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By Nigel Gambanga After some frenzied speculation that reignited talks about classic mobile phones, the Nokia 3310 – that iconic unbreakable mobile phone from the early 2000s was officially relaunched at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC 2017). HMD, Nokia’s branded phone manufacturer unveiled the new version of the Nokia…

By William Chui TelOne, Zimbabwe’s only fixed line operator, has expanded area that are covered by their prepaid billing as they gear towards covering more areas. The service, which functions a lot like how users currently are using their cellphones (the prepaid ones), where you top-up first before making a…

By Edwin Chabuka Bond notes have surfaced on a popular online shopping website eBay with a $2 bond note retailing for up to $15 at the time of writing. Interesting however, the sellers of these bond notes seem to be concentrated in Germany where the Zimbabwean currency was once being…

By Nigel Gambanga However, in efforts to maintain a semblance of a fair playing field Econet’s arguments have to be taken seriously. The State isn’t in a position to just force players to share when it doesn’t own the majority of the said infrastructure. Base stations aren’t land. Articles appeared…

By Nigel Gambanga WhatsApp’s new Status feature which was announced earlier this week has finally started showing up on a lot of people’s phones. The feature, which has been automatically rolled out to all users has changed the way WhatsApp looks. If you missed the news and are wondering what…

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By Nigel Gambanga Commenting on one of his recent blog posts, Masiyiwa recently highlighted the massive value being created by the IPO, particularly against the backdrop of its financial performance. He also expressed his interest in buying shares in Snapchat. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Strive Masiyiwa to take part in…

By Staff Writer This week we received information that the local advertising industry is finally reintroducing a self-regulating association. Called the Advertising Standards Authority of Zimbabwe (ASAZIM), it was active until the late 90s when it became somewhat dormant. The concept of ASA is quite standard globally. Its role is…

By Tinashe Nyahasha For the convenience of those seeking to hire and those seeking to be hired, we have set up a Jobs Section. You will find the section at the bottom right side of the Techzim Home Page and the Article Pages. Articles appeared first on Techzim;Looking for a…

By Nigel Gambanga WhatsApp, the hugely popular Instant Messaging platform is continuing on its path to release new service and feature updates. The latest release is a “new” feature called Status which was announced by the WhatsApp team earlier this week. It’s essentially a pimped up version of that Status…