Microsoft and the FBI say they have taken down a sophisticated ring of cybercriminals responsible for over $500 million in financial fraud. The software giant said Wednesday that it successfully disrupted more than 1,000 networks of computers infected with “malware.” “This cooperative action is part of a growing proactive effort by both the public and […]

Huawei has unveiled what it says is the world’s thinnest smartphone. The Android-based Ascend P6 is 6.18mm thick and is also unusual in that it has a 5 megapixel front camera for “high quality” self-portraits. The Chinese firm has said it expects the handset to do “miracles” for its brand. One analyst praised its […]

New measures to curb soaring levels of mobile phone theft worldwide are to be tested in New York and San Francisco. Prosecutors will test measures on Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to measure effectiveness against common tactics used by thieves. Various cities across the world have called on manufacturers to do more to […]

An initiative to bring internet access to the “next five billion” people has been launched by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The social network has teamed up with Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Qualcomm and Samsung, among others, to lower the cost of mobile data. The group said it wanted to help those in developing countries to […]

From this weekend, users will no longer need to own a Blackberry device to access its BBM messaging service. Blackberry has confirmed BBM will be available as a free download for Apple and Android devices but not for Windows phones. The move comes as the Wall Street Journal reports that Blackberry will lay off 40% […]

Samsung tablets have edged out iPads for the first time in JD Power’s biannual customer-satisfaction survey, although some observers say the results don’t quite add up. Samsung topped JD Power’s rankings with a score of 835 out of 1,000, narrowly beating out Apple’s 833. Amazon was third in customer satisfaction at 826, followed by Asus […]

MultiChoice, a partner of DSTV has commissioned a world class e-learning resource centre for students in 10 public secondary schools in Plateau State. The e-learning facilities were unveiled at one of the centres in Government Secondary school West of Mines Jos during the commissioning of the laboratory. The e-learning project, according to Mr Timothy Okwu, […]

Plateau state will be the first state in the country to switch from analogue terrestrial television system onto digital. The National Broadcasting Commission announced that the switch will take place by June 17 this year. Justifying the reason for choosing Jos Plateau as the first city for the switch, Mr Emeka Mba […]

Users of smartphones are poised to face the challenge of data slowdown as more people acquire the device.  The infrastructure set up by operators will not be able to cope with the recent surge in demand for data by users. Smartphone owners use a lot more data than the normal phone users and this will […]