Wireless devices raise risk of brain cancer; Five billion worldwide exposed
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization states using cell phones and other wireless gadgets may put humans at bigger risk of brain...
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...
9.5 Billion Mobile Subscriptions by 2020 – MENA’s Key Role
The global market of mobile subscriptions will witness various changes by 2020. According to Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, in less than six years, mobile...
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...
UAE Smartphone Penetration Rate Surpasses Expectations
Middle East consumers are some of the fastest adopters of smart mobile technology today. The United Arab Emirates makes no exception. Moreover, UAE smartphone...
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...
Special Offer: Free One-month icflix Subscription or Uber Ride
Have you tried Uber's services? Now you can do that absolutely free of charge. Tourists in Dubai are increasingly opting for Uber over the...
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 new unlimited video on demand service in the UAE
Confirming its position as a premier provider of home entertainment services in the UAE, du today announced the launch of the first of...
du services to be available at all post offices in UAE
Emirates Post and du have entered into an agreement under which bill payments and other services of du will be available at all Post...
WhatsApp Video in UAE is Live
WhatsApp video and voice calls went live in the UAE to the pleasant surprise of mobile phone users in the country. Users reported they...
Etisalat offers Mobile Parking Services in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah
Etisalat today announced that its mobile payment solutions for parking services are now functional in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Sharjah is the third emirate...
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...
Number of Mobile Subscribers Worldwide Hits 5 Billion
Two-Thirds of World’s Population Now Connected
The world’s mobile industry has signed up its 5 billionth unique mobile subscriber, according to real-time data from GSMA...
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...
Emirates introduces inflight mobile phones on Boeing 777-300
Emirates has again proved itself an aviation industry pioneer after becoming the first airline to introduce in-flight mobile phone services on a Boeing aircraft.
Dubai's...
First universal mobile payments platform goes live
$426 billion mobile payments market1 opens up for financial institutions and corporates around the world
Mobile payments are now truly a reality as Luup today...
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...