If you’re laundering money or financing terrorism, what keeps you up at night? Beyond the day-to-day intrigues of a life of crime, you have a money trail to worry about. Sure, you fear the sophisticated law enforcement and intelligence agencies with the power to track you, shut you down, and put you behind bars. But […]
Read MoreThe global shipment smartphone has suffered shipwreck from the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic but the crisis didn’t stop Huawei from taking the position of leadership in the industry. Latest showed that shipments decreased 16.0% yearly in the second quarter of 2020, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile […]
Read MoreLagos-based dating app Vybe has built a user base 10,000-strong across 65 countries since its launch in April of last year. Touting itself as a dating app designed by Africans, for Africans, Vybe was launched to help users “find love in fun and secure ways”. Adetolani Eko, Vybe’s co-founder, said the team – also comprised […]
Read MoreSamsung Electronics Company Limited is considering dropping its Bixby virtual assistant and Galaxy Apps Store from its mobile devices as part of a new global revenue-sharing deal with Alphabet Inc’s Google, according to correspondence seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Google has tried for years to get Samsung, the world’s leading mobile device maker by units […]
Read MoreIt’s an inevitable moment in the smartphone-owning cycle, the point at which a newer, shinier model comes along and your trusty old device is no longer needed. Maybe your company bought you a new Android phone. Maybe your old one was getting too slow. Or maybe you just love electronics and couldn’t resist the lure […]
Read MoreCommunications and digital technologies Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has gazetted a new policy on the deployment of communications networks in SA, and has allowed the public to comment on the proposal before implementation. The policy aims to accommodate the accelerated deployment of electronic communications networks, such as LTE and 5G. The policy gives mobile networks and […]
Read MoreIt is no news that the outbreak and proliferation of Covid-19 have had some of the most acute implications on global economies in recent times; the vast majority of private and public institutions have been put on edge and are being forced to mitigate these unforeseen contingencies by adopting the swiftest and most dynamic mechanisms. […]
Read MoreIn commemoration of the National Diaspora Day, Ecobank Nigeria is offering zero fees for money transfers on the Rapidtransfer App from now till the 31st of October 2020. The Federal Government has set aside July 25 of every year as the National Diaspora Day in recognition of the contributions of Nigerians living outside the country […]
Read MoreThe battle for online safety in Africa may just been on the way to be won following the funding support from South African social impact advisory firm Impact Amplifier and Google.org and the UK-based ISD in the Africa Online Safety Fund, worth a US$1 million. The initiative seeks innovative solutions to online safety challenges. Over […]
Read MoreThe Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected climb as high as $57 billion in the next five years. A study conducted by Analysys Mason highlighted how Facebook investments in infrastructure and connectivity across the region will deliver over $57 Billion in Economic Benefits over the next five years (2020–2024). According to […]
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