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OPPO Kenya in partnership with Safaricom yesterday launched a new mid-tier 4G device as it seeks to increase its footprint in the Kenyan market. The new OPPO A71 smartphone offers premium design and enhanced features that will guarantee high performance, superb photography and unique design. The launch of the new smartphone…

The Infinix Hot 5 was launched in Nigeria on the 29th of August. We got a review unit and have done an unboxing video. Watch the video below. As usual, we will be doing a review and a giveaway very soon. So watch out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rLoqP8DfCs The new Infinix Hot 5…

South African based global internet and entertainment giant has acquired 22,359,857 shares of Delivery Hero stock from Rocket Internet for €660m (US$775m) to increase its stake to 23.6%, making it the largest shareholder in Delivery Hero. This is Naspers’ second investment in the company, following the first investment in May this year.…

Last year, there was a report of Naspers thinking of acquiring Ringier One Africe Media (ROAM)’s vertical Classifieds company, Private Property. Well it has now been been reported that a South African consortium has now acquired the company. The deal has already been concluded however it is still subject to…

South African entrepreneur Elon Musk says it will soon be possible to travel anywhere on earth within minutes in a rocket. He revealed this on Friday at the International Astronautical Conference in Adelaide, Australia. The SpaceX CEO says he plans to replace his current fleet of rockets and capsules (Falcon…

Child comedienne Emmanuella has just done a new comedy skit about Wikipedia. The comedy skit was produced in collaboration with the Wikimedia Nigeria User Group, Anakle, and the Wikimedia Foundation. Titled “Wikipedia – Emmanuella goes to school”, it details how Emmanuella ruins her brother, Mark Angel’s day at school. How…

Technology companies Apple, Google and Microsoft have been named the three most valuable brands in 2017. This is according to Interbrand’s 2017 Best Global Brands ranking. This year’s list features three new entrants: Netflix at #78, Salesforce.com at #84 and Ferrari at #88. For five consecutive years, Apple and Google hold the top positions.…

GoMyWay, a ride-sharing startup based in Nigeria has announced that it is shutting down its operations. This announcement was made via an email to its subscribers by the CEO, Damilola Teidi. The email reads thus: Hi, I hope you are doing well. It is with deep regret that I write this…

As Instagram celebrates 800 million people in its community, it is committing to keep Instagram a safe and positive place for self-expression. It is therefore introducing new tools and programs to back this commitment. CEO Kevin Systrom shared the new tools and programs in a recent blog post: Comment Controls Starting today,…

The government of Dubai has confirmed the successful test of maiden concept flight of the Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT), a vehicle that will be used for the world’s first self-flying taxi service set to be introduced by Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA). The confirmation was contained in a press release…

Air France has come up with a new airline – Joon –  designed to meet the expectations of a new generation of travellers. On the schedule: flexibility, a personalized and tailor-made travel experience. Joon is for anyone who is looking for a new travel experience. Franck Terner, CEO of Air France…

As ride-hailing service Uber is fighting for its life in London, it has announced that it will be stop operations in Quebec Canada next month due to tough new regulations announced last week. According to Uber’s Quebec general manager, Jean-Nicolas Guillemette, the company would cease operations in the province on Oct. 14.…

Maisha Microfinance Bank, in conjunction with Airtel Money, yesterday launched a mobile money service called M-Fanisi in Kenya. Only available to Airtel Money registered customers, M-Fanisi is a mobile based bank account that gives you access to instant loans. You can also save money and transfer money Through this account,…

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) is partnering with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to extend its reach to farmers in Nigeria. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in the nation’s capital Abuja on Monday. During the agreement signed by both parties, they said that the 1,184 post offices in the country…

Search engine giant, Google is celebrating its 19th birthday today. It has created a google birthday surprise spinner Google Doodle to mark this occasion. The company was founded in 1998 by Larry page and Sergey Brin. Though no one seems to know the real birth date of the company, it…

Twitter says it is increasing the 140 character limit to 280 characters because of languages impacted by cramming. I must say this is about time. Do you know how many times I have had to edit tweets just to fit into the 140 character limit? So It is trying out…

Microsoft has announced that its Teams application will be replacing Skype for business as its primary teamwork software. This announcement was made during the keynote of its Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida. It is said that this is the technology giant’s defence against upstart Slack in the workplace collaboration software market. Microsoft says…

The Xiaomi Mi A1, the new face of Google’s Android One project, was launched earlier this month. It has a (5.5) FHD display with a full metal unibody. It measures (155.4 X 75.8 X 7.3)mm and weighs 165g. It also has dual rear 12MP wide-angle and 12MP telephoto lenses which…..wait a minute!…

Youtap has launched Youtap Cloud, a payment processing platform delivered as a cloudservice for mobile money and payment providers in developing markets. Youtap Cloud enables real-time transaction processing for contactless mobile money and bank wallet payments. It supports QR code payments, as well as NFC technology, including low-cost micro point-of-sale (POS)…

Samsung Electronics West Africa has announced that its newest Smartphone in the Galaxy Note Series, the Galaxy Note 8, is now available for pre-registration in Nigeria from September 21 to October 12, 2017 and customers who pre-order will get a free fast charge battery pack and a free back cover upon purchase.…