Tag: Internet
.COM Domain Turns 30 But Will It See Another Decade
World's Largest Domain Name Registrar
The Internet has evolved in a number of aspects over the past three decades. Java script, Flash technology and mobile-friendly...
Safer Internet Day – Wearables as a New Soft Spot
Safer Internet Day will be marked this week all over the globe. The campaign first started back in 2004 and since then it has...
Can WorkMail Compare to Gmail, Outlook
Amazon has just announced that it will launch its own corporate email and calendar service called WorkMail. It will be based on Amazon Web...
One Wi-Fi Hotspot for Every 150 People Globally
France isn’t famous for being home to huge tech companies, but it a new report says it is home to the largest number of...
Internet Turns 45: 8 Facts You Should Know
The International Internet Day is observed on October 29 every year to mark the anniversary of the first Internet connection and the first electronically...
Global Internet Addiction – How Far You May Reach
The Internet can be highly addictive, but that is an old news. However, more and more people are now willing to go to extremes...
Internet connection speed increases worldwide, but slows in UAE
In recent years, the Internet connection speed is steadily increasing in most countries around the world. While the global average connectivity speed rose by...
Nearly 200 Million MENA Internet Users by 2017
The number of Internet users is increasing all over the world and this tendency is expected to remain strong for many years to come....
Internet Everywhere – Wi-Fi Hotspots to Double Next Year
Having a smartphone is almost pointless if it does not offer you regular access to the web. There are two main options here. The...
Rising Costs Curb UAE Online Purchases
Although e-commerce in the United Arab Emirates is growing, a new survey reveals that 43 percent of online shoppers in the country have abandoned...
71% of UAE Internet Users Shop Online
Nearly every user on the web in the United Arab Emirates prefers shopping, banking and doing financial transactions on their computers, tablets and smartphones....
32 Billion Devices by 2020?
The digital universe is doubling its size every two years and by 2020, it will multiply 10-fold. While today around 14 billion devices are...
U.S. Gives Up Power Over Internet in Favor of Private Sector
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it will not extend its contract with the Internet Corporation...
The Internet Turns 25 – Users More Addicted to It Than...
This month the World Wide Web, a.k.a the Internet, will turn 25. The web was crated back in 12 March, 1989, by Tim Berners-Lee....
Google to expand ultra-fast Internet service
Google’s ultra-fast home Internet service, Google Fiber, will soon be available for more users. The technology giant announced it plans to expand its service...
Addicted to Internet? You May Need a Trip to the Rehab
Many of us are dependent on our phones, tablets and laptops, but Chinese scientists claim that Internet addiction is indeed a mental disorder. A...
Internet 2013 in Numbers
How big is the Internet? This question is hard to answer, because the World Wide Web grows by the second. As we speak, more...
Nine in 10 MENA Internet users are mobile
For the majority of MENA Internet users access to the web was first possible through mobile phones. According to statistics from eMarketer, mobile usage...