The creator of a hugely popular video-sharing app has announced it is branching out into making smartphones.
TikTok is the fastest-growing social media app, with about 500 million regular users.
The app, which lets people post 15-sec…
Truecaller, a service that helps users screen robocalls, has rolled out an update to its app in India, its largest market, after a previous software release covertly signed up an unspecified number of users to its payments service.
A nu…
Chinese telecoms firm Huawei saw a sharp jump in revenue in the first half of the year but warned of "difficulties ahead".
The US blacklisted the firm in May, restricting its ability to trade with US companies.
Company revenue jumped…
A team of bug-hunters at Google have shared details of five flaws in Apple's iMessage software that could make its devices vulnerable to attack.
In one case, the researchers said the vulnerability was so severe that the only way to resc…
Africa’s mobile phone industry has in recent times been dominated by Transsion, a Shenzhen-based company that is little known outside the African continent and is gearing up for an initial public offering in China. Now, its Chinese peer Vi…
Nokia showcases 5G potential in Nigeria, reiterates commitment to supporting operators and enterprises
Nokia is hosting a series of Innovation Days in Lagos to showcase how 5G technology can transform the way people live and work as wel…
Spanish News Company Uses Augmented Reality Alien Character to Engage Elementary School Students in Global Learning
Students of the digital era are preparing themselves for an increasingly connected world, which enables them to work fro…
3M Company and Saint-Gobain Abrasives Inc. and their respective affiliates have settled a long-standing patent dispute in Europe that related to paint spraying technology and included infringement actions brought by 3M under several Europe…
Earlier this month, TechCrunch held its inaugural Mobility Sessions event, where leading mobility-focused auto companies, startups, executives and thought leaders joined us to discuss all things autonomous vehicle technology, micromobility…
On-demand parking app SpotHero wants to be ready for the day when autonomous vehicles are ubiquitous. Its strategy: target the human-driven car-sharing fleets today.
The Chicago-based company, which has operations in San Francisco, …
A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3m (£2.4m) to become world champion of the computer game Fortnite.
It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m shared amongst the winners.
Kyle Giersdorf, 16, won the so…
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — sometimes described as “the most accurate Apple analyst in the world” — has written a new note to investors saying that the three iPhones expected to launch in 2020 will feature support for 5G. In previous Kuo…
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When it comes to VC, vehicles, and startups, Africa’s ride-hail markets are becoming a multi-wheeled and global affair.
The big players such as Uber and Bolt are competing in Kampala and Nairobi—where in addition to car-service—they of…
Now that Samsung has announced that it has made changes to the Galaxy Fold and will rerelease it this September, the next question is: should anybody trust it enough to buy it? We can’t really answer that question until we review it (again…
Lately, I’ve started to notice more and more moments when I’m squinting at a screen and thinking, “The text here sure is tricky to read. Wonder when they made it so small?”
It’s not just the need for reading glasses that can make you …
Apple is apparently moving on from its infamous butterfly keyboard. According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors), the company will introduce a scissor-switch keyboard design in its 16-inch MacBook Pro, which is expected to go on…
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Britain’s Vodafone will separate its mobile masts in Europe into a new company worth upwards of 18 billion euros ($20 billion) with a view to listing a minority stake.
Announcing the plan on Friday, Vodafone said the move would unlock v…
This picture taken on November 6, 2018 shows a Chinese and US flag at a booth during the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
Samsung is taking a second stab at launching a folding smarphone.
In April, the compan…
WhatsApp has amassed more than 400 million users in India, the instant messaging app confirmed today, reaffirming its gigantic reach in its biggest market.
Amitabh Kant, CEO of highly-influential local think-tank Niti Aayog, revealed…
The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner set to earn more prize money than Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic won as Wimbledon champions.
Forty million players attempted to qualify ove…
Recognizing the importance of a high-speed network connection in modern lifestyle, Huawei a mobile technology company has introduced a device called the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) dual-sim smartphones.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Ag…
Mobile operator Three says it will offer 5G on all its new and existing tariffs at no extra cost, when it launches its next-generation service.
Existing customers will be able to use 5G at no extra cost - if they have a compatible hands…
The center has the latest equipments and focuses on the promotion of esports in Africa through tournaments and esport players training for international competitions
Paradise Game (ParadiseGame.net) Center officially opened its…
LG Chem (KRX: 051910) announced on 25th that it will host the 2nd Global Innovation Contest (GIC) for leading universities and research institutions worldwide.
