Tariq Al-Usaimi is an undoubted rarity in the Middle East. Now occupying one of the few chief digital officer posts …
Android creator Andy Rubin unveils Essential Phone
Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, has launched a smartphone and Smart Home assistant under his new company called Essential.
Emirates begins investigation into online phishing scam
The airline said that it is aware of phishing attempts luring unsuspecting users to click on fraudulent items such as a survey, to potentially gain access to users’ smartphones and computers.
Endpoint security: Corporate cybercrime’s best defence
Biju Bhaskaran, Presales Manager, Alpha Data, encourages regional enterprises to deploy advanced protection at the endpoint level to stay ahead …
SITA explores mixed reality for aviation industry
A new world of mixed reality is emerging and SITA Lab, the research arm of air transport IT provider SITA, …
RTA opens AI-heavy $90 million command and control centre
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has launched an AED 335 million ($90 million) enterprise command and control centre, the EC3, …
Kaspersky Lab cautions against digital clutter
Digital clutter is growing due to an explosion in application usage and advances in the storage capacity of devices. But …
GBM: Cybersecurity key for GCC as millennials go digital
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), a regional provider of IT solutions, has revealed that cybersecurity measures need to be increased in companies across the GCC to cater to the digital habits of today’s workforce.
TCL Communication unveils BlackBerry KEYone in the UAE
TCL Communication, a global smartphone manufacturer, has launched the new BlackBerry KEYone in the UAE, which is available from today at …
OMA Emirates on the mobile payment industry
Niranj Sangal, group CEO, OMA Emirates, draws out the developments in the mobile payment industry and elaborates on Ingenico partnership. …
Dubai Design District launches LiFi enabled app
Dubai Design District (d3) has launched a multi-use mobile application hosting light fidelity (LiFi) technology, which provides a portable interactive guide …
Google, Qualcomm partner to develop Daydream VR headset
At Google I/O 2017, it was announced that Qualcomm Technologies collaborated with Google to develop a Daydream standalone VR headset …
How Aswaaq is digitalising customers’ shopping lists
Having established itself in 13 locations across Dubai since the brand’s inception in 2008, Aswaaq now prides itself as being …
Google launches new machine learning framework
Google has announced TensorFlow Lite, a version of its machine learning framework that’s designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices.
A gentleman’s game: Intex director Keshav Bansal
The United Arab Emirates is surely a place close to Keshav Bansal’s heart. In turn, a nation with the one …
Apple surpasses $800bn valuation mark, approaches $1tn
Apple has managed to land a $1 trillion valuation estimate from US broker Drexel Hamilton, as the race for the company that will surpass the trillion-dollar mark heats up.
ASBIS grows by double digits in Q1 2017
ASBIS Enterprises, a distributor of IT products operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, has significantly improved its results …
Gemalto’s secure smart chip to be integrated into Samsung S8
Gemalto’s embedded Secure Element (eSE) – a smart chip with a secure OS and applications – will soon be integrated into the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S8 in selected markets.
Apple iPhone sales slide
Apple has reported falling iPhone sales, shifting 50.8 million of the devices in the quarter ending 1st April, down from 51.2 million …
Faceboook releases text-focused machine learning system
Developers have a new tool to help mobile apps understand text, thanks to a Facebook open source project update on Tuesday.