Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

Uber’s valuation in its most recent private financing was US$76 billion, and it could be worth US$120 billion in an IPO.

Netflix is working to release its first-ever South African — and African — original television series, it was reported on Monday.

He fears Microsoft is ceding too much control of the web to Google.

At a bail hearing yesterday, new details emerged surrounding Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou’s arrest in Vancouver, Canada over the weekend. The daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei  is accused of fraud with a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, according to journalists present at the hearing. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges…

Canada arrested the CFO of Huawei, but the Chinese tech company has been scrutinised for years for security reasons.

Liquid Telecom, a leading pan-African telecoms group has just announced that it will be investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over the next three years. This is part of a major partnership with Telecom Egypt which includes network infrastructure and data centres. The investment announced today…

Apple has acquired Platoon, a London-based A&R startup focused on discovering rising music artists.

Waymo is all set to take a step ahead as they bring their service of self-driving Waymo One to the public. They are planning to invite early riders which they ferreted out from their research work, ahead of rolling it out to the public. They will first offer Waymo One to the…

Samsung will collaborate with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) to build on next-generation telecommunication technology which will enable autonomous driving innovation.

MTN Nigeria has launched the first Disney mobile web service in Nigeria, Disneynigeria.mobi. The Disney mobile web service is loaded with Disney-themed short-form content, games and shareables. The service is the result of a collaborative effort between MTN Nigeria and The Walt Disney Company Africa. The two-year deal grants MTN Nigeria…

EcoCash, Steward Bank partner to offer hassle-free small loans with Steward Bank also unveiling instant *236# bank-account opening service.

MTN has launched a “world first” music streaming service called MusicTime.

A British parliamentary accuses Facebook of letting some companies including Netflix and Airbnb access users list of friends after it cut off that data for most other apps around 2015.

The new Google phone looks like a feature phone, similar to the JioPhone, but comes with KaiOS and some smart functionality including Google Assistant.

In a post on its official blog, Google laid out a simplified messaging strategy for the future. In order to offer customers “a simpler and more unified communications experience,” Google promised to support only five messaging apps going forward, down from its current suite of seven. To cut down to five…

The rile is high because of the shocking arrest of Meng Wanzhou, who is also Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s Chief Financial Officer. Authorities in Beijing raises fresh doubts over a 90-day truce on trade struck between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping on the day she was detained. Canada has apprehended Huawei’s…

The Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has ruled out the possibility of issuing additional licences for mobile operators, saying the country does not have the capacity to absorb more firms like other countries. POTRAZ director technical services Engineer Baxton Sirewu said Zimbabwe had to live within its spectrum, which he…

The Nokia 8.1 is the spiritual successor to the Nokia 7 Plus.

A mystery Xiaomi smartphone appeared on the FCC. We have discovered several interesting aspects about the mobile phone, including brand and target market.

Microsoft’s foldable surface device may hit the market in 2019