Author: Tony Niameh

Microsoft is expanding its Office 365 service with the video option which allows companies to upload and share videos internally.  This service which was introduced in November 2014 is now being rolled out globally. This feature facilitates easy sharing of multimedia over a company’s intranet, negating the need for file transfers. Microsoft…

YouTube has announced its readiness to launch an ad-free subscription service this year and industry experts see it as a move by YouTube to compete with Netflix and Hulu. In an email sent to video content creators, YouTube said users will be able to watch content without sitting through advertisements.…

Spectranet Ltd, an internet service provider is partnering with Irokotv.com to provide free video streaming service to its existing customers. Mr Mike Ogor, the Head of Marketing, Spectranet said that it is a way of providing value added services to its customers to enable them enjoy their Internet service. He…

Mobile payment system, PayPal is now available for download on Windows 8.1. With this, users can make payments via their Windows phone device.  The app works with a credit and debit card reader that plugs into a device’s 3.5mm audio jack, allowing businesses to conduct point-of-sale transactions through a phone.…

Patent for Smart Contact Lens has been granted to Google. According to WebProNews, the Patent features a sensor in the lens. This development comes after Google mentioned in the past that it was collaborating with Novartis, a Pharmaceutical company to create a smart contact lens that could monitor blood sugar for…

Google has included new security features to their Chrome browser to help protect against malicious websites as you browse the web. This new Safe Browsing API can also be used by developers to keep their apps and other software safe from potentially harmful downloads. This move is due to the over 1.1…

Samsung is working towards upgrading its biometric security in the near future. An exclusive licensing of its Iris on the Move (IOM) technology to Samsung for use in mobile devices has just been announced by  SRI International (Stanford Research Institute). Iris on the Move encompasses a number of technologies built by SRI that, unlike normal biometric…

The year 2015 might probably be a year of smartwatches. The smartphone and tablet era seems to be slowing down as tech companies have run out of designs and are churning out the same old form factor designs. TAG Heuer CEO (and LVMH Watch Division President) Jean-Claude Biver had made an announcement…

HTC Corporation has replaced Peter Chou with Cher Wang to take the new role of CEO. Cher Wang who is the co-founder and chairperson of HTC Corporation since 2007 is considered one of the most powerful and successful women in technology.  Chou, 58, presided over HTC’s rise to the top…

Blackberry has in recent times tried to keep its head above water. Their latest releases is still the same old boring software and non-changing qwerty concepts which some die-hard fans still love though. The tablet game is not theirs at all. In the midst of these, Blackberry in collaboration with…

Meditell, a Nigerian startup founded by a group of young enterpreneurs launched a platform in July 2014 which will enable Hospitals assist their patients in taking their drugs through reminder alerts. The patient receives the exact time to take their medications via an automated voice call and a text message that is been sent to…

The need for security in card and internet transactions is key as Visa Inc. is constantly bringing up updated measures for safe payments. The company is expanding the use of new security technology which uses a unique series of numbers to replace the traditional 16 digit Visa account number, helping…

Xiaomi Corporation is giving Samsung a run for their money in China as they rise to the no. 1 position in smartphone sales to beat Samsung. Xiaomi, founded in 2010, captured 12.5 percent of the 421 million units sold in China during 2014, up from a 5.3 percent share the…

There is good news for pinterest users as Pinterest intends to introduce the ‘BUY’ button on the site which will give users the ability to purchase items without actually leaving Pinterest. Though the date of release which is not yet known will be sometime in 2015 within the next six months,…

The rise of technology has brought about a rise in card fraud in recent times. Most card users make purchases via their mobile devices and are prone to hacking and fraud. Visa is offering its banking partners location tracking features which will verify your location on your smartphone whenever your card…

ThreatExchange was introduced by Facebook yesterday to assist tech companies to query available cybersecurity threat information and publish their own. The idea of ThreatExchange came up about a year ago when a group of technology companies came together to discuss automated spam attacks on their servers. During their discussions,  it was made clear…

Technology Giant, Apple is spreading its wings in the tech arena by investing in Solar Energy. This is a move to make environmental responsible decisions. According to Apple CEO, Tim Cook, Apple is investing $850 million to build a brand new 1,300-acre solar farm in Monterey, California. The energy produced there will…

Skype has just offered its users an exciting new update; sharing photos offline and using other applications during a call. This multitasking ability for Android was unveiled yesterday. Previously, Skype only enabled tablet users to access other apps while on a call. Skype 5.2 is also supposed to speed up…

Tumblr, a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp is folding up the blogging service’s advertising team into it’s parent company, Yahoo Inc. The move was confirmed in an emailed statement by the company without much elaboration. Tumblr was acquired by Yahoo in 2013 for $1 billion. The company said bringing…

I stumbled on a video published by ‘The Verge’ showing the world’s best parallel parking. I was amazed by this stunt which got a Guinness World Record endorsement. Alastair Moffatt is the man behind this. Moffatt has held the record for the tightest parallel parking job on two occasions in the past.…