Baidu and Orange launch mobile browser for Africa, Middle East

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Not content to dominate internet search in China alone, [Baidu](http://engadget.com/tag/baidu) and France Telecom's [Orange](http://engadget.com/tag/orange) are partnering to capitalize on African and Middle Eastern markets as well. Today they launched a co-branded version of Baidu's browser on France Telecom's Egyptian operator MobiNil -- it's essentially the same as [the one released last year](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/04/baidu-mobile-web-browser/) for the Chinese market but in English / Arabic instead (a French version is also coming). The browser is a pre-installed app on carrier-sold smartphones and features bookmarks for Orange and Baidu services. According to Orange, smartphone adoption in the region has become widespread due to the increased availability of 3G networks -- demand apparently doubled in Egypt in the second half of 2012 alone. With nearly 80 million potential customers at hand, Baidu could certainly give Google a run for its money yet [again](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/21/google-shutters-music-search-in-china). You can peek at the full PR after the break.

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**Via:** [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2013/01/14/baidu-partners-with-orange-to-bring-its-android-browser-to-markets-africa-the-middle-east-and-asia-launching-today-in-egypt/)

**Source:** [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-france-telecom-baidu-idUSBRE90D0T520130114?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtechnologyNews+%28Reuters+Technology+News%29), [Orange](http://www.orange.com/en/press/press-releases/press-releases-2013/Orange-and-Baidu-partner-exclusively-on-an-enhanced-mobile-browser-for-customers-in-Africa-and-the-Middle-East)

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