The African tech space has been busy today. Here are some stories you may have missed:
- Microsoft unveils the Windows 10 and the HoloLens; that holographic goggle that allows users interact with three-dimensional rendering of the GUI.
- Whatsapp users can now access the app via the web, but this latest offering is currently not available to iPhone users. Tough.
- CcHub releases a new role playing game Street Tinz. This role playing game morphs you into a virtual entrepreneur navigating the dark and tangled startup space of Lagos, Nigeria.
- The 10th edition of UX Lagos Meetup will go down just 8 days from now, on Thursday 29 January 2015 from 5:30PM – 7PM (CET)
- International Bureau of Advertising announced that BBC is the official sponsor of its 2015 digital summit holding next month in Jo’burg, South Africa.
- Uber said it has created over 2000 jobs since its 2013 launch in South Africa. It aims to create 15,000 more in the next two years.
- East African carrier, Wananchi Telecom, and Epsilon have partnered in a move that will see Wananchi expand its network and connect its East African customers to more than 170 countries worldwide.
- The U.S. Department of State has organised a Social Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for social entrepreneurs in Southern Africa and applications are now open.
- Nigerian online shoppers can now make credit purchases online when they use FirstBank’s Naira Credit card designed in partnership with Jumia, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce.
- Mama Money launched today. The South African startup is hoping to save immigrants and refugees living in South Africa up to 270 percent on remittances.
