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The GSMA today announced that, since the launch of Mobile Connect at Mobile World Congress 2014, there are now 17 mobile network operators (MNOs) who have launched the service in 13 countries, with plans for additional launches and beta trials to follow in 2015. The GSMA’s Mobile Connect service enables…

Apple, LG, Bharti Airtel and Etisalat were among the winners announced at the 20th Global Mobile Awards this afternoon at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The winners were announced in a ceremony hosted by actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese. Cleese, best known for the Monty…

It seems like a scene out of the 2003 Playstation Mountain Ad or the recent Brad Pitt’s World War Z; with some zombie-like creatures chasing after an Audi. Getting your car serviced by a dealer, rather than some random mechanic, isn’t just a smart idea. It’s a triumph of good…

Today, 3rd of March 2015, is the D-Day. The winners of the 2015 Global Mobile Awards will be announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Incidentally, GSMA will be celebrating 20 years of achievement and innovation across the mobile industry. The awards ceremony will be hosted by world-renowned actor, comedian,…

Just yesterday at the ongoing Mobile World Congress in Barcelona when Samsung launched its Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, it made a comparison between pictures taken in a dim light between the Apple iPhone 6 Plus and the Samsung S6. The picture taken with the Galaxy S6 was better…

Visa Inc. and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced a partnership to bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa including Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tanzania. Visa and Airtel will build on the…

Elo Umeh, the CEO of Terragon Group says it will unveil a new data and advertising technology named the  ‘Adrenaline’ at the ongoing Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Spain. This innovative technology allows advertisers to buy inventory and access to reach mobile users on organically generated channels which sit on…

Imagine a phone with the following specs: 20 MP camera with sapphire camera cover lens; Size – 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.61 mm 5.0 inch, Full HD 1080p display CPU Speed – Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 810, octa core 64-bit, 4 x 2.0GHz + 4 x 1.5GHz Front-facing stereo speakers with built-in…

It is another important calendar event in the telecoms and related industry. It is the Mobile World Congress taking place in Barcelona. Barcelona is already full of foreigners from all the nooks and crannies of the world either to present new products, showcase current offerings to new people or to…

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge at the MWC2015 officially opening tomorrow, 2nd March 2015.  The unveiling was done at the Samsung Unpacked event today, Sunday March 1 in Barcelona. “With the all new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung is offering what’s next…

Samsung has just unveiled the next generation of Galaxy phones – the Samsung Galaxy 6 and Galaxy 6 Edge.  This was done at the MWC2015 at Samsung’s Unpacked 2015 event. The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 press release started at 5.30 UK time (WAT 6.30p.m) Continue watching the live stream of…

Huawei unveiled its first smartwatch in the Huawei wearable family at the Mobile World Congress today. Simply called the Huawei Watch, it is a stylish circular watch which has a diameter of 42mm and a thickness of 11.3mm. It has a 400×400 resolution AMOLED display. “We have responded to consumers’ requests from around…

Global IT training outfit, New Horizons, has partnered with The Adekeke University, Ede, Osun State, to launch an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) resource centre at the university campus. This N50m resource centre, with over 100 HP CPU-Monitor combined computers, intelligent boards, and multimedia projectors, has installed networking facilities, software, international IT-E Biz courses/curricula,…

The announcement has just been made about the interoperability between Tigo Pesa and Vodacom’s M-Pesa in Tanzania. This means that 4 million Tigo Pesa users will for the first time be able to exchange money with 6 million M-Pesa customers in Tanzania later this year. Commenting on the announcement, Millicom’s…

Diamond Bank has introduced a fingerprint recognition feature on its Mobile App. This means that Diamond Bank customers can log into their accounts with their fingerprints instead of using their User IDs and passwords. This new feature has been made possible by an iOS Touch ID recognition feature, which is a…

As a build up to the March 1st telecast of episode one of Nigerian Idol season five, Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunication, Etisalat treated members of the press and guests to an exclusive episode of the show. The event held at Oriental hotel, Lagos was to give guests a peek of…

This Saturday, 28th February at Oceanview Victoria Island Lagos, the Airtel Trace Music Star for Nigeria will emerge to join the 12 other finalists from other Airtel particpating countries in Africa. The five finalists from Nigeria are Pearl, Tejiri, Omotayo, Yetunde or Jitey. The winner of each country will be…

HTC has announced the launch of a new UEFA Football Collector’s Edition HTC One (M8). The back of this special edition smartphone is engraved with every past league winner of the Champions League. This is the second unveiling in the HTC UEFA Champions League Collector’s Edition range. HTC had earlier delighted…

Tech Giant, Apple, is to pay $533 million for infringing three patents owned by Smartflash. This order was given after a federal jury in Texas determined that Apple willfully used Smartflash’s patents without permission. Smartflash had asked for $852 million in damages. According to Apple, “We refused to pay off…

New report shows hard retail data, consumer needs and behavior, combined with macro-economic datasets, are better indicators of opportunity and success in African markets For brands eager to tap into the growing African markets and the region’s estimated 350 million middle class consumers, relying solely on macro-economic data such as…