Comments for Tim Akinbo's Blog http://blog.timakinbo.com the web, mobile technology and location based services as I see it Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Here’s how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria by Tim http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Tim Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:01:32 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/#comment-476 Your mileage may vary. However, you'll get a better deal with Impex. Your mileage may vary. However, you'll get a better deal with Impex.

]]> Comment on Here’s how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria by Tim http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Tim Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:37 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/#comment-475 Hi Simon, I made use of the GTB Visa dollar card. Hi Simon, I made use of the GTB Visa dollar card.

]]> Comment on Here’s how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria by Simon http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Simon Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:24:25 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/#comment-474 did You use GTB naira card or GTB Dollar card? did You use GTB naira card or GTB Dollar card?

]]> Comment on Here comes the Raspberry Pi by Chillie B http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/13/here-comes-the-raspberry-pi/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Chillie B Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:01:43 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/?p=217#comment-473 Woah! Great little device!!! Technology pushed to its limits! Woah!

Great little device!!! Technology pushed to its limits!

]]> Comment on Top 10 technology predictions for 2012 by Chillie B http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Chillie B Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:47:32 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/#comment-472 I definitely agree with all that has been said here. I believe there will be even more activities in the Mobile Money and eCommerce space than last year. There are a lot of companies looking into this because of Central Bank of Nigeria's directive of a cashless society starting with Lagos. More collaboration due to the wide acceptance of viral social networks like Twitter. It makes it easier to discover and network with people. I also believe the smartphone market in Nigerian will continue to expand. We experience an exponential increase last year and this year is surely not going to be different. People now even have more options than last year with Andriod and iPad acquisition gradually catching up with Blackberry phones available. With the blossom in the smartphone market, more indigenous mobile apps will be expected to spring up. Also most of the Data science I have heard about in Nigeria are mostly still theories. I will love to see the application in the already established platforms. We expected internet access to be more ubiquitous and cheaper last year only to be disappointed :(. With the competition in that space, I believe we should see changes soon :). 2011 was a good year for Nigeria as regards IT, I hope and pray 2012 will be a better year :D. I definitely agree with all that has been said here.

I believe there will be even more activities in the Mobile Money and eCommerce space than last year. There are a lot of companies looking into this because of Central Bank of Nigeria's directive of a cashless society starting with Lagos.

More collaboration due to the wide acceptance of viral social networks like Twitter. It makes it easier to discover and network with people.

I also believe the smartphone market in Nigerian will continue to expand. We experience an exponential increase last year and this year is surely not going to be different. People now even have more options than last year with Andriod and iPad acquisition gradually catching up with Blackberry phones available.

With the blossom in the smartphone market, more indigenous mobile apps will be expected to spring up.

Also most of the Data science I have heard about in Nigeria are mostly still theories. I will love to see the application in the already established platforms.

We expected internet access to be more ubiquitous and cheaper last year only to be disappointed :( . With the competition in that space, I believe we should see changes soon :) .

2011 was a good year for Nigeria as regards IT, I hope and pray 2012 will be a better year :D .

]]> Comment on Top 10 technology predictions for 2012 by Tim http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Tim Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:05:42 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/#comment-469 @Kizito thanks for your comments. Connectivity is definitely an issue but that doesn't remove the benefits cloud computing and bring especially on an entreprise level. When my bank is doing reconciliations for the day, their electronic channels are usually unavailable for hours. If these tasks were outsourced to cloud computing platforms, that time can be reduced dramatically. @Kizito thanks for your comments. Connectivity is definitely an issue but that doesn't remove the benefits cloud computing and bring especially on an entreprise level. When my bank is doing reconciliations for the day, their electronic channels are usually unavailable for hours. If these tasks were outsourced to cloud computing platforms, that time can be reduced dramatically.

]]> Comment on Mobile Analytics is broken and how to fix it by Tim http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/06/mobile-analytics-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Tim Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:42:47 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/06/mobile-analytics-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/#comment-468 @seyitaylor you're right about how the mobile web is somewhat divergent in terms of experiences for both users in the third world vs other advanced countries. This, in my opinion creates an opportunity for local software entrepreneurs to create solutions that work in this market. @seyitaylor you're right about how the mobile web is somewhat divergent in terms of experiences for both users in the third world vs other advanced countries. This, in my opinion creates an opportunity for local software entrepreneurs to create solutions that work in this market.

]]> Comment on Mobile Analytics is broken and how to fix it by @seyitaylor http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/06/mobile-analytics-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/comment-page-1/#comment-467 @seyitaylor Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:21:12 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/06/mobile-analytics-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it/#comment-467 Great post. Lots of things are wrong with the mobile web. I think one of the reasons why they don't get solved is because of the speed at which the rest of the world is moving away from the mobile web as we experience it here. Also, Google analytics can be quite dodgy but I think they've done something for mobile. Great post. Lots of things are wrong with the mobile web. I think one of the reasons why they don't get solved is because of the speed at which the rest of the world is moving away from the mobile web as we experience it here. Also, Google analytics can be quite dodgy but I think they've done something for mobile.

]]> Comment on Here’s how to get your Kindle Fire from Nigeria by Rafik http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Rafik Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:05:52 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2011/12/31/heres-how-to-get-your-kindle-fire-from-nigeria/#comment-464 Great post. I am also trying to get the kindle fire tablet. I happen to contact proxycart.com a few days ago and it turns out they charge $15 and close to $70 for shipping and then you have to clear it at Nigerian customs for an extra 10% of the kindle's declared value. Is the extra charges worth it? Thanks Great post. I am also trying to get the kindle fire tablet. I happen to contact proxycart.com a few days ago and it turns out they charge $15 and close to $70 for shipping and then you have to clear it at Nigerian customs for an extra 10% of the kindle's declared value. Is the extra charges worth it?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Top 10 technology predictions for 2012 by Kizito http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Kizito Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:31:37 +0000 http://blog.timakinbo.com/2012/01/02/top-10-technology-predictions-for-2012/#comment-463 Hello Tim! I find it interesting to pop into your blog once in a while. I am not in Nigeria but there are some things I can share on your insight number 1, 7 and 10. 1- Mobile money has its roots somewhere in here(East Africa) and has been such a popular tool for everyday transactions renderind the monopoly of Debit Cards and their bureaucratic applications useless. MPESA is so popular in here with some going a mile north and pay 'Dowry-price' with it. Somaliland is close to becoming the world's first cash-less society, thanks to MPESA. See <a href="http://tcrn.ch/yQU6Eb" rel="nofollow">http://tcrn.ch/yQU6Eb</a> 7- I do not know how is our connectivity there in Naija but for most of the sub saharan Africa, cloud sollutions will cost you a fortune due to the type of bandwidth needed for it to be practical. Here in Tanzania, I once told you Tim that I am among those few who have the highest speeds that are often not available even if you can pay for them(dedicated channel). I can hardly play XBox games at home and Streaming from Hulu (Hello! Hotspot Shield) merely workd on HD content. 10- About Android, I agree with you that once Chinese manufacturers start to use it on their bootlegged hardware it may rise. It is my knowledge that when hardware and software are built to match existing top notch, the price automatically becomes top-notch so as to cover the sunken costs. there are no free or Cheap Tegra 2 chips for the Chinese to use and researching for an altternative is always expensive. By the way, here where I am, People have just discovered Blackberry services and are buying them like Whaat!! I always pity them knowing what has become of RIM lately! Regards to Solomon Adebayo! Kizito Hello Tim!

I find it interesting to pop into your blog once in a while.

I am not in Nigeria but there are some things I can share on your insight number 1, 7 and 10.

1- Mobile money has its roots somewhere in here(East Africa) and has been such a popular tool for everyday transactions renderind the monopoly of Debit Cards and their bureaucratic applications useless. MPESA is so popular in here with some going a mile north and pay 'Dowry-price' with it. Somaliland is close to becoming the world's first cash-less society, thanks to MPESA. See http://tcrn.ch/yQU6Eb

7- I do not know how is our connectivity there in Naija but for most of the sub saharan Africa, cloud sollutions will cost you a fortune due to the type of bandwidth needed for it to be practical. Here in Tanzania, I once told you Tim that I am among those few who have the highest speeds that are often not available even if you can pay for them(dedicated channel). I can hardly play XBox games at home and Streaming from Hulu (Hello! Hotspot Shield) merely workd on HD content.

10- About Android, I agree with you that once Chinese manufacturers start to use it on their bootlegged hardware it may rise. It is my knowledge that when hardware and software are built to match existing top notch, the price automatically becomes top-notch so as to cover the sunken costs. there are no free or Cheap Tegra 2 chips for the Chinese to use and researching for an altternative is always expensive.

By the way, here where I am, People have just discovered Blackberry services and are buying them like Whaat!! I always pity them knowing what has become of RIM lately!

Regards to Solomon Adebayo!
Kizito

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