Sony said Wednesday nine-month net profit surged 87 percent and revised full-year forecasts upwards following the November launch of its PlayStation 5 console, as fresh coronavirus lockdowns boost the gaming sector. The Japanese tech giant said net profit came to 1.1 trillion yen ($10 billion) for April-December, up from 569.5 billion yen in the same […]

By Prince Osuagwu Last Sunday, dare-devil armed robbers, at gunpoint, dispossessed me of my two operating tools; a sleek, smooth Samsung Galaxy A31 and a Tecno Phantom 9 smartphone, on top of Alakija bridge while one was trapped in a satanic hold up. It was a close shelve with death. The bandits sprayed the driver’s […]

By Juliet Umeh Despite the controversies surrounding the adoption of fifth-generation technology, 5G, around the world, technology experts have said it will improve the overall banking experience. An Indian-based research firm, Hyderabad-based Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology, IDRBT, said the new technology will be able to do so because of its abundant […]

By Juliet Umeh As part of the efforts to empower vulnerable groups in rural clusters in Northern Nigeria with the digital skillset required for the future of work, a non-profit organization, Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative, Tech4Dev, and UK government department, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO, have signed a resilience training […]

**Says 58.16m NINs collected by Telcos By Emmanuel Elebeke The federal government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise by 8 weeks, with a new deadline of April 6, 2021. According to a statement jointly signed by Director Public Affairs, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Ikechukwu […]

By Prince Osuagwu Leading Video Entertainment Provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, has announced a price slash on its DStv and GOtv decoders. The new prices which commenced Monday, are meant to cushion the economic effect of Covid-19 on prospective customers and make it budget friendly to Nigerians. According to the company, the price slash will see the […]

China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction. According to a circular from the Ministry of Education (MOE) on phones on campus, primary and middle school students should not bring mobile phones into classrooms. The MOE […]

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Telecom operator, Airtel Africa, on Thursday, said it had renewed its 900 and 1800 Megahertz, MHZ spectrum licence fees for a 10-year period, paying N71.6 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.

Apple and Facebook on Wednesday delivered stunning gains in profits and revenues over the past quarter, in the latest sign that Big Tech is delivering for pandemic-hit consumers around the world. Blowout quarterly updates from the two Silicon Valley giants highlighted how consumers relied on social media, digital services and gadgetry as they hunkered down […]