BBM For Android Rolls Out Tomorrow

Blackberry Messenger (BBM) - the iconic mobile social network that we love here in Africa, most especially Nigeria will roll out tomorrow September 21 on Android and iPhone devices all over the world.

MTN Nigeria Doubles Data Bundle With Lumia

MTN Nigeria is encouraging everyone to own a smartphone and as part of this has introduced the new Nokia Lumia 625 with the promise to double data packages for users of the new device.

Blackberry Launches It's Biggest Smartphone Yet

The war of the smartphone is on and Blackberry has refused to throw in the towel. Announcing its biggest smartphone to date. The Z30 features a large 5-inch AMOLED screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, updated BB 10.2 software, and a high-capacity battery which the company says, should last more than 48 hours between charges.

Africa's Most Powerful Women In Tech 2013

In the world of science and technology, a focal point for governments throughout the continent, this spirit continues to inspire innovation. With the capacity to connect being top of the list of priorities in both developed and developing economies, the scientific and communications technology communities are combining expertise to strengthen Africa’s overall capability.

Scientists Finds Gene That Helps Us Forget

A discovery poised to do a lot of good for sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder has been made by scientists in MIT. The gene in question is known as Tet1, and it controls memory by manipulating the levels of DNA methylation

First Open Data Portal In Nigeria Launched In Edo State

Edo State is gradually becoming one of the leading technology-driven states in Nigeria as the government is taking steps to reposition the State through technology innovations.

Facebook Offers Tool To Help Prevent Suicide

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Facebook is sharing a new infographic and a site-wide public service announcement to help users find the resources they need when a friend makes troubling posts on the social network.

Picture of the day: NASA's Moon Launch

FG orders 53 gold plated iPhones for 53rd independence

There are reports that the Nigerian government has ordered 53 units of gold plated version of the newly launched Apple iPhone 5s, to celebrate the country’s 53rd independence anniversary next month.

Nigerian creates road traffic app

Necessity is the mother of invention. That could be a better way to describe new mobile developments in Nigeria today. Nigerians have invented innovative mobile applications, gadgets and devices out of the frustrations they have either experienced or a need not being met.

7.5 Billion Naira lost to cyber fraud yearly

Nigeria has been pitched among countries that lose yearly to cyber fraud. The country is said to have lost well over N 7.5billion in 2012 owing to cyber crime

300 000 Dollars Mobile hacking contest

Mobile hacking contest offers $300,000 in bug bounties

Demand for mobile phones increasing

Across Africa, mobile is growing exponentially and the demand for constant connectivity is becoming insatiable, specifically in strong mobile markets such as Nigeria, Ruckus Wireless Incorporated has said.

Picture Of The Day: BMW i8

Classy!!

Facebook Facial Recognition Under Scrutiny

U.S. officials will examine changes to Facebook Inc‘s privacy policy to determine whether they violate a 2011 agreement with federal regulators, a Federal Trade Commission spokesman confirmed after certain changes drew fire from privacy advocates.

Whatsapp Doing Big In South Africa

WhatsApp is “bigger than everyone else” in the South African market. This followed a recent article comparing the available statistics for the number of active users of various messaging services in South Africa.

With 10k Instagram You Stay In This Hotel For Free

A picture is worth a thousand words and having 10,000 Instagram followers is apparently worth more than $150. At the recently opened 1888 Hotel in Sydney, Australia guests can stay one night for free if they contact the media department to show their social media mettle and follow the hotel on Instagram.

19 year Old Hacker Who Nets $50, 000 A Month Arrested

Police in Argentina have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of heading a gang of hackers who targeted international money transfer and gambling websites. Dubbed "the superhacker",

23 Key Moments From Twitter's History

A billion messages are sent on Twitter every 2½ days. Since it's creation more than 7 years ago, Twitter has become a digital water cooler of sorts for global conversations. Let's a look back at some of the key moments from its brief history.

Federal Government To Spy On Your Phone

Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC) has announced their intention to award surveillance and intelligence gathering contracts to a number of security firms, which will allow the country’s Federal Government to intercept and monitor mobile phone conversations and electronic mail between users.

Cyber Thieves Targeting Android Devices

In a short space of time, Android has claimed the lions share of the mobile market – in fact more than 900 million Android mobile devices have now been activated. Unfortunately, this popularity has put a large target on the platform’s back.

Facebook And Twitter Are Mingling

The two largest social networks are becoming more similar, as they borrow each other's features, and search for profit. Facebook and Twitter were different places to socialize online. One was public to the world, the other (mostly) just between friends.

Top 10 Most Visited Sites In Nigeria

Any company or organisation that does not have a website or, at the very least some level of online presence, in today’s highly-connected world has virtually no chance of making it on a global scale.

When Smartphones Do A Doctors Job

Eye testing device developed by EyeNetra

Vitor Pamplona isn’t a doctor. He’s not even an optician. He can’t write you a prescription for glasses, or sell you a pair. The device, called the Netra-G, is based on some clever optics and software Victor Pamplona came up with

Grand Theft Auto 5 Footage And Images Leaked

With just two more days to go until the release of Grand Theft Auto V, it seems as though some people just can’t wait, with game footage leaking onto the internet more frequently than a busted tap.

