The World’s Largest Airplane Is Up for Sale for $400 Million

Stratolaunch, the world’s largest airplane that flew only once, is up for sale. Holding company Vulcan is seeking to sell Stratolaunch at $400 million, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. Vulcan is the investment conglomerate of the late billionaire Paul Allen. A Microsoft co-founder, Allen passed away last October following complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. […]

Huawei replaces Android OS with ‘Hongmeng’

China’s Huawei is in the process of potentially launching its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) to replace the US Android OS, an executive confirmed after it was reported that the company has applied to trademark the OS in various countries. Data from a U.N. body showed that Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is aiming to trademark the […]

Ghana Commissions First Medical Drone Delivery Centre

GHANA HAS commissioned its first medical drone delivery centre at Omenako in the Eastern Region. The Zipline Medical Drone Centre which is 100 percent operated by Ghanaians, would provide a response to medical emergencies, especially in hard to reach areas, through the flying of unmanned drones to supply 12 routine and emergency medicines as well […]

India launches satellite to detect enemy radar, 28 foreign payloads

India’s space agency ISRO has successfully launched the electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT from its Sriharikota space launch station in the southern part of the country. The payload was accompanied by 28 Nanosatellites, which India launched on behalf of foreign clients. The 436-kg EMISAT satellite was launched from the Sriharikota launch pad in southern India, and […]

Apple Unveils Subscription News, Video Streaming & Game Subscription Services

After months of fevered speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the company’s “special event” by announcing plans for a new, paid subscription news service called Apple News+ that is launching Monday as part of the existing Apple News application. “We’re bringing magazines to Apple News,” Cook said at the event on Monday. “This is going to […]

Vodafone Ghana rolls out its 4G service to customers.

Vodafone Ghana has finally rolled out it’s 4G network to its users, days earlier than we anticipated. This thus makes Vodafone the second telecommunication company in Ghana to offer 4G mobile service to its customers, after MTN Ghana rolled out its 4G in 2016. Let’s get started… Do I need a new sim card to […]

Bugatti unveils world’s most expensive new car, sold for US$18.9 million (Video)

To mark its 110th anniversary, the French automaker Bugatti celebrated in singular style, unveiling the most expensive new car in the world – La Voiture Noire, or the black car – in Geneva. In case interested buyers have €16.7 million or US$18.9 million (S$25.6 million) lying around, Bugatti already sold its one-of-a-kind creation. The luxury […]

Taxify changes Name To Bolt

Taxify, the leading European on-demand transportation platform, is changing its name to Bolt and introducing a new logo. The update brings the brand identity in line with the company’s broader vision of transportation that has already expanded from ride-hailing, with cars and motorbikes, to scooter sharing. Speaking on why the company chose to make the change, Markus Villig, […]

Jubilee House to be solar-powered from August 2019

Ghana’s official seat of government, the Jubilee House will from August this year be powered with solar energy. This according to government is to enable state agencies to follow suit in an all-time bid to minimize the high cost of utility bills incurred for state-owned institutions. President Akufo-Addo who made the announcement in parliament today […]