Technology & IT | Thursday 18 June, 2015 1:54 pm

VIRGIN MEGASTORE MEETS SHOPPERS' NEEDS BY OPENING APPLE STORE OUTLETS

Virgin Megastore continues to address customers’ steadily increasing requirements for electronic gadgets, particularly tablets and laptops, etc., as it opened dedicated stores in Riyadh and Khobar that exclusively carry the highly popular and well-known international brand Apple. At these...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 18 June, 2015 2:48 am

Tech culture pioneer takes over Virgin Mobile social channels

Saudi Arabia’s tech aficionados and budding tech entrepreneurs have been given the chance to put their questions to one of the Kingdom’s most inspirational tech experts.Virgin Mobile Gadgeteer and member of the Virgin Mobile Creative Collective, Faisal Alsaif, took over Virgin Mobile’s social ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 18 June, 2015 1:46 am

Coca-Cola Invites the World to Reach up and Support the Special Olympics World Games 2015 Los Angeles

This summer, Los Angeles will welcome 7,000 inspirational athletes from 177 different countries to the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games. Supporting children and adults with intellectual disabilities, the World Games is the largest sports and humanitarian event on the globe. To celebrate,...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 18 June, 2015 1:27 am

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AND UNIVERSAL PICTURES ANNOUNCE GLOBAL MARKETING PARTNERSHIP WITH AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT’s JURASSIC WORLD

Samsung Electronics Co. announces its global marketing partnership with Jurassic World, the long-awaited next installment of Steve Spielberg’s groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. Samsung presented exclusive content from the epic action-adventure on its revolutionary SUHD TVs at retail stores in ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 18 June, 2015 12:54 am

High Inventory Levels Signal Further Declines for Middle East & Africa PC Market

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market suffered a year-on-year decline of 9.6% in Q1 2015, with shipments to the region totaling 4.3 million units. That's according to the latest market insights announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC), which attributed the market's poor...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 3:40 pm

Samsung brings to Saudi consumers new colors to S6 & S6 edge

Based on popular demand, Samsung Electronics in Saudi Arabia has responded to the Saudi consumer and announced that the Green Emerald and Blue Topaz color versions of the beautifully designed Galaxy S6 have finally arrived and are now available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The much-anticipated...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 1:54 pm

Twitter Brings Back Ramadan Hashflags

This week, more than 1.6 billion Muslims around the world will be observing the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. In 2013, people from across the globe Tweeted over 74.2 million times about Ramadan, and in 2014, this number increased to more than 215 million Tweets...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 1:52 pm

Hyatt Regency Makkah organizes a blood donation event in honor of International Blood Donor Day

Hyatt Regency Makkah is the first Hyatt-branded hotel to open in Makkah and the first Hyatt Regency-branded hotel to open in the KSA; Hyatt Regency Makkah organized a blood donation campaign in collaboration with King Abdullah Medical City in accordance with International Blood Donor Day, which is...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 5:40 am

MAN demonstrates next-generation emergency rescue vehicles

As it celebrates its 100th anniversary of commercial vehicle manufacturing, MAN Truck & Bus demonstrated its long-standing relationship with the rescue and fire services industry by presenting its lineup of next-generation emergency rescue vehicles at the Interschutz 2015 trade fair in Hanover,...

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Cars & Autos | Wednesday 17 June, 2015 4:03 am

AVI Rolls Out First Volvo Truck at KAEC

Arabian Vehicles & Trucks Industry Ltd (AVI), a joint venture between Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. Ltd and Volvo Truck Corporation, a world-renowned manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks, has commenced production at its new facility located in the Industrial Valley of King Abdullah Economic City ...

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