#TechFriday n°2️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ – Issue of 24/07/2026

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This week, tech walks into your living room: from cube TVs to flat screens, what it says about Cameroonian homes, and electric shavers reshaping local grooming. In London, Samsung unveiled its new foldables, the Fold8, Fold8 Ultra and Flip8, plus Watch9/Ultra2 and AI glasses. Across the continent: DR Congo launches ONEM.cd and MIKUBA for jobs, Mali eyes space with a Sahel alliance, Cameroon got swept up in a fake free WhatsApp rumor, Algeria speeds up its digital interconnection and IPv6 rollout, and Rwanda turns to AI against breast cancer. Happy reading!

The end of the box TV: how flat screens rewired Cameroonian living rooms 📺🇨🇲

The shift from Box televisions to flat-screen TVs illustrates how Cameroonian households have changed. Whilst Smart TVs offer better picture quality and connected services, many people still feel a deep sense of nostalgia for the televisions of yesteryear, which were synonymous with sharing and conviviality. Click here for full story

Beauty Tech : Electric trimmers are quietly reshaping grooming in Cameroon 🪒 🇨🇲

Driven by technological innovations and online retail, electric hair clippers are gaining ground in Cameroon. Offering greater autonomy, precision and durability, they are proving popular with both home users and professionals, whilst transforming consumer habits and the grooming market. Click here for full story

Samsung reshuffles its foldable lineup with Fold 8, Fold 8 Ultra and Flip 8📱

Samsung unveiled three foldables in London today, but there’s a trap in the names: the real Z Fold7 successor isn’t the one you’d expect. New compact shape, bigger silicon-carbon batteries, agentic AI that anticipates your moves, and Android that finally talks to iOS. We unpack the whole lineup, prices included. Click here for full story

Watch9, Ultra2, AI glasses : Samsung’s new wearables hint at a screen-free future ⌚ 👓

Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy Watch9, Watch Ultra2, and its first-ever smart glasses, built together with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, at Unpacked in London. Bigger batteries, sharper health tracking, and a bold new bet on eyewear — here’s everything worth knowing about what’s heading your way next. Click here for full story

DR Congo goes digital to fix its job market with ONEM.cd and Mikuba 🇨🇩💼

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