Xiaomi has opened its first authorised Mi store in the region in partnership with local distributor Task. Located at Burjuman …
Apple plans cellular-capable watch
Apple is planning to release a version of its smartwatch later this year that can connect directly to cellular networks, a …
Vision Fund spree begins with $473m farming, AI bets
SoftBank has announced almost half a billion dollars’ worth of tech investments in a diverse group of companies ranging from …
President Trump meets with CEOs of top tech companies
The tech executives also called for White House’s help in dealing with regulatory and other policy issues such as visas for highly skilled workers
Nokia 6, Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 now available in the UAE
HMD Global, the manufacturer of Nokia phones, has announced its first Nokia smartphone range – comprising of the Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6.
AWS Greengrass is now available to all customers
With AWS Greengrass, devices can run AWS Lambda functions to perform tasks locally, keep device data in sync, and communicate with other devices while leveraging the full processing, analytics, and storage power of the AWS Cloud.
Android creator Andy Rubin unveils Essential Phone
Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, has launched a smartphone and Smart Home assistant under his new company called Essential.
SoftBank buys $4 billion stake in Nvidia
SoftBank Group has reportedly bought a $4 billion stake in Nvidia, a move that makes it the fourth-largest shareholder in the graphics chipmaker company.
SoftBank tech Vision Fund closes $93 billion of funding
The SoftBank Vision Fund has announced its first major close with over $93 billion of committed capital, including the $15 …
Google launches new machine learning framework
Google has announced TensorFlow Lite, a version of its machine learning framework that’s designed to run on smartphones and other mobile devices.
Mubadala pledges $15 billion to SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment has announced plans to invest $15 billion in SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund and start two new venture capital funds to build its technology holdings.
SoftBank nears $95 billion investment announcement
SoftBank Group Corp. is close to announcing commitments of as much as $95 billion for its technology fund, according to Bloomberg. …
Samsung to start producing faster 10nm chips
Samsung has announced that it is already working on producing faster and even more power-efficient chips than the ones it uses the latest Galaxy S8 smartphones.
Samsung Gulf launches Galaxy Tab S3 in the UAE
Samsung Gulf Electronics has recently announced the launch of the Galaxy Tab S3.
Samsung reveals ‘long-awaited’ Galaxy S8
Samsung has officially unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8 and S8+.
China invests $22 billion to domestic chip industry
China is pouring more money into chasing its semiconductor ambitions. The state-backed Tsinghua Unigroup, which has been building up the country’s chip-industry infrastructure, received a $22 billion in financing.
Review: Lenovo Phab 2 Pro
We got our hands on the first handset to feature Google’s augmented reality (AR) software Tango, the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, and it was ‘phabulous.’
Airbnb adopts new brand name in China
Airbnb will rebrand its short-term home rental service in China as “Aibiying” and triple the size of its workforce in the country as it tries to woo a large and complex market for foreign tech companies.
Key takeaways from the Mobile World Congress 2017
The 2017 edition of Mobile World Congress saw the relaunch of the iconic Nokia 3310, concrete signs of 5G progress and the vast promise of network function virtualisation. Jeevan Thankappan reports from Barcelona.
Intel to acquire autonomous car tech company Mobileye
Intel has announced that it will acquire Mobileye NV for $15.3 billion, a deal that will enable the company to compete with the likes of Nvidia Corp and Qualcomm Inc to develop driverless sys-tems for global automakers.