Emaar announces sponsorship of Microsoft Imagine Cup UAE 2017
Global developer Emaar Properties today announced its sponsorship of the Microsoft UAE Imagine Cup 2017 student competition, which will hold its regional heats in April this year. The partnership with Microsoft Gulf reflects Emaar’s focus on nurturing…
Etisalat Introduces iPhone Upgrade Program In The UAE
iPhone Upgrade Program UAE When Apple introduced the iPhone upgrade program last year, many people weren’t that impressed with it. But then this year when Apple announced the iPhone 7 and the 7 Plus and announced the members of the upgrade program would…
Recall: Your Galaxy Note 7 May Be Waterproof But Not Blast Proof
Samsung’s latest addition to the Galaxy series the Note 7 have been receiving a lot of exploding reviews online. That being said, some of the new Note 7s have been exploding in many places. Samsung has identified this issue as battery fault and has…
iPhone 7 To Be Announced On September 7th
After numerous rumors and speculations on the iPhone launch event, Apple has finally sent out the invitation for the next generation iPhone. This will be Apple’s tenth iPhone since its launch in 2007. Arguably the iPhone SE could be considered as a new…
Microsoft Azure named leader in Gartner’s IaaS Magic Quadrant for third year running
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — August 17, 2016. Gartner has identified Microsoft Azure as a leader in the analyst firm’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), for the third year in a row, with the company placed favorably based on…
Microsoft To Buy LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion
Microsoft has agreed to acquire LinkedIn the largest professional network for a whopping $26.2 billion. This makes it ones of the biggest tech acquisitions in the history. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said this acquisition aims to bridge the gap between…
Visa Expands Visa Checkout Service with New Merchants
Visa marks the continued success of Visa Checkout, the online check out service that enables shoppers to pay with their cards online or on any device. In recent months, at least 33 new merchants have signed on to offer Visa Checkout. Since the beginning…
LG Electronics and Nokia Technologies agree on smartphone patent license
Espoo, Finland – LG Electronics has agreed to take a royalty-bearing smartphone patent license from Nokia Technologies. The Korean company is the latest of more than 60 licensees for Nokia’s 2G, 3G and 4G mobile communication technologies and the first…
Windows 10 To Be A Free Upgrade
On Monday, Microsoft Corp. announced that Windows 10 will be available July 29 in 190 countries. Windows 10 will help people be more productive and have more fun, with a personal and natural experience that works across all their devices. Familiar, yet…
Visa to host first Strategic Retailer Congress in MENA
Visa, a global payments technology company, is set to host the first Strategic Retailer Congress in the MENA region for retailers, acquirers and industry stakeholders to discuss emerging trends that can enhance the payment experience. Scheduled to be…
