Vodacom wants businesses to adopt IoT strategies
For maximum impact, business firms and corporate organisations have been enjoined to adopt Internet of Things (IoT). This advise, which is coming from Vodacom Business Read more
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ASUS unveils ZenWatch 3
ASUS mobile, a multinational computer hardware and electronics company has taken the centre stage at the Zenvolution event at IFA 2016 in Berlin to unveil Read more
Microsoft and CcHub chart a new course with WINsiders4Good Fellowship
Earlier in the week, Microsoft and Co-Creation Hub, announced a new partnership which birthed the Windows Insiders for Good (#WINsiders4Good) fellowship. On Wednesday, September 21, Read more
Court stops WhatsApp-Facebook data share
A High Court in New Delhi, India, has asked Instant Messaging platform, WhatsApp not to share user information with its parent Facebook, NDTV India reports. Read more
How farmers can end land disputes and produce more food
Farming can be a tough enough business at the best of times, but imagine not being able to prove that the land you farm is Read more
Google Allo hits Nigerian market
Finally on Nigerian shores, say ‘Allo’ to the new messaging app from Google. Google Nigeria announced the launch of the new application which is already Read more
Biggest Digital Break: Yahoo hacker steals personal info from at least 500M accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computer hackers swiped personal information from at least 500 million Yahoo accounts in what is believed to be the biggest digital Read more
Zuckerberg and wife Pledge $3 Billion to fund research to End Disease
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to wipe out disease by the end of the century. The billionaire CEO and his wife, Priscilla Chan, said they Read more
How do you charge your phone when the sun doesn’t shine?
Seeing our mobile phone running low on juice can induce near panic in many of us these days – we’ve become so reliant on them. Read more
Apple unveils iPhone 7 but some still waiting for iPhone 8
By Julia Love and Alexandria Sage | SAN FRANCISCO Apple Inc (AAPL.O) unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its Read more
PayPal, MasterCard reach deal for store payments
MasterCard Inc said on Tuesday it had expanded its deal with payment processor PayPal Holdings Inc, which would allow customers to use PayPal’s payment services Read more
How your social media reputation could secure you a loan
Traditional banking in Africa has failed – 80% of the continent’s 1.2 billion people do not have a bank account or access to formal financial Read more
Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries
Samsung Electronics is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire. The decision follows reports in Read more
Divided Irish cabinet to meet on whether to fight EU on Apple tax
Ireland’s fragile coalition government will try on Friday to overcome cabinet divisions on whether to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand Read more
Why more people use Facebook in Nigeria than anywhere else in Africa
As internet use in Nigeria has shot up in the last five years, so has the use and popularity of social media platforms. New data Read more
Facebook founder, Zuckerberg in Nigeria, facebooks his trip
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has arrived in Nigeria for a business research trip. According to a press release from his company: Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to Read more
WhatsApp now share your data including phone number with Facebook ; How to avoid this
For the first time in four years and since being acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp isupdating its terms and conditions, as well as its privacy policy. Read more
Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate
By Thorsten Severin and Andrea Shalal | BERLIN Germany’s interior minister visited Facebook’s offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive Read more
EU to hand Apple Irish tax bill of $1.1 billion, source says
By Padraic Halpin | DUBLIN – The European Commission will rule against Ireland’s tax dealings with Apple (AAPL.O) on Tuesday, two source familiar with the decision Read more
Social Media Crackdown is becoming a new trend in Africa
NAIROBI — Police in Burundi arrested eight people Saturday for allegedly circulating defamatory anti-government statements on social media. The Burundi case is not unique. The Read more
German minister wants facial recognition systems at airports, train stations
Germany’s Interior Minister wants to introduce facial recognition software at train stations and airports to help identify terror suspects following two Islamist attacks in the Read more
US ready to ‘hand over’ the internet’s naming system
The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet’s naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a Read more
China launches quantum-enabled satellite Micius
China has successfully launched the world’s first quantum-enabled satellite, state media said. It was carried on a rocket which blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Read more
FG to build six knowledge factories, technology Innovative centers across Nigeria
It appears that both the federal and state governments are beginning to realise that the knowledge economy stands a better chance of lifting the Nigerian Read more
Samsung workers sickened by chemicals in factories speak up
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics, the leader in the global computer chip and smartphone industries, is South Korea’s biggest company, with about 100,000 Read more
Android bug fear in 900 million phones
Serious security flaws that could give attackers complete access to a phone’s data have been found in software used on tens of millions of Android Read more
China’s Futuristic elevated bus, ‘straddling bus’ hits the road
It may look like something from the future, but China’s long-awaited “straddling bus” ran its inaugural test in Hebei province this week. The 2m-high Transit Read more
Malware hits millions of Android phones
[BBC] Up to 10 million Android smartphones have been infected by malware that generates fake clicks for adverts, say security researchers. The software is also Read more
Samsung predicts most profitable quarter in over two years
[BBC] Samsung Electronics expects to post its most profitable quarter in more than two years because of strong sales of its flagship S7 line of Read more
NASA Spacecraft Arrives at giant planet ‘ Jupiter’
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Braving intense radiation, a NASA spacecraft reached Jupiter on Monday after a five-year voyage to begin exploring the king of the Read more