Etisalat demonstrated Mobile Baby to Mobile World Congress

Etisalat harnesses mobile connectivity to create affordable healthcare for all

Mobile Baby mHealth initiative combating maternal mortality in Tanzania, UAE, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia

Etisalat, a leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, demonstrated its successful and scalable mobile healthcare (mHealth) platform to telecommunications industry leaders gathered at Mobile World Congress, the global telecommunications conference held annually in Barcelona.

The Etisalat platform – called Mobile Baby – delivers affordable primary healthcare solutions to even the remotest regions of Africa and it has already demonstrated tangible results to meet Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5) which seeks to reduce maternal mortality in childbirth by 75 percent and deliver universal access to reproductive health by 2015. Read more

Smartphones constitute 43.7% of total cellular handsets in UAE

A new Arab Advisors Group’s survey of cellular users in the UAE reveals insightful details on the smartphones adoption and usage patterns in the UAE. The survey also probed general cellular usage habits, smartphones awareness in addition to tablets availability among cellular users in the UAE. This survey comes on the heals of a similar survey in Jordan. Full results of a similar Saudi survey will be out in October 2011. Read more

Mobile App for Stock Market Players in UAE

Mubasher, the premier provider of e-financial solutions and a subsidiary of National Technology Group (NTG), has launched a new mobile application that will allow iPhone users in the UAE to access and use its leading stock exchange services. The free application links to the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and NASDAQ Dubai.

The Mubasher iPhone application’s features include order placing, editing and cancelation, market index and stock price monitoring. Users can view multiple stocks market, stock charts, top stocks, and indices of markets. The service runs on all iPhone devices and is accessible throughout the UAE using WiFi, 3G or Edge networks. Read more

AppsArabia Research boosts regions Apps Industry

AppsArabia is a newly established hub and investment fund, which promotes and supports mobile app development throughout the Middle East and North Africa. It is funded by twofour54 ibtikar and based on the twofour54 campus in Abu Dhabi.

The team behind the project is passionate about the development of apps and it’s aim is to support the growth of a sustainable app development industry in the UAE and throughout the MENA region. Read more

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 launches the first universal mobile payments platform. The launch is the result of the integration of the Temenos T24 core banking application and Microsoft BizTalk with Luup’s mobile payment services platform.

Luup CEO, Martin Wilson, explained: “We believe that Luup’s new payment platform heralds a major shift in the mobile payments sector. Through Luup, banks have the opportunity to serve corporate and retail markets using a single universal mobile payments platform.2 They can now offer mobile payment services in developed and emerging markets anywhere in the world through any mobile device and on any network. This is an industry first.” Read more

Technology in Medicine: Range of Mobile Applications for Doctors

A leading developer of cognitive tests, originating from the University of Cambridge, announces its intention to become a leader in translational neuroscience with the development of a range of mobile applications for doctors

Leading UK developer of neuropsychological tests for the pharmaceutical industry and research institutions, Cambridge Cognition, today announces plans to launch a range of touch-screen mobile (tablet-based) cognitive assessments for doctors to use with their patients at every stage of life. First to market within the next 12 months will be an iPad GP version of their well-established PAL memory test to aid early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Read more

Emaar Malls Group launches iPhone applications

• Three iPhone applications for The Dubai Mall, Downtown Dubai, and Reel Cinemas
• Applications offer customers valuable information, news, and views on the go

The unprecedented customer service experience of Emaar Malls Group, the shopping subsidiary of Emaar Properties PJSC, can now be accessed via iPhone platforms through free applications for Downtown Dubai, The Dubai Mall, and Reel Cinemas.

The first step towards enhancing customer engagement using cutting edge mobile technology, the iPhone apps provide users with valuable information, news, and views on the go, to further elevate their shopping experience. Read more

Rival of Apple’s iPad to be released in October

Amazon plans to launch a tablet computer by October, that is seen by some market observers as rival of Apple’s iPad . The company’s entry into the tablet market was hinted by Chief Executive Jeff Bezos last week.

Amazon’s tablet will have an approximately nine-inch screen and will run on Google’s Android platform. Unlike the iPad , it won’t have a camera. While the pricing and distribution of the device are unclear, it was leaked out that the online retailer won’t design the initial tablet itself, but it is outsourcing production to an Asian manufacturer. Read more