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Yahoo buys image search specialty startup
Yahoo on Monday confirmed that it has bought image search specialty startup IQ Engines to add the company’s technology to its Flickr photo ... Media -
BlackBerry launches Q10 Gold Edition in UAE
With prices starting at $1035, BlackBerry has launched the Gold and White BlackBerry Q10 Special Edition Smartphone in UAE this month, Arabian ... Technology -
Facebook-led project seeks Internet access for all
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has enlisted Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm and other technology companies to help him in a project aimed at ... Technology -
IBM set to buy Trusteer, source says paying close to $1bn
IBM, the world’s biggest technology services company, said on Thursday it has agreed to buy Trusteer, a company that helps businesses fight ... Technology -
Taiwan’s HTC looks to ‘Iron Man’ Robert Downey Jr for rescue
Taiwan’s struggling smartphone maker HTC is hoping Hollywood action-hero Robert Downey Jr can come to its rescue. The star of the Iron Man ... Telecoms -
Talking humanoid robot hitches a ride to space
The first humanoid robot astronaut or “robobot” has been launched into space on Sunday. The robot’s name, “Kirobo,” an ... Variety -
‘I can’t get 3G!’ Bad networks limit West Bank smartphone craze
Like many young Palestinians, Amir was excited to get his first smartphone, despite the heavy price tag. But he did not keep it long after realizing ... Technology -
Google rolls out new Nexus tablet
Google on Wednesday unveiled a slim, powerful new Nexus tablet computer, fielding a new Android-driven champion to challenge iPad maker Apple. The ... Technology -
Apple software developers site hacked
Computer and software giant Apple said Sunday that it took its software developers website offline after it was hacked, warning that personal ... Technology -
Google among tech brands to unveil Ramadan themed apps, services
Technology companies across the Middle East and North Africa have marked the start of Ramadan with the launch of a variety of themed services and ... Ramadan 2013 -
Yahoo buys startup behind smartphone movie app
Yahoo on Tuesday announced it has bought a startup behind a smartphone movie application, extending a shopping spree launched after Marissa Mayer ... Media -
Apple shares slump as analyst forecasts cut in iPhone production
Apple shares fell briefly below $400 Monday after an analyst said the iconic gadget maker is to slash production of its iPhones. Shares fell as low as ... Technology -
Kuwait’s Zain eyes IT acquisitions to boost data services
Kuwait mobile operator Zain will make acquisitions and partnerships in computer-based industries this year to exploit rising demand for data and help ... Technology -
Lebanese start-ups seek tech boom
Lebanon has long suffered with some of the slowest Internet speeds in the world, but a new crop of online entrepreneurs believes their country is ... Technology -
Google: Internet freedom has no negative side-effects
The campaign for global internet freedom has no negative side-effects on local or indigenous cultures and businesses worldwide, Ross LaJeunesse, ... Technology -
Balloon-powered internet? Google in tech tryout
Google revealed top-secret plans Saturday to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the ... Technology -
Relaxed Iranian sanctions tipped to hit UAE laptop trade
Laptop shipments to the UAE are expected to fall by as much as 20 percent following the relaxation of some sanctions on Iran, according to industry ... Technology -
Apple said to plan audio ads on ‘iRadio’ music service
Apple Inc. is gearing up to sell audio ads on a music-streaming service it intends to unveil at its developers conference next week, according to ... Media -
U.S. helps Iranians get online despite tighter sanctions
The United States is making it easier for information-hungry Iranians to get on the internet and use social media, but has also slapped new sanctions ... Technology -
Saudi makes up half of Gulf telecom and tech sales, says Dell
The Saudi Arabian market for IT and telecoms makes up 50 percent of the sector’s overall sales in the GCC region, Dell officials said this week ... Technology -
Huawei says Middle East revenue rose above $2bn in 2012
China’s Huawei Technologies Co’s Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to reach $2.08 billion in 2012. The roll-out of 4G mobile networks ... Technology -
Google unveils $10-a-month music download plan
Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and ... Media -
Samsung trial of 5G tech promises one-second movie downloads
Samsung Electronics said Monday it had successfully tested super-fast fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology that would eventually allow users to ... Technology