This must be the best wireless headphones for me to date. Imagine having headphones that can help you answer (almost!) any question just by asking, or even help you understand someone speaking a different language. 40 different languages. I am talking about the new Google Pixel buds. It was unveiled at…
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I am a staff at Innovation Village.
Goggle unveiled a number of gadgets at the Google event today in San Francisco. They are: Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Google Home Mini and Google Home Max Google Pixelbook Google Clips Daydream View Google Pixel buds Here is a video clip showing all the gadgets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=7cjVj1ZyzyE
Google unveiled the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL at a Google event held in San Francisco today Google says the Google Pixel 2 is “the world’s best smartphone camera and the first phone with the Google Assistant.” How is it the world’s best smartphone camera? Google says “The Pixel…
At the Google Event today, Google introduced the Google Home Mini and Google Max to the Google Home family. Google says they’re both radically helpful, and packed with the power of the Google Assistant, including some brand new features. Google Home Mini It’s sleek and smooth, with no corners or…
OLX reveals value of the secondhand items posted on the site in 2016 The total value of second items posted was N12.1 trillion last year 1,122,001 items were posted for sale, which equates to one item posted every thirty seconds OLX, the leading online classifieds site in Nigeria, has released…
Distributed Cryptocurrency is on a wave around the world. Since the invention of Bitcoin, there have been over 900 new digital currencies all facilitating electronic exchange of currency without clearing houses, central banks and governing control. Bitcoin is the most popular of these electronic currencies with its trading volume at…
Zimbabwean bitcoin company, BitFinance has changed its name to Golix. According to a blog post by the CEO, Tawanda Kembo, the company is changing from ‘just a bitcoin company’ to being ‘a digital currency company’. Here is Tawanda’s post: We’re excited to let you know that we’ve just changed the name of…
Lampe Omoyele has been appointed the Managing Director/CEO of 141 Worldwide Limited, a marketing communication outfit based in Lagos owned by the Prima Garnet Africa group. He replaces Mrs Olubunmi Oke who recently announced her decision to resign from the position she occupied for over 10 years. Before taking up the…
The Seedstars regional summit is berthing in Harare, Zimbabwe on the 27th of October and one startup will have the chance to represent the country and win $1million. The 10 best startups from Harare will be invited to pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned…
In a meeting with its investors in New York yesterday, Jim Hackett Ford’s CEO, says the company needed to make some changes in line with the motor industry trends, car-sharing to self-driving vehicles, shift to electric cars. Outlining his plans, he said that he aims to make the company lean…
Oradian, the fintech company from Croatia, claimed its position as a leading technology provider with both a first-place finish in the European FinTech Awards competition and a nomination as a Top 100 African FinTech company. The win at the European Fintech Awards recognises Oradian as the European leader in Innovative Banking Software…
Microsoft and Samsung have introduced the latest in the family of Windows Mixed Reality headsets. Windows Mixed Reality is an amazing new experience combining the thrill of virtual reality with a phenomenal sense of presence. Now, you can travel the world. Get inside the games you love. Even move across time and…
Google is expected to unveil new products today and you can watch it below. The event will start at 9 AM in San Francisco, 12 PM in New York, 5 PM in UK/Nigeria. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YGoxbeSzLc Here are some of the things expected at the launch today: The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL;…
As we may know, Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances. It was developed by Ericsson mobile, initiated in 1989 by CTO Nils Rydbeck and Swedish medical doctor, scientist, and inventor Johan Ullman. But do you know the origin of the name and logo? Origin of the name “Bluetooth” The idea for…
Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa delivers instant, secure cashless payment for goods and services by allowing customers to scan a QR code on a smartphone or enter a unique merchant identifying code into either a feature phone or smartphone has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to…
The first film Wedding Party starring Banky W, Adesua Etomi, was one of the highest grossing films in Nigerian cinema; grossing over 450 million Naira ($1.3million) in the box office. Now a teaser of the second film in the series has just hit the internet. The Wedding Party 2: Destination…
40 employees from Samsung’s headquarters in South Korea have gathered in Accra to take part in the company’s annual Employee Volunteer Programme (EVP). The week-long initiative, which is aimed at empowering young girls with future-focused ICT skills, has been carried out in partnership with Better World. Each year, Samsung employees…
Rx Healthcare Fund , an Africa-focused healthcare private equity fund currently under establishment, today announced that GE Healthcare, a leading global provider of transformational medical technologies and services, is set to become an anchor limited partner in Rx. Following an earlier commitment to Rx by the African Development Bank, the…
Innovation Village had an interview with Mrs Abimbola Jimi-Adebakin, the Founder and CEO of My-Medicines.com, a fully aggregated online medicines’ ordering platform in Nigeria. Innovation Village (IV): Tell us about my-medicines.com Abimbola Jimi-Adebakin (AJA): It is a fully dedicated online medicines’ ordering platform where you can sign on and make purchases of a…
September 29 marked the arrival of Impact Hub in Nigeria with the launch of Impact Hub Lagos. This is the second Impact Hub location in West Africa coming after Impact Hub Accra and number 81 in the world. Impact Hub Lagos joins a rapidly expanding, diverse, global network of collaborative spaces,…