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Apple buys a company every three to four weeks

Posted by Tech Berg - February 24, 2021

Apple has acquired about 100 companies over the last six years, the company’s Chief Executive Tim Cook has revealed. That works out at a company every three to four weeks,…

MTN Ghana announces GH¢1.3bn profit

Posted by Tech Berg - February 24, 2021

Mobile telecommunication leader, MTN Ghana recorded a profit of GH¢1.3 billion last year, about 38.4% year-on-year growth. According to its 2020 Financial Statement, total revenue was however GH¢6 billion, 16.4%…

Analysts Predict 12% Growth in IoT Semiconductor by 2025

Posted by Tech Berg - February 24, 2021

IoT Analytics, a provider of market insights and competitive intelligence for the Internet of Things (IoT) has estimated that semiconductors are strongly outperforming technology sector. Key findings of the research…

Metro fibre networks in Nigeria account for 25% of sector’s infrastructure,says NCC

Posted by Tech Berg - February 24, 2021

Metro fibre concentrations networks in Nigeria account for less than 25 per cent of the total fibre distances in the country, a report has revealed. The networks are concentrated in…

Telecoms Investment Grew by $42bn in Six Years, Says NCC

Posted by Tech Berg - February 23, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that telecoms investment grew from about $38 billion in 2015 to over $70 billion currently., attributing the growth to an efficient regulation by…

Samsung launches One UI 3.1 update with new and improved features

Posted by Tech Berg - February 23, 2021

The tech giant has started rolling out its new software patch to certain regions, and the update makes features from Galaxy S21 devices available on other devices, such as the…

Spotify Sets to launch in 85 new markets

Posted by Tech Berg - February 23, 2021

While digital music streaming platforms continue to see growth, the world’s leading audio streaming and media services provider Spotify announces a major global expansion for its streaming service. It is…

South Africa’s unemployment rate increases by 1.7%

Posted by Tech Berg - February 23, 2021

South Africa’s unemployment rate increased by 1.7 percentage points to an unprecedented 32.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared from 30.8 percent in the previous quarter. This is…

Huawei to cut phone production by over half in 2021,says Report

Posted by Tech Berg - February 22, 2021

Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly told suppliers that smartphone production will drop by about 60 per cent in 2021. According to Nikkei Asia, citing people familiar with the matter,…

Morocco considers launching central bank digital currency

Posted by Tech Berg - February 22, 2021

Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), is considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to CoinDesk. The financial website reported recently that BAM has set up a committee…

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