Android is in trouble, the iPhone is taking over, even in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is Android country. That has been the case since the beginning and is not about to change anytime soon. Or is it? Back in November 2021, we looked at…
Twitter’s VVIP gold verification badge will cost a grand a month and SMS 2FA no longer be available on free accounts
It’s been a while since Elon took over Twitter and made quite some radical changes but it certainly was not the last time he did so. In his latest attempts…
Should we give Econet, NetOne and Telecel a pass for shoddy service? Maybe
Customers are wont to complain even when their complaints are not justified. Businesses are aware of this and customer care personnel are taught, ‘the customer is king, so just smile…
Only a third of Zimbos connecting to the internet in 2023, why so few?
According to DataReportal, there were 5.74 million internet users in Zimbabwe at the start of 2023. That’s 34.8% of the population. This data is from the Internation Telecommunications Union. That…
Is it me or does the report that we’re getting 11Mbps from Econet, NetOne, and Telecel sound wrong?
I have to tell you, I don’t buy data bundles like I used to. I’ve lost count of the number of times I had to stay up at 3 am…
Netflix introducing new anti-password sharing measures soon, your mooching days are over
It was promised and as the months rolled by we forgot it was coming. We have been rudely reminded that it’s coming and that it’s almost here. Our days of…
Zim has dollarised and cash is king in USD world, EcoCash sees it too
When you walk down the streets it appears as if Zimbabwe has dollarised. Join a supermarket queue and you find that many, if not most, have their USD cash in…
Econet bundle prices going up on 8 Feb, you will have to deal with it
You know the deal, you are used to it now. You should be. The annual inflation rate has been falling since September 2022 but it was still 229.8% in January.…
The Samsung Galaxy S23 is both underwhelming and great, or so it looks
If you ever needed more proof that it is now wasteful to upgrade your phone every year, look no further than the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. Samsung launched this year’s…
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) grew by 79%, global equities lost a fifth of their value in 2022
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) has had its ups and downs and 2022 was a toughie. Zimbabwe continues to be a challenging environment to operate in for the companies listed…