A Dutch consumer group has filed a lawsuit against Sony over expensive digital video games. The Stichting Massaschade & Consument foundation represents PlayStation users across the Netherlands. The group claims Sony abuses its market power to charge unfair prices. Digital games cost much more than they should because Sony controls the entire market. The foundation calls these extra costs a Sony tax on gamers.
Sony forces PlayStation 5 owners to buy games only from its online store. Other companies cannot sell digital games for PlayStation consoles. This gives Sony complete control over pricing and eliminates competition. The company earns double the profit margin on digital sales compared to physical game copies. Sony keeps all...
Starlink offers satellite internet service to Zimbabwe customers through different payment plans and equipment options. The company sells Mini kits for $200 when paid upfront or through installment plans. Customers can pay a $50 deposit and choose between $16.67 monthly payments for nine months or $25 monthly payments for nine months. The Standard Kit costs $389 when purchased with full payment. All orders require an additional $23 shipping fee for delivery across Zimbabwe.
The service provides residential internet packages at two price levels. Residential customers pay $50 monthly for unlimited data access. Residential Lite users pay $30 monthly for unlimited data but may experience slower speeds during busy network periods. Business...
Starlink provides internet access through satellites that cover any location across Zimbabwe. The service costs thirty dollars monthly for unlimited data usage. Customers pay less compared to traditional internet providers operating within the country. People can purchase equipment directly from the company website. Payment requires prepaid Visa or Mastercard debit cards accepted through local services.
The company offers two equipment options for different user needs. Standard kits deliver download speeds between twenty-five and two hundred fifty megabits per second. Mini kits provide portable internet with speeds reaching one hundred megabits per second. Both options serve households and businesses across the region. Equipment...
SpaceX launched 55 Starlink satellites during one week, adding 27 units on June 23 and 28 units on June 16. Many people from Zimbabwe hoped these new satellites would restore internet service to Harare. The additional satellites will not solve capacity problems affecting urban areas. Ground stations create the real bottleneck for internet access. These facilities connect satellite networks to global internet systems.
Starlink stopped accepting new customers from Harare and Bulawayo last year when demand exceeded available infrastructure. Urban areas filled their capacity limits quickly after the service launched. Retailers continue selling Starlink equipment to customers throughout the country. People who buy kits cannot use them...
A Zimbabwe church leader faces legal action after failing to repay an $80,000 loan from a friend. Dumisani Mawoyo serves as pastor at Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa and Forward In Ministries in America. Benson Maeka loaned the money to Mawoyo on January 6, 2024, under a written agreement with no interest charges. The pastor missed his repayment deadline and began avoiding contact with his friend. Maeka filed court papers after multiple failed attempts to collect the debt.
The legal dispute drew mixed reactions from social media users across Zimbabwe. Some people criticized NewsHawks for publishing details about the pastor's private financial problems. Others shared allegations about Mawoyo's previous legal troubles in the United...
A businessman from Harare lost $20,000 to fraudsters who promised massive investment returns. George Masvipe and Pascal Magama approached the victim with claims about their company Needflow Capital. They told him he could earn $3 million within three months from his investment. The men said they needed money for international trading operations. Police received reports after the promised returns never came.
Masvipe claimed the investment would fund a Standby Letter of Credit for global market trading. He stated Needflow Capital expected to make $26 million from the deal. The victim's company would receive $3 million as their share. Magama handled the paperwork and signed agreements with the businessman. The victim believed the...
Death Stranding 2 shows major visual improvements compared to the first game. YouTube creator Nick930 posted a video comparing both games running on PlayStation 5 Pro. The comparison covers character models, environments and animations between the two titles. The Decima Engine powers both games but delivers much better results for the sequel. The five-year gap between releases shows clear technical progress.
Hideo Kojima's latest game looks dramatically better than Death Stranding Director's Cut. The video comparison reveals how much the graphics have advanced since the original release. Players can see detailed improvements across all visual elements when viewing both games side by side. The sequel demonstrates what developers can...
Xiaomi has filed trademark applications for several new computer chips. The Chinese company registered names for XRING 02, XRING T1, and XRING 0 processors. These filings suggest Xiaomi continues developing custom chips to reduce dependence on suppliers like Qualcomm and MediaTek. Social media user @faridofanani96 shared images of the trademark documents. The Chinese platform TianYanCha lists these official filings.
The XRING 02 represents the next step after Xiaomi's first custom chip. XRING 01 uses Taiwan Semiconductor's advanced 3-nanometer manufacturing process. The newer chip will likely use an even more advanced 3-nanometer process or 2-nanometer technology. Development timing will determine which manufacturing process Xiaomi...
NVIDIA plans to release a new graphics card for China during August. The company will call the product RTX 5090DD and design it specifically for Chinese customers. US export rules have forced NVIDIA to create multiple versions of its cards for the Chinese market. The new model replaces the banned RTX 5090D graphics card that China previously received.
The RTX 5090DD contains the same number of processing cores as other RTX 5090 models. NVIDIA reduced the memory from 32 gigabytes to 24 gigabytes to meet government restrictions. The card uses a different chip called GB202-240 instead of the standard version. Engineers also created a new circuit board design to handle the memory changes.
Performance will be noticeably slower than the...
