web analytics

TRA signs an exchange of letters with ICANN during Gitex

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is pleased to announce that it has formalised its relationship with ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...

UAE Government entities turn to mobile and social media apps

Smartphone usage in the MENA region is increasing, with almost 70% of Smartphone users expected to upgrade their phone in the next 12 months,...

Apple iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1m in 1 day

Only in a day Apple Inc. received more than one million pre-orders for the iPhone 4S.  That accounts to 67 percent more than for...

Revolutionary ‘NetGenie’ wireless routers with security at GITEX Technology Week 2011

GITEX Technology Week 2011 Network security provider Cyberoam launches a first-of-its-kind product – NetGenie wireless routers with in-built security features. The products address the frequent...

Apple users around the globe mourn Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc., who introduced simple, well-designed computers for people who were more interested in what technology could do rather...

The latest tablet costs only $35

Forget Apple's iPad that costs a fortune of $499, the Amazon's Kindle Fire that will be released in November with a price tag of...

Middle East Digital Consumer Survey Report

Two-thirds of consumers in the Middle East use the internet to research products and services, according to new research published today by Econsultancy and...

Sharjah to host second International Forum on Technology Transfer

Dr. Abdalla Alnajjar, President of the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) said that under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin...

Hedge Funds to spend $2.09 billion on IT in 2011

Hedge funds will spend approximately $2.09 billion on information technology (IT) in 2011, representing an average of approximately nine basis points of assets under...

Amazon’s tablet Kindle Fire for just $199

Kindle Fire Full Color 7" Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi $199.00 Free Super Saver Shipping Details Pre-order now to reserve your place in line <img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dubaichron-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0051VVOB2&camp=217145&creative=399373" width="1" height="1" border="0"...

Rollout of new social media features leads to fresh online scams,...

Online security company PC Tools has predicted three top threats that consumers should be on the lookout while joining, logging in or engaging on...

Spam without Borders

There are almost no spam-free zones left in the world today. For many years, spammers have fought hard for areas of the world from...

Ambitious UAE professionals can get ahead by using 8ack App

UAE Leadership Skills Trainer Reveals Secrets as Free Facebook App 8ack International, a Dubai-based expert provider of leadership skills training, today announced it has launched...

TRA launches phase to register special domain names

Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) is pleased to announce the opening of registration in the Arabic domain name (DotEmarat) for special names. The registration will...

Schools adding tablets, trimming textbooks

Hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks will soon give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on tablet computers. Students have started...

A quarter of all DDoS attacks fall on Tuesdays

Distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) have long been used by cybercriminals resorting to blackmail and extortion. However, DDoS attacks are increasingly being used as...

New Internet Platform to revolutionise E-commerce, online Advertising, Social Networking

A new electronic platform is set to revolutionise E-commerce, online advertising and social networking. The new platform, under development for the past two years by...

Anayou Jazeerat Ramadan App launched

TBWARAAD, representing its client Anayou, created a desktop application called Anayou Jazeerat Ramadan. The app alerts users to daily prayer times and update them...