Call it precognition or psychic powers, some giant technology companies can possibly predict the future of either a startup or established companies. Why else will they invest billion of dollars to acquire them? These grand deals are hatched despite the global economic crises and the seemingly declining price of petrol.…
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Staff Writer
I am a staff at Innovation Village.
The buzz of the Valentine’s Day might be over but unwanted gifts received by ex or current partners can be exchanged for cash using Nigeria’s number one online classified, platform, OLX.com.ng. While Valentine’s is a season of showing love and sharing gifts, often times people get gifts that they already…
A relatively small indian-based company, Ringing Bells, is launching the cheapest smartphone in the world today. It is the Freedom 251 and it is priced at just Rs 251 (under $4). The 4″ display smartphone sports a 1.3 GHz Quadcore processor with a 3.2MP AF Rear Camera & .3MP Front camera with…
As we await the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, a lot of leaks have surfaced on the Internet. This has prompted Samsung to unveil an official web page for the phone. It has also gone ahead to release a video possibly showing the features of…
It is the final week before Samsung unveils the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge on February 21 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In line with the countdown, Samsung has started a campaign called “Seven days of unboxing”. On the first day (15th of February), a child named Tyson…
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria will be hosting the world to the 2016 edition of the Internet Freedom Forum in Abuja. The 2016 Internet Freedom Forum is aimed at focusing on indices around Internet Freedom in African countries and the need for African countries to codify citizens right online. The Digital Rights…
Inifinix Mobility had a hit with the Infinix HOT2 and it seems that it is preparing to launch another one. The company tweeted on its Twitter page “COMING SOON” with a half picture of a phone with the hashtag #PLAYHOT. There is yet no clue about its name or specs but…
Bharti Airtel has announced the elevation of Christian De Faria to the position of Executive Chairman of Airtel Africa. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer. The indian based telecoms Operator also announced the appointment of Raghunath Mandava as the new Chief Operating Officer. He is currently the Director, Customer…
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today unveiled its product line-up for 2016 at its annual Samsung Africa Forum event (www.sforum2016.com/afr). The company underlined the importance of innovation that makes a meaningful difference in people’s everyday lives, showcasing its new bezel-less curved SUHD TVs with Quantum dot display, the industry-first Front Load Washer…
On the 29th of February 2016, Nigeria’s largest online mall Konga.com will be having a first of its kind sale titled the “Leap Year Deals.” The Leap Year Deals is a special sale that happens once in 4 years just as the name implies. This will be the first edition…
MTN, in partnership with the MTN Solution Space and Jumia, are proud to announce the launch of the MTN Entrepreneurship Challenge powered by Jumia. The Pan-African competition launching today, will be the first of its kind in Africa, bringing together over 1000 entrepreneurs, students and investors, to collaborate on ways to…
In partnership with GTBank, She Leads Africa will bring the She Hive, its innovative professional bootcamp, to Abuja March 17-20. The bootcamp is designed to help professionals and entrepreneurs develop their career and business skills, join a community of leaders, and network with mentors and investors. Confirmed speakers include: +…
LG Electronics has announced that it will be unveiling a new series of smartphones developed to offer customers a unique user experience by offering one exceptional feature at a price that rivals mid-range smartphones. The first two models in the X series — X cam and X screen are designed for customers…
Though this transaction was done about five years ago, VISA only recently disclosed the details of the investment in Square. VISA owns 10% of Square’s class ‘A’ trading shares, which represents about 1%, of the company. This is different form the speculation that it owns 10% of Square shares as reported by…
Though the Ant-Man and Hulk are superheroes, that is where the similarities end. As far as size is concerned, there is no comparison. Bearing this in mind, why would Ant-Man try to steal from the Hulk? Well check out what happens when Ant-Man tries to make off with Bruce Banner’s…
Superhero fans have a lot to look out for in 2016 and the movies are awesome based on the trailers that have come out. Check out some of the movies. Deadpool: This film is already out in the cinemas. It came out yesterday, February 12. Deadpool is not the usual run of…
The BMW Group has unleashed a car with exceptional refinement and supreme power delivery at all times. It is the brand new BMW M760Li xDrive, a machine with a 12-cylinder petrol engine with M Performance TwinPower Turbo technology under the bonnet. The boldly dynamic driving characteristics of the BMW M760Li xDrive combine with superior ride comfort to make…
In a bid to foster relationship and retain brand visibility on the platform, representatives of Facebook, leading social media platform last week visited Nigerian personal style and beauty brand, Natures Gentle Touch, manufactured by Recare Limited to recognize its 1.4 million fan base and enhance customer efficiency. Natures Gentle Touch,…
Telecoms giant MTN Nigeria has partnered with UBER in Nigeria to reduce the stress of going out this Valentine season. “Yelloride” will enable MTN subscribers get free rides worth N6, 000, which is N3000 off their first two rides. All you have to do is click http://t.uber.com/openapp to download and request for…
The first phase of the largest concentrated solar plant in the world has gone live in Morocco. When completed (Phase 2 in 2017 and Phase 3 in 2018), the plant will provide energy for more than one million homes in Morocco. The inauguration of the plant was carried out last…