Technology

Dr. Ernest Azudialu Obiejesi is the chairman of Smile Communications in Nigeria and a major shareholder in the Smile Holdings Limited; comprising, Smile South Africa, Smile Dubai, Smile Tanzania, Smile Uganda and Smile DR Congo. […]

Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social network showed on Thursday, with the majority using mobile devices to access their profiles. Facebook opened its […]

CONNECTING to WIFI better known as “piggybacking” has been the only free way for internet users perusing into categories of websites without being charged for internet service. However, as users find it difficult to stay […]

Yudala, Nigeria’s Information Technology composite retail chain, is set to launch the maiden edition of its annual initiative tagged ‘Yudala Neighbour to Neighbour Mega Sales’ next month. The Neighbor-to-Neighbor Mega Sales is an annual event, […]

The mobile market in recent time has witnessed an influx of various phone brands, but neither of the high-tech companies has reached their goals in the Nigerian marketplace. However, Infinix Mobility has marked its entry with […]

Last week, Nigeria was on the spotlight, following the visit of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon. The visit received overwhelming media coverage within and outside the country. Also, two different groups […]

Since the invention of the television, a box you could put children in front of and leave them passively entertained, nothing has changed how children spend their time as much as the tablet computer. Four […]

As teledensity rises to 107% Telecoms operators in Nigeria are set to witness a decline in their over 150.7 million active subscriptions as they comply with the regulator’s directive on Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) deactivation, […]

Nigeria has increased the number of registered domain names in the country’s code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), .ng, by 20,931 new domains names in the first seven months of this year. This was contained in […]

COMPETITION is healthy for development. But not all forms of competition are beneficial. Healthy and balanced competition is the only form of competition which should be encouraged. This is clearly not the case in Nigeria […]

I am very familiar with staying fit, or at least attempting to do so. I am also very familiar with sticking to a budget. Not my choosing though. Several years of engaging in sports, followed […]

I first learnt about “snapchat” when I was reading the story of its 23-year-old co-founder, Evan Spiegel. I was intrigued at how he reportedly rejected US$3bn cash, offered by Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to buy […]

The increasing takeover of calling and Short Message Service by over-the-top players, or apps, such as WhatsApp and Skype, is eating deep into voice revenue of telecommunications companies in Nigeria by as much as 50 […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says it has approved Online Sim Replacement (OSR) in the new draft for Sim Replacement Guidelines. The Head of Legal services in the Commission, Mrs. Akintoye Yetunde, stated this on […]

Any Gmail user, who regrets a message they just sent, has the option to undo the action, provided they are quick enough, a report said on Wednesday. It added that the new “Undo Send’’ option […]

The software Market giant, Microsoft Inc has announced that Windows 10 software will be available beginning July, 29th, 2015 in 190 markets globally as a free upgrade to customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. […]

Microsoft made waves in January when it announced that Windows 10, the next version of its desktop operating system, would be released as a free upgrade to anyone running Windows 7 or 8. But anyone […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the number of internet users on the country’s telecom networks increased to 83,362,814 as at February 2015. The regulatory body disclosed this in its Monthly Internet Subscriber Data, which […]

With 5-megapixel front-facing camera for superb selfies and Skype video calls. Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, designed for young, ambitious people looking for their first serious smartphone. The Lumia 540 […]