Technology & IT | Monday 29 February, 2016 12:56 pm

Mark Zuckerberg drops by Samsung Galaxy S7 launch and takes audience by surprise

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, surprised Samsung’s audience in line with the announcement of the all new Galaxy S7 devices by visiting the launch event this week. The audience had their Samsung Gear VR on for a demo when Mark Zuckerberg snuck in un-recognized. As soon as the audience...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 February, 2016 12:13 pm

Zain Saudi Arabia's Full-Year Financial Results Confirms Record-Breaking 2015

The Company's revenues grew by 9% year on year (YoY), to reach SAR 6,741 million for the year compared with SAR 6,170 million in 2014.  Gross profit increased by 23% to reach a record SAR 3,951 million for 2015 with a gross margin of 59%, up from SAR...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 February, 2016 7:15 am

Sofrecom honors Mobily for applying the highest operational efficiency standards

Etihad Etisalat Mobily was honored by Sofrecom, a member of Orange Group, for being the leading telecom operator in Saudi Arabia to act on environment. The award was handed over by Mr. Jacques Moulin CEO Sofrecom and Mr. Abdelkader Dali Managing Director Middle East to Akil Al...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 February, 2016 2:21 am

Canon to launch industry’s first video camera with ISO 4 million at CABSAT 2016

Canon Middle East is all set to take video capturing to newer and greater heights by launching the new ME20F-SH multi-purpose video camera at CABSAT 2016.  Canon’s ‘magic camera’, the ME20F-SH is a professional multi-purpose video camera capable of capturing full colour...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:36 pm

STC, KFUPM and Ericsson implement center of excellence to prepare students for careers in telecommunications

The Saudi Telecommunications Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Ericsson launched the center of excellence in January 2016 to educate and prepare Saudi new graduates for careers in telecommunications. Students will reap the benefits of Ericsson’s leading technologies...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 12:24 pm

Approach to Mobile App Development Being Business-led in the Next 24 months

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today revealed in a new mobile survey focused on line of business (LOB) decision makers that almost half (47 percent) see mobility as a means to automate existing business processes but only 26 percent of them...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 9:22 am

Mobily launch the Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) offering in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) and Digital Barriers (AIM: DGB), along with their Saudi Arabian Partner Advanced Communication Systems (Telequalitas), today signed a deal to launch a Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) offering across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the side lines of Mobile...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 9:17 am

Hotel Technology Summit will explore Saudi hospitality’s bright future

2016 is set to be a banner year for the hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia. After experiencing relatively slow but steady growth since 2006, the number of hotel rooms across the Kingdom suddenly soared in 2015, increasing by over 100 percent in a single year. This trend is set to continue,...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 February, 2016 4:54 am

Mobinil and Ericsson launch world’s first E-band MINI-LINK with 5Gbps capacity

In a world first, Ericsson launched a live E-band link with 5Gbps capacity on Mobinil’s network in January, 2016. This brand new solution will improve Egypt’s readiness for widespread LTE adoption, and enable Mobinil to become a data centric operator. Half of Egypt’s current...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 25 February, 2016 4:10 am

Ericsson’s OSS/BSS suite to power better customer experiences for STC subscribers

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and STC, Saudi Arabia, have signed an extensive operations support system/business support system (OSS/BSS) deal that provides seamless  access to  the latest Ericsson software innovations, features and services. As a result of the agreement, STC can deliver an...

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