Category: Technology

October 15, 2014 | chinex200

AFRICAST 2014: Stakeholders converge in Abuja to brainstorm on digital switchover

African Broadcast professional organisations, engineers, intellectuals, broadcast equipment manufacturers, content providers, the academia ,broadcast marketing professionals and strategic industry stakeholders and broadcast partners across the globe will on Tuesday 21st to Thursday the 23rdOctober, 2014 converge in Abuja to brainstorm on the Digital Switchover, DSO. The event will be the 10th edition of Africast 2014 […]

October 14, 2014 | chinex200

Microsoft gives NIALS $35,000 study grant on data privacy, security

Microsoft’s commitment to cloud services adoption in Nigeria has received further boost with the granting of $35,000 grant to the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies to support an independent study on the Gaps in Data Privacy and Security. However, after an extensive review to receive an endorsement from the European Union’s data protection authorities, […]

October 13, 2014 | chinex200

Nokia Lumia 930: Leveraging seamless experience across multiple devices

Barely four years of the introduction of Windows Phone into the smart phone ecosystem, the Lumia 930, also known as the Lumia Icon is a 5-inch first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone launched since Microsoft’s buyout of Nokia’s mobile division. Apparently, the entry of the Lumia 930 into the market has continued to fly the Windows Phone […]

October 9, 2014 | chinex200

Roughly 75% of mobile app ads are just promoting other apps

Have a look at your smartphone apps. Notice anything peculiar about the ads? In the majority of cases, the only things they’re advertising are … other apps. Estimates vary, but analysts say a significant majority of ads in mobile apps simply promote other apps. Karsten Weide, an analyst with IDC, pegs the total at between […]

October 1, 2014 | chinex200

Microsoft unveils Windows 10 with Start Menu

Microsoft has disclosed the first details of Windows 10 – its next operating system (OS). The name is a surprise bearing in mind it represents a jump from the last version – Windows 8. The software will run on a wide range of devices from smartphones and tablets to PCs and Xbox games consoles, with […]

September 30, 2014 | chinex200

Netflix to release first full-length film in 2015

The video streaming site Netflix will release its first feature-length film in 2015, after striking a deal with the Weinstein Company, reports say. The sequel to Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning martial arts drama, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, will be shown on Netflix and in Imax cinemas around the globe. Netflix has over 50 million subscribers, in […]

September 27, 2014 | chinex200

Google urged to change privacy rules

European data privacy regulators have put renewed pressure on Google to alter its privacy policy. It follows changes to the policy two years ago which regulators felt breached European rules. Among other things, it says Google must tell users exactly what data is collected and with whom it is shared. Google said it was working […]

September 27, 2014 | chinex200

BlackBerry Passport enters market with boundary breaking design, features

Continuing its strategy to arm mobile professionals with tools that make them more productive, Canadian smart phone maker, BlackBerry Limited has introduced into the market BlackBerry Passport. Featuring a large square touch screen and new qwerty touch-enabled keyboard, the new device is a device purpose-built for productivity-driven business professionals who want a smartphone that empowers […]

September 25, 2014 | chinex200

Samsung to release Note 4 ‘phablet’ on October 17

Samsung announced Thursday that its eagerly-anticipated Note 4 “phablet” will be released on October 17. The South Korean consumer electronics titan credited with being the first major manufacturer to blend tablet and smartphone features said it will begin taking orders for the coming model on Friday, the same day rival Apple launches its new-generation iPhone […]

September 25, 2014 | chinex200

Google pulls out of conservative political group over climate change

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says the company is pulling its support of a conservative political group because he believes it is lying on climate change. The group, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), lobbies state legislatures on a variety of issues. It has proposed legislation to roll back government mandates for greater use of renewable […]

Online support service for people suffering from mental health crisis in Nigeria (part 2)

“Nigeria is severely short of mental health services for people in the Northeast. NEEM was born to solve this problem.” Psychological support from our experts will help patients reduce stress, ”said Chinyereugo Udensi, a NEEM clinical psychologist. Some veterans Boko Haram said that they had been kidnapped, had to join a warrior group, had to […]

July 6, 2019 | Jose Reid

Burnout: Get more sleep this weekend

Are you constantly feeling tired, irritable and low? You could be suffering from a burnout. You are not the only one; all of us reach that point in life when we feel thoroughly exhausted or mentally drained. Experts say that an increasing number of individuals today are being burnout. Burnout, they say is a physical […]

November 21, 2014 | chinex200

Marijuana’s long-term effects on the brain

The effects of chronic marijuana use on the brain may depend on age of first use and duration of use, according to researchers at the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas at Dallas. In a paper published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers for the first time […]

November 12, 2014 | chinex200

TECHNOLOGY

Firm unveils device to reduce car theft

A major manufacturer of security device, Tramigo, has unveiled new products that will assist vehicles owners in the country to reduce the incidence of car theft. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Arto Tiitinen, while speaking on Monday, in Abuja, said the move was part of the efforts aimed at responding to the […]

November 12, 2014 | chinex200

MTN boss calls for consolidation among mobile phone operators

To avoid market and company failures in the competitive mobile phone ecosystem, the Group Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Sifisco Dabengwa at the just concluded GSMA Mobile 360 Series Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa, has called for consolidation among phone operators. The GSMA is an association of mobile operators and related companies […]

November 10, 2014 | chinex200

Samsung showcases smart office solutions at 2014 Lagos Trade Fair

Samsung Electronics, a global giant in digital media and convergence technologies, at the ongoing 2014 Lagos International Trade Fair is showcasing its Printing Solutions Business unveiling its new Smart Office platform alongside its latest multifunction printers. With the theme: Samsung Smart Office Solutions, this is the first time Samsung Printing Solutions Business are being showcased […]