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While Samsung is still tinkering with the Galaxy Fold smartphone, IBM has just gotten a patent for a watch that can be transformed into smartphone and even a tablet. According to a dutch publication Letsgodigital, the patent is for a “Variable display size for an elctronic display device” …

Opera’s payment startup, OPay, has raised $50 million in funding. The lead investors included IDG Capital, Sequoia China, Source Code Capital, Meituan-Dianping, GSR Ventures and Opera Limited Launched in 2018, OPay intends to use the capital to strengthen the company’s position in Nigeria, expand to additional African markets and leverage its…

Uber has launched a new service called Uber Comfort. With the new service, you get the following features: Newer, Mid-Size Cars: Arrive in comfort with a car that meets consistent vehicle make and model standards. Extra Legroom: Uber Comfort rides will have minimum legroom requirements so you can stretch out and have…

Airtel Africa finally listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange today at N363 per share. With this listing of 3,758,151,504 ordinary shares of Airtel Africa Plc and valued at 1.364 trillion Naira, this makes it the bourse’s third-largest stock by market capitalisation after MTN Nigeria and Dangote Cement Plc. The secondary listing had…

One Thousand & One Voices’ growth capital investment will accelerate the trajectory of The Rosehip Company’s international expansion and support its evolution from a wholesale commodity supplier to a producer of consumer-packaged goods One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V), a private family capital fund backed exclusively by industry-leading families from around the…

Two African startups, Wella Health (Nigeria) and Cowtribe (Ghana) are part of the Techstars Impact 2019 class. The class of 10 include startups United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, and Nigeria. Wella Health provides affordable, micro-health insurance options targeted at high-occurrence diseases such as malaria while Cowtribe is a last-mile vaccine delivery…

Uber’s rival Bolt (formerly known as Taxify) has raised an undisclosed amount of funds to bump up its valuation to over $1 billion. As disclosed in a Techcrunch report, a Bolt spokesman said that the new fund was aimed at supporting the company’s recent re-launch in London and further expansion plans…

Foremost smartphone multinational, TRANSSION HOLDINGS, has added a new smartphone in the TECNO Phantom Smartphone series. It is the TECNO Phantom 9. It is a better improvement on the older TECNO Phantom 8 launched in 2017. While the older Phantom 8 sports a 20MP selfie camera and a high definition 12MP…

With an estimated population of 200 million, transportation has been one of major issues affecting the growing cities in Nigeria. Cities like Lagos have an inadequate & poorly developed public transportation system and this has provided the opportunity for two wheeled transportation to thrive. In as much as this two…

Some days ago, we reported that YouTube had gone back on its plans to introduce sports live-streaming for South African subscribers just a day after releasing a statement sharing the plans. YouTube has now issued a statement (see below) to clarify its stance on its sports content offering YouTube would like to…

NOTS Solar Lamps – an impact enterprise – and the Government of Rwanda have announced a landmark deal that will accelerate the provision of electricity to the lowest income families in the country. NOTS will invest $70million over five years in a manufacturing facility for Solar Home Systems (SHS) -…

Some of the young people in this generation may have never seen a cassette or a cassette player. However they will be familiar with the bluetooth feature. So a company called NINM Lab has decided to bring back nostalgic feelings by combing the old technology with new technology – a…

Lido Anthony “Lee” Iacocca is dead. His death was announced by his youngest daughter who confirmed that he passed away of natural causes. Lee Iacocca is known for rescuing Chrysler from near-bankruptcy in the 1980s. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan. Born on the…

Srinivas Rao has been appointed the new Chief Digital Officer for MTN Nigeria. This is a new position created by MTN in line with the growing strategic importance of Digital business to the telecoms company. The telecoms giant said the creation of the new division marks its commitment to the…

The FbStart Accelerator 2019 deadline has been extended to the 7th of July. The FbStart Accelerator at NG_HUB is a deep-tech focused accelerator program for visionary and innovative teams using advanced technologies to solve problems in our society and build solutions for the future. The research and mentorship-driven program provides…

Facebook has announced that it is taking steps to address the spread of sensational health claims. According to the media giant, “People come together on Facebook to talk about, advocate for, and connect around things like nutrition, fitness and health issues. But in order to help people get accurate health information…

Samsung has confirmed the date of the “Samsung Galaxy UNPACKED 2019: The Next Galaxy” event. On August 7, Samsung Electronics will unveil new devices designed to take the Galaxy ecosystem’s connectivity to the next level. The invite which teases new intriguing selfie camera capabilities, shows the S Pen (Samsung’s in-built stylus…

Samsung’s virtual assistant, Bixby, has been trying to differentiate itself from the likes of Siri, Alexa or Cortana. So far it has not been successful. Samsung has now launched a new ecosystem, Bixby Marketplace, one-stop shop for users to browse and add a wide range of services (known as capsules) to…

Ever so often you come across an internet viral challenge that gets people talking. In 2014, it was the ALS Ice Bucket challenge where you even had top tech executives like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos getting involved. Now I don’t think these same executives may get involved in this new…

Effective today Monday, 1st of July 2019, all new models of electric cars in the European Union must be installed with noise-emitting devices for the safety of pedestrians. The issue is that electric cars or low emission vehicles are too quiet and most pedestrians will not hear them as they…