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29/08/2025

WhatsApp is at it again with a new AI feature. This time, it's called "Writing Help," promising to refine the tone of your messages

But in a Zim that's mastered the art of the voice note and straight-to-the-point chat, is this something we actually need?

Meta’s been on an AI tear lately, stuffing its bots and features into every corner of the internet it owns. Now, WhatsApp is getting that same treatment

29/08/2025

Zimbabwe’s diaspora sent US$1.9B home in the first 9 months of 2024, now the second-largest source of foreign currency after exports.

RemitHope believes some of that money can do more than just cover household bills. Its goal:

US$50M for 1,000 African-led projects

Using fintech + matching funds to stretch every dollar

See how they’re trying to make it happen

While diaspora remittances have provided crucial stability for families back home, a fintech-powered social enterprise believes they can be used for more

29/08/2025

The Weekly Tech Report: Volume 2 is here
This week, we dive into:
📱 New smartphones worth checking out
💾 Why your phone keeps saying it’s “full”
📂 Blip - share files in seconds, no app needed
🐍 Snake - the mobile game that started it all

Welcome, and thanks for stopping by. This is the second instalment of a new weekly series where we break down the biggest stories in tech, what they mean

27/08/2025

Another day, another smartphone company getting caught lying

Nothing advertised the Phone 3 with beautiful "community" photos. Turns out they were stock images taken with a professional camera

Huawei, Nokia, and Samsung have all done similar stuff

It seems like another day, another tech company stretching the truth to sell you stuff. We've seen it all before. From exaggerated battery life claims to

27/08/2025

Econet’s official Support account on X has been taken over by crypto operators. The company says it’s aware of the issue and has engaged X to resolve the matter.

Here’s what we know so far and what might have gone wrong:

Econet’s official Support account on X () has been compromised. We were first tipped by , and confirmed that the account’s name

27/08/2025

Ever asked Gemini for an image and got something strange

Google just shared tips to help you get better, more accurate AI-generated images. It’s all about writing the right prompts, the difference is night and day.

Read more on how to do it:

We’ve talked a lot about how AI image generation is becoming more mainstream, and now Google wants to make sure you’re getting the best out of its Gemini

27/08/2025

Hold onto your wallets. Samsung is about to drop a new XR headset, and according to a new report, it’s not going to be cheap

We're talking a serious price, though not as high as the Vision Pro. Would you rather buy this or a decent second-hand car?

So, about this Samsung XR headset, it seems like the guys from Samsung are about to drop a new gadget, and you will love its price tag. According to a

27/08/2025

The Great 3310 doing its thing

Do you remember this guy? It was from a few years ago. This hasn’t stopped sounding crazy to me.

We really need to sit Nokia execs from that period down and really dig into where they got the tech to use in that phone. It has to be alien tech. That phone was not from this earth.

If only modern smartphones could have that kind of invincibility too.

26/08/2025

Pixel devices will be the first to offer voice and video calls on WhatsApp over a satellite network starting 28 Aug

That will be in the US for now but I like the sound of it. Learn more about the Pixel 10s:

https://www.techzim.co.zw/2025/08/the-weekly-tech-report-volume-1/

26/08/2025

The DStv price creep continues

It looks like MultiChoice has decided to shake things up again, just in time for September. You know, so that the heat outside matches the heat in your wallet. Well, DStv is doing its part to make that a little harder.

From the 1st of September 2025, if you're one of those people who use the HD PVR Access/XtraView service to keep the peace at home, you know, one TV for the kids and another for you, you'll be paying a little extra. The monthly fee for that handy dual-view feature is going up from US$13.00 to US$14.00. I hyped it up and you were scared for a second, but it's just a dollar increase.

It's not a massive hike, just a dollar, but every little bit counts, especially with how things are. So, it's actually not a small hike.

If you've got questions about this, or you just want to vent, your best bet is to give the MultiChoice call centre a ring on +263 (242) 32600. Or, if you're the quiet type, you can always go check out their website at [www.dstvafrica.com] for the full details.

This all comes after bouquet price increases in June where Compact Plus, Family, and Access subscribers all saw a US$1 increment, bringing the new monthly fees to US$46, US$21, and US$16, respectively. Compact saw the steepest price increase, going from $30 to $32.

26/08/2025

You won't believe this. Just as Google announces tighter app security for apps outside the gate, a report drops about massive malware within the Play Store

You can't make this up

Read more:

Well, well, well. As if we planned it, the internet ecosystem has a wicked sense of humour. Just as we were stewing on Google's big announcement about

26/08/2025

Want to watch every EPL game for $11 for data+subs but stuck on setup? For those that were:

Here's the step-by-step guide to getting MasterCard details from your EcoCash, to signing up for Showmax itself

Huge oversight on my part yesterday. I wrote about how streaming English Premier League games legally in Zimbabwe is cheaper than people realise. I knew