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The Rise of Killer Smartphones

It seems Nigerians, like most Americans, are missing out on an interesting revolution happening out there in the smart phone universe. But then, if you stood on a rail track with your Beats headphones on and oblivious of the rushing train, does it make you safer? Or maybe an ostrich, with its head planted in […]

Posted 20 August 2015 † dejiolowe § Business § Mobile § Nigeria § Piscalux ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

50,412,559 Nigerians on the Internet

The reality is, I’m not much better than the armchair consultants I ranted about. Some months ago I wrote that Nigeria doesn’t have more than 17M internet users. I did my calculation based on MTN’s year end result and extrapolated that for the whole industry. Please read paragraph 5 of page 50 of the MTN […]

Posted 13 November 2013 † dejiolowe § Business § Mobile § Nigeria ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Prevent message read status on Blackberry Messenger

That Blackberry share market is having a free fall faster than a rollercoaster is not news. That Blackberry is eating Nokia’s lunch in some markets, such as in Nigeria, is no news either. It is also no secret that the number one feature that makes the Blackberry sticky is the Blackberry Messenger; quite a lot […]

Posted 07 July 2011 † dejiolowe § Mobile ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: