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Ford Expedition Takes Top Prize at 7th Annual PR Arabia National Auto Awards in Saudi Arabia
Ford Expedition scooped one of the top awards at the seventh annual PR Arabia National Auto Awards ceremony in Jeddah last week, beating off its closest competitors in the Best Large SUV category. The powerful and efficient Ford Expedition SUV – the most capable and most adaptable Expedition ever – boasting best-in-class ranking in each […]
DEX Exchange secures in principle approval for crypto asset exchange in UAE
DEX (Digital Assets Exchange) has secured in principle approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) to operate a Crypto Asset Exchange as part of the wider digital asset regulatory ecosystem developed over the past year by the FSRA. CEO and Founder of DEX Leon Smith said: “This is […]
Nissan granted special award for contribution to Motorsports industry in the Kingdom
Nissan won double honors during the Seventh National Auto Awards 2018/2019 which took place on June 26th 2019 in Jeddah under the patronage of the Saudi Federation of Motor and Motorcycle Sports. Nissan claimed the title of ‘Best Family Sedan’, for the All-New Altima, and a special award for exceptional contributions to the Kingdom’s Motorsports […]
Philips and AOC brand of monitors join hands Egypt’s leading channel player East Asia for Computer Systems
TPV Gulf, the company behind AOC and Philips brand of monitors today, announced their new authorized distributor, East Asia for Computer Systems, to further strengthen its grip on the Egyptian market. TPV is one of the biggest display solutions globally, boosting a strong and comprehensive product platform, production strength, and world-class operations to offer the […]
Tally Solutions hosted its latest edition of SMB Pulse in Dubai to help boost digital efficiency of small and medium businesses
Tally Solutions, a leading international accounting and compliance software provider, hosted another edition of its SMB Pulse in Dubai this month as part of its ongoing bid to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) understand their challenges and focus on critical factors that can improve their efficiency. With the International MSME day on June 27, […]
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Kaspersky Internet Security for Android enables machine learning technology to protect against advanced threats
Kaspersky Internet Security for Android has been strengthened with a new feature for combating the evolving malware landscape – Cloud ML for Android. Based on machine learning technology, the new feature ensures immediate proactive detection of advanced and previously unknown malware to minimize the risks of mobile devices being exposed to cyberattacks. To this end, malicious […]
Turkish Airlines added Nigeria’s Port Harcourt to its flight network.
Flying to more countries that any other airline, Turkish Airlines added Port Harcourt, an important city in Nigeria, to its flight network as the global carrier’s 56th destination in Africa. Flag carrier will operate four weekly reciprocal flights between Istanbul and Port Harcourt. Already flying to Lagos, Kano and Abuja in Nigeria, Turkish Airlines […]
Gartner Top 7 Security and Risk Trends for 2019
During a business strategy meeting, the CISO of a national transportation system presented a slide with a proposed risk appetite statement for the organization: This organization has no appetite for safety risk exposure that could result in injury or loss of life to the public, passengers or the workforce. All safety targets are met and […]
Oman Telecom Authority, Omantel and Ericsson showcase future innovations powered by 5G
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) in association with Oman Telecom Authority and Omantel is hosting an event in Muscat highlighting how 5G connectivity is making the future a reality. During this technology event, visitors experienced a range of 5G use cases from smart cities to virtual, augmented and mixed reality. The demos displayed how 5G-capabilities such as […]
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Assessment English and Kaplan Test Prep Collaborate on New Livestreamed and Online IELTS® Preparation
Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment English, who together provide official preparation materials for Cambridge English Qualifications and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) have partnered with Kaplan Test Prep, a premier provider of educational services, to deliver live streamed and online preparation courses for IELTS. Using official Cambridge IELTS content from Cambridge Assessment English […]
World Green Economy Summit (WGES) to be held on October 20th to 21st under the theme ‘Innovative Technologies for a Sustainable Economy
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the steering committee of the sixth edition of World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2019 that is organized by World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) in collaboration […]