Being the first of its kind in Korean chemical industry, Global Innovation C…
Global IoT security solution aims to safeguard critical data both on device and network level, in particular for the automotive industry
Thales, a global leader in digital security, and Tata Communications, a leading global digital infr…
A French inventor has failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered flyboard.
Franky Zapata, a former jet-ski champion, had been hoping to cross from northern France to southern England in just 20 minutes.
But t…
Virgin Media has pledged to offer internet download speeds of at least 1Gbps to 15 million homes by the end of 2021.
That represents about half of all UK households - and double the fastest speed the company currently advertises.
But…
The man who came up with Twitter's retweet button has likened it to "handing a four-year-old a loaded weapon", in an interview with BuzzFeed.
Developer Chris Wetherell said no-one at Twitter had anticipated how it would alter the way pe…
Facebook has used artificial intelligence (AI) to map 300,000 miles of previously unmapped roads in Thailand and made the results available to the public.
The project had been completed in 18 months, less than half the time it would hav…
Some drivers on popular ride-hailing apps in Singapore have been caught hacking or using modified versions of the apps to increase passenger fares and their earnings.
The New Paper website said it had found "a thriving online community …
Facebook has admitted that it was "rocked to its very foundations" by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook's head of global affairs, Sir Nick Clegg, told the BBC that it was fair to say the company "hadn't done enough" in the past.…
Hundreds of subtly different adverts featuring Boris Johnson have been run on Facebook since he became the UK's new prime minister.
Facebook's advert library shows that the Conservatives have been testing a variety of subtly different m…
O2 has announced it plans to turn on its 5G mobile network in October.
It intends to launch the next-generation service in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London, Slough and Leeds and then expand to a total of 50 towns and cities by summer…
AT&T Inc (T.N) exceeded analyst expectations on Wednesday for net wireless subscribers who pay a monthly bill, as it eked out some growth in a saturated market and continued to bundle media content from Time Warner into new wireless plans.…
As mentioned earlier, there's been big news from the US on the future of Silicon Valley - the Department of Justice (DoJ) is going to investigate large tech firms like Facebook, Google and Amazon to see if they are just too big.
The BBC…
The communications manager of Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O'Mara has resigned in a flurry of angry tweets published on the MP's own Twitter account.
Gareth Arnold - a member of Mr O'Mara's constituency staff - accused him of showing "inex…
A man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a "sophisticated and malicious" cyber attack against Lancaster University.
Student records, phone numbers and ID documents were accessed in the hack, and bogus invoices sent to underg…
At an event this week in Nigeria, Google introduced Gallery Go, a photo management and editing tool designed for offline use. The new offering joins a suite of Google apps created specifically for users in development markets, where solid …
The US Justice Department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms, examining whether they are unfairly restricting competition.
The DoJ did not name any firms, but companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Appl…
New innovations in financial IT solutions are opening several opportunities for finance decision-makers in Africa. But realising the full value of these innovations will require leadership and vision.
Earlier this year, the financial pl…
Jaguar’s 322km/h, 441kW performance sedan lowers the fastest Nürburgring time for a four-door production car to 7min 18.361sec on 20.6km Nordschleife lap
Project 8 development driver Vincent Radermecker returns to legendary German cir…
Get ready for a British Trump: The UK will shortly have a new prime minister after the Conservative Party membership overwhelmingly voted to elect Boris Johnson as their new party leader, passing over his sole rival for the post, Jeremy H…
The UK gambling watchdog has told MPs that it does not currently oversee the purchase of in-game content like Fifa player packs and video game loot boxes.
This is because there is no official way to monetise what is inside them.
A pr…
A decision on whether controversial Chinese firm Huawei should be excluded from the rollout of 5G mobile phone networks in the UK has been postponed.
Culture secretary Jeremy Wright said the government is "not yet in a position" to deci…
Credit score agency Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700m (£561m) as part of a settlement with a US regulator following a data breach in 2017.
The Federal Trade Commission had alleged the Atlanta-based firm failed to take reasonable ste…
The personal data of students and applicants has been stolen in a "sophisticated and malicious" phishing attack at Lancaster University.
Officials said the information had been used to send bogus invoices to undergraduate applicants.
…
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], the Chinese company put on a U.S. black list because of national security concerns, secretly helped North Korea build and maintain its commercial wireless network, the Washington Post reported on Monday…
Elon Musk says he wants a new 10km (six-mile) vacuum tunnel for his futuristic Hyperloop - ready for next year's speed-record competition.
Hyperloop aims to transport people in high-speed pods in underground tubes.
Mr Musk tweeted hi…