Month: March 2020

According to the patent document – which can be viewed here – the upcoming Samsung Galaxy smartphone will feature a ‘roll-up screen’, as well as an additional display on the rear and a camera that rotates under the display. Let’s Go Digital uncovered a patent that Samsung Electronics filed with the World Intellectual Property Office …

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Mara Phones will roll out 200 Mara stores across South Africa. Part of the revenue from sales will be earmarked for youth empowerment, women empowerment and job empowerment. The Kigali manufacturing plant in Rwanda is the first of its kind to manufacture smartphones on the continent. While many phones are produced in Africa, they are …

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Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience coupled with the overlay of digital information on everyday objects in the real world. From adding em In short, it means blending the real-life environment – or the real world, as some like to call it – with a digital interface by putting virtual objects in real-time. Augmented …

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While the Galaxy Fold endured numerous delays before finally being launched this month, industry experts are unsure if the market will be able to support Samsung’s reported plans to increase production tenfold in the new year. Based on reports, the high-end Galaxy Fold has sold 500 000 units thus far with South African pre-orders selling …

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Samsung, the current leader in the foldable phone field, is reportedly planning to release a new Galaxy Fold next year. Several models are currently in development, and this is what we know so far. Back in August, Samsung filed a patent for a phone similar to the Galaxy Fold. For ease of reference, we referred …

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The Korean manufacturer shared a short promotional video at the Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) of a new budget foldable phone with a clamshell design. The 24-second YouTube video shows the folding mechanism in detail, and showcases how the user interface changes when the device is folded.  Samsung’s budget foldable phone layout It’s also clear …

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According to the organisers, AfricaCom is the place to meet everybody who’s anybody in African telecoms and technology; bringing together 15 000 attendees, 450 speakers and 500 exhibitors.  The event will cover topics suited to everyone’s field of expertise; from connectivity infrastructure and disruptive technologies to digital services and ICT strategy. “This is the place …

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At the time of release, the consensus seemed to be that the Mate X with folding external screen was superior to the Galaxy Fold in design and function. However, due to Huawei’s struggles to secure the use of Google apps and services, it seems likely the Galaxy Fold will win this first round of the …

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Samsung went back to the drawing board and fixed their first foldable phone. By the time the Galaxy Fold was launched, it was a huge success. Pre-orders even sold out in South Africa on its first day. Samsung has since been working on various new foldable phones designs, from what is referred to in the …

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On 2 December 2019, Samsung has filed a new patent with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) via Finland, which contains the following description: “Smartphones; tablet computers; hung in the form of components for smartphones and tablets.” The document – which was uncovered by Let’s Go Digital and can be viewed here, hints at a clamshell …

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