Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

All rumors have finally been laid to rest after Apple kicked off its annual fall product launch on Tuesday where it announced the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max and the $699 iPhone 11, launch dates and pricing for Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, a new $499 Apple Watch Series…

Apple just unveiled new details for its upcoming streaming product, Apple TV+, at its event Tuesday. Apple will make its first shows available on Nov. 1 in 100 countries and regions and offer its family subscription for $4.99 per month, CEO Tim Cook announced. RELATED READING: APPLE UNVEILS NEW APPLE TV+ STREAMING SERVICE…

At its September event, Apple revealed new details regarding its all-you-can-eat Apple Arcade subscription service. Among the details were a release date of September 19, and a price point of $4.99 per month. The company also announced it will have a free one-month trial. RELATED READING: HERE’S HOW TO WATCH…

Electric vehicle (EV) startup Rivian Automotive LLC today announced that it netted a $350 million investment from global automotive services company Cox Automotive as the automaker readies to produce its first pickup truck and SUV vehicles. RELATED READING: FORD PLANS TO SHIFT FOCUS FROM CARS TO SUVS AND TRUCKS The…

Today McDonald’s announced that it has agreed to acquire a company that is trying to automate the drive-thru known as Apprente, hence, becoming fast-food giant’s third tech-focused deal this year. Apprente, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, uses artificial intelligence to understand drive-thru orders, which could cut down on service…

Today is the day many have been eagerly waiting for – 10 September 2019 iPhone event. Apple is set to announce its latest iPhone models with the keynote going to be held on its campus at 10 AM PT ( 7PM in South Africa, 6PM in Nigeria, 1 PM in New York, 6 PM…

I know this can be a bit confusing, so will clarify, the Bolt we are referring to isn’t the blockchain startup Bolt Labs, hardware investor Bolt, or the ride-sharing firm formerly known as Taxify. The Bolt we are referring to is the San Francisco-based startup that operates an eCommerce checkout platform…

This is becoming interesting, Walmart is opening up another front in its battle with Amazon to dominate India’s online market — video. Flipkart, the massive e-commerce company that Walmart bought last year, will roll out a streaming service to users of its mobile app in the coming weeks, the company said Tuesday. The…

MTN’s latest set of results show that its SA business is under pressure. MTN Group’s interim financial results for the six months to June 2019 reveals that its South African business is under pressure as the result of new sector regulations and the weak economy. Furthermore, the company is still struggling…

It was rather sad to witness Sony for the first time since it entered the console race some more than 20 years ago, not attending this year’s Electronic Entertainment (E3 2019) Expo which has traditionally been the biggest gaming event of the year. Well, but on a more positive and…

Apple will end up doing what Intel could not

Samsung is expected to announce its new Galaxy Note 10 at a press conference in New York City on Aug. 7 (Wednesday), about a month before Apple is expected to announce its new iPhones. The truth of the matter is that the Galaxy Note 10 launch is Samsung’s chance to put its best…

Windows Phone might have survived if Microsoft hadn’t make these mistakes, says a former Nokia engineer.

The teenager, Fionn Ferreira, may have just solved a huge global issue

Disney’s Lion King this weekend earned another $38.2 million (-49%) to bring its cume up to $431 million topping Captain Marvel. That gives it a bigger (sans inflation) total than the $422 million gross (counting the 2011 3-D reissue) of original The Lion King. At a glance, we’re probably looking at…

Well, it didn’t take very long for Disney’s remake of The Lion King to become one of the highest-grossing movies of the entire year. Just over two weeks after its international release, Jon Favreau’s film has already crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, making it Disney’s fourth movie to do so…

After recently shutting down its Kwese Play service, diversified telecommunications giant, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has now recently discontinued its media offering Kwese TV service and apologized to customers. READ: KWESE PLAY SERVICE OFFICIALLY SHUTS DOWN, CUSTOMERS TO RECEIVE REFUNDS IN AIRTIME Despite being embraced by thousands of Zimbabweans since its launch…

Today Apple Inc. announced that it is suspending its global internal program for “grading” a portion of user Siri commands after some consumers raised concerns about the program following a Guardian report revealing the practice. Apple employs people that listen to less than 1% of Siri commands in order to improve…

Salesforce has wrapped up its $15.7 billion acquisition of Tableau Software, creating a powerful force in the lucrative enterprise software world. READ: SALESFORCE IS BUYING DATA VISUALIZATION COMPANY TABLEAU FOR $15.7B IN ALL-STOCK DEAL The deal shakes up the Seattle tech scene and instantly makes Salesforce a major player for talent in the region.…

Following Ninja’s news, Mixer pops to top of the App Store’s free charts