DUBAI // A young entrepreneur has won first prize at a competition … “Whether recorded through the mobile app, web conferencing, or VOIP calling, it leverages speech technology to create more efficient and productive communications in the workplace.”
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How the UAE can transform through prediction and the IoT
In addition, several UAE government agencies have completed their own smart projects where IoT methodologies have played central roles, along with cloud technology and data analytics. A developed society is able to deliver four basic citizen rights …
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HESCO® Barriers to be Manufactured in UAE
Army Technology News, views and contacts from the global Army industry HESCO Group recently entered the Tawazun Economic Agreement / UAE Offset programme and later this year will open their first manufacturing facility within the UAE and, as part of their …
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UAE a positive force for technology firms
The UAE is ripe for further development of the Internet of Things and IT security but will not quickly become a key market for cloud computing, according to Dell Technologies. Dermott O’Connell, the vice president and general manager of OEM and IoT …
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Dubai aims to have passenger-carrying drone taxi in service in July
The arrival of the Chinese-made EHang 184 — which already has had its flying debut over Dubai’s iconic, sail-shaped Burj al-Arab skyscraper hotel — comes as the Emirati city also has partnered with other cutting-edge technology companies, including …
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UAE study: Rise of social media enables better policymaking but privacy concerns remain
DUBAI // The continuing rise of social media offers good opportunities for better policymaking, but privacy concerns and misuse of data still pose a challenge to governments and businesses, a recent study suggests. Almost 40 per cent of people in the Arab …
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Facebook remains UAE’s procrastination tool of choice with 95% of residents hitting like
DUBAI // About 95 per cent of UAE residents share their thoughts, photos and video on Facebook – crossing the 90 per cent mark for the first time in the Arab world. Eight million of us are logged into the social media platform, a leap of 3 million from …
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Dubai International Boat Show to reach new heights and depths
The popularity of hydroflight sports is growing as fast as the water jet propulsion that powers the high-flying technology, and Dubai International Marine Club will become a showground for the latest developments in the field from 28 February to 4 March.
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UAE cybercrime victims struggle to recover lost money
Rabih Dabbousi, senior vice-president of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at Dark Matter, said that finance sector is the most targeted in the UAE. “The exponential adoption of technology increases the UAE’s attack surface which is becoming …
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Dubai's DHA to start using 3D tech to print teeth later in 2017
Dubai Health Authority has announced that its dental services department will begin using 3D technology to print teeth later this year. A senior official said the use of the technology is the beginning of the authority’s ambitious plans to use 3D printing …
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Trends in UAE’s social media usage revealed
ABU DHABI // Social media is more for play than work for the vast majority of users in the UAE, a survey has found. Whether it is posting updates, taking pictures or watching videos, overall users prefer the likes of WhatsApp and Facebook to the more …
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Dubai’s Telecom Watchdog Has Warned Against The ‘Free WiFi Network’
Telecommunications Regularity Authority (TRA) has warned smartphone users to be careful while connecting to ‘free’ WiFi network at hotels and malls, as hackers can access the devices by setting up fake WiFi points. There are fake open WiFi networks in …
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SME profile: The Dubai tech start-up that has been turning heads in Silicon Valley
One of the difficulties in building a technology start-up in Dubai, according to the founders of Wrappup, is recruiting good technical staff. The company, which has created a technology platform used to better highlight and track meetings, is in the …
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Phab2 Pro gives a unique experience with Tango AR technology
Dubai: Lenovo’s Phab 2 Pro is the world’s first augmented reality (AR) smartphone in collaboration with Google’s Tango technology. All you have to do is look through the device and you will see objects and information overlaid onto the real world in 3D.
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TRA warns of fake WiFi networks in UAE
Dubai: Smart mobile phone users must be careful while connecting to “free” WiFi network at hotels and malls, as hackers can access the devices by making fake WiFi points, Telecommunications Regularity Authority (TRA) warned on Thursday. An official …
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Wiko aims to sell 240,000 phones in UAE this year
Dubai: French smartphone start-up Wiko aims to sell around 20,000 mid-range devices per month in the UAE and re-enter the power retail segment in the first half of this year. Kashif Siddiqui, head of sales at Wiko UAE, told Gulf News that the company sold …
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