SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Google on Wednesday rolled out a music service for smartphones and tablets powered by its free Android software, in a challenge to streaming radio firms such as Pandora and Spotify. The launch of Google Play All Access came at the kickoff of a packed developers conference, which features a range of [...]
Samsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in one second. The South Korean giant said the test had witnessed data transmission of more than one gigabyte per second over a distance of two kilometres. The new technology, which will [...]
Ace comic actor, Hafiz Oyetoro spoke with GBENRO ADESINA about the challenges he faced before his breakthrough How far have you gone with your Ph.D programme at the University of Ibadan (UI)? I am still on it. This is my second year. I am currently doing some field work. I hope to round off the [...]
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Music stars Omawumi Mgbele, Waje, M.I and Naeto C have been unveiled as new brand ambassadors for the telecommunication giant, Globacom, P.M.NEWS can reveal. This ends speculations about who and who would make up the new set of entertainers to represent the fastest growing network, just as some old ambassadors were dropped. Other [...]
Few weeks after the introduction of Mobile Number Portability, MNP, in Nigeria, subscribers have been complaining about the hitches experienced in porting. Speaking with P.M.NEWS Business Week, Adesola Adekunle, a civil servant lamented over the delay and hitches he encountered when he wanted to switch to a new service provider ’’ I was expecting the [...]
Stakeholders in the IT industry have unanimously called for the review of legal documents in Nigeria to protect owners’ intellectual property (IP) as well as rebuild confidence of critical thinkers and innovators. Adeolu Majekodunmi, small & medium solutions & partner director, Microsoft Anglophone West Africa, said that due to the ineffectual legal document , IT [...]
India’s top telecoms company Bharti Airtel said Thursday its net quarterly profit halved in its final financial quarter to March, hit by fierce competition and punishing interest charges. Consolidated net profit for the three months to March tumbled to 5.08 billion rupees ($94 million), down from 10.06 billion rupees in the same period a year [...]
