Global smartphone sales totalled 366.2 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 6.7 percent increase over the second …
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Apple Watch Series 3 now available in UAE via Etisalat
Etisalat has begun selling Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS +Cellular), which adds built-in cellular, with orders starting 8th June and availability on 15th June.0 11307
Elon Musk joins AI experts in backing ‘killer robots’ ban
The group of founders of AI and robotics companies have sent an open letter to the UN calling for it to prevent the arms race that is currently under way for killer robots.
Google to pay $3bn to remain default iOS search engine: Bernstein
The firm believes that Google will pay Apple about $3 billion this year, up from $1 billion just three years ago, and that Google’s licensing fees make up a large bulk of Apple’s services business.
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 …
Apple hits 1.2 billion iPhone sales in just over a decade
The announcement came as part of the Q3 2017 results, showing a quarterly revenue of $45.4 billion and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.67.
Apple bids ‘goodbye’ to iPod Nano and Shuffle
The devices have reportedly been removed from Apple’s online store and the company is slowly phasing them out from retail locations.
Emirates ranked UAE’s ‘healthiest brand’ ahead of global tech giants
The home-grown airline placed ahead of WhatsApp, which came second, and Google, which came third. Tech favourites Facebook (5), YouTube (6), Apple (7), Apple iPhone (8) and Samsung (9) all ranked in the top 10.
UAE favoured US tech stocks in H1 2017: Saxo Bank
Saxo Bank’s most traded stocks list has revealed that UAE investors largely opted to buy stocks in American technology companies …
Apple builds China data centre to comply with cybersecurity law
Apple is reportedly setting up its first data centre in China, in partnership with a local Internet services company.
French court tosses Google’s $1.3 billion tax case
A Paris court has recently ruled that Google is not liable to pay the $1.3 billion in back taxes demanded by the French authorities.