Top Technological Highlights of the Past Week

It’s been an exciting week for tech advancements, with Nigeria joining the ranks of Africa’s Bitcoin-friendly nations, LinkedIn planning intriguing features, and Samsung potentially acquiring BlackBerry. Here’s a look at the week’s major tech scoops.

VoguePay’s move to make Nigeria the second African nation, following South Africa, to accept Bitcoins created quite a buzz. Click here for an insightful read on the implications of this move. Speaking of Africa, we extensively discussed Visa’s project titled “Realising Potential: Connecting Africa”. Discover more about the initiative here. The subject of crowdfunding, a lifeline for many start-ups worldwide, including Africa, was also prominent this week. You can explore this topic here.

Away from Africa, the tech world was rattled when ISIS hackers temporarily compromised the social media accounts of the US CENTCOM. Nevertheless, normalcy was promptly restored—get the full narrative here.

In smartphone news, much buzz was around the potential acquisition of BlackBerry by Samsung. Could this be the move that shakes up the smartphone industry? Find out more about this developing story here.

On the social networking front, LinkedIn aims to revolutionize employer-employee relationships with novel features. We discuss the details of this enterprise in this post.

Translation tech also made the headlines with Google launching a real-time translator to rival Skype’s offering. Uncover the details here.

To top it off, Facebook’s CEO announced in a Q&A session in Bogota, Colombia, that their mobile app is now more efficient and faster. Learn more about this achievement here.

You can find these stories and much more in our weekly coverage on TechBooky. Stay with us as we continue to be your primary source for the latest in the world of technology.

Have an enriching, tech-filled weekend ahead!

This article was updated in 2025 to reflect modern realities.

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