2 Steps to protect your Cloud from being hacked October 3, 2014 So you got registered for a cloud service because you need a backup incase you accidentally deleted all your phone’s data or lost it… Continue Reading
Facebook Messenger’s Privacy Conditions scare #TeamAndroid August 12, 2014 Facebook updated their Messenger platform, which has to be installed separately from its main app, but now the Messenger has some privacy clauses that… Continue Reading
ZICTA installs first Cyber Crime Fighting Lab at ZP Headquarters August 1, 2014 With the cyber crimes in Zambia, it is a relief that ZICTA (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority) and ZP (Zambia Police) have come… Continue Reading
Oops! We did it again – Another Airtel Zambia apology July 30, 2014 Regardless of the Airtel brands’ excellent value propositions, great service or unique products, the Zambian business is rapidly fading when people, whether customers or… Continue Reading
Pros and Cons of 4G/LTE connectivity in Zambia July 28, 2014 In a country such as Zambia where internet is generally either hanging on EDGE or 3G, which are not user friendly for the large… Continue Reading
Barclays Bank Zambia has a new Kwacha Credit Card: Hello eCommerce (and debt?)! July 21, 2014 Credit cards are big in other developed countries like the USA to carry out payments from the convenience of your own home, and now… Continue Reading
Clearing the Clouds around Cloud Computing July 4, 2014 Simply put Cloud is a style of computing where standardized IT capabilities namely platforms, software or infrastructure are provided “as a service” using Internet… Continue Reading
The 4th/ 5th Mobile Operator: Is there room for other players in Zambia June 25, 2014 The debate on whether or not there is room for 4th or even 5th network mobile operator (NMO)in Zambia is like the weather and… Continue Reading
Game of Towers: unpacking the Zambian Landscape June 24, 2014 As the telecommunications sector in Zambia evolves it will break up into a number of related services traversing different “industries”. We saw operators “out… Continue Reading
Smartphones Soon To Incorporate “Kill Switch” Into Their Operating Systems June 23, 2014 Smartphones are expensive and along with their price tags they have recently been perceived as a measure to an individual’s social standing, with the… Continue Reading
The Dangers Of Social Media: How Safe Are We? June 11, 2014 From primary school students to pensioners and retirees, the love of social media is widespread, commonly known sites and platforms like Facebook, Twitter and… Continue Reading
Google’s “Forget Me” forms requested by 12,000 Europeans Already! June 2, 2014 Within less than 2 days of Google launching it’s Forget Me Forms online that allow individuals to have certain search results about them that… Continue Reading
Take a ‘Theftie’ with LookOut, The App that Captures Your Phone Thief June 2, 2014 Nothing beats the hopelessness that one feels when your phone gets stolen. The entire process of involving Zambia Police, getting a court warrant and… Continue Reading
Captain America, The Winter Soldier: A Discussion on Algorithms & Security Paradox May 2, 2014 If you are an action movie fanatic and have watched Captain America: The Winter Soldier, then you know that the movie is packed with… Continue Reading
The Zambian Threat to Online News Freedom April 24, 2014 It is no secret that African governments are uncomfortable with online news media especially when it is increasingly being used to criticise the ruling… Continue Reading
Who Defaced My Website? April 22, 2014 We recently covered an article about a number of Zambian websites belonging to some big companies and government departments being defaced and getting hacked but… Continue Reading
100+ Zambian websites hacked & defaced: Spar, Postdotnet, SEC, Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance April 15, 2014 Over the past few days, we have learnt that more than a hundred Zambia websites, some of them belonging to the government and prominent… Continue Reading