Regulator: Nigeria to roll out phone device tracker

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The Nigerian Government is rolling out a phone device tracker system to captures the unique number that identifies devices used by telecoms subscribers, the telecoms regulator says.

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Acer unveils industry’s first 17-inch Chromebook

Consumer electronics giant Acer was one of the first to release a laptop based on Google's Chrome operating system, which was aimed at people who work, learn and play online. Now the company is first out of the Chromebook gate with a 17-inch model.

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Dasung looks to ease eye strain with 25.3-inch E Ink monitor

Reading the latest novel on an e-reader is much kinder on your peepers than doing so on a smartphone. Dasung is looking to bring the same kind of eye-friendly user experience to desktop computing with the launch of its Paperlike 253 E Ink monitor.

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Review: Xgimi Halo packs a ton of smarts into a portable HD projector

XGimi promises its Halo throws "the sharpest picture you will ever see from a portable projector" – and while that may be optimistic, it impressed us with crisp 1080p visuals, voice-controlled Android TV, and a capable Harman Kardon audio system.

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MIT’s Digger Finger robot can sense items buried beneath the surface

MIT scientists have developed a finger-like sensor with the ability to dig into granular media like sand or gravel to get a sense of objects buried beneath the surface, which could lead to better ways of detecting and disarming land mines.

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Arm’s length policy of Payment Services Banks in Nigeria: The need for clarity

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Emmanuel Okoegwale reviews the licensing of Payment Services Banks in Nigeria and suggests policy options to deliver financial services that meet the needs of the underserved across the country.

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Watch: UBA Africa Day 2021

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The UBA Africa Day 2021 event underway brings together a stellar roll of speakers at a roundtable that includes Paul Kagame; President of Rwanda; Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, DG, World Trade Organisation (WTO); Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, DG, World Health Organisation (WHO); Makhtar Sop Diop, MD, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and moderated by Tony O. Elumelu, Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation.

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McIntosh transceiver adds two-way Bluetooth streaming to any hi-fi setup

Music lovers who want to stream tunes from their smartphone to the home hi-fi or from the hi-fi to Bluetooth headphones might be disappointed. McIntosh Labs engineered the MB20 Bluetooth Transceiver to enable any hi-fi setup to do just that.

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Review: Skullcandy Dime earbuds throw down a 25-buck challenge

Skullcandy has sent us a set of its ridiculously cheap Dime true wireless earbuds. At US$24.99 a pair, you can buy six sets of Dimes for the price of a set of Apple AirPods, and have enough change for a couple coffees. So how well do they do the job?

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Morphing computer chip repels hundreds of professional DARPA hackers

A new computer processor called Morpheus thwarts hackers by randomly changing its microarchitecture every few milliseconds. The puzzling processor has now aced major tests, repelling hundreds of professional hackers in a DARPA security challenge.

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