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Etisalat to invest more than Dh3 billion in network upgrades in 2017

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Etisalat plans to invest more than Dh3 billion (SR3.06 billion) this year to modernize and develop its infrastructure and expand mobile and fiber optic networks, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and robotics across the Emirate, the group’s chief executive said. The UAE’s biggest telecoms operator has so far invested an estimated Dh31 billion into its networks, Saleh Al-Abdooli said. “DueRead more

Uproar in Egypt over hike in mobile recharging cards

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Egyptians are angry over a government decision to ratify a 36-percent devaluation of mobile phone balance recharge cards. “It’s completely unfair, that’s quite a lot,” a mobile user told Arab News after realizing that she received about 70 percent of the price of the purchased card in charging credit. The decision, ratified by the state-run Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), cameRead more

Ajman university students design smart bed for disabled

Ajman - Arab Today

Four electrical engineering students have designed a one-of-a-kind smart bed for disabled people. The students at Ajman University of Science and Technology saw the problems paralysed people face and came up with the smart bed idea and decided to use it as their senior project. They combined four essentials that paralysed patients need into one bed: a manual and autoRead more

Nokia and BlackBerry should stay where they belong – in the past

London - Arab Today

The big early news coming out of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is a new feature phone from Nokia and another BlackBerry with a keyboard. Pardon me for recycling an old joke, although it seems very appropriate in this case, but the early aughts called to say they want their phones back. Aside from sharing an obviousRead more

Mobile and digital media use expected to grow in UAE

DUBAI - Arab Today

The UAE is one of the most technologically advanced markets in the region, with one of the highest online penetration rates, highest concentration of media free zones, and the largest radio market throughout the Middle East and North Africa, the Arab Media Outlook Report 2016 showed. On average, a person in the UAE owns three internet-connected devices, ranging from aRead more

China's mobile manufacturers quickly catching up with big names

Beijing - XINHUA

As technological advancement temporarily slows down in today’s telecom scene, China’s local mobile manufacturers are quickly catching up with the industrial big names, market trends suggest. China’s leading indigenous smartphone company Huawei produced 17.3 percent of devices sold in China in May, according to stats by Counterpoint Research. Taking the next three spots are Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi, all ofRead more

Smartphones May Improve Emergency Heart, Stroke Care

Washington - QNA

Digital platforms such as mobile devices, social media, visual media and crowd-sourcing have the potential to improve emergency care for cardiac arrests, heart attacks and strokes, scientists say. Researchers reviewed scientific studies to evaluate current knowledge on the effectiveness of digital strategies at improving emergency cardiac and stroke care. "When seconds count, early recognition of the symptoms of cardiacRead more

Kenya's small earners find new survival tactic in mobile phone loans

Nairobi - Arab Today

In May, stone mason Gilbert Mulunya did not have regular work to enable him to get good income, but he is not a worried man when it comes to finances. The developer at the site in Ruai, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, where the mason was working stopped the construction to sort some issues with the city authority.Read more

IOF Israeli police raze prayer shed in Jerusalem

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Israeli bulldozers escorted by police forces demolished at an early hour on Monday, particularly after midnight, a prayer shed for Muslims in central Jerusalem. According to Quds Press, Israeli police forces stormed overnight al-Musrara neighborhood near Bab al-Amud (Damascus Gate) in the Old City and occupied the rooftops of some houses near the prayer shed. Afterwards, Israeli bulldozers embarked onRead more

Chinese classics available on WeChat

Beijing - XINHUA

Mobile phone users can read a selection of Chinese classics on messaging app WeChat from Saturday, World Book Day. Put together by Zhonghua Book Company, the selection includes more than 300 texts on literature and history, such as "Twenty-five Histories" and "A General Mirror for Governing the World." WeChat is the most popular messaging app in China, with more thanRead more