Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

The firm says its net profit grew 25 percent to $8.8bn last year amid concerns its equipment could be used for spying.

MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter walked away with a cool R40 million salary in 2017 – while his predecessor, Phuthuma Nhleko scored R42 million as part of his farewell package at the company. The salaries were published as part of MTN’s integrated annual report for the 2017 financial year, which…

Comparing Mi9 with Huawei P30, Xiaomi wrote: “We really believe in giving you amazing products at #HonestPrices. Do you think a flagship smartphone should cost you a fortune? #Mi9.

It seems very unlikely smartphone manufacturers will start making thicker phones again, and battery technology moves at a snail’s pace, so in order to make our phones work for longer, faster charging seems to be the focus. Xiaomi’s latest effort resets the bar for how fast a battery can be fully recharged. Xiaomi wants…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Part one will be on M-Net 101 on Friday 15 March at 21:00, while part 2 will follow on Saturday 16 March at 21:00.

The European Commission has unveiled its recommendations for security mechanisms for the 5G era, and Huawei lives to fight another day, at least for the next couple of months. While this is the proportionate response many telcos have been calling for, it does not quite give the concrete position of…

Bob Collymore, the CEO of Safaricom, has revealed that the telco is looking at new avenues to drive income growth. Safaricom is the most profitable listed company at the NSE. In the last financial year, its net earnings amounted to Ksh55 billion, way above other listed companies’ earnings. In an…

In an effort to promote the widespread adoption of crypto, a team of developers have created a wallet that will allow its users to access digital currency services from within their favourite messaging applications such as WhatsApp. Using the Wuabit service users will soon be able to send, receive, trade, and…

MTN has launched a WhatsApp channel to let its customers buy airtime and data bundles through the messaging app. The largest mobile operator in Africa has begun the service in its home country, South Africa, using the Facebook-owned app. Gareth Murphy, MTN South Africa’s online channel GM, says it wants…

Apple also updated macOS today to support its news and magazine service.

Apple’s iPhone is already home to some of the most popular games ever. It’s got puzzlers like Candy Crush Saga and Words With Friends, the battle game Cash of Clans, and even the cultural phenom Fortnite. Now Apple is hoping to level up those games with Apple Arcade, a new service, announced Monday, that’s set to go…

Apple unveiled its new streaming platform, Apple TV+, at an event Monday. The tech giant will produce original content to compete with sites like Netflix and Hulu. Updates to Apple services including the App Store, Apple Pay and iNews were also announced. Apple is putting a lot of weight behind…

Yesterday, Apple at its special event announced… a credit card. The Apple Card is designed for the iPhone and will work with the Wallet app. You sign up from your iPhone and you can use it with Apple Pay in just a few minutes. Before introducing the card, Apple CEO Tim Cook…

The ultimate unsend button has been born.

Meng Wanzhou, the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies Co. appears to have had a penchant for products by Apple Inc., one of the Chinese giant’s biggest rivals. Meng Wanzhou, was carrying a bunch of devices made by one of her company’s biggest rivals when she was arrested in Canada in December. Huawei…

Apple may be moving forward with a polarizing iPhone redesign and several unusual (and somewhat creepy) tech upgrades, but now the company has accidentally revealed a long-awaited iPhone upgrade everyone does want… Thanks to a tip-off, 9to5Mac has discovered new imagery on Apple’s Australian website showing the company’s exciting and long-overdue AirPower wireless charging system. The propriety technology…

The long-awaited AirPods 2 are finally here, and according to Apple, they will deliver “faster connect times, more talk time, and the convenience of hands-free Siri.” AirPods revolutionized the wireless audio experience with a breakthrough design and the new AirPods build on the magical experience customers love. The new Apple-designed…

Zimbabwe’s mobile network operators recorded a 36% increase in revenue to $1,1 billion in the full year to December 2018 despite a 25% increase in operating costs, POTRAZ reported. The country has three licensed operators, two of which are State-owned — NetOne and Telecel and a third which is privately-run,…

The app was first released on Android last year.