Spotify, the world’s most popular global audio streaming subscription service, is now available in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda as of 23 February. With a worldwide community of more than 345 million monthly active listeners, Spotify will offer a world-class audio listening and music discovery experience to listeners. The Spotify service is available for free or with an upgrade to Spotify Premium, a subscription service that offers an ad-free music listening experience. Spotify launches in Nigeria with its unrivalled mix of features that have made it the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, including more than 70 million…
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Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced its plans to provide Sophos Intercept X endpoint protection for 5G PCs powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ compute platforms from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. As a worldwide leader in next-generation cybersecurity, Sophos protects more than 400,000 organizations of all sizes in more than 150 countries from today’s most advanced cyber threats. The combination of Sophos Intercept X with Snapdragon compute platforms will provide users with next-generation security through an always-on, always-connected PC environment. Snapdragon compute platforms enabling 5G connectivity build on smartphone technology to deliver premium performance and efficiency to 4G and 5G…
Opera the Norwegian browser developer is announcing the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into the mobile web browser Opera Mini. With the introduction of Hype in the Opera Mini browser, Opera is rethinking the concept of mobile browsers providing its users with a personalized, engaging browsing experience that enables seamless surfing, chatting and sharing content– without compromising speed or driving increased data consumption. “Chat services and browsers are apps people use every day and feel very personal about,” said Charles Hamel, Product Lead for Hype. “With the integration of Hype in Opera Mini, we are not…
Microsoft plans to add AI-powered text predictions to Word in March. The software giant first rolled out the feature to 50% of Windows Beta Channels last year. But an update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap spotted by TechRadar shows the company intends to offer it to all Word users next month. The feature uses machine learning to make writing suggestions based on the text a user typed. According to Microsoft, “Text predictions help users write more efficiently by predicting text quickly and accurately. “The feature reduces spelling and grammar errors and learns overtime to give the best recommendations based on…
SystemSpecs, a frontline technology firm, has again, demonstrated its commitment to promoting innovation in Nigeria by its sponsorship of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Devcamp, a program that trains young innovators, leveraging on the partnership of competent public and private institutions to deliver a wholistic and sound experience to participants. Addressing young innovators during the Devcamp demo event on Wednesday, 17th February 2021, where sample products developed by beneficiaries of the Devcamp programme were showcased, Dr Emmanuel Eze, the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SystemSpecs, stressed the need for product differentiation. The UK- Nigeria Tech Hub is an initiative by the…
Dr Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh (popularly known as Leo Stan Ekeh) is unarguably, Africa’s foremost serial digital entrepreneur. A globally recognized tech guru, Ekeh is the Chairman of Zinox Group, acclaimed Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest integrated technology conglomerate with such viable concerns such as Zinox Technologies Limited, Task Systems Ltd., Technology Distributions Limited (TD Africa) and TD Mobile, among others. It is through these that Ekeh has deployed some of the biggest ICT projects on the continent. Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo had on the anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence on October 1st 2001, honoured Ekeh as an Icon of Hope…
MoneyGram has suspended trading on Ripple’s platform over concerns about the latter’s litigation with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a Finextra report. In 2019, Ripple agreed to invest up to $50 million in MoneyGram as part of a two-year partnership that has seen the old-school money transfer player tap the blockchain startup’s XRP digital currency for cross-border payment and foreign exchange settlement. Ripple has effectively been paying MoneyGram to use its on-demand liquidity service, with the money transfer outfit seeing a “net expense benefit” of $12.1 million from Ripple market development fees in the first quarter of 2020.…
Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd., a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, announced after its board meeting held on January 15th, 2021, significant changes in the leadership of the Group’s board and management. The Group announced the retirement of Ms. Irene Charnley and Mr Mohammed Wajih Sharbatly from the Group’s Board and all boards of the operating companies, effective January 1st 2021. Ms Irene Charnley, the Founder of Smile, has retired as Deputy Chairman from the Smile Telecoms Limited Board. Mr Mohammad Wajih Sharbatly is a Co-Founder of Smile and has…
MultiChoice Group and its counterpart, CJ ENM HK, have announced the launch of Korean entertainment pop up channel tvN Africa on DStv, channel 134 from Monday, 1st March 2021. This marks the first foray for Korea’s No.1 entertainment brand into the continent. tvN will be available to DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact customers. tvN is a South Korean global general entertainment network established in 2006. Recognized as the No.1 Content Creator group loved by all ages with novel entertainment shows and well-made dramas, tvN has been Korea’s leading general entertainment channel, as well as in the United States and…
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has expressed his delight with the latest report that the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector recorded the highest growth rate of all the sectors of the Nigerian economy in both the fourth quarter of 2020 (Q4 2020) and the entire year 2020. This cheering news was based on the Q4 2020 Report on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released yesterday, the 18th of February 2021, by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). “Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.11% (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth…