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Connected smartwatches to ship 54M units in 2020

July 14, 2016

Shipments of smartwatches with mobile connectivity will hit 7.5 million units in 2016, increasing to 53.6 million in 2020, according to Canalys. The company…

Windows 10 Anniversary Update available 2nd August

July 1, 2016

Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Group, has announced that a new update, the Windows 10 Anniversary update will be launched on 2nd…

The 10 benefits of mobile internet access

May 27, 2016

These are the 10 benefits of mobile internet access anywhere in the world compiled by the Internet Society: Entrepreneurs have created billion dollar opportunities…

Netflix competitor ShowMax launches in 36 sub-Saharan African countries

May 16, 2016

It’s the age of internet TV – the age of internet anything really – and the battle is getting bigger about who can deliver…

MTN, I never signed up for this!

April 26, 2016

So yesterday enjoying my fast MTN connection as my other ISP was down and it was all good in the hood, I received a…

Bandwidth wars in Zambia – The digging is not yet over!

April 21, 2016

A turf war to lay fiber-optic cables directly to homes in Zambia’s largest cities is delivering faster speeds and cheaper prices. Several companies are…

Tech trends between 28th March and 4th April

April 4, 2016

ICYMI here’s everything we covered last week: Many Instagram were urging their followers to turn on notifications for their posts but Instagram came through…

What is Afrimax? Who are Vodafone? What are they doing in Zambia?

February 29, 2016

Afrimax is ‘one of the largest 4G wireless voice and data communications providers across Sub-Saharan Africa’, and is trying to bring the Vodafone brand to…

Happy Safer Internet Day 2016!

February 9, 2016

Every February, Insafe celebrates Safer Internet Day (SID) to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially among children and…

Hai doubles their FTTH internet speeds!

February 2, 2016

It looks like we have a runner here with Hai as they doubled their headline speeds for their Fibroniks Home packages; Basic Essentials, Family Entertainment, Modern…

Are the new Airtel BIS rates BS?

January 5, 2016

Effective today, the Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) subscription rates have been increased by Airtel Zambia which has not been received well by subscribers with…

Mark Zuckerberg welcomes baby girl and will part with 99% of Facebook shares

December 2, 2015

Yesterday Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan welcomed their first child, baby girl Max, into the world, accompanying her arrival with…

Why you may soon be able to access Wi-Fi using a light bulb

December 1, 2015

If you depend on Wi-Fi to get your everyday tasks done you’re not alone. If you have trouble finding reliable Wi-Fi connections, again, you’re…

Most targeted websites in copyright complaints to Google

November 24, 2015

The number of websites that are distributing free content illegally are on the rise but so are the complaints about them to Google. From…

Microsoft and COMESA sign MoU on ‘4Afrika Initiative’

November 18, 2015

Microsoft in partnership with the Common Marketplace for East and Southern Africa (COMESA) announced the launch of its 4Afrika Initiative that will focus on…

How to solve the issue of a lack of computers in Zambian schools

November 4, 2015

The latest story on pupils in Zambia having to stay late into the night at their schools to be able to have their computer…

MTN’s ‘Spaka 1 SIM’ promotional voice, SMS and data bundle prices

November 2, 2015

MTN today launched the ‘Spaka 1 SIM’ promotion under its ‘With Love from MTN’ campaign, which seeks to reduce the need for multiple SIM…

Cybrary.IT has a new cyber security job portal

October 22, 2015

Many job seekers in the technology field, cyber security, to be specific, fail to find jobs because these are not readily advertised or are…

2 reasons why your Skype call quality may be poor

October 19, 2015

Most Skype users complain about bad feedback or low quality or dropped calls when using the application and now Skype has come forward to…

Kaymu shuts down Zambia presence: Why e-commerce is struggling in emerging countries