Technology & IT | Sunday 18 September, 2016 7:00 am

‘Net’ gain for 95% homes in Kingdom

Ninety-five percent of homes in Saudi Arabia are connected to the Internet, following Singapore (98.8 percent) and Qatar (96 percent). This has been revealed by a report of the United Nations Broadband Commission. Iceland retained the highest percentage of Internet users at 98.2 percent, followed ...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:50 pm

GE to invest $1.4 billion in 3D printing acquisitions

US conglomerate General Electric announced that it intends to buy two European companies that specialize in 3D printing — Arcam AB of Sweden and SLM Solutions Group of Germany — for $1.4 billion. The two companies would be put under GE’s aviation division, it said in a...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 17 September, 2016 10:13 am

iPhone 7 generates brisk sales around the world

Apple's iPhone 7 launch generated trademark queues and brisk sales in stores around the world on Friday, but excitement mixed with frustration due to supply shortages that left many fans empty-handed. Buyers queued up outside stores in Australia early on Friday to become some of the first...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 4:02 pm

Apple unveils iPhone 7 but some still waiting for iPhone 8

Apple Inc unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch event Wednesday, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone. While shares of Apple barely budged,...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 13 September, 2016 10:14 am

Hytera Awarded Multi Million Dollar Contracts in Dominican Republic

Hytera, a world leading solution provider of Professional Mobile Radio communications, was awarded two projects by the Ministry of the Presidency of Dominican Republic. In order to establish a nationwide emergency response network for National Emergency Care System and Security 9-1-1 (Sistema...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 10 September, 2016 7:16 am

Middle East Mobile Market Suffers 2nd Consecutive Decline as Consumer Demand Wanes

Falling consumer confidence and Saudi employment reforms continue to dampen the Middle East's once booming handset market, according to new figures from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and advisory services firm's latest 'Quarterly Mobile Phone...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 10 September, 2016 4:55 am

Thuraya Finalizes Plans For Next Generation Constelation

Leading mobile satellite services (MSS) operator Thuraya Telecommunications Company today confirmed it has finalized its next generation constellation plans, and is set to deliver a unique, multidimensional program of expansion and diversification. Building on its strong track record for product ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 9 September, 2016 10:48 am

Sophos Placed in the Leader’s Quadrant of Gartner’s 2016 Unified Threat Management Magic

 Sophos today announced that it has once again been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner, Inc.’s Aug. 30, 2016, "Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management.” The quadrant is based on an assessment of a company’s ability to execute and...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 8 September, 2016 10:35 am

Ericsson Highlights 5 trends shaping innovation in ICT in 2017

Ericsson’s Group Chief Technology Officer, Ulf Ewaldsson, has identified five key technology trends that will stimulate innovation within the ICT industry in 2017, creating new value streams for consumers, industries and society.    Keeping up with the relentless pace of...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 8 September, 2016 6:28 am

LG Takes The Multimedia Mobile Experience to The Next Level With V20

LG Electronics (LG) today unveiled the V20, the latest in its V series of smartphones, delivering the highest multimedia capabilities available in a mobile device. The V20 boasts new features including Steady Record 2.0, Hi-Fi Quad DAC, HD Audio Recorder and front and rear wide-angle lens...

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