The latest in Microsoft Africa and Middle East breaking technology news, reviews, events, ecosystem updates and opportunities.
At the Microsoft Surface Duo press event, Panos Panay, Microsoft Chief Product Officer talks about the device. He also shares in-depth demos, product design and engineering behind the Surface Duo. A few days ago Microsoft held a private press event to finally outdoor its android powered Surface Duo mobile device.
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July 2020 signalled a milestone for Microsoft in Africa and most importantly local software engineers working with the company. Microsoft celebrated one year of hiring African software engineers to work in its Africa based global development center. https://twitter.com/donasarkar/status/1154687816821039106?s=20 Some of these software engineers took to social media to share the one-year anniversary
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Checking plagiarism and rewriting the article directly in Microsoft Office is a hot topic these days. Well, the wait is over! Microsoft add-on for Prepostseo After successful production of Prepostseo Chrome extension and Prepostseo WordPress plugin, Prepostseo.com is planning to launch Prepostseo Microsoft add-on. Add in plays an important role when you want
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If you have been planning to skill up on Microsoft's cloud technology, Azure, here is an opportunity. No matter your level, GreyCampus is offering you their Azure courseware for free during this time of Covid-19. The courses span; Azure Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, Azure, Architect and Azure
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LinkedIn announces new feature that gives users an easy way to create and join professional events that interest them. Users can use the LinkedIn Events feature to host online workshops, seminars, sales, marketing and networking events. The company says, "members and pages can use the feature to find and build
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Droppa, South Africa on-demand delivery digital platform service expands its service offering with the launch of “Droppa Express”. Bringing express delivery for light-weight items within a 25 km radius in just 24 hours. The express service will cater for the delivery of goods such as food, parcels, books, stationery and
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Microsoft announces it will start allowing users without an internet connection and those with low bandwidth connectivity to read chat messages on Microsoft Teams platform. This is to make it easier for users to continue working no matter where they are. This part of a wider upgrade programme aimed at
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What is Microsoft AI for Good? It is Microsoft's philanthropic initiative to empower people and organizations working around the world to protect cultural heritage, solve humanitarian issues and create a more sustainable and accessible world. Mike Yeh, Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Middle East and Africa speaks to Shalewa Williams,
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Microsoft will be empowering about two thousand micro, small and medium-sized businesses at Techpoint SME Clinic this year. 4Afrika, Microsoft's business and market development engine in Africa, is supporting the training of small businesses on ways to automate their business processes and use technology to scale. Techpoint SME Clinic is
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Microsoft South Africa has responded to the Afrika Tikkun Mfuleni center's need for a greater student-centric IT facility. By outfitting the Zolile Malindi Centre of Excellence in Cape Town with a new computer lab. The new computer lab is larger, has modern computers and will be able to sit sixty
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