kinds of phones available nowadays it is difficult for companies to create an unique design that is both useful and attractive at the same time. And it is also equally if not more difficult to pick a phone over so many choices available to you. For example, Samsung Galaxy, iPhone 5s, Moto X and so many more. In terms of features and the basic hardware design almost all phones serve the same purpose… so what makes LG G2 any different?

The new LG G2 is no less than a personal computer. It comes jam packed with hardware and software that you may find on a traditional tablet or a laptop that is only couple of years old.

The LG G2 has been dubbed the AIO. It is an all in one solution to a smart-phone. For example, you get LCD display, 1920 x 1080 HD, 2 GHz quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB disk-space, 13 MP camera, Wi-Fi, blue-tooth, Android 4 operating system, and it is only 9 mm thick to fit the right size.

There are some interesting changes to the design. For example, you will find the buttons are below the camera. Even though the phone is 9.1 mm thick, it somehow was able to house a 11.4 Wh battery. Like any other updates the phone features a new theme for the display, and touch-screen buttons on the screen.

Even though the phone features an impressive amount of hardware, it is still not known how the overall experience is going to be or how well the hardware and software will compliment each other.

We at PING Nigeria see great thing happening for LG mobile in 2014. what do you think?

 

LG G2 Smartphone Review by PING Nigeria

Atomo Rapid New Malaria Test Kit Made in Africa

Atomo Rapid is an award winning Australian healthcare company, Atomo Diagnostics will introduce its innovative malaria testing kit at the 6th MIM Pan-African malaria conference held in Durban. It was developed by Australian healthcare company Atomo Diagnostics and currently underway until October 11. The company is pleased to now  announce that it has been awarded a commercialisation grant by the Federal Government to bring to market the first malaria test application on its AtomoRapid™ platform. Rapid testing away from hospitals and clinics is recognised as an increasingly important weapon in the fight, to bring infectious diseases under control in Africa. As malaria test kits have resulted in erroneous diagnosis, AtomoRapid aims to supply accurate readings with the integration of blood collection and the delivery features into the test cassette. A large scale study in Sudan revealed major user errors when using complicated malaria test kits. We all know there is a serious need in Africa for reliable, rapid diagnostic tests. Kits that are easy to use in-field, especially in remote settings. According to the Global Fund, 655,000 malaria deaths were recorded in 2010 with more than 90 per cent of the cases coming from Africa. John Kelly, the CEO & founder of Atomo Diagnostics said: “Malaria is as much of a threat to the wellbeing of Africans as HIV. We wanted to ensure that we were also able to utilise the next-generation AtomoRapid™ solution to aid in the fight against malaria” The company is currently in the process of bringing to market two products: AtomoRapid™ HIV and AtomoRapid™ Malaria, scheduled for launch in Africa later in the year. AtomoRapid™ Malaria will be manufactured in South Africa with production taking place at a new ISO 13485 certified facility. This makes it not only the world’s most user friendly rapid malaria test, Meaning an African made test that can be exported to the benefit of the rest of the world? PING! Magazine acknowledges this great achievement. What do Africans think about AtomoRapid?

Atomo Rapid New Malaria Test Kit Made in Africa

Airtel Kenya offers Free Internet

Airtel Kenya has recently announced a free internet offer for all its prepaid customers dubbed ‘ Good Morning’. The daily service allows 80MB of free data after a subscriber has text ‘Good Morning’ to 544. In a statement, Mr. Shivan Bhargava, Airtel Kenya Managing Director said, “This initiative is in response to insights from our customer surveys. The mobile service provider intends to have more offers for its clients in the near future. it will also have convenient communication and reliable network access. Airtel Kenya promised to make communication easier and faster for their customers and internet access everyday. Airtel Money is used for paying utility bills for Nairobi Water, Kenya Power, DStv and KAPS parking fees. Airtel Kenya customers can now dial *222# to access more information on Airtel Money such as agent locations and account information. The offer is seen as competition for Safaricom’s free Mutatu Wifi initiative launched not long ago. The new promotion targets the early morning population of people trying to get to their places of work as well as schools stuck in the rush hour traffic. It will also be available for Facebook users on m.facebook.com.  Airtel Money currently has more than 10,000 agents countrywide with the number expected to grow to 15,000 by the end of the year 2013. The new promotion targets the early morning population of people trying to get to their places of works, schools stuck in the rush hour traffic. Airtel kenya aims to cater for a larger population countrywide with the morning offer and not only commuters during the rush hour. Well done Airtel.

