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TOP 5 CITIES Vienna, Austria Zurich, Switzerland Auckland, New Zealand Munich, Germany Vancouver, Canada Vienna is the city with the world’s best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2014 Quality of Living rankings, in which European cities dominate. Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third place, respectively. Munich…

Co-Creation Hub will be hosting the President of Microsoft International, Jean-Philippe Courtois, this Thursday, 27 February 2014 by 2pm at Co-creation Hub. As part of his visit to Nigeria, Courtois will like to engage with the Tech Community in a session which will spur conversations around the technology ecosystem and Africa in general; Microsoft’s contributions;…

The GSMA today announced the winners of the 19th Annual Global Mobile awards, held at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The winners were honoured in an afternoon ceremony hosted by British actor, writer, presenter and comedian James Corden. Corden entertained nominees and attendees with a comic introduction to…

Rovio, the company behind Angry Birds, is introducing Stella. She is a pink, fierce and feisty character with a great company of friends. Angry Birds Stella will open a door to a part of the Angry Birds universe you’ve never seen before! There will be plenty of fun and adventure,…

Microsoft has announced that Office 365 can now be shared by 5 people on 5 different devices using just one subscription. With this announcement, the company said the cost has become more affordable for families and friends. Launched in 2013, Office 365’s home premium was targeted at families who wish…

Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook has announced that students in Rwanda will benefit from Internet.org’s SocialEDU. Speaking last night at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Zuckerberg said SocialEDU is part of Internet.org’s new projects. He described it as “a collaborative online education experience” via mobile. “Facebook and Nokia…

One of South Africa’s leading banks, FNB has launched its popular Budget Tracker and Daily Money Management tips on Mxit. In a statement made available to Innovation Village this evening, the bank said it decided to bring the tips to Mxit after it had identified a gap in the market…

King Mohammed VI and president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, have inaugurated the Malian section of the Trans African optical fiber cable in the nation’s capital city of Bamako. The optical fiber cable links the city of Sikasso (border of Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso) to Gogui (border of Mauritania).…

A TEDx event to watch…. Emeka Keazor trained and worked as a Lawyer both in Nigeria and the UK until he quit in 2012 after a series of personal challenges. He redefined his life-goals, focusing primarily on his community and charity work. Wanting to transform his hobby as an amateur…

HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, has today unveiled the HTC Desire 610. A compact entertainment hub, this vibrant phone comes packed with a host of features for an incredible mobile audio and visual experience, including a stunning 4.7” screen, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC’s industry-leading sound property,…

HTC, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, yesterday unveiled the first model in its ambitious 2014 mid-range portfolio. The HTC Desire 816 distils elements of the internationally-acclaimed design DNA of HTC’s flagship HTC One® family, with a vibrant, modern colour palate and quality materials that give the HTC Desire…

I was one dissatisfied customer why Blackberry decided to do away with the classic ‘Menu’, ‘Back’, ‘Send’ and ‘End’ buttons and the integrated trackpad in the new Blackberry 10 series – Z10, Q10, e.t.c. Thankfully Blackberry Executive Chairman and CEO, John Chen, heard about the complaints and has come out with…

Global real estate classifieds player Lamudi continue their expansion on three continents at the same time. The platform is now also available in the Philippines, Peru, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Zambia, countries associated with increasingly flourishing economies and booming real estate industries, but also the online communities in these countries are…

Telecoms company, MTN and Ecobank, a Pan-African bank have announced a partnership aimed at extending cardless ATM services to Ecobank ATMs across Ghana. Through the partnership, about two million MTN Mobile Money subscribers will be able to access convenient, easy and instant money withdrawals Ecobank ATMs anytime and anywhere without…

It is the South African Media giant first adventure into Israel and clearly it seems SimilarWeb.com is just ripe for Naspers to invest in. Etai Rosen,  VP Sales & Marketing for SimilarGroup, made this known on the company blog today. According to him, “We received a couple of very tempting…

Fresh from its acquisition by Facebook, Whatsapp is planning to offer free voice calling later this year, so says CEO and Co-Founder Jan Koum. Jan mentioned this at the during a presentation at Mobile World Congress 2014 currently taking place at Barcelona.  According to New York Times, Jan Koum said users…

Samsung Electronics  introduced the Samsung Gear Fit, the industry’s first curved, Super AMOLED wearable device for the active consumer. The Gear Fit offers the unmatched convenience of Samsung Gear technology with the most comprehensive fitness tools available, empowering consumers stay physically active without sacrificing personal style or mobile connectivity. “Samsung understands…

Telecoms company, Etisalat Nigeria is the only telecoms company in Nigeria that was not sanctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to the regulatory agency, only Etisalat met all the key performance indicators (KPIs). Other networks – MTN, Globacom and Airtel will pay about N648 million as fine for…

Samsung Electronics today announced the fifth generation of the Galaxy S series, the Galaxy S5, designed for what matters most to consumers. The new Galaxy S5 offers consumers a refined experience with innovation of essential features for day-to-day use. “With the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going back to basics to…

Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi will host a major digital exposition, aimed at bridging the huge gap between the rate of innovations and their adoption, which threatens the fast developing local industry. The theme of the fair is “Powering the Digital Future” and will hold from March 7 to 9…