Mashreq Touts First Middle East M-pay Device
Mashreq, a Dubai-based bank, has launched a smartphone-based mobile payment device which it claims is the first such debut in the Middle East. Such...
Middle East Sees Significant Rise in Mobile Usage
UAE has the highest mobile penetration followed by KSA
According to a recent study conducted by Google, mobile usage has significantly increased in popularity throughout...
New Cyberattack Bug Threatens 500 Million Mobile Phones
United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union warns of a new cyberthreat that targets mobile phones. According to the agency, this method of attack can be...
Seven Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Video Calls
Video calls have become such a staple of the workplace, it’s hard to imagine that at one time they seemed like the stuff of...
Video Messaging, Picture Sharing, HD Video Go Mobile with Skype
When you ask people “What’s Skype?”, pretty often the answer you’ll get is “it’s a free video calling app for PC or Mac.”...
New 1.5 Billion Mobile Connections in Asia Effect on Key Industry...
New PwC-GSMA Research Underscores the Effect that the Growth of Connected Devices in Asia Will Have on Key Industry Sectors
The GSMA today announced that...
Did you register your SIM card?
Both UAE telcos, Etisalat and du, soon will completely cut outgoing services to subscribers who have not renewed their SIM card registration.
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Skype cheaper to use than UAE telcos
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The ban on Skype in the United Arab Emirates was officially lifted few weeks...
2013 Mobile World Congress Outlines Major Mobile Technology Trends
Mobile Technology Trends To Stay
This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was held between February 24 and 27. The event was really impressive with...
Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services
A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets,...
2013 Mobile World Congress – First Impressions
Affordable smartphones, new OS, mobile payment and cloud services were seen during the first day of this year’s Mobile World Congress
The annual Mobile World...
UAE Internet Users Are Keen on Communicating and Entertaining
A recent Kaspersky Lab International Ltd. survey on the daily Internet activities has revealed the UAE users are more likely to use a variety...
New global telecoms treaty agreed in Dubai
World Conference on International Telecommunications forges solid new framework for tomorrow’s hyper-connected worldAfter two intensive weeks of negotiations, delegates from around the world have...
SMS 20th Anniversary Special
How Text Messages Changed Modern Society
Today we mark the 20th anniversary of the SMS (Short Message Service). Two decades ago, in 1992, a young...
How smartphones will influence retail store sales
Smartphones will Influence US$689 Billion in Retail Store Sales by 2016
Deloitte defines the mobile influence factor in retail sales
Mobile impact on store sales exceeds...
VoIP: Introduction and Use of Internet Phone
Internet phone service (VoIP) is a strikingly different kind of technology as compared with the traditional telephony. Earlier, landline phone relied on copper wires...
du launches Music Store
Du has introduced its new mobile music proposition called the Music Store, a subscription-based music download service.
Nationwide Educational Campaign on Internet Safety launched at Gitex
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), represented by the National Computer Emergency Response Team (aeCERT), and the International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) launched a...