Nigeria’s population of 170 million is a growing market for smartphone manufacturers. But there’s a lack of locally-made games with Africa-centered content and in stepped Nigerian entrepreneur Hugo Obi. VOA’s Laurel Bowman brings us his story.
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Nigeria is winning the war against Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast that has claimed thousands of lives, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday, dismissing suggestions the insurgents were having the upper hand. “We state authoritatively…
Lately all the talk has surrounded the impending reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S5, and the Apple iPhone 6—but that doesn’t mean other OEMs aren’t working on their own flashy handsets too. Case in point: HTC will reveal its next flagship smartphone…
Even as we march closer to Samsung’s planned Unpacked event later this month, the rumor mill stops for no man – as today we have two new reports about the potential new phone from Samsung, the Galaxy S5. The first report, from SamMobile, claims…
Patent filings are a great way to get a sense of tech firms’ visions for the future, especially when those companies are notoriously secretive. That’s especially true for Apple, whose innovations tend to be ahead of the curve. Today, a post on CNET…
Partnership with Foursquare, Digital Activations and Retail Offerings to Enhance Experience for Fans Heineken unveils Heineken Fan Footprint, an interactive digital heat map to connect UEFA Champions League fans across the U.S. Heineken revela el Fan…
Everyone’s favorite mobile leaker @evleaks is at it again, this time supplying some interesting new information about Sony’s upcoming Android tablet flagship, the Sony Xperia Tablet Z2, just days after leaking some interesting new Samsung Galaxy…
Today, one of the biggest names in toys, the Pawtucket, RI-based Hasbro, announced a new partnership with 3D Systems, one of the few companies in the business of selling 3D printers to consumers and businesses. A press release published today explains…
A post on BGR today points the way back to a listing from a Vietnamese online phone retailer, which pegs Nokia’s Android-powered phone, the Nokia X, as costing about $104. If true, the Nokia X could wind up being one of the most simultaneously inexpensive…
In May 2013, app developer Dong Nguyen spent a few nights after work programming a small, simple and very re-playable game for mobile devices. It didn’t take long to make, just a day or two of after-work effort. The product of his time was Flappy…
It seems that the drama behind the mobile game Flappy Bird—which gained huge popularity in a matter of days, and was recently removed by its creator, Nguyen Ha Dong—is only just starting. Today a post on BGR reports that eBay has a few listings…
Xbox is a very successful Microsoft brand, and it’s no surprise the company wants to stretch it as far as possible. “Xbox Reader,” though? According to The Verge, Microsoft may be looking to bring a full-fledged e-book, magazine and comic book…
CALGARY, Alberta, February 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Oando Energy Resources Inc. (“Oando Energy Resources” or the “Company”) (TSX: OER), a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, today announced that it has entered into…
Been under a rock this past week? We’re here to get you up to speed. Watch our Wrap-up video or scroll down to read about the biggest stories from the past week in tech. Microsoft Names Satya Nadella as its New CEO Microsoft has led a very public…
Children as young as 12 are selling themselves for sex for as little as 80p in one of Brazil’s World Cup cities, a Sky News investigation has found. It comes as international footballers join a campaign warning fans travelling to the tournament not…
Look around you. Someone nearby is probably looking at their smartphone right now. If you’re alone, that someone may be you. We’re smack dab in the middle of the mobile revolution, where you can do almost anything on a device that fits in your hand…
The last couple weeks have been rife with stories about companies signing cross-licensing agreements for each other’s patents. But this is not one of those stories. A post on Neowin reports that the University of Wisconsin has filed suit against Apple…
Just yesterday, Google unveiled their latest computational solution: a new Chromebox that’s communication-focused and targeted at collaborative businesses. This new $999 mini-PC from Google and ASUS allows for far simpler video conferencing, and provides…
Yesterday we’d gotten rumors that Google had partnered with HTC to develop its next Nexus tablet. Today, we’ve got rumors that Google has actually stayed with former Nexus-maker Asus to create an 8-inch tablet in the same line, slated for an April…
New IBM Innovation Centers Foster IT and Business Skills Development around Big Data and Analytics and Cloud Computing IBM Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto/IBM Corporation) LAGOS, Nigeria and CASABLANCA, Morocco, Feb. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE…