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#NokiaLovesAndroid! Rapid renewal of  a smartphone portfolio brings next generation Nokia 5, Nokia 3 and Nokia 2 to Ghanaians . It is important for Ghanaians to have affordable smart phones. I love my Nokia 8 but it is pricey like other higher end phones. It is well worth the price for what it is able to do though. Smart phones make life easier especially when you have some of these apps that I blogged about here - Some Ghanaian built apps that people in Ghana use . Here are 3 new Nokia smartphones running Android OreoTM  which further build on hallmark design and deliver quality you can rely on. Can you hear the famous Nokia ringtone ringing in your ear? Hear ooo hear! Accra, Ghana, 28 August 2018 - HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has continued to rapidly renew its portfolio of Nokia Android smartphones by today announcing availability of Nokia 5.1, Nokia 3.1 and Nokia 2.1 in Ghana. Offering access to the latest Google services, such as the Go...

The Blobla meme has gone viral with many people getting their own at the Blobla link . When I was notified about this, it had given some accurate descriptions of friends. So I tried it. When I saw mine, I knew Blobla had studied my Facebook. Smart. I REALLY like taking selfies with friends. I obviously want to use my phone each time but sometimes, some other friends have phones that take nicer pictures and selfies. With the Huawei P8 , I can now do the selfie taking with more confidence due to its great camera. Great news! Now, I can particip8 . As I mentioned earlier, I REALLY like taking selfies. But the truth is, I REALLY like taking groufies , that is, selfies with a group of people. Blobla attests :-) I need my phone to have a great camera. So I set out to test the ability of the Huawei P8 . After a small party celebrating the 15th anniversary of Wikipedia, I took a selfie with some ( +Planning Wikimedia Ghana ) Wikimedia Ghana group members +Felix Nartey  & +Enock ...

My first experience with Huawei was when the Ideos phones were released. They had been a major hit in Kenya as a cheap workable smart phone. At the beginning of 2012, while I worked for Google, I, alongside other techies in Ghana, were looking for the Ideos phone. They had literally run out in Ghana. I normally associated Huawei with cheap smart phones that aren't of top of the shelf quality. Enter Huawei P8 . It comes from a line of Huawei phones that has effectively put that notion I had to rest. The Huawei P8 comes in 4 great colours! Prestige Gold is cool, maybe I love the gold plated colour because I am from Ghana (and am golden). The Mystic Champagne model is more elegant though, I love this one. Very sleek! The new metal bodies that many new smart phones have lose some of the elegance. Not this P8, the elegance does not “ dissip8 ” (dissipate) in spite of the durability features it comes with. The Prestige Gold and Carbon Black models come with 64 GB storage while the...

Tigo's Shelter for Education initiative seeks to improve on infrastructure for basic education in rural Ghana. As part of this project, 6 Ghanaian communities have been beneficiaries of fully furnished six unit classroom blocks with Headmaster’s office and Teacher’s Common room. The pupils each received two school uniforms, exercise books and Tigo branded souvenirs as well. The project has also been documented as a television series. Shot as video documentaries, they are currently showing in Ghana They are also on YouTube. You can learn more about the  #Shelter4Education  initiative in this other blog post . The television series airs every Sunday on TV3 at 4pm, and at 6:30pm on both Metro TV & ETV . A repeat shows on UTV at 7pm. Viasat1 shows Tigo Shelter For Education every Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. You have only two weekends to catch this so make it a point to watch the show this coming weekend. The St Joseph School in Obuasi, Ashanti Region was renovat...

A lot has been said about the quality of education in Ghana, especially in public schools. It's very important to create a nice environment for learning as bad conditions greatly affect the performance of students. "Schools under trees" is a popular topic when public school education is discussed in Ghana. These points lend more credence to the importance of Tigo's Shelter for Education initiative in Ghana which seeks to improve on infrastructure for basic education in rural Ghana. Tigo is the reigning Ghana Telecom Awards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year . This is quite a big deal, given the constant competition amongst telecommunication companies in Ghana. Tigo launched its new CSR programme, Shelter 4 Education recently. Tigo has put up 6 six unit classroom blocks with Headmaster’s office, Staff common room and a KVIP for some selected schools in makeshift structures or in need of renovation across the country. The initiative wa...

The first things that come to mind when looking at the features and the attendant accessories for the Infinix Zero is “ this is built for the African terrain ”. It’s great to offer choices to cater for the diversity in tastes of the African user as well. No wonder my friends have dedicated Whatsapp statuses to the Infinix Zero2 as their wish for birthday gifts. Let’s rate how high it should be on your gift scale by exploring its features. The Kevlar® fiber used is ultra flexible, highly resistant and 5 times lighter than steel. It achieves toughness for the phone while maintaining it as a light, handy phone. Other attendant properties allow the phone to endure high temperatures synonymous with Ghana and Africa as well. 5 inch. How’s that for slim things? Thin, light, sleek. Different advancements have been made in the industry to guard against wear and tear and the Infinix Zero2 is up to date with the cutting edge technologies. Using Corning Gorilla glass 3, scratch damages ...

I was invited to host the #MomoAccra ( Mobile Monday ) end-of-year party at +233 Jazz Bar & Grill together with Dorothy Gordon, the Director-General at the KACE-AITI . The main organizer,  +Nana Fosu  directed me, to talk through some major developments that happened on the tech scene in Ghana. I loved the positive energy during the event and the positive news people left the venue with. A celebration of our achievements and accomplishments. Proof that we are succeeding and making things happen. Music to my ears. I led the discussion to bring out many things that happened in Ghana's tech industry this year. There's more to come, with an eye on the over-subscribed  +Barcamp Accra  happening on  December 23rd  at the  World Bank office , but let's recap some of what has happened in this year. Ghana had been crying for iHub type spaces and then after  +mFriday 's Tech Hub was launched last year, 2013 saw the launch and opening of 2 com...