Who Makes the Best Smartphone Cam? Not Apple

Like most people, I replaced my digital point-and-shoot camera with a smartphone camera a long time ago. So now that the two-year contract on my worn-out Samsung Galaxy S4 is up, I want to make sure that my next phone has the best camera available.

But with every smartphone maker claiming to have the newest, flashiest camera, how can you tell which is actually the best?

To find out, I took to the streets of Manhattan with some of today’s hottest smartphones and shot pictures of everything from statues to flowers to people. Then I compared how each phone’s camera performed. 

Four co-workers and I ranked each photo on a scale from 1 to 6,

How The Ikorodu Bank Robbers Were Arrested

Four members of the robbery gang, which unleashed terror on two commercial banks in the Ipakodo, Ikorodu area of Lagos two weeks ago, have been arrested by the police.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspected robbers were arrested from Okitipupa, Ondo State, and Ikorodu, Lagos State, while three Sport Utility Vehicles allegedly bought from the proceeds of the robbery were recovered.

The suspects’ names were given as Monday Akpan, Bright Agbojule, the third identified simply as Jafaru, and one Baba Ibeji.

iTunes users hit stumbling blocks with arrival of Apple Music

 
Issues with Apple Music and iOS 8.4 are giving some users agita. CNET
Apple Music offers a lot of cool features from streaming music to an online radio station. But it also seems to be creating some headaches for loyal iTunes users.
On Tuesday, Apple launched iOS 8.4, which turned on Apple Music, a new service that offers streaming music with playlists curated by "music experts," a 24/7 radio station called Beats 1 and a social feature called Connect that puts together musicians and their fans. Free for the first three months, the service costs $9.99 per month for an individual plan and $14.99 for a shared family plan.

Muslim man recalls life-changing encounter with Jesus while in Mecca

 

Ali Pektash, a Turkish man whose life was in shambles, decided to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in order to find some clarity in his life. He found more than that since, to his utter surprise, Jesus Christ appeared to him twice in a dream while he was there in the heart of the Islamic world.
According to Breaking Christian News, Pektash was a Muslim and an alcoholic who used to beat up his wife. He had a rough childhood, since his own mother rejected him and he was taken in by his uncle, who later chased him out of the house as well.

Pektash later worked in Saudi Arabia, and there, his friends encouraged him to go on a pilgrimage in Mecca to find success in life.
"I knew I belonged to God somehow—He was my friend—but I did not belong to a religion I could find. I circled the Ka'ba (the cube-like building at the centre of the Great Mosque) seven times (one of the specified rites involved in the pilgrimage), and watched everybody kissing this black stone. But I walked the other way. I believed in a living God, not in a rock," he said.

Gov. Oshiomole replies Okonjo-Iweala, Says; "I don't want to say she knows how to lie with statistics"

Edo state Governor Adams Oshiomhole has replied former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who yesterday denied allegations he made that she she spent N2.1 billion from the Excess Crude Account without authorization from members of the National Economic Council.

Speaking on Channels TV this morning, Governor Oshiomole said;

Asteroid heading for Britain and it could kill thousands, experts warn

WARING: Asteroid could crash into the North Sea killing thousands of Brits [GETTY•STAR ART DESK]

It's the biggest asteroid warning to hit the UK.
Space boffins at the University of Southampton say they've developed sophisticated software that can predict when and where asteroids could hit earth.
And whilst the UK isn't likely to get a direct hit, experts are warning a giant space rock could smash into the North Sea or Atlantic Ocean, causing a devastating tsunami.
Huge areas of the UK coast would be swamped by colossal waves and thousands of Brits could lose their lives.