Monthly Archives: January 2015
Facebook Outage Means Office Productivity Increase
It is no secret for any employer that the people whom he expects to keep his business going and to whom he pays monthly...
Internet Addiction Affects Merely a Single Digit Number of World’s Population
We’ve all heard about Chinese and South Korean teens who spend 18 hours a day playing video games and surfing the web. But a...
Can television survive amidst digital challengers rise in Middle East?
A new report, “Television’s business model - Fit for a digital world: Middle East perspective”, assesses television’s current performance and outlook given the growing...
UAE Ranked 22nd Most Obese Nation in the World
Obesity rates around the world have more than doubled for only 20 years, according to the latest report by the World health Organization. The...
Messaging Apps – Popular for All the Right Reasons
If you browse an online app store, you will see that a great amount of the most popular applications are those dedicated to personal...
World’s Most Limited PS4 Sells with Record Price Tag
In December, Sony announced that it will release a special edition PlayStation 4 console in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation brand....
UAE Consumer Confidence Rises Steadily
UAE consumer confidence increases with a steady pace, according the the most recent Consumer Confidence report. Nielsen's survey concluded that consumers in the Emirates are...
GCC Boom to Refocus on Dubai
The GCC macro boom is likely to have peaked if oil prices stay low for long. The arithmetic of the growth model remains unfavourable...
Consumers’ Revelation: Technology Helps Find Cheaper Products
Most web users today share a very positive attitude towards personal technology not only in regard to online shopping. Furthermore, according to a latest...
4 New ideas about small business in Dubai
To own a small business in Dubai is by now the ultimate goal of every expatriate who relocates to the Middle East for better...
UAE among Countries with Least Public Holidays
Every seventh worker in the UAE feels vacation-deprived, according to a recent survey conducted by Expedia. The reason for that may have just been...
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sector in Jafza records 29% growth
Free Zone participates in Arab Health; seeks to attract more multinationals
The pharmaceutical and healthcare sector in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the flagship free...
Growing UAE Health Awareness – Big Business for Manufacturers
55% believe they are overweight, and 63% are trying to lose weight.
83% say they are willing to pay a premium for foods with healthy...
Emaar Malls Recorded 13% Higher Profits in 2014
FY2014 annual revenue grows 13% to AED 2,708 mn (US$ 737 mn)
Emaar Malls tenant sales increased to AED 18 bn (US$ 4.9 bn), 14%...
Dubai sees 13% increase in trade licenses in 2014
21, 358 licenses issued in 2014 as against 18,848 during the previous year
The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai saw an increase of...
Microsoft Announced Office 2016 – Different, Yet Familiar
After unveiling a holographic headset, 84” Surface tablet, Windows 10 and Windows 10 for mobile, Microsoft now is ready to introduce yet another new...
2015 Could See Two Apple Stores in UAE
Speculations that Apple is planning to open a retail store in the United Arab Emirates have been circulating over the past couple of years....
Common Myths about Happiness
If you search the web for tips on how to boost your happiness, you will get various ideas. Most of them, of course, can...