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Bobbi Kristina set to die on same day as Her Mom Whitney Houston, February 11


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There's a popular saying; You don't know the day yourself or someone else would die... but this is not the same when it comes to the Brown family, Tomorrow February 11, marks 3 years after the sudden demise of Singer, Song writer and Producer Whitney Houston.

Bobbi Kristina, the only daughter of Houston and Bobby Brown who was found unresponsive at home in her bath tub on January 31 has since been in a medically induced coma and on life support machine.

According to Pagesix.com, Bobbi’s grandmother Cissy Houston floated the idea of a Feb. 11 death over the weekend during discussions with the Brown family at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.
The Browns gave their blessing to pull the plug at the stroke of midnight to align the date with the 2012 passing of the legendary singer at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The move is a symbolic way to keep the mother and daughter together for eternity, according to a Brown family source.

We at remiGh sincerely express our sympathy to the Brown family for their loss.

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Not in front of the telly: Warning over 'listening' TV


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Samsung is warning customers to avoid discussing personal information in front of their smart television set.
The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using its voice activation feature.
Such TV sets 'listen' to every conversation held in front of them and may share any details they hear with Samsung or third parties, it said.
Privacy campaigners said the technology smacked of the telescreens, in George Orwell's 1984, which spied on citizens.

Data sharing
The warning came to light via a story in online news magazine the Daily Beast which published an excerpt of a section of Samsung's privacy policy for its net-connected Smart TV sets.
The policy explains that the TV set will be listening to people in the same room to try to spot when commands are issued. It goes on to warn: "If your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."
Corynne McSherry, an intellectual property lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) which campaigns on digital rights issues, told the Daily Beast that the third party was probably the company providing speech-to-text conversion for Samsung.
She added: "If I were the customer, I might like to know who that third party was, and I'd definitely like to know whether my words were being transmitted in a secure form."
Soon after, an activist for the EFF circulated the policy statement on Twitter comparing it to George Orwell's description of the telescreens in his novel 1984 that listen to what people say in their homes.

In response to the widespread sharing of its policy statement, Samsung has issued a statement to clarify how voice activation works.
It said the privacy policy was an attempt to be transparent with owners in order to help them make informed choices about whether to use some features on its Smart TV sets, adding that it took consumer privacy "very seriously".
Samsung said: "If a consumer consents and uses the voice recognition feature, voice data is provided to a third party during a requested voice command search. At that time, the voice data is sent to a server, which searches for the requested content then returns the desired content to the TV."

It added that it did not retain voice data or sell the audio being captured. Smart-TV owners would always know if voice activation was turned on because a microphone icon would be visible on the screen, it said.
The third-party handling the translation from speech to text has not been named.
Samsung is not the first maker of a smart, net-connected TV to run into problems with the data the set collects. In late 2013, a UK IT consultant found his LG TV was gathering information about his viewing habits.
Publicity about the issue led LG to create a software update which ensured data collection was turned off for those who did not want to share information.

Source:BBC.com

KKD failed to appear in court as case is Adjourned to February 15


Ghanaian Ace broadcaster Kyei Darkwah’s alleged rape case was reopened today but after a short back and forth, the case was adjourned to February 15.

KKD failed to appear in Court and according to reports, his absence nearly led to a warrant of arrest being issued for his arrest—but the Court did not proceed with the order after KKD’s lawyers pleaded that their client could not attend the hearing because he was admitted to the hospital.

Apparently KKD was rushed to the hospital last night and as such he could not make appearance. The prosecution however insisted the Court should have been made aware of this in writing…

For now, it looks like the State is not going to let the case rest and KKD and his lawyers seems to be also playing an adroit obstruction.

The State is still on Kwesi Kyei Darkwah’s alleged rape case—hearing resumed today but after a short back and forth, the case was adjourned to February 15.
KKD failed to appear in Court and according to reports, his absence nearly led to a warrant of arrest being issued for his arrest—but the Court did not proceed with the order after KKD’s lawyers pleaded that their client could not attend the hearing because he was admitted to the hospital.
Apparently KKD was rushed to the hospital last night and as such he could not make appearance. The prosecution however insisted the Court should have been made aware of this in writing…
For now, it looks like the State is not going to let the case rest and KKD and his lawyers seems to be also playing a tactical delay.
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Android App Adware from Google Play infects millions of gadgets


Android users are being warned that several popular apps that were on the official Google Play store appear to have contained hidden code that made malicious ads pop up.

Security firm Avast said that one of the apps involved - a free version of the card game Durak - had been downloaded up to 10 million times, according to Google Play's own counter.

Google has now blocked access.

But one expert noted that the problem might be less widespread than feared.

