Sony unveiled a new variant of its flagship Android smartphone: Xperia ZR

Sony has unveiled a new variant of its flagship Android smartphone, launching the LTE-enabled Xperia ZR with enhanced waterproofing for use at depths of up to 1.5 meters. The Xperia ZR is a mid-range smartphone and ships with a slightly smaller 4.6-inch display than the Xperia Z. While the device utilizes Sony's Reality Display technology, it only features a 720p panel.

The Xperia ZR still offers plenty of power with its 1.5GHz S4 Pro quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, with Android 4.1.

Richard Branson dresses Up As Flight Attendant To Honor Wager

British business magnate Richard Branson the Virgin Group founder had his legs shaved, put on lipstick and squeezed into a red skirt to honor a bet by serving as a flight attendant Sunday on an AirAsia trip from Perth, Australia, to Malaysia.

But he earned a reprimand from AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes after he deliberately dumped a tray of orange juice on Fernandes' lap.

Branson lost a bet to Fernandes in 2010 after they wagered that their Formula One racing teams would finish ahead of each other. Fernandes' team landed two spots above Branson's.

Singer Omawumi becomes brand ambassador for Konga.com

Private jets used to smuggle cash, fugitives – Federal Govt

The Federal Government on Sunday said illegal consignments and cash in local and foreign currencies were being smuggled on daily basis in and out of the country aboard private jets.

It also said some persons that securities agencies had declared wanted were being airlifted out of the country aboard private and chartered jets.

As a result, it insisted that pilots flying such jets must declare the passenger manifest before being allowed to take off.

CBN to extend cashless scheme to Anambra, Kano, 3 other states in July

The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to extend it cashless policy to five additional states effective from July 1, 2013, THE RAINBOW has learnt.



The cashless policy which has been in operation in Lagos for about a year is meant to encourage electronic and cheque-based payments over cash. 


Under the policy, a lid placed on the amount withdraw-able in cash by both individuals and corporate account holders at N500, 000 per day and N3 million per day respectively.

Individuals cannot withdraw more than N150, 000 cash per day.