•Phones As smartphone prices continue to rise, a new wave of budget-friendly devices is challenging the notion that high quality photography is reserved for premium models. In 2025, several mid-range smartphones are delivering impressive camera performance at a fraction of the flagship cost offering everyday users powerful tools for capturing ...
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) is planning to encourage geo-political regions that grant zero charges for ‘Right of Way’ approvals as well as not implementing arbitrary charges on telecommunications base stations in their regions with zero tariff. ALTON chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed agai...
Google has issued an urgent warning to its 1.8 billion Gmail users, warning that anyone with hacked account has just seven days to recover it or risk being locked out permanently. To regain access, users must have a recovery phone number or email set up. These backups allow Google to verify your identity through security […]
Following recent threat by leading social media giant, Meta, to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria over the $290 million (about N464 billion) fine imposed by three regulatory agencies, there are palpable fears that the socio-economic activities of most Nigerians would be negatively impacted, even as direct and indirect employees of...
Technology advisor at TMB Tech, Akin Ibitoye, has warned Nigerians against the health and psychological implications of sleeping with mobile devices besides their beds or under their pillows. He spoke when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television today. According to him, sleeping with phones beside one’s bed or under the pillow leads to [...
•Apple logo on a smartphone Apple, yesterday, relaxed its App Store payment rules in the face of a scathing court order, with Spotify quickly reaping the benefit. Apple’s update to its App Store guidelines let developers know they could now provide links to outside payment platforms, allowing people to buy apps featured in its US […]...
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp’s parent company, Meta, has said it may be forced to shut down its operations in Nigeria after a tribunal insisted that it must pay the $220 million slapped on it in July 2024. Meta was also asked to pay the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) an additional $35,000 as […]
Tech giant Meta reported quarterly profits well above expectations yesterday, brushing aside market worries that its heavy investments in cloud computing and artificial intelligence would hamper growth. The company reported a $16.6 billion profit in the first three months of the year on revenue of $42.3 billion, with business spending on ads r...
TikTok abounds with viral videos accusing prestigious brands of secretly manufacturing luxury goods in China so they can be sold at cut prices. But while these “revelations” are spurious, behind them lurks a well-oiled machine for selling counterfeit goods that is making the most of the confusion surrounding trade tariffs, reports AFP. Chinese...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Tribunal has upheld a $220 million fine against Meta Platforms Incorporated and WhatsApp over discriminatory data practices against Nigerian users. The ruling delivered by a three-member panel led by Thomas Okosun also ordered the tech giant to reimburse the FCCPC the sum of $3...
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