TechLoy - Nigeria's Leading Technology Blog! » Ticker http://techloy.com Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Skye Bank’s Electronic Channels Will Be Unavailable For Maintenance http://techloy.com/2013/04/20/skye-banks-electronic-channels-will-be-unavailable-for-maintenance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skye-banks-electronic-channels-will-be-unavailable-for-maintenance http://techloy.com/2013/04/20/skye-banks-electronic-channels-will-be-unavailable-for-maintenance/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:55:23 +0000 Staff Writer http://techloy.com/?p=25096 One of the leading banks in Nigeria, Skye Bank has announced that it will be carrying out a scheduled system maintenance in its continued efforts to ensure improved service and functionality of its alternate channels. The maintenance expected to take place on April 21 and April 22, 2013 between the hours of 12am – 2am [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/04/20/skye-banks-electronic-channels-will-be-unavailable-for-maintenance/feed/ 0 NiRA Targets 100,000 .NG SLD Registrations By Q2 2013 http://techloy.com/2013/04/16/nira-targets-100000-ng-sld-registrations-by-q2-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nira-targets-100000-ng-sld-registrations-by-q2-2013 http://techloy.com/2013/04/16/nira-targets-100000-ng-sld-registrations-by-q2-2013/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:52:21 +0000 TechLoy Reporter http://techloy.com/?p=25054 The Nigeria Internet Registration Association of Nigeria (NiRA), official domain registrar of Nigeria’s country Top-Level domain name (ccTLD), has set a target of 100,000 .ng second-level domains registrations by the end of the second quarter or 2013, reports Technology Times. Citing the Chief Operating Officer of the registrar, Ope Odusan, the ICT newspaper said that at the [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/04/16/nira-targets-100000-ng-sld-registrations-by-q2-2013/feed/ 0 Google Launches Voice-Guided, Turn-By-Turn Navigation For Maps In Four African Countries http://techloy.com/2013/04/12/google-launches-voice-guided-turn-by-turn-navigation-for-maps-in-four-african-countries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-launches-voice-guided-turn-by-turn-navigation-for-maps-in-four-african-countries http://techloy.com/2013/04/12/google-launches-voice-guided-turn-by-turn-navigation-for-maps-in-four-african-countries/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:44:10 +0000 TechLoy Reporter http://techloy.com/?p=24954 Google has added advanced features such as voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation to its Maps in four African countries, including Kenya, Ghana, Senegal and Ivory Coast. The new features works like a GPS navigation system which provides turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic re-routing and also gives access to information about any of the thousands of cities, towns, roads, [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/04/12/google-launches-voice-guided-turn-by-turn-navigation-for-maps-in-four-african-countries/feed/ 0 Eurochannel Extends Broadcasting Reach To Sub-Saharan Africa http://techloy.com/2013/04/09/eurochannel-extends-broadcasting-reach-to-sub-saharan-africa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eurochannel-extends-broadcasting-reach-to-sub-saharan-africa http://techloy.com/2013/04/09/eurochannel-extends-broadcasting-reach-to-sub-saharan-africa/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:33:42 +0000 Staff Writer http://techloy.com/?p=24894 Eurochannel, the international TV channel dedicated to European films and series, has extended its broadcasting reach to sub-Saharan Africa via the EUTELSAT 16A satellite. According to a statement, Eurochannel’s selection of EUTELSAT 16A marks the latest step in its international expansion and comes three months after its launch into all Europe via Eutelsat, after it signed [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/04/09/eurochannel-extends-broadcasting-reach-to-sub-saharan-africa/feed/ 1 Kenya’s Safaricom Selects Gemalto’s Cloud-Based Solution For Phonebook Back-Up http://techloy.com/2013/03/27/kenyas-safaricom-selects-gemaltos-cloud-based-solution-for-phonebook-back-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kenyas-safaricom-selects-gemaltos-cloud-based-solution-for-phonebook-back-up http://techloy.com/2013/03/27/kenyas-safaricom-selects-gemaltos-cloud-based-solution-for-phonebook-back-up/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:31:31 +0000 Staff Writer http://techloy.com/?p=24784 Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has announced that Safaricom, a leading mobile operator in Africa, with over 18 million customers, is using its