Author: Tony Niameh

Facebook has just launched an exclusive new app for the iphone called Mentions to enable interaction between famous people and their fans. It is only available to verified parties using the social network, including “actors, athletes, musicians and other influencers,” with the end goal of getting them involved in discussions…

The final episode of ”Galaxy 11 : The final match” was released by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd few days ago marking the conclusion of the fantasy-inspired, multi-platform marketing campaign. Football fans worldwide have been captivated by the Samsung’s Galaxy 11 campaign generating more than 150 million video views. 4.7 million…

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Blackberry has officially released BBM for Windows Phone finally. This release is not available for all to download now. The BBM for Windows Beta sailed its way into the Windows Phone Store earlier this week as a private beta, meaning by invitation only. The beta program has now opened up further but…

The mobile payment platform ISIS has decided to change its name to dissociate itself from the Islamic Militant group ISIS. Isis mobile wallet arose from a joined force of a group of telecommunications and commerce businesses towards the end of 2010.  In a blog post, CEO Michael Abbott explained: “However…

A 17-year-old from Belgium; Axelle Despiegelaere didnt know that the course of her life was about to change when someone took her photos during rooting for her country’s soccer team two weeks ago. The picture of the attractive Belgian dressed in her country’s paraphernalia made the rounds on Twitter and newspapers all over the…

Trucking is about to get better as German Auto maker, Mercedes just introduced the semi-self-driving Future Truck 2025 – designed to provide a better, easier driving experience for truckers. The Future Track is based on its award-winning Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845, with an engine that reaches 330 kW (449 hp) and a maximum…

Nigerian Banks have made it to the top 1000 World Bank Rankings. Thirteen Nigerian banks were listed among the Leading 1000 Global Banks as published by The Banker magazine of the Financial Times Group in its 2014 edition. Ranking based on Tier-1 capital was used and Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, FirstBank, Access…

Smart Devices today has been a source of productivity in the lives of many in terms of effective communication, online forum discussions, information sharing, real time chats, health monitoring and many more. Its almost inevitable to stay offline or go without your smartphone. It seems like a temporary stop of…

It has been considered as the most fuel efficient car in the world. Volkswagen calls it an SEV (Super Efficient Vehicle), as it can offer 313.9 mpg; when you consider the price of fuel these days. It offers 300 miles to one gallon which is seriously reasonable. The Volkswagen XL1 ‘super efficient…

Telecommunications Giant, Huawei has been selected to provide Ethiopia’s light rail communication system in the capital city, Addis Ababa. Cellular news stated that Huawei will be Africa’s first comprehensive commercial eLTE communications infrastructure for urban railways. high population density and congested traffic has been a major characteristic of Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa…

The latest Android update; Android L(rumored as Android Lollipop) is expected to land on certain devices within the next 90 days. HTC has specifically mentioned that this update will be available to its 2013 and 2014 flagships; the HTC one M7 and M8 between periods of July and August. The…

The Chinese Startup, OnePlus has been tingling our ears lately with their new smart Android baby called the OnePlus One. This is one of the latest Android Flagship phones carrying a 5.5 inch screen and ships with an operating system called Cyanogen. Cyanogen is an open source mobile OS that takes…

The  American international electronic commerce company, Amazon just released its first smartphone called the Fire phone. The phone features a heavily customized version of Android that is similar to the operating system on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet lineup, and apps are made available through the company’s own Amazon Appstore. Some of…

Interswitch Transnational, a leading pan-African integrated payments company just launched its new SmartMove solution at Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2). In a statement by Interswitch, SmartMove has been deployed at the airport as a fully automated multi-storey car park management system that utilises payment cards, the first of its kind in Nigeria.…

BBM Protected was launched by Blackberry on Monday to upgrade the security of its BBM messaging service for enterprises. This is the first solution in its recently announced eBBM Suite for “secure enterprise-class messaging. The service offers an additional layer of encryption for BBM messages and is geared towards regulated and highly security-conscious organizations…

A grant of $500,000 has been given to Paradigm Initiative Nigeria by the Rockefeller Foundation for the expansion of its Ajegunle.org project. The project has worked since 2007 from Ajegunle, an acclaimed underserved community in Lagos State, to connect Nigerian youths with Information and Communication Technology-enabled opportunities. A ‘train-the-trainer’ capacity-building model was employed to…

New ultra bottles have being unveiled by the Nigerian Bottling Company to take care of the South – South market. Wholesalers, dealers and distributors at the unveiling ceremony were addressed by the Regional Commercial Director of NBC, Tunji Akinseesin who disclosed that the new glass bottles, also known as ultra-bottles were…

Sony, an official sponsor of the FIFA World cup 2014 has put together a nice little theme for Sony Xperia devices designed with the World Cup in mind. While the theme was leaked in its entirety last month, it is now officially available for download in the Play Store. The theme features a green…

Startups with high tech skills don’t only come from Silicon Valley but also from Africa. Some South African enterpreneurs; Sabelo Sibanda and Thulisile Volwana have developed a solar-powered tablet called the Millbug Vuya tablet. The tablet is Wi-Fi only, has a seven-inch screen, and runs on the latest version of Android’s operating…