MTN Group Rules Africa With Incredible $3.3-Billion Valuation
If you reside in Africa, I doubt you would be surprised if anyone told you that MTN was worth a bucket load of money. The South-African telecommunications company, which owns a majority market share in many countries, has always been seen as a mega-rich giant, but today, we have found out that their valuation may…
Nigerian Startup Paystack Bought By Stripe For Record $200-Million
We have all heard of many success stories of companies that have been sold for huge amounts of money, making the founders’ instant millionaires and billionaires. Unfortunately, these kinds of stories are reserved for companies outside of Africa, with the selling of Kenyan company SendWave to World Remit being the only exception. To break this…
Apple iPhone 12 Launch Event Recap – 5G Is Here…Again
At this point in time, I think we might as well accept the fact that Apple is going to launch already-existing features and own it as if they were the brains behind it. Just over three hours ago, the Apple iPhone 12 launch event concluded, leaving us wondering: How exactly does Apple manage to keep…
Everything You Missed From The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Launch Event!
Samsung decided to excite the Galaxy fanbase even further this week as they released a more “fun” version of their Samsung Galaxy S20, the S20 FE (Fan Edition). This device is Samsung’s response to complaints from consumers that their phones are too expensive. In what seems like the umpteenth Unpacked event this year, a new,…
Tecno & Stonebwoy Announce HUGE Partnership Deal!
Mobile phone company Tecno has announced a ground-breaking partnership with dancehall superstar Stonebwoy. The company follows suit with Infinix who announced a partnership with Shatta Wale earlier this year. Tecno just launched the Camon 16 device, making this deal a very strategic one in terms of driving sales. Stonebwoy has the traction and pull…
Samsung Finally Gets A Foldable Right With The Galaxy Z Fold 2!
It seems like a while ago since the original Samsung Galaxy Z Fold was released. Despite some initial excitement, the phone was ridden with so many issues that people seemed to give up on it quickly. Fast-forward a year later to 2020 and Samsung have decided to release the second version of their foldable flagship….
The Sony PlayStation 5 Is Here! And It Looks Like An Xbox…
Sony finally ended their eternal tease by finally revealing the look of the brand new PS5 console! Despite hiding the reveal behind what seemed like hours of pointless game trailers, we finally got to see the console. Mixed in with some generic cartoonish platformers, we got announcements of a new Hitman game, Resident Evil…
Free Browsing from MTN and Opera
The well-known mobile telecommunications company; MTN in partnership with Opera, a Norwegian software company popularly known for their web browsers Opera, Opera Mini and Opera News has provided it’s users with an opportunity to browse for free – 50mb per day. Opera initially announced this free-browsing service in March, 2020, but was still in the…
iPhone SE 2 – Budget Master Or Another iPhone 8?
Despite the world being ravaged by the COVID-19 outbreak, Apple has decided to give us a new device, kind of. The iPhone SE 2 has been in the rumour mill for months and finally, we have confirmation of its existence. Check out Apple’s official press release below: “The first iPhone SE was a hit with…
OH NO! Google I/O 2020 Summit Cancelled Due To Coronavirus Outbreak!
Coronavirus has claimed another major scalp in the tech industry because Google is the latest huge company to cancel an event. Google I/O is the company’s biggest event of the year, the place where they inform all interested parties about their achievements for the previous year and announce upcoming software improvements and releases. Sadly, due…