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Huawei has just unveiled its own version of a foldable phone, the Huawei Mate X at its Huawei MWC 2019 Global Product launch which took place at the the Mobile World Congress scheduled to open officially tomorrow, 25th February 2019. This is the second foldable phone unveiled within a week…

HMD is holding a press conference at MWC in Barcelona to showcase some Nokia-branded phones. Click the YouTube screen below to watch the 2019 Global Product Launch which kicks off at 4.00p.m Nigerian time/3.00p.m. London time/ 10.00a.m. New York time https://youtu.be/elAswy-X7fA

With the Mobile World Congress starting officially from tomorrow, 25th February 2019, not many companies would wait for the opening to unveil their devices. Samsung did not wait for the opening day to introduce its own Samsung 10 line of phones and Xiaomi also unveiled its MI 9 smartphone ahead…

Late last night, Google conversion onebox showed that one dollar was exchanged for 184 Naira as against the true rate of about 360. This went viral and elicited interesting reactions on social media. And this even caused a favourite currency exchange site, Abokifx.com, to crash for a while presumably due…

Oye Akideinde, former Regional Director for Boomplay Music in West Africa has been appointed as the Head of Over the Top (OTT) Music Services at MTN Group’s newly acquired music streaming entity, Simfy Africa. The appointment takes effect from 1st February 2019. His role will will enhance the company’s digital music…

Kimberly-Clark, manufacturers of Huggies and Kotex diapers has announced that it will be closing down its factory in Nigeria in the 2nd quarter of 2019. Kimberly-Clark West Africa, a subsidiary of the US-based Kimberly-Clark Corporation, began operations in 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria. The American personal care company had earlier stated that it…

This year, 17 African startups will be among the 67 startups from Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East competing to be the next Seedstars Global winner. The winner will emerge at the sixth edition of the annual Seedstars Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 2-5. Organised by Seedstars World, the summit is the…

Seedstars World [SSW], the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup ecosystems, is hosting the sixth edition of the annual Seedstars Summit in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 2-5. This year, the summit will undertake a new format, focusing primarily on five key industries – finance, healthcare, education, agriculture…

Samsung also unveiled a new line of wearables at the Samsung Unpacked 2019 event on the 20th of February which include the Galaxy Watch Active, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Buds. The line of wearables are made for a range of lifestyles According to DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications…

Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy S10 line of smartphones at its Unpacked event held in San Francisco, USA today. The phones are dubbed S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G. According to Samsung CEO, DJ Koh, “Galaxy S10 is designed for those who want a premium smartphone with powerful performance and…

Samsung has just launched its first foldable phone called the Galaxy Fold. The phone was unveiled at the Samsung Unpacked event taking place in San Francisco, California. The foldable phone has a 4.6 inch display when folded as a handset which unfolds into a 7.3 inch tablet. The device has…

Chinese Smartphone maker, Xiaomi, has just unveiled a new flagship phone – the MI 9 ahead of the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2019 event. Wonder if the company is also not trying to take the shine off the Samsung S10 and S10 Plus. The Xiaomi MI 9 runs the leading Qualcomm…

Do you know that Facebook’s own Donate buttons have raised $1 billion for nonprofits since its launch in 2013? Can you now imagine if Instagram launches a similar feature to its 1 billion users? Well you don’t have to imagine anymore. It seems that Instagram will soon launch its fundraising feature.…

Today is the day for Samsung aficionados and fans. It is the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2019. We will be expecting the unveiling of new Samsung devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, Samsung’s first “foldable” device called the Fold, a new set of wireless earbuds, and more. The event will…

KaiOS Technologies today announced that six new partners in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania will launch mobile phones running on its operating system for smart feature phones, KaiOS. These devices form a new category of phones that combine the affordability of a feature phone with the essential features of a…

Amazon has launched a new service where you can now pay cash for orders made on the platform in  Kenya. This is made possible using a new service known as Amazon Paycode. Amazon PayCode is a new payment option that enables you to pay for Amazon orders with cash. You…

Alibaba’s Ant Financial has bought London-based payments company WorldFirst in a deal said to be valued around $700 million. The world’s most valuable unicorn (start-up) company, with a valuation of US$150 billion, was denied a chance to buy MoneyGram fro $1.2 billion by the US government. WorldFirst CEO Jonathan Quin said…

As promised last year by CEO ‘Bosun Tijani, Co-Creation Hub has launched a design laboratory in Kigali, Rwanda. The launch took place early this week and was streamed on the organisation’s Facebook page. It was officially declared open by Rwanda Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire. The design lab is…

Nigerians woke up this morning to the news that the Presidential elections has been postponed. The announcement was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at about 3.00a.m. on the 16th of February 2019. According to him, “Following a careful review of the implementation of…