Alphabet’s Waymo is now testing self-driving vehicles on public roads without anyone behind the wheel. The company said members of the public will begin riding in its fleet of modified Fiat Chrysler Pacifica minivans outfitted with self-driving technology in the next few months. Passengers will initially be accompanied in the…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
It seems scammers this season are all out to rip off unsuspecting users and consumers of online products and services. Just yesterday, there were reports on a fake Whatsapp app on Google Playstore that recorded a whooping 1million downloads. Now Netflix subscribers are the latest targets of a new phishing…
The feud between Apple and Samsung has taken a new twist as Apple claims a victory over Samsung to the count of $120 million after years of sparring in court. The Supreme Court said on Monday that it wouldn’t hear an appeal of the patent infringement case, first decided in…
Yapili has won the Botswana round of the global Seedstars competition earning the E-Health startup the opportunity to pitch for around US$1million in equity investment at the global final in Switzerland next April. This year global early-stage startups competition Seedstars World has been hosting a series of local events across…
Whatsapp has recently been in the news for funny reasons. Only last week there was an outage of the messaging app as many people across the globe could not access the app. The latest has been the appearance of a fake version of the Android WhatsApp app which was downloaded…
Nigeria will be hosting her first information technology conference in the country as part of efforts by the government to exploring the huge potentials from the sector. The ICT policy implementing arm of the Federal Ministry of Communication, The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in conjunction with relevant IT…
Fledgling music producers seeking platforms to sell their beats and musicians looking for platforms to find new fans can now do so with Nigerian startup Caketunes. The music oriented startup formerly known as Musiccloud which was launched in September turns producers into online merchants, while also allowing artists to sort…
The e-commerce space is growing steadily in Nigeria with great traction and good potentials for income and employment. One of the success stories in this sector is Lucy.ng, an online gift superstore for seasons, occasions and events which makes it easier for individuals and companies to shop for personalised or…
Remember ‘Lion King?’ The1994 American animated epic musical film produced by Walt Disney that went ahead to become the highest-grossing release of 1994 and stands as the second highest-grossing film of all time. The film which is also the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time is making a return…
Application is currently opened to Entrepreneurs from the South Western part of Nigeria for the third season of the kickStart programme which offers finalists grants between NGN500,000 (US$1,400) and NGN1.8 million (U$5,000). The KickStart program is a competition for budding entrepreneurs and innovators aged between 18 and 35 providing them…
Things might be taking a good turn for the economy of Nigeria especially with efforts to wooing foreign investors and encouraging small business startups as the World Bank Doing Business Report ranks Nigeria 145th moving up 24 places in ease of doing business. The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo who welcomed…
Exciting times are here again for Apple faithfuls as the company on Tuesday released hundreds of new emojis with its iOS 11.1 update available on iPhone and iPad. The latest additions include emojis such as gender neutral options, new clothing options like a trench coat and a woman in a…
MTN Group Ltd. has requested that South Africa’s High Court in Johannesburg dismiss a $4.2 billion damages claim by Turkcell, five years after the case was first brought in relation to the awarding of an Iranian license in 2005. MTN, Africa’s largest wireless operator by sales denies allegations by Turkcell…
Most users of messaging app Whatsapp must have at one point in time sent an embarrassing message they wished they could retract or perhaps sent messages to the wrong receiver they could not take back. That has changed as Whatsapp has added a new feature to its messaging app called…
Popular football management simulation video game Football Manager is to feature gay players in its upcoming 2018 version of the franchise. The game which generates over one million sales annually will for the first time see players to come out in the game. Sports Interactive, the company behind the hit,…
A prize money of NGN1 million (US$3,000) is up for grabs in the Taiwo Bankole Prize competition hosted by The Paradigm Initiative. The competition opened only to Nigerian student entrepreneurs is an annual prize designed to reward the best tech products designed by Nigerian undergraduates or teams of undergraduates. Paradigm…
Photo sharing app Instagram on Thursday introduced Superzoom, a feature which allows users create and share dramatic zoom-in shots set to music. The option is available within Instagram’s camera. Along the bottom where users scroll across for Boomerang, Rewind and other options, they will find Superzoom. Once users tap the…
Snapchat is currently making moves to restrict the display of sexual content in the section of the app reserved for publishers. Recently, parent company Snap Inc. updated its the guidelines for the Discover section to more clearly prohibit sexually explicit images and texts. The change, leans on the the company’s January policy…
American electronic commerce and cloud computing company Amazon has added two special features to its delivery options to make it faster and more convenient. These new features allow Amazon couriers to open the front doors of their customers’ homes and put their packages safely inside in their absence. The service…
Do you have a digital startup and you are eager to scale your innovation and boost your growth? Then this might just be what you need. Applications are currently on for the Make-IT Accelerator programme designed and implemented in collaboration with highly renowned local hubs, corporate partners and investment experts.…