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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Dubai Civil Defense to make use of NANO technology in putting out fires
The Dubai Civil Defense will make use of NANO technology in putting out fires and will establish a factory for producing this technology in Dubai. The UAE will be among the first countries to produce this technolgy. This was announced by expert major …
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Dubai firefighters use Bond-like technology to reach waterside fires
Firefighters in Dubai are taking to the skies, looking like James Bond, to put out fires with spy-level technology. They’re racing to waterside emergencies aboard jet skis. When they arrive on scene they use jetpacks instead of traditional ladders to help …
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LinkedIn reveals list of the UAE's 45 most viewed profiles in 2016
a list of the UAE’s 45 most viewed profiles in 2016. The profiles of “exemplary professionals” include CEOs from the public and private sector and executives from industries such as marketing and advertising, human resources, technology and lifestyle …
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Dubai Fights Fires With Jetpacks
The Dubai Civil Defence unwrapped new technology that helps firefighters rise to the occasion. Trucks and hydrants are ideal for extinguishing fires on dry land. But how do you snuff out a burning ship or beach-front resort? The Dubai Civil Defence (DCD …
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Dubai introduces water jetpack system, tougher rules to tackle fires
DUBAI: The Dubai Civil Defence unveiled on Sunday (Jan 22) its latest firefighting technology which involves a water jetpack system called Dolphin that helps reduce response time by allowing firemen to rush to the scene via waterways rather than on …
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In 2035, The Roads & Skies Of The UAE Could Be Very, Very Different
In the water sector, the report predicts a new technology to determine contamination level in water by tracking the movements of fish by 2022. But, it forecasts that sea ice would vanish entirely from the Arctic Ocean as early as 2040. The UAE has been on …
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EyeLock to exhibit iris authentication technology at Intersec Dubai 2017
EyeLock LLC will be exhibiting its suite of iris authentication technology at Intersec Dubai 2017, on January 22-24 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Dubai. Featuring EyeLock’s proprietary software, security, algorithms and …
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UAE pupils not getting full use out of classroom tech, experts say
DUBAI // The benefit of technology in classrooms is being limited by costs and teachers with little training who struggle to develop a new learning system, education professionals say. They say that as a result, the computers and tablets introduced to …
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Promise Technology Debuts High Capacity Surveillance Storage Block and Complete Server Line at Intersec
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES–(Marketwired – Jan 19, 2017) – Next week at Intersec Dubai, Promise Technology will expand its line of surveillance solutions with the debut of a range of new products, including Auryn, a high-capacity surveillance storage …
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PizzaExpress UAE upgrades customer Wi-Fi and adds analytics platform
PizzaExpress UAE is offering its customers high-speed Wi-Fi and ispicking up valuable insights through an analytics platform, following a deal with cloud supplier Purple and IT services company CDW. By submitting your personal information, you agree that …
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Dubai traffic lights become wireless
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that all of Dubai’s traffic lights are now linked to a traffic control centre as part of the Smart City initiative. The transformation has been carried out in phases, with the around 400 traffic control …
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UAEU students developing gesture control technologies to help people with disabilities
AL AIN // Technology that can help people with disabilities by using body movements to control artificial limbs and other devices is being developed at UAE University. Smart Gesture Control and Recognition Technology – similar to technology used in …
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