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- 2 Nov 2014
Airtel Discloses Its iPhone 6 Offer to Nigerians
Airtel Nigeria has led the way announcing that Nigerians can begin to pre-register for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus at www.alwayson.ng/iphone, from last week. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus…
- 10 Sept 2014
MasterCard Works with Apple to Integrate Apple Pay
Apple has unveiled Apple Pay that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch for everyday purchases. MasterCard built the foundation for secure…
- 2 Oct 2016
Tecno Shows Technology Brilliance in Phantom 6 & 6 Plus
With the release of the new Tecno Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus smartphones, Tecno has shown that it has not taken its foot off the pedal in bringing very competitive smartphones to mobile consumers…
- 11 Sept 2015
Apple Heads to Nigeria with New iPad, iPhone 6
The global media is abuzz with the news of the new products launched at Apple’s event last night. The products announced, the bigger than ever iPad Pro and the stunning new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s…
- 10 Jan 2015
Sales of Smartphones Rise 20% in 3Q 2014
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to Gartner. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million units.…
- 16 Dec 2014
Gartner Says Sales of Smartphones Grew 20% in Q3 of 2014
Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. However, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million…
- 16 Sept 2016
5 Essential Things to Consider Before Buying New iPhone
Apple, famed for sophisticated phones, is at it again with the launch of the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus which are the mobile phones of the moment. As expected, it was launched by Apple with so…
- 27 May 2015
Apple IStore Discloses Plans for Jumia's Mobile week
Apple iStore, has announced its special participation in Jumia’s Mobile Week Megathon, the only mobile sale of mega-size in Nigeria, taking place from 1-7 June. iStore and Jumia partnered to offer…
- 21 Mar 2018
Matrix to Launch Sale of Pre-Owned Devices
Smartphone penetration is set to receive a big boost in Nigeria as Matrix, a foremost telecoms company, is on the verge of offering access to a suite of high-end smartphones for millions of…
- 28 Mar 2018
Matrix Begins Sales of Aforrdable Pre-Owned iPhones Nationwide
Matrix Certified Pre-Owned, pioneer of Trade-In services in the Nigerian mobile industry, has officially rolled out a wide range of pre-owned iPhones, providing access to high-end devices for…
- 28 Apr 2015
Huawei, Lenovo Top 83% MEA Smartphone Market Growth in 2014
Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa saw unprecedented year-on-year growth of 83% in 2014, as Huawei and Lenovo made significant improvements during the time, according to - Q4 2014…
- 16 Feb 2017
Gartner Says Global Sales of Smartphones Grew 7% in 4Q of 2016
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 432 million units in the fourth quarter of 2016, a 7 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. The fourth quarter…
- 13 Nov 2015
Smartphone 3Q15’s 355.2m Shipments is 2nd Highest Level in S/Quarter
According to the latest preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million smartphones worldwide in…
- 29 Oct 2015
Huawei Mid-To-High Smartphones Lift Shipments to 60%
Huawei once again focused its efforts on the mid-to-high range as nearly a third of the quarterly shipments were in this price range. Huawei shipped 26.5 million units, up an impressive 60.9% from…
- 18 Nov 2015
Huawei Records Highest Growth in Mobile Phone, Smartphone Sales in Q3
Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. Global sales of smartphones to end users…
- 31 May 2015
Jumia/MTN 1st Megathon Week Begins Today
At about 12am today, Jumia, Nigeria’s leading online shop unveiled one of its biggest sale of the year, dubbed ‘the Biggest Mobile Sales Ever’ of the retail industry in Nigeria. Supported by MTN and…
- 26 May 2015
Jumia/MTN 1st Megathon Week Attracts Global Mobile Devices OEMs
Jumia, Nigeria’s leading online shop and in a few days will be unveiling one of its biggest sale of the year, dubbed ‘the Biggest Mobile Sales Ever’ of the retail industry in Nigeria. Supported by…
- 8 Oct 2014
Google Releases News & Weather App for iOS
Google has ported over its news and weather app from Android to the iOS world. The app dubbed simply Google News & Weather displays the current weather and latest general news headlines on its…
- 14 Sept 2015
MEA Tablet Market Posts Flat Growth, 2-in-1 Devices Gain in Popularity
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market (which includes 2-in-1 devices) posted flat growth of 0.3% year on year in Q2 2015, according to the latest figures released by International Data…
- 14 Jul 2024
WhatsApp to Deactivate Support for Certain Phone Models over Incompatibility
WhatsApp has announced that it will no longer be supported on a variety of phone models starting from the summer of 2024. This decision affects a significant number of devices from popular brands…
- 2 May 2016
Smartphone Market Face Challenges Despite 5 Chinese Vendors Top Table
According to the latest preliminary release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in…
- 4 Sept 2017
Huawei Unveils Faster Phone Chip
Huawei aims to use artificial intelligence-powered features such as instant image recognition to take on rivals Samsung and Apple when it launches its new flagship phone next month, a top executive…
- 8 Mar 2016
Smile Redefines Call Roaming, Others with VoLTE
Nigeria's network subscribers are now closer to perfect phone calls with the introduction of ‎two 4G LTE innovations by Smile Communications Nigeria (Smile Nigeria). The operator is the first in…
- Telecom18 Aug 2026
7 Ways You Already Use AI Every Day Without Realising It, Plus a Bonus Tool Every Nigerian Should Know
Many of us treat AI like a suspicious new neighbour. We greet it carefully, watch it from the window and warn the children about it. Meanwhile the same neighbour has been helping us all along, unlocking our phones, catching scam emails before they land, and warning us about traffic before we leave the house. If you own a smartphone in Nigeria, you already use artificial intelligence every day.