South Africa: Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 heading your way!

Yup, South Africa is a real place!

Much has been said about Microsoft getting prepare to release a whole bunch of new products, simply it'southward easy to forget that smaller markets oftentimes get left out, and don't get anything close to the Us release dates. Merely hither's some expert news for you lot South African folk. Yous will be receiving Windows 8, and Windows Phone 8 devices in the very well-nigh future!

Windows 8

For the elapsing of today (25th) you tin caput over to Groupon and become Windows 8 Pro (full retail packet) for R599. That'southward lxx% off, making it cheaper than the usual upgrade, and includes delivery to your home. From the time of this post you take about 10 hours left. Around 500 people have taken advantage of this so far. Some people have noted that MS has not made an official statement about availability of retail box copies in S Africa which could mean that the Groupon clarification is misleading.

If waiting up to iv weeks for a Groupon commitment isn't your thing, and so you can caput downward to Incredible Connection tomorrow and selection upward the Windows 8 Pro for R699 or pre-order it hither. The pre-order makes no mention of information technology beingness an upgrade, simply if you lot exercise purchase, make certain you ask what yous are getting.

Makro is also stocking Windows eight, and if you caput down to a branch today you lot can pre-order the Windows 8 Pro upgrade for R599 and receive a R100 souvenir-card.

Both Incredible Connection and Makro are stocking Windows viii devices.

Y'all can choice up the Asus VivoBook X202E touch-screen notebook for R4999 from Incredible Connection plus a wide range of Windows 8 notebooks here

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Makro is stocking lower end devices starting at R3599. Cheque out the brochure hither.

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The distributer, Esquire, is also cashing in on the excitement by holding a midnight launch at their Midrand offices this evening. The first 5 people in line become 2 double tickets to the Cricket Semifinal at Supersport park.

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Windows Phone 8

Microsoft has sent out invitations to media for the unveiling of Windows Telephone 8 on the 31'st October. That's in v days, and will lead the style for Nokia, Samsung, and HTC to launch their devices in the land.

Nokia will be releasing the Lumia 920 quondam in November on both Vodacom and MTN, with the Lumia 820 "following soon afterwards". Pricing has not been announced, only with contract pricing of the Lumia 900 starting at in a higher place R300 per month, information technology might non exist pretty.

The Samsung Ativ S is also fix to be released on Vodacom sometime in November, merely no exact dates or pricing have been announced. It is also unclear whether MTN volition be stocking the device, although it seems likely as MTN is getting other WP8 devices from HTC and Nokia.

Finally, the HTC 8X and 8S will be coming to both MTN and Vodacom "in early Nov". It's expert to run into HTC coming to the party once once again – back when WP7 was in its infancy the HTC Bays and Mozart were about the only devices available in Southward Africa.

Looks like Microsoft is stepping upward their game in this office of the world. Now all we need is the Surface…

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