Nigeria needs to improve the way it does business if it is to fulfil its potential to become one of the world’s top economies, a leading economist said on Tuesday. Jim O’Neill, who has predicted that Nigeria could become one of the next global economic…
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After weeks of leak after leak, HTC took to the stage in New York City today and formally, officially, unveiled its follow-up to last year’s One: the HTC One M8, set to launch before April 10 at AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, T-Mobile, Bell, and Tellus in…
College students in the U.S. are about to enjoy unlimited streaming music at a very good price. Spotify is now offering a special discount to those enrolled in two-year or four-year universities, cutting its $10 a month subscription fee by half in order…
A previously unheard of BlackBerry 10.3 Beta build has just leaked onto the web, giving us a sneak peak at some of the changes that the company formerly known as RIM has in store for us for 2014. While there’s not too terribly much new here – this…
Winning municipalities to work with top IBM experts funded by IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants IBM Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto/IBM Corporation) ARMONK, N.Y., March 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) will be helping at least 16 cities and…
Nigeria is facing a possible food supply crisis this farming season, traders say, as the agricultural sector grapples with a predicted shorter rainy season, sectarian violence and greater demand from Niger. Food experts have raised the alarm after the…
Teen adventure “Divergent” emerged as the North American box office champion at the weekend, leaving also just-released “Muppets Most Wanted” trailing in a distant second place, industry figures showed Monday. Taking an estimated $54.6 million, “Divergent…
Inter Milan on Monday ended speculation over Fredy Guarin’s future by tying the Colombian forward to a new contract which expires in 2017. Guarin was the subject of a proposed swap deal involving Juventus striker Mirko Vucinic during the winter transfer…
One of my favorite parts of the Roku interface — and one I’ve seen used in other interfaces, like those on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One — is its cross-service content search. This feature, which lets you look for a TV show or movie and see all the…
The one-time star electric carmaker Fisker Automotive said Monday it sold “substantially all” of its assets to the Chinese auto parts group Wanxiang for $150 million. The news came after last year’s bankruptcy filing by Fisker, whose sleek, sporty electric…
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the eight players who will represent the USA in the 2014 Curtis Cup Match, to be conducted June 6-8 at St. Louis (Mo.) Country Club. “We are very proud of these eight women who have been selected…
Oil prices diverged Monday as dealers digested news that Chinese manufacturing activity shrank in March to an eight-month low, stoking demand concerns in the world’s biggest energy consuming nation. In late afternoon deals, Brent North Sea crude for…
Youths who play video games are more likely to think and act in aggressive ways, suggested a study out Monday of more than 3,000 schoolchildren in Singapore. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, a journal of the American Medical Association,…
Another day, another iPhone 6 rumor churning through the tech industry mill. Today, a report out of Barron’s indicates that Apple is prepping to launch one of its two iPhone 6 models as early as Fall 2014. The news comes from a research note made…
I had no idea. I mean, I always thought I was wearing the right sized bra, but according to ThirdLove’s app to help women accurately measure their bra size, I was way off. And I’m not alone. Approximately 80 percent of women are wearing the…
Myanmar is relaunching a tender to build a second international airport near its main city after the winning South Korean bid hit problems funding the $1.5 billion project, a senior aviation official said Monday. The country has temporarily suspended…
A Paris court on Monday ordered nearly 12,000 euros ($16,500) in compensation to be paid to a man who rented a “broom closet” for 15 years. The court in Paris’s 11th district said the owner of the tiny flat and its property manager had violated city…
People who use electronic cigarettes do not report higher rates of quitting than regular cigarette smokers, according to a US study out Monday. The findings were based on survey answers from 949 smokers, reported in a research letter to the Journal…
A Zambian minister on Monday sounded the alarm over the condition of the Kariba Dam as he appealed for hundreds of millions of dollars to pay for urgent repairs. The hydro-electric dam’s wall, which is 128 metres (420 feet) high, must to be repaired…
Pep Guardiola says he will allow his Bayern Munich squad to celebrate their record Bundesliga title success if they win at Hertha Berlin on Tuesday, even with Manchester United looming. A 19th consecutive league victory will give Bayern their 24th German…