Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 2:29 pm

MasterCard Powers First Commerce Application within SoftBank Robotics’ Humanoid Robot “Pepper”

MasterCard today unveiled the first commerce application for SoftBank Robotics’ humanoid robot Pepper. The application will be powered by MasterPass, the global digital payment service from MasterCard that connects consumers with merchants, enabling them to make fast, simple, and secure...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 10:29 am

Middle East Mobile Phone Market Suffers Worst Quarter-on-Quarter Decline on Record

Shipments of mobile phones declined 11.7% quarter on quarter in the Middle East in Q1 2016, according to the latest figures released by International Data Corporation (IDC). The market totaled 26.1 million units for the first three months of the year, a significant drop from the 29.49 million units ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 2:45 pm

Etisalat & Huawei collaborate to deliver first MEA 10Gbps broadband service

Etisalat UAE, a leading telecom service provider together withHuawei, a leading global ICT (information and communications technology solutions) provider, have announced the successful collaboration of a new FTTH solution to provide 10Gbps broadband service.   Consumers today...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 24 May, 2016 1:05 pm

Translate where you need it: in any app and offline from Google

Of the 500 million+ people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the U.S. We've talked with thousands of you across the world to learn what works and what doesn’t—and today we’re rolling out some big improvements.   First, say hello to Tap to ...

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Technology & IT | Monday 23 May, 2016 3:24 pm

Sony Redefines High-end Visual Display Technology with a New Canvas for Creativity

 Ahead of InfoComm 2016, Sony has today announced the launch of its CLEDISTM display technology, a new large-scale canvas solution that builds on Sony’s self-emitting display capabilities, but with ultrafine LED’s as the light source, to deliver a single high resolution image...

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Technology & IT | Monday 23 May, 2016 3:00 pm

axiom telecom Launches Saudization Program

The GCC’s leading mobile reseller, axiom telecom, has launched a countrywide career development program for Saudi nationals in partnership with the Kingdom’s Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC).   The initiative aims to encourage more nationals to join the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 23 May, 2016 2:53 am

Nikon D5 receives the Readers Award at Camera GP 2016

 Nikon’s FX-format flagship DSLR, the D5, is the proud recipient of the Camera GP (Grand Prix) 2016 Readers Award as announced today by Nikon Middle East FZE.    Honoured by recognition from the esteemed Camera Journal Press Club, Japan, the D5 was selected as a winner...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 May, 2016 5:19 pm

Middle East organizations poised to embrace proactive cyber threat hunting: Survey

Middle East companies, already leading the world in the use of managed security services, or MSS, to protect networks from cyber threats, are poised for the next step in the evolution of cybersecurity: proactive threat-hunting, in which cyber defenders seek to stop threats before they do...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 May, 2016 4:40 pm

Mobily Adds unlimited usage for social media Apps to (Monthly Hala) benefits

Mobily has introduced (Monthly Hala) for prepaid customers with new benefits, since the new benefits of (Monthly Hala) allow the customers to use social media Apps for free for both 65 and 120 (Monthly Hala), which includes YouTube, Snapchat, What’sApp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 65...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 22 May, 2016 1:32 pm

eHosting DataFort Enhances Its Online Self-Service Public Cloud Portal

eHosting DataFort (eHDF), the region’s leading Managed Hosting and Cloud infrastructure services provider, today announced that they have further enhanced their Public Cloud portal to include advanced features and customizable packages, and improve the overall cloud experience of their...

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