Technology
Windows 8 App to Debut at GITEX 2012
More than 138,000 visitors to GITEX, the foremost technology show in the region, will have a seamless high-tech GITEX experience this year thanks to the collaboration between Microsoft, LINK Developme...
Pixelbug Launches Augmented Reality Solutions for Businesses
Pixelbug, the region’s first marketing technology innovators, announced the launch of their new augmented reality solutions for businesses. Augmented reality is the process of overlaying digital...
Facebook Users Reach 1 Billion
Facebook announced that one billion people are using the platform at least once a month. Since its launch, 1.13 trillion likes and 140.3 billion friend connections were generated, with 219 billion pho...
JadoPado Selected as GITEX e-Commerce Partner
JadoPado, a new e-commerce experience for consumers in the UAE, announced that it is the E-Commerce Partner for Gitex Technology Week 2012.
Seagate Launches its Backup Plus External Drives
Seagate announced that it has launched its Backup Plus family of external hard drives in the Middle East. Seagate Backup Plus hard drives are newly designed external storage that work interchangeably ...
World Bank to Fund Jordan Solar Project
The World Bank has agreed to give $70m to Jordan to help finance a $600m project to create a solar power plant with a total generation capacity of 100 megawatts, according to reports emanating from th...
Microsoft to Create Opportunities for 300 Million Youth Around the World
Microsoft Corp. today announced a new global initiative, Microsoft YouthSpark, that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youth in more than 100 countries over the next three years.
OneCard.net and Edfa3ly.com Sign Payment Service Agreement
OneCard.net the leading e-shopping and online payment solution in the MENA region, has signed a payment service agreement with Edfa3ly.com, a personal shopper website that allows customers to shop fro...
ITU Telecom World 2012 Selects 12 Finalists in Young Innovators Competition
ITU today announced the finalists of the Young Innovators Competition. Open to young social entrepreneurs between ages 18 and 25 from around the world, the competition seeks innovative digital solutio...