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 […]
Huawei takes ICT to pig farming, as smartphones sales drop
Huawei, the Chinese telecoms giant, is turning to technology for pig farmers, as sanctions begin to take a toll on smartphones’ sales, BBC reports.
French village says ‘no’ to Elon Musk’s space-age internet
To realise his dream of satellite-powered internet, tech billionaire, Elon Musk, needs to install antennas around the world. In northern France, a village hopes he’ll decide to keep those antennas far away. Saint-Senier-de-Beuvron, population 350, is none too thrilled to have been picked as a ground station for Musk’s Starlink project for broadband from space. […]
Africa leads global mobile money growth with 46 percent
By Prince Osuagwu & Juliet Umeh As Kaspersky hints on cybersecurity threats Warns African users to keep mobile wallet safe There are about one billion mobile money accounts globally, according to latest report by cybersecurity giants, Kerspersky. These accounts, the report revealed, process more than $1.9 billion daily. However, the most interesting aspect of this […]
Digital Space’s Abitoye floats foundation to help poor Nigerians
Digital Space founder, Olubukola Abitoye, has launched a foundation, aimed at offering succour to the less privileged Nigerians against the economic hardship orchestrated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
NetPlusDotCom disrupts Fintech sector with Android-based POS terminals
By Prince Osuagwu Technology and digital payment company, NetPlusDotCom, recently disrupted the payment landscape, launching an Android-based Point-of-Sale POS terminal. The device, NetPOS, which enables seamless transactions, aids quick sales and issuing of receipts. According to the company, the device which is certified by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement Systems, NIBSS, can process multiple types of […]
