Messenger Bots: What Are They, How do They Work, and Why Should You Care?

By Andrew Hutchinson

Is your business talking about Messenger bots yet? They will be soon – according to a report from TechCrunch, Facebook is set to launch a Messenger Bot store at their F8 conference this week (UPDATE: Facebook has now announced the Messenger Bot Platform, read about it here). Why is that such a big deal? Because Messenger bots have the potential to change the way a great many brands do business –

What Is P2P File Sharing And How It Works?

P2P file sharing is the process of sharing digital content like electronic books, multimedia (music, movies, video clips) through a direct connection between two peers or nodes over the P2P network. This is done with the help of a P2P client software which allows a computer to get connected to a P2P network. The peer which hosts the file is called a seed and the one which downloads it is called a leech. BitTorrent is a file sharing protocol that is quite favored since the last decade.

An Introduction to the Web Architecture

 by Harikrishna Mekala 

A typical web application contains four tiers as depicted in the diagram below. Web browsers on the client side render documents marked up in HTML. A web server for processing and sending the data to the web browsers. An application server that computes business logic and a database server program to store and retrieve data in a database. These three types of server programs (web server, application server and database server) may run on different servers or on the same server (machine).

Airtel NG Introduced Another 3GB For N1,000 Data Plan

Another one! Airtel NG decided to nicodemusly release another plan which gives you 3GB for N1,000.

Note: that this is different from their existing Blackberry plan of N1,000 3GB which only works on Blackberry devices. This is kind of new and you don’t need to worry about eligibility stuff because even a new born baby is eligible to subscribe to this plan.

This plan will last you for 30 days.

How Can I Subscribe for this plan?

It is simple and easy… Just dial *431# and you are good to go
To check your balance, dial *140#.

Does it work on all devices?

Yes, it works on all devices.

Now you have an option to either go for Glo 3GB for N1k or Airtel 3GB for 1K. make your choice.

Here's Why Microsoft Drops a Cloud Data Center Under the Ocean

Where tech companies like Facebook and Google prefer to move their data centers to colder countries to reduce their air conditioning bill, Microsoft has come up with an even better home for data centers while cutting high energy costs for cooling them: Under the Sea.

These Countries Have the Least Access to Internet

 

by Natalie Morin

Sometimes, it feels as if technology has become so embedded in people’s lives that
they barely notice it. If your memory fails you, a quick Google search will do the 
#remembering for you; your phone is your compass; Your computer let’s you talk 
face to face with those an ocean away.

Internet In Nigeria: Visat Solution with Yahclick

Coollink, a leading Nigerian ISP introduced Yahclick in Nigeria. 
The first Ka-band satellite Internet over Africa.

www.yahclick.ng

Google Wants To Speed Up The Web With Its QUIC Protocol

by Frederic Lardinois (@fredericl)

You may have never heard of it, but if you are a Chrome user, chances are you’ve used Google’s QUIC protocol already. As Google disclosed this week, about half of all requests from Chrome to Google’s servers are now served over QUIC.

So what’s the big deal here? QUIC is Google’s experimental, low-latency Internet transportation protocol over UDP, a protocol that is often used by gaming, streaming media and VoIP services. The name ‘QUIC’ stands for Quick UDP Internet Connection.