Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:09 pm

ERICSSON innovation applies 5G concept for up to 50% higher speed on 4G LTE smartphones

While standards for 5G are yet to be established, it is clear that the technology will employ ultra-lean design; improving the signaling schemes both to save energy and to enable the dense builds required by the expected new 5G spectrum. Ericsson’s (NASDAQ:ERIC) proprietary Lean Carrier...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 2:05 pm

Alcatel Onetouch Ties Up With Qusai the Saudi Youth Idol for the New IDOL 3

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 25 October 2015 – ALCATEL ONETOUCH, one of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, introduced the new line-up of products in the presence of the General Manager Middle East & Africa ALCATEL ONETOUCH Mr. Ahmed Khalil and the Country Manager KSA ALCATEL ...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:59 pm

AstroLabs Opens First Google-partnered MENA Tech Hub

Entrepreneurship platform AstroLabs yesterday inaugurated the Middle East and North Africa’s only Google-partnered tech hub, AstroLabs Dubai, enabling top startups from around the world to set up in Dubai’s DMCC Free Zone while taking advantage of Google for Entrepreneurs’ global...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:22 pm

Virgin Mobile and Virgin Megastores join forces to offer free prepaid plans for customers

Becoming a Virgin Mobile member is even easier and more rewarding now through a new partnership with Virgin Megastore, which is run by AlMatajer AlKobra, the preferred destination for entertainment, the latest technology, books, gadgets and electronics in Saudi Arabia.   Anyone who spends...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 1:16 pm

Saudi Xerox gives back to the community

Saudi Xerox, a joint venture between Olayan and Xerox Corp, the regional Business Services and Technology Provider, recently implemented a community and sustainability program that took part in three different regions of Saudi Arabia, in an effort to give back to the local public. The three...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 9:35 am

(Taqeem) organizes “The Reality and Future of Business Valuation in KSA”

The Saudi Authority for Accredited Valuers (Taqeem) launches its conference "The Reality and Future of Business Valuation in KSA" on the 3rd of November in cooperation with the International Institute of Business Valuation IIBV, which will last for two days at the Ritz-Carlton,...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 9:02 am

GCC TOURISTS TAKE LUXURY LIFESTYLE ABROAD

With increasing wealth in the region, GCC tourists are willing to pay more than other holiday-makers on luxury experiences abroad.    A 2014 study by the Travel & Tourism Intelligence Center revealed that GCC outbound expenditure is expected to reach USD100 billion by 2018, up...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 4:25 am

Oman Air Holds An Extraordinary General Meeting

Oman Air Company (S.A.O.C.) held its Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on Sunday 25th October 2015 at Company Headquarters. the EGM was presided over by HE Maitha bint Saif Al Mahrouqia, the Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Oman Air and attended by Board Directors, shareholders...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:59 am

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors Reveals the All-New Jaguar XF

Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, the authorized distributor of Jaguar cars in Saudi Arabia, hosted the unveiling of Jaguar’s dynamic, coupé-like, aluminium-intensive, lightweight All-New Jaguar XF, at the EXCS Motor Show in Riyadh.     The All-New Jaguar XF joins the Jaguar ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 27 October, 2015 3:58 am

Four women inventors make the nation proud

Four Saudi female students from Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University were awarded the Diamond, Gold and Platinum medals in the British Invention Show and Awards for 2015, which was held in London from October 21 to 24. Bedour Al-Maghrabi, Maha Al-Qahtani and Thekra Al-Otaibi came in first...

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