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 […]

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% […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Nigerian government has summoned the management of Elbit Systems, an Israeli security firm contracted to spy on Nigerian Internet users, for a meeting to explain why the contract should not be revoked after it allegedly breached a confidential agreement in the contract. The management of the Israeli company are expected to first appear before […]

According to reports from Premium Times, 47 million Nigerian Internet users are no longer safe as the Jonathan administration has awarded an Israeli firm, Elbit Systems, with headquarters in Haifa, a $40million contract to help it spy on citizens’ computers and Internet communications under the guise of intelligence gathering and national security. “Elbit Systems will […]

Leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, Samsung Electronics West Africa, has announced a date for formally unveiling the fourth generation of its flagship Galaxy S series, the Samsung Galaxy S4, in Nigeria. The device will be introduced to the Nigerian market in Lagos on May 10, 2013, at a fashion-themed show aimed at […]

Plateau State Government is set to partner with the ICT department, University of Louisiana USA in providing online information and communication technology courses. The State Commissioner for information Professor Comfort Piwuna stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria . She said that the courses will range from Certificates, Diplomas, (Bachelors, Masters […]