Posted inGadgets & Apps

Apple is right, 16 GB is more than enough space on your phone

Apple did it again on Monday 21 March 2016 with the announcement of the new iPhone SE. At this point you must be lashing out in defence of more memory on a phone because I know you want all those gigabytes and if you had things your way you'd be owning a phone with terabtyes of memory.
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Posted inLegislation

POTRAZ has a set of Child Online Protection Guidelines & here’s why they are important

This online presence exposes them to potential threats such as bullying, identity theft, and various forms of online abuse such as exposure to sexual content for grooming purposes, and the production of child sexual materials. Three out of four children online are willing to share personal information about themselves and their family in exchange for goods and services.
Posted inGadgets & Apps

Is your smartphone a toy or a tool?

We should start recognizing smartphones as being so much more than just being a phone that can browse the internet and play music and videos. We should start seeing smartphones as productivity tools that can help us live better lives and make the world a better place to live in.
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Posted inLegislation

Some thoughts on Zimbabwe’s Electronic Communications & E-commerce Draft Bill

Firstly, it seeks to promote the legal certainty and enforceability of electronic transactions and electronic commerce. Secondly, the draft Bill seeks to grant legal recognition to electronic communications and writing. Thirdly, the draft Bill is to provide for the legal effect of electronic signatures and secure electronic signatures.
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Understanding Zimbabwe’s draft Data Protection Bill

The Bill tries to ensure that whenever an individual’s data is collected, it is only used for the specified purpose and not abused.In the Bill, data is categorised into broad categories, namely personal information, sensitive data and genetic data.
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Posted inStartups

The 5 reasons why e-learning startups in Zimbabwe do not succeed

We have watched entrepreneurs trying to venture into the education sector, coming in with amazing technological solutions with the potential for great impact which can improve the studies of ordinary Zimbabwean students. However, no significant education technology product is available in Zimbabwe right now. Why? Here are 5 reasons.
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Come on Zimbabwean developers, enough of the Emperor’s New App

Zimbabwe has a culture of trying to develop overnight success modeled applications, which is not bad in itself but should be moderated. The startups community needs to understand that not every startup is a WhatsApp, and hard work and persistence are what usually pay.
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