The State of Technology Innovation in the Middle East [Report]

Why iPad is the third generation “social technology” device

Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:32

I discovered two great things yesterday which helped me clear out lot of confusions in my head regarding the “iPad” topic once and for all.
Firstly, my good friend and colleague Imthiaz Rafiq @hmimthiaz posted a great article relating to all the bad press iPad has been receiving in the Middle East region – please have [...]

Check out IPad accessories that started rolling out

Friday, February 5, 2010 19:29

Griffin Technology Inc., maker of ingenious ways to power, play, protect and connect, has responded to Apple’s new product announcement with a line of accessories to complement the new iPad. Griffin promises to be available in US Market and on Griffin online store within 3 months from now.
Griffin’s first offering of accessories for Apple iPad [...]

Find Out How Apple Kicks Down Competitors and Kicks Up Performers

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 22:34

Apple product introduction today to the new revolutionary device doesn’t mean it’s just another gadget with Multi-Touch display to buy, there is a complete business model that works behind this product which makes things tougher on competitors and opens up a lot of opportunities for partners who are/can-be up to speed.
iPad, the new 0.700 kilograms [...]

Apple Launches iPad: Read The Very Detailed Official Press Release

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 22:32

This is the official Apple press release:
Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch™ display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and [...]

Silicon Arabia: Can the MENA Region Become a Viable and Vibrant Hub for Start-Ups? (Part 1)

Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:39

This article is the first in a multi-part series about entrepreneurship in the MENA region.  In this series, I will posit that there are 4-5 key attributes for a sustainable and flourishing start-up ecosystem.
This is also my first post for InteractiveME – the first of many, ideally.  Feel free to offer any feedback.  I tweet [...]

Microsoft Announces Tech.Ed Middle East 2010 Event in Dubai

Saturday, January 16, 2010 0:01

Dubai brand positioning as the largest managed ICT cluster in the region was not effected by the bad-publicity and media bashing. In association with Dubai Internet City, Microsoft will bring their first technology event in the region hosted in city, revealing how large the brand equity is at the ICT level.
Tech.Ed is Microsoft’s premier technical [...]

Nokia N900 Attracts Developers: Qik, Associated Press, Pixelpipe

Friday, January 15, 2010 22:57

The Nokia N900 attracts a growing number of developers and brands signing on to create innovative applications that enrich the device experience. Fusing PC power, the internet, and the mobile phone together with an intuitive user interface, Nokia N900 proves an attractive avenue for creative collaboration and distribution. The applications allow users to customize and [...]

IBAG Announces The First Inaugural Conference for Arab Internet Business

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 0:05

IBAG, International Business Alliance Group has announced today the launch of the inaugural conference that will be held in Beirut on March 25th and 26th, 2010 about the trends and opportunities in internet business in the Arab World.

ArabNet 2010 is high anticipated to be the first event that brings together internet community to learn from [...]

Etihad Launches A New iPhone Application For Etihad Guest Members

Monday, January 11, 2010 20:35

It is the first iPhone application of its kind to offer real-time loyalty points redemption for its users. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, today launched a new Apple iPhone application for members of its award-winning loyalty program, Etihad Guest.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched today a new [...]

Qik Is Now On iPhone App Store

Sunday, December 27, 2009 22:19

Qik app has been approved by Apple and is now available in the iPhone App Store. The app, called Qik Live (version 4.40), on the iPhone works on all the iPhones (iPhone 2g, iPhone 3g, and iPhone 3gs) and on all networks (3G and WiFi) enabling you to share what you are seeing with your friends, [...]

Masrawy.com Announces Record Annual Growth for 2009

Sunday, December 27, 2009 22:07

Masrawy.com, Egypt’s leading Arabic News, Media and Entertainment portal, announced strong year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth for the period Dec 2009 compared to last year.
Masrawy.com, a LINKonLINE managed web portal, proudly achieved a record annual growth rate that exceeds 100% with an increase in the number of visits to reach 15 million visit per month in 2009.
Since [...]

Google Goggles Ranked 2nd for Dec 14th Week

Saturday, December 19, 2009 16:13

A viral video promotion for Google Goggles reaches 2nd top position on YouTube while Live Young viral video of Evian tops again as the number one video. Good to know that Google has 3 viral videos among top ten for this week.
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Facebook Launches The Third F8 Developer Conference

Saturday, December 19, 2009 15:55

Facebook platform launches Third f8 to empower its community of developers that owns over 500,000 applications and over 300 of those have more than one million users each to hack, to build and to delight users. f8 will take place on April 21-22, 2010 in San Francisco.
The first f8 conference was launched with 800 developers [...]

The First Brick For Building Mobile Innovation Ecosystem in The MENA Region

Friday, December 18, 2009 18:40

Finally mobile innovation ecosystem is taken seriously in the Middle East and North Africa, thanks to Qtel and Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) recent agreement on long term association which will combine Qtel regional footprint in 17 markets, with cutting-edge mobile technology facilities QSTP to provide.
This collaboration aims to develop relevant and localized mobile [...]

ictQatar Aims Big On Making Qatar Digital Savvy

Friday, December 18, 2009 18:03

The Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) is leading the strategic thinking and implementation of ICT initiatives in e-government, market development and knowledge management, e-education, e-health, e-inclusion, cyber security. Along with their latest event, Mudawanat: All About Blogging, which took place on Dec 12th, 2009 in Qatar (which we covered it through live [...]

Bil3arabi Winners: Nokia Mobile Apps Developer Competition

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 17:16

Winners of Nokia’s Calling All Innovators “Bil3arabi” 2009 contest, a developer competition for Arabic-language mobile applications, have been announced.

1st place prize winner
The grand prize winner of $100,000 went to “Here I am” from Enpronomics in Egypt. It is a user-friendly, geo-presence application with personal safety features that enables users to call for help [...]

5 Easy Tips To Get Groups On Google Wave

Saturday, December 12, 2009 22:33

Some of you may have noticed that Google has started supporting for groups in Google Wave. Google Group is one of the very early stages functionality added to Google Wave. We saw its important to give you a quick explanation on how it works as shared by Google Wave.
Currently, you can add a Google Group [...]

Breaking: Google Launches Real-Time Search; Check Out How It Works

Monday, December 7, 2009 20:45

All technology entrepreneurs are talking about real-time search, which is meant to change your behavior on how to access to information, it’s the main natural starting point for discovering the world’s information with emphasis on the freshest, most comprehensive, and relevant search results over an ever expanding universe of content on the multitude of devices [...]

Unicef: Clear Water

Sunday, December 6, 2009 10:12

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