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    imo Ads Highlights 5 Mobile Marketing Trends for 2022 Ahead of BrainScape 2021

    Dubai-UAE: XX October 2021 – imo Ads, a global mobile marketing platform that provides comprehensive branding and performance solutions for businesses located in the MENA region, will participate in the 11thannual BrainScape, one of the largest marketing conferences in the region. imo Ads will have its own virtual booth where it will welcome business, marketing and […]

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    Congratulations! REDTAG gives 200 lucky winners tickets to the upcoming Jeddah debut of the most thrilling motorsport in the world

    The value fashion and homeware brand has concluded its raffle draw that entitles 200 lucky winners a ticket each to the upcoming debut of a premier racing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. REDTAG’s raffle started last month, accompanied by the launch of its eye-catching Winter 2021 collections. November 28th, Riyadh, KSA: REDTAG, the region’s favourite […]

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    The United Arab Emirates University to Partner with 3572 International Educational Institutions

     4629 Research Papers have been Produced Between 2016-2021 Al Ain, 14 September 2021, The United Arab Emirates University continues promoting its leading role in scientific research through building a comprehensive sustainable research system by collaborating with several local and international governmental institutions, universities, and research centers in various research projects. The research partnerships with these institutions […]

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    A Strategy to Prepare for an Uncertain Future

    By Nikhil Prasad Ojha, Partner, Bain & Company Mumbai and Juerg Kronenberg, Partner, Bain & Company Middle East More CEOs than not will tell you they were thoroughly surprised by how decisive their organizations turned out to be in the heat of the Covid-19 crisis. With no choice but to act, management teams scanned the […]

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    IDC Announces Strategic Partnership with the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority Ahead of Virtual CIO Summit

    International Data Corporation (IDC) is delighted to announce that the Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) will participate in the upcoming virtual edition of the IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit 2021 as the event’s Strategic Partner, while the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) will feature as Government Partner. Taking place on Wednesday, September 15, the IDC Saudi Arabia CIO […]

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  • The Number Of PC Gamers To Jump Over 1.8 Billion By 2024, Revenues To Hit Nearly $40B

    Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year. The number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16.2%, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its stay-at-home orders. However, the […]

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    Over 70% Of People Choose Smartphones For Gaming, More Than PCs And Consoles Combined

    Mobile games continue breaking records and making billions in revenue, with more people than ever preferring gaming apps over consoles or computer games. According to data presented by Mejores Apuestas, smartphones are the number one choice for gaming globally, with more than 70% of internet users who choose them to play video games in 2021. Smartphone […]

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    Cybercriminals are weaponising your favourite brands

    By Duane Nicol, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast If you’re a marketer or brand owner in 2021, it’s not enough to protect your brands and trademarks in real life. You have to build a fort around your online assets too. Brand marketers are increasingly losing leads, brand affinity and customer loyalty to cybercriminals who impersonate their […]

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    Command the Conversation with Poly’s New Squad of Personal Video Solutions to Look and Sound Your Best from Anywhere

    Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 11 July 2021, (AETOSWire): Poly Studio P Series, Combined with Poly Lens and Poly+ Unite Professional-Grade Devices, Remote Management and Insights, and Support and Services Together in One Dynamic Offering today announced the Poly Studio P Series, the industry’s first professional-grade personal video conferencing equipment, designed to up the game of today’s […]

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    Global IT Spending to Hit Over $4B in 2021, Software and Cloud-Based Projects to Account for 50% of Total IT Budgets

    Although the COVID-19 did reduce global IT spending last year, many companies were still forced to increase their IT budgets to adapt to new operational requirements and set up their employees to work from home. According to data presented by Aksje Bloggen, global IT spending is expected to significantly recover and hit over $4trn in 2021, […]

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    PUBG Mobile Hit Nearly $5B in Lifetime Player Spending

    As the world’s most popular mobile game by monthly active users, Tencent’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has generated impressive revenue across the Apple App Store and Google Play. According to data presented by 123scommesse, PUBG mobile generated $238 million in revenue across App Store and Google Play in April, with its lifetime player spending reaching nearly $5bn that […]

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    Amazon Web Services Quarterly Revenue Jumped by 32% YoY to $13.5B

