Technology & IT | Saturday 6 February, 2016 7:07 am

First national IT conference in Jeddah

The first national computer faculties’ conference will held at King Abdulaziz University from February 17 to 18, with organizers saying the conference is aimed at developing educational processes and scientific research in the Kingdom to meet international standards. A number of the...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 6 February, 2016 3:29 am

Toshiba Develops a Wide-Input-Voltage-Range High-Efficiency Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter for Wireless IC

Today announced the development of an on-chip switched-capacitor DC-DC converter for wireless ICs that offers up to 95.8% efficiency with a 0.85-to-3.6V wide input voltage range, and a 0.1-to-1.9V wide output voltage range. The DC-DC converter extends the battery life of wireless devices, and...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 February, 2016 4:59 am

Saudi digitization agenda key to boosting economic diversification

As governments and businesses around the world work to become more competitive in a globalized economy, Huawei—a leading global ICT solutions provider—has recently linked with organizations across Saudi Arabia to investigate the role that information and communication technologies (ICT) ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 4 February, 2016 3:36 am

Philips sheds light on the future of personalized cancer care

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AXE: PHIA) recently held a roundtable discussion as part of its wide range of activities during Arab Health 2016, to address the challenges of cancer care in the region as well as raise awareness around the need to have an earlier cancer diagnosis. The activity is in line...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 5:03 pm

Final day of Middle East Insurance Forum (MEIF) assesses impact of regional macroeconomic environment and trends on insurance industry

Oil prices, rising interest rates, geopolitical stability - some of the most significant macro forces shaping the growth and development of Middle East’s insurance industry – will shape the critical discussion on the industry’s opportunities on the final day of the Middle East...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 4:20 pm

Mobily Assigns Leadership Positions to Competent Saudi Nationals

Etihad Etisalat Mobily has assigned leadership positions to dynamic Saudi nationals as part of company's efforts to support the deployment of key national talent in leadership positions and for them to be effectively contributing to the development of the company's business...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 12:20 pm

Twitter launch new emoji on the occasion of Al-Janadriyah Festival in KSA

Twitter announced a new partnership with AlDwaliah Company for Advertising and Public Relations AlDwliah@, the franchise of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture "Al-Janadriyah 30". Celebrating the Festival which is dedicated to preserve Saudi heritage and culture, Twitter will...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 4:16 am

100 operators adopt Ericsson Radio Dot System to improve indoor app coverage

About 90 percent of our time is spent indoors. However, results from an Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ConsumerLab survey reveal that only three in 10 smartphone users find indoor voice quality, coverage and reliability to be good. The challenge will be exacerbated by the 11 times growth in smartphone...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 2 February, 2016 12:40 pm

Toshiba Acquiring Land for New Semiconductor Production Facility

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it is gearing up for future expanded production of “BiCS FLASH™”, its proprietary 3D flash memory, by acquiring 150,000m2 of land adjacent to its Yokkaichi Operations memory production complex in Mie prefecture. The land...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 2 February, 2016 6:14 am

STC now controls more than half of Kuwait’s Viva

 Saudi Telecom Company recently purchased another 25.8% of the Kuwaiti-owned Viva for $424 million, bringing its total stake in the company to 51.8%, according to a bourse statement released Monday by STC. The purchase came after months of negotiation when, in December, STC made Viva an...

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