Technology

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and U.S. militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and the reclusive state’s main ally, China. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday, South Korea’s and U.S. militaries said, defying intense pressure from the United States and …

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) says it has developed mini designs of sub-systems to enable it to launch made in Nigeria satellite by 2018. Dr Spencer Onuh, the Director, Centre for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) of the agency, disclosed this to our correspondent in Abuja. Onuh said …

The Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, has said the telecommunications company rolled out Fourth Generation (4G) wireless mobile telecommunications technology in Nigeria. Ogunsanya said in a statement in Lagos that the roll out of the technology was in partnership with ZTE, a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment/systems company. He …

NEW devices from Samsung Electronics West Africa, the Galaxy S Series, including Galaxy S8 and S8+, are getting more attention from scores of potential Nigerian users, who on daily basis pre-register to be among the first to use the devices. Already, Samsung has promised that the devices will be available …

Obinna Obioha, 31, and a Nigerian hacker has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and admitted to participating in a scheme to hack into computers and email accounts in the United States for the purpose of stealing money from American companies. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. …

A thief who swiped more than 100 mobile phones from revellers at Coachella festival in California was collared after festival-goers used tracking apps to hunt him down. When eventually apprehended by security staff, 36-year-old Reinaldo De Jesus Henao was found with a backpack filled with stolen smartphones which he had …

More bad news for Uber: one of the ride-hailing giant’s self-driving Volvo SUVs has been involved in a crash in Arizona — apparently leaving the vehicle flipped onto its side, and with damage to at least two other human-driven cars in the vicinity. The aftermath of the accident is pictured in photos and a video …

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth that times the frame rate. Matroid, a computer vision startup launching out of stealth today, enables anyone to take advantage of the information inherently embedded in video. You can build your own detector within the company’s intuitive, non-technical, web …

Unboxing the red iPhone A portion of each sale of the phones will benefit the charity, for which Apple has already raised around $130 million. This accounts for more than a quarter of the $465 million the charity has raised to help battle HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. The new iPhone joins …