Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 4:20 pm

Mobily Assigns Leadership Positions to Competent Saudi Nationals

Etihad Etisalat Mobily has assigned leadership positions to dynamic Saudi nationals as part of company's efforts to support the deployment of key national talent in leadership positions and for them to be effectively contributing to the development of the company's business...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 12:20 pm

Twitter launch new emoji on the occasion of Al-Janadriyah Festival in KSA

Twitter announced a new partnership with AlDwaliah Company for Advertising and Public Relations AlDwliah@, the franchise of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture "Al-Janadriyah 30". Celebrating the Festival which is dedicated to preserve Saudi heritage and culture, Twitter will...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 3 February, 2016 4:16 am

100 operators adopt Ericsson Radio Dot System to improve indoor app coverage

About 90 percent of our time is spent indoors. However, results from an Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) ConsumerLab survey reveal that only three in 10 smartphone users find indoor voice quality, coverage and reliability to be good. The challenge will be exacerbated by the 11 times growth in smartphone...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 2 February, 2016 12:40 pm

Toshiba Acquiring Land for New Semiconductor Production Facility

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it is gearing up for future expanded production of “BiCS FLASH™”, its proprietary 3D flash memory, by acquiring 150,000m2 of land adjacent to its Yokkaichi Operations memory production complex in Mie prefecture. The land...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 2 February, 2016 6:14 am

STC now controls more than half of Kuwait’s Viva

 Saudi Telecom Company recently purchased another 25.8% of the Kuwaiti-owned Viva for $424 million, bringing its total stake in the company to 51.8%, according to a bourse statement released Monday by STC. The purchase came after months of negotiation when, in December, STC made Viva an...

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Technology & IT | Monday 1 February, 2016 3:39 pm

Mobily signs VSR agreement with Al Majdouie Group

Mobily has signed a VSR agreement with Al Majdouie Group at their headquarter in the eastern region in Dammam city. Under the agreement, mobily will provide the group with sustainable technical solution. The ceremony was conducted in the presence of Mr. Ismail Al Ghamdi the Chief business officer...

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Technology & IT | Monday 1 February, 2016 2:30 am

Q&A: World-record Siemens power technology for the Middle East

Siemens has announced that its H-Class turbine technology has achieved a world-record electrical efficiency and record power generating capacity during a test run in Germany.   Answers by: Dietmar Siersdorfer, CEO, Siemens Middle East and UAE.   What is the impact of this...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 January, 2016 2:46 pm

Mobily Participates in Leqa’at Exhibition for Online Recruitment

Etihad Etisalat (Mobily) participates in the Leqa’at Exhibition for Online Recruitment as one of the largest participations in the event. The exhibition is organizaed by Human Resource Development Fund (HDF) and will continue till February 4th, 2016.    The aim of the...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 31 January, 2016 9:50 am

‘Samsung Galaxy Studio’ roadshow draws crowds

The ongoing Samsung Galaxy Studio Roadshow in Jeddah, aimed at bring Samsung’s latest innovative technologies to life, including the recently launched Galaxy A (2016), Gear S2, Galaxy S6 edge & S6 edge+, Gear VR, and Galaxy Note5, Galaxy View, Galaxy Tab S2 and many accessories that make...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 30 January, 2016 5:46 am

Online shopping still in its infancy in KSA

About 5 percent of Saudis shop online, and online marketplaces occupy 25 to 30 percent of the total market, according to recent statistics. Online shopping has a number of risks relating to poor credibility, fraud and delivery delay by some companies and websites. This is true because of the...

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