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Slow PCs have always been painful to deal with, from slow speeds, lagging and whole other issues which don’t necessarily need you to change your PC but simply make some few changes. If you want to improve the performance of your Windows 11 PC, consider disabling background services and apps you're not using. Services are those that run in the background with some of automatically enabled on startup which results in your PC running slower or glitching. The good news is, you don’t really need some of these services slowing down your PC. So which non essential services should you terminate in-order to optimize your PC for better performance.

While iPhones have been dominating the market in sales, slick design and the all powerful iOS operating system there is one area they have faced scrutiny over, besides a consistent design in their pro models, that is battery life. Do you find yourself constantly charging your iPhone when the Low Power Mode warning pops up? While phones hold less of a charge over time, you don't want your phone to die on you while you're using it to navigate on the road or in the middle of a conversation. While individual mileage may vary depending on usage patterns, following these tips will undoubtedly make a noticeable difference in prolonging your battery’s longevity and ensuring peak performance throughout its lifespan.

With modern smartphones requiring more processing power, more power for animations, background processes and to power all the modern very high power consuming features and processes unsurprisingly, battery life has become an issue for most smartphone users. Say goodbye to battery these battery issues- these 10 tried-and-true tips will help you get the most out of your Android's battery life. There are many different methods for saving battery life. However, there are 10 key settings that you can change right now to see improvements immediately.

Counterfeit, used and refurbished electronic gadgets have become a norm in the Zim market. To be clear selling counterfeit goods is illegal but selling used or refurbished goods is legal but the problem now comes when consumers are now being told that these goods are brand new and sealed. For the last few days i have been seeing several outlets in Harare and online claiming refurbished PCs to be brand new and the sad thing is almost 80% of Zimbabwean consumers don’t know the difference. As reported by the Herald one such example is Victory Mobiles housed in Nicky’s Mall, located at the corner of Bank and Chinhoyi streets, opposite the Gulf Complex, an electronics shop reportedly selling counterfeit Redmi and Samsung phonesTrust Freddy, Check Point Desk. Join us as we uncover the whole secret and how to authenticate products.

Unless you have been living under a rock or you have been in a comma for the past few years, you know Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the role it’s playing in our everyday lives by revolutionizing every industry from finance, education, healthcare and more. The big and small players have all invested in AI because well it’s here to stay and will soon be used in almost every aspect of our lives. Meta, Google and others have a dilemma. They need to stitch AI through their platforms, but users are understandably worried this is a privacy issue given some of these platforms main selling point is the secrecy in their end to end encryption features which guarantee absolute privacy and security. Google has been leading the charge, but has been careful to emphasize opt outs at all times. Meta has taken a different approach with WhatsApp. AI is there. You can’t remove it. But if you don’t like it, then just don’t use it. Cue the backlash. So what should users do?

This year will be ground zero for the commercialization of satellite smartphone services, but a key question is whether operators will charge extra for this capability or include it as part of customer subscriptions. A report by mobile industry analyst GSMA Intelligence says that the monetization of satellite services may hinge on whether mobile operators decide to charge for them, with a mixture of approaches already evident. Operators are already mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk's Starlink satellite dominance. For clarification we're talking about satellite connectivity with unmodified, standard smartphones, for when you're out of cellular range or service, not dedicated sat-phones that have been around for some time now.

Similarly, in purpose context with Apple’s world wide developer conference, Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), held annually in Bulawayo, the country’s second-largest city, has long been a significant event in the southern African region consistently drawing attention from businesses and investors across the region and beyond. This year, the annual business showcase, one of the country’s largest trade events, is running from April 21 to April 26, 2025, under the theme “Industrialisation: Crafting an Integrated Landscape.” Dubbed the Blue Sapphire Edition, this year’s theme underscores the role of industrialisation in fostering economic transformation, investment and regional integration. It seeks to attract investors, open doors for entrepreneurs and businesses, both experienced and those new to the field. So what to expect this year?

Artificial intelligence or AI as we know it has significantly reduced the time and resources needed to develop digital products. Entrepreneurs who fail to integrate AI into their operations risk obsolescence, as AI-powered competitors launch faster, optimize better, and deliver superior customer experiences. Despite this progress, the real opportunity lies in moving past AI as a mere productivity tool. How would you imagine a zero-human company? AI agents orchestrate other agents that use either groups of agents or specific tools to do their own specialized tasks. Is this possible today? There’s no doubt we’ll find out soon, but either way, the stage is set for it to happen.

Zimbabwe is planning a daring move to trace every mobile handset in the fight against cybercrime (allegedly). Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator is pushing for the creation of a nationwide database that can track and block stolen or illegal mobile phones in a move officials say will help combat rising cybercrime and protect digital financial transactions. But the big question is will it be the only reason of tracking the devices. When government tries to roll out such things we can’t help it but think of China and North Korea. Usually these always end up being misused by unlawfully tracking citizens or even censoring what is shared, effectively shutting down free speech and suppressing human rights. On the surface it would really useful in combating crime but we all know that, it will not be it’s only function. So what does this mean.

By now everyone knows or may have heard of WhatsApp for PC to use on computer just like your movie app. Meta warned Windows users to update the WhatsApp messaging app to the latest version to patch a vulnerability that can let attackers execute malicious code on their devices. Described as a spoofing issue and tracked as CVE-2025-30401, this security flaw can be exploited by attackers by sending maliciously crafted files with altered file types to potential targets. Meta says the vulnerability impacted all WhatsApp versions and has been fixed with the release of WhatsApp 2.2450.6. So what did it actually do and were you affected?

How a simple double-click can quietly give hackers access to your accounts. Nowadays, double-clicking on something on a website without thinking can set you up for hackers to reach your information but that’s not just it, even your Smart TV can be vulnerable to hacking. A new hacking trick called "doubleclickjacking" turns your ordinary action into a sneaky way for attackers to take control of your account or change your device settings. So how is this attack carried out, how to prevent it and if you happen to be a victim of it what steps to take? Let’s find out.

More than $25 million in payments will go out to customers who were tricked into paying for fraudulent tech support offered by two companies. Sometime last year, some computer users all around the world were victims to a very elaborate scam, which was carefully orchestrated by 2 companies which actually had some credibility in the tech space but their reasons for resorting to such contact is still a mystery. But all was not lost as a settlement to refund the funds was reached with both companies agreeing to pay back the money taken from unsuspecting users. So how did this scam work and how are the victims going to be compensated?