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TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor That fairly cheap smartphone you bought from an unfamiliar dealer, the one that came without much paperwork, may soon have a date with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Not because the Commission is interested in what is inside your phone, but because it wants to know whether the device itself […]
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Budgeting apps a good way to achieve financial resolutions

It’s five days into the new year, how are those financial resolutions coming?  A way to jump-start those goals is to grab a smartphone and download a budgeting app for a quick “reckoning,” said Lauren Silbert, general manager of personal finance website The Balance. The Balance ranked the Top 8 budgeting apps for 2020, and […]

Nigeria’s IT Firm, Velvot becomes Microsoft CSP Tier 1 partner in Africa

  Velvot Nigeria Limited, an IT company based in Lagos with customers across 47 African countries has emerged Microsoft Tier 1 CSP Partner in Africa. With this, the firm said it will leverage on the Microsoft Cloud Platform to build the best possible cloud experience for businesses across Africa. Commenting on the achievement, Chief Executive […]

Tesla shares hit record high after deliveries beat expectations

Elon Musk’s electric car company is starting the new year off on a high note. Tesla’s stock price hit a fresh, all-time high Friday after its most recent vehicle deliveries beat expectations. Shares jumped 5.5 percent to a record $454 on the news that it delivered 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2019, outpacing Wall […]

Apple shares top $300 amid growing optimism

Apple shares surpassed US$300 amid predictions for a robust holiday quarter, demand for wearables such as AirPods and planned services including streaming TV. Shares of the iPhone maker rose 2.3% to close at a record $300.35, topping the $300 mark for the first time on a split-adjusted basis. ALSO READ: Drake delights Top Boy fans as […]

Dell to let Apple users control iPhones from their laptop

Dell Technologies is trying to make its laptops more attractive to iPhone users. The Texas-based computer maker said on Thursday it is releasing software that will let users mirror their iPhone’s screen on Dell laptops. The feature will roll out in coming months as an update to Dell’s Mobile Connect software, which added similar functionality […]

Tesla meets low end of 2019 goal for vehicle deliveries

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) beat Wall Street estimates for vehicle deliveries in its fourth quarter on Friday and met the low-end of its full-year delivery goal, boosted by demand for its mass-produced Model 3 sedans. The electric car company said it delivered 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, including 92,550 Model 3 sedans and 19,450 Model […]

Microsoft targets North Korean hackers for stealing ‘sensitive’ information

Microsoft has disabled dozens of websites that North Korean hackers used to steal personal information from Americans and others, the tech giant said. A federal court order allowed Microsoft to take control of 50 domains that a hacker group known as “Thallium” used to launch cyberattacks on government workers, university staff, think tanks and other […]

Google Doodle honours Amaka Igwe on 57th posthumous birthday

By Rasheed Sobowale Google’s homepage on January 2, 2020, features no other face than that of Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive, Uzoamaka ‘Amaka’ Audrey Igwe born in Port Harcourt, 2 January 1963 and died in Enugu, 28 April 2014. The tech giant company also included their favourite quote by the late Top Radio 90.9 Lagos […]

Army bans soldiers from using TikTok, citing security concerns

The US Army has banned soldiers from using the Beijing-based social media app TikTok on government phones, citing security concerns. It‘s an about-face for the military branch, which as recently as October was using the app — which is popular with American teens and 20-somethings — for recruiting purposes. “It is considered a cyber threat,” […]

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