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CMD moves against medical tourism with digital clinic, Pet imaging tech

Healthcare services platform, Concierge Medical Practices, CMD, recently, introduced a digital platform which will enable Health Management Organisations, HMOs, hospitals and corporate bodies engage their clients to virtual wellness services using a technical services firm, GHD platform.

FG releases new national broadband plan

The Federal government yesterday released a new five year National Broadband Plan to cover 2020-2025. The new plan is specifically to boost broadband penetration from its present coverage of 37.8 percent to over 70 percent in the next five years. The new plan is a precursor to the first NBP 2013 – 2018.

NIDA awards: NCC, MainOne emerge best in telecom infrastructure

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has emerged 2019 Best Infrastructure Regulatory Agency of The Year for Nigerian Infrastructural Development Awards, NIDA. The award according to NIDA was for its relentlessly pursuit of the agenda of rapid deployment of telecom infrastructure in Nigeria.

Pantami Inaugurates 2020/2025 National Broadband Plan Committee

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government on Monday inaugurated a new National Broadband Plan Committee to drive the nation’s Broadband Plan. The Committee is also expected to support the national digital economy policy and strategy for the Federal Government and ensure that nation attains the 70 percent broadband target by 2025. The 36-member committee members […]

RCS, the successor to SMS, is now live for Android users

In November, Google said that it was starting to roll out RCS Chat, the successor to SMS, as Android’s primary texting platform, and as of Monday, if you are an Android user on any carrier in the US, you should now be able to use it though you may need to update your Messages app […]

WWE joins TikTok and brings popular entrance music to the app

WWE has one of the most popular YouTube channels in the world and has become a social media force, and today (as reported by Variety) the company officially joined TikTok. There’s a WWE TikTok channel, sure, but more important to wrestling fans and meme creators is that WWE’s arrival brings with it a slew of […]

Microsoft reveals new Xbox Series X console with futuristic design

Microsoft unveiled its “fastest, most powerful” Xbox gaming system yet Thursday — and it looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a vertical design resembling the black monolith from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the Xbox Series X will have four times the processing power of its predecessor, the Xbox One X, and the capability […]

Tim Cook says monopolies aren’t bad if they’re ‘not abused’

Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the existence of monopolies in business with a key distinction. During an interview with Nikkei Asian Review on Wednesday in Tokyo, the tech mogul discussed several topics, including the company’s efforts to constantly innovate and its impact on the broader US economy. “A monopoly by itself isn’t bad if it’s […]

Samsung to invest an extra $8 billion in China chip plant

Samsung Electronics will increase investment at its chip factory in China by $8 billion to boost production of NAND flash memory chips, Chinese media reported on Tuesday. The South Korean group’s investment comes as the memory market is expected to rebound next year because of limited supplies and rising demand for fifth-generation devices and networks. […]

Cadillac vehicles shifting to electric from gas by 2030: executive

The head of General Motors Co’s Cadillac luxury brand said on Thursday that a majority, and possibly all, of the brand’s models, would be electric vehicles by 2030. Cadillac president Steve Carlisle also said Cadillac was on track for “low double-digit” sales growth in China in 2019, despite a drop in overall sales in the […]

Apple’s China iPhone shipments fall 35% in November: Credit Suisse

Apple Inc’s iPhone shipments in China fell more than 35% in November, marking their second straight double-digit decline as sales of the cheaper iPhone 11 remained sluggish, brokerage Credit Suisse said on Thursday. Shares of the company fell more than 1% to 267.67 in early trading. ALSO READ: Oil prices climb to highest in three months […]

Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020

Facebook will not announce the first members of its independent oversight board this year as it originally expected, the company said on Thursday. The new board will be able to make final decisions on whether individual pieces of content – such as a sensitive video or ad – should be displayed on the site, even […]

Australia tells Facebook and Google to commit to competition rules

Australia said on Thursday technology giants such as Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Google (GOOGL.O) will have to agree to new rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition, or the government will impose new controls on them. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will […]

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