For years, in-car gaming was a party trick for luxury cars and Teslas. That is changing. On September 23, 2026, Volkswagen of America announced that it will offer AirConsole in-vehicle gaming on six model-year 2027 vehicles. That makes it the first volume automotive brand in the U.S. to offer the platform. The announcement matters beyond America. It shows that playing games on your car's infotainment screen is moving from premium brands to everyday family cars. Here is what Volkswagen is launching, how in-car gaming works, and why carmakers around the world suddenly want to turn your dashboard into a games...

Most brands treat getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI answers as a matter of luck. New research suggests it is closer to a counting problem, and the number is four. Noble, a San Francisco-based platform that places brand mentions in the third-party sources AI models cite, published findings on August 31, 2026 identifying a threshold at which AI search visibility starts to stick rather than fade. The study analysed 599 brand mentions across 79 companies over an 18-week window, using live placements tracked from January to May 2026. The headline result: only about a quarter of brands with one...

CircuitMess has launched MAKERphone 2.0 on Kickstarter, and the campaign is already more than nine times funded with three weeks still to run. The pitch is unusual enough to explain the response. This is a real 4G mobile phone that arrives in a box of parts. You assemble it yourself in about two hours, slot in a nano-SIM, and it makes calls and sends texts on live cellular networks. Then you program it, starting by describing what you want in plain English. The campaign went live on 10 September 2026 with a $30,000 goal. According to Croatian tech outlet Bug.hr,...

When a US payroll company launched a team of AI "HR teammates" in July 2026, it didn't obviously sound like a Nigerian story. Netchex's Mesh, six named HR agents that chase timecards, file leave, and flag compliance gaps before anyone asks, was built for American restaurants, hotels, and dealerships. But look past the flags and the product fits Lagos as neatly as it fits Louisiana. The businesses Mesh targets are lean operations where most staff never sit at a desk, and one overworked admin runs payroll, scheduling, and onboarding, which describes a huge share of the African economy. And while...

Parallels Desktop 27 is here, but for many Mac users, the biggest news isn't a new feature; it's a line that's finally been drawn. Version 27 runs exclusively on Apple Silicon Macs. If your Mac still has an Intel processor, you can't upgrade to it. That change doesn't stand alone. It arrives in the same season as macOS 27 "Golden Gate," Apple's first desktop release that completely leaves Intel Macs behind. Together, the two mark the effective end of the Intel Mac era. Here's exactly what that means if you rely on your Mac to run Windows and what you...

Want to know how to top up PUBG Mobile UC quickly, safely, and at the best possible price? You're in the right place. UC (Unknown Cash) is what stands between you and the Royale Pass, that limited-edition outfit, or the crate you've been eyeing all season, and in 2026, there are more ways than ever to buy it. This step-by-step guide covers every method, with a special focus on what works best for players in Nigeria and across Africa. Quick answer: You can top up PUBG Mobile UC in two ways: directly through the in-game store (using Google Play or...

Like most mobile networks in Nigeria, Airtel data plan prices increased in early 2025. This means you'll now spend more, on average, to stay online. Our experts have reviewed the latest Airtel Data bundles, and in this article, we will highlight the best Airtel Data Plans for browsing, uploading, downloading, and streaming in 2026. We analyzed all Airtel Data Plans and will highlight the ones that offer the most value. Our research shows that the most cost-effective Airtel data plan right now costs around 15 kobo per Megabyte. Now let’s take a look at our pick for Best Airtel Data Plans...

With MTN data plan prices increasing by as much as 50% last year, many users in Nigeria are now looking for more cost-effective internet packages. We have analyzed all official MTN data plans, and in this article, we share the best MTN Data Plans for browsing and streaming in 2026. MTN completely overhauled its data plans in 2025. They discontinued some of their most generous plans and increased the prices of others. However, if you look closely, some great offers remain. For example, before the 2025 price updates, the minimum price for the most cost-effective plan was ₦100,000, or 10...

If you are a young Nigerian trying to fund your education, learn a tech skill, land a job, or raise capital for a business, here is something you may not fully realise: the Federal Government currently runs more youth empowerment programmes than at any point in recent memory. Interest-free student loans, free skills training with monthly stipends, ₦1 million startup grants, digital work platforms, and multi-billion-naira entrepreneurship funds are all on the table right now and a surprising number of them go under-subscribed simply because eligible youth never hear about them or assume the process is too complicated. The catch...

With the 2025 price hike of MTN Data Plans, you might be wondering how to get MTN data at cheaper rates. In this article, we will show you how to get the cheapest data plans for the most cost-effective internet access for your home or office on the MTN Network. If you want to know how to get the best data rates for cost-effective browsing, downloads, streaming, and uploads, keep reading because we have the answer inside. Having analyzed dozens of MTN Data Plans we made one important observation. The most cost-effective MTN Data Plans are the Broadband Plans and the...

Google has been pushing to have the same functionality across the desktop and mobile versions of its apps and solutions. With the coming Android 12, the Chrome browser could be one of those apps to get the biggest improvements in this instance. For now, it is possible to open multiple tabs in both the desktop and mobile apps. You can also group these tabs on the desktop app so that they are easy to manage, however, one thing that you cannot do on the mobile side is have multiple windows of the browser open. This has been here for desktop for...

South African company, Silver Internet Holdings (SIH), has announced that it is setting aside $10 million to invest in African Startups in 2016 through its investment arm, Silvertree Capital. The company has an array of eCommerce platforms including Click ‘n’ Compare, Healthcart and PriceCheck which it recently acquired from Naspers. These platforms helped the Cape Town-based firm to have a successful year 2015. SIH managed to close the year at a 330% p.a growth with a 25 million consumer base. This brought the revenue it has made since it began operation- which is just shy of two years, to $10 million. The company...