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July 5, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) confirmed that both the telecom operators in the country, Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat) and Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du), are technically ready to open their fixed-line networks for competition.
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July 5, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
Google announced that it bought ITA Software Co., a flight information software company, for 700 million dollars. Google is entering travel industry with the acquisition that will create a new, easier way for users to find better flight information online.
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June 28, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
Smartphones are expected to account for a 37 per cent share of the global mobile phone market by 2014, with the Middle East and Africa set to be among the top two global Smartphone markets via an estimated compound annual growth rate of 39 per cent over the next four years.
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June 20, 2010 | Technology | 1 Comment
HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, has announced the launch of the design led HTC Legend in the Middle East. The HTC Legend is a new Android-powered smartphone that incorporates an enhanced HTC Sense experience.
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June 20, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
All Vodafone customers in Qatar can now sign up for a BlackBerry service, with the launch of the service by Vodafone Qatar, further broadening their product portfolio.
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June 20, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
New research from Real Opinions shows that 60% of UAE Internet users favour behavioural targeting for customised advertising and Internet content, whilst 76% said their searches for products and visits to websites should never be monitored unless they have given express permission to do so beforehan [...]
May 23, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
On the first day of the Fifth Annual Al Jazeera Forum, Wadah Khanfar, Director General of the Network, announced The Al Jazeera Initiative for Internet Freedom. The announcement, which was delivered during a seminar titled “Unplugged – Real Time Media: the Power of Now”, outlined four pla [...]
May 23, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
The United Arab Emirates has gone live with its first web address entirely in Arabic.
The website of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, launched by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has the Arabic equivalent [...]
May 9, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
Amadeus, a leading provider of technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, launched Amadeus Agency Internet Engine (e-Power) Corporate Edition, a new corporate self booking tool designed for travel agencies in the Middle East.
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March 13, 2010 | Technology | No Comments
Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, announced the launch of Amadeus SMS solution, an industry-first web-based tool that allows travel agents in UAE to update their customers with their latest travel itinerary via SMS.
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