With television, mobile phones, tablets and the Internet taking almost all of our time these days, reading a book now seems old school. Little wonder the Nigerian Publishers’ Association (NPA) has lamented about the decline in the reading culture in Nigeria, saying that, “it is unfortunate that Nigerians no longer value reading”. There’s even a saying that if you want to hide [...]

NextSpeel, a new online streaming site for TV episodes and series wants to let you watch the best TV series and soap operas from Nigeria and Africa for free. With popular soap operas from Nigeria such as Super Story and AY’s Crib, the platform says it would be launching this Friday, May 3 with at [...]

African casual gaming start-up KULUYA is set to launch a hybrid commerce platform that would allow its growing players to make money through competitive cash games. The company which launched in August 2012 with $250,000 in seed funding has recently raised another undisclosed seed round that is said to value the company at $2 million.

A new animation film titled Simi Visits Grandma and produced by a Lagos-based animation company, Ostudiolabs is set to be released in December 2014. The full-length animation film would be based on the story of a young girl named Simi who was born in Lagos to a yuppie parent. According to the synopsis, “She goes to [...]

The website of one of Nigeria’s leading entertainment publications, Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) was hacked and taken over on Thursday by unknown hackers, Techloy has learnt. NET, published by NET Newspapers Limited delivers news, entertainment and celebrity gossip to audiences through its website — theNETng.com — and its entertainment-focused newspaper publication published weekly. The hackers [...]

A new music streaming service called Orin has launched to help you discover new African music and share with your social sphere. Founded by Finbarrs Oketunji, a Nigerian product designer based in the UK, Orin (pronounced Oh-rin; which is a Yoruba word for song) has a cool design interface that is very similar to Ex.fm, a [...]

Samsung has introduced its HomeSync, a home entertainment hub storage solution providing the best experience on a big screen TV with a great Android user experience into the Nigerian market. The Jelly Bean-powered HomeSync runs a 1.7GHz dual-core processor and comes with 1 Terrabyte of storage drive allowing users to synchronize multiple devices, upload and download [...]

Although the platform’s unique logo and design interface as well as its music functionality quickly got Nigerian music lovers listening to what was supposed to be the ‘Sound of Africa’, Gbedu.FM could not sustain the excitement of its users, despite its founder’s vision to build a music platform with a focus on prediction, discovery and communities.

As I write this post, I’m on a 2-week well-deserved vacation after almost five long years of building what has become the most influential technology blog in Nigeria, if not Africa. It turns out that this post would likely be my last on TechLoy.com as the blog now has new owners, after several months of [...]

Nokia today announced a significant new extension to its product offering with the launch of the Nokia 5AM-TH1N6 Constellation, a touch-screen microwave oven. According to the company in a statement, the Constellation sets itself apart with a superfast, water-cooled 8-core high-voltage transformer, which brings a combined performance of 5,000 watts to end-users, letting them heat [...]

We take you inside Samsung’s product exhibition rooms at its recently concluded Africa Forum, where the company showcased its smart innovations for the African market. From its 85″ ultra high-definition TV costing about $40,000 to its Galaxy S-Mini smartphone, the company had a great product display at this year’s Forum held in Cape Town, South Africa.

At the Samsung Africa Forum 2013 press conference held on Wednesday, March 13 at the Cape Town City Hall in South Africa, the world’s leading electronics company, Samsung displayed a theatrical experience while unveiling its latest smart products from home appliances to mobile devices.

Following the news of what now appears to be the most popular Internet meme in Nigeria yet in 2013, Nigerian gaming startup, Kuluya has released a new game called ‘My Oga At The Top’. The game, which features NSCDC’s Obafaiye Shem of the famous interview with Channels TV presenters last week as the lead character, wants you to [...]

At the Samsung Africa Forum 2013, Samsung Electronics Africa on Wednesday officially signed a strategic partnership with Africa’s leading pay TV operator, MultiChoice Africa to deliver world-class entertainment, content and technology to customers.