Khaleej Times

UAE-US travel: Emirates to resume all flights after 5G rollout delay

From January 21, the airline will reinstate its Boeing 777 operations.

Travel1 day ago

World Bank chief takes swipe at Microsoft's $69b gaming deal as poor countries struggle

This dwarfed the $23.5b in cash contributions agreed by wealthier donor countries to the International Development Association.

coronavirus1 day ago

Aviation

UAE rolled out 5G without an incident at airports, but why is US facing issue

Aviation analysts say that it should not be a cause of concern for the airlines operating a modern fleet of aircraft

Aviation1 day ago

Tech

Oracle Cloud Regions to drive innovation across the UAE

Oracle plans to have at least 44 cloud regions by the end of 2022, continuing one of the fastest expansions of any major cloud provider

Tech1 day ago

TECH

China tells Google to obey laws after exit threat

Google must obey China’s laws and traditions, Beijing said Tuesday, an indication officials won’t budge in negotiations after the search giant threatened to pull out of the country if Internet restrictions aren’t relaxed.

TECH12 years ago

Tech

Twitter back to normal after outage

The social media platform said in a statement that it fixed a technical bug

Tech4 hours ago

Business

Al Habtoor Group issues statement denying any venture in NFT space

Earlier, Al Habtoor Group had announced plans to enter the NFT space, with the launch of an exclusive NFT Collection in Q1 of 2022

Business15 hours ago

Tech

M2P Solutions raises $56m led by Insight Partners

M2P Solutions is an API infrastructure company that enables businesses of any scale to embed financial products in their customer journeys

Tech20 hours ago

Aviation

UAE-US travel: Etihad says flights not affected due to 5G rollout

Emirates has suspended flights to nine US destinations from January 19.

Aviation2 days ago

Aviation

Airlines scramble to rejig flight schedules amid US 5G rollout concerns

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned that potential 5G interference could affect height readings.

Aviation2 days ago

GADGETS

Tech

Global VR headset market grows over 52%, Facebook leads

HTC and Sony rounded out the top 5 VR headset companies.

Tech6 months ago

Gadgets

iPhone 13 might feature reverse wireless charging: Report

Apple is planning to make the physical wireless charging coil in this upcoming iPhone larger, which would increase the surface area of where wireless charging can be induced.

Gadgets6 months ago

Tech

1b smartphones to have wireless charging globally

Smartphone vendors such as Samsung, Xiaomi and Oppo and technology suppliers like Infineon, MediaTek, Samsung SDI and Qualcomm are powering the rise of wireless charging with proprietary solutions that top off a battery faster than ever

Tech6 months ago

Tech

The apps that give you most value for your money

If you are a bargain hunter and want to get the most value out of your spending, then you should consider downloading these apps

Tech6 months ago

GAMING

Akshay Kumar unveils FAU-G game after India's PUBG ban

Bollywood star says the multi-player game will support PM Narendra Modi's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' movement.

1 year ago

Gaming equipment sales shoot up amid Covid restrictions

UAE among region's biggest gaming markets, is a hub that attracts international players to set up shop

1 year ago

In The City

Biggest eSports, comics and vlogger fest, POPC, coming to Dubai

Five-day cultural experience looks set to also be a celeb draw

In The City4 months ago

Gaming

Indian gaming platform WinZo raises $65 million

The fresh funding takes the total capital raised by the company to $90 million.

Gaming6 months ago

Features

WhatsAppitis: Why you shouldn't overuse your smartphones

The repetitive strain injury is a cause of concern in the medical fraternity

Features7 months ago

Tech

Gmail blocks 100 million phishing attempts daily: Google

The past six months have seen some of the most widespread and alarming cyber attacks against the digital infrastructure in history — against public utilities, private sector companies, government entities and people living in democracies around the world

Tech7 months ago

Gaming

UAE gamers want in on multi-billion-dollar industry

Indian expat Saad Khan said he realised there was “huge opportunity” in promoting eSports in the region four years ago.

Gaming9 months ago

Rest of Asia

India unlikely to revoke PUBG ban despite Tencent licence withdrawal - source

PUBG was among 118 Chinese-origin mobile applications banned by New Delhi earlier this month.

Rest of Asia1 year ago

SOCIAL MEDIA

Tech

New IT rules in India: Facebook backs government's moves

Facebook and its group companies have ensured that they are safe for users.

Tech6 months ago

Tech

Facebook hits $1 trillion market cap for the first time

A US court dismissed a federal agency’s antitrust complaint against the social media giant.

Tech6 months ago

Tech

Telegram finally adds group video calling option

Voice chats in any group on the platform can be turned into video calls by tapping camera icon.

Tech6 months ago

Long Reads

How real are virtual powwows in viral times?

Physical proximity is the key for a nuanced conversation that is often lost amid the digital embrace.

Long Reads7 months ago

Long Reads

Why I hit the social media pause button

Those days, I used to work for a 24x7 English-language TV news channel.

Long Reads6 months ago

Long Reads

Meet the social media hermits

There is a new minority online: those who don’t have any — or very limited — traction with social media platforms. What does it mean to be a virtual ‘networking’ recluse?

Long Reads6 months ago