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NCC offers students free 100MB daily for online learning

NCC offers students free 100MB daily for online learning

•ALTON hails gesture, says it’ll enhance digital education in NigeriaBy Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has launched a Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative, offering eligible users up to 100MB of free data daily to access approved educational websites and platforms. Access to digital learning The initiative, launched […]
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The boy who designed   ‘helicopter’ in JSS1

The boy who designed ‘helicopter’ in JSS1

You can call him a ‘restless’ young man whose head is bristling with ideas, but you cannot fail to see the passion and determination to succeed in his eyes. At 22, Emmanuel Okekunle, a senior secondary school graduate, has invented different items that show promise of an upcoming technologist or engineer. However, he regrets that many like him have been discouraged by lack of support and encouragement.

Global economy loses $6b annually to counterfeit mobile phones

Global economy loses $6b annually to counterfeit mobile phones

While the global economy loses about $6 billion annually to the menace of counterfeit phones coming through the grey market, according to latest  Mobile Manufacturers Forum, (MMF),  report, Samsung Electronics has said that it would  deepen partnership with the relevant authorities and vendors in Nigeria to tackle influx of fake phones.

5 tech innovations only for under developed economies

5 tech innovations only for under developed economies

Apart from court houses and really backward organizations, in Nigeria, the machine called the typewriter, now, belongs to the museum. Its Pri-Pra sound is now thankfully becoming a distant echo. Besides the typewriter, there are still about five technologies that still hang around to continually brand us ‘underdeveloped’. You can’t see them in any developed economy and here in Nigeria, people believe they have overstayed their welcome.

Facebook @ 10:  A kid changing the lives of adults!

Facebook @ 10: A kid changing the lives of adults!

The world’s largest social media platform is ten years old. It seems surreal that a phenomenon that has taken the whole world by storm would just be in JSS1 if it were a child. But if Facebook were a child, it would be the most influential kid on the planet. Here are some reasons why:

Microsoft appoints Satya Nadella as new CEO

Microsoft appoints Satya Nadella as new CEO

Microsoft Corp, Tuesday, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Satya Nadella as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately.

5 African start-ups to get grants from Microsoft 4Africa

5 African start-ups to get grants from Microsoft 4Africa

Committed to helping Africa improve its global competitiveness, the software giant, Microsoft Corp. has said that five African startups from Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya will get innovation grants designed to provide the financial support needed to cross borders and empower the next generation of developers and entrepreneurs in Africa.

FG begins open data initiative

FG begins open data initiative

In an effort to support Federal Government’s objective of driving innovation, investment and economic growth by enabling access to government data, the Ministry of Communication Technology yesterday kicked off the Open Data Development Initiative
The Initiative is a consultative and inclusive process that will open up high value datasets from across government ministries to Nigerian citizens, businesses and the rest of the world, for free.

Padfone: Smartphone strategy to drive the PC market?

Padfone: Smartphone strategy to drive the PC market?

Smartphone is defining the way computer manufacturers go as PC market dwindles. As an alternative route which is what everybody is looking for to bypass this market lull, ASUS has developed a product which uses the smartphone technology to drive the tablet market. Called the padfone, the product has a smartphone and a tablet fused together to deliver double experience in a single unit.

The downside of smart phones

The downside of smart phones

The Nokia 3310 was the highpoint of digital technology in 2000. There were quite a number of reasons for this, but one stood out-it was a mobile phone. It was the dawn of the GSM revolution in Nigeria, and it was a status symbol to have any mobile phone at all. Fourteen years down the line, things have changed radically. The Nokia 3310 and its counterparts have been replaced by the smart phone movement; phones that don’t just do everything, but let you do everything. Despite their mega popularity, smart phones do have a downside. Here are some reasons why: