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Apple could stop making new iPhone Mini models by 2022, top analyst says
Apple’s 2022 iPhones could come in four different models with significantly improved cameras, TFI analyst Ming-Chi…
Coinbase stock whipsaws after landmark Nasdaq debut
Coinbase shares whipsawed Thursday morning, a day after the cryptocurrency exchange went public in a …
Nikola, Iveco & OGE Sign Preliminary Hydrogen Distribution Agreement
Truckmaker Iveco, electric and hydrogen vehicle maker Nikola and German gas network operator OGE said on Wednesday…
Mastercard, Uber Extend Partnership
Uber and Mastercard have extended their partnership with a new strategic initiative focusing on digital payments…
Online Transactions Rise By 99% To N22.77tn
The value of transactions carried out online by bank customers jumped to N22.77tn in March 2021, the latest data…
Apple Will Launch New Products On April 20
Apple is set to host its first product launch of the year next week, and it's expected to announce updates to its…
Cryptocurrency Market Now Worth $2tn – Report
The cryptocurrency market has grown exponentially in 2021 and is now worth a staggering $2.0 trillion as it…
Europeans Want Digital Euro To Be Private, Safe And Cheap: ECB Survey
Euro zone citizens expect the European Central Bank’s proposed digital euro to be private, safe and cheap, an ECB…
Toshiba CEO Steps Down, Shares Surge On Bidding War Expectations
Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC…
Buying Diamonds In Lockdown? WhatsApp Can Be Your Best Friend
As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to…
Coinbase Listing Marks Latest Step In Crypto’s March To The Mainstream
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a…
HP Seizes 54,000 Nigeria Counterfeit Products, Largest In EMEA
In the past year, the HP Anti-Counterfeiting and Fraud team stopped the potential sale of 54,000 counterfeit toner…
Microsoft In Discussions To Buy Nuance Communications: Report
Technology giant Microsoft is in advanced discussions to buy the US group Nuance Communications, which specializes…
No Going Back On NIN, SIM Verification, Says Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, yesterday, said Federal Government would not go…
Twitter Chooses Ghana To Grow Its African Presence
Twitter has opened its first African office in Ghana to grow its African presence.
The company is actively…
Appzone Secures $10m Series A, Biggest Investment Led By Nigerian VC
Nigerian-founded venture capital firm CardinalStone Capital Advisers is leading a $10 million Series A funding…
Kyari Excited As Train Delivers Gas Pipes For For $2.8bn AKK Project
For the first since its take-off last year, the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project…
White House To Zero In On Chip Shortage In Meeting With Company Officials
Senior White House officials will meet on Monday with top executives from nearly 20 major companies to discuss a…
Smartphone Shipments In China In March Increase 67.7%: CAICT
Shipments of smartphones within China increased 67.7% year-on-year to 35.5 million handsets in March, the China…
Huawei To Reduce Reliance On Advanced Process Techniques
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies will invest more in businesses that are less reliant on…
Firm Drives Home Rentals With Artificial Intelligence
Digital Landlord Nigeria Limited said it has adopted the use of artificial intelligence to drive rentals of its…
Electricity Generation Falls To 3,922MW, 11 Plants Idle
Electricity generation in the country fell below the 4,000 megawatts mark on Sunday as 11 plants were idle, even as…
MTN, Banks Meet Tuesday, customers Reconnected To USSD
MTN customers have been reconnected to banking channels after commercial banks had blocked them from using their…
Chinese Tech Start-Ups Pull IPO Plans As Beijing Tightens Scrutiny
A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups are cancelling plans to list on Nasdaq-style markets at home with some…
MTN, Banks Working On Sustainable USSD Pricing Model
MTN Nigeria has said that it is currently engaging the banking community to align on a longer-term pricing…
HP Seizes Over 4.5m Counterfeit Products In 2020 — Official
The HP Anti-Counterfeiting and Fraud (ACF) team said it confiscated over 4.5 million fraudulent print products,…
The Guy Who Started The GameStop Mania Will Soon Be Chairman Of The Board
George Sherman may still be the CEO of meme stock poster child GameStop. But it looks like Chewy co-founder Ryan…
Biden faces key test on EV battery Trade Dispute
U.S. President Joe Biden faces a Sunday deadline to decide whether to intervene in a trade dispute between two…
Volkswagen Loses $125 Million Fine Appeal For Emissions Breach In Australia:…
Australian competition regulator said on Friday the federal court dismissed Volkswagen’s appeal against a record…
Strong March Pushes Airbus Quarterly Deliveries Higher
Airbus reported slightly higher deliveries in the first quarter with 125 aircraft handed over to airlines after a…