Technology & IT | Saturday 2 July, 2016 7:46 am

Aon assists Freddie Mac to reach $5bn risk transfer milestone for U.S. mortgage credit business

Aon Risk Solutions and Aon Benfield, the global risk management businesses of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), have assisted U.S. mortgage guarantor Freddie Mac to reach an important issuance milestone in credit risk transfer.   The USD5bn milestone comes with the inception of three ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 1 July, 2016 6:49 am

1,863 villages to have mobile network links

 Seven hundred and thirty villages in the Madinah region will be linked with the country’s national mobile network this year, bringing the total number of hamlets connected to 1,863. The decision was taken during a meeting between Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman and Minister of...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 30 June, 2016 2:20 pm

Microsoft Announces Windows 10 Anniversary Update Available August 2

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update is coming to all Windows 10 devices – for free1 – on August 2. Windows 10 continues to be the fastest growing version of Windows ever and is now running on more than 350 million devices....

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Technology & IT | Thursday 30 June, 2016 12:57 pm

Chinese IoTMarket Will Exceed One Billion Connections by 2020

Low Power, Wide Area Connections Driving Huge Market Growth in China; GSMA’s Mobile IoT Initiative Helping Mobile Operators to Accelerate Commercial Solutions SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE/ME NewsWire)-- China’s machine-to-machine (M2M) market will reach one billion connections by 2020,...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 30 June, 2016 12:54 pm

Western Digital Launches World’s Fastest 256GB microSD Card

Western Digital® Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a global storage technology and solutions leader, today introduced a new suite of 256 gigabyte (GB) microSD™ cards, which includes the new 256GB SanDisk Extreme® microSDXC™ UHS-I card – the fastest microSD card in its...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 30 June, 2016 4:17 am

OnePlus 3 Launched Exclusively in the Middle East on SOUQ.com

OnePlus, the global technology start-up, has announced the exclusive launch of its much anticipated smartphone, OnePlus 3 on SOUQ.com, the largest online marketplace and retail platform in the Middle East. Labelled as the smartphone “without compromises”, OnePlus 3 boasts Dash Charge,...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 30 June, 2016 3:25 am

LIinksys First to Ship to The Middle East The Most Powerful Home Wireless Solutions

Linksys®, a leader in networking solutions for the home and business and the first to ship 100 million routers, announced the launch of the MU-MIMO AC5400 Tri-Band Wireless Router, AC1900 Range Extender and USB Adapter in the Middle East.  Linksys was the first to ship to the Middle East...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 11:36 am

Health-Boosting Technology Forges the Way for LG to Serve Who Matters Most – The Family

As the summer heat in the Gulf region knocks fiercely on household doors, it mandates that families spend most of their time in the great “indoors”. A major concern often neglected or under considered is the quality of the air that looms within households.  Numerous studies...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 6:30 am

Samsung Galaxy S7 Embarks OT’s Latest Generation eSE

OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products, services and solutions today announced that PEARL by OT®, its state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure Element (eSE) is equipped in the Samsung Galaxy S7.  PEARL by OT® is the most advanced...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 2:27 am

Philips introduces revolutionary USB connection in its new Brilliance LCD Monitor

MMD, the leading technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, introduces the Brilliance 258B6QUEB LCD Monitor, featuring a revolutionary USB-C cable connection. The monitor offers simple notebook docking and faster data and video transmission – while charging connected...

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