Picture Of The Day

A Cross-section of a normal human brain.

All You Need To Know About The New iPhone 5s

Apple replaced the iPhone 5 with two models: the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c, to be released on Sept. 20. Both are basically the same size as the iPhone 5, and in fact the iPhone 5c is essentially the old iPhone 5 in a polycarbonate shell that comes in various colors with 16GB and 32GB models. But it's not the cheap iPhone we expected to see.

Get In The Know: Hackathon

A Hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest or codefest) is an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects.

How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy

No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But a new study from the University of Michigan psychologist Ethan Kross argues that that is exactly how it makes us feel. Over two weeks, Kross and his colleagues sent text messages to eighty-two Ann Arbor residents five times per day.

What Your Favourite Web Company Used To Look Like

Instagram started out as a feature on a “check-in” app called Burbn [think Foursquare]. Burbn was getting overcrowded with features. And it seemed their users were mostly excited about sharing photos from their locations. They saw the potential in the photo sharing and (kind of) ditched the check-in concept all together.

Microsoft wants to buy your old iPad

iPad

Own an old iPad that no longer sees much use? Microsoft’s happy to take it off your hands. The company recently began running a new promotion, offering Microsoft Store gift cards in exchange for “gently used” iPads.

Blackberry Submits BBM To Apple For App Store Approval

After announcing in May that its famous BlackBerry Messenger service would launch on competing mobile software platforms: Apple's iOS and Google's Android.

New App On The Block: Mobile Messaging App - Pinnatta

Pinnatta, a mobile messaging app start-up announced that it raised a $1.5 million round of funding. The app emphasizes the multimedia aspect of mobile messaging, by letting you share interactive messages with your friends.

Love Affair Between Us And Our Gadgets Turning Into a Real Relationship

According to Intel researcher and sociologist Genevieve Bell, our feelings for our technology are growing stronger. What was once at best a series of interactions is evolving into something that will one day closely resemble a real relationship

Tech Personality of The Week: Apple's Design Guru, Jonathan Ive

Touted as the inventor of the decade, born 27 February 1967 in Chingford, north-east London. He is the brain behind the revolutionary design of the iPhone, iPod, iMac and iPad.

Top 10 Selling Cellphones Of All Time

There are so many different cellphones on the market nowadays, it can be hard to imagine which phone is the top of the heap.Technology wise, there are about a million opinions out there as to which cellphone performs the best, has the best features and all of that. But, looking purely at sales,

Introducing The New Android OS

Android KitKat

That’s correct folks, the new version of Android will not be known as ‘Key Lime Pie’ as previously penned and reported from all sources. Google today announced that the next version of Android will be named “KitKat,”

How BBM for Android will look like

Yea! With September upon us it should (hopefully) be only a few weeks until we finally see BBM hit both Android and iOS. While it’s landed in the beta zone for some Android users we’ve yet to see it in action – until now.

Picture Of The Day

Funny right? Who dare defame the famous Monalisa. Any ideas on how this was done?

Huge Underground Water Reserve Discovered in Kenya

Wonderful!! Scientists have found an underground water reserve in Kenya so large that it could meet the entire country's water needs for the next 70 years. Yea right, 70 good years!

When Did Humans Start Wearing Clothes?

Determining exactly when humans began wearing clothes is a challenge, largely because early clothes would have been things like animal hides, which degrade rapidly. Therefore, there’s very little archaeological evidence

Investors Slam Apple's New iPhones

iphone 5c

Apple Inc’s new iPhones got panned by Wall Street on Wednesday as investors decried one model for being too costly for emerging markets and dismissed the other model as lacking enough game-changing features.

Why Saka Ported To MTN

We all know the hilarious 'Saka don port' ad on t.v, well MTN Nigeria targeted its controversial Saka Don Port campaign against Etisalat Nigeria because

Nelson Mandela Get's His Own Social Network

Yea you read that right. It's been up for some time now. Nelson Mandela is undoubtedly a world famous icon that inspires millions of people world wide – so then what better way to spread Madiba’s inspirational words and messages than through his very own social network. mandela.is.

Microsoft Introduces 4Afrika Scholarship Program

It's been on for almost a month now, so it's still a bit fresh. In recognition of International Youth Day, Microsoft introduced the 4Afrika scholarship program, as part of its 4Afrika initiative.

Nigerian Police To Launch Biometric Central Motor Registration System

The NPF has expressed its readiness to scrap the analogue Central Motor Registry (CMR) in favour of the digital Biometric Central Motor Registration system (BCMR).

5 Reasons To Still Use Whatsapp Even After BBM Switches To Other Platforms

In a matter of days or weeks from now, BBM will finally go cross-platform officially. Meaning it will be available on platforms like Android and Apple IOS. It's actually

Apple launches iphone 5s and 5c

iphone 5s and iphone 5c

Apple is not sleeping at all, the electronics manufacturer has unveiled two new iphone models, the devices will carry the new iOS7 operating system. The iPhone 5s, according to the company’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller, is the most forward-thinking phone they have ever created

Apple iOS 7 launch date

Apple CEO Tim Cook

All ye Apple fans, iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, will be launched on 18 September 2013 and be available as a free download for owners of supported devices.