Tech

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started to run real-time updates of bus timetables on Google Maps in collaboration with Google Inc. As such, Dubai has become the first city in the Middle East to use open data in public transport at par with 100 smart cities across the …

The total assets of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Etisalat, and the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, du, increased to AED145.12 billion in 2019, a YoY growth of around 2.8 percent from AED141.74 billion. The financial statements announced by the two listed companies show their total combined revenues hit AED64.8 billion in 2019, …

Etisalat Group announced Tuesday its consolidated financial statements for the 12 months ending December 31 2019, reporting consolidated net profit of AED8.7 billion. According to a company press statement, the aggregate subscriber base reached 149 million, representing a YOY increase of 6 pct. Twelve months’ consolidated revenues reached to AED52.2 …

Hard tech ventures in Sao Paulo and software enterprises in the UAE make a good combination for mutual partnership in science and technology sector, a senior Sao Paulo official told Emirates News Agency, WAM. “In Sao Paulo, the private sector is mostly investing in hard tech [involving hardcore science/engineering and …

The number of telecommunications subscribers in UAE mobile, fixed-line and data services amounted to 23.64 million in 2019, according to statistics released recently by the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, TRA. The number of mobile phone subscribers reached around 18,278,817, which equals to 204.3 lines per 100 inhabitants last year, according to …

Google faces one more probe in the European Union over concerns the company’s processing of user location data could violate the bloc’s tough privacy rules. Armed with the power to levy hefty fines, Ireland’s data protection commission on Tuesday also opened a separate investigation into Match Group Inc. and the …

acebook has blamed Apple’s operating system for the hacking of Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ phone, saying WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption is unhackable. Investigators believe that Bezos’s iPhone was compromised after he received a 4.4MB video file containing malware via WhatsApp – in the same way when phones of 1,400 …

Mohammed bin Rashid: Today, the UAE launched from Davos the largest global project for programming education targeting 5 million young people in 50 countries around the world .. Empowering societies and combating poverty begins with education… the future of opportunities is in learning the programming language … The UAE conveys …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has mapped its electric vehicle charging station locations, across 14 digital platforms, including DEWA website and Smart app, the Authority announced today. This, DEWA said, will support customers, who register in the EV Green Charger Initiative, to accurately locate all the DEWA charging stations …

WhatsApp is down for users around the world due to a major outage. Hundreds of people reported problems with the popular messaging app on Sunday morning, though WhatsApp is yet to publicly acknowledge the issue. Website health tracker Down Detector recorded troubles with sending and receiving messages on WhatsApp. Europe …