10 FACTS ABOUT ANDROID

Android is fast growing and u probably using it to view this post. But how do u know about Android? Below are some basic things you need to know:

1) The Android operating system wasn't actually made by Google. It was developed in 2003 by Android Inc., a company named apparently after its founder's nickname - given to him due to an obsession with robots.

Google had backed the company and bought it in 2005.

Android was originally developed by its makers as a platform for digital cameras, to weave apps into them.

But eventually they changed their focus to smartphones fearing the days of the digital camera were numbered thanks to mobile usage.

Smart move.

Delicious: The logo for KitKat Android

2) When Google bought Android Inc. a spokesman for the search engine giant said: "We acquired Android because of the talented engineers and great technology."

Little could they have known what that would bring. Android has now been activated on ONE BILLION devices, so it was announced in September.

And while analysts all have different views when it comes to market share between Android and iOS, recent figures from Kantar for the UK show Google as having 56% compared to Apple's 27.5.

3) It was back on November 5 2007 that Google first officially announced what was known as the Open Handset Alliance.

Its aim was to create an open platform - based on Linux - for mobile phones, enabling them to run Google's products.

That platform was Android and it heralded the headlines and rumours about the first Google Phone - dubbed the GPhone - to compete with Apple's iPhone.

But Android's creator Andy Rubin said at the time: "We hope Android will be the foundation for many new phones and will create an entirely new mobile experience for users, with new applications and new capabilities we can’t imagine today."

And, boy, was he right.

KitKat: Initially called the Key Lime Pie, before it was switched

4) The first ever mobile handset to run Android was the HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1 as UK users may remember it.

It featured a slide-up screen that revealed a keyboard and it appeared in late 2008.

In the US it was followed by the Motorola Droid, which came out a year later.

5) Google is famous for naming its Android OS updates after sweet treats.

The first was the 1.5 release in April 2009 dubbed Cupcake. This was followed by Donut (1.6) a few months later, and an upgrade to 2.0 - or Eclair - in October of the same year.

Eclair was a massive step forward and brought Google Maps Navigation to the software, allowing it to compete with dedicated sat-nav systems.

KitKat software: Printing options

6) Google did finally release its own mobile phone in 2010, although it was made by HTC. But the Google Nexus One wasn't so well received.

It came out in January of that year but had fairly basic specs compared to other Android phones on the market.

The likes of Samsung, Motorola and T-Mobile were all behind Android at this point.

7) Android's 2.2 edition was nicknamed Froyo - a US term for frozen yoghurt.

After its release in June 2010, Android took over market share in America from Apple iOS.

This was followed by 2.3 Gingerbread at the end of that year bringing Near Field Communication and a new Google Nexus S.

8) Android 3.0 was named Honeycomb and arrived in early 2011 and when it launched Android changed tack.

With its appearance came a renewed effort for Android-based tablets with more optimised features for larger screens and more apps.

The original Samsung Galaxy Tab, a seven inch screen device, had debuted in 2010 with Froyo, but in February 2011 came the bigger 10inch version running Honeycomb.

Later that year 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was launched.

It was all part of a move to counter problems faced by early Android tablets, which suffered from the lack of Android apps, compared to the sheer number being developed for Apple's iOS.

  
9) Google launched its own tablet - the Nexus 7 - in June 2012, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

This cheaper own-branded seven inch screen device was replaced by a second-generation earlier this year.

A 10inch version also appeared in late 2012 with a slightly updated version of Jelly Bean on it.

10) The launch of KitKat, which is 4.4 in the operating system series, is an interesting one.

It's the first to take a proper brand name, obviously named after the chocolate bar following a partnership with the wafer biscuit's maker.

Many had expected it to go up to a 5.0 version, named Key Lime Pie.

Jelly Bean currently makes up nearly 50% of the Android devices out there globally but amazingly, 28.5% are still running Gingerbread in some form or another, according to Google's own stats.

TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA

Best Universities in Ghana
10. Christian Service University College

Christian Service University College Ghana is located in Kumasi which is the second largest city in Ghana. The inception of the university was said to have been conceived in 1974 and since then, the institution seeks to be an internationally recognized academic centre of excellence for Teaching and Research in Theology, Information technology, Business and Liberal Arts, in an ecumenical and sound ethical environment to all persons of diverse backgrounds. This has secured Christian Service University College a spot in the list of best universities in Ghana.

9. Valley View University

Valley View University came into existence in 1979 as part of establishments made by the West African Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists towards improving the literacy and education levels in Ghana.

