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New devices can come with pre-installed bloatware that reduces performance and violates the privacy When you buy a new device, you expect it to come in a pristine state and work perfectly. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Devices can come with pre-installed bloatware that reduces performance and violates your privacy. “Bloatware is software you don’t want that burdens and slows down your device,” explains Daniel Markuson, a digital privacy expert at NordVPN. “These are programs that are preinstalled on new devices, come bundled with other downloads, or are injected into your system through malicious sites.” According to NordVPN’s…

Having quick access to information is something that has become a part of our daily lives, so being able to represent data in the real world in a way that is easy to understand is increasingly important. This is why there is a growing need to understand charts and how data is represented on them. Charts make it easier to present and understand complex data sets; however, because there are so many different types of charts to choose from, it can get a bit confusing understanding which is which and which is best for what. There are a variety of…

Arising from a one-day conference, participants at the 2019 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on the Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable, have called on the President Muhammadu Buhari to initiate an Executive Order to fast-track migration of digital networks in Nigeria to IPv6. A communiqué from the forum organized by DigitalSENSE Africa Media, a certified ICANN At-Large Structure) in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), identified the proposed Executive Order as a matter of urgency. Participants in the communiqué under the chairmanship of the former Institute of Software Practitioner of Nigeria (ISPON) Chief Chris Uwaje and endorsed…

Nigerian telecom regulator, NCC said it has considered it important to review the national Numbering Plan in the spirit of ensuring that the country’s telecom ecosystem is regulated in tandem with the demand of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta stated this in a remark he made yesterday during the Fourth Edition of the Information Communication Technology & Telecommunications (ICTEL) Exhibition, organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos. In the remark, Danbatta, who was represented by Ismail Adedigba, Head, Information & Reference, Consumer Affairs Bureau at NCC, disclosed that it…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday said it has always strived to ensure implementation of harmonized Right of Way (RoW) charges in state and federal government highways at the cost of N145 per linear meter. This, it noted, will encourage faster rollout of telecoms infrastructure across the country, where stakeholders have always complained of excessive charges from federal and state governments in the deployment of terrestrial fibres. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, who disclosed in a remark he made during the Fourth edition of the Information Communication Technology & Telecommunications (ICTEL) Exhibiion, organized by the Lagos…

Conscious of the fact that the services and technologies that will characterize Fourth Industrial Revolution, will ride on a robust telecommunication infrastructure, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on all stakeholders in the private and public sector to support the country deployment of a pervasive broadband network. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the call yesterday during the Fourth edition of the Information Communication Technology & Telecommunications (ICTEL) Exhibiion, organized by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Lagos. According to Danbatta, though, the telecom regulator is working tirelessly to collaborate with necessary…

The mobile ecosystem across Sub-Saharan Africa generated almost $150 billion in economic value last year, equivalent to 8.6 percent of the region’s GDP, a new study by the GSMA, published at the ‘Mobile 360 – Africa’ event being held this week in Kigali, Rwanda has revealed. The report also forecast that the region will generate almost $185 billion (9.1 per cent of GDP) by 2023. Highlights of the report: • Around 239 million people, equivalent to 23 per cent of the region’s population, use the mobile internet on a regular basis. • Smartphones accounted for 39 per cent of mobile…

A new GSMA study has revealed that the Sub-Saharan Africa region will gain more than 160 million new unique mobile subscribers by 2025, bringing the total to 623 million, representing around half of the region’s population, up from 456 million (44 percent) in 2018. With this figure, the region will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become mobile users for the first time. A huge number of this addition, according to the study, will be concentrated in high-growth markets such as Nigeria and Ethiopia. “A new generation of youthful ‘digital…

Building more connectivity in Africa With the roll out of 5G networks and other new technologies, global companies such as Huawei would continue playing a key role in information and communications technology (ICT) services, said African ICT experts. “It’s very critical to have companies like Huawei in providing services in South Africa and across Africa, as we don’t have some home-grown technologies that can roll out services as quickly, efficiently and powerfully as global players,” said Arthur Goldstuck, an ICT expert at World Wide Worx, a technology market research company in South Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa backed Chinese…

By Damilola Faustino A good number of people only think about cleaning up their phone when something starts to go wrong. Android devices are smart enough that regular maintenance isn’t necessary, but it’s still a good idea to perform a clean up every once in a while. Don’t underestimate the impact of staying digitally organized—it might just keep your phone working for longer. The trick is finding phone cleaner apps that actually live up to expectations. At best, a bad cleaner app wastes storage space; at worst, it could infect you with malware and spam you with ads. Not all…