The launch will showcase the new multi-faceted space which aims to bring together communities to collaborate, learn, and exchange ideas LAGOS, Nigeria, May 22, 2018/ — As part of its commitment and ongoing investment in Africa, Facebook (www.Facebook.com) today unveiled NG_Hub in Lagos, Nigeria – its first flagship community hub space …
Read More »APO Group and Africa Tech Now join forces in Las Vegas to strengthen Africa’s visibility as the next Digital and Innovation hub
From January 9-12, over 170,000 technology aficionados including start-ups, key tech influencers, industry leaders and government officials will converge at the technology and innovation mecca in Las Vegas LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 25, 2017/ — The leader in media relations in Africa and Middle East, APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), and the Africa Tech Now(www.AfricaTechNow.com) …
Read More »Groundbreaking module LARA-R3121: designed specifically for the Internet of Things
Thalwil, Switzerland – NOV 7 2016 – u-blox (SIX: UBXN), a leading global provider of modules and chips in the area of embedded positioning and wireless communications, today announced the module LARA-R3121 presented. It is a new module that an LTE Cat 1 single-mode modem and a GNSS (Global Navigation …
Read More »Shop for the Opp to be a Mymero Mobile APP Game Star on Kickstarter!
Kickstarter is the hip place to shop for music, fashion, technology and with Mymero mobile app card game by Floris de Vries, to be a gaming star. Watch leading millennial Floris de Vries and Generation Xer Michel Vaillancourt’s discussion of medieval and techno music, mobile app development, gaming, steampunk culture, entrepreneurship and …
Read More »#JusticeMatters social media campaign to mark 17 July, Day of International Criminal Justice
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 4, 2016 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a new #JusticeMatters social media campaign from 1 to 17 July, the Day of International Criminal Justice, including a Facebook photo contest. Participants are invited to submit photos, to ask their networks to like and share …
Read More »African Developers Impress at Facebook Annual F8 Conference
Facebook announced at its annual F8 developer conference, held in San Francisco on April 12 – 13, 2016, their partnership with several African developers to launch products and include them in beta testing for the global market. 10-year-old Panashe Jere was one of the most celebrated African developer in the …
Read More »We are Different Offline Because of Social Media
Approval, fame, friendship and admiration are a few things that online social media users want. Apps like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Brigade, Quora, and Twitter take up so much time in many people’s lives. Users glance and interact regularly even while walking, biking, having a face to face conversation and (please no!) …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcome their daughter Max, Mark pledges to give away 99% of Facebook’s shares holdings
Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Facebook and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan welcomed the birth of their daughter Maxima and on this occasion Mark pledged to give away 99% of the Facebook’s shares over a period of time. This would be a new initiative to what Mark calls as the …
Read More »What are State-Sponsored Actors?
There’s something new about Facebook in October 2015. Their systems sends warnings to particular users that they might be in the process of being hacked by a third party system. These messages basically suggest that these users might me the target of “state-sponsored actors”. The phrase “state-sponsored actors” can be confusing …
Read More »Facebook M Assistant – Your Perfect Girl Friday?
Are you a human and want a cool job? Apply to be a virtual assistant’s assistant. Facebook “M’s” to be exact! Together you might become the best Girl Friday ever. Everything in the world once imagined, now seems possible and with the advancement of technology, it is possible to get …
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