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Save Money With Comfi’s Cheaper Call Rates To Zimbabwe
I have been using Skype for sometime now to make calls to Zimbabwe. I like skype for their FREE PC to PC calls. However when I tried skype for PC to Mobile calls to Zimbabwe I found them very expensive at £0.215 per minute.
Again not many people use Skype in Zimbabwe so I still have [...]
Econet brings mobile Internet to Zimbabwe
30. August 2009
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe’s largest mobile phone provider has launched the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) in Zimbabwe. The service will provide Internet access using one of the most advanced technologies in the world, the 3G technology. Zimbabwe’s long wait to enter the age of mobile Internet access is finally over.In a statement, Econet said,
“Econet subscribers [...]
Ready to Fly – Zimbabwe’s Chingoma ready to take-off in his self made helicopter
27. August 2009
“Mr Chingoma’s Helicopter is now finished and ready to fly”….that’s the message from Mr Chingoma. Has Mr Chingoma taken his engineering dreams a bit too far? Surely how can he be allowed to fly this thing….that is if he is still going to try. This is a disaster awaiting to happen, and the earlier Mr [...]
Continue reading...Fibre Optic Project to improve the Internet and Mobile communications in Zimbabwe
17. August 2009
Zimbabwe is carrying out a fibre optic installation project that is aimed at improving the Internet and mobile services in the country. The country aims to link easily with other African countries.Media reports suggested the fibre optic project would boost Zimbabwe’s chances of regaining its position as the second fastest growing Information and Communication Technology [...]
Continue reading...Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holding’s equipment obsolete and in dire need of revamp
31. July 2009
Zimbabwe’s Information and Publicity Minister, Webster Shamu told parliament that US$10 million is needed to repair equipment at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings which is now obsolete and in dire need of revamp.“The transmitters have been in operation for about 34 years instead of eight years which has significantly affected transmission. The equipment needs to be [...]
Continue reading...Google SMS – Internet giant unveils SMS service for Africa
30. July 2009
Internet search and advertising giants, Google has unveiled an SMS service that would help provide information via SMS texts to mobile phone users in Africa. Google SMS will be available first in Uganda and will provide information via SMS on a number of topics including health and agriculture tips, news, local weather and sports. [...]
Continue reading...Broadband on the Tube – I love it!
22. June 2009
My Internet is one thing I can not live without. At home and on the mobile and at work, I have to get on the Internet. Now the UK government plans to have broadband on the Underground, that will add a bit of life on the Tube.Tube passengers could also make mobile phone calls while [...]
Continue reading...Digital Britain – Why should we pay ‘broadband tax’?
17. June 2009
In it’s plans to extend internet access across the country, the UK government is going to charge a £6 a year ‘broadband tax’ on every household and businesses. The cost of TV licence will also go up, welcome to Digital Britain a nation of over taxed citizens.‘The cable revolution happened without a cable tax, the [...]
Continue reading...Project to turn human waste into gas energy
16. June 2009
‘Poo Power’ – A £4.3 million project to turn human waste into gas energy has been launched in Manchester, UK and could be ready by 2011 according to a report in the Metro.The biogas byproduct of sewage treatment could be enough to power 5 000 homes. United Utilities is said to have secured government funding [...]
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18. September 2009
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