Technology & IT | Friday 16 January, 2015 10:23 am

MEA Broadcasters Must Enhance Customer Experience in Bid to Counter the Flood of OTT Content

– The acceleration of localized content production, the significant increase in the number of over-the-top (OTT) providers, and the defensive stances being employed by telcos and broadcasters against premium services will all shape the coming 12 months in the Middle East and Africa's rapidly...

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Culture & Education | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:54 am

Historic Jeddah Festival opens with fanfare

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed, chairman of the Tourism Development Council, opened the second Historic Jeddah Festival here Wednesday, which will feature 89 heritage, recreational, cultural and marketing events.Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:52 am

Saudia: Canceled ticket’s refund to be sent to account

Saudi Arabian Airlines announced Thursday it would deposit the refund amount of canceled cash tickets in customers’ accounts in seven days.“The new service will save a lot of time and energy of customers,” said Mohammed Al-Bakri, executive vice president for finance at the airline.Refund...

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Business & Money | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:50 am

Travel boost: Jazan, Abha, Arar to get new airports

The General Authority of Civil Aviation will build three new airports in Jazan, Abha and Arar this year as part of efforts to meet the demand of growing passenger traffic. This has been revealed by Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, president of GACA.Speaking to reporters after inspecting progress of work...

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Technology & IT | Friday 16 January, 2015 1:40 am

IBM Launches Most Powerful and Secure System Ever Built

IBM [NYSE: IBM] has announced the z13—one of the most sophisticated computer systems ever built. It delivers scale and economics together with real-time encryption and analytics to help meet the expectations of consumers for speed and safety for trillions of transactions in the mobile economy....

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Cars & Autos | Friday 16 January, 2015 12:29 am

10 Cars Set to Hit the Roads in 2015

As we move out of the haze of end-of-year celebrations and back into high gear for 2015, let’s take a look at what the automobile industry has to offer us this new year. With everything from compact hatchbacks to powerful all-wheel drives to highly exclusive luxury sedans, this list has a little...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 15 January, 2015 3:55 pm

DESTINIA.COM REVEALS MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL TRENDS FOR 2015

-Technology to play a key role in Middle East travel for this year-Travellers will be looking for all-round travel experiences In a media round table hosted by Amuda Goueli, CEO and cofounder of Destinia.com, the online travel agency revealed this year’s trends for the travel industry in the...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 15 January, 2015 3:40 pm

Philips monitor with Adobe RGB technology ensures color consistency for professionals

MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, today announced a new 27-inch IPS-AHVA display with factory-calibrated color support across the Adobe RGB color space. With the wide gamut of Adobe RGB, the display can reproduce over one billion colors with...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 15 January, 2015 1:54 pm

Ericsson takes legal action to ensure fair licensing agreement with Apple for mobile technology

Following Apple's action, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has today filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas requesting a ruling on Ericsson's proposed global licensing fees with Apple. During the past two years of negotiations, the companies have not been...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 15 January, 2015 1:06 pm

Liquid Jade S: Faster, More Powerful, Still Beautiful

Acer announces the Liquid Jade S that brings additional speed and performance into the Liquid Jade smartphone series. Akin to the original Liquid Jade, the new S version continues to astonish with its superb sleek looks featuring 4G LTE connectivity, true octa-core processing power with 64-bit...

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