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Samsung officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note7 at an unpacked event held simultaneously in New York, London or Rio De Janeiro. Really it is not different from the leaked image on the internet. But at last we can now officially see the phone with its true features. The Galaxy Note7 is…

Well if you can’t buy it, copy and kill it. That seems to be Facebook’s strategy for dealing with Snapchat. Facebook tried to buy Snapchat for $3 billion but was rejected. Facebook has just introduced Instagram Stories which is just like Snapchat stories. Facebook knows the threat of Snapchat to the…

August 2 is the date and Samsung Galaxy Note7 Unpacked is the event. Samsung will be unveiling the much awaited Galaxy Note7. There have been so many leaks and we do not expect it to be different from the images leaked on the internet. This is what we expect it…

Good thinking!! Uber has decided to merge with its main rival Didi Chuxing, in China. This brings an end to a battle that cost the two companies billions as they have been competing for customers and drivers in China’s fast-growing ride-hailing market. Uber has been spending at least $1 billion a…

Pan-African private equity investor Duet Group is teaming up with Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria or AMCON to launch a $400 million fund focused on turnaround and distressed opportunities in Nigeria’s fast moving consumer goods sector. As part of the deal, AMCON is contributing 6 portfolio companies which are currently…

Team ENTy of Romania has emerged as the 2016 Imagine Cup World Champion. Team ENTy’s project is an app for monitoring balance and posture. The team’s members include Flavia Oprea, Iulian-Razvan Matesica and Cristian Alexandrescu. The final leg of the nearly year-long Imagine Cup journey began on Wednesday, when 35 teams…

Uber is set to invest $500million in global mapping project to reduce dependence on Google Maps and pave the way for driverless cars. According to a Financial Times report, the San Francisco-based transportation company has mapping vehicles crisscrossing the US and Mexico to record the surroundings and gather images for maps. Uber…

Pan-Africa fintech company MFS Africa has acquired Sochitel, an international airtime top-up provider, in a move that creates the largest value transfer payment network focusing on Africa. The MFS Africa Hub enables cross-border, cross-currency, cross-network payments within and into Africa, reaching an estimated 100 million mobile wallets across all major mobile money…

Do you dream of using technology to change the world? Why don’t you apply for Andela Nigeria Fellowship Cycle XVI. THE ANDELA FELLOWSHIP The Andela Fellowship is a four-year paid technical leadership program designed to shape you into an elite software developer. The program requires that you dedicate yourself to the broader…

Uber Lagos says it has undertaken over one million trips since it launched 2 years ago. The one millionth trip took place on 16th July 2016 from Yaba to Lekki. This is truly an awesome achievement for a company who came into Lagos, Nigeria just two years ago. In these two…

Godfrey Efeurhobo is now the Managing Director of Smile Nigeria. Before assuming this office, he was the Chief Sales Officer at Airtel Nigeria. A Lawyer by education, Godfrey has spent the last fourteen years in the Telecoms industry transiting from the Legal division to the Commercial Operations of the business.…

According to Forbes, Amazon Jeff Bezos has now become the third richest person in the world. Bezos’ fortune was $65.3 billion as of 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) on Thursday, compared with Buffett’s $64.9 billion. The rise in Jeff Bezos net-worth is due to the sharp rise in Amazon’s share…

The launch of Safaricom’s Little Cabs seems to have jolted Uber Kenya to take a second look at its prices. The taxi-hailing company has announced a whooping 35% reduction of its prices. Or is it truly the fact that the company wants to get more business for its partners? Uber…

The Middle East and Africa remains a key growth contributor for Orange Speaking at its 4th annual strategy and activity update for press and analysts in London on 28 July, Ramon Fernandez, Deputy CEO and Chief Finance and Strategy Officer, Bruno Mettling, CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa (MEA),…

Facebook has surpassed expectations by posting $6.44 billion in revenue and $0.97 EPS, up 63 percent year over year, compared to $6.02 billion and $0.82 EPS as analysts expected. Mobile ad revenue accounted for 84% of the total revenue, i.e.$5.42 billion, up 81 percent year over year. Monthly active users hit 1.71 billion during…

Apple has just announced that it recently sold its 1 billionth iPhone. This announcement was made by CEO Tim Cook at an employee meeting in Cupertino this morning. According to him, “iPhone has become one of the most important, world-changing and successful products in history. It’s become more than a…

Though Chinese smartphone maker has always been know for pushing out mobile phones, it has now veered into the world of laptops by introducing its first ever laptop – the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air . I wonder what Xiaomi is trying to do by pitching itself against Apple’s Macbook Air. Xiaomi…

Xiaomi has just released a budget phone known as the RedMi pro and it is selling for 1,499 yuan which is about $225. The budget phone was launched at a special event in Beijing today and it is said that Redmi Pro will the new flagship smartphone in Xiaomi’s budget Redmi series.…

Vconnect, a search engine for local businesses in Nigeria, had redesigned its website to focus on improved business discovery and engagement. The company has redesigned core components on the website and added some more. All these will make it easier for people to find, connect with, and buy from the 1.2 million business…

According to latest sports statistics, German football club, Bayern Munich, is now officially the most supported club in world football in terms of membership numbers. At 277,000 fans, it has surpassed Spanish giants Barcelona. Bayern president Karl Hopfner expressed his delightment at the achievement. “I’m delighted at the ongoing excitement about…