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Gadgets
Xbox 360 Super Elite is Indeed Superb!
Dec 3rd
I am glad I got my hands on this incredible gaming machine, because I am one of the few people who will actually get to own the limited edition!
21 BlackBerry Apps for Professionals
Jun 7th
Those who love their BlackBerrys and those who consider their BlackBerrys to be their mobile offices – here’s something you might want to read through. Over the past few days, I have been searching the net for the best BlackBerry applications around – here’s one that talks about 21 of those!
Future Of The Web Is Mobile Devices
Mar 8th
It’s no secret then – it’s already happening. Mobile devices are today at the centre of major technological advancements we see around us. Most service providers (such as web services, telecom services and so on), today focus on providing content specifically tailored to mobile devices such as netbooks, smartphones, mobile phones, and so on. As [...]
How NOT to Throw a Launch Party for the Press…
Aug 7th
The invitation read “Put on your dancing shoes and get a partner along”. It was a launch party invitation from PR agency Nettresults on behalf of Motorola. Motorola was launching its latest Rokr E38 music phone and so decided to throw the press a party at one of Dubai’s night clubs. The party was organised [...]
Sharaf DG Bribes Scribes With an iPod Nano
Jul 6th
So who’s complaining? Definitely not me!! Just when I was toying the idea of buying an iPod Nano for myself, Sharaf DG decides to gift me, and a few journos from Dubai with one. Yep, that’s right… a silver 4GB iPod Nano! The occassion was Sharaf DG launching its high-end audio video luxury store called [...]
PCMag-Mideast.com Launched!
May 14th
Finally, months of hard work has paid off! PC Magazine Middle and Near East, a magazine I edit, has gone digital. The magazine is the Middle East region’s top IT magazine (according to a survey by IPSOS-STAT) and is in fact the Middle East edition of PC Magazine. Well, PC Magazine Middle and Near East’s [...]
Phone with Foldable Display Launched
Jan 28th
A Dutch company has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones—by making a screen, which folds up when not in use. The 5-inch (13-cm) display of Polymer Vision’s “Readius” is the world’s first that folds out when the user wants to read news, blogs [...]
i-mate Opens a Regional Office in Singapore
Nov 15th
Dubai-based i-mate, one of the largest manufacturers of mobile devices based on Microsoft’s software applications, has marked its launch into South East Asia with the opening of a new regional base office in Singapore. The company claims that after securing market-leading positions in several regions including the Middle East, Africa and Australia, it has [...]
HP Launches Limited Edition Entertainment Notebook
Nov 14th
HP has introduced the essential, limited edition accessory for this season, the HP Pavilion dv2600 Special Edition Entertainment Notebook PC. The new stylish HP Verve Imprint design on the “chocolate†coloured notebook is sure to stand out in the crowd as the new exclusive notebook that everyone will desire. In line with the seasonal [...]
PlayStation 2 Comes in a New Design
Nov 6th
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. responsible for business operations in Japan, has announced a newly designed PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system (SCPH-90000), which will become available in Japan on November 22nd, 2007 at a recommended retail price of 16,000 yen (including tax).
The newly designed PlayStation 2 will come in [...]