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MTN Nigeria unveils BlackBerry 10 data plans

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MTN have revealed that the unlimited data service that had become a hallmark of BlackBerry devices in most African countries will not be offered with the BlackBerry Z10 on network. MTN gave the warning to customers that devices running on the new BlackBerry 10 platform will not support the existing BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) data packages. Previously there was some industry speculation that certain BlackBerry… Read more

Fifa grants goalline technology licence to German firm

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A third company has been licensed by Fifa to provide goalline technology systems. The German firm Cairos has had its system approved by the world governing body and will be able to tender for use in next year’s World Cup and the Premier League. The other two systems licensed are those produced by Hawk-Eye, the British firm now owned by Sony, and a German-Danish system… Read more

Oscars 2013: Academy award winners

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academy awards They say it’s an honor to be nominated. We say they are lying. It’s in that spirit that we present you with the following list of winners (and only the winners) from Sunday’s 85th annual Academy Awards. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz/Django Unchained BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Paperman BEST ANIMATED FILM Brave BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Life of Pi BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Life of Pi… Read more

Music 40 highest earners

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The list, compiled by measuring touring revenue, music sales, publishing royalties and other streaming and on-demand figures, was topped by Madonna with $34.5 million. Like many of the acts on the list, her gaudy figures were goosed by concert revenues, in her case the blockbuster MDNA tour, which was 2012’s biggest outing with $305 million in grosses. Madge earned a hefty $32 million of that… Read more