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- 1 Feb 2023
Sophos Discovers Fake Apps Found on Apple’s App Store Used by Cybercriminals for CryptoRom Schemes
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, on Wednesday released new findings on CryptoRom scams—elaborate financial fraud schemes that prey on and trick dating…
- 24 Jun 2025
Kaspersky Discovers SparkKitty a New Trojan Spy on App Store and Google Play
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty which targets smartphones on iOS and Android. It sends images from an infected phone and information about the device to the…
- 14 Feb 2025
TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as Trump Delays Ban
TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be…
- 11 Dec 2017
Huawei Brings its own App Store to Africa
Chinese hardware manufacturer Huawei has created its own app store, and all new devices coming into the country will come with it pre-installed. The company says the Huawei mobile service platform…
- 18 Nov 2017
Modex Announces World’s First Blockchain App Store
By peter oluka Modex has announced the launch of world’s first App Store for Blockchain. The Modex Smart Contract Marketplace, according to Mihai Ivascu, the CEO, will be launched through an Initial…
- 7 Oct 2016
YouTube Kids App Opens for Download on Google Play, App Store
Like most Nigerian parents, you love helping your kids learn new things about the world. For instance, you spend a lot of time with them on YouTube, watching videos that interest them, skipping…
- 29 Apr 2026
Apple Introduces New App Store Subscription Model Allowing 12-Month Payment Plan
Apple has introduced a new subscription payment option on its App Store that allows users to pay for auto-renewable subscriptions on a monthly basis while committing to a 12-month plan. Apple The…
- 12 Aug 2025
Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Apple Over Alleged App Store Bias Favoring ChatGPT
The worlds richest man, Elon Musk has accused Apple of violating antitrust laws and threatened legal action over the way his X social media platform and Grok artificial intelligence tool are ranked…
- 26 Mar 2013
Web Manuals Reader for iPad now Available on App Store
Web Manuals Sweden AB, the leader in digitizing manuals for the aviation industry, is delighted to announce the launch of their Web Manuals Reader for iPad on App Store. Enabling control, compliance…
- 25 Sept 2025
Microsoft Merges Business-focused AI App Stores
Microsoft has combined the separate marketplaces for its artificial intelligence tools aimed at businesses into one offering, it said on Thursday. It previously offered tools for software developers,…
- 27 Mar 2013
Bokupon now Available on the Apple App Store, Others
Fusion Blocks Management, Inc. has taken the wrapper of its Bokupon (Plenty Coupon) for Nigeria, a location-based money-saving mobile coupon/discount app for the Blackberry, iPhone and Android…
- 29 Jul 2013
Nearly 80% of Manufacturers to Develop Mobile Apps in 2013, Study Shows
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Manufacturing Insights has announced the availability of a new report, “Business Strategy: Looking Forward to the Corporate Application Store”. The report…
- 14 Jun 2021
Google Yanks Off Adamu Garba’s Social Media App from Play Store
Google, popular search engine, has deleted Adamu Garba’s Crowwe social media app from Play Store. Adamu Garba Garba, who was formerly a presidential aspirant, created the application as an imitation…
- 14 Feb 2012
Nokia Drives Locally Relevant Apps on Nokia Store
Mr. Olumide Balogun, Nokia’s Services Manager for Ecosystem Developer Experience (EDX) has said that there are over 177 publishers of applications on Nokia Store with more than one million downloads…
- 25 Nov 2013
ESKIMI, NOKIA Nigeria Launch New App on Nokia Store
ESKIMI, one of the largest social media and entertainment platforms counting 14 million members, partnered with NOKIA to launch a new Eskimi app for Asha device range. The new application can now be…
- 1 Nov 2018
Arik Air Launches New Mobile App
Arik Air has announced the launch of a new Mobile App. A statement from the management said the new app is “Free to download on Google Play Store and IOS App Store,” adding that the App presents…
- 10 Oct 2024
Consumer Tips for Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Sophos
In the mood of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Christopher Budd, Director Sophos X-Ops, has compiled some tips for staying secure online. Below is a detailed guide on how to stay secure in today’s…
- 26 Nov 2014
Folorunso, Nigerian Develops New App, Zion Quest to Help Users Memorize Scripture
Femi Folorunso, a Nigerian native and Computer Science graduate of Adekunle Ajasin University, has developed a new smartphone app called Zion Quest, a Christian adventure game intended to win…
- 22 May 2014
MallforAfrica Emerges Highest Rated App for African Audience
MallforAfrica.com, a new lifestyle mobile application has debuted as the 3rd highest-ranking lifestyle App on the Apple App Store. By this rating, the MallforAfrica App has emerged as the highest…
- 12 Aug 2014
Jumia App Launches on Windows Phone
Jumia Nigeria’s e-Commerce giant has launched its new app on windows app store for customers to get unlimited shopping experience on the largest online store in Nigeria. The app launch will accord…
- 1 Nov 2016
ntel’s VOXHD App now Available on Google Play Store
ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has launched its VOXHD application on Google Play Store The Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) application allow customers who have 4G/LTE devices supported…
- 12 Jun 2023
Africa Among Top-3 Regions Prone to Mobile Financial Scam
Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region.…
- 1 Oct 2020
Poppin App Ranks among Top Creative Nigerian Apps by Apple
In a bid to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th-year independence, Apple is putting the spotlight on their top picks of creative and entertaining apps and games on their app store that was developed in Nigeria.…
- 11 Dec 2015
Sophos Releases Scaring 2016 Cyber Security Predictions
In the ever changing and increasingly complex landscape of cyber security, Sophos experts offer their top predictions for 2016: Android Threats Will Become More Than Just Headline-Grabbers…
- 24 Feb 2022
Mobile Malware Attacks Decline in Africa in 2021
While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region, as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on…
- 11 Dec 2022
Kuda’s Upgraded App Consistent with Improving Customer Experience
Kuda recently upgraded its app with new features for customers to have more access to financial products and services to enable its customers to do more including investments and UK-to-Nigeria…
- 4 Apr 2024
Google Sues Crypto Scammers for Defrauding Thousands of People with Fake Apps on PlayStore
Google is filing a lawsuit against two app developers accused of using the Google Play Store to distribute deceptive investment and trading apps. These apps, fished out by Google, although disguised…
- 28 Feb 2023
Kaspersky Discovered 200,000 new Mobile Banking Trojan Installers in 2022
Kaspersky experts discovered nearly 200,000 new mobile banking Trojans, marking a two-fold increase from the previous year's figures. This alarming surge in the number of mobile banking Trojans is…
- 22 Sept 2023
Truecaller Unveils Brand Identity Features to Curb Fraud
Truecaller has announced a corporate rebranding and launch of a brand new app icon that will be instantly recognisable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The taming of the new brand…
- 12 Jan 2017
Nigerians Should Be Proactive on IT Security, Education - ESET Boss
Mr. Olufemi Ake, country manager, ESET (Nigeria and Ghana), has said that competent approach among internet users in the country, particularly on information and communication technology (ICT) will…