Huawei sets its sights on becoming number one smartphone vendor in 2019
Huawei Technologies has announced it plans to be the world’s largest smartphone maker by the end of 2019, just days after it edged past Apple to slot into the number two position. Richard Yu The...
View ArticleMore than half of GITEX Shopper visitors plan to buy new smartphones
More than 50 percent of potential GITEX Shopper 2018 visitors are planning to buy a new smartphone, according to a recent survey. Smartphones were the most bought electronic item last year and it...
View ArticleShipping fresh Mate 20 stocks daily to meet demand: Huawei
Huawei grew 33 per cent annually in 2018 and currently holds the second spot in the rankings – and has been there for two straight quarters Chinese smartphone maker Huawei says its shipping in...
View ArticleApple slashes production orders for new iPhone models: report
iPhone manufacturer Apple has cut production orders in recent weeks for all three iPhone models launched in September, the Wall Street Journal reported recently, citing sources. According to the paper,...
View ArticleThe return of Nokia
HMD says on target to take Nokia to number three player in mobile devices by 2022 HMD Global, the new home of Nokia phones, could well be on its way to regain its lost space in the mobile ecosystem....
View ArticleChinese tech giant opens first flagship store in Saudi Arabia
Huawei Tech Investment Saudi Arabia announced the inauguration of its first ever store in the Kingdom which opened at Riyadh Park Mall in the capital city Riyadh. The official opening was attended by...
View ArticleRas Al Khaimah digitises public services with Avaya
Residents of Ras Al Khaimah can now have easier access to government services as Electronic Government Authority of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK e-Gov) expands its technology partnership with Avaya. Ahmed Bin...
View ArticleGCC smartphone shipments plummet to six-year low
Smartphone shipments to the GCC countries have declined 9.4 percent year on year in 2018 to total 23.6 million units, the lowest since 2013, according to the research firm IDC. The post GCC...
View ArticleTP-Link appoints Jumbo Electronics as UAE distributor
TP-Link has appointed Jumbo Electronics as a distributor for its smartphones Neffos in the UAE. TP-Link Neffos has penetrated in more than 20 countries globally and has recorded a tremendous sales...
View ArticleExperts predict Facebook restrictions won’t affect Huawei
ICT analysts are predicting that Huawei will be largely unaffected by Facebook’s decision to suspend app preinstalls on the Chinese vendor’s smartphones. The comments were made by Prabhu Ram, Head of...
View ArticleFour in 5 UAE parents see tech as a good medium for child development: report
Four in five (80 percent) parents in the UAE believe technology is a good medium for their child’s development, new YouGov research reveals. According to the study, parents who are more than 40 years...
View ArticleHTC names former Orange exec as new CEO
Yves Maitre, HTC HTC Corporation has announced the appointment of Yves Maitre as CEO of HTC, effective immediately. Maitre joins HTC from Orange where he served as EVP of Consumer Equipment and...
View ArticleFirst-ever ‘Made in Africa’ smartphones launch in Rwanda
Mara Group has recently launched two smartphones in Rwanda and touted them as the first “Made in Africa” models. Mara X (Photo credit: Mara Group) The pan-African company that is headquartered in Dubai...
View ArticleHelp AG, SentinelOne to deliver fully automated endpoint protection in Middle...
Stephan Berner, Help AG Help AG has signed an agreement with SentinelOne, the autonomous endpoint protection company. As IT strategies adopt cloud and mobile-first approaches, increasing the number of...
View Articlerealme smartphones launches in the UAE
(L2R) – Zejiang Wu, CEO realme GCC, Josef Wang, President, realme MEA and Melvil Lucky, Product Manager, realme GCC Realme has announced its official entry into the UAE with three premium products:...
View ArticleHuawei named among top 10 most valuable brands by Brand Finance
Huawei has been named as one of the top 10 most valuable brands for the first time ever. In the recently published Brand Finance Global 500 2020 report, Huawei is the third Chinese company on the list...
View ArticleSamsung unveils new 5G-enabled Galaxy S20 lineup
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S20, a new series of flagship devices that change the way we capture and experience our world. The Galaxy S20 series introduces a brand-new camera...
View ArticleSamsung introduces foldable Galaxy Z Flip smartphone
At its flagship event, Samsung Electronics has introduced the Galaxy Z Flip, a new, statement-making foldable smartphone. Engineered with first-of-its-kind foldable glass, Galaxy Z Flip bends the laws...
View ArticleApple retains top spot in Brand Intimacy Study
Apple has once again topped UAE’s Top 10 Most Intimate Brands in MBLM’s 10th annual Brand Intimacy Study. The Brand Intimacy Study is the largest and most comprehensive report on brands based on...
View ArticleWestern Digital unveils 5G-ready flash storage device
Western Digital has announced the launch of the iNAND MC EU521 an embedded Universal Flash Storage (UFS) device to equip mobile developers to enhance the 5G smartphone user experience. An early...
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