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Google set for developers day

Google set for developers day

Search engine giant, Google has announced that the stage is set for the annual Google Nigeria event for software developers, technology entrepreneurs and marketing professionals in the country beginning tomorrow.

Blackberry 9810 debuts

Blackberry 9810 debuts

Research In Motion RIM makers of the blackberry range of smartphones has announced the new BlackBerry Torch 9810 in a new evolution of the original BlackBerry Torch 9800 model.

Revival of fixed lines infrastructure needed for broadband – JUWAH

Revival of fixed lines infrastructure needed for broadband – JUWAH

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, at the just concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain said that the country may not fully harness the potentials of broadband deployment for wealth creation and employment generation until the fixed line segment of the telecommunications market is revived.

Ericsson unveils ecosystem hub for mobile money

Ericsson unveils ecosystem hub for mobile money

DURING the Mobile World Congress 2012 which just ended, Ericsson Wallet Platform last week unveiled its new extended suite of m-commerce solutions and services. The Ericsson solution is designed to accelerate access and interconnection between the emerging m-commerce eco-system and the financial world to fast track the next generation of mobile financial services.

NCC axes vendors of unapproved mobile handsets

NCC axes vendors of unapproved mobile handsets

The Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC fight against undue interference on network took a new dimension last week, when the commission last weekend in Lagos clamped down on two companies illegal mobile phone dealers in the country.

AU selects preferred registry operator

AU selects preferred registry operator

The .ZA central registry operator, UniForum SA, has been selected by the African Union as its preferred registry operator that will administer the upcoming dotAFRICA Top Level Domain.

‘Nigeria ready for satellite enabled e-education’

‘Nigeria ready for satellite enabled e-education’

Considering that Satellite communication has always been a major backbone to the development of most advanced societies, Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited Engr. Ahmed-Rufai, has said that his Nigcomsat 1R project was what Nigeria needed to achieve universal access, ICT development, backbone for social, political and economic re-engineering.

Revival of fixed lines infrastructure needed for broadband – JUWAH

Revival of fixed lines infrastructure needed for broadband – JUWAH

Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, at the just concluded Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain said that the country may not fully harness the potentials of broadband deployment for wealth creation and employment generation until the fixed line segment of the telecommunications market is revived.

Incessant building collapse traced to poor lightning protection

Incessant building collapse traced to poor lightning protection

THE increasing cases of building collapse in the country has been attributed to poor lightning protection system. Managing Director of ATNIG Lightening Protection Technologies, Mr. Babalola Olusanya disclosed this during a media parley organized by the company in Lagos.

RIM launches new BlackBerry smartphones

RIM launches new BlackBerry smartphones

Research In Motion on Monday announced the new BlackBerry® Bold 9790 smartphone in Nigeria featuring a compact design and offers users a fully loaded, high performance smartphone with the dual benefits of a high-resolution touch display and a highly tactile keyboard.