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Friday, 18 March 2016

Dangote Set To Acquire Automaker Peugeot

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Aliko Dangote has made a bid for a majority stake in automaker Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) Limited.
Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna state, told journalists on Thursday that Dangote is a key member of a consortium that has applied to acquire the majority stake in the company which is currently owned by Nigeria’s state-backed “bad bank”, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).
The consortium is made up of Aliko Dangote, Kaduna and Kebbi states, as well as the Bank of Industry (BoI).



Airtel Introduced Super Fast Weekend Data Plan 1GB For N100

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Should we then say things are getting better? Maybe or maybe not. But this I know the best plan so far from Airtel are this two plans – the timelybased plan and this one they newly introduced.

With the timely based plan I’ve downloaded unlimited until my time expires and this one now coming into play makes it super easier and sweet.



Airtel newly introduced weekend based data bundle which I think every one will love because almost in all areas, Airtel network seems to be good.

The newly timely based data plan allow you to do everything online, it comes with 1024MB (1GB) for just N100. It’s specifically meant for weekend meaning if you subscribe today Sunday, it expires next week Sunday 11:59PM (usable only during weekends)
I’d tried and it works just fine on all devices without any restriction.

How Can I Subscribe?


==>Load N100 on your airtel sim and dial *474*1#... Your data will be activated
To check your data balance, dial *140#

89 Boko Haram Terrorists Sentenced To Death in Cameroon

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Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death on terror charges, the BBC Hausa service is reporting.
The 89 were convicted by a military court for their roles in several attacks in Cameroon’s northern region which borders Nigeria – the area has often been targeted by the insurgents.
These people are part of the 850 in detention over alleged involvement in Boko Haram insurgency in these country
This is the first time that people have been sentenced to death since a new anti-terror law was passed in 2014.
Twenty-two people were sentenced to death in 2013.

Make Your Download 10x Faster on Android With ADM Pro

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Ok guys let’s do some little tutorial. Internet download manager (IDM) has helped a lot of PC users in many ways. IDM is powerful software that allows you download any flash video from any website E.g. YouTube and lot more It’s also increase your download speed 10x faster than your normal download speed. If you have a pc and you are not using IDM, then you are long way far from home. And if your IDM key have expired, just request for a universal key and it will be forwarded to you.

Here comes ADM (Advance Download Manager) works more like IDM. ADM makes your downloading 10x faster. I recommend it as one of the best download manger on android. You can resume your pause files and also restart them. It helps you detect downloading files from your browser.

The good news is that with ADM, you can download anything downloadable on showbox, and any other TV box you are using.

 Advanced Download Manager Pro features:
– download up to three files simultaneously;
– accelerated download by using multithreading (9 parts)
– interception of links from the browser and clipboard;
– icon of the program and downloading progress in the notification panel;
– backup list of downloads and settings on SD card;
– completion notification by sound and vibration;
– resume after reconnection or program restart;
– save different file types in different folders;
– built-in browser for sites with registration;
– plan files download on a schedule;
– widget on your home screen;
– site manager;
– NO ADS
… PLUS MUCH MORE.

 Where Can I download it?
You can download ADM Pro V5.1.1 here

 The bad news is that you cannot download YouTube videos with it under Google rules. So you know where to go to download YouTube videos with the word magic.


Okocha Hails His Nephew, Alex Nwobi’s Fantastic Performance Against Barcelona

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Legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha was impressed by the shift put in by his nephew Alex Iwobi in Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday.
Legend Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha was impressed by the shift put in by his nephew Alex Iwobi in Arsenal’s 3-1 defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday.
Okocha was present at Camp Nou to watch the game.

With the Gunners facing obvious elimination against the Champions League holders after their first leg 2-0 defeat in London, manager Arsene Wenger opted to start 19-year-old Iwobi ahead of the pair of Theo Walcott and Joel Campbell.
The Nigeria international put in a good shift in his 72 minutes on the pitch where he missed an opportunity to score and was also denied a penalty call.

Friday, 4 March 2016

Skye Bank’s CEO advocates investment in manufacturing

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Skye Bank’s CEO advocates investment in manufacturing
Group Managing Director/CEO of Skye Bank Plc, Timothy Oguntayo, has called for massive investment in the manufacturing, agriculture and extractive industries for the success of the diversification program of the government.
He spoke during  a ‘Roundtable session on the Manufacturing outlook for 2016’ organised by the Dr. Biodun Adedipe led BAA Associates in Lagos.
Oguntayo, who was Lead panelist at the roundtable; said he has identified three sectors that are critical to the success of the economic diversification agenda of the government in view of the dwindling oil prices, low GDP growth, and rising unemployment in the country.
He said hitherto, the manufacturing sector contributed 10 per cent of Gross Domestic Product before the advent of oil boom of the 1970s, but lamented Nigeria’s overdependence on oil export and earnings from the 1990s to date.
He said the over dependence on oil resulted in the neglect of the manufacturing sector; just as low investment in public goods and infrastructure led to the decline in manufacturing activities.
To reverse the negative trend, he recommended the expansion of public infrastructure like road, electricity, among others to promote manufacturing. In addition, he advised manufacturers to access the earmarked N200 billion Central Bank of Nigeria and N200 billion Bank of Industry’s intervention funds to boost their operations.
Noting that commercial banks were not structured to provide long term funding but bridge finance, he said the Bank of Industry and NEXIM Bank should be strengthened to provide long term funding for manufacturers

Politics is killing Nigeria football – Owumi

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Former Chairman of the Nigeria Premier League, Davidson Owumi says the over bearing presence of politics in Nigeria football has been the bane of the sports.
Owumi, a former Nigeria International and Chairman of Warri Wolves, stressed that football administrators must adopt a economic-driven focus to manage the sport as a sure path to improving its fortunes.
In a chat with footballlive.ng the former Warri Wolves Chief harped on the need for administrators of the round leather game to administer football with the aim of creating economic growth in the country as it is practiced in the developed footballing countries.

BBM finally released on Android, iPhone

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BBM finally released on Android, iPhone
Blackberry has finally resumed the rolling out of  BlackBerry Messenger mobile social messaging service (BBM) on  iPhone and Android apps.
The company said in a blog post that the free BBM apps will start showing up in Google Play, Apple App Store and some Samsung App Stores.
In order to make sure all goes smoothly, you’ll need to line up for a spot by visiting BBM.com from your phone’s browser and entering your information. You’ll get an email when your turn comes up.
If you have already signed up at bbm.com you should be able to start using the app immediately.
Last month, the company paused the rollout of the apps after an unreleased version of the Android app was posted online. About a million Android users jumped in within seven hours to grab that version, which the company pulled back.
In the blog post, the company noted that more than a million people also found a way to “sideload” BBM onto iPhones.
In May, the struggling Canadian firm announced that it would be rolling out BBM, perhaps the company’s most popular service, to other mobile platforms. It had been exclusive to BlackBerry smartphones. The service features BBM Chat for instant messaging with other users. Additionally, each user has a unique PIN, so you don’t have to give out your phone number to use the service – a privacy feature.
The company has slashed 4,500 jobs in a last-ditch move to recharge itself. It has so far failed to invigorate its business despite unveiling a new smartphone line and software in January. The company is now an acquisition target

How to get BBM on Android, iOS

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How to get BBM on Android, iOS
It recorded 10 million downloads within 24 hours of its roll out, but many users in certain geographical locations are yet to have access to the much anticipated BlackBerry Messenger mobile social messaging service (BBM) on Android and iOS.
Although the application is yet to be officially available in sub-Saharan Africa, it can be downloaded on Samsung Android devices on Samsung Apps store.
For other devices, BBM can be downloaded here
For users in other parts of the world, you can download and install BBM on your Android phone, iPhone and iPad! Visit BBM.com on your phone or tablet browser or use the links below:
BBM for Android
BBM for iPhone
BBM for iPad
Find below additional information that could be helpful
BBM Roll Out Details:
  1. Download BBM – the easiest way is to visit BBM.com from your Android or iPhone browser*
  2. Once you install the app, open it, and enter your email address to hold your spot in line
  3. We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM
If you are among the millions that took the time to sign up at BBM.com, you can start using BBM immediately without waiting in line.* If you didn’t sign up in advance, don’t worry – we are focused on moving millions of customers through the line as fast as possible.
Our team of developers and engineers has been working around the clock to bring you BBM – and make some upgrades while we’re at it – and some incredible work has been done. I look forward to sharing more of this with you here, on Inside BlackBerry, soon.

