After the evacuation, an area was set up to provide food, water, and medical assistance to the citizens residing in the community
The general manager of Intel Gulf, Samir Schamma, said the sales for the launched product, DTK eBook i10, would grow 10 times faster than the other notebooks because it is small, light and cheap.
He added that 20-25 per cent of internet traffic is due to online social networking done through Friendster and Facebook.
Priced at Dh1,836.58 ($500), the new portable computer is available at select retail outlets across the Middle East and, according to Nimer Attal, the managing director of DTK Computer Middle East.
He said about 50,000 units of DTK eBook i10, dubbed as a low-cost Netbook, will be produced annually for the Middle East region.
The Netbook allows users to connect to the internet, send and receive emails, do online chats and download music, photos and videos. It has a system memory of 1GB that can be upgraded to 2GB, and weighs 1.2 kilos including the battery, which has a three-hour battery life.
This is great for students and those who are looking for a cheap mobile computing device while on-the-go or as a secondary computer to their PC's at home, Attal said.
Charbel Fakhoury, the general manager of Microsoft Gulf, stressed the new product really comes handy for students saying wi-fi internet services are available in schools and some school buses.
Schamma said the Middle East leads the other regions worldwide in terms of electronic mobility through the use of mobile phones and notebook computers.
Nimer stressed that cheap laptops may not be very popular in the UAE, which has strong economic growth, but will surely be a hit in other Arab countries such as Egypt.
After the evacuation, an area was set up to provide food, water, and medical assistance to the citizens residing in the community
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Passengers reaching their final destination without their baggage should contact the airport airline representative or contact their airline call centre, DXB said
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Passengers already in Dubai and in transit will continue to be processed for their flights, the airlines said
The airline also suspended flights to Iran amid reports of an Israeli strike
Expect fair to partly cloudy conditions today with chances of fog and mist formation in some areas