Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million units during the third quarter of 2018 (3Q18), resulting in a year-over-year decline of 6.0%. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market, which raises questions about the market’s future. IDC maintains its view that the market will return to growth […]
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google(GOOGL.O), disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a form of settlement in class action lawsuits that awards money to charities and other third parties instead of to people affected by the alleged wrongdoing. The $8.5 million Google settlement was challenged by an official […]
Read Moreameroonian health-tech entrepreneur Melissa Bime has been crowned winner of the US$25,000 Anzisha Prize, for INFIUSS, her online blood bank and digital supply chain solution which ensures local hospitals have access to blood. Hosted by the African Leadership Academy (ALA) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, the Anzisha Prize celebrates Africa’s most innovative social and […]
Read MoreA reading subscription service firm, Bambooks has introduced a mobile application that allows users to read an unlimited numbers of books on its platform. The app comes in a mobile app and a web application, which allows users to read on their phones, tablets, laptops at any time of the day as long as they […]
Read MoreAirtel Nigeria has formally launched its 4G LTE Network in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos. While speaking at the launch, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, stated that the telco now has the best and widest 4G network coverage in the country. Ogunsanya revealed that the Airtel 4G network now […]
Read MoreConversations on digital security, fake news and the integrity of elections in Africa dominated the just concluded New Media, Citizens and Governance (NMCG) conference, hosted by Enough is Enough Nigeria (EiE), Paradigm Initiative and BudgIT, provided participants and speakers from seven African countries to deliberate on the theme, “Government, New Media, and Civic Spaces.” According […]
Read MoreFirst Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Clickatell’s Transact division, has commercially launched their Chat Banking channel on WhatsApp. With this development, Clickatell hope to promote financial inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp, unlocking the opportunity for millions of new consumers to experience an improved way to initiate day-to-day […]
Read MoreThe potential of the Internet of Things (IOT) to make consumers’ lives more convenient is well-documented. One area in which it can deliver immediate benefits and significantly change how a household or company in Africa manages and keeps track of its energy use is smart metering. Rather than rely on estimated energy use to calculate […]
Read MoreRevenues generated by IoT retail platforms will exceed $4.3 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $890 million in 2018, a development that is prompting retailers to seek operational efficiencies. According to Juniper Research, IoT in Retail: Strategies & Forecasts for Retailers & Platform Providers 2018-2023, challenging retail conditions, exacerbated by strong competition in the […]
Read MoreThe first edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Quiz Competition, an initiative of Interswitch Group, a leading Pan-African electronic payment and digital commerce company, is set to debut on television stations across Africa on October 27th, 2018. The Quiz competition, which is part of the InterswitchSPAK, Switch-a-Future project, will be premiered on DSTV’s Africa Magic […]
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