The university was fully accredited in 1997 by the National Accreditation Board of Ghana granted it national accreditation in 1997 thus allowing it to award her own degrees and by this, Valley View University was the first private university  in Ghana to be granted national accreditation. Due to it’s high standards of learning, it serves students from all over the world.

8. University for Development Studies

The University for Development Studies (UDS) despite the fact that it was established in May 1992, has been ranked as one of Ghana’s best Universities. With the aim to share Knowledge for Service” as well as its methodology of teaching, research and outreach programmes. In 1993, it began academic work in September 1993 and since then has always aimed to address and find solutions to the environmental problems and socio-economic deprivations that have characterized northern Ghana in particular and are also found in some rural areas throughout the rest of the country.

7. Presbyterian University College

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is responsible for establishing one of the top ranking universities in Ghana. Since its inception, the university has run with the vision to be an institution that blends and instils academic and professional excellence with an appreciation of cultural, environmental, technological, and globalisation trends in the men and women who pass through it and whose lives reflect Christian principles and values, including love and compassion, discipline, honesty, selflessness and humility”.

6. Regent University College of Science & Technology

The Regent University College of Science and Technology (also known as Regent-Ghana) is an Accra based institution of higher learning. Despite being a much recent university, Regent Ghana has had immeasurable success in academic excellence and records making it one of the best universities in Ghana. It was registered in September 2003 and was accreditated to operate as a tertiary institution in 2004, and in January 2005, it started its maiden lectures with about 30 pioneer students at its maiden campus. The institution has not failed in its mission to purpose-driven human resource committed to socio-economic and spiritual renewal,with science and technology expertise in a competitive global environment.

5. Ashesi University

Ashesi University started teaching students in at the end of first quarter of 2002 following its establishment with the aim to educate African leaders of exceptional integrity and professional ability. The institution quickly gained a reputation for innovation and quality education in Ghana.  Asheshi, in addition to high standards of learning it has achieved, the institution is also able to cultivate within their students, the critical thinking skills, the concern for others and the courage it will take to transform a continent.

4. University of Education Winneba

The University of Education is a Ghanaian higher institution of higher learning located at Winneba. It was established with the aim of training teachers and professional educators specifically for Ghanaian education system charged with the duty to spearhead a new national vision in Ghanaian education sector aimed at redirecting Ghana’s efforts along the path of rapid economic and social development. When it comes to academic research and web presence, the university is one of the best institutions in Ghana that encourages web publishing and research.

3. University of Cape Coast

The University of Cape Coast was established in October, 1962 and started off as a University College but attained the status of a full and independent institution, fully accredited with the authority to confer its own degrees, diplomas and certificates. It is one of the top ranking universities in Ghana established with the aim to generate highly skilled and qualified individuals in education who will offer good leadership and enlightenment to the people of Ghana and to meet the manpower needs of the country’s accelerated education programme. It is ranked one of the top 10 Ghanaian universities due to its track record in research, training and producing highly successful individuals across the globe.

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) was founded Kwame Nkrumah, and established in 1952 and since it started off as a University in Ghana, It has been on record as a first class University in Ghana.  KNUST is a globally recognized university for being the premier centre of excellence in Africa for teachings in Science and Technology, research and entrepreneurship training in Science and Technology for development of Ghana and Africa.

1. The University of Ghana

University of Ghana was established in 1948 when it was known as the University College of the Gold Coast and it is on record that the University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. From the time it was established, the institution was officially made an affiliate college of the University of Londonwhich had its academic programmes supervised and degrees awarded. It was until 1961 that it gained full university status and since then has continued to pioneer academic excellence and research in Ghana. It has since expanded on its original emphasis on liberal arts, basic science, agriculture, social sciences and medicine to include more vocational and technology based courses. It is no surprise that University of Ghana is among the best universities in Ghana. Through its graduate school of nuclear and allied sciences at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, it offers academic programmes in nuclear sciences and is one of the very few to do so in Africa.

10 Fabulous Facts About the Female Body

1.The Clitoris Is Pure in Purpose
Did you know that the clitoris is the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure? The clitoris has a higher concentration of nerve fibers than is found anywhere else on the body—800, to be exact, twice the number found in the penis.
2. The Hymen Is Overrated
The hymen is a small membrane that surrounds or partially covers the external vaginal opening. It can tear upon first penetration, or it can stretch. In other words, the presence or absence of a hymen says nothing about a female’s virginity.
3. Knowing If You’re Pregnant Isn’t So Simple
Since most of us don’t know the exact day we ovulate, much less the day we conceive, doctor’s measure pregnancy starting from the first day of the last menstrual period. That’s why at-home pregnancy tests aren’t very accurate until a week after a missed period.

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