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20 Things Facebook Could Have Bought For $16 Billion Instead Of WhatsApp
February 23, 2014 | konknaijaboy
It’s no news that Giant social media network Facebook purchased the Instant Messaging app WhatsAppfor a whooping $16 billion (actually $19b in total). That’s really huge. For fun, we decided to share with you other things that Facebook would have … Read More
Anti-Climax as Bitflux Wins 2.3Ghz Spectrum Auction, beats Globacom
February 22, 2014 | konknaijaboy
It was an anti-climax in a very transparent exercise filled with suspense as Bitflux, a consortium made up of VDT Communications and Superflux Group, won the 2.3 Ghz spectrum licence auctioned by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), beating auction favourites, … Read More
Better Telecoms Services Coming as Broadband Council Launches Campaign
February 21, 2014 | konknaijaboy
The Broadband Council has launched an awareness campaign that will communicate the transformational benefits of broadband to all Nigerians to encourage its use and adoption. The Campaign tagged ‘’Connected Nigeria, Connected Nigerians’’ will raise awareness of the transformational benefits of … Read More
Airbus shows off A350 at big Asian airshow
February 10, 2014 | konknaijaboy
SINGAPORE (AP) — Airbus showed off its new wide-body A350 on Monday ahead of Asia’s biggest airshow, sending a signal the jet’s delivery schedule is on track and stepping up its battle with Boeing for the lucrative long-haul market.
No Cars Allowed: Big Cities Look to Curb Vehicles for Good
February 3, 2014 | konknaijaboy
Germany, home of the high-speed autobahn, is perhaps one of the few countries that has had as intense a love affair with the automobile as the U.S. But in an effort to go green, the country’s second-largest city is studying … Read More
General Electric Invests $350m In Nigeria’s Power Sector
February 2, 2014 | konknaijaboy
Trade and Investment Minister, Dr Olusegun Aganga Friday said General Electric has signed a deal with a Nigerian bank to invest $350 million in Nigeria’s power sector.
According to the minister, the deal between the US conglomerate and Stanbic Bank … Read More
