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Hot on the Heels of MTN Zambia, Zamtel Launches 4G LTE Service in Kitwe

January 21, 2014

It’s a race to deploy state-of-the-art cutting-edge mobile communications technology in Zambia and Zamtel is proving that it is a capable contender. We visited a couple…

Chrome Mobile Browser to Save You Money and More With New Updates

January 17, 2014

There has been an announcement on the Chrome blog that Google will soon be rolling out updates which will save mobile users money through data compression….

MTN Zambia Launches 4G LTE Technology

January 16, 2014

MTN Zambia has become the first Mobile Telecommunications solutions provider in Zambia to commercially launch Long Term Evolution (LTE). In a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday,…

Tougher Business for App Developers Forecasted

January 14, 2014

Attention App Developers, things are not getting any easier for you in terms of monetizing your creations. As though it weren’t hard enough already,…

The Rise of Mobile 3.0: African markets lead consumer growth (Infographic)

January 12, 2014

MEF, the London based organisation of businesses around the world working to monetize their products via mobile, last week released a report called The Global…

If you’ve been on Yahoo lately, you might want to take some security precaution

January 9, 2014

So recently it was reported by a Netherlands security firm that Yahoo’s advertising network, ads.yahoo.com, was used to distribute malware to users mainly in…

January Startup Hour: Review

January 9, 2014

I was over the moon yesterday upon discovering that one of my friends came for Startup Hour due to a post I shared on…

Chance to Meet Tech Entrepreneurs at Startup Hour

January 8, 2014

Things are happening in the bustling city of Lusaka and we want to be part of them, especially when those things involve a platform…

Beer Prices Go Up – Less Talktime

January 8, 2014

We will now have less talktime from each airtime voucher, and yes even talktime that comes from a pint of beer. So if you…

Update: Suspects Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to ATM Fraud in Zambia

January 6, 2014

In view of a today’s article appearing in The Post newspaper, we’d like to shed a little light on the “gadgets’ being referred to…

Teens’ Significant Role in Tech World

January 3, 2014

Building on our article from yesterday, we’d like to highlight the significant role that teenagers are playing in the tech world. Today, business models and…

Parents to Blame for Facebook Not Being Cool Anymore

January 2, 2014

Our friends in Europe are bored of Facebook already and are increasingly looking towards other platforms for their social networking. A new study has…

Has Airtel Money added 600,000 subscribers in just a month? And no, Airtel doesn’t have 800 million agents!

December 31, 2013

So today we woke up to two pieces of news that left us wondering if we’re being lied to or if just mistakes in…

What the World Googled in 2013: Does Zambia Make the Cut?

December 30, 2013

Zeitgeist is the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. These…