Ericsson to showcase Music Connect at Mawazine Festival 2019
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced its participation in the 18th edition of the Mawazine Festival, one of the world’s largest music events, taking place in Rabat, Morocco from June 21-29, 2019. Through a showcase of the future technology, Ericsson played Music Connect to exhibit how the future will look like with new innovations that are developed […]
Next Generation Dual-Band WiFi AC Router from Linksys Enables Multiple Device Streaming Capabilities Throughout Your Home
Linksys, the connected home division within the newly merged Belkin International and Foxconn Interconnect Technology (FIT) entity, today announced the Middle East launch of the Linksys MAX-STREAM™ AC1750 WiFi router to deliver seamless, same-speed connectivity across multiple devices at home. “Everyone residing in the UAE and wider region has a multitude of connected devices used […]
Huawei Kicks off the Summer Season and “Travel with Huawei” Campaign with Special Offers
In line with the summer season and the company’s “Travel with Huawei” campaign and in parallel with its ambition to always provide consumers with the best value for money as well as give people the chance to experience their incredible line of products, and as a gratitude to consumers after its 58% Growth in Smartphone […]
Snap study finds in Saudi Arabia and the UAE nearly half turn to Snapchat for daily communication with their best friends
Snap Inc. today released a global study of 10,000 people across Australia, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the US to explore how culture, age, and technology shape preferences and attitudes around friendship. Ten experts on friendship from around the world contributed to the report to contextualise the data. “Snapchat’s […]
Tech support burden on younger generation results in relationship rifts
New Kaspersky survey uncovers the rise of ‘Can you just’ and the negative impact it’s having on the family unitTechnology has transformed how we live our lives, but it has come at more than just a financial cost for many of us. A new Kaspersky survey has found that more than a third (35%) of […]
du Transforms 5G Experience with Middle East’s First Video Call Over LTE & 5G
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC), has taken the 5G experience to new heights by demonstrating the region’s first-ever Video over LTE (ViLTE) 5G call. Taking place at du’s headquarters in Al Salam Tower, Dubai, the video call was made using the telco’s state of the art commercial 4G and 5G Non-standalone (NSA) network, […]
Intertek awards Quality and Environment Certifications to the world’s largest Mercure property part of Accor Hotels Group in Dubai
Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has awarded two ISO certifications for Quality and Environmental Management Systems to Mercure Hotel Suites and Apartments, Dubai, the largest Mercure property in the world with a capacity of 1015 hotel rooms and part of AccorHotels Group. Presented by André Lacroix, Intertek Group Chief Executive […]
Gartner Reveals 75% of Organizations Surveyed Increased Customer Experience Technology Investments in 2018
Three-quarters of organizations surveyed by Gartner, Inc. increased customer experience (CX) technology investments in 2018. Customer analytics continues to be one of the biggest investments, with 52% intending to increase funding in 2019, focusing on customer journey analysis, customer needs analysis, voice of the customer (VoC) and digital marketing. Gartner’s 2019 Customer Experience Innovation survey […]
MCIT，CITC and Huawei launch in Saudi Arabia the fifth edition of its program to develop local ICT talent and support digital transformation
In collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, has launched the fifth edition of ‘Seeds for the Future’ program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Seeds for the […]
HUAWEI WATCH GT sells more than two million units globally contributing to Y-o-Y growth of 282.2% for its wearable product line
Huawei Consumer Business Group announced that its HUAWEI WATCH GT smartwatch has sold more than two million units globally since its launch last October, making it the most popular Huawei smartwatch worldwide. Referencing leading analyst firm IDC’s data report for global wearable vendors in the first quarter of 2019, Huawei has achieved year-on-year growth of […]
Fake cryptocurrency apps use new 2FA bypass technique to sidestep Google permission policy
ESET researchers have discovered fake cryptocurrency apps using a previously unseen technique to bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA), circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions. Google restricted the use of SMS and Call Log permissions in Android apps in March 2019 to prevent intrusive apps from abusing them for various illicit purposes. The apps, named “BTCTurk […]