Technology

By Farai Mudzingwa The Minister of ICT and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira has said Telecel and NetOne do not need to merge as they are finally stabilizing. NetOne and Telecel are apparently now getting back on their feet. This is a bit surprising because as recently as December 2017, Finance…

By Farai Mudzingwa The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices are now official. The S9 follows the stunning design language of the S8. The S9 devices are more of a revision of the S8 than a revolution. In terms of features here’s whats on offer: The amazing Infinity…

By Tinashe Nyahasha A reader challenged me to talk about specific solutions and startups in Rwanda that Zimbabwe can draw inspiration from Rwanda. The issue of blood and blood products has been topical in Zimbabwe for some time now particularly when it comes to cost, availability and distribution of these…

By Farai Mudzingwa Kenya’s mobile money service M-Pesa (Kenyan Ecocash for the uninitiated) can now be used to pay for apps, and games on Google’s Play Store. This is great news as the lack of payment options has remained one of the barriers for Africans looking to buy goods and…

By Guest Author Growing up in Zimbabwe as a teen in the early 90’s I used to rent DVD’s from the Video Club without understanding what laws we were breaking; however, I did save my pocket money to purchase the Notorious BIG’s original Deluxe Album. It cost about USD $50…

By Farai Mudzingwa With Kwese recently acquiring a stake in iflix, the video streaming powerhouse in Asia, it’s only natural that Kwese subscribers will be waiting to see the changes coming to the Kwese platforms. Here are my thoughts in regards to how this deal may impact both Kwese and…

By Tinashe Nyahasha I am not as critical of Emmerson Mnangagwa as a few people seem to be. I actually think people’s expectations of him are a tad too high and some of the calls that people make are just mere politicking. However, I am still waiting for the president…

By Farai Mudzingwa Last year Opera discontinued their data management app, Opera Max. This came as a huge blow to third world users as the app enabled users to manage data usage and observe which apps consumed data aggressively. Samsung steps in… Samsung has now taken over the app and…

By Farai Mudzingwa Last week we covered the revised OneFusion packages. In our OneFusion update article, we failed to highlight the new packages for NetOne’s One-Fi service. As OneFusion, One-Fi also came with bundles specific to the service and when OneFusion prices switched so did the One-Fi packages. Changes Price…

By Farai Mudzingwa Instagram’s latest update focuses on security with a Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) system now available. Instagram also added a ‘One View’ feature to the Instagram Direct messaging service. In a bid to better protect user’s data Instagram will now be offering 2FA option to log into one’s account.…