The Global Linkup is a summary roundup of important tech news curated from around the world. On this week’s edition of the global news round-up, Tesla and Google Waymo cars crashed, Apple is working o…
Global LinkUP: Alexa goes to school
The Global Linkup is a summary roundup of important tech news curated from around the world. On this week’s edition of the global news round up, tech companies are following a 2016 Apple trend, Amazon…
Global LinkUP; Apple confirms iCloud actually uses Google Cloud
This week, Amazon paid $1 billion dollars for a startup, Apple iCloud has some amazing revelation and LinkedIn has major competition from the big boys. Read on. The startup Amazon paid $1 billion for …
Global LinkUP: How rapper 50 Cent made $8 million through bitcoin
In the news this week, there is a shocking trend of AI pornography, rapper 50 Cent netted big bucks from a long term bitcoin decision and Amazon has a new store that has no cashiers or attendants. Rea…
Global LinkUP: Apple sued for $999 billion payout
It’s the first week of a new year and Mark Zuckerberg is making resolutions like everyone. In the news this week, there’s a new deadly computer bug that isn’t exactly a bug and iPhon…
Say hello to the future as iPhone X launches in Nigeria
Nigerians have unique ways of reacting to great news, especially those that reflect a change or an improvement. For every person interested in new technology, the essence is not just buried in the nee…
Global LinkUP: Internet speed could become 1,000 times faster
It is a new day in a new month, the year is running out fast, but not as fast as internet on steroids. On the gadget front, Apple is ‘thinking outside the box’ with a foldable iphone while…
GlobalLinkUP: Google vs Apple
There was a major gadget and smartphone announcement this week from a tech company that you already know. Whether you know or not, there is a juicy angle to the gist for everyone. Buckle in. Google vs…
10 Nigerians who are big shots in Silicon Valley
There is a saying that there’s hardly a place on earth you would not find a Nigerian. Here a few of them who hold lead positions in Silicon Valley…
iPhone users will have all their personal data wiped out by April 7, if Apple does not pay a ransom
Hackers are here to stay and this time they are out for iPhone users. iPhone users risk losing all their personal data including photos, videos, and messages if the recent blackmail attempt on Apple h…
6 exceptional Nigerians who work at Apple
Before they bought Chinedu Echeruo’s startup for $1b in 2013, no one associated Nigerians with Apple. But there are exceptional Nigerians working at Apple…
In 2 years, Apps will be dead
A few weeks ago, I was invited to an ‘expert’ panel at the 2016 Mobile West Africa conference. As a faux scholar, I am always grateful for the opportunity to spend time with truly smart people. I see …
Facebook partners MyMusic to extend Music Stories to Africa
When Facebook announced the launch of “Music Stories” on 11th of May 2015, it was borne out of the intention to enable better music discovery and sharing on its platform. At that time, it was limited …
How Congolese Child Labour is powering your smartphone
In a recent report from the Amnesty International Group, there are indications that your smartphone might just be a product of thousands of children dying under harsh labour conditions in the Democrat…
Forget switching SIM cards; ‘SIMless’ phones are almost a thing now
Ever heard of a virtual SIM? well, I have. And the pioneers of this new technology are non other than the usual suspects or should I say unusual suspects this time around, Apple and Samsung, given the…
Apple Music now available for Android users in Nigeria
As promised in June during WWDC when the music streaming app was officially announced, Apple has finally made Apple Music for Android a thing. Apple Music is the Cupertino-based company’s shot a…
The iPhone 7: What we know about Apple’s next installment
The iPhone 6s, since its release, has been a ground-breaking success. The phone features 3D touch, a brand new camera and an even quicker touch ID. As impressive as this has been, much more is expecte…
TL:DR; Tidbits from the Apple event
The internet is buzzing with the Apple event, which is Apple’s annual event where major Apple announcements are made, and it might be hard for you to keep up with everything going on, so I have …
What a PR Hack means for startups
The dictionary defines hack as ‘to cut or chop with repeated and irregular blows’ and that’s exactly what PR will not do for you. This is actually a common misunderstanding that many…
Nokia confirms sale of HERE Maps unit for $3 billion
It is barely a month since we reported about Nokia contemplating the sale of HERE Maps division to a group of German carmakers. Reuters reports that the deal has finally been concluded – Nokia h…