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Even though it is touted as the fitness wearable for the casual excerciser, the Samsung Gear IconX is a beauty that can be used anytime. This wireless set of earbuds was launched yesterday with the Samsung Gear Fit2. The Samsung Gear IconX enables tracking of fitness data such as distance, speed,…

The world woke up to the news that Muhammed Ali had passed on.  The great boxing legend died a day after he was rushed to hospital with difficulty in breathing.  Considered the greatest heavyweight boxer in history, he was born “Cassius Clay” in 1942. He won the world heavyweight championship…

The Nigerian Government made good its promise to reveal the information about the assets recovered since the Muhammed Buhari-led government came into power on the 29th of may 2015. The assets were recovered from corrupt former government officials as part of the government’s war against corruption. Here is a summary of…

Samsung launched its brand new GPS fitness sports band, the Gear Fit2, yesterday. It is an improved version of the Gear Fit launched in 2014. The Gear Fit2’s features make all-day fitness tracking more accurate and workouts more enjoyable. Utilizing a combination of sensors including a standalone GPS and heart…

How many times will this mistake be made? Africa is not a country but a continent. Sigh!! This time the mistake was made  by news network, Al Jazeera, on Twitter yesterday. And as you would imagine, Twitter followers would not let this mistake go even after the network apologised. Here are some…

Google has launched a tool for website owners to check how their sites perform on desktops, mobile phones and other devices. Did you know that nine out of ten people will leave a mobile website if they can’t find what they’re looking for right away? Do you know that on…

GeoPoll, Kantar Media, and Cuende have launched the first “Pan-African OOH”; the first data product to regularly measure consumption of Out of Home mediums across Africa.  This joint product uses a consistent methodology to bring robust Out of Home measurement data to 15 countries.  Through a cutting-edge combination of satellite imagery and…

Fresh from launching a drone some days ago, Xiaomi has unveiled the Mi band 2. This is the third fitness tracker released by Xiaomi. The first one, the Mi band, was introduced 2 years ago at $13 while the second, the Mi Band Pulse, was launched with September 2015. According to…

Facebook Messenger is bringing over 1,500 newly designed Messenger emojis to the world. The new designs, gender-agnostic options and multi-colored emojis will be available on many Android devices and web products for the first time. Facebook is diversifying the genders to create a more balanced mix that’s more representative of the world.…

Chinese Xiaomi has agreed to purchase 1,500 patents from Microsoft. This portrays the Chinese manufacturer’s intention to spread outside China. Xiaomi currently has 26% share of the android market and it seeks to repeat this on the international scene but it is being hampered by intellectual property challenges. In 2014, Ericsson sued…

Many people are earnestly anticipating the release of the next flagship camera device from Tecno Mobile Nigeria. We have been inundated with lots of questions on when the next Camon device will be released. If you could recall Tecno Mobile launched the very first Camon device last year which was…

Today, Uganda joins Uber’s growing African network. With the launch of Uber, the innovative technology platform, Kampala joins the list of smart transportation hubs in Africa. Following the success of Uber in many other growing cities, Uber is excited to launch its ride-sharing platform to the people of Kampala. Uber…

Taxi-hailing giant, Uber announced that it has raised $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The deal marks the closing of Uber’s Series G investment round, which began last year and has raised more than $5bn from investors including Russia’s LetterOne and China’s Baidu, at a valuation of $62.5bn.…

The Gates Foundation is funding an approach to stop the Zika virus with a Sexually Transmitted Disease. The Zika virus disease is a disease caused by the Zika virus, which is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Though people rarely die from this virus, Zika…

Internet aficionados look out for the Mary Meeker report every year. And she released the 2016 report at tech blog Recode’s Code conference in California today. The Internet Trends report compiles critical statistics and trends about evolution of the Internet. Mary Meeker is a partner at venture-capital fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers. She…

Standard Chartered is set to launch a mobile and an online banking platform in Africa. According to the bank’s consumer banking chief for the region, Jaydeep Gupta, the lender seeks to grow in Africa at a time when some European banks are retreating. Mr Gupta said that StanChart will launch…

Microsoft Corp. and Xiaomi Inc. have expanded their global partnership to provide innovative user experiences on mobile devices. As part of the agreement, Xiaomi will ship Microsoft Office and Skype on Xiaomi Android smartphones and tablets. As a result, tens of millions of consumers and business customers in China, India…

Celebrations are still ongoing in Abidjan, Capital of Ivory Coast as the Abidjan Ramblers defeated Lagos Warriors on Saturday, 29th of May, in an exciting battle to become the Champions of the inaugural season of the African Basketball League. The Championship Game was opened by the Ivorian Minister for Housing…

TEKNOHUB SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT, a leading tech consulting firm unveiled innovative solutions designed for the Nigerian Pension industry on Tuesday May 24, 2016 in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria, these solutions will ensure growth and expansion for pension fund administrators. The applications are built on Microsoft Enterprise Technologies which comprises Microsoft Dynamics,…

Nigerian Adebayo Alonge and his partner, Ankur Kapadia, want to create a secure drug pipeline in Africa with a new startup, called RxAll. According to Adebayo, his encounter with fake drugs early in life, helped shaped his career leading him first into pharmacy and stints with both Swipha (formerly Roche Nigeria) and…