Dragnet Solutions plans Biometric Registration for Every Nigerian

Every Nigerian who has an International Passport, a Driving Licence, a National Identity Card, a Voter Registration Card and has to register a new SIM card, has been through separate biometric registration for each, at different times and location. This

NITDA gives Funds to Nigerian Universities for Software Development

The National Information Development Agency (NITDA) has released funds to two universities and a polytechnic to boost development of local Software in Nigeria. The fund — 6.25 million — was given to schools that won a competiton organised by the

New Facebook’s Graph Search

If Facebook didn’t do it then, it will remain a wonder that with trillions of data and information, users can’t make specific queries for people, photos, places, and interests; but Facebook has, and there is an advanced search feature on

Indian Tech Firm, HCL Infosystems launches Tablet PCs in Nigeria

Indian Technology Firm, HCL Infosystem, has officially introduced to the Nigerian market, it series of ME Tablet PCs. It did in a press event, yesterday, in a product launch intended for Nigeria and other locations in sub-Saharan Africa and the

Revamped Myspace Launches

After spending one and a half years in the tech oven, the one-time social network stalwart Myspace has revamped its website. Doing away with its old look of boxy music players and garish profile layouts, the new website has been

iDroid: The First Bluetooth Controllers!

Smartphones have succeeded in making life easier and more entertaining. With your Smartphone, you can easily access your email, keep in touch with friends via social media, share photos, videos and music, and play games. We love Smartphones because of

Predilection for Smart Watches in the offing –- globally, in 2013

In an era of smart technologies and competitive innovation to have powerful devices in smaller sizes, technology analysts and industry watchers have predicted predilection for smart watches starting off this year – globally. It is rumored that Apple is making

Innovation, Brain Power on display at International CES 2013

Call it the biggest technology show in the world, the annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) features some of the amazing and best innovation, prepared to take the world in the near term by technology manufacturers. Organizations attend to show

‘Pay to Message’ Facebook tests new Feature that lets Individuals contact High-Profile People

Imagine being able to send a direct message to the Inbox of President Jonathan’s Facebook account? Or to the Inbox of the Facebook account of the CEO of an organization you feel you should work in? Well, Facebook could make

Reading your Blackberry, for fun or for business

Gazing into a Blackberry phone, with the thumb scrolling down the track pad, and grin, depending on the information, is banal in several places across Nigeria. Since the foray of Blackberry into the Nigerian market a few years back, and

Nigeria’s Biggest Online TV, iROKO expands to South Africa

IROKO Partners, managers of Nigeria’s biggest online television – iROKOtv and iROKING – has expanded to South Africa with an office. The new office in Johannesburg will be responsible for new businesses, partnerships and content sourcing for its music –

Tweets, Messages Into 2013 as Nigerians Nestle Social Networks

‘Happy New Year’ was the most famous message across the world – including Nigeria, as people in countries – according to timezone – saw the first hours of 2013. Tweets, short messages, emails, chats and other social posts were exchanged

In a straggling move, MainOne plans Data Centre in Nigeria

Main One Cable Company, leader in wholesale broadband internet supply in West Africa, has revealed plans to setup a Data Centre in Nigeria. The centre is expected to have about 600 racks — roughly the size of 12 supercomputers —

To Boost Voice Quality, Airtel Introduces High Definition Voice Service in Nigeria

Airtel has introduced a High Definition (HD) Voice Service in Nigeria, to boost voice quality for consumers. This first, comes for its 3.75G locations across the country, coinciding with this festive period when many will make important phone calls at

Samsung is the Biggest Mobile Brand of 2012

Samsung is the biggest mobile brand of 2012, having the highest unit of device sales globally — according to an intelligence firm that tracks mobile handset sales, IHS iSuppli. They have a report that projects the fourth quarter of this

YouTube’s Most Watched Videos of 2012

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=iCkYw3cRwLo&w=550&h=385] YouTube, the world’s biggest video sharing website, has revealed its most watched videos of 2012, in its rewind report. It listed the top 10 videos for this year, and made a special video – Rewind YouTube Style 2012 –

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