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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:22:03 +0000 en-us http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446274/10-gadgets-for-a-hightech-home.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446274/10-gadgets-for-a-hightech-home.html There's a reason we flip through Skymall every time we board a flight, dog-earing catalogue pages with giant floating trampolines and vibrating bath mats ' we love novelty, and now we expect Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446363/after-raising-close-to-70-million-ecommerce-company-jumia-builds-a-90000-sqft-wa.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446363/after-raising-close-to-70-million-ecommerce-company-jumia-builds-a-90000-sqft-wa.html As it celebrates its first year anniversary today, Nigeria's largest online retailer, JUMIA is moving into its 90,000 square foot warehouse located in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, just a month after it ra Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:56:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446372/airtel-reiterates-its-commitment-to-gabon.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446372/airtel-reiterates-its-commitment-to-gabon.html Senior Executives from Airtel Africa paid a courtesy visit over the weekendto Gabon's Minister for Telecommunications, along with the President of ARCEP (Gabon's Regulatory Body). The visit. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446221/apple-discloses-us-data-requests.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446221/apple-discloses-us-data-requests.html Apple publishes details about data requests from US officials following revelations about the Prism surveillance programme. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446365/business-spinoffs-to-further-african-expansion-plans-interswitch-says.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446365/business-spinoffs-to-further-african-expansion-plans-interswitch-says.html By TECHNOLOGY TIMES Staff Lagos, June 17, 2013: The recent creation of Interswitch holding company and spin-off of two core divisions focused on regional and international growth are part of the Nige Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:57:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446222/china-retakes-supercomputer-crown.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446222/china-retakes-supercomputer-crown.html A China-based supercomputer has been ranked the world's fastest, offering nearly double the processing speeds of the US's most powerful system. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445758/cpn-advocates-use-of-it-for-wealth-creation.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445758/cpn-advocates-use-of-it-for-wealth-creation.html The Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) has re-emphasised the relevance of information technology in creating wealth. The body maintained that wealth creation was not only germane Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446224/e3-a-peek-inside-video-games-expo.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446224/e3-a-peek-inside-video-games-expo.html Thousands stroll through the E3 expo in Los Angeles. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445757/etisalat-celebrates-samsung-oem-week-with-offers.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445757/etisalat-celebrates-samsung-oem-week-with-offers.html Telecoms operator, Etisalat, is celebrating the 2013 Samsung Original Equipment Manufacturer Week. The programme, which started from June 7, will last till June 27, 2013 at selected Etisalat Experienc Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446368/etisalat-nigeria-ceo-african-telecoms-ceo-panel-xray-future-of-africa-market.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446368/etisalat-nigeria-ceo-african-telecoms-ceo-panel-xray-future-of-africa-market.html Lagos. June 17, 2013: Steven Evans, the CEO of Etisalat Nigeria will join other CEOs from Wananchi Group Holdings, Sudatel Telecom Group, Avanti Communications Group and Lap GreenN that are meeting i Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:57:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446362/etisalathosted-digital-marketing-conference-brings-local-and-international-marke.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446362/etisalathosted-digital-marketing-conference-brings-local-and-international-marke.html A group of local and International marketing experts and practitioners converged at the second edition of Digital Marketing Conference and Exhibition, hosted by Nigeria's fastest growing telecomm Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:56:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445759/firm-bank-partner-on-ipad-ownership-scheme.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445759/firm-bank-partner-on-ipad-ownership-scheme.html Core Group Africa, Apples official distributor for Nigeria, has announced a major partnership deal with Stanbic ITBC Bank, which will give Nigerians the opportunity to pay for an iPad interest, free, Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446366/globacom-mobile-business-unit-gets-topflight-telecoms-awards-in-ghana.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446366/globacom-mobile-business-unit-gets-topflight-telecoms-awards-in-ghana.html By TECHNOLOGY TIMES Staff Lagos. June 17, 2013: Glo Mobile Ghana, the newest network in Ghana's telecoms market, has won the Fastest Growing Telecommunications Network Award and the Network with Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:57:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446420/google-internet-balloons-to-bring-internet-access-to-rural-and-remote-parts-of-t.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446420/google-internet-balloons-to-bring-internet-access-to-rural-and-remote-parts-of-t.html By Mike Cassidy, Director, GoogleX, Google There are many terrestrial challenges to Internet connectivity'jungles, archipelagos, mountains. There are also major cost challenges. Right now, for ex Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:05:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446370/google-launches-balloonpowered-internet-access.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446370/google-launches-balloonpowered-internet-access.html Google announced today a first step toward a new, experimental method of providing Internet access to rural, remote and underserved areas: balloon-powered Internet access.Project Loon is... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446275/google-to-launch-wifi-balloon-experiment.