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Mark Zuckerberg announced that it will be acquiring Oculus VR, the leader in virtual reality technology for $2 billion The Oculus deal comprises $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock. He mentioned this, an hour ago, on his Facebook wall. Our mission is to make…

South African Media giant has invested $75 million in Dubai based online retailer, Souq.com. According to Souq, “This round of funding brings the total amount raised by Souq.com to $150 million (Dhs551 million), the largest amount raised by any internet-based business in the region.” Ronaldo Mouchawar, co-founder and CEO, Souq.com,…

Mobile Telecoms giant, MTN has partnered with Naspers’ PriceCheck to launch a co-branded app. PriceCheck is Naspers-owned comparison shopping site. According to PriceCheck CEO, André de Wet, “The co-branded app will feature PriceCheck’s existing functionality, including product and service price comparison, product reviews, store details and a barcode scanner to…

Following the launch of Jovago.com in Nigeria in 2013, Africa’s no. 1 hotel booking portal, Jovago, founded by African Internet Holding (AIH), has now expanded to Kenya and Senegal in order to better provide seamless hotel booking services to customers across Africa. Jovago facilitates the booking process for its users with…

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has taken a major step to redefine customer experience for High Net-worth customers as it launched the Airtel Premier Club, a special V-VIP programme specifically designed to offer exceptional and personalised services. The high profile launch event, which took place yesterday, Sunday, March 23rd,…

Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa has followed up its  pledge to launch a 3G/4G mobile network with the initial roll out of the pilot phase in Gabon. The launch is set to profoundly transform the telecoms sector in…

Google has announced that it is joining forces with the maker of Ray-Ban, Oakley to make the “Glass” more stylish. The maker, Luxottica, is a leader in premium, luxury and sports eyewear with over 5,000 optical and sun retail stores in the US. The announcement, made via a recent blog…

The internet is fast becoming integral to daily life in Africa, with over 167 million web users on the continent and that number rising rapidly. Now, Lamudi, founded by Africa Internet Holding (AIH) and leading real estate player Lamudi (www.lamudi.com) has visualised trends in Africa’s internet usage. A global e-commerce…

Symantec today announced that it has established and opened a new Customer Management Centre (CMC) to provide a world-class experience for its customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Symantec will make it easier for customers and partners to interact with the company by bringing together a multi-function, centralized customer…

Orange Cameroon is launching a preventive medical service in collaboration with the country’s Ministry for Health, allowing remote medical advice in real time The solution, developed by Orange Healthcare will be released in April 2014 Orange aims to expand My Healthline to other sub-Saharan African countries and extend the scope beyond…

Samsung has juts released a Galaxy PRO tablet ad which seems to talk down on its rivals in the market – the iPad, Surface and Kindle. The ad disses the iPad not being able to do side-by-side multitasking while the surface takes a knock for “looking like a laptop”, complete…

Eskimi launched a new Android version to improve the experience of users and offer even better chatting experience. “We have introduced our first Android version more than a year ago and saw how active Android users are in Nigeria. We have collected all requirements and launched a new version today.…

•  The Philips Africa Innovation Hub in Kenya will be the center for developing innovations “in Africa-for Africa” in the areas of healthcare, lighting and healthy living •  Hub underlines Philips’ commitment to invest in Africa and provide Africa-relevant innovations to address key challenges facing the continent Royal Philips today…

Brussels Airline and MTN Cameroon have just signed a partnership which makes it possible for intending travellers to buy their tickets using MTN Mobile money. The Belgian airline is the first airline to use this form of electronic payment service, thus making it possible for customers to buy their tickets…

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa and Nokia have announced that the new Nokia X smartphone will be available to purchase across 17 countries in Africa from mid April 2014. Designed for consumers in high-growth markets, the affordable Nokia…

Following the economic crisis that crippled the world’s economic powerhouses and slowed growth in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), attention has turned to new markets as global businesses seek to find the next major business opportunities of the decade. Analysts are increasingly agreeing on the importance of the…

If you have a published Android App and would like to learn how to port the App to the Nokia X Platform, the Nokia X Portathon is for you. Nokia X is a new, affordable family of smartphones designed to run Android apps using Nokia X services extensions. Nokia’s market-leading operator…

Motorola has unveiled ” a truly modern timepiece, powered by Android wear”, a round smartwatch – the Moto 360. According to Motorola in its blog, “it’s time for a watch that looks and feels great and gives you the information you need, when you need it”. “Moto 360 keeps you…

Apple has announced the replacement of the iPad 2 with iPad with Retina display, thereby making it  the most affordable 9.7-inch iPad. This fourth generation iPad features the amazing 9.7-inch Retina display, the Apple-designed A6X chip, ultrafast Wi-Fi, a 5MP iSight® camera which also captures 1080p HD video, a FaceTime®…

Western Union Company has announced the launch of a new mobile money transfer (MMT) service to Nigeria. This is in collaboration with Paga, a mobile payment platform in Nigeria. This new service makes it possible for Paga users to receive a Western Union Money Transfer transaction directly into their Paga…