Apple on Wednesday announced that workers will start boarding its futuristic new “spaceship” campus in Silicon Valley in April, fulfilling a vision set out by late founder Steve Jobs. The process of moving more than 12,000 people to a new campus that Jobs envisioned as a “center for creativity and collaboration” was expected to continue … Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with President Abdelaziz Boutef. The topics to be discussed at this meeting are mainly expected to be around security, immigration and economic relations. Merkel last visited Algeria in 2008. It is her first visit to Africa … Read more
Ghana’s smartphone network Airtel, on Friday presented the first cash prize of GH¢10,000 to a lucky subscriber in its ongoing “Wo Mmere Nie” promotion in Kumasi. The winner, Eric Nuete Mensah, a transport agent based in Accra, is the first customer to receive the first cash prize of the weekly draws of the 90-day promotion. … Read more
The arrest of Samsung Group scion Jay Y. Lee on bribery charges could hamper decisions on strategic investments and acquisitions at the sprawling conglomerate, insiders and former executives say, even with strong leadership at its many businesses. Although business at flagship Samsung Electronics (005930. KS) is humming along, big calls will need to be made … Read more
Apple Inc will in the coming months start assembling its lower-priced iPhone SE models at a contract manufacturer’s plant in the southern Indian technology hub of Bengaluru, an industry source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday. Apple’s Taiwanese manufacturing partner Wistron Corp is setting up a plant in Bengaluru to focus solely … Read more
The billionaire South Korean heir to the Samsung empire has been arrested over $40million bribery claims – and is being held in prison, it has emerged. Lee Jae-Yong, who normally lives in a $4million mansion in the capital Seoul, is being held in a cell with a mattress on the floor after being detained on … Read more
The heir of South Korean giant Samsung was arrested Friday as part of a probe into corruption and influence-peddling that caused President Park Geun-Hye to be impeached. “It is acknowledged that it is necessary to arrest (Lee Jae-Yong) in light of a newly added criminal charge and new evidence,” a court spokesman said in a … Read more
Snapchat’s corporate parent seeks to raise more than $2 billion for the fast-growing social media group in the tech sector’s largest public offering in nearly three years, documents filed Thursday showed. Outlining the financial details of its initial public offering (IPO), Snap Inc. said it expects net proceeds of some $2 billion. It will offer … Read more
The days of charging your phone for free may be gone, at least in one cafe in Vienna. Tired of clients plugging their devices for hours, cafe owner Galina Pokorny now charges €1 ($1.06; £0.85) for those who take too long charging. “Tourists – always electricity, electricity, electricity. Sorry but who is going to pay … Read more
Airtel, the Smartphone Network has partnered premier digital foodstuff marketing and distribution company, Jaarno to offer Airtel’s high value customers the convenience of shopping for locally grown food items online at a discount. With this partnership, Airtel Premier customers will be able to shop on Jaarno’s convenient digital market place anytime, anywhere whilst enjoying up … Read more
Tech gadgets have no doubt made our daily activities easier. It seems technology has an answer for everything. However, what you should know is that for everything that has advantages, also has its disadvantages. In this case, the disadvantage or side effect of technology is its negative impact it is having on your health. Unfortunately, … Read more
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy group said on Wednesday. Over the year as a whole, the Chinese maker saw its sales leap by 26.7 percent, while the South Korean … Read more
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy group said on Wednesday. Over the year as a whole, the Chinese maker saw its sales leap by 26.7 percent, while the South Korean … Read more
Donald Trump’s White House was in crisis mode following the resignation of a top aide, as it emerged the president knew for weeks about Michael Flynn’s controversial Kremlin contacts before deciding to act. Questions were swirling on several other fronts: a possible ethics breach by another top advisor, and the president’s alleged use of an … Read more
The first and the oldest model Nokia phone – Nokia 3310 will be coming your way soonest as Nokia is set to relaunch the grand phone of all phones. HMD Global, the company behind Nokia-branded devices, has confirmed its presence at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) in March, 2017. HMD Global is a Finnish company … Read more
Two US senators have requested details on President Donald Trump’s smartphone security, saying he could jeopardize national secrets if he is still using his old handset, as some reports say. “Did Trump receive a secured, encrypted smartphone for his personal use on or before Jan. 20? If so, is he using it?,” said a tweet … Read more
Airtel, the Smartphone Network has being ranked one of the top two Most Influential telecommunications companies on Social Media in the latest rankings released by the Ghana Social Media Rankings (GSMR). The Company ranked the highest and most influential in the 2015 rankings released in 2016 and top two in the 2016 rankings released this … Read more
Nokia will re-launch the 3310, perhaps the best-loved and most resilient phone in history. The phone, originally released in 2000 and in many ways beginning the modern age of mobiles, will be sold as a way of getting lots of battery life in a nearly indestructible body. The new incarnation of the old 3310 will … Read more
Airtel, the Smartphone Network has being ranked one of the top two Most Influential telecommunications companies on Social Media in the latest rankings released by the Ghana Social Media Rankings (GSMR). The Company ranked the highest and most influential in the 2015 rankings released in 2016 and top two in the 2016 rankings released this … Read more
South Korean prosecutors said on Sunday they would question the Samsung heir again as part of a probe into a corruption and influence-peddling scandal that caused President Park Geun-Hye to be impeached. Lee Jae-Yong, Samsung Electronics vice chairman and the son of the Samsung group boss Lee Kun-Hee, has been quizzed several times over his … Read more