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IFA, a technology trade show was held in Berlin despite the pandemic. It had limited people and limited brands, yet it did well. The virtual leg of IFA was rather successful. TCL launched 2 new tablets- the TCL 10 Tab Max and TCL 10 Tab Mid. Each of these have large 10.6 inch screens, 8000 maH batteries and will be priced at 249 euros. What is surprising is that TCL did not launch a TV, something they always do. However they launched a smart watch made for senior citizens called MT34A. Makhni finds this name really complicated and useless, especially since senior citizens wont be able to remember it. The MT34A is pretty cool though, it has fall detection, 2 way calling, medication reminders, an easy interface with large icons and it is well suited for senior people. JBL launched 3 TWS earbuds at the IFA. Rajiv thinks the whole TWS phase is an overkill as every brand, no matter how big, small, old or new, is launching a TWS model. India alone has over 100 TWS models! JBL also launched Extreme Rugged speakers and wired earphones, but more on JBL in next weeks segment.

In the last two decades, Africa has seen extraordinary leaps in access to mobile phones, sparking an IT revolution across the continent. Andre-Michel Essoungou, Cameroonian journalist and Political Officer at the United Nations, joins Anirudh Kanisetti and Rohan Seth on the sidelines of the Observer Researcher Foundations’s CyFy conference to discuss how this will change the world in years to come.

Read more of Andre’s work here: https://www.un.org/africarenewal/author/andr%C3%A9-michel-essoungou

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