Instagram owner Meta launches threads app to rival Twitter
Businessam
July 5, 2023
Facebook owner Meta is launching its new app to rival Twitter and says it will go live on Thursday. The app, which is called Threads and is available for pre-order on the Apple App Store, will be linked to Instagram. Screengrabs show a dashboard that looks similar to Twitter. Meta describes Threads as a “text […]
Clickatell launches new product to enable brands interact with customers on chat apps
Wale AmeenApril 14, 2021
Wale Ameen Online Editor Chat commerce and communications startup, Clickatell has announced the launch of a new product called Chat Flow which enables organizations to easily create, edit, test and mange Chat Commerce communications across multiple channels. Chat Flow according to the company, is designed as a web-based workflow building and management tool that […]
Stemming N120bn capital flight on foreign software patronage
Omobayo AzeezJanuary 6, 2020
Technologies with foreign origins dominate the Nigerian space at the expense of the growth of the local tech industry in a process that robs the economy huge sums annually. This is a trend experts believe must be fought by local authorities and other players alike. OMOBAYO AZEEZ reports. The pejorative, albeit factual, general notion […]
‘SSA needs more 4G investment to accommodate 80m new LTE users’
Omobayo AzeezNovember 28, 2019
By Omobayo Azeez Telecommunications experts have underscored the need for operators in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to scale up investment on provision of 4G LTE connectivity. This is borne out of a projection that by 2025, over 80 million new users are going to join the long term evolution mode of connectivity in the region. Experts […]
Apple starts app development program in China as it looks to grow its service business
Businessam StaffJuly 10, 2019
Apple Inc has started a program in Shanghai to help Chinese developers create apps as part of the iPhone maker’s efforts to build out its services business in one of its most critical overseas markets. The program, will hold lectures, workshops and networking sessions for developers regularly, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. […]
Apple set to rev up competition in foldable phone market by 2021
Kenneth AforJuly 4, 2019
By Kenneth Afor The foldable phone market is preparing for a rev up by 2021 as global phone maker, Apple, gets set to begin production of its own version of the device following approval on Tuesday by United States Patent and Trademark office allowing it to being production. Currently only South Korean phone maker, Samsung, […]
Samsung Electronics says no anticipated shipping date yet for Galaxy Fold
Businessam StaffMay 7, 2019
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it cannot confirm the shipping date for its foldable device Galaxy Fold yet and apologized to its pre-order customers in the United States for the delay. The world’s top smartphone maker delayed global sales of the splashy $1,980 foldable phone after reviewers discovered problems with its display, dealing a setback […]
Samsung and Apple are losing ground to Huawei because their phones are too expensive, research shows
Businessam StaffFebruary 21, 2019
Samsung and Apple are increasingly losing their share of the smartphone market to China’s Huawei, according to new research, with consumers put off by the high price tags attached to their premium models. Market data released by tech research firm Gartner Thursday showed Huawei’s share of the smartphone market climbed to almost 15 percent in […]
Microsoft ‘Kaizala Pro’ now available in Nigeria
Justice OkamgbaAugust 9, 2018
Microsoft’s latest mobile offering, Kaizala Pro, a mobile app for large secure group communications and field staff management is now commercially available in Nigeria. business a.m learnt that the Microsoft Kaizala is a mobile app that improves the way businesses communicate and collaborate. It is designed for large group communication, workflow management, reporting and analytics, […]
Paylater, mobile credit app, supplements loan growth in Nigeria with $17m in 2018
Businessam StaffAugust 2, 2018
Paylater, one of Nigeria’s technology platforms, says it has advanced over $17 million as credit to Nigerians in 2018 just as it celebrates one million downloads of its application. The tech company said the growth in the number of downloads is supported by a strong early adoption of its bill payments and investments features. “We […]