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Flavour Spotted With His Furry Friends [PHOTOS]

The "ukwu sara mbara" crooner has cute dogs and always shows them off whenever he gets the opportunity.

This dude figured it out. While the rest of us foolish adults stopped playing with bubbles after the 4th grade, Su Chung Tai kept on going and became awesome at it. So awesome that he holds Guinness World Records for bubble blowing and can pull of tricks that probably involve sorcery and a heavy control over the atmosphere.

Kuma Films made this short of the famous bubble artist showing off his tricks. Apparently, his blowing skills include the ability to blow 15 bubbles within each other and string together 30 bubbles in a chain. I personally like it when he plays with the smokey bubbles that look like Flubber.

We love how Asa is always trying out new things.

The singer has shared a clip of herself performing in a packed market in Brussels, oblivious to stares from people around her.

According to her, the clip is from the filming of an acoustic version of ‘Eyo’ off her Bed of Stone album.

Check on it!

Get ready to learn how to pronounce a new Chinese brand name: Huawei.

The Chinese telecom firm had a surprise hit at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week with its stylish Huawei Watch. And that looks like only the beginning of a much bigger push to entrench itself in popular consciousness as a maker of consumer smartwatches and smartphones via "traditional advertising, online promotion and sports team sponsorships," as its U.S. spokesman told Reuters.

On top of that, Kevin Yang of iSuppli’s China Research division claims (via CNET) that Google has tapped Huawei to make the next iteration of its Nexus smartphone line. If true—and if the resulting phone is a good one—that could give the company significant cred with tech-savvy shoppers.

In other words, there's suddenly a lot going on with Huawei. (Oh, and that pronunciation? Try WAH-way.)

Who Is Huawei?

Though the buzzy Huawei Watch may be the first time U.S. consumers have heard of the company, Huawei has produced telecom equipment in China since the late 1980s. Founded in 1987 by a former engineer in the People's Liberation Army, the company wasborn of a Chinese government initiative to build up domestic technological infrastructure.

Much of Huawei’s early business centered on building phone and Internet infrastructure throughout the nation, making it a rough analogue to Cisco. By the late 1990s and early 2000s, Huawei had started expanding operations into other territories, supplying technology for new mobile networks throughout Asia, Europe, and Australia.

In 2009, Huawei unveiled its first Android smartphone. Since then it’s built an impressive lineup of low- to mid-tier Android and Windows Phone handsets, although its efforts to gain a foothold in the U.S. market haven't gotten it very far yet.
A Little Trouble From Big China

The company has faced other headwinds, particularly involving repeated—though never clearly proven—charges involving the security of its telecom equipment. In 2012, the House Intelligence Committee released a report accusing Huawei of providing the Chinese army's cyberwarfare unit access to its networking equipment.

Huawei denied those assertions, although suspicion that the company maintains surreptitious connections to the Chinese government continues to dog its U.S. business efforts. Ren even reportedly said in 2013 that Huawei planned to exit the U.S. market rather than be stuck "in the middle of U.S-China relations."

But that's all in the past. A White House review of allegations against the company foundno clear evidence that Huawei had spied for China, and the company later backtracked on its threat to leave the U.S.

On a separate front, Huawei has run into intellectual property issues. Last year T-Mobile took Huawei to court over allegations that the Chinese company had stolen its cell phone testing technology. Prior to that, it's been hit with similar IP lawsuits from the likes ofMotorola and Cisco, to name a few.
Watch Out

Despite its turbulent relationship with the U.S., Huawei's recently revealed smartwatch could mark a turning point for the company. The Huawei Watch looks like a premium device and resembles nothing else on the market, although it's still not clear how well it works or how long its battery will last.

The Apple Watch is on its way this April, and it’s a beautiful piece of tech. The Huawei Watch, meanwhile, could give Apple a run for its money in terms of design and style. It boasts a popular round-face design, sapphire display, premium metal body construction, and a heart rate monitor. In short, the Huawei Watch looks like it’ll do everything the Apple Watch will do—just for Android.

The Huawei Watch.

This is the first device to come out of Huawei that's made anyone look twice at the company. If it's priced reasonably and can actually make good on its promises, the Watch could change Huawei’s reputation as a maker of less-than-impressive devices. And it could give Google a shiny new weapon in the coming wearable war against Apple.

All in all, whether it’s behind the next Nexus or not, you’d better learn how to pronounce “Huawei.” You’ll be saying it a lot more pretty soon.

Facebook this week removed a feature that allowed users to tell their friends they're "feeling fat," in apparent response to an online petition that garnered more than 16,000 signatures. The "feeling fat" emoticon had been among the lengthy list of feelings and activities that users can include when updating their statuses, alongside the likes of "blessed," "loved," and "drunk." Supporters of the petition argued that "fat is not a feeling," and that by including the smiling, double-chinned emoticon, Facebook was "encouraging negative body image among girls." The company removed the emoticon on Tuesday.

"We've heard from our community that listing ‘feeling fat’ as an option for status updates could reinforce negative body image, particularly for people struggling with eating disorders," Facebook said in a statement Tuesday. "So we’re going to remove 'feeling fat' from the list of options. We'll continue to listen to feedback as we think about ways to help people express themselves on Facebook."

"I feel so happy that I’ve helped eliminate one form of body shaming hatred on the internet."

The Change.org petition was one of several online campaigns launched by the group Endangered Bodies, as part of last month's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The US petition was spearheaded by 24-year-old student Catherine Weingarten, who claimed that the emoticon was "making fun of people who consider themselves to be overweight, which can include many people with eating disorders." Both Weingarten and Endangered Bodies were understandably pleased following Facebook's decision to remove it.

"I'm thrilled that [Facebook] decided to remove the ‘feeling fat’ emoji," Weingarten wrotein a post to the petition website Tuesday. "This success shows us that people together can challenge the cultural messages that are so damaging to our ability to love ourselves and live comfortably in our bodies. As someone who struggled with body image, I feel so happy that I’ve helped eliminate one form of body shaming hatred on the internet."

The "feeling fat" option may no longer be available on the site, but the same rosy-cheeked, bloated emoticon is still there under the "feeling stuffed" status. It's also worth noting that the "feeling ugly" option is still available under Facebook's emoticons menu.

Photos: Lupita Nyong’o Stuns In New Lancome Advert Photoshoot

Hollywood actress, Lupita Nyong’o stuns in new photos released last night from an advert shot for cosmetics giant, Lancome. See another photo below….

The boobs on Asa as she performed on stage a few days ago got some folks talking. Please which one is fukefuke again? Lol. That's the work of a good bra...Just Saying

Actress Ini Edo, Annie Idibia, singer Lami Phillips, Mr Nigeria Emmanuel Ikubese joined others to participate in the Walk against Rape initiative in Nigeria. The walk kicked off from the Archbishop Vinning Memorial Church Ground GRA Ikeja.