• Friday News RoundUp: Omate & VMK to Produce Africa’s First SmartWatch,Video Assisted Surgeries in Nairobi, $75,000 Anzisha Youth Prize

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    Friday News RoundUp: Omate & VMK to Produce Africa’s First SmartWatch,Video Assisted Surgeries in Nairobi, $75,000 Anzisha Youth Prize

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    Check out the stories that made headlines across the African Tech Space today:

    Omate and VMK Team up to Produce First African SmartWatch

    Wearables technology company -Omate- and Congo based telecom start-up -VMK- partner to assemble the crossover model of…

    Kenya Begins Video Assisted Thoracic Surgeries

    A Nairobi based University hospital becomes the first to perform this minimally invasive surgery -in East Africa.

    $75,000 Anzisha Prize Award for 12 Young Entrepreneurs

    If you’re within the 15-22 age bracket and you’re an entrepreneur, this may interest you -it will, if i was in that age group.

    Uniform USSD Codes for Ugandan Local MNO’s

    From the first of March 2015 in Uganda, new codes will be used to check airtime balances as well as recharging.

    Airtel Nigeria Launches Music App

    Wynk, a new music app by Airtel, allows subscribers download unlimited Nigerian and International songs.

    Attend the Oracle Cloud Transfer Session in Lagos

    Developers, Tech entrepreneurs and others are invited to attend a one-day event organised by oracle and co-creation hub.

    CcHub Recruiting Testers

    Mobile experience lab (MXlab) is recruiting testers in Nigeria who are at least 18 years old.

     

    Elsewhere on the web:

    Samsung Donates Solar Powered Internet

    Samsung electronics South Africa, donates solar powered internet school (SPIS) to a secondary school in Mpumalanga.

    Solar Lighting to be Provided in Kenya

    Orange Kenya and GreenLight Planet have partnered to provide solar powered lighting to Kenyan homes.

    SONY Experia Leaked Prior to MWC

    SONY’s latest device -an Xperia Z4 Tablet- has been leaked ahead of the Mobile World Congress 2015.

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