Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 August, 2018 4:00 am

Huawei Upgrades Devices’ Gaming Performance with GPU Turbo Update

Huawei Consumer Business Group revealed the release schedule for GPU Turbo, a graphics processing technology built from the ground up, that will revamp the ability of smartphones to process graphics-intensive applications like games. Arriving as part of an EMUI update to a range of Huawei devices,...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 8 August, 2018 3:36 am

Audi and Ericsson to pioneer 5G for automotive manufacturing

Premium automobile manufacturer Audi, and 5G innovation leader, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) are announcing plans to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production.  At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 6 August, 2018 7:09 am

Second edition of Huawei ICT Competition launched

 Building on the success of its 2017 debut in the region, Huawei launched the second edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition under the patronage of Eng. Haytham AlOhali, Vice Minister of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT), and in the presence of Chinese Ambassador Li...

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Technology & IT | Monday 6 August, 2018 3:08 am

Huawei Consumer Business Group Announces 2018 H1 Business Results

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) announced its business results for the first half of 2018. The company reported solid growth, with global smartphone shipments at 95+ million units. According to IDC, Huawei rises to become the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer in Q2 with the...

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Technology & IT | Monday 6 August, 2018 2:14 am

Sony Middle East and Africa launches new RX100 VI with long zoom lens in Saudi Arabia

Sony has expanded its popular Cyber-shot RX100 series of premium compact cameras with the launch of the RX100 VI(model DSC-RX100M6) in KSA, bringing unmatched clarity and precision to images shot indoors and outdoors. Sony, a worldwide leader in digital imaging and the world’s...

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Technology & IT | Monday 6 August, 2018 1:12 am

Ericsson and LG Electronics sign global patent license agreement

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and LG Electronics have renewed a global patent license agreement on FRAND terms and conditions between the two companies. Ericsson and LG Electronics are two of the leading contributors to the GSM (2G), UMTS (3G), and LTE (4G) cellular communication standards and both...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 5 August, 2018 10:00 am

Express yourself with New Arabic Bitmoji Stickers

Starting today, Snapchatters and Bitmoji-lovers have access to brand new Arabic-language Bitmoji stickers. The new Bitmoji stickers will begin rolling out globally from Aug 2nd, for all whose devices are set to Arabic. This follows on from local stickers in French, Spanish, Brazilian...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 4 August, 2018 3:06 am

Saudi Arabia appoints Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as tech ambassador

The Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) has named Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak as an ambassador for the creation of a “Saudi Tech Hub.”  Saud Bin Abdulla Al-Qahtani, the head of the federation and an adviser to the Royal Court, presented Wozniak ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 3 August, 2018 4:43 am

Saudi-based Hajj Hackathon makes it to the Guinness Book of Records

Saudi Arabia has officially made it to the Guinness Book of Records after carrying out the largest Hajj Hackathon for cyber security, programming and drones. The event also saw the the largest number of participants in the world with 2950 people taking part. Royal Court advisor and head of...

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Technology & IT | Friday 3 August, 2018 3:36 am

Huawei Releases “HUAWEI nova 3i” Smartphone for Pre-order

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2018: Prior to the official launch of the new smartphone “HUAWEI nova 3i”, the perfect device for the young and fashion-forward users, Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia announced the availability of the new smartphone for pre-order by several...

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