Gemalto recently announced cloud payment that they are the first mobile payment vendor to receive full MasterCard approval for a complete Cloud-Based Payment (CBP) solution.
Etisalat to offer 4G LTE Mi smart devices
Etisalat announced that it will exclusively introduce the latest 4G LTE Mi smart devices from the Xiaomi stable for its UAE customers.
Etisalat to offer 4G LTE Mi devices
Etisalat announced that it will exclusively introduce the latest 4G LTE Mi smart devices from the Xiaomi stable for its UAE customers.
Review: Samsung Note 5
Elegant in design, powerful in performance, it’s hard not to desire Samsung’s Note 5. Janees Reghilini takes Samsung’s latest launch for a spin and tells us why it’s different from its predecessors.
Digital defence
Matt Gyde, Dimension Data’s Group Executive, Security Business Unit, outlines key IT cyber-security trends to look out for in this year.
Review: Samsung Note 5
Elegant in design, powerful in performance, it’s hard not to desire Samsung’s Note 5. As soon as you get a hold of Samsung’s latest launch, you know it’s different from its predecessors.
Risky business
On a recent trip to Dubai, Kaspersky Lab’s CEO and Founder Eugene Kaspersky took time out to tell James Dartnell about his greatest cybersecurity concerns for 2016, and the prospects for better threat defence in the enterprise and consumer spaces.
Palo Alto ME releases 2016 cyber security trends
Saeed Agha, General Manager, Palo Alto Networks Middle East, recently revealed a few cybersecurity trends that the company foresees this year.
CriticalArc to take part at Intersec 2016
CriticalArc announces its participation at Intersec in Dubai where it will demonstrate its pioneering SafeZone safety solution.
Middle East and Africa posts growth in tablet market
According to IDC’s latest ‘Middle East and Africa Quarterly Tablet Tracker,’ the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market surpassed the global trend in Q3 2015 having posted a year-on-year growth of 3.3 percent.
Micromax Canvas Silver 5 now available in the UAE
Souq.com has announced the exclusive launch of Micromax Canvas Silver 5 from Micromax Informatics Limited.
Netflix now available in the GCC
Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement – and the service went live – during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016.
Jumbo unveils ‘DSF Gold Bonanza’ promotion for DSF 2016
Jumbo Electronics has announced a range of competitive offers and promotions featuring the latest products in the market at this year’s Dubai Shopping Festival.
WD launches My Cloud OS 3
WD has introduced enhancements to its family of My Cloud® personal storage devices, including a new, redesigned My Cloud OS 3 operating system, software developer kit (SDK) enabling enhanced app integration and a dual-drive My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage offering faster processing performance.
Fujitsu to spin off PC and phone businesses
Representatives from Fujitsu announced plans on Thursday to spin off its PC and phone businesses this coming February, evidence that both markets are simply becoming too cutthroat to be palatable to the parent company.
On the right rack
The transition from hardware to software and on-premise to as-a-service models puts unprecedented pressure on the network. What lies in store for the networking industry in 2016? Which technologies will see higher uptake, and which will be phased out?
View from the tower
The state of the region’s telecoms is to an extent polarised. While markets such as the UAE have the world’s highest smartphone penetration rate, other providers are in the midst of catching up with the demand for digital services, and providing greater bandwidth for rural areas. Here’s what the Middle East can expect in 2016.
ASUS brings ZenWatch 2 to the UAE
ZenWatch 2 is available in three colours — Silver, Gunmetal, and Rose Gold. The ASUS smartwatch also has 18 different strap material and colour combinations, including a Swarovski patterned leather strap, and the new FaceDesigner smartphone app that lets wearers create 50 different watch faces with customised style and functionality.
Microsoft unveils Windows 10 devices in the UAE
Microsoft Gulf has launched the Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950 and 950 XL devices, which features the new Windows 10 OS.
On a growth spree
Deepak Bhatia, Sales Director, iLife, gives an overview of the market and discusses regional channel expansion plans for 2016.