RIM To Host BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam Next Week

Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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UPDATE: Due to the high demand for tickets to this event, registration for the BlackBerry 10 Mini Jam has closed. RIM has announced that it will host a BlackBerry…

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Off CC-Hub’s Tech-In-Ed Hackathon, Comes aYoruba: Learn Yoruba On Android

Friday, August 3, 2012
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  Three winners emerged from the Co-Creation Hub Tech-in-Ed hackathon in February this year. aYoruba is an Android app from the stables of Asa, it is targeted at…

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Apple Finally Gives Nigerians Face: Appoints 4 Resellers

Thursday, August 2, 2012
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Businessday Nigeria reports that Apple has appointed four resellers across Nigeria. The resellers are iConnect, Meed Networks, Orchard and Cross-Energy Supply. iConnect and Orchard are based in Lagos,…

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GMail SMS Now Open To Nigeria, Kenya And Ghana: How To Setup In 5 Steps

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Google has announced via its Google Africa Blog that it has opened GMail SMS to Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana on all mobile telecom operators. GMail SMS works on…

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BlackBerry Curve 9320 Review

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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  It’s almost two weeks since I made the BlackBerry Curve 9320 my primary phone. Here’s a review of the smartphone, split into parts so you can pick…

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Mobile Browsing Continues To Eclipse Desktop Browsing In Nigeria For 9 Months [STATS]

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Last year, we reported that  mobile web browsing in Nigeria overtook desktop browsing for an entire month. It’s been 9 months since we’ve been tracking the numbers and…

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Nigeria Now Has Over 100 Million Active Phones[STATS]

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commision(NCC) show that Nigeria has crossed the 100 million mark in number of active phone lines. Mobile Telcos MTN, Glo, Airtel and…

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Samsung Officially Launches Galaxy S III In Nigeria

Monday, June 25, 2012
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Samsung’s Galaxy S III was eventually launched in Nigeria at a Friday event at The Palms, Lekki and Ikeja Mall.  According to  a picture on Samsung Nigeria’s Facebook…

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Sabunta Goes Live: Nigeria’s Latest Online Fashion Store

Saturday, June 9, 2012
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As we reported earlier, online fashion store, Sabunta has launched. Offering a large collection of shoes, clothes and fashion accesories to the Nigerian online market. Sabunta is Rocket…

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Google Joins Nigeria to Mourn Dana Air Crash Victims

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Google joined Nigeria to mourn the victims of the Dana Air crash with a black ribbon on its Nigerian homepage. The black ribbon reads: “In remembrance of the…

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