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Registration deadline for UAE Astronaut Programme extended to May 1

All applicants must be UAE nationals aged above 18 and must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree

Fintech PayBy launches mobile payment services in UAE

Consumers will be able to download the PayBy app onto their smartphones in April this year

Etisalat CloudTalk Meeting

UAE telco Etisalat extends CloudTalk Meeting to now allow up to 50 participants

Etisalat already announced a three-month free trial of its online collaboration platform

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Motorists in the UAE can renew driving licences online

All driving licences will be renewed irrespective of fines, black points or eye tests

Saudi delivery app raises funds as virus lockdown boosts demand

Nana raised $18m from investors including venture capital fund STV and Middle East Venture Partners

UAE launches first online shopping initiative to support SMEs

The e-commerce platform will facilitate the online sale of products offered by UAE-licensed home businesses, SMEs and large companies

Dubai police drone

Dubai Police could issue fines of up to Dhs1m for defying StayHome campaign

It is also using drones to ensure compliance with Covid-19 precautionary measures

Sharjah Police

Video: Sharjah Police use drones to reinforce coronavirus movement restrictions

Public announcements were made in three languages via speakers on the low-flying drone

Edge computing to lead the technology trend

With technology rapidly changing, edge computing is starting to gain centrestage – and for good reason

Oppo Reno 3 Pro

Hands-on review: OPPO Reno3 Pro

Plenty of cameras. But do they all add up?

Oppo Reno3 Pro

Video: The OPPO Reno3 Pro makes its Middle East debut on March 18

The Reno3 Pro features a Quad camera setup at the rear and a dual punch hole camera upfront

Oppo Reno3

Video: How OPPO Reno3 Pro is challenging the DSLR market

The primary camera, ultra-wide-angle and telephoto lens combine to offer 2x optical zoom, 5x hybrid optical zoom and up to 20x digital zoom

Oppo Reno 3 Pro

This new OPPO phone, set to launch in the UAE, promises ‘clarity in every shot’

Reno3 Pro’s 44MP plus 2MP dual front camera captures “every facial detail in ultra-high resolution”

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Emirates app crosses 20 million download mark

While it is already available on the Google Play and Apple Store, it was recently added to the Huawei AppGallery too

UAE to name its next two astronauts by January 2021

More than 3,000 applicants have applied so far, 33 per cent of whom were women

Sheikh Mohammed launches multilingual “mystery shopper” app

The app is accessible to residents and visitors to the emirate and will help measure government services

Samsung launches its Galaxy S20, Z Flip phones in the UAE, prices revealed

For the smartphone industry, 2020 is anticipated to be a ‘breakout’ year for 5G devices

Network International to launch WeChat Pay in the UAE

The launch will enable Chinese tourists to transact seamlessly with Network International’s merchant network in the UAE via their WeChat mobile wallet

‘The US is sparing no effort in smearing Huawei’ – Middle East President Charles Yang

Huawei has signed 77 5G contracts globally, of which 12 are in the Middle East

Dubai’s Eat App raises $5m Series B round

Eat App’s restaurant reservation platform currently supports over 1000 restaurants, hospitality groups and hotels, and has processed over 10 million diners to date

Wamda invests in UAE’s automotive platform Seez

Seez raised $6m in its Series A funding round to grow and access the $10bn online used-automotive industry in the UAE and other MENA markets

Is online grocery shopping the new normal?

The transition from ordering cooked meals to fresh produce online may be a slow one in the region, but is that trend set to change soon?

Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund, Facebook to train female entrepreneurs in the UAE

A thousand female entrepreneurs will be trained under this initiative

Saudi wealth fund leads fundraising for online used car trader

A unit of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is leading a $35m funding round for Dubai-based SellAnyCar.com

Saudi fund sold almost all of Tesla holding in Q4 2019

The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund held just 39,151 shares at the end of 2019

Dubai Aerospace secures $300m, five-year loan

The unsecured term facility will contain a conventional and an Islamic tranche, and can be upscaled to $600m

Will IBM’s new CEO Krishna build on his predecessor’s legacy?

Arvind Krishna has led the development of many of IBM’s newer technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud and quantum computing

UAE’s ministry of health launches blockchain platform

The new project will help streamline search for health facilities and its licensed medical and technical personnel, and their expertise, using the MoHAP App

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Why football club Liverpool teamed up with this cyber protection firm

Swiss-Singapore technology company Acronis says that 100 per cent of Fortune 1000 companies use its services

Video: HR professionals in the UAE can take the lead in protecting employee identity

Identity is one of the key challenges that organisations face. Regardless of whether identity data sits with the HR or IT department, companies become the custodians of their employee’s identity and that is a huge responsibility, says Identity Management provider Okta