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September in Africa: Alibaba saves wildlife and Google Partners comes to Nigeria

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:55 pm
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Pan-African ecommerce giant Jumia may be about to launch an initial public offering (IPO), if reports are to be believed, valuing the company at around $1 billion USD. According to Reuters, Jumia, which already claims to be Africa’s first “unicorn” based on how much investment it has received, is considering a possible New York listing early next year. It’s all very exciting, but for now let’s get back to news that has actually happened. Like the fact that Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has partnered the Kenyan ministries of tourism and wildlife to deploy its…

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Appel natives get free Galaxy S9s courtesy of Samsung

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


In its latest dig at Apple, Samsung went to a Dutch town named Appel to give out free Galaxy S9 units – presumably so it could win over Appel (geddit)? The company gave away phones to 50 out of Appel’s 312 residents, including its biggest Apple enthusiast Gerben van Walt Meijer, Marketing Manager Mobile of Samsung Netherlands, said: With our innovative products and services, we have been off the beaten track for years to make everyday life more fun and easy, With this marketing campaign, we do exactly the same. We are off the beaten track to get our message across. Our goal…

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Appel natives get free Galaxy S9s courtesy of Samsung

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


In its latest dig at Apple, Samsung went to a Dutch town named Appel to give out free Galaxy S9 units – presumably so it could win over Appel (geddit)? The company gave away phones to 50 out of Appel’s 312 residents, including its biggest Apple enthusiast Gerben van Walt Meijer, Marketing Manager Mobile of Samsung Netherlands, said: With our innovative products and services, we have been off the beaten track for years to make everyday life more fun and easy, With this marketing campaign, we do exactly the same. We are off the beaten track to get our message across. Our goal…

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Here’s why your iPhone XS selfies look a bit too smooth

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:15 pm
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Since people have been getting their hands on the latest iPhones over the past couple of weeks, many people and media outlets have been up in arms over the new devices’ front-facing cameras alleged use of a ‘beautification’ filter that smoothened skin on facial features in selfies. But is that what’s really going on with your photos? Sebastiaan de With, the designer behind the $6 iOS camera app Halide, took to his company’s blog to shed some light on the situation. Essentially, the iPhone XS isn’t applying a filter, but instead taking a different approach to capturing images and aggressively…

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Forza Horizon 4 is the best reason to get Xbox Game Pass today

Oct02
by on October 2, 2018 at 12:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


I’ve always had a weird relationship with racing games. I don’t care much for cars, and I’ve never driven one. I don’t have a license nor am I planning to get one. I see the appeal of expensive supercars going really fast, but the whole car and tuning culture just doesn’t do it for me. That being said I grew up loving games like Project Gotham Racing, Need for Speed, and Burnout. The feeling of barreling down a tight street at 200km/h while dodging traffic is the type of adrenaline rush that keeps me entertained for hours on end. It’s hard to…

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