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Microsoft wants to accelerate the growth of startups in Africa and fast-track investment in Africa’s startup ecosystem. By providing support to 10,000 startups over the next five years to enable them grow. A new partnership with accelerators, tech hubs and incubators across Africa including Grindstone, Greenhouse, FlapMax and Seedstars will
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Doogee is announcing a new addition to its S-series rugged smartphone line, the S98. The Doogee S98 rugged phone will launch for global sale around the end of March. Doogee S98 features include a 20MP Night Vision Camera, Dual-Screen, IP69K rating and large 6000mAh battery. Doogee S98 will run Android
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Samsung introduces Galaxy Book2, Galaxy Book2 Pro series and Galaxy Book2 Business laptops at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona. The new devices are very thin and light, come with high-security standards usually found in business laptops and next-generation hardware for better performance. The Galaxy Book2 Pro series features
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Telefónica is announcing the expansion of its global strategic relationship with Microsoft. It will focus on accelerating the creation of joint initiatives in the consumer market. By bringing solutions in areas such as gaming, connectivity, communications, secure access to data and new Living Apps to existing and new markets. The
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Nokia is unveiling its first branded laptop the PureBook Pro globally. The Nokia PureBook range will come in two models, 15" and 17". They will run on Intel's newest 12th generation mobile processor and be pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 11. Nokia PureBook Pro comes with a large touchpad, backlit keyboard,
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Infinix announces Zero 5G smartphone with MediaTek Dimensity 900 6nm processor, UFS 3.1 storage and a 48MP triple camera. The latest flagship phone from Infinix becomes its first 5G device supporting up to 13 bands. The company hopes the improved efficiency of faster data transfer rates will empower new user
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Microsoft is committing to training ten thousand software developers in South Africa by the end of 2022. By giving them an opportunity to learn new and modern skills as well as access to the latest technologies. This is in an effort to help in building the local software developer community
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Microsoft Egypt is announcing the general availability of the Surface Pro 8 in the Egyptian market. Organizations in Egypt will be able to purchase the latest Microsoft Surface Pro from local authorized Microsoft device partners. The devices are built to be modern and designed to enhance productivity, promote innovation and
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Microsoft is announcing the general availability of the Surface Pro 8 and Surface Laptop Studio in the United Arab Emirates(UAE). The devices are designed to promote innovation, enhance productivity and ensure safety and security. Organizations in the UAE will be able to purchase the new Microsoft Surface devices from authorized
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YouTube is announcing that 26 talented African creators will join the global Black Voices Creator Class of 2022. They are selected as part of 133 creators from around the world and across various niches. Including 40 from US and Canada, 35 from Brazil, and 34 from the United Kingdom. They
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