WhatsApp will stop working on Windows Phone after January 14 2020

WhatsApp will stop working on Windows Phone after January 14 2020

whatsapp windows phone

If you are still hooked to your Windows phone and actively using WhatsApp from Facebook, this is for you. You have only a few days to switch devices or find an alternative platform for your conversations. The company is alerting, “WhatsApp will stop working on Windows Phones after January 14 2020”.

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In June last year, WhatsApp Inc. sent out an end of support message to Windows phone users. Informing users “Microsoft has ended support for Windows Phone, As a consequence, WhatsApp will stop working on this phone after Dec 31, 2019”. The new alert reads “WhatsApp will stop working on this phone after Jan 14, 2020”.

You’ll no longer be able to use all Windows Phone operating systems after December 31, 2019 the support page reads. This means you will officially no longer be able to use the service on your phone. You might have experienced some features not working properly. This is due to the fact that the company isn’t actively developing for the platform.

Good thing is you can continue using the service on a supported phone as the company advises. The downside however will be that your conversations can’t travel with you cross platform. As they are backed up on different platform accounts.

UPDATE:

It is the 15th of January 2020, the image below is what you’ll see when you open your WhatsApp application.

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Microsoft Interns4Afrika open positions across Africa and Middle East

Microsoft Interns4Afrika open positions across Africa and Middle East

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Here are the available Microsoft Interns4Afrika positions across the Middle East and Africa. Find Microsoft Dynamics 365 internship roles in, Cape Verde, South Africa, Pakistan, Algeria, Angola, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire, Morocco and Nigeria.

Microsoft 4Afrika‘s internship initiative provides real employment opportunities to talented young professionals in Sales, Marketing and IT Technical Support tracks. A response to demand from its software distribution and development partners across Africa and the Middle East.

Do you live in any of the mentioned countries? Get to be a Technical Support, Sales or Marketing intern. Microsoft’s Intern4Afrika initiative will offer you a unique experience with a dynamic and agile technology organization. Learn and work at the same time.

You will get the opportunity to work for 6 months with a Microsoft partner organization on real projects. Get to collaborate and learn from your colleagues.

You can also get to be hired by the firm depending on your performance and if you are interested in being hired after the internship program” a participant shared.

After 6 months, the session came to an end and I was lucky enough to be retained by the company” Elizabeth Chege shares.

For Edwin it was an amazing opportunity that leads to great things. Read to Find out more.

For more question about the Interns4Afrika program, check out the program FAQ’s 

Kindly click on links below to apply on the Microsoft 4Afrika Interns4Afrika FUZU page. Read the position requirements and sign up and fill away. All the best.

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Senegal

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Dakar

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Dakar

South Africa

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Midrand

Dynamics 365 (Junior Developer) Internship in Midrand

Dynamics 365 (Education Graduate) Internship in Midrand

Dynamics 365 (Human Resource Graduate) Internship in Midrand

Dynamics 365 (Training and Development Graduate) Internship

Dynamics 365 (Industrial and Organizational Psychology Graduate) Internship in Midrand

Ghana

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Accra

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Accra

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Accra

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Accra, 2

Nigeria

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Lagos

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Lagos

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Lagos

IT Technical Support Internship in Lagos

Kenya

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Nairobi, Kenya

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Nairobi

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Nairobi, Kenya

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Nairobi, (Strong interest in Agriculture)

Dynamics 365 Sales internship in Nairobi, (Strong interest in Agriculture)

IT Technical Support Internship in Nairobi

Uganda

IT technical support Internship in Kampala

Dynamics 365 Technical Support Internship in Kampala

Marketing Internship in Kampala

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Kampala

Botswana

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Gaborone

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Gaborone

Dynamics 365 Technical support Internship in Gaborone, Botswana

IT Technical support Internship in Gaborone, Botswana

Cote D’Ivoire

Dynamics 365 Marketing internship in Abidjan

Dynamics 365 Sales Internship in Abidjan

 Morocco

IT Technical Support Internship in Casablanca

Pakistan

IT Technical Support Internship in Lahore

IT Technical Support Internship in Karachi

Cape Verde

IT Technical Support Internship in Praia

Algeria

IT Technical Support Internship in Algiers

Angola

IT Technical Support Internship in Luanda

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Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu, “She Goes Tech” founder is new Microsoft Country Manager for Kenya

Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu, “She Goes Tech” founder is new Microsoft Country Manager for Kenya

Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu is new Microsoft Country Manager for Kenya.

