Under The Hoodie Under The Hoodie - Ada Nduka Oyom, DevRel Ecosystem Community Manager with Google In this edition of Under The Hoodie, Ada talks to us about her journey from humble roots and how her love for giving back has defined her career.
News Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa according to AppsFlyer & Google report The report found that the African mobile app market showed strong growth, with overall installs increasing by 41%. Nigeria showed the highest growth, with a 43% uplift, followed by 37% in South Africa, and 29% in Kenya.
News Meet the 15 Startups that made it to 6th Google Startup Accelerator The 15-list cohort brings the total number of startups that have being a part of Google's Startup Accelerator program to 82.
Spotlight Meet SpottR - The Nigerian startup looking to change global retail commerce through the power of AI SpottR aims to bridge the retail demand-supply gap by creating a seamless commerce process for stakeholders.
News How Nigerian tech companies are supporting #EndSARSProtest Police brutality and COVID-19: two viruses currently killing Nigerians. But the former is more deadly, it has killed more Nigerian youths than COVID-19.
News Orange announces the release of the cheapest 4G smartphone ever, supported by Google Orange announced the Sanza touch - an exclusive Orange smartphone and the most affordable 4G Android (Go edition) device globally. Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption
Opinion How recommendation engines work A simple guide to how Google, Facebook, Amazon and other platforms make accurate product recommendations for users.
News Shorts, a TikTok competitor by YouTube Shorts is a new short-form video experience that allows creators on YouTube shoot catchy videos with their mobile phones. It was announced on Sept. 14, 2020
News Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 could be the last set of the Accelerator programme Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 5 has been announced. Rather than the usual 12 startups selected twice a year, this cohort is a combined class of 20 startups and it could be the last cohort of the programme.
Google EXPLAINER: What is Google Lens and how to use it? Google Lens is a technology that can identify objects and give relevant feedback on them. Using Lens, you can copy contact details from a business card, translate foreign text, shop for items, even name the breed of a random dog on the road.
News Google's first Africa Developer Space launched in Lagos is free for all Google has launched its first Developer Space in Africa, in Lagos, Nigeria. The Google Developer Space would serve as a hub for Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa and can be used by members of the Africa tech community for free.
Events Highlights of the largest gathering of developers in Nigeria, DevFest 2019 DevFest Lagos is the largest gathering of developers in Nigeria. Period.
Events Ready to Step Up? Register for #DevFest Lagos 2019 #DevFest Lagos 2019 will be taking place at The Grand Atrium, Lekki, on November 2, 2019.
Google How tech giants—Google and Microsoft are driving a digital inclusion future for all #IDPD "We hope more technology companies would think accessibility-first the way they think mobile-first when building digital products".
Google GIC: Google does not believe the winner should take all The maxim, everyone is a winner, has never been more true with the first Google Impact Challenge in Africa - Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. 12 Nigerian social impact startups will share up to $1.75 million.
Google Google for Startups, how can you benefit? Google, through her products, connections and best practices wants to help startups start, grow and scale. In a company blog post written by the Vice President, Google for startups – Lisa Gevelber, Google showed
Events DevFest Lagos 2018 is themed "Digital Wellbeing", open to all GDG DevFest Lagos, the annual developer and Google tech enthusiasts conference will hold on November 3, 2018 at Zone Tech Park, Gbagada.
Kenya How significant is Google Maps' motorcycle mode to Kenya's transportation system? The motorcycle (Boda boda) sector in Kenya is a multi-billion dollar one, however, they are plagued by frequent accidents (11% of the total number of road accidents). One of such causes is unfamiliarity with the road, Google Maps' can solve that.
Google Everything Google for Nigeria plus what the media won't tell you On July 27 and 28, 2017, Google held its first Google for Nigeria event. It was a time of many firsts, as the CEO, Sundar Pichai, would be visiting Nigeria for the first
Google Can Osinbajo's visit to Google be tied to the launch of Google Station in the country? No doubt, the launch of Google Station, their public WiFi service was a major highlight at the just concluded Google for Nigeria event. This makes Nigeria the first country on the continent and
Google Google gets fined 5 billion dollars for Antitrust violation of its Android OS Long-awaited antitrust suit over Google's mobile operating system's dominance (80%) - Android comes with a $5billion fine.
Google Google is bringing SMS to the web Google is bringing texting to the web. It is making texting richer with more chat-like features like sending GIFs. This can potentially disrupt the IM market, a place where Facebook is King with many chat apps like Whatsapp and Messenger, as people find fewer uses for their chat apps.