Apple Leak Confirms Massive New iPhone 7

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iPhone 7 concept. Image credit: Marek Weidlich
iPhone 7 concept. Image credit: Marek Weidlich


Question: How many new iPhone models does Apple release each year? It used to be one, then two when Apple launched the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Well now in 2016 it is going to be four…  
Looking to consolidate his reputation as “the best Apple analyst on the planet”, KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again. In a research note obtained by MacRumors Kuo has reaffirmed that Apple will indeed release three models of the iPhone 7 this year in addition to the imminent 4-inch ‘iPhone SE’.
Consequently the three iPhone 7 models will be the 4.7-inch iPhone 7, 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus and a new and even more premium model based around (already huge) Plus which some are dubbing the ‘iPhone 7 Pro’. What’s the difference between the Pro (I’ll go with the name for now) and the Plus? A groundbreaking camera.
In fact, I should say groundbreaking ‘cameras’ because Kuo says the iPhone 7 Pro will use a dual-lens camera system created by LinX, an imaging specialist Apple purchased in 2015.
My fellow Forbes’ contributor Paul Monckton has already broken down LinX technology in detail, but the short version is it promises huge steps forward in speed and low light shots as well as the ability to incorporate a 2-3x optical zoom. The latter is potentially a major differentiator for Apple given the opportunity to build on the success of its ‘Shot on iPhone’ marketing campaign.
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Kuo says LinX dual-lens technology also allows the camera module to be very thin so the iPhone 7 Pro may eliminate the range’s infamous camera bulge.
But why would Apple consider fragmenting its iPhone range just to put a better camera into a third iPhone 7 model? Why not equip all iPhone 7 models with the technology or, if it must be split, offer it in the Plus and not the standard iPhone 7? After all there’s a precedent there. The iPhone 6 and 6S already lag behind the iPhone 6/6S Plus cameras due to their lack of optical image stabilisation (OIS).








Kuo states the reason for making the third model simply comes down to supply constraints. Apple can’t produce the LinX camera modules in enough quantity so it will create a third smartphone just to get the technology to the market in more limited quantities.
And it is this last detail which, for me, raises questions.
Brilliance Or Madness?
Some may think a third super premium iPhone 7 is a great idea which allows Apple to cash in, but personally I think fragmenting the iPhone line is a bad idea and something Apple should avoid at all costs. With the iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus (and potentially ongoing sales of the iPhone 5S) there’s already enough variety and an iPhone 7 Pro would only serve to confuse customers.
LinX dual, trio and quad lens systems beside an iPhone dual camera mock-up. Image credit: SiliconWadi
LinX dual, trio and quad lens systems beside an iPhone dual camera mock-up. Image credit: SiliconWadi
So why is Apple doing it? It must think either a) LinX technology is so impressive customers need to see it and be blown away, or b) it will cover for limitations in Apple’s standard camera technology which fell behind Samsung’s Galaxy S6, especially as the gap is about to widen further with the Galaxy S7.
If it is the latter and Apple already knows its high volume, more conventional camera technology in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus can’t match the Galaxy S7 then perhaps Apple feels it needs a limited edition flagship which can match or even surpasses Samsung’s efforts and become the posterchild for marketing.
Of course the other angle is Kuo is simply wrong. But given over the last 18 months he broke news of the radical 12-inch MacBook, iPad Pro (including launch), the shift to 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and nailed every major feature of the iPhone 6S four months ahead of its launch this seems unlikely.
As such I’ll be monitoring this very closely indeed…

Wednesday, 24 February 2016

Martins promises more goals in China

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Martins promises more goals in China
Obafemi Martins has scored goals on his football travels and he said he will do same in China.
Martins has played in Italy, England, Germany, Russia, Spain and lately the United States of America. He has now finalised his transfer to Chinese club, Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and he said is looking forward to score goals for his new team. The Chinese Super League side finished sixth last year.
Shenhua made an official announcement Wednesday that they have signed ‘Obagoal’ on a one-year contract with option of another year for Seattle Sounders.
“I’m looking forward to train properly so that when the games arrive, I’m ready to do my best to score goals for my team. I’m here to help the team. I’m very glad to meet my teammates and club staff,” Martins said.
He is in South Korea with the rest of the squad for the pre-season.
In the meantime, the Nigeria striker has revealed he quit MLS side Seattle Sounders after saying Shanghai Shenhua have offered him a new challenge.
“For me, it’s now time for a new challenge. After significant reflection, I have decided to join Shanghai Greenland Shenhua,” he tweeted.
“Something I feel strongly about myself. When I came to Seattle, it was for a challenge. Thank you Seattle. Thanks to all who made these last three years an amazing experience. Seattle has a special place in my heart ????.”

