Category: TECHNOLOGY

From Smart Dubai’s plan to become paperless in 2021, including the Emirate’s smart tourism initiative and WiFi for all, Dubai’s aspirations of becoming a benchmark for future smart cities are the real deal. Now the focus turns to driverless vehicles. ( read original story ...)

Ahmad AlFalasi, CEO corporate services and investment, Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing, said that the tourism sector has been an early adopter of technology in many different areas, and that Dubai Tourism aims to support the changing demands of ... ( read original story ...)

One-hundred solar-powered private schools and universities in Dubai by 2020. That is the target the Dubai Solar Schools project has set for itself. The project was created by the ArchItaly Green Energy company and launched in partnership with the Green ... ( read original story ...)

One-hundred solar-powered private schools and universities in Dubai by 2020. That is the target the Dubai Solar Schools project has set for itself. The project was created by the ArchItaly Green Energy company and launched in partnership with the Green ... ( read original story ...)

“Hello, my name is Zahra. I’m awesome.” By pressing a few keys, Zahra picks out a greeting, chooses cheerful and teary emoticons. She even cracks a joke by hitting a button to say, “I fooled you” after she pretends to identify the wrong colour ... ( read original story ...)

In Dubai, a unique solar initiative has been developed by Dubai Solar Schools to drive the comprehensive solar transition for Dubai’s top 100 schools and universities. Dubai Solar Schools offers schools and universities in Dubai access to fully funded ... ( read original story ...)

as well as being connected on public transport and Dubai Taxis. Over 1.5 million sessions are connected on WiFi UAE every month, and the service is growing in terms of the number of sites which are connected and the number of users, Tayara said. ( read original story ...)

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based satellite operator Yahsat today announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight WiFi connection. Connecting to the Internet while flying has been possible for a while, but the speeds are often so slow that it is not ... ( read original story ...)

Yahsat, a UAE-based satellite operator, today announced the successful trial of a 50Mbps in-flight connection that will change the way passengers experience air travel across the world. The result of a unique partnership between Yahsat, du, Etihad Airways ... ( read original story ...)

according to UAE-based satellite provider Yahsat. The test, which used Yahsat’s Al Yah 2 satellite and sophisticated Ka-band technology, took place in Abu Dhabi, in an environment simulating that found onboard on Airbus A320 aircraft. According to Yahsat ... ( read original story ...)