Skype Hits a Record Usage of 2 Billion Minutes a Day

Microsoft announced that Skype broke all previous usage records. In a special post on Skype’s official blog, the company informed that now the users spend more than 2 billion minutes every day in using the service. Read more

Apple has a secret office in Abu Dhabi, sources claim

Apple Inc. has secretly opened an office in Abu Dhabi, some sources suggest. What is more, the technology giant is currently recruiting new staff from the region, according to a number of reporters.

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This information was first revealed in a research conducted by Knight Frank, an independent global residential and commercial property consultancy. The London-based company published a study called “Abu Dhabi Offices: Market Update”. In it, Knight Frank offers statistics, news and findings about the corporate offices in Abu Dhabi. The research reveals that Apple is a “major occupier” in the city’s twofour54 media zone. This is a tax-free media and entertainment free zone, where are also located the regional offices of BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, Ubisoft and Financial Times. Read more

2013 Mobile World Congress Outlines Major Mobile Technology Trends

Mobile Technology Trends To Stay

This year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was held between February 24 and 27. The event was really impressive with the number of visitors, exhibitors, journalists and even government delegates in attendance. Reportedly over 72,000 people from more than 2000 different countries visited the event. Among them were influential and popular software and Internet companies, mobile carriers and equipment providers. Interestingly, there were also businesses from outside sectors like healthcare, automotive and finance. Half of them occupied high-level corporative positions, 4,300 of which were chief execute officers. In addition, over 1,300 companies participated in the exhibitions at the 2013 WMC. The event itself occupied an area of 94,000 net sq. meters and it attracted about 3,400 analysts and journalist. Read more

2013 Global Mobile Awards Winners Reviled; UAE’s Etisalat Best NFC

The GSMA today announced the winners of the 18th Annual Global Mobile awards, held at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The winners were honoured in an afternoon ceremony.

Thee awards shine the light on the mobile industry’s many innovators and leaders, from all corners of the world. This year’s new categories reflected the industry’s reach into many new sectors. More than 600 high-quality entries from across the mobile ecosystem were received. Read more

Women are an Underserved Market for Mobile Financial Services

A study released today by the GSMA mWomen Programme and Visa Inc. entitled, Unlocking the Potential: Women and Mobile Financial Services in Emerging Markets, shows that women in developing countries represent a significant underserved market and commercial opportunity for mobile financial service providers. The study, focused on women in Indonesia, Kenya, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea and Tanzania, was undertaken to gain additional insight into how financial institutions and mobile network operators can better support the complex financial lives of women at the base of the pyramid. Read more

2013 Mobile World Congress – First Impressions

Affordable smartphones, new OS, mobile payment and cloud services were seen during the first day of this year’s Mobile World Congress

The annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona has officially begun. The event is known as one of the biggest exhibition of new smartphones, tablet and other mobile devices. A number of companies already started unveiling some of their latest products that will soon hit the stores. For now, day one is dominated by a large price variety in the smartphone sector, as well as by Mozilla’s mobile operating system. Read more

Microsoft to Launch Skype Video Messaging This Week

Microsoft is ready to release a new Skype function – Video messages. The service will enable consumers to send one another short video messages with length of up to three minutes.

The news was announced by The Verge. The website published a report in which claims that Microsoft will launch the new Skype service as soon as this week. In addition, the report also informs that Video messaging will be first released for Android, iOS and Mac operating systems. Users who work on Microsoft’s OSs Windows and Windows Phone will have the chance to enjoy the service somewhere around the end of April. According to The Verge, this information has been officially confirmed by a spokesperson of Skype. Read more

Say Goodbye to Microsoft Messenger – Skype Takes Over

Microsoft Corp. officially announced that it will shut down its Messenger service and move users to Skype

Messenger fans have about two months left to enjoy the application. Yesterday, Microsoft issued a statement in which it confirmed its plans to pull the plug of its Messenger app. The service will be closed forever on March 15. Read more

Data plans for Nokia Lumia available in UAE

Following the recent launch of the eagerly awaited Lumia Windows Phone 8 range in the UAE, Du customers can exclusively get the new Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 with up to 24 GB free in a year. Du is the Official Operator Partner for the Lumia range of Windows 8 smartphones in the UAE. Read more

UAE Internet Users Are Keen on Communicating and Entertaining

A recent Kaspersky Lab International Ltd. survey on the daily Internet activities has revealed the UAE users are more likely to use a variety of online services to communicate and amuse themselves. Email, social networks, and online video were the most popular, with almost 85%, 83% and 82% of users dealing with them correspondently every day. And if the world average for email activity is almost the same (86%), the interest in social networks and online video worldwide is approximately 10% lower than in the UAE. Read more

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