These are not the best of times for Apple. Just days after the initial launch of iOS 8, the tech giant released iOS 8.0.1 in a bid to fix bugs and add functionality. It then had to pull the software after 24 hours and show users how to roll back to the earlier version, after a series of critical flaws were revealed.

To fast-track their growth and provide a roadmap to highlight Africa’s ‘future growth pole’, Microsoft yesterday announced seven new African startups to receive funding, technical support and mentorship

Although Information and Communication Technology, ICT, cannot be given much credit for securing Nigeria’s independence, it has most certainly played an indispensable role in sustaining the country’s political, economic and social independence.

Telecommunications company, Etisalat, lived up to its billing at the 10th Nigerian Telecoms Awards last weekend, by claiming two prestigious awards for “Best Brand Campaign” and “Youth Empowerment Telecom Operator of the Year.” The icing on the cake was the “Telecom Entrepreneur of the Year”, won by the Chairman, Etisalat Nigeria, Hakeem Bello-Osagie.

Vodacom Nigeria, has introduced Cloud computing which is a leading trend in today’s world because of it limitless ability to provide solutions to Information and Communicationb Technology, ICT, challenges.

About 50 physically challenged Nigerians were among the beneficiaries of Information and Communication Technology, ICT essentials organized by National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA, in Abuja recently.

ALthough “Big Data” is gradually becoming the world’s largest resource, a range of new technologies from mobile, big data and cloud would transform business models and the way organizations in fast emerging markets like Nigeria use this information to engage their target markets and stakeholder base, the Country General Manager, IBM, Taiwo Otiti has said.

About five of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers have been commended for recording over one billion minutes in traffic on the World Telecom Labs, WTL’s 2nd generation VoIP switches.

Nigeria will be through with the testing ground for home made satellite by 2015. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama made this promise in Abuja during a familiarization tour to the National Air Space and Research Development Agency, NASRDA and National Biotechnology Development Agency, NABDA.

GOogle’s Developer Relations Manager, Mr. Chukwuemeka Afigbo, has said that if universities produce quality developers, the shortage of locally relevant content on the web will be a thing of the past in Africa. According to him, a lot of the startup tech companies today who are looking to expand their businesses are having issues finding young affordable talent for hire.