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Bharti Airtel is currently attacking Globacom, Dangote (Alheri Engineering) and seven others for 9mobile, formerly the local unit of Etisalat , as bankers push to complete a sale by December 31. The Custodian assembled that Abraaj Capital, Africa Capital Alliance, Carlyle Group, Centricus Capital and Africell , Helios Towers, Smile Telecoms Holdings and Teleology Holdings are the companies seriously bidding to takeover   9Mobile by year-end, the bidding process is being handled by Barclays Africa. 9mobile is being sold after regulators saved the company from collapse when both an investment fund and Etisalat left the country in June following the default of a $1.2 billion loan. Market Experts expected that the battle for the humanity of 9Mobile rest confidently between Globacom and Airtel because of their financial war chest and experiences in the Nigerian market should either be successful in the proposal; the additional connections may see them overtake MTN as ma...

Today, YouTube released its annual Rewind. This is basically a list viewing back at the most-watched videos for the year in South Africa and globally. Through YouTube’s release, it is perfect that in 2017 South Africans turned to the platform for entertainment as the top 5 most watched videos were all entertainment videos.  Topping the list was local artist Bhizer with 2017’s smash hit Gobisiqolo . Next up was another South African artist – Prince Kaybee with Charlotte (Ft Lady Zamar) and Sun-EL Musician – Akanamali feat. Samthing Soweto   was the third most watched video by South Africans this year. The top trending videos for 2017 are based on views, shares, comments, likes and more. YouTube Rewind brings together the biggest music, trends, memes, and characters from 2017 featuring today’s biggest YouTube stars and mainstream personalities, this year’s list of top trending videos represents the amazing variety of creativity brought to YouTube each day.

Amazon prime video on Apple Tv is finally a device. In a world of fenced gardens, it’s customer    who suffer from a lack of choices. And today, they're set to get more options for their video consumption desires. To recollect, back at WWDC 2017, Apple had revealed that Amazon Prime Video will be coming to Apple TV as well as the TV app. The former has come to pass today. First spotted on the iOS App Store, the Amazon Prime Video app for iOS had established an update today that brought it to version 5.0. The change log  clearly mentions Amazon prime video on Apple Tv is a finally an item. In a world of fenced gardens, it's that users will now be able to watch Amazon Prime Video on their Apple TV directly, if they download the separate tvOS app - meant for Apple TV 3rd Generation and later set-top boxes. Now, a few hours later, the Amazon Prime Video app for tvOS has gone live on the keen tvOS App Store, with users across the world reporti...

Lenovo project plans to use artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and VR to develop more than just new devices. COO of Lenovo, Amar Babu, Asia Pacific and head of its PC and smart devices group in the region,said the company is investing heavily to build AI, AR and VR to create new business solutions around the technologies. He said the company wants to grow its mobile business even further: for the past two years Lenovo sold more phones than PCs. Babu also mentioned opportunities in the shared workspace area, which has taken off lately, and is developing products enabling people to work in a collaborative environment in a very easy way. Lenovo recently introduced a smart hub allowing users to start a conference call with the push of a button, and build strong workplace collaboration across different offices and platforms.

Facebook has said it will teach and support over 50,000 students, small businesses and creative entrepreneurs across Nigeria in 2018  Ms Ebele Okobi, Facebook’s public policy Director, Africa during a news briefing in Lagos, said that the training would be through a series of digital skills, as well as long-term impact programmes. Okobi said that the trainings and support was Facebook’s initiative in its ambition to drive innovation, skills development and economic impact in Nigeria. According to her, Facebook would be incorporating a series of high profile partnerships, training programmes and a physical space that will serve as a centre for learning and skill development. She said our investments and commitments announced in Lagos today further reflect our intent to partner with Nigeria’s policy makers and its vibrant tech and entrepreneurial eco-system to create economic opportunity and independence in Nigeria and across Africa.

This is a discipline of using manufactured or created components to enhance any sort of entertainment experience. Traditionally, entertainment technology is derived from theatrical stagecraft, and stagecraft is an important subset of the discipline. However, the rise of new types and venues for entertainment, as well as rapidly advancing technological development, has increased the range and scope of its practice. Entertainment Technology includes; scenery fabrication, properties, costume, lighting, sound, video, show control, automation, animatronic, interactive environments and computer simulation. Entertainment technology has expanded time and space over the centuries, preserving performances for future generation and allowing them to be seen far away from the performance venue. The next generation of technology promises to deliver to audience an ever-more-lifelike screen images, to give filmmakers and photographers alike more flexibility at less cost, to take audie...

Facebook on Monday unveiled a version of its Messenger application for children, aimed at enabling kids under 12 to connect with others under parental supervision. Messenger Kids is being rolled out for Apple iOS mobile devices in the United States on a test basis as a stand-alone video chat and messaging app.  Loren Cheng , product manager said the social network leader is offering Messenger Kids because there is a need for a messaging app that lets kids connect with people they love but also has the level of parents control. Facebook said that the new app, with no adverts or in-app purchases, is aimed at 6- to 12-year-olds. It enables parents to control the contact list and does not allow children to connect with anyone their parent does not approve. Facebook’s rules require that children be at least 13 to create an account, but many are believed to get around the restrictions, Cheng added that data from children would not be used for advert profiles and that the applic...