Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

The release date for the Samsung Galaxy S8 has been tipped to appear at a special event in Barcelona this February. The timing of the release of the smartphone – or smartphones – won’t likely also be in February, but the first hype video and release date has been rumored…

Hackers affiliated with the Russian government are believed to have the DNC last year with the purpose of influencing the presidential election. Reports last year revealed that the same hackers who pilfered the DNC servers were responsible for a piece of Android malware that turned phones belonging to the Ukrainian…

The smartphones that sit uncomfortably inside our pocket are now more powerful than the large desktop computers from 10 years ago. However, many people will tell you that these fantastic advances in technology are not always a sign of progress. For example, anyone that remembers the days when the tank…

While President Trump has helped make Twitter a regular part of almost everyone’s conversation, the business behind the microblogging service is not looking up. That feeling was only reinforced by the meager revenues the company reported last week on Thursday. Things look especially slow when you compare the platform to…

Android’s creator is building a high-end smartphone to be the centrepiece of a series of AI-infused consumer gadgets. Just over two years after leaving Google, Andy Rubin is preparing to take on the smartphone industry he helped create. Rubin, creator of the Android operating system, is planning to marry his background in…

Insurance companies, fuel suppliers and car dealerships will get the short end of the stick. Self-driving technology caught my attention, that I closely started following this whole issue surrounding their development and when it will soon come to Africa, that’s if ever it comes to Africa, with their introduction still…

I like to talk about the “breakout sequel.” A breakout sequel is when a film becomes something of a surprise hit, earning decent reviews, strong word of mouth and a leggy theatrical run followed by a post-theatrical surge in fandom and acclaim. Cue the sequel, which then goes a little…

Twitter Inc. says it has come up with new ways to make abusive tweeters less effective: hiding their content and preventing banned users from creating new accounts. The updates, detailed in a blog post, come after years of criticism that the company hasn’t done enough to combat abuse and harassment.…

If ever there was a place from which to draw inspiration from for small businesses, startups, entrepreneurs or the way you run your business, the UAE may just be your ideal candidate. The tactics it has used to grow into a cosmopolitan, global hub over the past decades can teach…

Customer service in grocery retail industry is dying a slow death. Little to no service, staff that are rude or more importantly appear untrained has been the norm and I am starting to think that some business have just given up, stopped caring about customer service excellence or maybe it’s…

Remember those heady days of yesteryears when everything was going to be 3D? Tangled in 3D! Puss in Boots in 3D! Video games in 3D! Those days are gone, friends, as LG and Sony quietly phase out the 3D features for their latest TVs. Buried in the releases that plagued CES was a notable…

The Galaxy Note 7 started life looking like Samsung’s best ever smartphone: it combined the huge screen and stylus of a phablet with the petite dimensions of a regular smartphone. But it also had a fatal battery flaw, which led it to overheat and catch fire, turning what was meant…

Future iPhones may revolve around more than just an eye-catching curved display. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who frequently (though not always) has a knack for hardware scoops, believes that Apple is designing a whole new Touch ID fingerprint reader for future iPhones and iPads. In order for Apple to…

When you need instant internet connection but there’s no Wi-Fi network from the establishments around you, your phone’s mobile hotspot capability is the tool you can rely on. However, setting up your phone’s hotspot tends to be a little tedious. Google is addressing this issue with its new Android-only feature…

The days when students have to flip through textbooks to find solutions to homework problems may soon be coming to an end. Rather, they’ll be taking pictures with their smartphones to feed problems into an artificially intelligent app if Socratic has its way. Students across the world will be thrilled to…

Anyone that looks back to the early dial-up days of the Web through rose tinted glasses of nostalgia will tell you geeky war stories about the browser battle between Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. They were probably blogging on Angelfire, frequenting the online communities of GeoCities while performing their online…

How do you or have heard people pronouncing this word, Huawei, (and please don’t laugh). The funniest pronunciation which tops the ranks that I heard is Huawei being pronounced as “WHO ARE WE.” Personally, I think Huawei is pronounced as WAH-WAY. WHO ARE WE OR WAH-WAY? What’s your take? Ok,…

I will begin by giving you a brief background on Econet-owned EcoCash. EcoCash is an innovative mobile payment solution that enables Econet customers to complete simple financial transactions such as sending money to loved ones, buying prepaid airtime for yourself or other Econet subscribers and paying for goods and services. EcoCash was launched on…

Twitter is shutting down its business-focused Dashboard tool just six months after its launch. Launched in June 2016, Dashboard will be completely shut down on February 3, 2017. The company announced the closure on the app’s Twitter page on Tuesday with little explanation. The app was intended to help businesses…