With its new mobile app, a Dubai-based start-up hopes to support millions of pilgrims every year as they complete the Hajj.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3941
Analyst expects iPhone 5C to be mid-level iPhone, iPhone 4S to remain as low-end option
The rumoured iPhone 5C could actually be launched as Apple’s mid-level iPhone, rather than a low-end budget iPhone as previously expected. That’s …
Intel set to ship LTE chip for mobile use in many countries
Intel plans to become a leader in wireless and will ship its first multi-mode LTE processor later this month as part of that drive.
BlackBerry unveils special edition Q10 for the Middle East
BlackBerry this week took the wraps off a special edition Q10 handset, which will come coloured in gold and white.
Outlook.com and Skype integration starts to roll out
Microsoft has integrated Outlook.com with Skype in several countries, including the U.K., the U.S. and Germany, offering users the ability to tap Skype functions and contacts from within the interface of the webmail application.
iPhone 5S could have 128GB option, come in new gold colour shown in leaked photos
Apple’s iPhone 5S could be available in a new gold colour, and could have a 128GB option, evidence suggests. Last …
HP joins Nvidia's Grid alliance
Hewlett-Packard has joined Nvidia’s growing Grid alliance, equipping a Gen8 Proliant blade server with graphics boards that can speed up and lower the cost of virtual desktop deployments.
5 high-end special effects to spruce up your iPhone camera shots
In the rivalry between digital-camera and smartphone-camera shooting, traditionalists like to say that you still need a digital SLR and Photoshop for certain kinds of effects, such as splash color, tilt shift, and other advanced tricks that were generally impossible to do natively on a phone.
Why does IT exist?
When Bill Clinton successfully ran for US President in 1992 his campaign strategist James Carville summed up their strategy in its totality as this: “It’s the economy, stupid.”
China Telecom's YiChat takes aim at Tencent's WeChat
China Telecom is moving into the mobile instant messaging space with its own app that will compete against WeChat, the …