Tech

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has hailed the success of the Dubai Paperless Strategy as a key accomplishment for the city of Dubai. A total of 88 Dubai Government services are now being provided through a …

Mubadala Capital today announced the launch of its first MENA-focused tech investment funds. With a total of US$250 million (AED918 million), the Mubadala MENA tech funds will capitalise on the growing startup scene in the region while empowering tech talent in the Emirates and across the wider region. According to …

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has announced that Japan is participating, for the first time, in the 21st Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition, WETEX 2019. The event will take place from 21st-23rd October 2019, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Five leading Japanese companies are …

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has confirmed that 20 South Korean companies will participate in the 21st Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition, WETEX 2019, which will be organised by DEWA from 21st-23rd October, 2019, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will coincide with the …

 In yet another milestone in the 5G journey, Etisalat successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G Standalone,SA, call in the UAE and has become the first operator in the MENA region to achieve this milestone. Keeping in line with its overall strategy and vision of ‘Driving the Digital Future to Empower …

Tech giant Samsung Electronics on Friday acknowledged a major flaw with its fingerprint system that allows other people to open its top-end smartphones, advising users to delete all registered prints. Samsung is the flagship subsidiary of the giant Samsung Group and crucial to South Korea’s economic health. The conglomerate is …

Chinese tech giant Huawei will donate equipment to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah, AURAK, to set up the first Huawei ICT Academy in the UAE. Representatives of Huawei visited the AURAK campus to initial the agreement and met the university’s President, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim. AURAK is …

The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, DoE, is preparing to take part in Dubai’s “Green Week” event next week, as it also joins the 21st edition of the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition,WETEX, as a “Diamond Sponsor”. This participation coincides with the DoE’s involvement in the Dubai Solar Show …

Hazza Al Mansouri has hailed a pair of fellow astronauts for floating into the record books – by embarking on the first all-female spacewalk. Maj Al Mansouri, who carved out his own place in history by becoming the UAE’s maiden astronaut, marked a ‘special day’ by lauding the achievements of …

Apple’s iOS 13 update may have been riddled with bugs over the course of its first few weeks post-release, but that hasn’t had a meaningful impact on user adoption. According to the company, more than 50 percent of all iPhones were running iOS 13 just 26 days after launch. That’s …