Dubai Police enables Apple Pay at smart service centres
The Department of Artificial Intelligence at Dubai Police has enabled the emirate’s residents to pay transaction fees using Apple Pay at all service centres and the Smart Police Stations (SPS). The new...
View ArticleBelkin rolls out advanced screen protectors
Belkin has introduced its comprehensive portfolio of curved screen protection for iPhone, Apple Watch and Samsung devices. Engineered to accommodate the curved edges of these devices, the new line...
View ArticleQualcomm announces support for Android Oreo Go edition
Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, has announced support for Android Oreo (Go edition), an optimised experience for smartphones supporting 1 GB or less of memory. Qualcomm...
View ArticleGartner: top five smartphone vendors grew by double digits in Q3
Global sales of smartphones to end users totaled 383 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3 percent increase over the same period in 2016, according to Gartner. All of the top five smartphone...
View ArticleSmartphone sensor shipments to top 10B in 2020: study
Today’s smartphones contain a plethora of sensors which provide an array of features and functionalities boosting the overall user experience of the device. Some premium smartphones have already...
View ArticleAfrica’s smartphone market shows signs of recovery: IDC
Africa’s smartphone market bounced back from two consecutive declines to post quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 4.4% in Q3 2017, according to the latest insights released today by International Data...
View ArticleHow Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 aims to improve smartphones in 2018
Qualcomm Technologies has unveiled its next flagship processor the Snapdragon 845, during its recently held Snapdragon Tech Summit. According to the company, beginning next year the new system-on-chip...
View ArticleHands on: Apple iPhone X
With Face ID, an edge-to-edge OLED display, and wireless charging, the iPhone X is Apple’s nod to the future of smartphones. The post Hands on: Apple iPhone X appeared first on Tahawul Tech.
View ArticleSaudi smartphone penetration exceeds global average
Saudi Arabia has more than 44 million mobile phone subscribers and 88 percent rate of smartphone ownership, which is almost double the international average, according to the Kingdom’s Communications...
View ArticleApple admits to slowing down older iPhone models
Apple has recently admitted to intentionally slowing down older iPhone models to prevent the devices from shutting down due to old batteries. Last week, the blog Primate Labs, a company that makes an...
View ArticleA test of loyalty: The real problem with Apple slowing down older iPhones
It takes years to win customers and earn their loyalty but it only takes one mistake to lose it.apple Apple is a fantastic example of a brand that a has an intensely loyal customer base. According to...
View ArticleUAE-based YaHalla to launch new smartphone in January
The UAE-based YaHalla, the first Emirati-owned company to design smartphones in the country, aims to strengthen its presence in the local market after making a mark in the African continent by...
View ArticleApple urged to help thwart phone addiction among youth
Two major Apple shareholders have urged the company to study the impact of heavy smartphone use by children and teenagers, as well as offer more parental restrictions on iPhones. According to a report...
View ArticleApple issues update to fix Spectre chip flaw
Apple has released an update to macOS High Sierra for all Macs running macOS 10.13.2. According to reports, the supplemental security update likely addresses the Spectre flaw that affected Safari and...
View ArticleFaulty iPhone battery sparks evacuation of Swiss Apple store
An Apple store in Zurich was temporarily evacuated after smoke emitted from an overheating iPhone battery. The incident occurred after a technician removed an iPhone battery, which then overheated and...
View ArticleSnap into the future: Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit
In its second annual Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm Technologies revealed its 5G vision and unveiled its latest flagship system-on-a-chip Snapdragon 845, which it claims will transform the mobile...
View ArticleOracle issues patches for Spectre and Meltdown
Oracle has recently announced that it will issue a critical patch that provides fixes for certain of its products for the Meltdown and Spectre chip flaws, both of which affect Intel chips. The critical...
View ArticleNew malware found spying on Android users
An advanced malware implant that has been active since 2014 was uncovered by Kaspersky Lab researchers. The implant, named Skygofree, is designed for targeted cyber-surveillance, possibly as an...
View ArticleApple to create more jobs following overhaul of tax law
Apple will open a new campus as part of a five-year, $30 billion US investment plan and will make about $38 billion in one-time tax payments on its overseas cash, according to Reuters. The company also...
View ArticleMark your calendars: Galaxy S9 launch revealed
Samsung has rolled out invitations to its much-anticipated Galaxy S9 unveiling, announcing the launch event to take place on 25th February in Barcelona, just a day before the official start of Mobile...
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