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Gemalto , the world leader in digital security, is providing M2M connectivity for SOLARKIOSK, a compact, solar powered station transported onboard a mobile vehicle. This cabin features photovoltaic panels across its roof to generate sustainable energy in areas outside of conventional power cabling and infrastructures. Gemalto’s Cinterion® modules deliver rugged…

Nigeria’s leading online marketplace, Kaymu.com.ng, has partnered with Cool FM Lagos and Mass Communications Student Association (MCSA) of the University of Lagos, to educate students on how to become successful entrepreneurs. The event tagged Kaymu Entrepreneurship Workshop took place on the 27th of August, 2014 at the prestigious Afe Babalola hall in…

Jovago, www.jovago.com– Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform states that innovation is an essential tool for entrepreneurial success. At the recently held MTN Link Forum in Lagos, the Managing Director of Jovago.com, Marek Zmyslowski made a presentation where he educated budding entrepreneurs on the basic innovative tools that will guarantee…

eTranzact International PLC, Africa’s leading provider of mobile banking and payments services is proud to announce the investment of $350,000 into a mobile money activation project in collaboration with EFInA, a financial sector development organization. The project which will be piloted  in Northern and South Western Nigeria is called “The…

Everywhere you turn today, there’s an Android phone. They make up the larger share of the smartphone market globally. BlackBerry phones used to be that common, but the game has changed. Tecno has flooded the Nigerian market with very cheap low cost Android phones. Today, another phone brand is in…

Here is your brain on coffee… AsapScience shares with us the effect of taking Coffee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YOwEqGykDM

CcHUB boosts its incubation program with the launch of a $500,000 seed investment fund to support early stage start-ups over the next two years. Start-ups will receive sums ranging from $10,000 – $25,000 to support business model experimentation  and operations. Initial beneficiaries of the seed program are Vacantboards, Truppr, Traclist,…

Watch this video. Ask yourself: Do you believe in your product so much that you would do this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHznDFD3V3k

I first saw clips of this ad during the breaks while watching matches in the English Premier League. Wondered which brand it was but I guessed that it had to be Guinness because it was one of the sponsors of the League on DSTV. The full ad is out and…

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday received his National eID card, heralding the official launch of the eID pilot program. In the pilot phase, the Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will issue MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments functionality to 13 million Nigerians. This initiative is the largest rollout of a…

Google X, Google’s research division has unveiled “Project Wing”, a drone delivery system. Google has been working on the project for the last two years. Google built a vehicle and traveled to Queensland, Australia for some test flights. It claims it has successfully used this system to deliver a first…

A team from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology led by Professor Arulogun Oladiran Tayo has emerged as the Middle East & Africa regional winner in the 2014 Google Online Marketing Challenge (Adwords Business category). The team of Adedoyin Jelil Opeyemi, Akadiri Olawale Olugboyega, Adesina Jamiu Olawale, Olayanju Abiodun Ibraheem, Salami Ismail…

Jason Njoku has announced the acquisition of licenses for two of the top award-winning Hollywood dramatic TV series from Starz, Spartacus and Magic City. According to him, ” The acquisitions come as part of the adding increasingly better content to establish ourselves as a leading African Internet TV platform, a move into international content distribution,…

Just as Samsung unveiled its own smartwatch, LG has also unveiled its own android wearable. Check out the press release below: Following the June release of one of the first-to-market wearable device powered by Android Wear™, LG Electronics (LG) is quickly expanding its wearable product offerings with the unveiling a…

It is no longer news that Apple would be having an event on the 9th of September. Well a special few have gotten their invites. Apple has used this September event to launch new iPhones for some years now and it is expected that this year will be no different.…

In its continuous effort to improve customer experience, Microsoft has modified its app certification requirements. And in the implementation of the modified requirements which includes the app naming configuration, over 1500 apps have been removed from the Windows store. According to the company in a recent blog, Every app store finds…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has acknowledged Facebook as veritable tool for spreading the Gospel. He sent this message to celebrate this mile stone – “I would like to thank you all for 2 million followers on Facebook. May The Lord bless…

According to Reuters, “China’s privately-held Dalian Wanda Group is set to launch a 5 billion yuan ($813 million) e-commerce joint venture with domestic internet giants Tencent Holdings Ltd and Baidu Inc, according to two sources familiar with the investment.” The joint venture, an ecommerce platform, will be 70 percent owned by…

Samsung has today introduced a pair of earphones that can also feature as a necklace. It is the Samsung Gear Circle. It was introduced with the Samsung Gear S smartwatch. When paired with a smartphone, users can easily receive calls, listen to music, and make voice commands in style through…

World Panel Zambia Ltd.  launched the durable World Panel solar panels that charge mobile phones as fast as a wall plug. Held at Lusaka’s Taj Pamodzi Hotel, the launch was attended by senior Zambian government officials, COMESA free-trade group leaders, US embassy officers, African Development Bank officials and the CEOs…