Technology & IT | Sunday 28 June, 2015 2:01 pm

HTC gives the Middle East region an opportunity to share, win and donate with #HTCramadan

HTC announced its Ramadan campaign, #HTCramadan, which will give winners the opportunity to benefit Habitat for Humanity, an international charity organisation, and win an HTC One M9 just by participating. From the start of Ramadan on June 18 until Eid, HTC invites social media users throughout the ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 June, 2015 1:07 pm

Mobily offers 25% discount for 10months to eLife FTTH subscribers

Mobily announces the launch of eLife One, the latest offer in the Fibre-To-The Home (FTTH) service, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the company as well as the special occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The offer covers all current and potential customers for eLife post-paid bundles. As a ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 June, 2015 10:37 am

Virgin Mobile invites Saudi Arabian youth to guide animated story

A man is driving along a Saudi Arabian road. Suddenly a police car appears in front of him. He has a red button on his dashboard. What happens next? This is the question Virgin Mobile is asking on its social media channels as it launches an animated film first for Saudi Arabia. Over the next...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 28 June, 2015 4:56 am

Saudis weigh social media use in Ramadan

Just before Maghreb prayers, many Saudis now use social media applications such as Snapchat to share pictures of dishes and messages with family and friends. But opinion is divided on whether this brings people together or is a distraction from attending to prayer and other spiritual matters, a...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 27 June, 2015 3:58 pm

Samsung and Universal Announce Global Marketing Partnership with Jurassic World

Samsung Electronics Co. announces its global marketing partnership with Jurassic World, the long-awaited next installment of Steve Spielberg’s groundbreaking Jurassic Park series.  Samsung presented exclusive content from the epic action-adventure on its revolutionary SUHD TVs at retail...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 27 June, 2015 2:57 am

T-PayTM grows its business in the region 62-fold, led by growth in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt

T-PayTM, the first open mobile payment platform in the Arab region launched by ArpuPlus, revealed today that its business has seen an amazing 62-fold growth in revenue last year. The UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been leading the pack, currently generating over half of the regional revenue....

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Technology & IT | Friday 26 June, 2015 10:53 pm

New Research Reiterates That Development of Digital Societies Are Key to Overall Growth in Asia Pacific

New research reports produced by the GSMA, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Internet Society (iSOC) demonstrate that the development of digital societies have the potential to help solve key challenges faced by...

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Technology & IT | Friday 26 June, 2015 2:17 am

The new dimension of handsfree video door entry systems

The new Elvox TAB Free speakerphone video door entry unit embodies all the innovative technological and stylistic features of the TAB line, but with a touch more comfort. Because, as well as the ultra-thin thickness, capacitive keypad, colour display and contemporary design, TAB Free adds the...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 25 June, 2015 2:43 pm

Ericsson announces new Head of Customer Unit for Ericsson GCC and Pakistan

Ericsson announced that Patrik Melander has been appointed as Head of Customer Unit for the GCC and Pakistan (GCP).  In his new role, Melander will oversee Ericsson’s business within GCC and Pakistan geographies in addition to his current responsibilities as Head of Global Customer Unit...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 25 June, 2015 1:05 pm

Mobile Academy Enables Access to Learning across Ooredoo’s Footprint

Ooredoo is continuing to roll-out the Mobile Academy service – a portal that provides an “all-you-can-learn” experience – across its global footprint, as demand for mobile learning increases in the MENA region and Southeast Asia.Ooredoo’s mobile learning services offer ...

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