Yahoo! Unveils New Logo
Yahoo! has unveiled a new logo. This replaces its known logo of 18 years. It was launched a few hours ago, looking similar to the previous but “staying true to its roots (whimsical, purple, with an exclamation point) yet embracing the evolution of its products,” says the Chief Marketing Officer of the organization, Kathy Savitt. […]
Samsung Introduces New Smart Watch, the Galaxy Gear
Samsung has introduced a new smart watch, the Galaxy Gear. The device comes in the popular Android operating system, and can sync with Android devices. It can be used to make telephone calls, for instant messaging, taking of photographs and stay as a companion while a user’s smart phone is in a purse, in one’s […]
Google and Nestlé announce Android KitKat
Google has announced the name of its latest version of Android mobile operating system, ‘KitKat’, named after Nestlé’s popular chocolate and wafer confectionery. Google entered into a partnership with world’s biggest food and beverage company, Nestle, to have the name. Android was developed by Google engineers under sweet-themed names since the release of Android Cupcake […]
Google Keep For Android, Takes Aim at OneNote and Evernote
Google has something new — Keep. Keep is an application to save notes, pictures, media files and documents, for users. This — similar to Evernote & Onenote — would be an assistant to save important documents, on the go or while a PC is in use. It can also help with reminders and record keeping. […]
Twitter Is Seven, Has 200 Million Users
Twitter is seven years old. The popular micro-blogging website that changed the way the world communicates, now has 200 million users, tweeting 400 million times — everyday. Twitter is celebrating their contributions to events and memories they have created, with a special video. Twitter is a social network that permits 140 characters per post, with […]
Google Glasses: A Computer, to Your Eyes, For Your Vision [VIDEO]
Google is having a wearable computer device — its glasses — designed for similar features to most of what smart devices can do — today. It is set to go on sale soon, and will be sold for $1500. The Google internet-connected eye wear device, comes as rumours are mounting that Apple is making its […]
Yahoo.com is Optimized for Devices, Aimed at More Users, in Fresh Redesign
Yahoo.com is redesigned, optimized for devices, with aim for more users, in a fresh move announced by Yahoo — in a blog post, today. The new design, according to the CEO, Marissa Mayer, is “to be more intuitive and personal, the new Yahoo! experience is all about your interests and preferences. Since streams of information have become […]
Dimension Data’s Managed Cloud Platform, Launched in Nigeria
Dimension Data, a global IT firm with operation in Nigeria, around Africa and other parts of the world, has launched its cloud service, Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) in Nigeria. The service will help aid faster adoption of cloud computing by clients and cut cost related to infrastructure, by using cloud computing services. Explaining the new […]
Telecommunication Services Firm, A3&O, Targets Africa-wide Expansion
Telecommunications services firm, A3&O, with operations in Nigeria, the Middle East, a few African countries and the UK, is planning to expand across Africa, to provide its products and services to more organizations, governments and individuals – this year & beyond. This comes as the organization celebrates ten years, and looks to the future, in […]
With Outlook.com, Microsoft Revamps its Email Service, Shuts Hotmail
Microsoft’s Outlook, an application for emails, common on Windows Operating System, used in offices, homes and by businesses, leapt recently to Outlook.com, a web-based email service. The service, which came out as a preview six months ago, added 60 million users, and Microsoft has now revealed that all users of Hotmail, can upgrade – seamlessly – […]
South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank Opens in Nigeria, has $100 million in Hand
South Africa’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) that obtained government licence for Investment Banking operations in Nigeria, late last year, has opened a full operating office in Lagos. RMB, the investment banking arm of South Africa’s First Rand Bank, has had a representative office in Nigeria, since January 2010, but the licence makes them operational as one of […]
Yandex is Number Four, Surpasses Bing, on Global Search Engine Ranking, for late-2012
Yandex is the fourth biggest search engine in the world, according to a qSearch report, from world’s web monitoring firm – comScore. The report submits search reports for November and December of 2012, globally, with Google on top, at 65.2% of the market share from 114.7 billion search queries. China’s Baidu followed with 8.2% share […]
In a Rare Walk Back, DELL Goes Private, from Being a Publicly Traded Company
DELL, the third largest computer manufacturer – worldwide, is going private, in a leveraged buyout of $24.4 billion. Shares would be bought back from the shareholders, and the founder, Michael Dell, is leading a group that is championing the buyout. Microsoft contributed $2 billion to the amount, and the executive management of the organization, believes […]
Huawei and Microsoft to Launch Cheap Windows 8 Smartphone in Nigeria for $150
Chinese Telecoms giant, Huawei, with operations in Nigeria and around the world, has partnered with Microsoft, to make available a 4Afrika phone, at $150 (N23,000). This will launch first, in major cities of seven African countries, including Lagos, before Huawei introduces it, to cities in other countries. The phone is targeted for students, developers and […]
Nigerian Energy Sector Aglow, as General Electric Invests $1 Billion
The Nigerian energy sector is aglow, after its potentials prompted General Electric to announce an investment of $1 billion – into it. The deal was signed — yesterday — in Abuja, when its Chairman, Jeff Immelt, visited. The Minister for Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, was at the signing ceremony, unveiling a GDP-inducing deal to […]
In Agrarian Ijora, Lagos to Build 1008 Housing Units
The Lagos State Government has revealed plans to build 1008 housing units in Ijora – an agrarian community in Lagos, populated by low income earners and certain middle class folks. The plan, made known by the Governor, Babatunde Fashola, will be another option for residents around the Ijora community and elsewhere. Fashola explained that, “People […]