Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

We usually associate the Sony brand with the Walkman music player, the Vaio laptops, Bravia TVs or the PlayStation gaming console. While the tech giant does have a bunch of new products to show at CES this year from its typical area of expertise, Sony just made what might be one of…

Researchers at Australia’s Monash University claim they have developed a battery that can keep a smartphone charged for five days or power an electric car for 1,000 kilometers (over 600 miles). If the technology comes to be used widely, it would represent a significant breakthrough in the hunt for greener,…

Finally, the Galaxy S11 is one step closer to reality. The wait for the Galaxy S11 is almost over, as Samsung has officially announced the date for its next big smartphone launch event: Tuesday, February 11. A promotional video surfaced that accidentally revealed the date of the launch, Samsung has now made its Unpacked event official –…

This is really weird hence Google was forced to disable access of Xiaomi devices after a user said he was able to see into the homes of strangers while trying to stream video to his Google Nest Hub. “We’re aware of the issue and are in contact with Xiaomi to…

CES 2020 will be held in Las Vegas between January 7, 2020, and January 10, 2020. As usual, the event will see tech companies from around the world showcasing their biggest and most innovative products and Apple is officially returning to the Las Vegas CES technology conference for the first time…

Ride-hailing company Uber said it received almost 6,000 reports of sexual assault in the United States in 2017 and 2018. While the number of cases rose in 2018, the rate of incidents dropped by 16%, as the number of journeys was higher. Passengers – as opposed to drivers – accounted…

According to a forecast report from JPMorgan, Apple is expected to release four 5G-capable iPhones in 2020 and this coincidently comes after Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit this week that Apple and Qualcomm are working to launch a new 5G iPhone as “fast as possible.” RELATED…

Thursday Uber said that it had officially launched services in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, where it is hosting a series of training sessions to bring local drivers on board after 12 months of talks with regulators. Abidjan has become the 16th African city to host Uber, marking the ride-hailing firm’s…

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit this week that Apple and Qualcomm are working to launch a new 5G iPhone as fast as possible. RELATED READING: QUALCOMM’S SIMULATED 5G TESTS PROVE A WHOPPING 20X INCREASE IN DOWNLOAD SPEEDS OVER 4G #MWC18 The main goal of Qualcomm’s renewed…

On Friday Twitter said that its ban on political ads will exempt “caused-based” messages on topics related to social or environmental issues. RELATED READING: TWITTER BANS POLITICAL ADVERTISING ON ITS PLATFORM The San Francisco-based messaging platform unveiled details of its move to bar all paid political messages, starting November 22, while…

To some, TikTok the short-form video app seems like a digital fad. To others, it’s the next wave of social media. Whatever it is, it currently provides a direct line to the younger generation. While the app continues to grow its base in the US — last February it reported 26.5 million…

If you may ask, we may say Facebook is trying really hard to tell people that it owns Instagram and WhatsApp and why do we say so? Because earlier this month, the company introduced new branding for all of its apps. On Wednesday, it introduced Facebook Pay, a service that’ll…

Instagram recently announced that it was expanding the test globally. Previously, the test was only limited to seven countries. RELATED READING: INSTAGRAM EXPANDS TESTS TO HIDE NUMBER OF LIKES TO 6 MORE COUNTRIES Instagram began hiding Likes in April in Canada and then brought the test to Ireland, Italy, Japan, Brazil,…

Google has become the latest big tech company to make a move into banking and personal financial services after Apple’s credit card launch and Facebook’s proposed digital currency Libra.  RELATED READING: FACEBOOK MOVING FORWARD WITH LIBRA CRYPTOCURRENCY DESPITE STRING OF WITHDRAWALS RELATED READING: APPLE CARD LAUNCHES TODAY FOR ITS US CUSTOMERS The…

Nut Pro 3, the once reputedly smartphone by TikTok’s owner ByteDance is now available, hence, making it ByteDance’s first smartphone. It’s a continuation of work by the Chinese phone maker Smartisan (which partially explains the name), and it’s being released under the Smartisan brand. Smartisan is back with this new phone after nearly a year…

The Distribution Power Africa (DPA) a market leader in innovative solar energy solutions has been mandated to build a 1.2-megawatt power plant for Africa Data Centres at its facility in Nairobi, Kenya. RELATED READING: DISTRIBUTED POWER AFRICA PARTNERS EDF TO DEPLOY HYBRID ENERGY IN AFRICA Africa Data Centres, is a…

Phew! DStv subscribers can finally breathe a sigh of relief. – following news that three popular DSTV channels were going to be scrapped off, it has just been announced that Multichoice will no longer be getting rid of the History and Lifetime Channels. Yipeeee! Earlier last month, it was announced…

Google has started rolling out incognito mode for Google Maps to Android devices. First reported by Android Police, the rollout was announced on Google support page. The feature is similar to the incognito mode available on Google Chrome that allows users to go anonymous while the mode is switched on.…

Sony announced as part of its second-quarter earnings report that it sold 2.8 million PlayStation 4 (PS4) consoles between July and September, hence making it the second best-selling home console of all time Since the company hit exactly 100 million sales three months ago, the total is now at 102.8 million, meaning the…

ZULU King Goodwill Zwelithini is set to launch his own mobile network, Bayede Mobile on 1 November in South Africa. What’s Bayede Mobile? King Zwelithini, a Zulu monarch, has approved the use of the term “Bayede” for various business ventures, without leveraging from it. However, this is all about to change.…