Cars & Autos | Monday 20 July, 2015 4:32 pm

Testing the new-generation Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept

Piloted driving at Audi is approaching production readiness at race pace. On one of the world’s most challenging race tracks, the Sonoma Raceway in California, the latest generation of the Audi RS 7 piloted driving concept has surpassed previous top performances once again. Audi will be...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 July, 2015 4:25 pm

Microsoft ends support for Windows Server 2003

Microsoft has officially ended support for its Windows Server 2003 seven months after it announced the planned move across users of the 13-year-old operating system worldwide. Customers will now have to modernize their infrastructure and applications by migrating to Windows Server 2012 R2,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 5:51 am

Riyadh fest marked with fervor

Women and children have flocked to King Salman Social Center to enjoy the folkloric shows presented by women's groups. They also attended the fashion show organized by Saudi fashion designer Modi Al-Sehli.  Numerous Saudi female poets presented poem on Eid and patriotism as well as...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 3:45 am

Events to continue for 10 days in Madinah

Madinah Mayor Khaled bin Abdul Qader Taher inaugurated various entertainment, shopping, cultural, heritage and social events in seven different areas of the holy city as part of Eid festivities.  The celebrations, held under the patronage of Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, have...

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Technology & IT | Monday 20 July, 2015 2:48 am

Telecom firms lose SR250m during Eid due to WhatsApp

Telecommunication companies in the Kingdom must have lost about SR250 million during Eid festivities this year due to a huge increase in the use of WhatsApp texting messages to convey Eid greetings, a noted economist has said. In the not so distant past, Eid greetings were being sent by using...

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Culture & Education | Monday 20 July, 2015 2:44 am

Imam University to host cyber security conference

With cyber security topping the agenda for national security amid growing evidence of cybercrime, the Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh is organizing the 1st International Conference on Anti-Cyber Crime (ICACC-2015) in order to establish a forum in the Kingdom and conduct dialogue ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 2:42 am

‘Jeddah Festival 36’ eyes global tourism

Jeddah Festival 36’ is moving toward competing globally with its entertaining and interesting activities.  Launched by Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed on Saturday at Jeddah Center for Forums and Exhibitions, the event will continue for 30 days, local media reported.  The...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 2:24 am

ATLANTIS, THE PALM LAUNCHES THE FAMILY FUN FACTORY

Atlantis, The Palm welcomes its newest family attraction this summer with the launch of Atlantis Family Fun Factory, an exciting indoor entertainment destination packed with video games, prizes, treats and arts and crafts, all available for unlimited play at one fixed price: perfect for keeping...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 1:31 am

Landmark Reichshof Hamburg Opens as First Curio

Hilton Worldwide today opened the iconic Reichshof Hamburg hotel, adding another exceptional hotel to its growing global brand, Curio – A Collection by Hilton. The grand, central Hamburg hotel, operated by Event Hotelgruppe, is the brand’s first hotel in Europe and combines Hanseatic...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Monday 20 July, 2015 1:04 am

ZTE Becomes One of the First Group of Partners in China Mobile Open NFV Test Lab

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, is pleased to be selected as one of the first group of partners in China Mobile’s Open NFV Test lab, aiming at driving the global...

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