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As Twitter celebrates its 10th year anniversary, here are ten memorable tweets to remember. #1.  CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet https://twitter.com/jack/status/20 #2. Ellen at the Oscars: – A selfie orchestrated by 86th Academy Awards host Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) during the March 2, 2014 broadcast is the most Retweeted image to…

Apple today introduced a four-inch display, iPhone SE in a beloved compact aluminum design that has been updated with matte-chamfered edges, a color-matched stainless steel Apple logo, and four gorgeous metallic finishes, including rose gold. iPhone SE offers exceptional performance with the same 64-bit A9 chip (with M9 motion co-processor) offered in…

Econet Media, a subsidiary of Strive Masiyiwa’s Econet Wireless Group has acquired the package of free-to-air broadcasting rights for the English Premier League across sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement is for the three seasons 2016/17–2018/19 and Econet, through its Kwese Sports platform, will make available one Saturday afternoon Premier League match live on…

There is a 48 hour blackout of telephone, internet and SMS services in Congo due to the Presidential elections. The Interior Minister Raymond Mboulou wrote to telecommunication companies urging them to shut off telephone, internet and SMS services for 48 hours for “reasons of security and national safety”. Long-time leader Denis Sassou…

As mentioned in a post earlier this week, Pope Francis is now on Instagram. His handle is @Franciscus https://www.instagram.com/p/BDIgGXqAQsq/ Instagram CEO, Kevin Systrom, was on hand to witness the occasion https://www.instagram.com/p/BDIhEh9gBIb/?taken-by=kevin The pope tweeted about the reason he opened the account. https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/711152491912667136 This day marks the Pope’s inauguration and this…

To mark the 2016 International Women’s Day, three extraordinary women leaders in Nigeria discuss with Google’s Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor on “Smashing the Glass Ceiling” and navigating the limitations placed on women in African societies. The three women were: Oby Ezekwesili – Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, former Vice President of the…

Do you know there is a mini-game hidden in your Android phone? Yes there is. Each new version of Android has an Easter egg in the form of a hidden animation. The first Easter egg appeared in the Gingerbread release. To unlock the hidden game, go through the following instructions.…

As Easter approaches, Nigeria’s largest online mall Konga.com has launched its Easter store in preparation for Easter shoppers nationwide. The Konga Easter stores features all the items individuals and families could need to celebrate the season. To further ensure shoppers get great deals, Konga is giving up to 25% discount…

24 year old design student Amos Dudley felt he did not have the money to pay for clear dental braces worth $8000 so he decided to manufacture his own and he did – using 3D technology for less than $60. In his interview with CNN recently, he said he had braces…

Three new categories have been added to the African Blogger Awards. This is the third edition of the competition which opened for entries in mid-February The new categories – opened in association with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – aim to raise awareness of social issues that affect the continent. The…

To commemorate the International Women’s Day, Konga hosted admirable women nominated by customers to a Roundtable Lunch where they were addressed, inspired and motivated to dream big, achieve greatness and impact lives by the award-winning CEO and Editor-in-Chief of leading monthly lifestyle magazine, Genevieve Magazine; Mrs. Betty Irabor. The women were celebrated…

A new trailer of X-Men: Apocalypse has hit the internet. Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBVIHgQbYk Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s…

Leading digital lifestyle company, Tigo, announced today that it will launch an easy to access nano lending product to its stable of mobile financial services. This new product will not require collateral and offers immediate access to small loans to Tigo Pesa users. Tigo Head of Mobile Financial Services, Ruan…

Two iconic brands, Samsung and watchmaker de Grisogono, have come together to co-create the Samsung Gear S2 by de GRISOGONO – a limited-edition jewelry watch designed and sculpted in gold and precious jewels, boasting Samsung’s innovative Gear S2 technology. The partnership between de GRISOGONO and Samsung goes far beyond mere…

African Leadership University (ALU), a newly established tertiary institution offering programmes aimed at developing Africa’s future leaders, yesterday held a grand opening ceremony at its Mauritius campus, African Leadership College. The event, attended by Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister, Xavier-Luc Duval formally marks the start of ALU’s drive to build 25 campuses…

Mark Zuckerberg just announced on his Facebook page  that there will be 30 virtual reality games available on Oculus when it ships later on the 28th of March. According to Mark, “This is the best content lineup I’ve ever seen for the launch of a new gaming platform.” These games take…

Uber announces the introduction of a new feature, Family Profiles, that allows up to 10 riders safely and easily share one payment method. Uber allows you define your family so it can be made up of close friends, family members or office colleagues. This will really be useful for a parent…

Nike has introduced the Nike HyperAdapt 1.0, the first performance vehicle for Nike’s latest platform breakthrough, adaptive lacing. The shoe translates deep research in digital, electrical and mechanical engineering into a product designed for movement. It challenges traditional understanding of fit, proposing an ultimate solution to individual idiosyncrasies in lacing and tension…

Kim Kardashian West boasts of 63.9 million people following her on her Instagram page but her husband Kanye West has not joined the online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing, and social networking service. No one seems to know why even though most people would agree TIME wasn’t wrong when they named him as…

Once again, Denmark is the world’s happiest country. In fact the top five countries are European countries – Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Finland. The first non-European country, Canada comes in at the sixth place. Burundi comes in as the last country on the list. Algeria comes in at no.…