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DEWA launches Rammas service on Amazon Alexa

DEWA has announced the launch of the Rammas AI service on Amazon Alexa smart voice system. DEWA has become the first government entity to...

UAE’s First Weight Loss App Helps You Lose 2-4Kgs in a...

First scientific online and app based weight loss program, ‘weightmonitor UAE’ has been launched with the aim of curbing runaway obesity in the region,...

Alexa and Siri Move into Hotel Rooms

Alexa and Siri are soon to invade hotel rooms around the globe where both will compete to become the voice-controlled platform of choice for...

Amazon Makes It Free for Developers to Build Alexa Skills

New program offers AWS promotional credits for developers to put toward their Alexa skill Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced a new program that will make it free...

2017 Technology, Media and Telecommunication Predictions for Middle East

In its 5th year of releasing TMT predictions with specific relevance to the MENA region, Deloitte continues to supply industry insights based on deep...

Sales of Alexa enabled devices to exceed 60 million in 2020

Amazon's voice assistant Alexa could bring the e-commerce giant $10 billion of revenues by 2020. The digital assistant installed in Echo smart speakers is...

Internet of Things Market Worth $724.2 Billion by 2023

Global Internet of Things (IoT) Market is primarily driven by the advancement in technology of electronic devices, according to our research report "Global Internet...

Paid Apps Not in Vogue, but Industry Is Growing

Over half of smartphone users spend no money on smartphone apps (paid-for downloads and in-app transactions), according to a new survey by Gartner, Inc....

Top Business Trends 2017

As the curtains are drawn on the dusk of 2016, and you turn another year over, your mind is shrouded with overwhelming thoughts of...

Why People Buy Smart Home Technology

Safety and comfort are the primary reasons people buy smart home technology products like Amazon Echo and Google Home. A new study was conducted in...

Wearables Continue to See Strong Demand Across MENA

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearables market continued to see steady growth in Q3 2016, according to the latest insights from International Data...

Prime Video Now Available Worldwide with Special Offer

People in over 200 countries around the world can now sign up for Amazon Prime Video at an introductory price of $2.99 (or €2.99)...

2017 The ‘Year of the Ransomware Threat’

As we approach the year-end attention of course turns to what we can expect to see in 2017 and what we are security professionals...

Win a trip to Florida to join Star Wars Celebration 2017

Samsung is celebrating the release of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ by offering a special edition wireless charger along with a chance to...

Amazon Web Services to open office in Dubai

Amazon Web Services Supports Cloud Growth in UAE Amazon Web Services, (AWS) today announces plans to open an office in Dubai, with the support...

Why the iPhone is losing appeal

Flashing an iPhone in front of colleagues, business acquaintances and handsome people you strive to impress is not so convincing as it used to...

Wearable Devices Need to Be More Useful

The abandonment rate of smartwatches is 29 percent, and 30 percent for fitness trackers, because people do not find them useful, they get bored...

Best Deal on iPhone SE – $229

The best deal on iPhone SE is here. It offers the device for only $229. At the time we post here, there are only...