Airtel Kenya offers Free Internet

Airtel customers get free Internet in Kenya

Airtel customers gets free Internet in Kenya

Airtel Kenya has announced a free internet offer for all its prepaid customers dubbed ‘Good Morning’. The daily service allows 80MB of free data after a subscriber has text ‘Good Morning’ to 544. In a statement, Mr. Shivan Bhargava, Airtel Kenya Managing Director said, “This initiative is in response to insights from our customer surveys”. It will also have convenient communication and reliable network access. Airtel promised to make communication and internet access easier and faster for their customers everyday. Airtel Money is used for paying utility bills for Nairobi Water, Kenya Power, DStv and KAPS parking fees. Airtel customers can now dial *222# to access more information on Airtel Money such as agent locations and account information. The offer is seen as competition for Safaricom’s free Mutatu Wifi initiative launched not long ago. The new promotion targets the early morning population of people trying to get to their places of work as well as schools and are stuck in the rush hour traffic. It will also be available for Facebook users on m.facebook.com. Airtel Money currently has more than 10,000 agents countrywide with the number expected to grow to 15,000 by the end of the year 2013. The new promotion targets the early morning population of people trying to get to their places of work as well as schools stuck in the rush hour traffic. Airtel aims to cater for a larger population countrywide with the morning offer and not only commuters during the rush hour. The mobile service provider intends to have more offers for its clients in the near future.

Airtel customers get free Internet in Kenya

VC4Africa launches premium service for AngleList investors

VC4Africa launches premium service for AngleList investors

VC4Africa, Africa’s leading AngleList investment community has launched a premium service for investors. VC4Africa premium service is available to Angel investors and VCs that sign up for a VC4Africa Pro Account.  The Pro account will cost $39 monthly for starter pack for angel investor. However they also have the small fund investor for $499 monthly and Formal investor at $999 monthly. The service will allow you to follow the progress of more than 800 ventures gaining traction in 40 African markets and have exclusive access to screened deal flow.

The Pro Accounts also have these benefits:

• Unlimited access to prescreened ventures


• Access to private documents & quick scan results


• Ability to message any member of VC4Africa


• Ability to set up and manage your own group; no storage quotas


• Accessible on-the-go from any device


• Secured with 256-bit AES encryption


• Access to VC4Africa partners network


• Dedicated account representative

VC4Africa launches premium service for AngleList investors

GGI game builds bike for people in Africa

GGI game builds bike for  people in Africa

Global Gaming Initiative {GGI} is a company that develops mobile games to help raise awareness of social problems around the world. GGI founder Elizabeth Sarquis believes that by using games it will affect social change and get people wanting to help improve the food, water and education problem in the world.

GGI will develop fun and cool games for charities that will help people around the world. GGI will give 50% of the profit they made by selling the game to the charities. So by us purchasing the game we will be helping people around the world and “Together we can change the world”.

GGI has created their first game SideKick Cycle to help the World Bicycle Relief bring bikes to kids in Africa. The World Bicycle Relief since 2005 has provides some of Africa’s most impoverished communities with over 115,000 specially designed locally assembly bicycles. The bikes are made in their 5 assembly facilities that create local jobs and train field mechanics so that they can fix the bikes.

GGI SideKick Cycle game is only available on iOS and can be downloaded at the Apple Store for just £0.69. GGI has made the game so that its fun but also that it raises awareness of the positive impact bikes can make on someone’s live. So by us buying the game we will help raise money to change lives of people in Africa.

The bikes will help students reach school on time so that they can improve their grades and get a great education and allow health care workers are able to travel further and help more patients. In addition it allows the entrepreneurs to build their business plus allows families to reach clean water.

Likewise if you want to help some more then you can go to the World Bicycle Relief site and donate money from 25 up to $1,340 to help prove bikes for people who it will made a difference to.

GGI game builds bike for people in Africa

Google Celebrates Nigerias 53rd with a Doodle

Google Celebrates Nigeria’s 53rd with a Doodle

Google celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of independence with a Doodle in 2010. Today, October 1, 2013 is Nigeria’s 53rd Independence Anniversary Day. She gained independence on the 1st of October 1960. This is the second doodle for Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary to be released by Google since October 2010.

Google has a new doodle to celebrate with Nigerians on its local domain at Google.com.ng.  It featured  the beautiful colours of the Nigerian flag, green and white, with a touch of different shades of green and grey patterned like a Nigerian (native) fabric popularly sewn and worn by some Nigerian ethnic groups.

Google has regularly used its Doodle in recent months to celebrate important African dates and events. In March Google also celebrated the birthday of Miriam Makeba, known as Mama Africa of South Africa, Google also used a doodle on its Kenya domain as citizens across the country voted in March general election. PING! Magazine thinks this year’s doodle features a more beautiful image of Nigeria with better design and creativity than last year. What do you think? Special thanks to Google for celebrating Nigeria and with Nigerians. As the celebration of Nigeria’s independence rents the air, the PING! Magazine family joins the celebration train with 53 hearty cheers to Nigeria.

Google Celebrates Nigerias 53rd with a Doodle