Yahoo on Friday faced pointed questions about exactly when it knew about a cyberattack that exposed the email credentials of 500 million users, a critical issue for the company as it seeks to prevent the breach from affecting a pending takeover by Verizon. The internet company has so far not provided a clear, detailed timeline […]
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Chatter about a sale of Twitter is intensifying amid sputtering efforts to transform the one-to-many messaging platform into a profitable business. Twitter shares soared 21.45 percent Friday to close at $22.62 on unconfirmed media reports of a potential sale, with Alphabet-owned Google and Salesforce named as possible suitors. The share price gave the San Francisco-based […]
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The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Samsung Electronics West Africa Ltd. to provide full status of its compliance with the global directive of Samsung. A statement by the Head of Public Relations,CPC, Mr Abiodun Obimuyiwa, on Sunday in Abuja, said the ultimatum was in respect of the recall of the […]
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Apple Inc. fans from Sydney to Shanghai, the first customers worldwide to snap the new iPhone 7 off the shelves, cheered as they left stores on Friday brandishing their purchases, flanked by applauding sales staff. But underneath the usual fanfare, the crowds of enthusiasts and overnight campers were smaller than in past years. Some customers […]
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Samsung Electronics Co. will supply more than 400,000 new Galaxy Note 7 phablets to local stores to replace those suspected of having a battery problem, a company official said Wednesday. On Monday, about 100,000 new devices will be made available in stores, after which Samsung will supply an additional 50,000-60,000 replacement phablets each day, delivering […]
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Apple Inc unveiled its new water and dust-resistant iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras at its fall product event on Wednesday, and said a Super Mario game was coming to the new phone and Pokemon Go would feature on its upgraded Apple Watch. The excitement at the Bill Graham auditorium in San Francisco was not matched […]
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If you’re itching for a new iPhone, or curious whether Apple will finally do away for the headphone jack, the company will reveal everything you need to know about its next-generation smartphone this week, according to report from FOX. On Wednesday, September 7, the company is holding its annual fall media event in San Francisco, […]
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Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is looking to sell its software division, perhaps for as much as $10 billion, according to media reports on Friday that cited sources close to the matter. The move would include HPE shedding the operations of Autonomy Corp, a British software firm bought five years ago in an $11 billion deal that has […]
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Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO began a visit to Nigeria today. His first point of call was the Yaba technology hub in Lagos, also known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria, where he met with developers and partners . It was Zuckerberg’s first visit to Nigeria, during which he hopes to explore Nollywood. Zuckerberg is in […]
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Twitter is working on a keyword-based tool that will let people filter posts they see, giving users an effective way to block out harassing and offensive tweets, according to people familiar with the matter. The San Francisco-based company has been discussing how to implement the tool for about a year as it seeks to stem […]
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There are some internet services that are so big and powerful that you just can’t expect them to go down, even for a few moments. And apart from the likes of Google and Microsoft, social networking major Facebook is something no one would expect to crash. After all, a platform that handles more than 1.6 […]
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Apple is all set to launch its next iPhone in September. As per various reports and leaks, it’s speculated that the Cupertino-based tech giant will be doing away with the 3.5mm audio jack for the iPhone 7. And it seems that Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak doesn’t think doing that would be a good idea. “If […]
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