Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

In an update on Friday, BMW CEO Harald Krueger will be leaving his post as the German automaker’s CEO. The company announced that Krueger would not be seeking another term in his contract as CEO after it expires next year. A press release from BMW noted that the Supervisory Board will be…

But there’s still one strike against these promising $230 earbuds

Last month, MultiChoice revealed its plans to retrench over 2,000 jobs in its call centres, now on our latest update, we can safely reveal that the Information Communication and Technology Union (ICTU) has announced its intention to challenge MultiChoice’s retrenchments in court. RELATED ARTICLE: MULTICHOICE TO LAY OFF 2,194 STAFF IN…

Vodacom has launched its new VodaPay Masterpass mobile app in South Africa, which uses Mastercard’s global digital payment service to facilitate tokenised bank card payments. The app is available on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, and is developed by the same company which created the Masterpass applications for South…

Samsung Electronics said on Friday that operating profit fell to 6.5 trillion won ($5.56 billion) in the quarter ended June, falling 56% year on year in the face of sinking DRAM prices. Samsung Electronics Co.’s quarterly profit more than halved after a global industry downturn and trade tensions hammered demand for…

Orange CEO Stephane Ricard has found himself in a bit of hot water with complicity in fraud and embezzlement charges dating back to his days in the French Ministry and this may result in Orange SA risking losing its CEO next week over decade-old allegations of fraud that have clouded…

BMW CEO Harald Krueger is stepping down in the wake of the car company’s weakest earnings performance in years.

Former Sigma Capital executive chair will oversee the group’s main operations in SA

Naspers’ global fintech firm, PayU which specializes in emerging markets is broadening its global reach into Southeast Asia after it recently announced a deal to buy a majority stake in Singapore-based Red Dot Payment. Naspers  is best known for its payments and fintech business in markets like India, Latin America, Africa and…

According to Econet, Kwesé Play was shut down amidst the ongoing negotiations.

This includes free rides and information for people in affected areas.

When you travel, or just people in general, they usually have a list of apps (i.e Google Maps) installed to navigate a new city, find restaurants, book transit tickets and more. Now what’s currently happening is that China’s top chat app WeChat has designs on claiming that spot with a new…

Feeling exhausted of cleaning up after take-out or starving waiting at your table in restaurants? Well, guess what? You just got saved because Uber Eats have just introduced a dine-in option on app new option for those diners who want the ambiance of a restaurant but hate the wait. Uber Eats…

Alphabet Inc’s Google is planning on improving its cloud computing infrastructure as it last week announced a new sub-sea cable to connect Africa with Europe and this project is called Equiano, named after a Nigerian writer Olaudah Equiano. The new cable is a state-of-the-art infrastructure based on space-division multiplexing (SDM) technology…

But it’ll be several years before your optometrist has them in stock.

We hope you liked the features added in the Windows 10 May 2019 update, because it may be a while before other noticeable upgrades happen. Microsoft committed to a biannual major release schedule for Windows 10 back in 2017, and now it confirmed that the “19H2” update set to roll out later this year “will…

It’s another push to promote Stories and direct messaging.

LG’s unveiled what appeared to be a more affordable version of its G8 ThinQ flagship smartphone, the LG G8S ThinQ, back in February. Now, it is finally ready for release in Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. LG says the G8S ThinQ was created for users “seeking a more bespoke…

It’s 1985 again.

A patent published today reveals a Project Titan concept.