Tuesday, 23 February 2016

Gossip: Mourinho ‘fed up'; Darmian, Griezmann

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MOURINHO FED UP
It’s been a full 24 hours since The Sun broke a Jose Mourinho exclusive, but fear not, Friday bears the fruitiest of fruit. And it isn’t Neil Custis with the report. What a glorious day.
Nope, this comes from Phil Cadden, who claims that Mourinho is ‘fed up of waiting’ for Manchester United to appoint him as manager. So ‘fed up’ in fact, that he’s arranged a meeting with Inter Milan co-owner Massimo Moratti this weekend. The Portuguese will consider an offer to return to the club he managed to Champions League glory in 2010, Cadden writes.
Now, describing Moratti as an Inter Milan co-owner is fine. It’s great. No problem. We do prefer minority owner, however; Moratti owns less than 30 per cent of the Italian club. Majority owner Erick Thohir would probably have some sway as to whether Mourinho is appointed manager.
Cadden adds that Mourinho has already refused offers from Real Madrid and Roma to take over this season as he waits for the United job, but the former Chelsea manager is ‘growing impatient’. United appear to be intent on keeping Louis van Gaal at the helm regardless of which European minnow they lose to, but Cadden adds: ‘The prospect of seeing Mourinho slip through United’s fingers may prove the straw the breaks the camel’s back.’
Basically, it suits Moratti to lavish praise on a former friend and colleague, and it suits Mourinho to have his meeting with a club other than United become public knowledge. We just wonder who gave Cadden the information?

ICARDI BREEZER
Corriere dello Sport obviously have not received the Mourinho memo. The Italian daily reports that Jose Mourinho has identified Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi as his main transfer target for when he takes the Manchester United job. That’s presumably what the meetings with Moratti have been about.
Not only that, but Inter have made a counter-offer to United. If they want Icardi, they must offer right-back Matteo Darmian in exchange. Well, that’s new.

SMALL MATA
Despite being unemployed, Mourinho is certainly a very busy man. We return to The Sun for more news of the players he has lined up for when he takes the Manchester United job (although we thought he was headed to Inter Milan?)
Gary Stonehouse reports – not exclusively – that Atletico Madrid are looking at completing a ‘sensational swoop’ for Juan Mata, with their forward Antoine Griezmann potentially headed the other way. Tasty.
The Mata reports emanate from Spanish bulls**tters Fichajes.net, and revolves around the whole ‘Mourinho hates Mata’ thing. Which is fine. Whatever.
But on top of that, Diego Simeone has ‘reportedly resigned himself’ to losing Griezmann this summer. The Frenchman is a long-term target of United’s, and has scored 19 goals in 33 games this season. The 24-year-old is believed to have a £60m buy-out clause in his contract.

CITY WANT GRANIT
Granit Xhaka wants to move to the Premier League. We know this because he makes a point of telling us.
On February 18: “Everybody has a childhood dream and that’s my childhood dream.”
On February 5: “England is my dream. I do not hide it.”
On January 20: “I have a childhood dream, and that is the Premier League.”
And so on. He didn’t have many childhood dreams, did he? Well, the Swiss midfielder might realise it, as German daily Bild reports that Manchester City want him for £39million. Still. We heard this ages ago. Arsenal and Liverpool are also supposedly interested.

AND THE REST
Manchester United are considering selling striker and captain Wayne Rooney in the summer after receiving a bid for the 30-year-old from a Chinese Super League club. Rooney could earn £500,000 a week as part of the deal…New York Red Bulls and Orlando City want to take Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, 32, to MLS. The Ivorian is expected to leave the Etihad when Pep Guardiola takes over as manager in the summer…Swansea hope to sign Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah, 25, from French club Evian on a free transfer…Chelsea have met with representatives of Italy coach Antonio Conte, 46, as they search for a permanent successor to the sacked Jose Mourinho…Luis Cavani, father of Paris St-Germain striker Edinson, would like his son to move to Real Madrid, Manchester United or Juventus. The 29-year-old has been played out wide in the French capital…Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner, 28, could treble his £35,000-a-week wages at Wolfsburg by moving to the Chinese Super League…Inter Milan will try to renegotiate with Manchester City to avoid triggering a permanent deal for 26-year-old striker Stevan Jovetic, who has been on loan at the San Siro since July…Incoming Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti wants AC Milan’s Colombia international Carlos Bacca, 29, to replace Robert Lewandowski if the 27-year-old Poland international leaves the German champions…Liverpool are considering triggering the £6.2million release clause for Real Betis goalkeeper Antonio Adan.

Monday, 22 February 2016

Gossip: Pogba to City or United, Costa to…

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EVERY POG HAS ITS DAY
Google Translate is our friend.
‘Paul winks to Guardiola, knowing that Mourinho and Zidane did not lose sight of.’
That’s the opening line of a report in Gazzetta Dello Sport on the back of Paul Pogba’s fawning quotes about Pep Guardiola. The crux of the story is that Pogba is very much keeping his options open – knowing that Manchester City would love him at the Etihad (though reports in Spain suggest Toni Kroos could be Guardiola’s chosen replacement for the surely outgoing Yaya Toure), while Jose Mourinho would love him at Manchester United if he takes over there. Meanwhile, there is always Real Madrid, and the Italians tell us that ‘Zizou will do the crazy to take him to the Bernabeu’. And so he should.

