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Samsung set to further expand its phone making capabilities in India null
Update (information about Samsung’s existing production capabilities in India) Apple is already in the process of making India its major production hub. Its arch rival Samsung Electronics is well on the course with a move that could see them shifting out all production from Vietnam and South Korea to India. …
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Call out for SA’s first first fully-digital township tech accelerator null
Akro Accelerate, a Cape Town based accelerator, have opened a call for the first fully-digital township tech accelerator. In partnership with Imvelo Ventures, they are offering start-ups the opportunity to gain mentorship and training, with three being selected to win R100,000 in grant funding. They are specifically looking for black startups…
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Google lobbies Australian users against plans to make it pay for news
Google has published an open letter about a newly proposed government regulation that would compel it to pay media outlets for news content. Australians visiting their local Google homepage are presented with an ominous pop-up which warns that “the way Aussies use Google is at risk” and “their search experience…
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Huawei’s temporary US licence expires, meaning no updates for older phones Huawei P30 Pro
As if Huawei didn’t have enough trouble with the US already, the company’s temporary license for pushing out Android updates to older phones just expired – and that means handsets such as the Huawei P30 Pro are unlikely to get operating system updates from this point on. Up until now,…
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Google says Australian pay-for-news ruling puts ‘free services at risk’
In an open letter, Google has warned users in Australia that free search and YouTube services are “at risk” if Australia implements a proposed law compelling it to pay to link to news services. Google has also paused a news licensing system it starte… Source
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WhatsApp is getting a big update that should be lots of fun WhatsApp
We’ve had a glimpse of a forthcoming WhatsApp feature that should make it much easier to express yourself with stickers. Stickers are small cartoon images that you can insert into a WhatsApp conversation as a change from plain old emojis. The app comes with several ‘packs’ of stickers by the…
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