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Dubai Hospitals To Offer Android Tablets To Patients

Deployment of android tablets will help in building smart hospitals in Dubai, said a top DHA official.

BlackBerry Launches Gold BB Q10 In UAE

The special edition smartphone, priced at Dhs3,799, will be available in white with a gold-coloured stainless steel frame.

Apple To Release New iPhone On September 10 – Reports

The US tech giant is also expected to unveil a new cheaper version of the device next month.

UAE Residents Spend Dhs10,000 Annually On Gadgets

A recent study found 68 per cent of UAE residents spend at least Dhs10,000 every year on technology, with 71 per cent admitting they are addicted.

Majority Of ME Travellers Carry Phones On Holidays

A study by Visa finds regional travellers are “addicted” to their devices with 33 per cent using them to check-in online while abroad.

Review: Canon EOS 100D

The world’s smallest and lightest camera packs in a lot of punch.

LG Launches Flagship Optimus G Pro In UAE

The Optimus G Pro, priced at Dhs1,999, comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display and a 13MP rear camera.

Revealed: Top 10 Tech Companies In The World

IBM tops the global list of the world’s biggest ICT companies as ranked by Booz & Co

Samsung Beats Apple To Become Most Profitable Phone Vendor In Q2

The Korean company’s operating profit for its handset division stood at $5.2 billion in the second quarter of the year.

UAE Thwarts Cyber Attacks Targeting Government Sites

The cyber attacks reportedly originated from Egypt.

Middle East Internet Users Addicted To Social Media

A majority of the internet users polled said they preferred virtual communication over face-to-face or telephone conversations.

Masdar PHD Student In Global Challenge Final

Alaeddine Mokri, a student at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, has invented the ‘UltraSmart’ – a smartphone tool for engineers and scientists.

Nokia Launches New Phone With 41-MP Camera

No Middle East release date issued by Nokia, as regional vice president believes the new phone will be popular in the region.

Lenovo Beats HP To Become World’s Top PC Supplier

Industry analysts IDC and Gartner reported that Lenovo reached 16.7 per cent global PC marketshare in Q2 2013.

Rhodium-Studded Dhs11,000 iPhone 5 To Be Sold In UAE, Saudi

The Givori Phantom Black Platinum collection, made for men, is handcrafted in Italy.

Google Launches Ramadan Hub For Holy Month

The new hub will stream a live feed from Mecca allowing users to follow the Umrah pilgrimage.

Palestinian To Launch $10m Arabic Online Encyclopedia

Talal Abu Ghazaleh hopes to launch of Tagipedia, a free online Arabic encyclopedia with one million entries by the end of the year.

Nokia Launches New Ramadan Apps On Windows 8 Platform

Apps provide information on prayer timings, location of mosques and iftar and suhoor restaurant options.

Government To Assign Email Addresses To All Iranians

The move is aimed at increasing interaction between state authorities and the citizens.

New Arabic TV Series Hub Launches On YouTube

The new hub will feature over 500 shows and 25,000 episodes of popular Arabic content.

New Broadband Internet Service For UAE Firms

Yahclick,launched by Mubadala owned-Yahsat, promises to offer better connectivity and higher speeds.

Mobile Advertising Calls For Profits

With many GCC consumers now owning two handsets, mobile advertising represents a golden untapped opportunity.

Middle East Companies Must Use Mobile Sites – Google

Businesses are relying too much on apps and are not capitalising on the region’s high levels of internet and mobile penetration.

Lenovo Launches Smartphones In UAE, Saudi

The PC maker has introduced six new models to the market, with prices ranging from Dhs499 to Dhs1,999.

New BlackBerry Q5 To Make Global Debut In UAE

The new BlackBerry smartphone, priced Dhs1,499 will be unveiled in the UAE on June 20.

Islam, Ramadan Apps’ Popularity To Soar

This year’s holy month will be the ‘most mobile-enabled’ yet as Middle East penetration rate hits 109 per cent.

Apple Launches New iOS 7 For iPhone, iPad

The new operating system comes with a host of new features such as Control Center, AirDrop and an improved Siri.

Saudi Arabia Bans Viber Web Communication App

The Kingdom announced in March that it was planning to ban VoIP services such as Skype and Viber.

Antique Apple-1 Fetches Record $671K

The market for old Apple computers is heating up, with prices steadily increasing.

As iPhone 6 Rumours Start, How Can Apple Keep Its Edge?

The phone manufacturer is expected to announce details of the new device in June this year.