BlackBerry announced Monday it has agreed to a $4.7 billion buyout by a consortium of investors who plan to take the struggling Canadian smartphone maker private.

Global mobile phone ecosystem will witness a new dimension in instant mobile to mobile messaging with privacy, as the iconic mobile social network, BBM will begin rolling out for Android and iPhone customers around the world .

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has thrown its full weight behind the immediate implementation of the recently approved National Broadband Plan (NNBP), saying speedy execution of the strategy document can contribute about N190bn to the country’s GDP in 2015.

In the early days of display technology it was a bit difficultto read or view information and pictures from display devices such as TV, computer monitors and phones.

With the spate of flying viruses and nasty malware spread, it could be injurious to consciously insert your USB drive disks into any port. The implication is that it may easily be infected or you suffer “juice jacking”, which is when someone is able to steal your data through a public charging station.

Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria and Nokia, have partnered to provide Nigerians the opportunity to exchange any of their current handsets for one of Nokia’s swank smartphones, the Lumia 520.

FRESH indications have emerged that the Nigerian state would stop at nothing to hand in very stiff penalties to vandals of telecom infrastructure as well as to those whose activities bridge the country’s cyber security.

Despite its merger and takeover talks that made world headlines recently, the Canadian phone maker, BlackBerry did not give up in re-inventing new devices in the mobile phone ecosystem just as it introduced into the market, BlackBerry 9720 smart phone.

THE search for the top five Etisalat Geek Force Interns came to an end recently with Muyiwa Iyowu, Victor Alayande, Onyemaechi Okafor, Peter Ndirpaya and Valentine Ubalua emerging as winners of the competition. After six weeks of intense trainings and tasks set up to test their individual knowledge, speed and responsiveness, these tech-savvy youths proved their mettle by beating other contestants to qualify for the one year paid internship with Etisalat Nigeria.

ONE of Nigeria’s frontline Cable companies, Main One, is billed to join over 460 decision-makers from 130 different carriers and service providers representing 50 different countries across the continent, to discuss the future of wholesale communications in Africa at the annual “Capacity Africa” event holding at the Hyatt Regency, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Next week.

UNLESS Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria retool for online directory, targeted SMS, website design & optimization, among others, growth rate may be at low ebb, the General Manager, VConnect Global Services Limited , Deepankar Rustagi has said.

Eminent scholars and technology experts, who converged at the NigcomSat auditorium during the official launching of the book, “ Why Run Before Learning to Walk”, written by Professor Turner Isoun and Miriam Isoun last week in Abuja, challenged Nigeria to embark on acquisition of space and innovative technologies for global competitiveness.

Celltick, a global leader in mobile initiated commerce, Monday announced its partnership with Akede media, a leading mobile marketer and advertiser in Nigeria to provide mobile solutions for operators.

About 50 SAP Nigeria employees and partners at the weekend stepped up their wellness routine as they participated in a corporate walk and fitness programme organized by the market and technology leader in business management software.

Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria and Nokia, have partnered to provide Nigerians the opportunity to exchange any of their current handsets for one of Nokia’s swank smartphones, the Lumia 520.