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Google has partnered with Pan Atlantic University to help preserve Nigerian culture online. Google’s body responsible for this initiative, the Google Cultural Institute,  was set up in 2010 for this objective.  The Institute is an effort to make important cultural material available and accessible to everyone and to digitally preserve it to educate…

It seems the performance of Microsoft Office apps for iPad within hours of its official launch validates the fact that it has been long awaited. Satya Nadella, Micosoft’s CEO, shared this performance via a tweet yesterday, saying “looks like it’s a productive Friday for #iPad owners!”. The three free apps,…

Airtel Nigeria has launched the Airtel START App for Android phones. This app is designed to offer customers enhanced user experience, while providing easy access to their favourite and most frequently used applications and functions. The Airtel START App is an intelligent interface designed for Android devices. It improves customers’ user…

Microsoft recently launched Its Office suite – Word, Excel, Powerpoint on iPad. These applications are available for download from the appstore. With the free versions of the apps, you can read your Word documents, view your Excel data and present with PowerPoint. Your documents will look as good as they…

IBM will be helping at least 16 cities and counties around the world this year to address issues ranging from clean water, healthy food, and revenue generation, to job development, efficient transportation, and public safety. To that end, IBM today named recipients of its Smarter Cities Challenge for 2014, a…

Solution integrates platforms, software and services to enhance security of border check points and significantly reduce waiting times through automated document verification and border control systems Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has introduced the Coesys Border and Visa Management solution to meet the combined needs of securing borders…

Hurray! The first Mother’s Day this year in Nigeria will be observed on Sunday, 30th March, but the celebration has already begun at Konga. And in the spirit of appreciating all Mothers in Nigeria and the World over for their unconditional love and deeds, Konga will be giving 3 lucky…

Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love – Stevie Wonder. The words of the great song writer and musician, Stevie Wonder go a long way in describing the importance…

Sim Shagaya, CEO of Konga.com on Monday 24th March, 2014 at the Nigeria summit currently holding at the Intercontinental hotel, Lagos organized by the Economist Magazine spoke on a panel moderated by Vladmir Duthiers, International CNN Correspondent. Also featuring on the panel were the Nigerian Minister of Communications Technology, Hon…

The Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank collaborate to empower Ghana’s IT and IT enabled Services Industry to hire Ghanaian youth ACCRA, Ghana, March 26, 2014/ — The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3.8 million grant to the Ghanaian government in partnership with the World Bank to support the establishment…

In an attempt to win back market share lost to Samsung, Taiwanese HTC Corp recently launched the HTC One M8, an upgrade to the award-winning HTC One. The HTC One won the ‘Smartphone of the year’ award at the Mobile World Congress in February but it has not able to…

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…