Technology & IT | Wednesday 13 May, 2020 1:26 am

CEO Ekholm: “More than ever, connectivity is key”

Speaking from his home over a videoconference link, Ekholm delivered a keynote speech that kicked off a new series of online events, the Ericsson UnBoxed Office.    “Our absolute highest priority remains the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, our customers and our...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 13 May, 2020 12:41 am

HONOR launches Magic Earbuds and Magic Book for digital natives in the Middle East

Global technology brand HONOR continues to grow its product family with a comprehensive suite of new smart devices. Unveiled during a live stream event, HONOR showcased an intelligent and integrated ecosystem of devices comprising of the HONOR Magic Earbuds, HONOR Magic Book and updates to the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 2:07 pm

MBZUAI appoints Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf to lead Outreach and Engagement initiatives

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), the world’s first graduate-level, research-based artificial intelligence (AI) university, has announced the appointment of Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf as Executive Vice President for Outreach and Engagement.  As Executive Vice...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 1:50 am

Delivering essential services: Personal stories from Ericsson in Wuhan

In January 2020, Wuhan was the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Working on the frontline of the emerging crisis, Ericsson engineers there worked tirelessly to deliver critical communications and infrastructure across the province. Here are a few of their stories.   Across the...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 1:20 am

Acer Signs Partnership With Romain Grosjean’s R8G e-Sports Sim Racing Team

Acer today announces a partnership with The R8G e-Sports Sim Racing Team, recently launched by Formula One driver Romain Grosjean.As part of the agreement, Acer will be an official partner through its premium gaming brand, Predator.  The sim racing seats of the R8G e-Sports team will be...

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Technology & IT | Monday 11 May, 2020 4:10 pm

In cooperation between Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University and Microsoft Arabia, in a lecture to empower Saudi women to the labour-market within the Women Leaders 2030 initiative

Microsoft Arabia, in cooperation with Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, organized a virtual session entitled "The importance of self-evaluation in terms of strengths, weaknesses and available opportunities", within the initiative of the "Ministry of Human Resources and Social...

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Technology & IT | Monday 11 May, 2020 1:12 pm

84% of internet users in the UAE have tried to remove private information from websites or social media

New Kaspersky research has found that consumers around the world want to take more action to protect and maintain control over their personal privacy. As revealed in the company’s latest report, Defending digital privacy: taking personal protection to the next level, consumers are becoming...

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Technology & IT | Monday 11 May, 2020 1:02 am

Lenovo’s ThinkPad Laptops Powered by AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Available Soon

Today, Lenovo announced the new ThinkPad E14 and E15 with up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U processors with Radeon™ Graphics bringing an improved design, higher performance and enhanced productivity features for SMB customers. Also, selected ThinkPad T, X and L series powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 4000...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 10 May, 2020 3:30 pm

DDoS during the coronavirus pandemic: number of attacks on educational and administrational web resources tripled in Q1 2020

The Kaspersky Q1 2020 DDoS attacks report has revealed the overall number of attacks grew during the first three months of the year, with a significant spike in attacks on municipal and educational sites. This can be due to the fact that DDoS actors are taking advantage of the current...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 10 May, 2020 3:05 pm

Cybersecurity for Children Association launches children competition in cooperation with Huawei

he Saudi-based Cybersecurity for Children Association (CyberKids) is working to raise awareness on the importance of protecting children in cyberspace through a new competition launched in cooperation with Huawei. The competition is taking place now on the Association’s Twitter page and...

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