Tech

In yet another global breakthrough in the 5G journey, Etisalat achieved over 3.1Gbps download throughput over its 5G Stand Alone, SA, network. In October 2019, Etisalat successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G SA call in the UAE, becoming the first operator globally to achieve this milestone. The new throughput record …

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has announced the search for a new Emirati astronaut. He said via his official account on Twitter: Mohammed bin Rashid: We are seeking a new Emirati astronaut for another Emirati …

Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro has been found to continuously collecting and transmitting its users location data even when the user has blocked it from doing so. Security journalist Brian Krebs wrote about this on his blog recently, with an accompanying video revealing that the new iPhone continues to collect GPS …

The Roads and Transport Authority has announced the extension of the date of fully migrating their services from the Booking and Taxi Dispatch Centre to Hala e-hailing platform (a joint venture between The RTA and Careem) to 15th January, 2020. The step is taken to avail clients more time to …

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority has launched “HADI”, an AI-Based Conversational Bot that can answer users’ questions and process transactions with respect to DSOA’s services. HADI will be available on the organisation’s website and other messaging applications, and will constantly evolve to reflect accurate, up-to-date information about Dubai Silicon Oasis business …

Facebook is releasing a new tool today that will allow its users to transfer photos directly to Google Photos. The tool is being released initially in Ireland, and will be available worldwide in the first half of 2020. “For almost a decade, we’ve enabled people to download their information from …

Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request of the Singapore government, but called for a measured approach to the implementation of a new “fake news” law in the city-state“Facebook is legally required to tell you that the Singapore government …

Amid a major Thanksgiving outage today, Facebook and Instagram have stopped working. According to the Independent, users around the world complained that both networks, broke at the same time. Many Facebook users said that they were able to get around the site as usual but certain functions, such as sharing …

Dubai Police has recently announced the addition of the new Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S to its fleet of luxury patrol cars. HE Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, said that Dubai Police Force has always sought, through the introduction of its supercars fleet, to enhance security …

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, announced the winners of the 2019 edition of its flagship Talent Awards event in the Middle East and North Africa, with the UAE emerging winners of three out of six categories. Held for the fifth consecutive year, the awards recognise companies for their achievements …