Edward Snowden is brewing a healthy meltdown on Twitter, and from a perkiness that came from consuming a gallon of coffee, we brought you the list of nominees for the Nigerian Technology minister’s portfolio as we wait for #TheList. What else happened today?
8 startups advance to the regional finals of the HiiL SME empowerment innovation challenge
DIYLaw, mSME, Garage, BudgIT, ShopOfficer, BitsPlatform and Atikus and Justart are the eight startups that will pitch at the finals of the SME empowerment challenge for East and West Africa.
Asimmetric resumes at Highway1 accelerator program in San Francisco
Cape Town-based Asimmetric becomes the first South African startup to get into Highway1, the hardware accelerator program located in San Francisco, after it was selected to join 13 other startups at the accelerator’s Autumn program.
The internet proves it loves Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden (you’ve heard of him) just signed on to Twitter earlier today and his first tweet is asking a rather important question. He’s has been receiving a lot of Twitter love too.
VC4Africa opens up its API; window to African startups and investors
How would you like to have all relevant venture data on a sizeable number of startups and investors in Africa?
This startup is creating promotional content for others like itself
Redtown Digital is a digital content creation company that helps businesses engage better with their clients and customers via visual storytelling.
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We tried to guess the next Nigerian technology minister; and ya’ll should be worried
We gathered round the newsroom bonfire and blurted out the names of the first people who came to mind. We had a little help from a trusted old friend called coffee. Lots and lots of coffee.
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The first official images of BlackBerry PRIV [Mobiity Arena]
The BlackBerry PRIV is perhaps the most exciting smartphone to be announced by the Canadian brand in years. It is generating even more buzz than the Passport. And why not? It will run Android Lollipop and pack BlackBerry’s iconic keyboard in a slider form factor. BlackBerry has published the first official images, so you can finally see what it will look like
Nexus 5X announced with Android Marshmallow and Nexus Imprint [The Verge]
Two years after their successful collaboration on the Nexus 5, LG and Google are back with a new flagship Android smartphone: the 5.2-inch Nexus 5X. Along with the Nexus 6P from Huawei, also announced today, this new smartphone will debut in October and showcase Google’s latest Android OS, Marshmallow.
