Committed in empowering the next generation of Nigerian developers, students, entrepreneurs and independent developers by helping them drive innovation and grow the local software ecosystem, Microsoft Nigeria has announced winners in the Windows Phone category of the inaugural 9japps Competition, a local app development contest for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 applications.

It’s very likely that you love your smart phone or tablet. It’s also very likely that somebody else does too. More often than not, a compliment, and a few ‘oohs’ and ‘aahs’ would suffice. Unfortunately, some people take it to the next level and would attempt to steal it. Here are four ways you can help them do just that:

Nigerians by nature are hard working people; after a hard day’s work they feel the need to return to their homes to revitalize their energies. To achieve this, they opt for the entertainment, household and mobile devices provide. However for most people the challenge most times is how they can operate these contraptions without expending more energy. This brings to the fore voice command technology, a technology that makes it possible for consumers to talk to devices and have them do what they desire.

You may not need to entertain too many questions, as is always the case, to replace your damaged phones in Nigeria now. At least Samsung has kicked off the campaign with the kaunch of NoQuestion Asked warranty model for its Nigerian customers who buy the newly released Galaxy Note 3 smartphone.

THE Federal government on Monday said every Nigerian will have access to the internet in 2018.

How best to help big,and small medium size organizations in the Nigerian market to combat security threats was the focus of a one_day seminar organized recently by Check Point Software Technologies in partnership with DataGroupIT in Lagos. The seminar aimed at educating the firms on solutions that can avert security threats, among other things afforded the participants the opportunities to get exposed to new trends in security threats, the challenges and effects with the Check Point solution to address the ugly trends which have continued to cause economic harm than good.

Thou shall not live by bread alone! With the advent of the Knowledge economy, it has become a strategic imperative and mandatory obligation for Nigeria to reconsider the centric mission of living by Telecommunication alone! History of Telecommunications reveals that many thousand years ago, the art of Telecommunication began with the use of smoke signals and drums in Africa, then to the Americas and later parts of Asia – particularly in China. It must be emphasized that this write-up is not intend to understate the significance, value and power of Telecommunication in human endeavor and for Nigeria.

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA says it has spend approximately N900 million in capacity building and training of young IT professionals on postgraduate scholarship scheme.

Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, yesterday dropped the hint that government may not give out spectrum for free to operators interested in broadband roll out.

For Nigeria top reap the full benefits of telecommunications in the digital economy, issues relating to quality of GSM services, customers care must be given priority attention, participants at the just concluded NigeriaCom conference and exhibition have said.