Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 4:02 pm

IT Budget Priorities Put Under the Spotlight on First Day of IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2016

International Data Corporation (IDC) today hosted the first day of its sixth annual Saudi Arabia CIO Summit. With more than 200 CIOs and line-of-business leaders in attendance at the Bay La Sun Hotel in King Abdullah Economic City, the event represents the largest gathering of its kind in the...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 3:11 pm

VIVA Bahrain Deploys the World’s First Triple-Capacity Antenna Technology

VIVA Bahrain made a global breakthrough by successfully implementing, for the first time commercially, Huawei's triple-beam antenna technology. This innovative technology, delivers approximately 2.7 times the performance of a regular mobile tower and capacity to absorb traffic demand, ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 1:54 pm

Trriple and Ericsson to provide mobile wallet solutions in the UAE

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Trriple have established a strategic partnership to provide managed mobile wallet solutions for the United Arab Emirates' banking and smart city sectors. The multi-year collaboration supports the country’s Smart Government initiative, which aims to make more...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 4 May, 2016 2:39 am

ADS Securities Launches First Ever Arabic Trading App

 ADS Securities, the Abu Dhabi based international financial services firm, has launched the first ever multi-asset smartphone trading application with full Arabic language functionality. The OREX Mobile application, available for download from the Apple Store or Google Play for Android...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 May, 2016 11:15 am

Pakistan’s underbanked get evolved mobile money services from Easypaisa and Ericsson

Pakistan has an estimated population of 199 million, with approximately 60 percent of people living on under USD 2 a day and only 15 percent reported to have a bank account. To accelerate the uptake of mobile money services among the underbanked in Pakistan, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) announces...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 May, 2016 5:41 am

Fifth Edition of the Annual Digital Media Forum Draws to a Close after Best Year Yet

The fifth instalment of the Digital Media Forum (DMF) has drawn to a successful close on April 26th 2016. The event was held at the ballroom of the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi hotel, perfectly embodied the theme “The Future Restarts at 2016 DMF,” welcoming a plethora of industry leaders...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 May, 2016 5:14 am

The Ultra-slim Aspire S 13 Astounds with the Best Fusion of Performance, Build and Value

During Acer’s next@acer Global Press Conference in New York, the company announced the latest addition to its ultra-slim S series notebooks, the Acer Aspire S 13, a perfectly engineered thin and powerful Windows 10 notebook for design-conscious users. The angular, sleek chassis houses the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 3 May, 2016 4:34 am

Huawei solidifies commitment to innovation through open partner ecosystem at its regional Partner Summit 2016

Huawei, a global ICT solutions provider, announced its latest channel developments in ‘Transforming Together 2.0’ for the Middle East during its Partner Summit 2016, taking place today at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE. In addition, product updates will also be shared to embrace the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 2 May, 2016 2:00 am

PRIV BY BLACKBERRY NOW RUNS ON ANDROID MARSHMALLOW

BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in secure mobile communications, has released the Android 6.0 Marshmallow (M) mobile operating system for PRIV, the first-ever BlackBerry smartphone fully powered by Android. PRIV with Android M is coming soon to all major carriers...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 1 May, 2016 5:54 pm

HTC EMPOWERS MOHAMAD HAMAKI WITH THE POWER OF 10

Mohamad Hamaki, Arab pop-culture icon and HTC social media brand ambassador, is the region’s first recipient of the much-awaited flagship smartphone, the HTC 10. Hamaki’s Topaz Gold HTC 10 combines some of the most advanced smartphone technology with professionally-designed and...

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