Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday announced that it has acquired Clipchamp, a browser-based video editing tool, and is hinting that it will be a great fit for Windows though terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Founded in 2013, Clipchamp lets people create and edit videos in a browser and utilize the…

If you open Twitter on your iPhone today, you might notice a new design for the timeline that puts the focus on photos, videos, and GIFs. Twitter has now finally confirmed that it’s testing edge-to-edge media in tweets on iOS, creating a more full-screen, almost Instagram-like experience for the photos and videos in…

Former Tesla and Head of Apple Inc’s car project, Doug Field, is going to work for Ford Motor Co to lead the automaker’s advanced technology and embedded systems efforts, a key focus for the automaker under its new Ford+ turnaround plan and a hiring coup for Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley. Field — who…

Twitter has begun testing the first of its proposed suite of new privacy tools; a new feature that allows users to remove followers without unfollowing them with the aim to make it easier to manage the follower list. The remove follower feature is currently being tested on the web and seems to…

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday rolled out a personalized news feed called Microsoft Start, which will be available both as a website and a mobile app, in addition to being integrated with other Microsoft products, including Windows 10 and 11 and its Microsoft Edge web browser. The feed will combine content from…

Samsung has finally unveiled the long-awaited ISOCELL HP1, the industry’s first 200-megapixel (MP) image sensor with 0.64im pixels intended for smartphone cameras, by some distance the highest resolution phone camera sensor ever made, and ISOCELL GN5, the first image sensor to adopt all-directional focusing Dual Pixel Pro technology with two…

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is used by billions of people around the world isn’t as private as Facebook says it is or you may think it is. Does it surprise you? …well, not me! Remember in 2018 WhatsApp founder Jan Koum resigned from his position at Facebook, reportedly over privacy issues. We…

Fintech Bitso, a cryptocurrency platform, said on Tuesday it will be the core service provider for Chivo, the bitcoin digital wallet launched in El Salvador as it becomes the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Silvergate Bank, a California state-chartered commercial bank and a United States Federal…

Bitcoin on Tuesday became an official currency in El Salvador, to become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, and the markets and crypto exchanges seem to be struggling. On Tuesday morning, the price of Bitcoin plunged from around $50,000 down to under $43,000 according to…

It’s official! Apple has had two events in 2021 so far and you won’t have to wait long to learn more about the iPhone 13 — and more on its third event next week. Apple Inc on Tuesday has announced a “California Streaming” event on Sept.14, which most industry watchers…

Volkswagen Group has unveiled a prototype self-driving version of its upcoming electric microbus, the VW ID Buzz in the form of a self-driving prototype developed in collaboration with Argo AI. The vehicle was showcased during a press briefing by the German automaker’s chairman Herbert Diess and Argo AI founder Bryan…

Apple has delayed its plan to implement technology that would scan people’s iPhones and iPads and report images of child sexual abuse and pornography. The rollout, which was announced in August as part of Apple’s heightened protections for children, has not been issued a new release date.  “Previously we announced…

Nairobi-based fintech Pezesha has raised a seven-figure seed extension from GreenHouse Capital, a leading African fintech investment fund. According to reports, the funding will be utilised towards the fintech’s expansion of its embedded credit infrastructure across the African continent. Further to this investment, the fintech secured on-lending liquidity support from Venture Garden Group. This…

President Nayib Bukele said on Monday, El Salvador holds 400 bitcoins, one day before the country formally adopted it as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, so meaning that today it became the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, despite widespread domestic skepticism and international…

Apple will announce the new Apple Watch Series 7 later this month but ahead of its launch, Xiaomi has already surpassed the company as the top smartwatch maker. The Apple Watch Series 7 will contribute a lot to the growth of the wearable given it is coming with a brand…

E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly preparing to launch its own branded TVs and that has shaken up the smart TV market. On the stock market today, rival television firms Roku and Vizio saw their shares fall on the news. But Amazon stock rose. The big-screen TVs are likely to be launched as soon as…

Stellenbosch University’s Launch Lab, an organisation that aims to accelerate high-impact businesses established by budding entrepreneurs, has announced that applications for its Hackathon are currently open. Established in collaboration with Stellenbosch University Faculty of Engineering, Capitec, and Entersekt, the Hackathon event is aimed at data science and fintech-focused applicants.  SU…

Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp will cease working on older smartphone models come the 1st of November. It’s not really surprising considering that the Facebook-owned app, which regularly phases out support for older devices, will unleash its latest cull within two months, meaning the app will stop working on 43…

Children in China experienced their first weekend of drastic new rules limiting the amount of time allowed for online gaming. China announced plans to restrict children to just three hours of video games a week, and the question now is, how will gamers cope? What does it mean for China’s…

Vodacom Central Region has become the first network provider to switch on the first live 5G mobile network in Kimberly, Northern Cape province. The 5G network supports both mobile and fixed wireless access services. Vodacom customers with 5G enabled devices, and within a 5G coverage area, are now able to…