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446275/google-to-launch-wifi-balloon-experiment.html Google is preparing to conquer a new dimension: the stratosphere. The Internet giant is releasing 30 high-tech balloons in a trial of technology designed to bring the Internet to places where people a Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:42:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446223/google-to-tackle-child-abuse-images.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446223/google-to-tackle-child-abuse-images.html Google has announced a plan to do more to tackle online images depicting the sexual abuse of children. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446421/jumia-celebrates-half-a-million-customers-and-its-one-year-anniversary.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446421/jumia-celebrates-half-a-million-customers-and-its-one-year-anniversary.html After receivingadditional$35M, the largest Nigerian onlinecompanyinvestment, JUMIA moves to a 90,000 sqftwarehouse in Lagos Announces education program and International partnerships, including Master Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:05:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446367/juwah-political-backing-at-the-very-top-key-to-broadband-rollout.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446367/juwah-political-backing-at-the-very-top-key-to-broadband-rollout.html EUGENE JUWAH The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) The growth of the telecommunications sector in Nigeria and indeed in sub-sahara Africa in the last ten years has be Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:57:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446364/konga-must-be-crazy-to-be-placing-a-big-bet-on-nigerias-reading-culture.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446364/konga-must-be-crazy-to-be-placing-a-big-bet-on-nigerias-reading-culture.html With television, mobile phones, tablets and the Internet taking almost all of our time these days, reading a book now seems old school. Little wonderthe NigerianPublishers Association (NPA) haslamente Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:56:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445755/mtn-project-fame-csr-initiative-adeniyi.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445755/mtn-project-fame-csr-initiative-adeniyi.html The Producer of MTN Project Fame West Africa, Ms. Anthonia Adeniyi, has said the programme is one of the ways that the telecommunications company, has been alive to its corporate social responsibiliti Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446066/nigeria-has-recorded-great-improvement-in-science-and-technology-minister.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446066/nigeria-has-recorded-great-improvement-in-science-and-technology-minister.html Science and Technology MinisterIta Ewa in Abuja on Monday said the country has recorded great improvement in the area of science and technology in recent times.read more Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:46:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446219/no-10-to-host-web-porn-summit.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446219/no-10-to-host-web-porn-summit.html Internet firms are to meet ministers at No 10 amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446369/samsung-to-launch-galaxy-s4-lteadvanced-model.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446369/samsung-to-launch-galaxy-s4-lteadvanced-model.html Electronics giant Samsung announced today that they will be releasing a variant of their highly-successful Galaxy S4 ' but the new model will feature LTE-Advanced. That would make the Galaxy S4 m Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446220/sharp-brings-giant-90in-tv-to-europe.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446220/sharp-brings-giant-90in-tv-to-europe.html Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446361/south-africas-silvertree-capital-invests-into-two-nigerian-ecommerce-companies.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446361/south-africas-silvertree-capital-invests-into-two-nigerian-ecommerce-companies.html Silvertree Capital, a South African-based company builder and venture capital investor focused on the African market has announced it has made an undisclosed investment into two of Nigeria's lead Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:56:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446371/spinlet-etisalat-nigeria-make-music.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446371/spinlet-etisalat-nigeria-make-music.html Spinlet, the premier international mobile music download service bringing digital distribution to emerging markets in Africa, is announcing a groundbreaking partnership with Etisalat Nigeria to... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:01 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445760/tecnos-phantom-a-android-phone-enters-nigeria.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445760/tecnos-phantom-a-android-phone-enters-nigeria.html Tecno Mobile has introduced its new android smartphone, Tecno Phantom A into the Nigeria market in partnership with Etisalat Nigeria. The Phantom A is user-friendly with big screen, elegant slim busin Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446225/the-unbeatable-air-hockey-robot.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446225/the-unbeatable-air-hockey-robot.html Japanese engineers have built a robot that can play air hockey better than humans. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445756/un-commends-galaxy-backbone-for-egovernment-initiative.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/445756/un-commends-galaxy-backbone-for-egovernment-initiative.html The United Nations Public Service Awards for 2013 has recognised the role of Galaxy Backbone Limited in driving electronic governance in various institutions of government. Galaxy Backbones 1-GOV.net Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:01:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446227/video-google-we-pay-tax-required-by-law.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446227/video-google-we-pay-tax-required-by-law.html Scott Rubin, Communications Director, Google has been asked about Google's tax arrangements and said that his company pays what is "required by law". Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000 http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446226/video-sony-and-microsoft-in-console-wars.html http://www.latestnigeriannews.com/news/446226/video-sony-and-microsoft-in-console-wars.html As Sony and Microsoft go into battle with their new consoles at the gaming expo E3, Marc Cieslak gets a front line view. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:02 +0000