Author: Tapiwa Matthew Mutisi

When Google curtailed its Nexus program last year in favor of the Pixel, many commentators dismissed that as merely a rebranding exercise to make the latest thing feel fresh. I was in the minority that bought into Google’s promise of a fundamentally different approach that would signal a direct challenge…

What is an eSIM? The term “eSIM” relates to a new standard being promoted by the GSMA – the association that represents network operators worldwide. It will come in the form of an integrated SIM chip, one that cannot and need not be removed from a device – something that consumer electronics manufacturers…

Vivo Electronics Corp. is a global technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services. Vivo is  based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. It was founded in 2009. The company is another Chinese smartphone. It makes low-cost Android phones, and those in the mid-range segment of the…

Are you rocking a Samsung phone from 2014 or before? Chances are many of you are. After all, Samsung was (and continues to be) the #1 smartphone manufacturer in the world. Any vulnerability coming to Samsung smartphones has the possibility of affecting a substantial amount of users, and the latest…

Outlook 2016 for Mac users are about to get a big update with some of the most requested features for the venerable Microsoft email program. You can now send your emails when you want with a new Send Later feature, use delivery and read receipts to make sure your emails are…

Well, lately it has not been really a walk in the amusement park for Snapchat, from their IPO ridiculously dropping to Evan Spiegel scandal of alleged to have said that the mobile application is merely for the rich and not for poor people in countries like India and at the…

Facebook’s blatant copying of Snapchat is nothing new, but with Microsoft’s Skype being the latest messaging app to mimic Snapchat, it’s time to say enough is enough. Snapchat, as I’m sure you already know, is an ongoing sensation, especially among younger generations. What began as a start-up of three Stanford…

SwiftKey is an input method for Android and iOS devices, such as smartphones and tablets. SwiftKey uses a blend of artificial intelligence technologies that enable it to predict the next word the user intends to type. SwiftKey learns from previous SMS messages and outputs predictions based on currently inputted text and what it has learned.…

Guess what? Earlier this morning, Microsoft quietly unveiled a cool new product called “Microsoft Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID.” This new “Modern Keyboard” product has an integrated fingerprint reader. The Modern Keyboard is designed for Windows Hello — the biometic login feature found in Windows 10. It features Bluetooth 4.0/4.1 and…

Yesterday on Thursday, Nike announced that it will cut its global workforce by 2 percent in a broad restructuring, a move seen as a reflection of the company’s somewhat weakened competitive position and a sagging retail sector. Nike is facing a very stiff competition from the likes of Adidas and Under Armour,…

Spotify is a music, podcast and video streaming service, and was officially launched on 7 October 2008. It is developed by startup Spotify AB in Stockholm, Sweden. It provides digital rights management-protected content from record labels and media companies. Spotify is a freemium service, meaning that basic features are free…

Job seekers around the world agree on one thing: Google’s parent company, Alphabet, seems like an awfully appealing place to work. The tech giant places first on LinkedIn’s 2017 Top Companies Global List, which highlights the 25 companies whose teams employees everywhere would most like to join. To determine this…

Nokia is a global technology leader at the heart of a connected world, hence their mission statement goes by: Connecting People. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, Nokia serve communications service providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the industry’s most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products,…

Yesterday afternoon, after opening my Twitter app, I was rather taken-aback to check out my Twitter application on my android smartphone looking really different but in a very super-duper awesome way that I had to take out my dancing shoes, got on the floor and did a mini-dance. After beginning a…

A smart speaker is a type of wireless speaker and smart device that utilizes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other standards to extend usage beyond audio playback. Recently, Apple got into the smart speaker market with the HomePod, the company’s first entirely new product in three years. There has been a survey…

Chinese investors looking to put money into artificial intelligence could soon face greater scrutiny. US Officials worry that technologies developed in the US could be used to bolster China’s military capabilities The US government is considering limiting Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to guard technologies seen as vital to US…

Plugging things in is no fun, especially when a certain company refuses to embrace industry-standard plugs. Wireless charging is an obvious solution, which has been embraced by many Android manufacturers but has remained conspicuously absent from the iPhone. That might be about to change. Wistron is a manufacturer in India,…

Google Drive is a place you get to save all your personal stuff. Google Drive starts you with 15 GB of free Google online storage, so you can keep photos, stories, designs, drawings, recordings, videos – anything. The recent development is that Google is turning Drive into a much more robust…

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary the Mozilla Corporation. I would want to believe that it is not me alone who also share the same sentiments that lately Mozilla Firefox was really slow when opening that if were to…

The 2017 BrandZ rankings are out, and tech companies continue to dominate. Google is at the top for the second year running. In most cases, we only care about winners. Second is first loser. Third is second loser. So when this year’s BrandZ global rankings came out, I’m sure armchair…