How to Take Perfect Selfies – An App
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a smartphone app that helps people learn the art of taking perfect selfies.
Inside the app...
Fire, Smoke and Social Media
When people see smoke on the horizon, what do they do? Besides (hopefully) calling fire authorities, they post to social media, of course.
The fact...
Fitbit May Turn Teens Off Exercising
Fitness tracker makers would have you believe that all that stands between you and the motivation to get up off your couch and get...
Apple Pay To Go Live in UAE by Year’s End
Apple on Tuesday announced it is working to bring Apple Pay live in the United Arab Emirates, Denmark, Finland and Sweden by the end...
Short Term Business Confidence Falls across Middle East
Business confidence across the Middle East has fallen sharply in the last quarter and is now at its lowest level since the second quarter...
Amazon Echo Lets You Control Fire TV Without Remote
Amazon announced that Amazon Echo owners who also own an Amazon Fire TV can now control their TVs by voice using the Echo.
Previously, customers...
Now You Can Transfer DEWA Account from One Property to Another
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched the Transfer of Electricity and Water Service (‘Move To’ service), which allows all residential, commercial and...
Dubai Records 10.6% Increase in Overnight Visitors in H1 of 2017
Emirate maintains strong 2017 Tourism performance, with high double-digit spikes from five of top 10 source markets
India surpasses 1 million visitors in a six-month...
Real Estate Transactions in Dubai Rose 26% in H1 of 2017
Dubai Land Department announces AED 132 billion worth of real estate transactions for H1 2017
DLD recorded approximately 36,000 transactions, representing a 26% increase over...
First Freehold Project in Jumeirah 1 Sales Open
Meraas Launches Sales of Nikki Beach Residences
63 exclusively branded residential units adjacent to Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
Meraas announced today that it has...
Amazon Echo, Alexa Digital Assistant Set for India Launch
Amazon will soon roll out its popular devices Echo and Alexa voice in India. Besides launching its digital video in India, the online marketplace...
Strength in Global Economy Means Higher Travel Prices
According to the 2018 Global Travel Forecast, travel prices are expected to rise sharply in the coming year, reaching nearly 4 percent increases in some sectors....
July 2017 Breaks Records in Off-plan Sales
As Dubai Chronicle predicted by the end of 2016, real estate investors behavior proved so far that 2017 is the "Year of Investment."
Buying properties...
Kaspersky Free Antivirus Rolls Out
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab has launched its free version of ‘Kaspersky Free’ antivirus to “secure the whole world”, a media report said.
“We believe...
Business Confidence in Dubai Improves in Q3 of 2017
Dubai Chamber survey shows improvement in Dubai business leaders’ expectations for access to financing, manpower quality
39% of respondents expect business conditions to improve...
DxB Passenger Traffic Tops 43 Million in Six Months
Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB) surpassed 43 million in the first half of 2017, according to the traffic report issued today by operator...
Two of UAE’s Healthiest Brands Are Homegrown
Google tops the first-ever global brand health rankings released by YouGov BrandIndex. In a list dominated by online brands, the search giant comes in...
Are You Amongst the 100 Million Google Assistant Users
Google Assistant debuted barely a year ago in an ever-competitive market. With Amazon’s Alexa dominating the game, it had quite many challenges to overcome.
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