Just in. In a manner that is oddly contrarian, at least by industry precedents, Konga has officially announced the laying off a sizeable...
More Than 1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Messenger Every Month
They’ve done it. Facebook has pulled their Messenger app all the way to 1 billion monthly users. It’s hardly surprising, since they basi...
This New Ferrari iPhone Case Makes You Look and Smell Good
Ferrari has created a versatile cellphone case that not only looks awesome (how many people can say they have an authentic Ferrari case?)...
SolarNow Receives US$2 million Loan To Accelerate Distribution of Solar Home Systems in Uganda
SolarNow, a solar distributor in Uganda, has announced it has received a loan of US$2 million from SunFunder, a solar energy finance bu...
YouTube outs VR app to give users truly immersive video experience
Google’s video-sharing platform, YouTube has announced the launch of a virtual reality (VR) app to give users a truly immersive video ex...
Facebook Is Organising A Fireside Chat For Developers With Ime Archibong At IDEA Hub
Facebook is organising an event for developers at the iDea Hub on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 4pm. The event will be a fireside chat w...
The 1st Game Console for Dogs Debuts at CES
After a year of anticipation, the CleverPet Hub, the first game console for dogs, was finally unveiled to the public at the Consumer Elec...
Volvo wants to make your phone the only car key you ever need
Inventions keep rolling in, the global economy may be facing a recession but there has been in an increasing bounce in the intellectual ...
MultiChoice partners LaunchLab to launch Media Challenge
MultiChoice , a pay-media company, has partnered LaunchLab , a business incubator housed at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, to ...
Econet Wireless launches digital learning platform for primary and secondary school students
In a bid to complement government’s efforts in providing education resources to help improve the pass rate, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe ...
NCC rates Globacom best network in new Internet subscription acquisition
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the independent national regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Niger...
Steam VR Vive headset priced at $800
Steam VR won’t come cheap, with Valve and HTC setting a price tag that makes the Oculus Rift looks positively thrifty.
“We don’t want MTN to die”, says Nigeria’s Communications Minister
Nigeria’s Communications Minister, Adebayo Shittu , this week commented on the fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (N...
Easy Taxi announces $9.8 million financing plan to improve delivery services of its drivers
Easy Taxi has taken initiative to move its services to the next level with the announcement of a $ 9.8 million asset financing plan tha...
Five Months After Leaving Jovago, Marek Zmyslowski Has Returned With HotelOga
Months after leaving Jovago, Marek Zmyslowski has returned to the hospitality industry with an app designed to help hospitality outfits ...
Interswitch acquires FinTech outfit, Vanso for ₦15 billion
In a move that will further seal its place as a payments juggernaut in the African continent, Interswitch has acquired Vanso for a total...
Nigeria’s first ever high-speed rail is finally here
Nigeria’s first ever high speed train service will open for service in March 2016. It is the double-track, standard gauge between Abuja...
Huawei Has Launched The Mate 8 Smartphone For Africa And The Middle East
Huawei has launched two new flagship devices – the Mate 8 smartphone and M2 tablet – for Africa and the Middle East. The devices were l...
6th Remittance & Mobile Money Expo Holds In Lagos On Feb 2-3
On the 2nd – 3rd of February, 2016, the 6th Remittance & MobileMoneyExpo will take place at Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
Gameloft opens office in Nigeria
Gameloft, an international publisher and developer of digitally-distributed video games has opened an office in Nigeria, according to a ...
IROKOtv Just Raised $19 Million, Total Funding Now At $40 Million
It’s the first mega-deal of 2016. iROKO has just raised $19 million, bringing its total funding to about $40 million. The last time iRO...
Freeme Digital Limited Presents Next Great Hope
A search for a music tech innovator who has a business idea or a music related app that can address one of the many challenges facing ...
How to Install and Uninstall Apps on An Apple Watch
The new Apple Watch offers a number of great features, not the least of which is the ability to run iPhone connected apps on the Wat...
Big brands embrace convergence of IoT, wearables with commerce
One of the trends to emerge so far this year is the growing number of opportunities to drive sales from a myriad of smart devices in the...
