Technology

A strategic partnership has been signed between the management of NIGCOMSAT Ltd and the management of Belintersat, operators of Belintersat-l, a communication satellite of the Belarusian Peoples Republic for a mutual backup services in faraway Minsk, Belarus.

By: Siemens AG Despite the continent’s transport infrastructure lagging behind global standards for decades, Africa is bracing itself for a transport revolution as more countries embrace the onset of new technology.

Interbrand has named Apple, Google, and Microsoft as the three most valuable brands in its 2017 Best Global Brands ranking, with technology as the dominant sector. Now in its 18th year, this report’s theme is Growth in a Changing World, and examines three key components: People, Technology and Brands.

Apple, the producer of iPhone 5 or iPhone 5c, has confirmed that the users of the particular brand will be trouble soon following planned introduction of a new operating system which would render the named phones useless. The new operating system iOS11, set to be rolled out later this year will effectively make the iPhone 5 and 5c device obsolete …

MTN has made a payment of N30 billion ($98 million) to the Nigerian government in part settlement of a N330 billion fine imposed on the telecoms group for not disconnecting unregistered SIM cards, an MTN source told Reuters on Thursday.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan, 32, are expecting their second baby.

Apple Inc. said it’s investigating a customer’s claim that her iPhone7 began making strange noises and puffed white smoke without warning this week.

Yahoo says hackers stole data from more than one billion user accounts in August 2013. The company says it’s a different breach from the one it disclosed in September. Dec 14 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday that it has identified a new breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user …

Following the directive by the Senate on Wednesday, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has, deferred its planned data tariff hike.

A majority of Nigerians have and use smartphones on the daily, but how many of them actually maximize its functions? Aside from voice calls, social networking, telling the time, listening to music and maybe using the device as a flashlight, there are so many other creative ways the smartphone can be used beyond their standard features to make life easier.