Technology & IT | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 10:05 am

new sony SmartWear products, styles and partnerships announced at CES 2015

At CES 2015 Sony introduced new products, partners and experiences to its evolving SmartWear range - a sleek stainless steel edition of SmartWatch 3, new Lifelog collaborations, and concept wearable devices, including a multi-sensor, waterproof headset prototype, from Sony Corporation, designed for ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 1:26 am

Hundreds join drive for traffic awareness

The safety department and employees’ safety committee representing S-Chem organized a traffic awareness campaign at its complex in Jubail.The campaign, which targeted the company employees, was held in collaboration with the Traffic Safety Committee in the Eastern Province and Saudi Aramco.The...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 1:23 am

Prices of building materials drop by 20 percent, say experts

Prices of building materials have dropped by up to 20 percent, and are expected to decline further with a noticeable decrease in demand, Al Eqtesadiyah daily said, quoting experts.Analysing the trend, Raid Al-Aqaili, a former member of the contractors committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and ...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 1:09 am

Veeam Further Cements Its Position in Saudi Arabia Channel after a Successful 2014

Veeam® Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Modern Data Center™, is wrapping up its channel activities in 2014 on a high note with impressive third quarter results in the Middle East, including triple-digit percentage growth in the Kingdom of Saudi...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 12:56 am

Acer delivers 5th Generation Intel Core Processors across mobile product lines

Acer announced it will be including the 5th Generation Intel Core Processors across its mobile lines, starting with its innovative line of R 13 convertible notebooks and its award-winning S7 Ultrabooks. In addition, the R 13 and S7 will also incorporate the newest 802.11ac wireless specification...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 12:10 am

Schneider Electric Wins 2014 Platts Global Energy Award

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has been recognized for its efforts to conserve and manage energy consumption at more than 300 company facilities around the world. The company was honored with a Stewardship Award at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards. Chris Hummel, ...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 7 January, 2015 12:03 am

Audi at 2015 CES – 900 kilometer piloted drive

A fourcore processor processing eight billion operations per second. A virtual tachometer with a needle that is rendered anew 60 times per second to ensure absolutely fluid motion. 3D sound to match a concert hall and appearing to come from every direction, an Audi tablet as a multimedia control ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 4:08 pm

Oman Ministry of Tourism reveal new travel packages in Saudi Arabia

Moving forward to attract more tourists during the upcoming tourism season, Oman Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Oman Air, the national carrier airline of Oman, recently held a promotional event at the Sheraton Hotel Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The event aimed to reinforce the joint ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 3:43 pm

ICFLIX and Microsoft Gulf have special plans this DSF

ICFLIX [pronounced “I-see-flix”] will be partnering with Microsoft Gulf this Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) to bring consumers a special treat. Any Windows Tablet bought between January 1st and January 31st will come with a 3-month premium subscription to ICFLIX for free in select retailers...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 6 January, 2015 2:03 pm

TNS Makes Strategic Appointment In Middle East

TNS, the world's largest custom market research consultancy announced the new leadership of their key regional business operations with the appointment of Stephen Hillebrand as CEO Middle East. Hillebrand takes over from Steve Hamilton-Clark who had been at the helm for the past 17...

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