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  Global PC and printer giant HP Inc has issued a worldwide voluntary recall of 50,000 Lithium-ion batteries sold as accessories or used as replacements through HP or an authorised HP service provider over the danger of fire and overheating. This includes affected devices shipped between December 2015 and December 2017. “The quality and safety of all HP products is our top priority. We recently learned that batteries provided by one of our suppliers for certain notebook computers and mobile workstations present a potential safety concern,” the company wrote in a blog post on Friday. “We are taking immediate action…

  By Kester Omu Ahead of this year’s Mobile World Congress scheduled to hold between 26 February – 1 March 2018 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, the organizer of the annual event, GSMA has confirmed that the Chairman of the FCC Ajit Pai and President of World Bank Dr. Jim Yong Kim are among the keynote speakers. “We have an amazing show lined up for 2018, across the conference, the exhibition and the many programmes and events that comprise Mobile World Congress,” said Michael O’Hara, Chief Marketing Officer, GSMA. “Attendees will have the opportunity to experience many new elements…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (EPPAN) has voted Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, the Chief Executive Officer of Medallion Communications Limited, Nigeria’s premier technology company offering public and private interconnection services through its carrier and data centre neutral exchange points in Lagos, as the ‘Person of the Year’ for 2017. The umbrella body representing the Nigerian e-payment industry and its body of stakeholders, noted that Ikechukwu was voted ‘Person of the Year’ for 2017, given Medallion’s potentials in transforming the telecommunication industry with cutting edge solutions, that have a wider impact on financial services in Nigeria.…

By Martin Ekpeke Online ticketing startup, PayPass and Releaf, an agri-tech startup fuelling the sales of agricultural commodities with its digital trading marketplace have been listed among the twelve technology startups to watch out for in 2018. According to Disrupt Africa, these two startups were selected among the twelve because they are solving local problems with truly inspiring solutions. Disrupt Africa noted that PayPass has witnessed impressive growth since its launch in May of this year, with over 2,400 people using the platform and more than 60 events listed. PayPass has designed a portal where users can create their…

  Facebook owned mobile messaging application, Whatsapp has decided to drop support for some older version of phones, becoming from today being December 31st, 2017. The older platforms include ‘BlackBerry OS’, ‘BlackBerry 10’, ‘Windows Phone 8.0’ and older platforms. Whatsapp believes these platforms no longer offer the kind of capabilities the messaging app need to expand its app’s features in the future. “We will no longer actively develop for these platforms, some features may stop functioning at any time,” WhatsApp said. It recommended thatto continue using Whatsapp,  an upgrade to newer version like Android running OS 4.0+, iPhone running iOS…

  Engr. Zayyan Tambari Yabo, a Nigerian and indigene of Sokoto State has emerged as the Secretary General of recently founded Africa Liquified Petroleum Gas Association. Tambari’s emergence followed a decision by liquefied petroleum gas stakeholders from Africa to form an umbrella association to promote the growth and development of the LPG sector for both domestic and industrial usage. In fact, the new association was founded in February 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa at the sidelines of ARGUS Media Africa LPG Conference. ARGUS Media is a renowned United Kingdom based global energy consulting firm. At the conference, liquefied petroleum…

  Pan-African Information and Communications Technology company, CWG Plc recently organized what it described as ‘Year End Workshop’ for her Finacle customers in Nigeria, as part of its strategic thrust of strengthening partnership with them ahead for 2018. In a statement issued by Moradeke Akintola, Support Manager, Financial Services Sector at CWG, the largest System Integration Company in Nigeria noted that, most importantly, the essence of the workshop was to share with their esteemed customers some End-of-Year strategies to employ, adding that the workshop affords both CWG and the banks using Finacle the opportunity to rub minds on common challenges and…

Cumbersome software do not have a place in contact centers. The processes are fast-paced enough–and if a piece of tech leaves agents tinkering instead of calling, then it’s not doing its job.  If a piece of software fails to show its value, it will get thrown out. If there’s a piece of tech that does its job well, it’s the predictive dialer system. Companies that have inside sales agents and other phone-based professions face complex challenges, a major one of which is squeezing in more production in so little time. Each minute, each second, counts. Hiccups in workflow can…

OyaOya has announced the pilot go live of its commodity trading marketplace on www.oyaoya.com to connect the commodity ecosystem across Nigeria and Africa. The OyaOya platform rides on cutting-edge technology to connect four essential components together in a seamless and efficient flow – a marketplace for vendors to present their products, customers to select a product, commodity transporters and an escrow payment system for secure transactions. Chief Executive Officer, OyaOya, Khalil Halilu announced the pilot run of the marketplace on www.oyaoya.com with 3,000+ registered vendors already saying that it opens Africa’s first Commodity on Demand hub leveraging technology to…

  Huawei’s sub-brand Honor on Wednesday announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently-launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark. Huawei’s sub-brand Honor on Wednesday announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently-launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark. “X-series including Honor 4X, Honor5X, Honor 6X and Honor 7X have achieved over 40 million unit sales in the global market with the Honor 7X being recognised as the best-seller during the Christmas week sales on Amazon.in,” the company said in a statement. The handset maker also said that…