Cop@vsnl.net Doesn't Work!

Cop@vsnl.net was actually an ID of Chennai Police which ceases to exist now. It was first published on The Hindu website after which some users randomly started posting articles about it claiming that this Chennai Police ID does help when your phone is lost. These articles suggest that you can find your lost mobile phone if you send an email along with some details to this ID.

These articles come with a message which claims that people who have lost their mobile phones can email their complaint, along with the IMEI number and other essential details of the mobile phone to this ID so as to trace and track it back from anywhere in the world. The story is a blend of facts and misleading information. The email ID cop@vsnl.net provided in the original article was that of the Commissioner of Police, Chennai, and yes, it was a fact that if you send an email from anywhere in India, it will reach the Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Chennai. There have also been instances in the past where the Chennai Police have solved mobile theft cases using the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers.

However there is no guarantee that mobile thefts from all over the country would be handled by them. This service is most definitely applicable only for the particular state of Tamil Nadu, and not anything beyond their jurisdiction.

Therefore, the claims that everyone can trace and track back his or her lost mobile phone using this service are misleading. It is also important to note that the official website of Tamil Nadu is not active, since it was hacked earlier this year, and the email service has also stopped working.

Excerpts from http://www.copvsnl.net.in/

PayPal expands payment services to Nigeria, 9 other markets

Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:12pm BST

LONDON (Reuters) - PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets often blighted by financial fraud.

Rupert Keeley, the executive in charge of the EMEA region of PayPal, the payments unit of eBay Inc, said in an interview on Monday the expansion would bring the number of countries it serves to 203.

Starting on Tuesday, consumers in Nigeria, which has 60 million users and has Africa's largest population, along with nine other markets in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America will be able to make payments through PayPal.

"PayPal has been going through a period of reinvention, refreshing many of its services to make them easier to use on mobile (phones), allowing us to expand into fast-developing markets," Keeley said.

Once the services go live, customers in the 10 countries with access to the Web and a bank card authorized for Internet transactions will be able to register for a PayPal account and make payments to millions of sites worldwide.

Initially, PayPal is only offering "send money" services for consumers to pay for goods and services at PayPal-enabled merchant sites while safeguarding their financial details. This is free to consumers and covered by fees it charges merchants.

"We think we can give our sellers selling into this market a great deal of reassurance," said Keeley, a former regional banking executive with Standard Chartered Plc and senior executive with payment card company Visa Inc.

PayPal does not yet cover peer-to-peer transactions, which allow consumers to send money to other consumers. It has not yet enabled local merchants in the new markets to receive payments, nor is it offering other forms of banking services, he said.

A 2013 survey of 200 UK ecommerce sites by Visa's CyberSource unit estimated that 1.26 percent of online orders are fraudulent and that 85 percent of merchants expected fraud to increase or remain static last year.

CyberSource also estimated that suspicion of fraudulent transactions result in 8.2 percent of online orders in Latin America being rejected by merchants, compared with 5.5 percent in Europe and 2.7 percent in the United States and Canada.

Such fraud can include ID theft, social engineering, phishing and automated harvesting of customer financial data via botnets, or networks of computers controlled by hackers.

A total of 80 million Internet users stand to gain access to PayPal global services this week, including those in five European markets - Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro, four in the African nations of Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Zimbabwe, as well as Paraguay. Internet usage figures are based on research by Euromonitor International.

PayPal counts 148 million active accounts worldwide.

Last week, MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, and a PayPal rival in payment processing, said it was working with the Nigerian government on a pilot to overlay payment technology on a new national identity card.

PayPal has operated in 190 markets since 2007 and added three countries - Egypt, Georgia and Serbia last year. Roughly a quarter of the $52 billion in payment volumes PayPal reported in the first quarter of 2014 were for cross-border transactions. PayPal reported $1.8 billion in revenue during the period.

(Reporting by Eric Auchard; editing by Jason Neely)

Source: http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0ER1ML20140616?irpc=932

Yarnfeed Is A New Way To Share and Connect With Interesting Topics in Nigeria

Three young developers, Zachary Collins (19), Dustin Snider (19) and Ahmad Mukoshy (24), have teamed up to build Yarnfeed, a new way to share and connect with topics that interests you in Nigeria.

Yarnfeed Is A New Way To Share and Connect With Interesting Topics in Nigeria...

Yarnfeed is, simply put, a micro-discussion service just like Twitter, although with up to 200 character limit for updates, but is unique with its forum-like threads that allows users create different topics.

