“The influx of buyers who utilised online platforms to complete their purchases produced a 237% increase in total online sales in MEA,” says Henke.
AWS announces Amazon Sumerian
During the AWS re:Invent Midnight Madness kick-off event, Amazon Web Services, (AWS), an Amazon.com company, has announced Amazon Sumerian, a new service that …
Fitbit launches Ionic smartwatch
Fitbit has launched its first smartwatch – Fitbit Ionic in the UAE. Ionic builds on Fitbit’s health and fitness expertise with a new relative …
AW Rostamani’s Shift Technologies, Google seal cloud partnership
UAE-based company Shift Technologies will now be able to provide customers with access to Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and data analytics services.
Dubai Future Accelerators winners to be announced
The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) is set to announce the winners for the third edition of the Dubai Future Accelerators …
Mubadala ready to double down on SoftBank tech fund investment
Mubadala is seeking to ramp up its investment capital in one of the world’s biggest technology funds- SoftBank Vision Fund. Mubadala …
Smart Dubai, Dubai Police to launch ‘Happy to Pay’ app
Smart Dubai Office and Dubai Police have announced a collaboration aimed towards enhancing public participation, and the levels of happiness …
Crescent Enterprises joins $16m robotics duo funding
UAE-based Crescent Enterprises has announced the successful closing of its investment in ColubrisMX and XCath, two micro-robotic medical device companies …
Ankabut enlists Fujitsu for DRaaS solution
Fujitsu has won the contract to offer its cloud-based Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution to Ankabut, the UAE’s …
Online sales surge as malls fall short
Recent reports of Black Friday’s demise may be premature, according to Gulf News. The difference is that customers are now …
4IR has turned media into a battlefront: Jordanian minister
The 4th Industrial Revolution resulted in wars being waged through traditional and social media, turning the media as a whole …
ADGM, Al Fardan Exchange pen FinTech MoU
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Al Fardan Exchange have entered into a cooperation partnership to develop and support the …
Dubai Police becomes first paperless govt department
Dubai Police have successfully transformed 100 percent of its services and transactions to smart technologies, Smart Dubai has announced.
The Big 5 to feature innovative and sustainable tech for construction sector
The conferences aim to be a platform for exchanging revolutionary ideas and projects that are at the forefront of excellence in construction, including the latest developments in 3D printing and solar technologies.
Smart Dubai gets Middle East’s first robot receptionist
The Smart Dubai Office, has partnered with regional technology business solutions provider Nearbuy to host a trial of the first robot receptionist in the Middle East.
TRA calls for WSIS 2018 awards nominations
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has invited government and private entities to apply for the World Summit on the Information …
Etisalat organises digital cloud forum for SMBs
Etisalat and Intel jointly organised the ‘SMB Digital Cloud Conference’ exclusively for small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the UAE. …
IKEA partners with TAKELEAP for VR shopping
TAKELEAP, a Dubai-based technology agency specialising in artificial intelligence, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), has partnered with IKEA …
Self Drive launches 5 AED/hour electric cars
Self Drive has announced the launch of a new segment of all-electric E-Cars to its online fleet of cars in …
Kaspersky spotlights security flaws of connected cars
Kaspersky Lab brought together company experts and Kaspersky Motorsport drivers to discuss current and future aspects of automotive industry in …