Technology & IT | Thursday 29 September, 2016 4:26 pm

New NetApp Software and Flash Systems Simplify Data Management, Boost Performance in the Hybrid Cloud

NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced new NetApp® ONTAP® software, flash systems and expanded public cloud support that provide the modern foundation to help customers maximise the value of their data in the hybrid cloud.   The new offerings are key to helping customers ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 September, 2016 4:41 am

Microsoft calls on Middle East and Africa enterprises to embrace digital transformation

Digital technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) are predicted to add US$14 trillion to the world’s 20 largest economies by 2030. That’s one fifth of the current world GDP. However, many enterprises in the Middle East and Africa are held back from fully realising digital...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 September, 2016 3:02 am

Canon launches renewed global website using new ‘.canon’ top-level domain name

Canon, world leader in imaging solutions, announced that the company has gone live with a renewed global website employing a web address that departs from the traditional location-specific “www.canon.com” to the new “global.canon” proprietary domain name. The launch marks...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 29 September, 2016 2:12 am

Samsung Partners with Emerging German Artists to Produce ‘The Origin of Quantum Dot’ Exhibition at IFA 2016

Samsung Electronics, the global TV industry leader, elevated its presence at IFA 2016 with a special exhibition designed by a team of rising German artists. The installation, entitled The Origin of Quantum Dot, showcased the beauty of Samsung’s SUHD TVs with Quantum dot display, while...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 8:43 am

Sony Mobile Xperia™ XZ, with new Triple Image Sensing technology, now in KSA

Sony Mobile has announced the launch of Xperia XZ, its new flagship smartphone in the KSA market. Xperia XZ features Sony’s innovative new Triple Image Sensing technology that helps capture blur-free photos even with subjects in motion, in beautiful true to life colour. It allows smoother...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 5:12 am

Nissan develops an autonomous chair for people who can’t stand queuing

Nissan today unveiled the latest in a series of innovations designed to bring the benefits of its Intelligent Mobility blueprint to the daily lives of customers. Following the success of the Intelligent Parking Chair earlier this year, the newly-developed ProPILOT Chair negotiates queues on behalf...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 3:13 pm

Microsoft unveils new offerings to empower IT and drive digital transformation

At its annual Microsoft Ignite conference on Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced new products and services spanning security, productivity, intelligence and the cloud that will make it easier for IT professionals to drive digital transformation throughout their...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 12:10 pm

YouTube launches hub for Arabic television series

 YouTube launched today a new hub called Mosalsalat which features more than 500 of the most iconic Arabic television series dating back to 1962 from across the Middle East and North Africa.   Users will now be able to browse through more than 7,000 hours of Arabic series on...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 6:21 am

World’s most lifelike picture comes to life with Samsung’s 2016 SUHD line up

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. in Saudi Arabia, launched its new 2016 SUHD TVs with its revolutionary Quantum dot technology, bringing life to the screen delivering picture quality that’s so lifelike, subtle hues in bright sunlight to the hidden details in the night will all be clearly...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 12:40 am

Study shows educators in MENA struggle to implement technology in the classroom

97% of educators in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) feel that technology plays a big role in transforming education systems. This is according to a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, which polled educators from primary, through to secondary and tertiary institutions, as well as academic...

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