One day left to bid for etisalat’s new VIP numbers
Mobile numbers 050-7777772 and 050-7777779 are currently priced at Dh656,000 each. After having sold mobile number “050-7777777” for Dh7.87 million in an auction earlier this month, etisalat is back...
View ArticleNew iPhone likely out in September
TOKYO: Apple is to release its newest iPhone in September, with higher resolution and bigger screens, a report said Friday, its latest salvo in the smartphone wars where it has lost global market...
View ArticleSurvey shows PCs to lose ground to tablets
Customers browse Apple’s new “iPad Air” tablets at an Apple store in Tokyo. (AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno) WASHINGTON: Sales of traditional computers will lose more ground in 2014 to tablets and other mobile...
View ArticleMicrosoft delivers Office for rival Apple’s iPad
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaks at a media event in San Francisco. Microsoft on Thursday unveils a version of its popular Office software suite for iPad tablets as the company’s new chief moved...
View ArticleFacebook wants to beam Internet from the sky
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday revealed it has a lab working on using drones, satellites and solar-powered planes to provide web access around the world. “We’ve been working on ways to beam...
View ArticleAmazon launches six new original TV programmes
NEW YORK: US online giant Amazon announced plans on Monday for six new orignal TV series, days ahead of an announcement on its video service plans. The move comes with Amazon ramping up efforts to...
View ArticleTurkish court rules against YouTube ban
ANKARA: A Turkish court Friday ruled against a government ban on YouTube that came after the video-sharing website was used to spread damaging leaked audio files from a state security meeting. The...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches “Cortana” smartphone assistant
Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president and manager for Windows Phone, announces “Cortana”, a new digital personal assistant function for Windows phones in San Francisco, California. (AFP/Justin...
View ArticleGoogle launches digital tour of Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
ANGKOR WAT: Cambodia’s Angkor Wat has been digitally mapped for the first time, allowing people to visit the World Heritage Site from the comfort of their armchair using Google Street View. The...
View ArticleTwitter’s Vine adds private messaging
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter-owned Vine said on Thursday it was adding an option for private messages sent using the service’s looping short videos. “From Vine’s early days, we recognized that there was a...
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