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If the news coming out from the Blackberry quarters is to be believed, it has been reported that the maker of BlackBerry today seemed to admit defeat in the smartphone wars after suggesting it will abandon most consumer markets. BlackBerry retreats from consumer market after ANOTHER $125M loss – and shifts focus back to businesses. New focus on providing email...

With no further ado, we present our 2012 list of the best technology Websites, listed in alphabetical order so that no one can think that we’re playing favorites or making comparative judgments. AllThingsDigital – The Wall Street Journal’s tech blog hub continues to provide us with hard-hitting, far-reaching news, opinion and commentary on the tech industry. Anand...

According to research from the White House, 1 in 5 women between the ages of 16 and 24 will be a victim of sexual assault and dating violence. Pretty alarming, right? Vice President Joe Biden thinks so, and, as a result, launched the “Apps Against Abuse” technology challenge in conjunction with Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of Health and Human Services,...

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg has asked Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan to move his Facebook page to either Myspace or Friendster, despite having 700,000+ fans on the social network. In an animated video released a few days ago, President Jonathan is seen at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock opening his Facebook page while humming an unknown tune, only...

I have written this because so many people have contacted us to help them get their results checked, and also because so many scams are being recorded and reported within the last few days even before the results came out up on till this very hour. Message: UTME has made it really simple for every Nigerian who participated in the last exam to be able to check their...

Written by: Professor (Technology-Africa Team) The current world is termed as a global village. This is rightly so, because these days any person can do anything on the internet. Connecting with friends, shopping, and selling are some of the activities that are done on the internet today. Social media have made corporations be known better because they connect with...

ARM is the second largest cement manufacturer in Kenya by way of production quantity. The company produces 1 million tones of cement in Kenya and is boosting capacity with the establishment of a 1.5 million tons plant in Tanzania. The Africa Finance Corporation, Nigeria’s leading development financial institution, has invested the sum of $50 Million in Athi River...

As it’s often said, Miracles do happen when we believe, this is the inspiring story of a man who left his country at a young age and is now achieving great things beyond his wildest dreams in America. He is a Nigerian native, Agbede long wanted to move to America, and in January 1976, he got that chance. He excelled in science and math at a private American...

Gadgets are tools used for a variety of purposes. It is a term collectively means technology or minute tools that have special functions. Movies such as “Mission Impossible”, “James Bond 007″ have introduced a lot of gadgets that are useful in doing detective works. Science fiction movies also have launched a lot of these miniature tools for...

“Africa: Open For Business” probes into the world of successful African businesses and exposes myths while debunking fears surrounding doing business in Africa. With concise segments following successful African and Africa-based entrepreneurs, decade-long Journalist, Carol Pineau’s film shows resilient and creative businesses who meet and exceed...