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  • Transcend’s DrivePro 550 Dashcam: Added Protection with Dual Lenses

    Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), a leading manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, is proud to announce the release of the DrivePro 550 Dashcam. Featuring a dual lens camera and a large viewing angle, the dashcam simultaneously captures what is happening on the road and inside the vehicle. The DrivePro 550’s front lens is equipped with […]

  • SADAFCO holds successful Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting

    Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO) has successfully held its Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting (EGM) earlier last week in Jeddah and concluded formalities for the company’s 2017-18 Financial Year results. The annual general meeting was deemed as being Extraordinary as one of the items on the agenda was approval of several changes in Company Law […]

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    Confidence in Follower Counts

    As part of our ongoing and global effort to build trust and encourage healthy conversation on Twitter, every part of the service matters. Follower counts are a visible feature, and we want everyone to have confidence that the numbers are meaningful and accurate. Over the years, we’ve locked accounts when we detected sudden changes in […]

  • Wego’s Top 6 Summer-Escapes for Families

    As the mercury rises, are you and your kids getting restless for being cooped up indoors all summer? Time to dust off your luggage and embark on a fun-filled, wholesome vacation with the whole family. Here are the top 6 suggestions by travel experts at Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East […]

  • Airbus introduces the A220-100 and A220-300

    Airbus has revealed the A220 at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse. Witnessed by Airbus employees and members of the global news media, the A220-300 landed directly from the painting at 12:25 am CEST wearing its new Airbus name and colours. The A220 family comprises two models, the A220-100 and A220-300, […]

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  • Expo 2020 Dubai becomes first 5G major commercial customer in MEASA through partnership with Etisalat

    The UAE has set another benchmark for the early adoption of advanced new technology, with Expo 2020 Dubai becoming the first major commercial customer in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region to access 5G services, through its partnership with Etisalat. The leading UAE telecom provider connected Expo 2020 Dubai to its 5G […]

  • UAE-based media and marketing agencies embody ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative in clients’ communications strategies for 2018

    With the UAE celebrating the timeless legacy of its founding father, Sheikh Zayed, PR and marketing consultancies in the country have been embodying ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative in the communications strategies of their clients. “The UAE is founded on a system that unites people from different nationalities, cultures and directions under one flag. From the […]

  • Exclusive Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign set forworld debut at Goodwood

    The Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign will make its world debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, England, on July 12. The first-ever collaboration between Nissan and Italdesign, the GT-R50 prototype shown at Goodwood could become the blueprint for an extremely limited run of hand-built production vehicles. The vehicle commemorates the 50th anniversaries of […]

  • Ford Delivers on its Promise to Gift Saudi Woman Her Ultimate Dream Car: a 2018 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

    Just two weeks after Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on women driving, Ford has delivered on its promise to gift retired university English literature professor, Sahar Hasan Nasif, her dream car – a 2018 Ford Mustang GT convertible finished in stunning Triple Yellow Tri-Coat. Sahar was the guest of honor at a ceremony in Jeddah, […]

  • Airbus unveils winners of its ‘Entaliq in KSA’ initiative

    The winners of the ‘Entaliq in KSA’ initiative have been announced today at a ceremony held under the patronage and attendance of His Highness Prince Dr. Turki Bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh. In line with the Saudi Vision 2030, ‘Entaliq in KSA’ in partnership […]

  • Turkish Airlines signed a significant global agreement with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT).

    Turkish Airlines signed a significant deal with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), one of the world’s leading agencies for corporate travel. With this agreement, signed by Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, M. İlker Aycı, and Amex GBT’s Board Chairman, Greg O’Hara, within today, Turkish Airlines expands its existing […]

  • Collinson signs two exclusive partnerships with lounge operators in the Middle East

    Collinson, a global leader in loyalty and benefits, announces two new, exclusive partnerships to bring additional lounge access to its customers in the Middle East. The new relationships mean Collinson customers will have the opportunity to make use of the Primeclass Lounge at the newly opened Terminal at Muscat International Airport in Oman, and the […]

