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- 30 Mar 2021
Sony Pictures Partners MTN to Launch ‘Sony One’ App
Sony Pictures Television (“SPT”) has announced the launch of ‘Sony One’ – an app platform developed in association with MTN, the leading ICT company in Nigeria. Sony One provides a selection of SPT…
- 19 May 2013
Sony Looks to Nigeria, Unveils Multifaceted Expansion Plans
Sony, the leading consumer electronics and entertainment brand has unveiled its extensive blueprint for expansion across the African continent. Defined by a rigorous 360 degree immersion plan, Sony…
- 2 Oct 2022
Sony Partners Kontakt Pro to Launch Cinema Line Cameras in Nigeria
Sony Middle East and Africa in collaboration with Kontakt Pro Nigeria Ltd., has held the first launch and exhibition of Sony’s cinema line cameras in Nigeria. The event, which took place in Lagos…
- 12 Oct 2023
Sony Targets African Entertainment Start-ups with $10m Fund
Sony Group Corporation has established the Sony Innovation Fund: Africa, which is able to invest $10 million in seed to early-stage entertainment sector start-ups across the continent. The fund will…
- 8 Oct 2014
Sony Develops Transparent Lens Eyewear "SmartEyeglass"
Sony Corporation ("Sony") has development of "SmartEyeglass," transparent lens eyewear that connects with compatible smartphones to superimpose information such as text, symbols, and images, onto the…
- 4 May 2010
Sony Entertainment Television Presents HD TV to Winner
Sony Entertainment Television; a premium channel on the DStv bouquet has presented the winner of the Amazing Grace competition, Oluwatosin Cole with a Sony Bravia HD TV Set. While making the…
- 12 Apr 2010
Sony to Hit Nigerian Market with Motion Controller in September
Sony has concluded arrangement to hit the Nigerian ICT market with its highly anticipated motion controller for its playstation three console in September 2010, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now…
- 4 Apr 2015
Sony Acquires OnLive Streaming Game Service
Sony, in a bid to beef up its PlayStation Now service, is acquiring OnLive's patents for an undisclosed sum. OnLive hoped to change the video game industry by removing the need for expensive…
- 18 Oct 2014
Sony Commercializes World's Highest Sensitivity Image Sensor
Sony Corporation has announces the commercialization of the "IMX224MQV" CMOS image sensor for automotive cameras, which boasts the world's highest sensitivity levels*1 of any image sensor of its…
- 2 Jun 2008
Sony Ericsson Takes Style, Design to WAFRITEL.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International will be flaunting all its latest mobile handset style and design at the 8 th West African International Telecommunications and Information…
- 19 Jun 2012
Sony Confirms support for 4th BFMA in Nairobi
Sony, Japan-based audio visual equipment manufacturer, has confirmed it will be joining Africa’s media professionals, broadcasters and film-makers at the Broadcast, Film and Music Africa (BFMA)…
- 21 Jan 2017
Sony Music Sees Big Growth in Nigeria Streaming Market
Sony Music Entertainment sees big growth prospects for music streaming in Nigeria, thanks to falling internet data costs and a large, growing population, a senior executive told Reuters. Music…
- 28 Feb 2024
Sony Lays off 900 Employees in it’s PlayStation
Sony has layed off 8per cent of its PlayStation employees globally, amounting to approximately 900 people. In addition to cuts in the US and Japan, the gaming giant said this would mean closing…
- 17 Oct 2013
Sony Mobile Rolling Out Xperia OS Upgrades
Sony Mobile has started pushing a maintenance update for the Xperia Z1 & Xperia Z Ultra smartphones. Along with performance and stability tweaks and improvements, for the Xperia Z1, they've…
- 22 Jun 2012
Sony VAIO Makes Nigerian Debut
Sony, the leading consumer electronics brand has announced the launch of its VAIO line-up of notebook computers in Nigeria. The new VAIO E Series, a range of notebooks that blend exceptional design…
- 5 Mar 2024
