Canalys: Smartphone market in Africa grows 12% in Q3 2023

Canalys posted its quarterly analysis of the smartphone market in Africa, and it looks promising compared with other regions across the globe. Between July and September 2023, the continent saw 17.9 million total smartphone shipments, which is 12% more than the same period last year. Transsion, the company behind brands such as Tecno, Infinix, and […]

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Smartphone sales are recovering worldwide, which is great for Galaxy S24

As the end of this year is approaching, reports indicate that smartphone sales are improving. Over the past two years, the global smartphone market saw a severe downturn, but things are returning to normal. And that is great timing for the launch of the Galaxy S24 series. Smartphone sales are estimated to rise by 4% […]

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A Deadly Cousin of Ebola Has Flared Up in Africa

In February, a 23-year-old Tanzanian fisherman suddenly fell ill, having just returned from a busy trading outpost in the middle of Lake Victoria. Back at home in Bukoba, a district in northwestern Tanzania, he was hit by bouts of vomiting and diarrhea. He developed a fever and began bleeding from his body openings. On March […]

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The unified Samsung Wallet platform is now available in South Africa

Samsung Wallet is now available for Galaxy device users in South Africa. Existing Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass users in South Africa will now be greeted with a notification to migrate to Samsung Wallet when they open one of the two aforementioned apps. They’ll gain access to more features, including digital keys, membership and transportation […]

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Samsung smartphone sales rise in Africa, Europe, Middle East in Q1 2021

Samsung has been under fierce competition from Apple and Xiaomi in the smartphone segment. The South Korean firm had just three devices in the list of top ten best-selling smartphones globally in terms of revenue. In developing markets like India, Samsung has dropped back to second place after Xiaomi, but there’s some good news. The […]

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