Blockchain-powered global payment network Ripple has announced their partnership with Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB), a banking firm worth $120 billion.
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Excessive technology use to blame for child obesity in UAE, Saudi Arabia
Nine in 10 children across UAE and KSA have access to tablets, smartphones or other handheld electronic devices with screens.1 3916
Saudi Arabia seeks to spread digital knowledge in the Arab world
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to launch a huge initiative called “Digital Giving” to spread digital knowledge in Arab societies around the world.
UAE investment firm launchs “3rd gen” Blockchain technology
Dubai-based Relam Investment has launched its “3rd Generation” Blockchain technology ecosystem – HETACHAIN – and it’s ICO. The launch took …
Apple launches lower cost iPhone XR
Apple has announced its iPhone XR, integrating technologies from iPhone XS in an all-screen glass and aluminum design with a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display …
Redington Value introduces new data science and analytics practice
Regional value-added distribution (VAD) firm Redington Value has introduced a new practice around data science and advance analytics to capitalise, …
Smart homes are coming to Sharjah
Property developer Arada has announced that Sharjah is set to welcome its first smart homes, as the company prepares to roll out next-generation technology at its AED 24 billion landmark megaproject, Aljada.
Oppo launches Find X in UAE
The device is priced at AED 3,999 making it more expensive compared to other markets
“CIO’s wasting opportunity to innovate”: Oracle
New research from Oracle has revealed that the day-to-day operations and maintenance associated with legacy databases is hampering CIO’s in …
Twitter unveils live audio-only broadcasts from Periscope
Social media firm Twitter has been experimenting a new audio-only broadcast feature through its Periscope platform for a few weeks, …
US charges North Korean hacker for WannaCry cyberattacks
The US government has charged and sanctioned a North Korean man in the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the …