Technology giant, IBM Corporation has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh Regional Head for North, East and West Africa where she will be responsible for IBM operations in over 40 countries in Africa including Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, Ghana and Tunisia. Before her appointment, Ms. Kyerematen-Jimoh was Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President in charge […]

The head of British (UK) telecommunications giant BT said Monday that it would be “impossible” to remove controversial Chinese giant Huawei’s equipment from Britain’s infrastructure in under 10 years. BT chief executive Philip Jansen, speaking to the BBC, also warned that Britain could suffer “outages” and potential security risks if the sector was forced to […]

French prosecutors said Monday that police had arrested a man suspected of operating paedophilia sites on secret “darknet” internet networks providing pornographic videos and pictures to thousands of people worldwide. The 40-year-old arrested near the southwestern city of Bordeaux on July 7 was described by prosecutors as “one of the 10 most-wanted targets” of authorities fighting […]

Friday’s widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system — including Tinder, Spotify, and Pinterest — serve as a reminder that Facebook is still tracking you through your phone using sophisticated software, even if you’re not browsing the social network. Early Friday, users of the apps reported crashes when they tried […]

Roughly five hours after an internal email went out Friday to Amazon employees telling them to delete the popular video app TikTok from their phones, the online retailing giant appeared to backtrack, calling the ban a mistake. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” Amazon emailed reporters just before 5 […]

Apple’s biggest rival is following its lead in not including a power adapter with its upcoming phones. Samsung will no longer give customers a complimentary charging brick when they buy a new phone beginning next year, according to Korea’s ETNews. The world’s biggest smartphone maker is making the switch because many customers have power adapters […]

Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game “Fortnite,” said on Thursday it had received a $250 million investment from Japan’s Sony for a minority stake in the company. Last month, Bloomberg reported that Epic was close to raising a $750 million round of funding, from investors including T. Rowe Price Group and Baillie […]

By Agbonkhese Oboh AtaraPay, an online escrow service has reiterated its commitment toward redefining and enhancing cash on delivery service in Nigeria in a way that promotes trust, transparency and protects the interest of both parties. The Executive Director of TrustPay Technologies Limited, Yemi Adebiyi, made this known in a statement in Lagos, where he […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Engr Gbenga Adebayo, is the Chairman Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria, ALTON; the umbrella body of all the telecommunications service providers. In many instances, Adebayo’s leadership style and diplomatic approach to the relationship between the regulator and the telecom operators in Nigeria have been hailed as why the […]

It was an inspiring session recently as SystemSpecs, Africa’s leading financial and human capital technology firm, hosted young Nigerians between ages 9 and 16 who participated in its 2020 Children’s Day Essay Competition. The organisation, at the formal award ceremony held online, honoured about 2000 entrants into the competition for their audacity to dream and […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor 4G LTE broadband services provider, Smile Nigeria, says the continuing quest to always delight its customers has compelled it to introduce a new self-care application called MySmile App. MySmile App opens up a world of convenience for Smile customers by giving them control of their accounts. The app is the […]

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Apparently looking for a way to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 on children education, insurance company, AXA Mansard plc, has floated Children’s Day Challenge tagged AXAKidsRock to support children education in Nigeria. The event kickstarted May 22, 2020, and had many children in participation, gunning for prizes such as […]

By Cynthia Alo An indigenous Information Technology (IT) solution, One Number Dial, says it will introduce a free 11 months period for subscription plans to help organisations communicate to staff and clients in a cost-effective method. The service is an extended bulk message platform which is not affected by the DND code of the Nigerian […]

…, saves $40m yearly  By Juliet Umeh Internet Exchange of Nigeria, IXPN, has reached the traffic of 125 Gigabits per second, Gbps, in 2020 with a cost savings increase to USD 40 million per year. This is according to the latest report on Critical African Internet Infrastructure by the Internet Society, tagged:  ‘Anchoring the African […]

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said late on Monday that the US is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. “I don’t want to get out in front of the president (Donald Trump), but it’s something we’re looking at,” Pompeo said in an interview with Fox News. US lawmakers have raised national […]