With more 13,000 media industry professionals in attendance in 2017, CABSAT is a major event in the calendars of broadcast, production, content delivery, digital media, and satellite professionals across MEASA.
News, Telecoms
Oman’s Ooredoo connects 77,000 homes with ‘super fast’ fibre broadband
Oman-based telecom provider Ooredoo has provided 77,000 homes across the Muscat region with super fast fibre home broadband from the existing fast home broadband. 0 5545
CES 2018: Flying taxi takes first US flight following Dubai trial
The self-driving ‘flying taxi’ – that was tested in Dubai last year in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week in Las Vegas.
UAE secures top 20 position for future tech readiness: WEF report
The WEF report showed that the UAE also ranked 22nd in the sub-category: ‘Ability to Innovate,’ but fell to 50th place in ‘Cybersecurity Commitment.’
Over 1,200 tech enthusiasts to compete in UAE Hackathon
The TRA is calling on the UAE’s technology enthusiasts to take part in the Hackathon – the country’s biggest data analysis challenge happening next month.
iPhone battery sparks second fire in two days in Spanish Apple store
Apple’s Calle Colon store in Valencia, Spain was evacuated on Wednesday after an iPhone battery exploded during repair – making it the second fire in two days to be caused by an iPhone.
WhatsApp update enables quick switch from voice to video calls
According to WABetaInfo, when users are in a WhatsApp voice call and want to switch to video, they just need to tap a button to make the switch.
Batelco Bahrain’s new mobile wallet signs up ‘300 retail outlets’
Batelco has stated that over 40 brands alongside 300 retail outlets have already signed up to make the bWallet service available for their customers.
GUtech launches Oman’s first solar training programme
The solar training programme has been announced in response to Oman’s plans to generate 90MW of electricity from renewable energy projects by 2019.
CES 2018: Nissan’s ‘brain to vehicle’ technology can read your mind
Nissan’s B2V technology the result of research into using brain decoding technology to predict a driver’s actions and detect discomfort.
Emirates NBD launches UAE’s first battery powered credit cards
Emirates NBD and Dynamics’ Wallet Card is the “world’s first connected, secure payment card,” and has been recognised with four CES Innovation awards.