TECNO Breaks Ground with PolarAce Imaging System Featuring Sony Chip at MWC 2024
In a seismic shift in the mobile technology landscape, TECNO made waves at the 2024 Mobile World Congress (MWC) by unveiling its groundbreaking PolarAce Imaging System, featuring the cutting-edge…
- 27 Sept 2012
MasterCard, Flying Dove in Retail Collaboration to Support Cashless Nigeria
MasterCard has announced its first collaborative relationship with a local Nigerian retailer, Flying Dove Limited, authorized distributors for Sony Corporation and owners and operators of Sony…
- 7 Nov 2018
AMP Condoles Odogwu Family, Says Africa Lost a Worthy Son
Anioma Media Professionals (AMP) has offered its condolences to the family of Chief Sony Iwedike Odogwu, the Ide Ahaba who passed at 91. A statement signed by Messrs. Hugo Odiogor and Ken Ugbechie,…
- 21 Jul 2015
Samsung World's Thinnest Tablets Come with Fingerprint Scanners
Samsung, South Korean tech giant, has announced Galaxy Tab S2 range of flagship tablets, which have taken away the title of world's thinnest tablet from iPad Air 2, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, and Dell…
- 22 Apr 2016
Samsung, Other Virtual Reality Hardware to Push Market Above $2Bn in 2016
Worldwide shipments of Virtual Reality (VR) hardware will skyrocket in 2016, with total volumes reaching 9.6 million units. Led by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, and Oculus, the category…
- 14 May 2013
Scalability, Interface Offer 2go’s Uniqueness- Herson
Marc was previously an Executive in Residence at Softbank Capital in Boston; and a Partner at Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa. Prior to that Marc was with SONY BMG and Bertelsmann AG in New York and…
- 29 Apr 2013
Efficient Bandwidth Drives Cloud Computing- John
Sony Mathew John is a senior research analyst with International Data Corporation (IDC) Middle East, Turkey, and Africa and is responsible for conducting research on IT services and contributing to…
- 5 Aug 2025
IFC Strengthens Support for Africa’s Creative Economy with Investment in Filmmakers Market
To enhance access to production services in Africa’s film and entertainment industry, IFC announced an investment into Filmmakers Mart (FMM), Africa’s first integrated digital production platform.…
- 22 Apr 2016
‘CNN Marketplace Africa’ Explores Nigerian Music Industry
This week, ‘CNN Marketplace Africa’ explores the Nigerian music industry, which is increasingly generating both revenue and recognition worldwide. By 2019, Pricewaterhouse Coopers predicts that…
- 27 May 2014
Jumia Says Win A Trip to 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Jumia, Nigeria’s topmost online retailer is back with another exciting offer for the upcoming world cup. Jumia is giving everyone an opportunity to celebrate during the world cup season with a free…
- 8 Jan 2015
Smart TVs Give Smartphone OS A Second Chance- IDC
On Monday 5 January, prior to the event's opening day, CES 2015 in Las Vegas hosted a series of press events by some of the biggest Asian consumer electronics companies, in which they set out some of…
- 24 Apr 2013
Gamers to Dump GOH for Smartphone, Tablet-IDC
International Data Corporation (IDC), premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology…
- 7 Dec 2021
Cybersafe Foundation Trains NITRA Members on Cybersecurity Awareness & Risks Mitigation
With billions of devices now online, new threats pop-up every second with more people becoming susceptible to attacks. To this end, Cybersafe Foundation, a cyber-security awareness organization in…
- 8 Dec 2008
D-Link Surveillance Camera Wins International Award
D-Link, the end-to-end provider of network solutions for consumers and business last week, announced that it received the prestigious International Forum (iF) 2009 Product Design Award for its…
- 26 May 2016
Boost for Consumer IT Virtual Reality Reveals Ecosystem Growth
Virtual reality (VR) is an increasingly hot topic at technology events, government meetings and consumer entertainment events, injecting a boost of much needed excitement into consumer IT and…