It is starting today, the 8th of January and will end of the 11th of January 2013, and it is termed the “Superbowl of Technology”. It is a launching pad for exciting and innovative technology.It is the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 happening in Las Vegas, United States of America.The…
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Orange Kenya has entered into partnership with Pesapal to launch an online mobile airtime top-up service.Through the service, customers will be able to make an online purchase of Orange airtime; choosing a preferred mode of payment – either via PesaPal’s e-wallet, credit and debit cards (VISA and Master Card) or…
Some government functionaries may think Social Media is bad but some others have embraced it wholeheartedly, as least to be reachable by the masses or to keep abreast of technology.A recent survey from the Digital Policy Council (DPC) done in December 2012, shows that 75 percent of the world’s heads of…
Mobile operator MTN Uganda announced today that it plans to deploy a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network this year, in Uganda. Widely known as 4G, LTE is a standard for the wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals and would provide African clients with improved data…
Sony has ceased production of its PlayStation 2 games console worldwide, it has revealed.The electronics giant has confirmed that its long-serving machine has finally been decommissioned – 12 years after it was launched back in 2000. The successor to the original PlayStation ended up with a library of more than 10,000…
They have contributed to the field of Innovation in Nigeria. They have spearheaded innovative products, services and policies and they stand out in their various fields and we would like to acknowledge and celebrate them. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a globally renowned Nigerian economist best known for her…
Thomas Baldwin just posted a blog on his website, Tropical Considerations, that Rocket Internet is preparing to go public. He writes thus: ROCKET INTERNET IS PREPARING TO GO PUBLIC. I am officially going on the record as the first individual to break this news. According to credible sources that are…
The emergence of big players like Jumia, Konga in 2012 has brought an increased awareness of E-commerce business in Nigeria. And like every new business that comes up in Nigeria, many people have come into the market to get a piece of the action.Before Jumia and Konga, there were not serious players.…
HARARE – Global money transfer giant Western Union (WU) is now handling Zimbabwean transactions as rivalry to hit the un-banked monies deepens in the troubled southern African country.This comes as an influx of various money transfer platforms are being launched by mobile network companies such as Econet Zimbabwe’s Ecocash and…
Dr. Akinwumi AdesinaPRESS STATEMENT60 BILLION NAIRA TO BE SPENT ON CELLPHONES FOR FARMERS NOT TRUEMy attention has been drawn to the issue of 60 Billion Naira to be spent on phones for farmers, reported in some media sites and papers. The information is absolutely incorrect. My Permanent Secretary was totally…
The Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) maintains that 80% of active SIMs were registered as at the deadline of 31 December 2012.The was stated in a press release posted on its website on the 31st of December 2012.The Press release is shown below:It will be recalled that in July 2009,…
Internet users in the country will experience slow connections over the next two weeks as maintenance work begins on The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) cable.In a statement, TEAMS said the cable would undergo preventive maintenance works between January and April to reduce chances of cable damage by external aggressors.Early…
I would say competition is hotting up in some of the most unlikely markets in Nigeria. The year 2012 has witnessed a dramatic change and these markets are becoming more exciting. Let’s take a look at 2 markets in Nigeria – the onlne retail market (Jumia vs. Konga) and the…
Do you know the optimum ratio of editorial to advertising pages in a magazine?Hmmm……. I was just thinking of this because an upcoming pet project that I want to embark upon this year. Naturally I browsed the Internet and got the historical ratio from MPA – The Association of Magazine…
A lot changed in the auto industry in 2012. Cadillac suddenly became a relevant brand again, and now Ford is trying to do the same with Lincoln. Fuel efficiency continued to be the big theme. Prius sales skyrocketed, and Chevy’s Volt became the most loved and hated car of the…
Minister, Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola JohnsonThe Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, has said that the ministry is currently working with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to make Nigerian Postal Service a super agent for mobile money.The minister stated this at the closing ceremony of top management retreat…
Apple makes fun of netbooksSayonara, netbooks.The end of 2012 marks the end of the manufacture of the diddy machines that were – for a time – the Great White Hope of the PC market.If you believed ABI Research in 2009, then next year netbooks (initially defined as machines with Intel…
The website of Punch Newspapers, one of the leading newspapers, has been .As at the time of this report (3.00p.m Nigerian time), when you visit the page, you get a black page (as above) which states “Welcome 2013, White and Red Hat Security” and a foreign song blaring out.It seems…