Man Proposes To Girlfriend Using 99 iPhones, She Says No

Romance takes many shapes and forms, and in the case of a young man in China, his idea of romance is to woo the girl of his dreams by buying 99 iPhone handsets. Now before you think that this is a man with a lot of money who can easily splash that much cash, think again. Apparently he spent two years’ worth of salary just to buy all the iPhones.

MTN Launches N10 Recharge Cards in Nigeria

Nigeria- MTN Subscribers will as from Friday have the opportunity to recharge their phones for as low as N10, according to a statement from The Chief Marketing Officer of MTN, Bayo Adekanmbi, on Thursday.

The initiative, to be launched in Kano, was to ensure that no Nigerian was shut out of the values that the network offers, according to Punch.

At last, Senate passes Cyber Crime bill into law

When Nigeria’s telecoms revolution took off after the licensing of GSM operators in 2001, it heralded positive developments for Nigerians as a people, and the economy in general. Communications among Nigerians and between Nigeria and the rest of the world, which was very difficult, became simplified almost overnight.

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Pirate Bay co-founder arrested at Thai-Lao border

One of the founders of popular file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos, police said Tuesday.

Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, who uses the alias TiAMO, was detained Monday by Thai immigration police at a checkpoint in Thailand's Nong Khai province, about 310 miles northeast of Bangkok.

Study: Google Glass blocks peripheral vision

Wearing the device called Google Glass may obstruct a person's vision more than wearing regular glasses, researchers say.

The device partly blocks a person's peripheral vision, which is weaker in humans at distinguishing colors and shapes than a person's central vision, but it is better in detecting motion. So during activities such as driving or even walking in the street, unobstructed peripheral vision is essential for spotting things out of the corner of one's eyes.

How IBM Is Fighting Ebola With Supercomputers

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg aren't the onlySilicon Valley heavyweights fighting Ebola: IBM is using its tech know-how to help curb the spread of the disease in West Africa.

The company is teaming up with Sierra Leone's Open Government Initiative, Cambridge University's Africa's Voices project, telco firm Airtel, and Kenya's Echo Mobile for various efforts aimed at fighting the deadly disease.

Facebook Fights Ebola With Donate Button Atop Feed, Free Internet For Aid Workers In Africa

Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to fight Ebola, and now Facebook’s using its unique reach to combat the disease. Today it will show a “Donate” button for three West African medical charities at the top of the News Feed in 30 countries including the US. You can donate here.