Technology & IT | Friday 27 May, 2016 5:47 am

Samsung’s Smart TVs Exclusively Deliver 
STARZ Play Arabia’s Video on Demand Service

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. MENA announced a partnership with STARZ Play Arabia, the on-demand video streaming service available in 17 countries across the MENA region, to bring the latest 4K content to its customers with a free trial period. . In addition to a wide range of blockbuster Hollywood ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 26 May, 2016 9:57 am

New VMware Research: CEOs expected to be held accountable for cyber attacks damages

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announces new findings from specialist market research agency Vanson Bourne that shows over a third (40 per cent) of IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) and almost two thirds (60 per cent) of office workers in...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 25 May, 2016 2:47 pm

Mobily enables Data Recharging Card on Prepaid Voice SIM

For the first time in the Kingdom, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) has allowed the customers with prepaid voice packages to recharge 10GB data vouchers and get data for 3 months. The customers can get the 10GB data vouchers for SR 120...

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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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