TOP TEN MOST PHOTOGRAPHED PLACES IN THE WORLD ARE..

Most photographed places in the world are ...

By Hiufu Wong, CNN

April 13, 2014 -- Updated 2209 GMT (0609 HKT)

Sightsmap.com has revealed the destinations tagged most often on Panoramio, a Google photo-sharing website. European cities dominate the list with Budapest ranking 10th.

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10. Budapest, Hungary

• A new information map reveals the most photographed cities in the world and top attractions
• Moulin Rouge not Eiffel Tower scored as the most popular picture place in Paris
• European cities dominate the list with eight out of 10 positions in the list

(CNN) -- The Eiffel Tower isn't the most popular place for pictures in Paris, nor is the Empire State Building the top photo destination in New York.

At least, that's the case among users of Google's geolocation-oriented photo-sharing website, Panoramio, according to Sightsmap.com, which has ranked 15,000 cities and their attractions according to photos tagged.

The result is a "heatmap" with bright areas indicating more photos.

New York tops the list as the most photographed -- or the highest Panoramio-penetrated -- city in the world.

Europe dominates the chart with eight places in the top 10.

Among them are three cities in Italy, including Rome, which ranked second.

Barcelona rounds out the top three cities, with Park Guell as its top attraction.

More photos are tagged of the Guggenheim Museum and the Tweed Courthouse than the Empire State Building in New York City, according to the poll. (Perhaps because the Empire State Building is a tougher picture to take?)

The Church of the Santissima Trinita dei Monti triumphs in Rome and the city's favorite wishing pond, Trevi Fountain, follows.

Moulin Rouge is the most Panoramio-photographed attraction in Paris -- the Eiffel Tower came fifth.

Istanbul, recently named the world's top destination by TripAdvisor, was the fifth hottest city on Sightsmap.com -- Kiz Kulesi (Maiden's Tower) is the city's top attraction.

Most photographed places in the world are ...

By Hiufu Wong, CNN

April 13, 2014 -- Updated 2209 GMT (0609 HKT)

One of only two locations outside Europe, Buenos Aires made the top 10, with the Caminito street its most photo-tagged attraction.

9. Buenos Aires

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The Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) is beautiful, but it isn't as Panoramio-popular as Piazzale Michelangelo (Michelangelo Square).

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8. Florence, Italy

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The historic Hotel de Paris helps make Monte Carlo one of the most popular places on Google's geolocation-oriented photo sharing site.

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7. Monte Carlo, Monaco

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Ponte dell'Accademia (Academy Bridge) outranks St. Mark's Basilica as the most-photo-tagged Venice location.

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6. Venice, Italy

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The most popular place for pics in Istanbul, the tower of Kiz Kulesi, sits on an islet on the Bosporus between the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.

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5. Istanbul

The Eiffel Tower isn't as popular as Moulin Rouge.

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4. Paris

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Park Guell, one of Antoni Gaudi's ingenius marvels, is tops in Barcelona.

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3. Barcelona, Spain

Most photographed places in the world are ...

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The Church of Trinita dei Monti (in the background) is the most photographed attraction in Rome, according to Sightsmap.com.

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2. Rome

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New York is the most tagged city and the Guggenheim Museum its most tagged attraction on Panoramio.

How to Reset or Unlock Your Android Security Pattern/Password/Pin

Posted on Apr 10 2014 - 3:00pm by Mayowa

Sometimes, we forget our Security Pattern/Password/Pin. Here is a guide which explains how you can easilyreset/unlock your Android security.

An Android Phone Locked with a Pattern

An Android Phone Locked With a Pin

Reset via Gmail

You should see the screen below after entering your password/pin/password incorrectly. Your phone tells you to input your Username and Password.

If you are in luck and you can still remember your Gmail’s username and password. Just sign in to your account and you will be asked to create another pattern/password/pin. Your Mobile Data must be enabled for you to do this.

Reset via Recovery

To use this method, you have to get in to your phone’s recovery mode. The standard way to do this on android phones is by:

• Switching off your Android phone
• Holding the power button and the volume down simultaneously

You should see the screen shown below

Use your volume up/down button to scroll and the power button to select. Navigate to the wipe data/factory reset option and select it using the power button. Wait for that to be done and reboot your device. Your device should now be unlocked

NCC Fines MTN, Glo, Airtel, Demands N647 Million Over Poor Service

Posted on Apr 7 2014 - 12:59pm by Mayowa

 

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Enugu said it has sanctioned three communication giants; MTN, Globacom and Airtel to the tune of N647 million over poor quality service

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The nation’s regulatory body said its action was sequel to the multiple complaints of rip offs and poor quality service against global systems for mobile-communication (GSM) operators in the country.

The executive commissioner in charge of stakeholder’s management in NCC, Dr. Okechukwu Itanyi stated this during the NCC Special Day at the 25th Enugu International Trade Fair.Aside from being made to pay the penalty, the GSM operators were also banished from selling any new SIM card, nor engaging in promotions in their networks throughout the month of March.