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It is November 1 and as promised, Linda Ikeji has revealed the meaning of LIS. It is Linda Ikeji Social. Simply put, Linda Ikeji Social (LIS) is what you get when you put Facebook, Linda Ikeji’s blog and ebay into the same mix. Some might think that Linda Ikeji is just…

Dr CADx has emerged as the winner of SeedstarsHarare. The startup beat eleven other contestants to pick up the ticket and represent Zimbabwe in regional and global Seedstars summit. Dr CADx is a computer aided diagnostic system to help doctors diagnose medical images more accurately in order to provide better…

In the recent release of The Global Innovation 1000 report for 2016, Apple was voted the most innovative company . However its substantial margin has narrowed  and it edged out Alphabet (formerly known as Google) this year by only a handful of votes. Alphabet’s Google continues to make waves with initiatives…

The Huawei Mate 9 is expected to be unveiled at the Huawei event on the 3rd of November in Munich, Germany. (Invites have already gone out). Huawei has released  teaser videos which highlights some of the features of the phone. The first video focuses on the battery life. It shows…….(Instead…

Chinese telecoms networking, equipment and services giant, Huawei has signed a co-operation deal with music vendors  to accelerate the digitalisation of music in Africa. This deal was struck recently at the Huawei Southern Africa Partner Summit held in Johannesburg. Some of the music vendors include Spice Music, Mtech, CCA and other…

Entrepreneur and founder of Bharti Enterprises, Sunil Bharti Mittal, has been elected as the GSMA Chairman for two years starting from January 2017. He will be replacing Jon Fredrik Baksaas who has been in this position for the past three years The GSMA represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800…

Farhan Khan has left Airtel Africa to join Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) as the Chief Commercial Officer. Before joining Yahsat, he was the Chief Commercial Officer for Airtel Africa. As the Chief Commercial Officer of Yahsat, he is responsible for the overall customer operations, marketing and sales management activities of…

Tesla’s electric car, Powerwall and solar roof are shown by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk, unveiling new energy products aimed at illustrating the benefits of combining his electric car and battery maker with solar installer SolarCity Corp, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 28, 2016…REUTERS/Nichola Groom Elon Musk’s…

Is this meant to be a shade or Microsoft really believes it can convert die-hard Apple users to try its Surface gadgets? Yesterday Microsoft introduced the world to the newest members of the Surface family, including the Surface Studio and the Surface Book. Microsoft believes “No device line up can match…

The TEF Forum is a two-day event in Nigeria with interactive learning sessions, workshops, plenary sessions, product launches and more. It is the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs from 54 African countries. The $100 million Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme is the flagship entrepreneurship programme of the Tony Elumelu Foundation,…

Twitter is killing off video sharing app, Vine. This announcement was made in a blog post by Team Vine and Twitter. It said that “in the coming months we’ll be discontinuing the mobile app.” Though no reason was given for this move, the team says that nothing will happen to…

The new Macbook is thinner and lighter than the previous one. The 13-inch is 3 pounds while the 15-inch version is 4 pounds. At just 14.9 mm thin, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is 17 percent thinner and 23 percent less volume than the previous generation. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro,…

The Seedstars ship is docking at Harare on Sunday, the 30th of October for the first time ever. Twelve startups have been invited to pitch in front of an investment panel and compete to be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars Harare 2016. The winning startup will join the global…

I thought Blackberry was through with phones. Yet I see it has introduced another phone in the market – the DTEK60 The DTEK60 is not too different from its predecessor, the DTEK50 released in July this year. It is another device that has security bult-in from the scratch. It has a 5.5″…

Google announced yesterday that it has hit its half way mark in its bid to train 1 million Africans on digital skills. The initiative was launched six months ago and the objective is provide Africans with the skills to take advantage of the internet and the opportunities it offers. Over 500,000…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control launches its website today in Abuja. The web address is www.ncdc.gov.ng The website which will be at the centre of the digital channels to be deployed by the NCDC for its communications functions and will serve as the primary source of health information to…

Microsoft has just introduced the Surface Studio, the company’s first all-in-one Windows 10 PC. According to the multinational technology company at an event today, Microsoft Surface Studio is a new category of device, designed to put you at the centre of the creative process where you can turn your desk into a…

Microsoft has just introduced the new Surface Book i7. This was unveiled at an event currently taking place now #MicrosoftEvent by Panos Panay, Microsoft’s head of Windows hardware. It has an intel core i7 processor, stunning PixelSense display and 30% more battery life. All we know right now is that the…

A 22 year old agriculture entrepreneur, Heritiaina Randriamananatahina, has emerged as the winner of the 2016 Anzisha Grand Prize for African Youth Entrepreneurship. Heritiaina is from Madagascar and is the founder of Fiombonana, an agro-processing enterprise that manufactures dairy products and confectioneries using only Malagasy raw materials, employing farmers and providing local job…

The  Central Bank of Nigeria, has ordered the suspension of dividends to MTN’s shareholders over an alleged illegal repatriation of funds to South Africa. According to a report by The Guardian, MTN shareholders argued that since the dividends has declared, they must be paid. MTN, in a quarterly update to its…