Author: Paul Adepoju

Although it was first hinted last September during which it was being tested in Poland, social media giant Facebook has announced it is ready to roll out Messenger Day, its attempt to clone Snapchat’s stories function, globally. The feature is being made available across the world to Facebook users on…

Louis Vuitton just raised the tech luxury bar with the unveiling of its eye-trunk for iPhone 7-plus. The iPhone case costs $5,500 which is the cost of seven iPhones. The luxurious case was unveiled at Louis Vuitton Fashion Show The company said: “The Eye-Trunk for iPhone 7 Plus in precious Golden…

The People’s Republic of China has donated 23 3D printers, 12 scanners and 300 printing filaments to the Government of Mauritius in view of consolidating the existing friendly relationship between the two countries in the wake of the opening of the Confucius Institute at the University of Mauritius: A gateway…

A total of 36 042 households across the country have registered for the government subsidised set-top-boxes (STBs). This a sharp increase as only 11 709 registrations were captured for January. “It is encouraging to see the growth in demand. The increase in registrations is a strong indication of the success…

K3 Telecom Inc. has launched its IPS operations in Liberia and will be offering internet television (Netflix), fix line phones and high speed internet on its broadband services in a single package branded as ‘Triple Play’. The official launch was held in Monrovia and had in attendance Vice President Joseph…

Millicom International Cellular S.A. (“Millicom”) and Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), today announced that they have, through their respective subsidiaries, entered into an agreement for Tigo Ghana Limited and Airtel Ghana Limited to combine their operations in Ghana. As per the agreement, Millicom and Airtel would have equal ownership and governance…

MTN Group’s financial results for 2016 reflect the most challenging year in the company’s 22-year history, precipitated by a number of material regulatory, macro-economic and political challenges experienced across our regions – the group said in a statement. However, despite these difficulties, MTN said it began to show encouraging first signs…

At Mobile World Congress, Mastercard announced a global partnership with Oracle that is designed to deliver a streamlined digital payment experience to the retail and hospitality industries. The partnership will initially focus on three needs for restaurants, hotels and retail stores: In-Store Experience – Oracle and Mastercard will partner to…

Have we seen the peak of internet banking in South Africa? Although the banks are quite tight-lipped about their usage numbers, I suspect that the number of customers using a desktop computer to do their banking is declining. We know that the majority of logons come from office workers, but…

A new President has been appointed for Microsoft in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, he is Samer Abu Ltaif who until his latest appointment was regional manager of Microsoft Gulf. Ltaif will replace Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Ali Faramawy, who has headed the region for thirteen years and will be taking…

Nokia has developed a solution that will allow operators to rapidly address the huge demands of connected people and industries. Nokia 5G FIRST comprises its radio access network (RAN) including Nokia AirScale massive MIMO Adaptive Antennas, packet core and mobile transport solutions as well as a full service offer using…

HTC VIVE, recognized by the industry as the leading Virtual Reality (VR) product, expanded its VR ecosystem by announcing pricing and availability dates for the Vive Tracker and Vive Deluxe Audio Strap. The Vive Tracker, built to empower developers and accessory makers to make VR even more immersive, will be…

MTN has revealed that its investment in Nigeria has exceeded USD16 billion, this was revealed by the MTN Group Chairman/Chief Executive, Mr. Phuthuma Freedom Nhleko when he visited the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) management in Abuja. Nhleko also affirmed the company’s preparedness to make more investments in Nigeria in spite…

Telecoms giant, MTN this afternoon, officially commented on the series of xenophobic attacks and it mentioned Nigeria and South Africa. In a statement made available to Innovation Village this afternoon, the group expressed concerns and called for calmness and restraint. According to the company, the attacks are directed against non-nationals both in South Africa…

Audi and Porsche have reasons to be worried and it has to do with the latest move by Range Rover which on Wednesday announced an addition to the Land Rover’s premium SUV brand – the Velar off-roader. Image released by Range Rover revealed the Velar has having a panoramic glass roof…

The trouble waters of Zambia Telecommunications Company (Zamtel) is not settling anytime soon, this follows the announcement of the resignation of the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mupanga Mwanakatwe. Furthermore, the  board of Zamtel has also been dissolved by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), an investment arm of the Zambian government.…

Nigeria recorded a reduction in the value of transactions carried out over Point of Sale (PoS) terminals in the country in January. There was a NGN16 billion reduction in January this year compared to the figure achieved in December 2016, as Nigerians slowed shopping after the frenzy of the yuletide.…

TerraPay, a mobile-first international payment network, has partnered with money transfer firm MoneyTrans and Nigerian payments and financial services company Paga to launch cross-border remittances from Spain to mobile wallets in Nigeria. With this service, Nigerians in Spain can send money to any mobile phone number in Nigeria through Paga,…

The leaked design for Samsung Galaxy S8 might have just been confirmed by a leaked version of Samsung’s Secure Folder app for the Galaxy S7 which is circulating online today. In addition to offering fingerprint security for a specific folder of apps and contacts, the leaked app might also have confirmed…

New report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) shows that slowing growth in internet access and use is deepening the digital divide. Overall, governments worldwide are failing to prioritise policies to promote expanded broadband access Report’s Affordability Drivers Index shows Latin America is leading efforts to drive prices down.…