When avid video gamer James White lost his left arm in a grisly railway accident in London several years ago, video game developer Konami teamed up...
Technology is really evolving by the day with new innovations everyday one of which is the fact that your next mobile device could be a transformer....
By Nkem Ndem . . . From the beginning of time till date, every human effort has been geared towards one purpose: making life less difficult...
Social media giants Twitter may soon remove photos and links from its 140-character limit. For years, Twitter users have complained about the fact that link and...
A recent study reveals that more Americans are staying off the internet over privacy worries. In an age of digital insecurity, it no longer seems to...
According to multiple rumors and a newly spotted placeholder on the Google Play Developer Console, it seems that Google will be unveiling an Android VR headset...
By Nkem Ndem . . . Instagram is one of the most popular social media apps used in Nigeria at the moment. From businessmen to companies,...
Robot-fighting stuff of manga and anime is coming to a venue near you after Oakland, Calif. startup MegaBots Inc. raised $2.4 million in seed funding. According...
Runways are inconvenient, and helicopters are inefficient. Between these two statements is the quest for Vertical Takeoff and Landing, or VTOL, flying machines. Hampered for decades...
The use of unauthorised drones in the Nigerian airspace is now an offence according to a statement released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The...
There is a robot that pretends to listen to your every conversation just in a bid to keep you company. Even those who spend a large...
By Ndem Nkem . . . Nigerians have proven that Snapchat is indeed addictive! The moment you find anyone with their nose in their phone these...
Smartphones haven’t really changed in the last few years. Yes, they’re faster, have high resolution, and take better photos, but the core technology has remained relatively...
Amazon has hired Xerox PARC employee and artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Ashwin Ram to head up AI R&D for Alexa, the e-commerce behemoth’s virtual assistant. Ram...
Google today announced that it is expanding its growing fleet of self-driving test vehicles by adding 100 new minivans. That’s big news in-and-of itself, but the...
The worst fears of the astrophysics community came true today, as Japanese space telescope Hitomi (aka ASTRO-H) was officially declared dead. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)...
News that Google would soon begin testing a new mobile travel application leaked out last week, and now there are more details of what that app...
Puma has developed a robot that runs as fast as Usain Bolt. Its story is that of an epic battle. Mankind versus machine in a race...
In a bid to boost visibility, social media giants, Twitter is switching from social networking to news. Following yet another quarter of sluggish user growth, Twitter...
Flying hoverboards are set to make a debut in 2017; but before that time, in May 22, 2015, at Lake Ouareau in Quebec, Canada, to be...
By Ndem Nkem . . . Like the rest of the world, Nigerians have replaced hard-copy memos and letters with e-mails. The average person would rather...
This weekend, the internet crashed in Chile. Well, in part of Chile. An internet-beaming balloon, flown in a test flight for Google’s balloon-based internet provision service...
NASA has announced the launch of the “New Aviation Horizons” initiative, which will lead to a new generation of X-planes that are fuelled by greener energy,...
Research has revealed that Pluto’s haze varies in brightness. Scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission team are learning more about the structure and behavior of Pluto’s...
Artificial Intelligence is now being used to fight wildlife poaching. Humans tend to do pretty terrible things to the environment. And those who go about illegally...
In the race for virtual-reality dominance, Sony’s PlayStation is about to win a critical lap to take VR to mainstream: In October 2016, its VR headset...
The Solar Impulse 2 is resuming round the world trips as it takes to the skies just in time for Earth Day. Solar Impulse 2 officially...
Apple is finally getting around to adding web previews for tvOS apps — correcting this rather baffling and prolonged omission. The addition was first noticed by...
Tech giants Google has announced that it is leading the charge in 360-degree content again, by adding live 360-degree video on YouTube. The feature will be...
The founder of Skype and the chairman of Nokia have both heavily invested in an Helsinki-based food delivery app Wolt by investing $11 million in the...
Tech gianst Microsoft has unveiled its new Artificial Intelligence entity known as Captionbot. You’d think that after its last AI chat bot fiasco, Microsoft would’ve learned...
Tech giant Apple has announced the arrival of a new green-initiative known as “Apps For Earth” to coincide with Earth Day next week. The project aims...
Smartphone-makers Huawei is bringing more options to virtual reality by breaking into the market with a new Huawei VR game headset. Announced today in Shanghai, the...
Yahoo has recently been trimming down its digital media business, with the closure of several of its online magazines, but other verticals – including eSports –...
Facebook has announced the launch of a 17-lens 3D VR camera thus inventing its own virtual reality camera from scratch and open sourcing it so people...
In what is seen as a viable collaboration, Slidebox is bringing its photo-management app to Android. The new application called Slidebox aims to help Android users...
Very soon, you may be able to touch to buy — literally using you fingerprints as currency in Japan. Capitalizing upon its status as one of...
Russia’s shooting for the moon again, and if successful, this will be the first time Russia has returned to the moon since it first beat the...
An American billionaire is attempting to create life for humans on space. Robert Bigelow—low-key billionaire, space entrepreneur, avowed believer in extraterrestrials—has invited us into this warehouse...
The internet has its limitations despite all its advantages, one of which are the presence of online trolls whose responsibility is to target others by posting abusive, threatening,...
The FBI is now using augmented reality to watch America. The US sky is a public resource, and full of vital information. To make sure airplanes...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that in the next five years, the social media platform will be mostly video. It’s no secret that live video...
There is a new app in town that lets you express your feelings with video memes.The new app is launching to see if video can step...
In what seems to be an exciting development, Facebook is now using Artificial Intelligence to translate photos for the blind. AI will now be used to...
Instant messaging platform Whatsapp has initiated a non-stop encryption for users who’ll be happy to know that everything they do on the app is now protected. “From now...
A research recently carried out by scientists reveals that an infertile mice can conceive with 3D ovaries. Over the years it has been discovered that women’s...
Technology is surrounding us; its surface is becoming more complex, pliable and familiar to the eye. Virtual reality is no longer creeping into the mainstream: It’s...
A team of scientists has discovered the fossil of a 305 million-year-old arachnid, revealing more about the early origins of modern-day spiders. The new species, named...
The hard stance government of North Korea run by Kim Jong-un has this week begun to block access to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other websites in...
WWE is bodyslamming its way on to your smartphone screens, thanks to a new multiyear partnership with Snapchat. The wrestling coverage will kick off with footage...