By Edwin Chabuka In this episode of Bitcoin 101 we look at the ability of bitcoin to give you financial freedom. The aspect of banks as middlemen between two people is an anomaly that is being disrupted by bitcoin. Articles appeared first on Techzim;What problem is Bitcoin solving? Bitcoin 101…
By Leonard Sengere Econet Media (Kwesé) and VICE Media have announced a new joint venture, Kwesé VICE, that will see the launch of a bureau and production studio in South Africa. Kwesé VICE, set to be launched in 2018 will focus on developing, producing and distributing local content and original…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi If you like using Google, it only makes sense to be using Chrome as your default browser right? Wrong, well at least not in Zim. In Zimbabwe stats prove that the most used browser is actually Opera mini. That’s probably because data prices are quite high hence…
By Leonard Sengere Back in 2016 we saw the Parliament of Zimbabwe take technology seriously as they embraced it to improve service delivery. They were working on a lot of projects, live-blogging parliamentary debates (which did not come to be for somewhat obvious reasons) and also an enhanced website which…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi Yesterday, WhatsApp announced the Live Locations feature which allows you to share your location in real time with friends on your contact list. Sucks for those who enjoy lying about where they are. But then again, there’s GB ? So in the next few weeks, the Live…
By Leonard Sengere In other news, the sky is blue. Okay, in all seriousness, ZIMRA is still struggling to collect revenue and its struggles unearth a bigger problem in Zimbabwe. There simply is not enough production. We all have walked the graveyard that is Willowvale Industrial Area. Warehouses are bolted…
By Trycolyn Pikirayi With technology advancements and as pretty much everything digitises, the threat of being ‘hacked’ constantly faces us. Not that we should fear this change since to be fair whether we remain archaic or not, we will indeed always be faced with some big threat in one way…
By Leonard Sengere We recently wrote an article pointing out that Kwesé is not a Zimbabwean company. Responses to that were surprising. You can go read the comments if you haven’t already and you’ll be entertained at the very least. There were so many comments they could not be responded…
By Edwin Chabuka Yesterday Huawei Launched the Mate 10, the Mate 10 Pro and the Mate 10 Porsche Design. These devices are banking big on AI but are also offering a new way to experience a desktop feel. Articles appeared first on Techzim;[Video]Huawei Mate 10 thoughts: This could replace your…
By Leonard Sengere We all love wireless networks. Not having to contend with cables which can be snapped or trip you over is the stuff of dreams come true. Here in Zimbabwe more so as we mostly use our mobile phones to access the internet. When it comes to internet…