非洲首款本土平板电脑已经发布
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A smartphone and tablet said to be the first designed by an African company have been launched.

一家非洲公司首次设计的智能手机与平板电脑已经发布。
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The tablet is similar in size to Samsung's Galaxy Tab
 
The products, designed by Congolese entrepreneur Verone Mankou, are manufactured in China.
 
His company VMK's devices run Google's Android software. They will retail2 at $170 for the smartphone and $300 for the tablet.
 
"Only Africans can know what Africa needs," said Mr Mankou at the Tech4Africa conference in Johannesburg.
 
"Apple is huge in the US, Samsung is huge in Asia, and we want VMK to be huge in Africa."
 
Technology blog Smartplanet reports that the tablet offers wi-fi connectivity and four gigabytes of internal storage. Its name, Way-C, means "the light of the stars" in the local Lingala language.
 
The smartphone has rear and forward facing cameras and a 3.5in (8.9cm) screen.
 
There are plans to sell the devices across 10 other West African countries as well as Belgium, France and India.
 
Mr Mankou said he hoped to launch a cheaper tablet for students next year.
First?
 
The devices will come up against several already well-established and popular brands.
 
Most notably3, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) has a significant presence on the continent, despite flagging sales in the western market.
 
Popular too are handsets from Nokia which is working closely with Facebook to grow African's interest in both mobile communication and social networking.
 
However, there is an increasing desire among African communities to support homegrown products, spurred on by fledgling(无经验的人) technology scenes in various cities across the region.


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1 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句:
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
2 retail VWoxC     
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
参考例句:
  • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
  • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
3 notably 1HEx9     
adv.值得注意地,显著地,尤其地,特别地
参考例句:
  • Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席,特别是连班长也没来。
  • A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小,一头银发,每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
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