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Airtel’s having a device clearance sale

May 17, 2016

Between the 16th May – 16th June 2016 Airtel is having a clearance sale of some of its devices listed below and will give…

Press Release: Monica Musonda is new Airtel Zambia board chairperson

April 5, 2016

Mr. George Sokota, Chairman, Airtel Networks Zambia Plc has retired from his position, and Entrepreneur Ms. Monica Musonda, has been appointed as the new…

Instagram is down!

April 1, 2016

Major social media platform Instagram is currently experiencing downtime in many parts of the world, Zambia inclusive. If you have tried to use the…

Instagram is not changing the way you see timelines…yet!

March 29, 2016

After seeing many updates by popular Zambians, and many others worldwide, urging their followers to turn on notifications for their posts, it looks…

Press Release: Investors in Data Centers in Africa heading to Monaco for first ever summit

March 24, 2016

In the first event of its kind, an exciting one-day Summit will meet in Monaco to explore the next phase of data center and…

Instagram is tweaking its newsfeed for you

March 17, 2016

In a blog post, Instagram has announced that its app will soon change the way users see their newsfeed on their timelines. It will…

Instagram now lets you switch between multiple accounts

February 9, 2016

Instagram has finally added multiplicity functions to its app, which should be great for social media managers all over the world! They don’t have…

What the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will probably look like

February 1, 2016

Samsung has sent out invites to its ‘Unpacked‘ event where the new Samsung Galaxy S7 is expected to be launched. IT will happen in…

Huawei shipped over 100 million smartphones in 2015

January 6, 2016

Chinese manufacturer Huawei, which has operations in Zambia, has announced that it shipped over 100 million smartphones worldwide in 2015, cementing its position as…

Is Samsung taking shots at Apple with the Galaxy S7?

December 15, 2015

Features of the not-yet-released Samsung Galaxy S7 have been surfacing on the internet, with many tech writers speculating that the S7 will come with…

Apple store iStore Zambia official opening postponed to early 2016

December 2, 2015

The new dedicated Apple store, iStore, that was set to launch in Zambia at EastPark Mall in Lusaka has had its opening date postponed…

LG launches ‘Ray’ tablet aimed at 3G markets

November 26, 2015

LG Electronics has launched the LG Ray tablet that is aimed at markets without access to 4G, or have minimal access to it, and…

Global mobile subscriptions will exceed world’s population by the end of 2015

November 19, 2015

According to Statista, who provided the chart above using Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, we can see that the number of mobile subscriptions is now…

DStv Catch Up now on Compact and Compact Plus bouquets

October 29, 2015

Just a few days after announcing the introduction of BBC First (channel 119) on Multichoice’s DStv platform in response to a viral online petition,…

Multichoice introduces BBC First on DStv after online petition

October 28, 2015

Oh the power of social media and an online petition! MultiChoice Africa released a statement for its customers in Zambia that they had ‘listened…

Hisense launches in Zambia

October 4, 2015

Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has officially launched in Zambia. At an event at Radisson Blu in Lusaka, the brand established itself under distribution partner…

Facebook updated Internet.org and you can watch videos in 360 degree views

September 25, 2015

Facebook has some new updates: It has updated Internet.org, allowing more basic access to more sites than what it launched with. Facebook wrote, “people…

Airtel subscribers to benefit from Liquid Telecom’s fibre network infrastructure

September 24, 2015

In a world demanding faster internet connectivity, subscribers on the Airtel network can look forward to possibly higher speeds as Airtel and Liquid have…

Forecast for the number of tablet users up to 2019

September 23, 2015

Many people like to go big, even with devices, so it’s no shocker that the tablet market is doing so well lately. Statista has…

Instagram hits 400 million users!

September 23, 2015

In a blog post, photo sharing app Instagram has shared that they have reached 400 million users worldwide. They also stated that over the…