If you’re in the market for some top quality tech at reasonable prices, you’re probably already well aware of Newegg, the ultimate electronics online retailer. While Newegg already has some exceptional prices, the company is looking to spice up…
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Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday called on his new military top brass not to disappoint the nation in their task to crush the Boko Haram insurgency. He told the officers in Abuja that “the war against terror must be won in this country…
Xbox One owners — your console is set to improve in the coming month. According to a post from Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer, Marc Whitten, two system updates are on the way for Microsoft’s shiny new console; one on February 11, and the other…
As Nigerians look forward to elections in 2015, many of the country’s women are demanding politicians to push for legislation that will protect them against domestic violence, which is on the increase. Women make up the largest voting base. Jacqueline…
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said that a call by the country’s top military officer for a swift end to the Boko Haram insurgency had been “taken too literally”. Air Marshal Alex Badeh was appointed chief of defence staff last month and on January 20…
Tens of thousands of spectators have turned up to watch the demolition of a 116-metre (380-ft) skyscraper in Frankfurt. The former university tower AfE came down in seconds in the largest controlled building demolition ever in Europe. It required 950…
The monthly OS market share reports from NetMarketShare offer a helpful insight the rising and falling fortunes of the various operating systems that connect users to the digital world, and the report documenting the month of January provides some interesting…
Africans played leading roles in some of the most surprising results around Europe over the weekend, with Algeria’s Sofiane Feghouli in particular to the fore. Feghouli starred in Valencia’s stunning win away to Barcelona in La Liga, while Peter Odemwingie…
I’ve been sporting a Pebble smartwatch since back in August. Two months in, I wrote a review. We’re now six months down the road and I still don’t have any major gripes with the Pebble. That doesn’t mean the Pebble can’t get better, and with…
Were you out of the loop this past week? Quite a bit happened in the tech space — fortunately, you live in a world where the Weekend Wrap-up exists. Watch the video and read the text. Absorb the past week in tech news. Become one with it. Lenovo Buys…
Nigeria’s ruling party, weakened by mass defections and riven by months of in-fighting, was dealt a fresh blow on Sunday, when one of its most senior figures said he had joined the main opposition. Atiku Abubakar, the country’s vice-president under…
“Nigeria, March/April 1978: The Minister for Education, Col Ahmadu Ali under the Obasanjo Military administration, had just announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria intended to increase the cost of feeding for University and other tertiary…
Gung Hei Fat Choy! Today marks the Chinese New Year, which holds deep-rooted, beautiful traditions that are still practiced today by many Chinese families. As a multicultural country, many of us here in the States (and the West as a whole) celebrate…
A Muslim cleric who had previously criticised Boko Haram has been shot dead with his wife and child in northern Nigeria, locals and his family said on Sunday. Unknown gunmen opened fire on Adam Albani’s car at about 10:30 pm (2130 GMT) on Saturday in…
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg West Editor-At-Large Cory Johnson discusses reports that Microsoft will promote enterprise and cloud chief Satya Nadella to CEO on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg Surveillance.” — Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube…
Katie Spencer presents Swipe, Sky News’ technology news and features show. This week we look at how close we are to travelling into space, check out South Korea’s new internet eating fab and review the latest games.
Photographer David Bailey says a new exhibition of his work is intended to be both entertaining and educational. David Bailey’s Stardust at the National Portrait Gallery is a display of more than 250 images which have been personally selected and reprinted…
A 102-year-old man has broken his own world record after cycling 16.7 miles in one hour. Robert Marchand set a new record in the over-100s category on Friday, beating his previous best distance in the race against the clock by 1.5 miles. The Frenchman…
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has declared the renewable energy sector to be one of the most compelling and attractive markets – and is backing up its talk with $US40 billion ($A46 billion) of made and…
Both Microsoft and Sony have trotted out the titles they’ll be offering through their respective subscription services for the month of February. Microsoft’s Xbox Live program, “Games with Gold,” will post two free Xbox 360 downloads over the…