You can check it out at: http://www.yarnfeed.com

And here's a great TechLoy article written about it: http://techloy.com/2014/04/29/yarnfeed/

THE REBIRTH OF BORING DEFENSIVE FOOTBALL

by Idris O. Aliu
When two teams do not want to play but just sit back to defend with the intent of winning with counterattacking soccer, they would most likely just end up canceling each other out completely in a stalemate, just as the 0-0 draw between Athletico Madrid and Chelsea. Captain Gabi of Athletico Madrid even joked to reporters before the first leg of the recent UEFA Champions League meeting between his team and Chelsea that “if Chelsea give us the ball, we’ll instantly give it back to them.” Meaning they would also be glad to sit back and defend, just to let the other team play with the intent on defending heavily and winning with counterattacking. Unfortunately for them Chelsea also came with the same uninspiring master plan, with both teams ending up canceling each other out completely in a lacklustre 0-0 encounter!

So sad for football that this ugly trend reinvented by the "Special One" José Mourinho is now gradually becoming the norm, with even the likes of Real Madrid using it to beat Bayern Munich despite having "enjoyed" only 28% of possession; Chelsea using it to beat Liverpool despite having "enjoyed" only 26.96% of possession; and even unfancied West Ham using it to pick a draw at Mourinho's backyard despite having enjoyed less than 30% of possession.

No doubt Mourinho’s Chelsea tactics at Liverpool has reechoed West Ham’s “19th Century Football”. The world is only just waiting to remind Mourinho of his statement after the West Ham game where he said, "This is not the best league in the world, this is football from the 19th century.” Unforgiving words in defeat from Jose Mourinho earlier in the season, that could come back to haunt the Chelsea manager given the manner of the Blues’ latest win against Liverpool!

Airtel Nigeria Data Plans for Android and iPhone

Airtel Nigeria has always been the telecom service provider with more flexible Internet data plans and they seem not to be too strict with their policies when compared to other telecom service providers here in Nigeria. In addition to that, their network has a wide coverage in Nigeria,  with 3.75G data services; however, their Internet speed can at times be so annoying but most other times you should get good Internet speed on this network.

Airtel BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) unlike other BIS plans works on all devices, besides being relatively cheap.  You are allocated a data allowance of 2GB for subscribing to their BlackBerry Unlimited Monthly (BBUM) plan at a cost of N1500 for 30 days. You can also get 265MB for just N200 on Airtel BIS.

But what most people are not aware of is that Airtel Nigeria also has cheaper data plans specifically designed for Android and iPhone, besides their BIS plans for BlackBerry which also work on other devices. These data plans were specifically designed for Android and iPhone to enable users minimize costs on these devices.

Below are some Airtel Nigeria plans for Android, iPhone, and even other devices with their activation codes:

~ Dial *885*1# for Airtel Opera Mini Bundle for 30 days at a cost of N300.

~ Dial *440*22# or send mbbm to 440 at a cost of N300 for 30 days for Airtel Unlimited BlackBerry Messenger (BBM).

~ Dial *948# at a cost of N100 for 30 days for Airtel Unlimited Whatsapp.

~ Dial *688*3# or send mfb to 688 at a cost of N500 for 30 days for Airtel Unlimited Facebook (Monthly).

Introducing Free Zone powered by Google

Presenting Free Zone powered by Google, an innovative service that allows you to access Google mobile services on the go for free! You'll incur absolutely no data costs! Now with your internet-enabled mobile on the Airtel network you can:

~Search on Google and browse the Internet for FREE.

~Send and read emails on Gmail for FREE.

~Stay connected with your friends on Google+ for FREE.

Just visit http://g.co/freezone  from your phone's Internet browser. Then start searching or sign in with your Google account to access Gmail or Google+. If you don't have a Google account, create one at no cost by signing-up at https://accounts.google.com/signup

WWE is Actually Staged and Simply for Entertainment

Joseph "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i wrote:

Undertaker Losing at Wrestlemania 30 Was A “Mistake” says WWE Owner Vince McMahon. Brock Lesnar Changed The Script And Will Be FIRED
NEW ORLEANS - The Undertaker has just lost his 21-year Wrestlemania streak to former UFC fighter Brock Lesnar. It has been revealed that Brock Lesnar was not in fact supposed to win the match and was scripted for the Undertaker to win the match and extend his Wrestlemania streak to 22 wins.

I’m pretty sure most people know that WWE is actually staged and simply for entertainment. All matches are scripted and practiced weeks prior to the actual match, and the winner is, of course, picked before the match is aired, by WWE officials. However, this match was not meant for Brock Lesnar to win.

Similar to the Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart match back in 1997 Survivor Series pay-per-view known as the “Montreal screwjob”. Shawn Michaels had Bret Hart in a sharpshooter move when Vince McMahon told the officials to ring the bell, causing Michaels to win the match and ultimately screwing Hart over. All hell broke loose between Bret Hart and WWE owner Vince McMahon, which led to Hart leaving WWE for good.

Owner of WWE, Vince McMahon, was privately interviewed by reporters right after Lesnar beat Undertaker and said Undertaker was supposed to win the match and how Lesnar will be fired for changing the script.