    As one of Amazon’s strongest-growing business segments, Amazon Web Services witnessed a surge in revenue in the last year. According to data presented by Buy Shares, AWS generated cloud computing and hosting revenues of around $13.5bn in the first quarter of 2021, a 32% jump year-on-year. AWS Annual Revenue Rose by 30% YoY Amid Pandemic One […]

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    Mobile Contactless Payment Market to Surge by 24% to $2.5 Trillion in 2021

    Demand for mobile contactless payment options has been on a steep uptrend in recent years, gaining additional impetus from the pandemic in 2020. The space is expected to maintain its robust momentum through 2021 and beyond. According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, the market hit a benchmark of $2 trillion in transaction […]

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    Top Three Social Media Billionaires Added $70B to Their Collective Wealth in a Year, Combined Net Worth Hit Over $150B

    The social media billionaires did extremely well during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing their already huge fortunes to a new record high. According to data presented by Buy Shares, Mark Zuckerberg, Zhang Yiming and Dustin Moskowitz, as the top three social media billionaires globally, added $70bn to their collective wealth in the last year, with their combined […]

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    Smartphone Games Account For Nearly Half Of Global Gaming Market In 2020 – $75B

    The smartphones of today have become more powerful and technologically advanced than ever before, becoming an exciting new platform for different types of software such as games. According to data presented by 123scommesse, smartphone games generated $74.9M in 2020 – a 43% share of the global gaming market. Smartphones Biggest Source Of Revenue – 43% Of […]

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    Top Three Global Online Marketplaces Accounted for Nearly Two-Thirds of $2.67 Trillion 2020 GMV

    Online marketplaces around the world enjoyed stratospheric growth in 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by ComprarAcciones.com, the cumulative sales for the top 100 marketplace sites reached $2.67 trillion during the year. Compared to the 2019 figure, that marked an increase of 29% year-over-year (YoY) in gross merchandise sales. It grew at a […]

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    NFTs Market Cap Experienced A CAGR Of 187% From 2018-2020 – $55M In Revenue For 2020

    Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs as they are colloquially known are the newest trend to come out of the blockchain sphere. NFTs are one-of-a-kind digital certificates that prove ownership of a digital asset. The authenticity of such assets are verified through the blockchain mechanism giving way to a whole new realm of digital collectables. Blockchain’s recent […]

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    China and US to Generate 60% of Global Ecommerce Sales in 2021

    The ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns continue fueling the explosive growth of the eCommerce market, as millions of consumers worldwide shifted from brick-and-mortar stores to webshops. According to data presented by Trading Platforms, the revenue of the global eCommerce industry is expected to jump by 12% YoY and hit $2.7trn in 2021, a 12% increase year-over-year. China and […]

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    Smartphone Subscriptions More Than Doubled In 5 Years – 11% CAGR From 2016-2020

    Smartphones have become ubiquitous in today’s society, giving us the ability to control many aspects of our lives with just our fingertips. Today’s smartphones act as a portal to our everyday needs and desires; from banking to shopping, from work to leisure, from hobbies to passions, our smartphone allows us to connect with the world […]

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    Ajman Bank’s IT Head Wins CXO Award 2021

    Ajman Bank’s Head of Information Technology Ms. Hajar Al Maazmi has been announced as one of the winners of the prestigious CXO 50 Awards 2021. Hosted by CXO Insight Middle East this year’s award was organised to recognise top 50 IT leaders and industry professionals who have taken the reins during the COVID-19 crisis to shape the new normal.  Congratulating […]

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    Connecting future ports with private cellular networks

    Increases in global development and international populations have put bigger demands on trade and, in turn, ports and shipping. To manage the boom, ports improve operations and efficiency with automation, powered by 5G-ready private cellular networks. For our newest report, we collaborated with experts to detail the connected future of ports and develop five use […]

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    Global Search Ad Revenues to hit $171.6B in 2021, $19B Increase in a Year

    The year 2020 was a challenging year for the entire digital advertising industry, with even the largest players like Google witnessing significant revenue drops amid the COVID-19 crisis. However, as millions of consumers shifted from brick-and-mortar stores to webshops, the entire market bounced back by the end of the year showing strong growth across all […]