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Microsoft announces the appoint of Kendi Ntwiga – Nderitu as head of its operations in Kenya. Kendi, is tasked with developing and maintaining effective relationships across Microsoft’s subsidiaries, regional sales and marketing departments. As Microsoft Country Manager she will also have to increase Microsoft’s share of voice in the country.

I am excited to join Microsoft at a time when digitization is seen as a key driver of progress and transformation in Africa. Kendi Ntwiga notes on her appointment. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more and I feel privileged to be the custodian of that mission in Kenya,” she continues.

Kendi is an IT business leader with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. The founder of She Goes Tech. Former General Manager of the East, West and Central Africa cluster for Check Point Software. She has also led and implemented business strategies across sub-Saharan Africa in roles at Oracle, HP and Intel.

We are extremely excited to have Kendi join our dynamic team“. Shares Ibrahim Youssry, Microsoft Regional General Manager Middle East & Africa Multi-Cluster Country, welcoming Kendi. Ibrahim says “we are confident her extensive experience will go a long way in contributing to our overall mission. Of helping the continent on its digital transformation journey, while also driving greater diversity and inclusion across STEM fields.

Don't forget you can still participate in the Microsoft Middle East and Africa Cloud Society contest. And Win a return air ticket to Cape Town, South Africa. 
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Samsung announces Galaxy Book Flex α (alpha) 2-in-1 PC

Samsung announces Galaxy Book Flex α (alpha) 2-in-1 PC

Galaxy Book Flex α

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. ahead of Consumer Electronics Show(CES) 2020 announces the Galaxy Book Flex α, Alpha. A new variant of the earlier announced Galaxy Book Flex. Which the company says offers longer battery power, immersive QLED display and an exquisite design. All at a competitive price-point.

Galaxy Book Flex α is a stellar new variant of the Galaxy Computing line, offering many of the best design, hardware, and display features at an accessible price-point.”

Samsung shares the new device meets the demands of today’s consumers. Who are constantly striving to blend their personal and professional lives as well as everything in between. It combines productivity and premium laptop experience with the mobility and flexibility of a smartphone, the company notes.

The 2-in-1 PC device is thin and light, weighing 1.19kg and 13.9mm thick. Spots an aluminum frame with sharp diamond-cut edges. It runs on a 10th generation Intel Core Processor, 8 GB of RAM with up to 1TB of storage. Other features include a built-in biometric reader and pen support. Device battery life is estimated at 17.5 hours, with the ability to fast charge. Samsung says it will be available first half of 2020, starting at $829.99.

Microsoft to provide 14 Kenyan innovators with technical and business support

Microsoft to provide 14 Kenyan innovators with technical and business support

Microsoft will support fourteen Kenyan innovators as part of its pledge to the World Bank’s One Million Farmers Platform initiative.

Kenyan innovators one million farmers platform

The software company through its 4Afrika engine will provide technical and business assistance to fourteen agritech kenyan innovators. Through mentorship in business development, technology architecture and go-to-market strategies.

Kenya has the highest AgriTech intensity in Africa

The selected fourteen innovators displayed promising ideas during a two day disruptive agricultural technology challenge organized by the World Bank. Through those ideas they will  build technology solutions for the One Million Farmers platform.

The World Bank shares that ” Kenya has the highest AgriTech intensity in Africa. With approximately 30 percent of AgriTech start-ups in Africa operating in Kenya.”

The One Million Farmers Platform initiative will address some of the challenges faced in Kenyan agriculture. Which include access to extension, financial services, markets and data-driven applications. With the aim of improving productivity, profitability and resilience through disruptive agricultural technologies. The platform will target reaching one million small holder Kenyan farmers in the next three years.

Committed to supporting agricultural transformation in Africa

As part of the partnership, Microsoft will also empower participating Kenyan government ministries with technical skills development. Both through workshops and by skilled resources through its programmes.

Agriculture … has a high potential to be a data driven sector

Microsoft says “additionally, the innovators will have the opportunity to apply for it’s AI for Earth grant. A US$50 million programme that invests in solutions promoting sustainability around water, climate change, biodiversity and agriculture.”

Amrote Abdella, Regional Director of Microsoft 4Afrika shares that Microsoft is “fully committed to supporting agricultural transformation in Africa“.

Agriculture is a priority area of investment for us. Not only because of the enormous number of livelihoods it supports and the economic growth it drives. But also because it has a high potential to be a data driven sector”, she notes.

With an expanding population, there’s an opportunity to use technology to improve farm productivity, optimise resource use and increase crop yields to combat rising food insecurity. We’re fully committed to supporting agricultural transformation starting in Kenya – and the rest of Africa – and more critically, the innovators who are key drivers of this digital transformation.”