Al Ain Zoo has launched a new mobile app and website as it celebrates its Golden Jubilee this year.
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UAE airline offers special WhatsApp service to passengers
Etihad Airways has launched a WhatsApp Business solution, allowing guests to communicate instantly with the airline via the popular messaging app.1 4625
UAE’s Emirates NBD set to launch services via chat app
Emirates NBD has announced that it will soon launch customised banking services via WhatsApp in the UAE.
Dubai’s Emirates ties up with Uber
The collaborative offer will see visitors to Dubai from Australia, Egypt, France, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa avail special offers from Uber on bookings made between 26 September to 10 December 2018.
Real-time air quality index now available on UAE ministry’s smart app
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology, launched the UAE Air Quality Index (UAE AQI) on MOCCAE’s smart application.
UAE mosque-goers get free data package to listen to Friday sermon
Mosque-goers in the UAE will be given free data packages so that they can access English or Urdu translations of Friday sermons.
Facebook’s alternative to YouTube rolls out globally
Facebook is rolling out its Watch video service globally one year after it launched in the United States with original entertainment news and sports content.
India mulls action against WhatsApp on failure to check fake news
India’s top court has asked WhatsApp to respond to a petition that alleges it breaches certain Indian regulations, Reuters reported.
81% of adults in the UAE are shopping online: report
Online spending in the UAE are on the rise as residents increasingly opt to shop on their smartphones with mobile spending expected to grow 26 percent by 2019 to reach nearly $5.4 billion, according to a new study.
Standard Chartered pilots world’s first blockchain-based trade finance guarantees
Standard Chartered to introduce industry-first end-to-end blockchain-based smart guarantees proposition in trade finance.
Dubai smart app promises “more happiness” to customers
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched DEWA Store on its smart app to provide exclusive offers and discounts to DEWA’s customers, in cooperation with a number of public and private sector companies.