Avast said that it first became aware of the issue after a member of the public contacted it after carrying out his own investigation into how his Nexus 5 smartphone had come to be infected with malicious code.

The "adware" was causing spurious pop-up messages to appear that had been made to look like system notifications. These told him his phone was running "slow" and that he needed to install new software to fix the problem.

If he followed the on-screen prompts he was then directed to download other apps, only some of which were legitimate.

"You get re-directed to harmful threats on fake pages, like dubious app stores and apps that attempt to send premium SMS behind your back or to apps that simply collect too much of your data for comfort while offering you no additional value," wrote Avast's malware analyst Filip Chytry.
The original apps were said to have held off showing the pop-ups until seven or more days after being installed, which the analyst suggested was intended to mask the fact that they were responsible.

"Most people won't be able to find the source of the problem and will face fake ads each time they unlock their device," he wrote.

"I believe that most people will trust that there is a problem that can be solved with one of the app's advertised 'solutions' and will follow the recommended steps, which may lead to an investment into unwanted apps from untrusted sources."

In addition to the Durak card game, other apps alleged to be involved include:

    A Russian language IQ test, which Google Play indicates had been downloaded up to five million times
    A Russian history educational tool, which Google Play indicates had been downloaded up to 50,000 times

A search by the BBC for other apps made by the same developers revealed dozens more apps, including video games, a psychology guide, wedding planning software and cookery tips - all of which have now been blocked.

The publishers involved have not replied to requests for comment.

A spokesman for Google said: "We're just confirming that all of the apps in the report have been suspended and nothing more."
Inflated numbers

Although Google Play's own site indicated the software had been downloaded many millions of times, one security researcher was cautious about the figures.

"I would take the numbers with a pinch of salt because one thing that malware authors might do is deliberately up the amount of downloads in order to make an app appear more popular than it really is," said Dr Steven Murdoch from University College London's information security research group.

"Google does scan for malware that it knows about and it also has some more advanced techniques to detect malicious behaviour.

"But these don't work 100% of the time and some apps do slip through the checks - and there is a continual cat and mouse game of people looking for malware and the authors trying to bypass the checks."


Although Avast is using the publicity it has generated to promote its own security software, Dr Murdoch noted that it too would fail to identify all new types of malware.

One alternative, he said, was to check reviews.

Several people who had downloaded the Durak card game had posted warnings on Google Play as far back as November 2013, that they suspected it was forcing pop-up ads to appear.

"But that's still not going to catch everything," Dr Murdoch added.

"Phone users ultimately have to trust the operating system vendor - whether that's Google or Apple [or someone else] to protect them."

Source-BBC

John Dumelo involved in a car crash on his Birthday





Ghanaian Actor, philanthropist and business mogul, John Dumelo who has been speculated to be going out with Ghanaian Actress and Producer Yvonne Nelson, today February 3, 2015 celebrates his 31st birthday.

 Just yesterday, I watched his vlog on Pulse TV, melomoments and he was really keen of getting some presents from his fans on his birthday, he even took to social media this morning to post about his 31st birthday. 

"Time is 6:46 am. first point of call today is the site. Mixing concrete and moving blocks. I'm blessed to be a year older today. God has been good to me. 31 ain't an easy age. In the next 10 years, I don't want my name in African Forbes but Global forbes. I want to be closer to God and want to be a motivation to people all over the world. I want to let people know you can achieve whatever you want if you put your mind to it. Happy birthday to me.....31 is the new 41!" He captioned.

 Soon after he left home, driving around the streets of East Legon, near American house in Accra, he got the worst present for his birthday. John had a mini-truck run into into his Toyota Tundra but an eyewitness at the scene told Peacefmonline there were no casualties after the event.

 Efforts still being put in place to get John Dumelo's part of the story. Stay Tuned.

 We officially wish you a happy happy Birthday John.

Retired Ghanaian Professional Footballer Manuel Agogo hospitalized for suspected stroke.


Ghanaian retired professional footballer and former Bristol Rovers striker Manuel Junior Agogo is believed to have suffered a stroke.

Well-wishers have taken to twitter offering their support to the retired striker and his family.

    Poor Junior Agogo and his family. Wish him a speedy recovery. Still the player that I enjoyed watching the most. Could literally win a game

    — Eveleen (@eveleen_laura) January 30, 2015

    Just seen what happened to Junior Agogo. Hope he is ok and wish him a speedy recovery

    — James Green (@J_Green46) January 30, 2015

Agogo played for Bristol Rovers between 2003 to 2006 before moving to Nottingham Forest.

It is believed Agogo was rushed to hospital on January 29,2015.
 We the staff of RemiGh blog wish him a speedy recovery for his illness.

 Source-BristolPost.co.uk
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