  • Philips and AOC brand of monitors partners with New Solutions Trading to boost its channel base in Saudi Arabia

    MMD, the brand license partner for Philips displays and AOC monitors partnered together with Riyadh based distributor, New Solutions Trading to distribute both Philips and AOC brand of monitors across the Kingdom. New Solutions Trading is one of the fastest growing distribution company in KSA with nationwide network of strong channel partners. The distributor works […]

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    Huawei and China Unicom Whitepaper Addresses 5G Indoor Digital Networks

    At Mobile World Congress Shanghai (MWC Shanghai) 2018, Huawei and China Unicom jointly published a whitepaper on 5G-oriented digital evolution of indoor coverage. The white paper analyzes opportunities and challenges facing indoor network deployment in the 5G era and explores how to scientifically build indoor 4G networks to ensure they can efficiently evolve toward 5G […]

  • ALTEC, SITAEL, Virgin Galactic & The Spaceship Company Sign Framework to Bring Commercial Spaceflights to Italy for Science and Tourism

    Nicola Zaccheo, Sitael CEO, Vincenzo Giorgio, Altec CEO, and George Whitesides, Virgin Galactic CEO, signed at Sitael headquarters a framework agreement that intends to bring Virgin Galactic spaceflights to Italy. The agreement comes after two years of business discussions, government regulatory analysis, studies on potential operations and market assessment and the signature was witnessed also […]

  • Exploring HUAWEI P20 Pro’s Hybrid Zoom Technology

    With the development of smartphone technology, the term “hybrid zoom” started spreading as smartphone manufacturers feel the need to embed this technology into their smartphones. Compared to DSLR lenses, the lenses of smartphone cameras are small with fixed focal length; soy relies on digital zoom to closely capture an image’s details. The classic usually zooms […]

  • Honor Gives Sophia Her First Smartphone: Honor and Sophia Introducing the New World of AI Together

    Honor Gives Sophia Her First Smartphone: Honor and Sophia Introducing the New World of AI Together Is the Robot Apocalypse Near or Is It Just Artificial Intelligence Getting into Gear?Honor, the world’s leading smartphone e-brand under the Huawei Group, has given Sophia, the world’s leading robot and Saudi robot citizen, their latest flagship to delve […]

  • Gartner Says 5G Networks Have a Paramount Role in Autonomous Vehicle Connectivity

    5G networks may be as much as 10 times more efficient than 4G networks. With this new level of network capability, communications service providers (CSPs) can secure future market opportunities with manufacturers of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the fields of driver safety and data processing and management, according to Gartner, Inc. AV systems and sensors […]

  • Volvo Car Mobility launches mobility brand M

    Volvo Cars, the premium carmaker, today launches M, a new brand that will expand the company’s global mobility operations by providing dependable, on-demand access to cars and services through an intuitive app. Moreover, M will learn about its user’s needs, preferences and habits, personalising the customer relationship. It will debut in Sweden and the US in […]

  • Starbucks successful Saudization campaign gathers pace

    Saudi employment jumps from 9% in January 2017 to 23% in July 2018 Starbucks, the world’s leading coffee brand, announced that its efforts to localize jobs in its outlets in Saudi Arabia have paid off, with increasing number of Saudi men and women now joining the company in various positions. Launched in 2017, Starbucks’ ongoing […]

  • Fake Facebook sites account for 60% of social network phishing in early 2018

    In the first quarter of 2018, Kaspersky Lab’s anti-phishing technologies prevented more than 3.7 million attempts to visit fraudulent social network pages, of which 60% were fake Facebook pages. According to Kaspersky Lab’s report, ‘Spam and phishing in Q1 2018’, the results demonstrate that cybercriminals are still doing what they can to get their hands […]

  • Huawei’s AI chipsets for a smoother and faster smartphone experience

    For 30 years, Huawei embraced innovation to build a digital world with a connected population. Believing in the power of research and development, the company invested its R&D capabilities to drive innovations and pave the way for an intelligent future. Huawei marked the beginning of a new era of smartphone development when it introduced Mate […]