Google clocks 18. It is an adult. Woohoo!!!. Its been an amazing childhood of changing lives for Google. Google has grown to be an internet giant. Google celebrates this day with an animated doodle on their home page. You see a blue 'G' blowing up a balloon then he(the blue 'G') twists the balloon to form 'oogle'. The blue 'G' and the 'oogle' form Google then float away...
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Twitter for Sale CBNC on Friday reported that Twitter has moved closer to being sold. According to CBNC's sources several technology or media companies are interested in acquiring Twitter. It seems like Twitter could be receiving a formal bid soon. Twitter seems to be interested in selling just after it failed Wall Street sales expectations during the first and second quarter of this year. Its growth also seems to have...
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Over 500 million Yahoo accounts hacked - Change your Password NOW Better safe than sorry Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that its network was hacked in 2014. The hackers swiped personal information associated with at least half billion Yahoo accounts. That is a whole lot. It is even being said that this just might be the biggest data hack in history. There is an ongoing investigation and Yahoo claims the security breach was...
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Samsung stops sale of Galaxy Note 7 and promises to replace those that have been sold Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 less than one month after release. This is due to reports that some of the devices have blown up while charging. Samsung investigated the case and realized that it is a battery cell issue. According to The Guardian, a Samsung spokesperson said that there have just been 35 cases reported...
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Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg is in Nigeria. He came into the country in "Ghost Mode" on Tuesday. And guess the first place where he showed up? Yaba! He went to CoCreation Hub at Yaba and what a lovely surprise it was. [caption id="attachment_4897" align="aligncenter" width="447"] Mark Zuckerberg interacting with children at the Summer of Code Camp at the Co-Creation Hub[/caption] The CEO of Facebook also met with developers at Andela....
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Jumia Pay is an online bank transfer payment method. It is a secure and hassle-free way for users to pay for their shopping online. With Jumia Pay there is no need to enable your internet banking, apply for a card, pay extra fees or get a token. It also guarantees that you do not run the risk of failed card transaction online or on delivery. Jumia Pay It thrives on simplicity. All you...
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Mobile Services Generated 7% of Africa’s GDP According to TutoWap.com: GSMA released their report titled The Mobile Economy Africa 2016. The report talked of the fledgling mobile industry in the African continent while at the same time giving insight on the future direction. According to the report, half of Africa’s population subscribe to mobile services, totaling to over 500 Million users. The report places Egypt, Nigeria and...
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Oracle buys NetSuite for $9.3 bn. It seems like there is a lot of buying going on. Well who is going to be brave enough to take on Google? On Thursday 28th July 2016 Oracle announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, the very first cloud company. The proposed transaction is expected to close in 2016. Until the transaction closes, Oracle and...
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The alleged owner of popular torrent website, Kickass Torrents, has been arrested by U.S. authorities. With millions of unique visitors per day KickassTorrents (KAT) has become the most-used torrent site on the Internet, beating even The Pirate Bay. On 20 July 2016, the United States Department of Justice announced that it had seized the KAT.cr domain and had identified its alleged owner. The remaining domains were...
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Surprise!!! Fanta renews branding. Fanta which is the second-oldest brand of the Coca-Cola Company has renewed its brand. It is however in four countries so far so we have to be patient till the new brand gets to us. According to Carmen Moreno on freepikblog the brand has only gone live in four European countries so far: Italy, Poland, Serbia and Malta. This brand reminds one of an...
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