Blackberry Playbook Review
A couple of days ago we got our hands on the new Blackberry Playbook here in the UAE. The device looks sleek without any buttons on surface everything is controlled via hand gestures. It does however have a small on/off button above the screen on the edge along with a increase/decrease volume and pause play button. When I started to fiddle with it I was lost and very unimpressed I opened an application and couldn’t figure out how to go back... Read More
Like Hummus and Shawerma? You’re probably a MAC user
Mashable posted an article today about the difference between MAC vs. PC users. The comparison was carried out by over 700,000 registered users at Hunch.com over the period of March 2009 and April 2011. The Diagram below displays the difference between the users but as I was reading two things really stood out: MAC Users prefer to eat Hummus and Shawerma’s Zeitoun was listed as one of their favorite books which is about a book about a Syrian... Read More
App dev days summary (Day 2) iPhone development basics
Day two of the event at twofour54 in Abu Dhabi, which held 3 different sessions running in parallel. The first session covered Blackberry development the other was covering development for Symbian and the last (the one we attended) was the iPhone iOS basics. The key speaker was Amir Jahanlou from SAE Institute Dubai, he specializes in developing apps and 3D games. Amir started off with explaining the advantages of developing for mobile which include... Read More
Mobile photography apps that turn heads!
1. Photosythn A lot of coverage has been given lately to Photosynth a new photography app released by Microsoft on the iTunes Appstore. I’m not very big on photography so I didn’t really pay much attention at the time until I downloaded the application which you can do so from here (the best part its free!) and I must admit the app is a must have on your phone. The beauty of the app is that it doesn’t require any additional programs... Read More
Top Apps in the iTunes store: MENA Edition
So after much thought I decided to look up what Applications on the iTunes store are being bought for the iPhone, I was interested in seeing how people in the MENA region are using their iPhones and what type of applications they are willing to spend their money on. So I logged onto the iTunes store and dug up the following on the top 10 PAID applications from each country: There are 8 countries from the MENA region that are included in the iTunes... 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 good friend and colleague Imthiaz Rafiq @hmimthiaz posted a great article... 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 ($49.99) No matter where you and your iPad are headed, you can both travel... 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 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any... Read More
MediaWeek ME Monitor (Jan 24): Entrepreneurship, Apple, Flip Media
Read in Media Week Middle East (Jan 24, 2010) about interactive/digital media: Who’s got the X Factor? – The year ahead could be a battle between monolithic media and those with a few tricks up their sleeves, according to industry heavyweights. “[In the Middle East] the truth is that the chance for entrepreneurial businesses to surpass “consolidated corporate” businesses is highly unlikely – advertisers are too... Read More
Meet The Geek: Mohammad Basheer Talks About His Flagship
A casual interview unleashing a real geek lifestyle in Qatar. What’s Your Name, Sir? My Name is Muhammad Basheer Arnous. What’s your name on twitter? On twitter and social sites its smaller “mbaa” How old are you? 23 years old. When did the geekation started to rise? When I was a kid, I used to go with my uncle to work in order to use his computer and it was my true temptation so learned a lot on computer skills as well as internet.... Read More
Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
Apple today announced that developers have created over 100,000 apps for the revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. iPhone and iPod touch customers in 77 countries can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel. App Store users have downloaded well over two billion apps, continuing to make it the world’s most popular applications... Read More
New Report: After Playing Games, iPhone Gets Serious about Books
Flurry Inc., a leading mobile application analytics provider and one of the first developers to build, deploy and market direct-to-consumer applications, like Flurry Analytics. A service that allows developers to track consumer behavior and application performance, Flurry has gathered the information in a report which is computed from a sample size of over 2,500 applications, 40 million consumers and 4 platforms: Apple (iPhone and iPod Touch), Blackberry,... Read More
Social Radar Report: Top 50 Social Brands (Sept 2009)
Social Radar, a crawler that collects social content from people who are sharing thoughts, opinions, reviews, and information over billions of messages and articles 24/7 from millions of sources all over blogs and news outlets to forums and social networks, has released their Top 50 measures the brands with the most active Web presence based on overall online conversation volume. To create the Top 50 list, Social Radar analyzed millions of blog posts,... Read More
Apple’s App Store: Two Billion Downloads So Far
Apple today announced that more than two billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. There are now more than 85,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone™ and iPod touch® customers worldwide and over 125,000 developers in Apple’s iPhone Developer Program. “The rate of App Store downloads continues to accelerate with users downloading a staggering two billion apps... Read More
AppJudgment Reviews AlJazeera English iPhone App [video]
AppJudgment, part of Revision3 internet TV, is a reliable source for iPhone, Android and any smartphone app reviews. Episode 7 was revealed reviewing Aljazeera English iPhone App. Al-Jazeera English Live provides an compelling service for all of you news-addicted iPhone users: a live, 24/7 feed of the network’s English language channel, which is available online only in the United States. Developed by Livestation Limited, Al-Jazeera English... Read More
Apple’s reps launch online education store
Apple’s representative for the Middle East, Arab Business Machine Ltd (ABM), announced the launch of its online education store accessible on shop.appleme.ae. In addition to a 5 percent discount being offered to students and teachers, ABM is offering a 10 percent discount for those signed up to the Apple On-Campus program. This program offers students, teachers, administrators and staff members special pricing on the full range of Apple computers,... Read More
Get A Mac Campaign Joins Top 10
[youtube UYw3IGaz8Sw] Get A Mac campaign for Apple has joined again Top 10 viral video campaigns for this week, ranked 6, by posting their latest video ad “surprise” shown above. Read More
Now eBuddy for iPhone and iPod Touch
You can already use eBuddy to stay in touch with your friends in many ways: on a PC, and many other phones – and now on the iPhone and iPod Touch too. Even if you already had a special browser-based iPhone/iPod Touch version of Lite Messenger (and it will remain available), but now the eBuddy app will give you a chat experience designed especially for your iPhone or iPod Touch, like: One buddy list for MSN, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, and Facebook Stay... Read More
