Launch day supply of Apple’s iPhone X was exhausted mere minutes after the handset went up for sale early Friday, with a rabid demand driving delivery estimates out 4 to 5 weeks for all models, on all carriers. Apple refreshed its website at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time Friday morning to allow the world a chance to pre-order the new iPhone X but wait times are already on the rise.
Whatsapp And Facebook To Face EU Data Taskforce
WhatsApp and Facebook will be scrutinised by a data protection taskforce, after they were accused of "non-compliance" with EU laws.
The regulators took issue with the messaging app's plan to share user data with parent company Facebook.
Facebook Constitutes SME Council In Nigeria
Facebook on Wednesday constituted its Nigerian Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Council, the first on the African Continent.
During the inauguration in Lagos, Ms Abi Williams, Facebook’s SMB Sales Manager, EMEA, said that the council would be part of Facebook’s ongoing commitment to supporting SMB throughout Africa.
Twelve Big Cities Agree To Buy Zero Emissions Buses From 2025
Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect the environment. The 12, with a combined population of almost 80 million, said they would promote walking, cycling and the use of public transport under a joint “fossil-fuel-free streets declaration.
GE And Microsoft Partner For Deeper Industrial Internet
General Electric and Microsoft are due to announce a deeper partnership involving GE’s Predix industrial internet platform and Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform, a senior GE executive said.
The agreement broadly expands integration of Microsoft’s cloud software with GE’s Predix applications, Bill Ruh, Chief Executive of GE Digital, told Reuters late on Tuesday.
Wireless Headset Able To Detects Brain Disorders Such As Dementia
BrainWaveBank, a Northern Ireland-based startup, has developed a wireless headset that could detect early signs of diseases affecting the brain such as dementia.
NIGCOMSAT/NIPOST Collaborate To Improve Broadband Penetration
In a bid to further increase broadband penetration in the country, the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd and the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) have taken steps to ensure that broadband penetration in the country is achieved through the deployment of NigComSat-1R services using the NIPOST infrastructure all over the country.