Apple Hints At Multiple User Accounts For IPad In IOS 9.3
So, I was faffing around on the Apple website (true to my “Apple fanboy” designation), when I stumbled on a bunch of interesting revelat...
Periscope Broadcasts Will Now Play Automatically On Your Twitter Timeline
Twitter’s live video streaming app, Periscope, has received a new update that will allow users view live broadcasts directly on their Tw...
Google have formed a Virtual Reality division, but what they're working on is a mystery
Imitation, say those you just caught copying you, is the sincerest form of flattery. With that in mind, Palmer Luckey and the whole crew...
Federal High Court in Lagos Has Turned Down The Application To Seize MTN’s Funds
On Tuesday, a Federal High Court in Lagos declined an application filed by the Attorney General of the Federation seeking to stop MTN Ni...
Google X Drops The 'Google' From Its Name
The division formerly known as Google X is now just ... X. The secretive research and development facility is the most recent Alphabet...
Yamaha's Humanoid Robot To Take On MotoGP Champion
Yamaha made a splash last year when it revealed the successful development of Motobot, a humanoid robot that can ride a motorcycle and h...
Tesla Autopilot: Model S Gets Update, Owners Can 'Summon' Vehicle
A lot of drivers are posting videos and photos of them doing unsafe stunts with their Model S sedan autopilot features, and it was time th...
Dating Apps Linked To Rise In Crimes
Using the internet to meet up with strangers is still dangerous as an adult. Officials in the UK report that the number of crimes in whi...
SoundCloud Secures $35 Million In Debt Financing, Report States
Berlin-based audio sharing platform SoundCloud has successfully secured $35 million in debt funding from an American firm, Tennenbaum Ca...
Baby Saved By Doctor Using Virtual Reality App
Dr. Redmond Burke, a surgeon at the Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, was able to save an infant girl's life, all thanks to...
Advent By Gray, An Avant-Garde Titanium IPhone Case
It’s always exciting to see how Luxury market is creactive and adapt its business to new technologies. Gray launched in September 2015 i...
Huawei, Etisalat launch 4K Ultra-HD TV service in Middle East & Africa
Chinese telecommunication and networking equipment manufacturer, Huawei has announced the launch of the first 4K Ultra-High Definitio...
Microsoft is killing Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10
Starting January 12, 2016, only the most current version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive t...
Attend the second annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Africa Conference in Johannesburg
Bitcoin Events Pty Ltd recently held its very successful inaugural Bitcoin Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa on 16-17 April ...
Triple SIM smartphones are almost a thing. Introducing the Bluboo Xfire 2
Dual SIM smartphones are huge in this part of the world. So much so that they have become the de facto for local OEMs. But if you thoug...
The NCC plans to implement a National Mobile Roaming strategy
According to the Consultation Paper on National Mobile Roaming , the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans to implement a ...
BBC Connected Studio And CcHUB Are Holding An Idea-Sharing Workshop In Lagos
On January 18th, 2016, Connected Studio (a part of the BBC’s research and development department), and BBC News Labs, in partnership wi...
Netflix Is Now In Nigeria
Yes. You read that right. Netflix has announced that it’s now available in 130 new countries, including Nigeria. Before today, Netflix w...
How To Remove Write Protection From SD Card & Pendrive
Often, when you are trying to use an SD card, you get an error message which says that the disk is write protected and hence you cannot...
Register to attend the Internet of Things Africa Summit 2016
The Internet of Things Industry in Africa may face a number of challenges that will hinder its growth, such as lack of infrastructure, ...
Ministry of Labour warns against online recruitment scam
Reacting to an online recruitment exercise asking youths to submit curriculum vitaes to be considered for job placements, the Federal Mi...
Find Out If Your Phone Will Get The New Android Marshmallow Update Here
The new major Android version is going to be rolled out over the coming months. Check this list to see if your Android phone is gaining ...
Microsoft’s Lumia 950 And 950 XL Are Now Available For Sale In Nigeria
Microsoft has announced that both Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are now available for sale in Nigeria. Both of them are the first Lumia pho...
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