Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Evan Thomas Spiegel (26 years) is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the American multinational technology and social media company Snap Inc., which he created (as Snapchat Inc.) with Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown while they were students at Stanford University. After the market’s close, the parent company of Snapchat…

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, released its eLTE SmartGrid solution to speed up the digital transformation of electric power companies. An electric power system involves the generation, transmission, transformation, distribution, and consumption of electricity. Power grid development faces many challenges in each of these phases.…

Many people carry smartphones or iPads with the best current technology called 4G. We watch videos and communicate with friends around the world. While this technology is advanced, its throughput speed is too slow and its reactive speed or latency is too long to guide autonomous vehicles or support virtual…

Snapchat launched in 2012 as a mobile app that allows users to send photos that vanish within seconds. The company rebranded as Snap Inc last year, and its $3.4 billion public listing was the hottest technology offering in three years. Snap Inc shares plunged in after-hours trading, after the parent…

Facebook had another strong quarter, beating estimates to start 2017. It scored $8.03 billion in revenue and $1.04 GAAP actual EPS in Q1 compared to $0.87 EPS estimate. It earned that from 1.94 billion users, up from 1.86 billion last quarter, growing at a faster 4.3 percent compared to 3.91 perecent…

Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough…

Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second biggest in the world. In 2014, Adidas also strengthened its global brand position by adding Manchester United to its portfolio…

All that glitters is not gold. When you hear the term “alternative reality” or “parallel universe” our minds immediately jump to science fiction. It is a concept that many people speculate but in the end there is no scientific evidence that such a place exists. However there is something very…

Snap, Crackle, Drop… Snap (SNAP), the parent company of Snapchat, whiffed on sales numbers and posted a staggering loss in its first earnings report since going public in March. The company reported a net loss of $2.2 billion (yes, with a “B”) for the quarter, due in large part to…

Reality finally strikes Facebook pertaining fake news that it recently deleted more than 30,000 fake accounts before the recent French election. Facebook is now engaged in a very similar campaign in Britain, where it is eliminating thousands of fake accounts and warning users about the problem of fake news in…

On Tuesday, shares of United Airlines’ parent company soared to an all-time high (…rather surprising), after it revealed strong performance in April on several revenue metrics. Obviously, there is genuine justification for our surprise,  and that is inevitable. What’s really surprising is that, despite, United Airlines being linked to dead…

Snapchat is known and used by many as a social media tool that lets you easily talk with friends, view Live Stories from around the world, and explore news in Discover. But I strongly believe Snapchat is one powerful business tool that no one is talking about and exploiting its…

Coca-Cola announced plans to transition to a total beverage company by reshaping its business growth strategy based on changing consumer tastes and buying habits. This new strategy, according to President and Chief Operating Officer James Quincey, requires a tighter focus on building and launching “consumer-centric” brands, including more low- and no-sugar…

Facebook is in the home stretch to reaching the two billion user mark. On Wednesday, the social network reported hitting 1.94 billion monthly users as of the end of the March quarter. That’s up from 1.86 billion in the previous quarter and 1.65 billion in the same quarter a year…

WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved. The main cause would have been contributed by Google Docs experiencing a widespread phishing attack, that, sent the internet into panic. People across the world found the…

Snapchat faced a fierce backlash after an unsubstantiated report that CEO Evan Spiegel had disparaged India and Spain as “poor countries” that he wasn’t interested in, because the “app is only for rich people.” Snap vigorously denied the allegation, made by a former employee. But #BoycottSnapchat became a trending topic…

YouTube mobile live streaming can help you reach your audience live by taking advantage of live streaming on YouTube. YouTube rolled out live streaming for those who want to broadcast directly from their phones. Before, one had to have at least 10,000 subscribers to enable the feature. Today, however, the…

Facebook Live video streaming service focuses on the potential for sharing funny and happy moments from its users’ lives like weddings, graduations and birthdays. But its video platform has also become a popular way to share much horrifying moments like the recent killing of an innocent 74-year-old grandfather in broad daylight…

Who may have seen this one coming – David and Victoria Beckham have trademarked their five-year-old daughter’s name, Harper Beckham, for exclusive commercial use. This recent development entails that the protected rights on the five-year-old’s name means her famous parents could use it on products from deoderant to dolls. Therefore,…

Presumably, you had once heard or is still using Snapchat. Just in case, you have been seriously out of the loop lately, chances are you have heard about the Snapchat IPO. After a slight uptick in the first few days of trading, the share price came tumbling down and erased…