The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal that has rocked Facebook does not seem to be reaching a conclusion any time soon. The Facebook boss had already given an explanation as to...
The recent shootings that took place at the YouTube Headquarters are a tragic event that, in a perfect world, should never occur. I do think, however, YouTube’s recent moves may...
Microsoft might be entering the race to become the world’s first trillion dollar company, joining a host of other familiar global giants. Who else is in the race? Before Microsoft’s...
Following Facebook’s recent scandal involving Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg has come out in defence of his social media company. In a recent Facebook post, he disclosed some of the steps they...
Microsoft has finally released an update for the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that were discovered in January. The vulnerabilities affected millions of Windows PC’s that had Intel and ARM CPU’s...
The much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ devices are now official. The S9 follows the stunning design language of the S8. The S9 devices are more of a revision...
All the University/College students who use the Apple Music streaming service have reason to celebrate. Apple Music has extended its Student Membership to 82 new countries, including Zimbabwe. Right...
While some are shunning out cryptos (cryptocurrencies) as we’ve seen Stripe and somewhat Facebook do, some are amassing resources in order to invest in it. However, considering how controversial the technology...
Finally, a Zimbabwean makes it onto the billionaire’s list, Strive Masiyiwa. Well, frankly speaking he is not the first Zimbabwean billionaire… most of us were at some point, just not...
You might be familiar with Microsoft Excel, famous spreadsheet software. You no doubt have seen it used to organise data and to display various graphs from that data. Maybe you...
It was quite interesting to read about how Google has admitted to having been collecting users’ location data without their consent. Android users were most affected by this. Turns outs phones...
We are all aware of DStv which is under the Naspers group. Naspers is a South African multinational company which owns various brands; Multichoice, SuperSport and MWEB to name a...
CC Image courtesy of Miyem Supriyati on Flickr Iron Man is a fictional superhero who has an armoured suit which allows him to fly about fighting bad guys. Watching the Iron Man...
Just after we introduce a Ministry of Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation, our neighbour South Africa gets what seems to be its largest data breach in history; what are...
Samsung is a company that needs no introduction. We all are familiar with their Android powered smartphones, most of us use them. Samsung is the biggest smartphone maker by sales...
When it comes to social media, I get mixed feelings sometimes. In all the good it has brought and continues to bring, I feel sometimes it really causes a lot...
Roku Inc, which recently partnered with Econet Media on Kwesé Play, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in its home country in the USA. They aim to raise $204...
Huawei continued its meteoric rise as they finally overtook Apple to become the second biggest smartphone company by sales. This feat was achieved for the months of June and July...
SpaceX is preparing to launch its 12th official trip to space as part of the $1.6 billion contract it had with NASA. The rocket (Falcon 9) is transporting a number...
Some scientists in China have managed to teleport an object from Earth to a satellite that is in space orbit more than 500 kilometers above Earth. The scientific breakthrough which...
I find pop-up ads highly annoying and not so useful because I tend to close the ad even before I get to read it. In fact, it has become a...
According to a study conducted by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in over 30 countries, WhatsApp has become more than just about staying in touch with friends and...
Apple is enjoying very healthy sales of its iPhone with it’s 2016 Q4 sales trumping those of Samsung by a claimed 800 000 units. Apple’s market share for Q4 2016...
A group of Russian hackers under the name of “New World Hackers” claim to have taken down the CAF (Confederation of African Football) official website on Saturday in protest over...
In mid-2016 Yahoo, the web and search giant was acquired by United States telecoms giant Verizon for US$4.83 billion. According to the latest news regarding the acquisition shared by the...
The United States has announced expanded sanctions on Russia for its interference in its 2016 presidential elections through cyberattacks that leaked emails from the Democratic party.
image credit: AllAfrica.com The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Government has ordered ALL telecoms companies block ALL social media networks on Sunday 18 December ahead of protests set for Monday, 19...
The big names in the smartphone game has pretty much been the same. Samsung, Apple and Huawei have populated the top 3 smartphone manufacturers spots (in that order) since 2013...
PyCon Zimbabwe is a conference that aims to bring together Python programmers from all over the country as well as introduce Python programming to communities under the PyCon International initiative. PyCon Zimbabwe first...
The CBZ Bank in partnership with Empowered Life Trust will be launching a Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) from the 1st of November 2016. We first noticed the program through a...