LinqUs Cloud Backup solution to offer mobile subscribers in Kenya a comprehensive back-up service for phonebook contacts. The solution ensures that Safaricom customers can easily protect themselves against the disruption [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/03/27/kenyas-safaricom-selects-gemaltos-cloud-based-solution-for-phonebook-back-up/feed/ 0 DStv Mobile iDrifta Gets iOS 6.1 Update http://techloy.com/2013/03/20/dstv-mobile-idrifta-gets-ios-6-1-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dstv-mobile-idrifta-gets-ios-6-1-update http://techloy.com/2013/03/20/dstv-mobile-idrifta-gets-ios-6-1-update/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:38:21 +0000 TechLoy Reporter http://techloy.com/?p=24659 South African Pay TV operator, Multichoice, has released the latest iOS 6.1 update for its DStv Mobile decoder service, the iDrifta, a mobile TV device that allows you watch TV exclusively on iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPad and the iPod Touch devices. The iDrifta offers up to 15 channels and uses the Digital Video [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/03/20/dstv-mobile-idrifta-gets-ios-6-1-update/feed/ 0 Nigeria’s SpectraNet Is World’s Most Crime-Ridden ISP – Study http://techloy.com/2013/03/19/nigerias-spectranet-is-worlds-most-crime-ridden-isp-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nigerias-spectranet-is-worlds-most-crime-ridden-isp-study http://techloy.com/2013/03/19/nigerias-spectranet-is-worlds-most-crime-ridden-isp-study/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:29:19 +0000 TechLoy Reporter http://techloy.com/?p=24651 A new research study finds that the world’s most crime-riddled Internet service provider is Nigerian-based company, SpectraNet. According to the research, 63% of site addresses hosted on SpectraNet’s servers were found to be sending spam, which represents the highest proportion among 42,201 ISPs studied by Giovane Cesar Moreira Moura, a researcher at the Centre for [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/03/19/nigerias-spectranet-is-worlds-most-crime-ridden-isp-study/feed/ 1 ICANN President Plans Major African Expansion http://techloy.com/2013/03/12/icann-president-plans-major-african-expansion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icann-president-plans-major-african-expansion http://techloy.com/2013/03/12/icann-president-plans-major-african-expansion/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:04:42 +0000 Staff Writer http://techloy.com/?p=24471 The President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Fadi Chehadé has announced plans to have six new ICANN representatives on the African continent. According to the ICANN leader, there would also be a dramatic increase in the number of accredited Domain Name Registrars in the continent. With only five accredited Registrars currently, Chehadé [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/03/12/icann-president-plans-major-african-expansion/feed/ 0 Ghana’s President Launches $10 Billion “Hope City” IT Hub Project http://techloy.com/2013/03/05/ghanas-president-launches-10-billion-hope-city-it-hub-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ghanas-president-launches-10-billion-hope-city-it-hub-project http://techloy.com/2013/03/05/ghanas-president-launches-10-billion-hope-city-it-hub-project/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:05:05 +0000 TechLoy Reporter http://techloy.com/?p=24408 Ghana’s President John Mahama has launched a project to build a $10 billion IT hub near the country’s capital, Accra, within three years, according to the BBC. Citing an investor, the BBC reports that the hub will have Africa’s tallest building, at a height of 270m (885ft) and will be built on empty land employing [...]

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]]> http://techloy.com/2013/03/05/ghanas-president-launches-10-billion-hope-city-it-hub-project/feed/ 0 Nokia’s New Location Feature, HERE Expands Its Reach http://techloy.com/2013/02/27/nokias-new-location-feature-here-expands-its-reach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nokias-new-location-feature-here-expands-its-reach http://techloy.com/2013/02/27/nokias-new-location-feature-here-expands-its-reach/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:53:06 +0000 Staff Writer http://techloy.com/?p=24230 At the Mobile World Congress 2013, Nokia announced that while HERE, its new brand for location experiences, will continue to offer first and best experiences on Lumia, HERE Maps, HERE Drive and HERE Transit would become available for non-Nokia Windows Phone smartphones in selected markets. The new HERE Maps comes with the integration of LiveSight™, [...]

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