With the worldwide release of Windows 10 today, we bring you the top 10 features you can expect from the new OS.
IDC: Worldwide PC market declines
A recent report by IDC revealed that worldwide PC shipments in the second quarter of 2015 declined 11.8 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
Channel premiers
A round-up of the most influential executives in the regional IT channel.
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab E
Samsung has recently announced that launch of the Galaxy Tab E, a 9.6-inch budget tablet that is now available in the UAE for AED 999.
In focus
Against the backdrop of an evolving regional channel landscape, the recently appointed Channel Sales Manager for Acer Middle East, Asad Sayed, outlines the company’s partner strategy.
Microsoft updates Windows 10 Mobile browser
Microsoft recently introduced a new version of Windows 10 Mobile to the earliest adopters in the Windows Insider Programme, which …
Samsung teams up with Red Hat to build enterprise apps
Samsung has announced a partnership with Red Hat to build a host of mobile apps for business users, in a strategic move which seems to be in response with Apple’s tie-up with IBM during the same period last year.
Microsoft casts out ex-Nokia chief Stephen Elop
Microsoft announced that it will be casting out ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop as part of a major re-shuffling in its executive ranks.
Sharaf DG opens revamped Times Square Centre outlet
Sharaf DG has opened its newly revamped store at the Times Square Centre which reflects Sharaf DG’s concept of “New Way of Doing Things”.
Home trading
The next big culture shift in consumer technology is clearly home automation, and both Google and Apple will have a lot to say about it in the coming days.
Saxo Bank launches trading platform
Saxo Bank today launched a new multi-asset trading platform for retail traders and investors across the Middle East – SaxoTraderGO.
Mobilising the customer experience
Jyoti Lalchandani, IDC’s Group Vice President and Regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey, discusses how mobility can be the key to keeping your business relevant and avoid extinction from the market.
Quantum signs MoU with Beltron
Quantum has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with India-based Beltron Green Energy Telecom.
Fit for a king
Although Saudi Arabia’s King Faisal Foundation instigates a host of positive outbound interactions, the same could not be said of its internal communications. That was until Chief Technology Officer Hazem Jarrar began a fresh unified communications implementation that has transformed the way the company does business.
PC makers ready for Windows 10
With Microsoft ready to ship Windows 10 on July 29, PC makers are disclosing their plans to make the OS available to customers in new laptops and desktops or as a free OS upgrade from Windows 7 and 8.1.
Lenovo reveals new tablet with next-gen Atom CPU
Lenovo has announced a new ThinkPad 10 using Intel’s new “Cherry Trail” Atom CPUs. Aimed at business users, the ThinkPad 10 sports either the Atom X5-Z8500 chip or the Atom X7-Z8700.
Microsoft partners with 20 more Android tablet makers to pre-load Office apps
Microsoft apps will soon come pre-installed on more Android devices thanks to 20 new partnerships the company has forged with tablet makers around the world.
BlackBerry cutting staff in smartphone unit
BlackBerry plans to lay off an unspecified number of staff in its devices unit, as it attempts to make that …
Embracing mobile
Enterprise mobility strategies have dramatically changed during the last few years and as a result, the IT industry’s perception of mobility is significantly more positive. But what is behind this shift in perception? Dave Brooke, Executive Director, Client Solutions Emerging EMEA, Dell, clues us in.
ME 2015 IT spend to hit ‘$215 billion’
Middle East (ME) IT spending is projected to reach $214.7 billion in 2015, a 5.2 percent increase from 2014, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.