Don’t have iPAD but wondering what they are doing with it [Report]

Basically the title was supposed to be “I know what you are doing with your iPAD”, but since only a handful people in the Middle East got their iPAD, I couldn’t title it for now. A report that covers over 2,385 exclusive iPAD apps tells you what they are doing with it and what more likely you will do as well if you had one. (iPhone app that are compatible with... Read More

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

The world is not anymore in the Industry revolution era which the Arabs missed despite the Arab Oil bulge, none of them did manufacture a regional car that we can drive and be really proud of like Malaysians for example who drive their Proton car with pride. Since the ’80s of last century, the Technology & Information have been the new revolution that made corporations... Read More

ArabNet Got Twibbon

A Twibbon has arrived for ArabNet conference, the first Arab web conference happening on March 25-26 in Lebanon (we covered the announcement before). Yallah, start showing your support on Twitter by adding a Twibbon to your avatar; you can generate it from here.  Read More

Why iPad is the third generation “social technology” device

This post is written by Humza Ijaz is a Digital Creative Director, currently working @ LBI. His interests include: Designing for Web, Looking out for new technologies and has a new hobby of studying information design. 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... Read More

Check out IPad accessories that started rolling out

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 include: Elan Passport... Read More

Find Out How Apple Kicks Down Competitors and Kicks Up Performers

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 slate-style tablet which will... Read More

Apple Launches iPad: Read The Very Detailed Official Press Release

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... Read More

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

This Article is written by Shashi Menon who is a web/media entrepreneur, int’l management consultant and works within the strategy and business development at twofour54 (Abu Dhabi Media Zone), where he focuses primarily on identifying strategic business opportunities for twofour54. Recently, he was instrumental in the formation of Comedy Central Studios Arabia. Before joining... Read More

Microsoft Announces Tech.Ed Middle East 2010 Event in Dubai

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 education and networking... Read More

Nokia N900 Attracts Developers: Qik, Associated Press, Pixelpipe

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 personalize... Read More

IBAG Announces The First Inaugural Conference for Arab Internet Business

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 keynote speakers of regional and international... Read More

Etihad Launches A New iPhone Application For Etihad Guest Members

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 Apple iPhone application for members of... Read More

Qik Is Now On iPhone App Store

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, family and the world! Share what you are seeing with your favorite social networks. Share... Read More

Masrawy.com Announces Record Annual Growth for 2009

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 its launch... Read More

Google Goggles Ranked 2nd for Dec 14th Week

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. [youtube Hhgfz0zPmH4]  Read More

Facebook Launches The Third F8 Developer Conference

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 and entrepreneurs at that time. It helped build the innovative... Read More

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

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... Read More

Bil3arabi Winners: Nokia Mobile Apps Developer Competition

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... Read More

5 Easy Tips To Get Groups On Google Wave

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 to a wave, set permissions and then view and edit waves with that group. Unlike... Read More

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

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 you use... Read More