DOUGLAS COSTA TO CITY?
Never mind the supposed agreement not to take any Bayern Munich players with him to Manchester City, there are reports in Brazil suggesting that Pep Guardiola will attempt to take Douglas Costa with him to the Etihad. Costa cost £21m last summer from Shaktar Donetsk and has been Bayern’s most impressive performer, creating chance after chance from the left wing. Bad luck Raheem Sterling.
Globoesporte admit that Bayern would be reluctant to allow Costa to leave. Damn right they will. No player in the Bundesliga has notched more assists this season.

WHO DOES SIMEONE WANT AT CHELSEA?
Guus Hiddink says that the rebuild at Chelsea is “not a small job” and the talk from Spain is that Diego Simeone has already identified Ivan Rakitic has a solution in central midfield if he leaves Atletico Madrid for Stamford Bridge. Which is all very well, but would Barcelona sell a player who has featured in 23 of 24 La Liga games this season? Other names mentioned as potential Simeone targets are Marco Reus and Edinson Cavani.  Wow. Now that trio would certainly make Chelsea contenders again.

Sunday, 21 February 2016

Apple apologises for iPhone 'error 53' and issues fix

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Apple has now issued a software update that will restore disabled phonesApple has now issued a software update that will restore disabled phones
Apple has said sorry to iPhone customers whose phones were disabled after third-party repairs, and issued a fix for the problem.
Some users found that their iPhone stopped working following servicing by a non-Apple technician and saw an "error 53" message in iTunes.
Previously, Apple had said the error was a "security measure" taken to prevent fraudulent transactions.
Now, the company has released a software update to fix the error.
In a statement, Apple said that "error 53" occurs when a device fails a standard security test designed to ensure that the Touch ID fingerprint scanner is working correctly.

However, the company added: "We apologise for any inconvenience, this was designed to be a factory test and was not intended to affect customers.
"Customers who paid for an out-of-warranty replacement of their device based on this issue should contact AppleCare about a reimbursement."
A software update has now been released so that iPhone customers with disabled phones may restore their device via iTunes on a PC or Mac.

Apple 'prodded'

"To me, there was a lot of logic in what they said around the 'error 53' element," said mobile analyst Ben Wood at CCS Insight.
"If you're using your fingerprint to unlock sensitive data or make payments and there was the ability for someone to replace the screen and modify the module to take control of your phone - that's not a good thing at all."
Mr Wood added that Apple faced something of a backlash over the error after it appeared "retrospectively" on repaired phones following a software update, and was not something iPhone users had expected.
Apple had even faced a class action lawsuit led by a Seattle-based firm over error 53-disabled phones.
"I think it's a sensible decision by Apple," he told the BBC.
"If they've found a way to allow people to do repairs to the phone without that error occurring, that's great news."
Some customers praised the company's decision on Apple's discussion forums.
"Perhaps my sentiment of a week ago or so (that I would not buy an iPhone 6), which generated so much complaining by people with huge numbers of posts, in its small way helped to prod Apple into fixing this," wrote one user, risandy, following news of the fix.
"Glad to see Apple have back-tracked on this one," added Jay 75.

Saturday, 20 February 2016

Bank Lets You Access Account Using Voice

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More than 15 million HSBC and First Direct mobile banking customers can now access their account using the new technique.
19:44, UK, Friday 19 February 2016
Voice Recognition For Online Banking
Video: Biometric Security: How It Works
Banking passwords could soon be a thing of the past for millions after a bank rolled out a voice recognition system.
More than 15 million HSBC and First Direct mobile banking customers can now access their account using the new technique.
A company called Nuance Communications is supplying the voice biometric technology, which cross-checks voices against over 100 unique identifiers including speed and pronunciation.
It also looks for clues that could help it match physical features - including vocal tract and nasal passage characteristics.
Customers who enrol will have to record their "voice print" and then will no longer need to enter their security password or pin to access their account.
Fingerprint recognition is already widely available, with many smartphones using the tech to allow people to unlock their device to allow them to pay for things.
Using a fingerprint to login will also be available to the bank's customers.
Moving away from passwords could bring security benefits - because many people use easily guessable passwords, or rarely update them.
First Direct chief executive Tracy Garrad said that physical and behavioural characteristics are "almost impossible to mimic".
She said: "While this is the largest roll out of voice ID in the UK banking, other industries will soon follow our lead."
However Barclays pointed out that it launched voice biometric technology to its wealth management customers in 2013.
It said it would make the service available to all of its customers in the near future.
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