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Eight months after the launch of its Windows 10 system, Microsoft says the operating system is currently being “used on more than 270 million devices.” This announcement was made by Windows boss Terry Myerson today at the opening of Microsoft’s annual Build conference in San Francisco. CEO Satya Nadella had earlier said, in…

Kenya’s mobile digital bank, Branch, has raised $9.2 million in Series A funding from Andreessen Horowitz as well as seed investors Khosla Impact and Joe Lonsdale’s Formation 8 second fund. According to Branch CEO, Matt Flannery, the money will help Branch’s team of six in San Francisco and more than 30…

In response to feedback from customers in Asia,  Uber is announcing the all new Ride Request Widget, a simple, beautiful way to bring the entire Uber experience — from ride configuration and request all the way to drop-off — right inside your app. In December, Uber introduced the Ride Request Button. The button provides a…

Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on Saturday, 19th March 2016 announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was translated into English by Roland Glasser and published by Deep Vellum. 35-year-old Mujila is the…

Today TIDAL is celebrating its first year, full of artist-driven music releases, livestreams, intimate artist-to-fan interactions and boundary-breaking content. In the last twelve months, the artist-owned music and entertainment platform amassed 3 million members across 46 countries worldwide, and added new heavy hitting artist-owners including Lil Wayne, Indochine, Damian Marley and…

Twitter is rolling out a new feature to assist the visually impaired. This feature is the addition of descriptions – also known as alternative text (alt text) – to images in Tweets. According to Twitter, “With this update, we’re empowering everyone to ensure content shared on Twitter is accessible to…

ARM Life presents the biggest dance concert this April ‘Dance for Life’. A morning of dance with awesome dance instructors, fun and laughter. Join us for a session of dance aerobics set to great music and awesome people. Get fitter through one of the most enjoyable means of exercise as…

It was the return of Tay to Twitter this morning but it was only for a short time as the AI chatbot went on a spam tirade. Microsoft created the chatbot, Tay, to conduct research on conversational understanding. When it was exposed to Twitter, a certain group of users attacked Tay,…

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, also know as MEST, has extended it recruitment drive to South Africa. This is the first time in the school’s history. This means that the 2016 cohort will include people from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and now South Africa. And applications are now being accepted for those…

Instagram has announced the increase of the video limit from 15 to 60 seconds. This will make capturing life moments more interesting. For iOS, Instagram is also bringing back the ability to make videos out of multiple clips from your camera roll. Longer video on Instagram begins rolling out today and…

SoundCloud has announced the launch of its paid subscription service named SoundCloud Go. Like other streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, it costs $9.99 per month and will offer ad-free and offline listening. SoundCloud Go would give listeners access to more than 125 million tracks from 12 million artists. “SoundCloud Go…

Last week, Intel announced the passing away of its former CEO and Chairman Andrew S. Grove at age 79. Present at Intel’s 1968 founding with Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore, Andy Grove became Intel’s President in 1979 and CEO in 1987. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1997 to…

Flat6Labs Egypt announced that they are launching a $5.6 million investment fund for startups. This is in participation with the Social Fund for Development and other investors. Flat6Labs, affiliated to Egyptian venture capital company Sawari Ventures, is a regional startup accelerator program that fosters and invests in bright and passionate entrepreneurs with…

Over the last few weeks, Nigerians all over the country have been faced with the question; Whatisthe737? From billboards to hash tags and radio hypes. Introduced by Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Bank 737 is more than just well rhyming numbers; it’s a simple, smart, and safe way to bank anytime,…

Huawei announces Lionel Messi’s appointment as the latest global brand ambassador for its consumer business group. The affiliation shows the commitment of the brand to aligning with people that demonstrate and strive towards its shared value of connecting greatness. Challenges test our desire to achieve what we want and love.…

Over 1000 Nigerians will this year be beneficiaries of N500Million Naira Grant seed capital set aside for young Nigerian entrepreneurs and students. This was disclosed today during the launch of the YESGrant Scheme by the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) in partnership with Heritage Bank, which took place at the Four Point…

Over 300 students from Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Covenant University and the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, recently gathered for the 2016 edition of Students’ Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC) organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), Obafemi Awolowo University Chapter. The Conference…

Today, Abuja becomes the 400th city to in Uber’s growing global network. With the launch of Uber, an innovative technology platform, Abuja joins the list of smart transportation hubs in Africa. Following the success of Uber in many other cities, Uber is excited to launch its ride-sharing platform to the…

Konga.com, the largest online mall, trading tens of thousands of items with nationwide delivery launched two new services – Same Day Delivery Service which allows Lagos Customers receive their orders the same day they place it & KOS (Keep on Shipping) Delivery Service, a new service that allows Konga ship…

Simeon Ononobi, Nigerian tech entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of MyAds, has urged startups in Nigeria to start focusing on solving global problems instead of just thinking locally. According to him, this is the best way for the country to have startups that would grow to become unicorn companies like Google, Facebook…