For Nigerian subscribers, perhaps the easiest that come to mind about the bluetooth technology is the wireless headset or handsfree as the case may be. The best outside these could be that of transferring files like pictures, music among others from mobile to mobile or computer to computer.

APPARENTLY trying to encourage its teeming subscribers this Ramadan period, CDMA operator, Star-comms has announced a tariff-slash, of N1 per minute, all through the period.

Just about last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced a sudden removal of five Managing Directors of five top banks in Nigeria, creating a near quake in the banking sector. The banks affected included Intercontinental bank, Oceanic bank , Afribank Fin bank and Union Bank.

After more than 25 years in the mobile industry, Nokia will bring its rich mobility heritage and knowledge to the PC world with the new, Windows based, Nokia Booklet 3G.

After three years of intensive automobile repair training, including internships in Nigeria’s foremost automobile companies, 40 young ladies sponsored by the MTN Foundation under the Lady Mechanic Initiative (LMI) have graduated as qualified automobile mechanics.

Samsung Electronics, and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) last week held a two-day conference in South Africa, to discuss the implementation of the Samsung Real Dreams program with key stakeholders drawn from across the region.

VISAFONE, at the weekend said that in its desire to improve the quality of customer care service of its clients, it has launched the Visafone call hunting service.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian telecom-munication regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, has emphasized that ICT can indeed be relied upon to reverse the global economic meltdown across the globe.

To decisively tackle the possible health problems from mobile phones and base station Electro-Magnetic Radiation (EMR) rather than relying on uncertain situation, a University Lecturer and Consultant on Radiation Oncologist to College of Medicine, University of Ibadan , Dr. Abbas Abdus-Salam said there is need for some precautionary measures to be applied.

Samsung Electronics is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communication. in this interview with Emmanuel Elebeke, the product manager, Audio visual, Samsung Electronics, Mr. Young Park spoke on LED TV, the newly launched world slimmest Tv in the market, the proposed Samsung factory to be sited in Nigeria and other issues bothering on technology growth in Nigeria. Excerpts.

Top companies in Nigeria’s information and communications technologies (ICTs) industry have lent their weight to the meeting of stakeholders tagged The Telecom/Device Forum .

Libraries have evolved from the brick-and-mortar warehouse of physical books, journals and other such resources of yesteryears to today’s virtual store-house of information.

Frontline CDMA operator, Starcomms has announced the appointment of Alhaji Tajudeen Dantata, the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Dantata Organization Limited as its Board Director.

Ask Africa Trust Barometer, has ranked MTN Group first in the innovation category, the second most trusted company in South Africa while its Group CEO and President Mr. Phuthuma Nhleko was rated the third most trusted CEO in South Africa.

The recently inaugurated national anti-mobile phone theft scheme has received a boost as two leading mobile phone operators, MTN Nigeria and Zain Nigeria, have now hooked on to the network of the service provider, NetVisa Nigeria Limited.