Innovation & Technology

Nigeria has got another locally-built vehicle and a video showing it is already trending The short clip showed the vehicle’s strong outlook and its exquisite body paint, some Nigerians who commented on the video said it showed a great promise for the country. Many Nigerians could not stop talking after the video of a vehicle made in Nigeria went viral online. Called...

Tesla market cap dwarfs competitors According to the data, 71,375 Teslas electric vehicle car models were sold. The company's popular Tesla Model 3 was the highest-selling with 38,314 units. The research indicates that ten popular electric vehicle models were sold with some from traditional car manufacturers. Germany based BMW had the least unit sales with 251 vehicles of the BMW i3...

Founded in 2011 by an expert team of PhD’s, Hyperion is a technology company that consists of three divisions, Hyperion Energy, Hyperion Motors, and Hyperion Aerospace: all focused on hydrogen-based power and delivery. Deemed an ‘educational tool’, its latest build dubbed the Hyperion XP-1 Hydrogen prototype coupe, is the end-product of a longstanding collaboration with NASA, bringing outer-space technology...

Infini is set to launch Zero eight soon, which is the latest product of its flagship smartphone series Zero. It is also rumoured that Zero eight will become the flagship product of the Infinix brand for 2020. With its distinctive products, Infinix has achieved amazing results in the international smartphone market. All of its products come with powerful processors, large...

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions and RingCentral, Inc., a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration and contact center solutions, today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership to introduce a new co-branded cloud solution – Rainbow Office powered by RingCentral –  making it unique and exclusive for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. RingCentral...

Google Maps is extending its compatibility with the world of iOS devices. Starting today, Maps is compatible with Apple's CarPlay Dashboard on all CarPlay supported vehicles globally. Google is also introducing a new Maps app for the Apple Watch. With CarPlay Dashboard mode support, Google Maps offers a split-screen view that lets users keep navigating while performing tasks with other apps,...

WhatsApp, one of the most popular instant messaging platforms on the planet, has rolled out a new feature in select markets that makes it easier for users to verify whether the assertions made in messages they have received on the app are correct. The Facebook-owned service has enabled users in Brazil, Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, UK, and the US to...

After reports on President Donald Trump's consideration to force Beijing-based tech company ByteDance to divest ownership of popular social-video app TikTok. Microsoft has announced it will be "continuing discussion" on a potential purchase of TikTok after a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the President. "Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President's concerns," said Microsoft, in a statement. "It is committed to acquiring TikTok...

It is the bane of every security researcher: no matter how sophisticated the tool is to fight harmful behaviour on any given interface, hackers will always adapt, scale up their game, and find new ways to work around the mechanism. In an effort to get ahead of the scammers, Facebook is trying a new approach: to unleash an army...

In line with its focus on accelerating access to affordable broadband connectivity in Africa's underserved populations, and more recently, due to the increased customer demand for connectivity solutions, Tizeti West Africa's pioneer solar-based internet service provider today announced the successful upgrade of its core network infrastructure capacity to 100Gbps. This upgrade will provide additional capacity to support Tizeti's services...