Gulf Air shunned the expensive solutions of the big vendors jumping on the Big Data bandwagon, and became the first Middle East organisation to implement the technology by embracing open-source software with an in-house team.
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UAE, Saudi Arabia users among most active on social media
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Internet fills the gap as some TV stations shut down in Egypt during transition
The Internet held up in Egypt as the military deposed the country’s president Wednesday, with both the former president’s aides and the opposition using Twitter and Facebook extensively to communicate with followers in Egypt and the rest of the world.
5 products Facebook should announce instead of Instagram video
Facebook’s coffee-stained paper invitation to a Thursday announcement in Menlo Park promised a new product, which by all accounts …
Today’s workers demand flexibility, mobility – and Facebook
Technology has changed everything we know about the office. Now it is threatening to get rid of the office as we know it.
WWDC: Safari gets energy-efficient update in Mavericks
When OS X Mavericks arrives later this year, a new version of Safari will come along for the ride. Apple’s latest Web …
WWDC: Siri gets smarter in iOS 7, ditches Google for search
As part of Apple’s iOS 7 preview, Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue showed off some …
Virgin Radio hack could lead to targeted attacks on users, says researcher
Last week’s attack on the Virgin Radio Dubai website could have provided cyber-criminals with a springboard from which to launch …
Virgin Radio Dubai website hacked, database apparently on sale
A hacker has apparently taken down the Virgin Radio Dubai website. The hacker, who goes by the username @OxAlien on …
LinkedIn finally joins two-factor authentication club
If you’re worried that a disgruntled former coworker will hack your LinkedIn account and add embarrassing details to your resume, …
Twitter’s two-factor authentication implementation can be abused, researchers say
Twitter’s SMS-based, two-factor authentication feature could be abused to lock users who don’t have it enabled out of their accounts …