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- 8 May 2016
5 Tips to Improve Quality of Your Skype Calls
Skype is fast becoming an integral part of a business. Users can make free and cheap calls as far as they are both registered on Skype. Besides business, it is bridging the gap between couples who…
- 28 Feb 2025
Microsoft Confirms Skype is Shutting Down
Microsoft has confirmed that Skype will shut down on May 20, 2025, with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers as the designated successor. The company said, "Skype users will be in…
- 28 Oct 2015
Telephoning with Skype to Require only Invitation, no User Account
The internet telephone and messaging service Skype has so far been limited to those with active Skype user accounts, a report said on Wednesday. “However, soon, non-members will be able to talk via…
- 2 Jun 2017
Microsoft Overhauls Skype to Compete With Snapchat, iMessage
Microsoft’s Skype helped pioneer modern video conferencing and instant messaging. But its power has taken a backseat in recent years to the convenience of communicating via nearly ubiquitous social…
- 20 Feb 2017
Telcos May Block Skype, WhatsApp Calls over Haemorrhaging Revenue
With the economic crisis in the country hitting businesses hard, telecommunication firms are opting for drastic measures to boost revenue, including moves that may block subscribers from accessing…
- 26 Jul 2016
6 Tips to Have Interesting Conversation on Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging applications like Facebook messenger, BBM, Skype, and WhatsApp have made conversation easier. Thus, forcing people to make and send less calls and text messages. In addition,…
- 18 Jan 2017
WTL Says VoLTE Will Improve Voice Traffic Growth
Despite the increasing takeover of calling and Short Message Service by over-the-top players, or apps, such as WhatsApp and Skype eating deep into voice revenue of telecommunications companies in…
- 1 Apr 2016
Microsoft Outlines Intelligence Vision, Other Innovations
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Windows and Devices Group, talked to thousands of developers about the work Microsoft Corporation is doing to aid the…
- 4 Feb 2016
Microsoft Goes Head-To-Head with Traditional UC&C Vendors in EMEA
According to a recent study by International Data Corporation (IDC), Microsoft has tripled its market share between 1Q 2011 and 2Q 2015 in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) IP PBX and…
- 26 Jun 2014
Microsoft Devices Group Unviels Affordable Smartphone Portfolio
Microsoft Devices Group unveiled the Nokia X2, the newest addition to the expanding Nokia X family of affordable smartphones designed to introduce the “next billion” people to the mobile Internet and…
- 16 Aug 2016
Cisco Boosts Business Meetings with ‘Cisco Meeting Server’
Cisco is on a mission to make collaboration simple, magical and open by enabling connections with others painless. The Company took at huge leap forward on Tuesday, announcing ‘Cisco® Meeting…
- 9 Feb 2016
Microsoft Going Head-To-Head with Cisco, Other UC&C Vendors in EMEA
According to a recent study by International Data Corporation (IDC), Microsoft has tripled its market share between 1Q 2011 and 2Q 2015 in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) IP PBX and…
- 23 Mar 2016
Microsoft Educates Non- Profits on Effective Productivity Tools
Productivity is essential in today’s world. Leading technology company, Microsoft Nigeria is unrelenting in its commitment to empower every individual and organization on the planet to achieve more.…
- 23 Feb 2016
Microsoft Lumia 550: What's In The Box
Microsoft Lumia 550, to start with, comes in a much smaller box than others more expensive in the range. Actually, Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been pointed at the low-end of the smartphone market…
- 3 Feb 2016
Three Low-Tech Valentine Hacks
Technology has been helpful in almost all spheres because it is a convenient way of doing things. However, do you know that technology can also get in the way when you are having fun with that…
- 3 Feb 2021
Why in-House R&D Often Beats Acquired Tech when it Comes to Giving Customers Great Software
By Andrew Bourne, Region Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation When it comes to choosing technology providers for their businesses, CTOs and IT leaders have two options. The first is adopting a…
- 15 Jan 2015
Microsoft Unveils Lumia 535 Dual Sim, Promises Unrivalled Experience
Microsoft has announced the availability of its globally acclaimed Lumia 535 Dual Sim 3G Smartphone in Nigeria offering five great integrated Microsoft experiences, a wide-angle 5 megapixel front…
- 19 Oct 2017
4 Great Apps for SME
By Damilola Ojo Starting and managing a business requires quite a lot of effort and as an entrepreneur, if you are looking to increase productivity and organization consider using these great apps…
- 2 Mar 2017
OSFON Counsels Telcos on Blocking OTT
The Open Source Foundation for Nigeria (OSFON) has counselled the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to look elsewhere in effort to balance their books, instead of tinkering of how to…
- 25 Jan 2017
Six Ways To Be More Productive in 2017
Is it just me, or does every year seem to go by faster than the one before? It feels like just yesterday we were kicking off 2016, and now here we are staring into the face of 2017. ‎ With…
- 13 Jul 2016
How Signal Alliance Rejigged Continental Re’s Processes with Cloud Tech
Office 365 has saved a lot of time and costs and helped improve productivity. This cloud-based software is actually more secure than on-premises platforms, said Kanma Okafor, CIO, Continental…
- 24 May 2012
Money, Expertise Coming as Investors Court CDMAs
UK based investors with Chinese roots are about to set their footprints on the Nigerian telecommunications market with a massive inflow of capital and expertise into the troubled Code Division…
- 1 Jun 2016
Xiaomi Acquires Patents from Microsoft, Eyes Entry to U.S. Market
Microsoft has agreed to transfer some patents to Xiaomi, ahead of plans by the Chinese smartphone maker to enter the U.S. and other advanced markets. The deal with Microsoft also involves Xiaomi…
- 29 Jul 2016
Top 5 Great Apps for Senior Citizens
The use of technology is not the exclusive preserve of young people because seniors are now showing interest in it. The reason for this is not farfetched due to the countless advantages it has.…
- 5 Oct 2017
4 Smart Ways To Use Tech In the Classroom
By Damilola Ojo The age of information and technology is at its peak and many are resorting to emerging technological advances to improve the quality of their lives and ease their work process. One…
- 6 Jan 2014
Cc-Hub to Build Nigeria’s 21st Century Iconic Tech Brand
In the last 15 years the world has seen the rise of technology brands that have firmly established themselves in a short space of time as 21st Century icons that have even made it into everyday…
- 6 Apr 2015
40 Fascinating Facts About Microsoft At 40
Microsoft as a software giant started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, is showing new energy lately, even as it has ventured into mobile devices. With the release of Windows 10 and a…
- 20 Mar 2015
Microsoft Introduces Lumia 430, Most Affordable Lumia smartphone
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday unlocked the promise of smartphone ownership for many more people with the introduction of Lumia 430 Dual SIM, the latest addition to its affordable range of Lumia…
- 16 Apr 2015
Microsoft Introduces Clear HD Lumia 540 Dual SIM
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled the Lumia 540 Dual SIM, designed for young, ambitious people looking for their first serious smartphone. The Lumia 540 Dual SIM features the latest Windows Phone…
- 16 Feb 2015
Microsoft to Offer N3.5m to Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
As part of its commitment to supporting the development of entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Microsoft Mobile Devices and Services would be awarding N3.5m to 5 Nigerians with brilliant…