“Dubai is a transit city, a hub for people from all around the world and from all backgrounds.” With these words Kamran Saddique, president and CEO of the City Innovate Foundation and cofounder of Inside Investor, summarized the reason he chose Dubai as the host of the first SmartLivingCity event, held at Jumeirah Emirates Tower […]
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Could AbsoluteGeeks.com be the region’s next big tech site?
What do you get if you combine three Dubai-based technology lovers, a firm friendship, and the omnipresent World Wide Web? As it turns out, this potent combination has brought us the Middle East’s newest online hub for all things tech: Absolute Geeks. “We love technology and are incredibly curious about new phones and devices. In […]
Indian advertising company scaling to MENA on strength of $27M round
When Chetan Kulkarni, CEO of Vizury, visited Dubai last month, it wasn’t to check out the Burj Khalifa or hit the malls. Founded in December 2008 in Bangalore, the company established a Dubai office last year as a base from which to expand to the Middle East, managed by Amjad Puliyali. Kulkarni states that Vizury […]
TechForum Dubai: how will wearables impact our daily lives?
Organizers of the 16th TechForum, held on September 16 at Dubai Silicon Oasis in partnership with the Emirati telecom Etisalat, wanted the answer to only one question: “How are wearables affecting society?” Wearables occupy an important place in the technology sector today, with global sales expected to grow from $15 million USD in 2013 to $70 […]
Sleek smoke alarm chirps its way to Dubai (and funding)
An elderly woman using a gas stove to heat her home right after Hurricane Katrina sounds like a recipe for disaster. But in the aftermath of the 2005 disaster, Mark Belinsky’s grandmother was – along with thousands of others – in this very predicament. Wouldn’t it be great, he thought at the time, if there […]
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, Dubai Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, UAE TiECon Dubai 2014 01 October, 2014 – 02 October, 2014 The Dubai Chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is announcing its first TiECon event for the Middle East on Wednesday October 1st and Thursday October 2nd, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai. Speakers will include Dave McClure, Fadi Ghandour, […]
7awi’s lessons from launching 5 Arabic sites in 2 years
The virtual world suffers a severe shortage of Arabic content; sites in Arabic account for only 3% of all online content. In recent years, there have been initiatives in several countries to develop a production pipeline for Arabic content, especially since demand is rising among an increasingly web literate population. As more content is produced, […]
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, Dubai Radisson Royal Hotel, Dubai DSOA launches The Entrepreneur Day competition 16 November, 2014 – 16 November, 2014 Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, has launched “The Entrepreneur Day Business Plan Competition”. The competition is organized by Silicon Oasis Founders (SOF) […]
Language game app to take the pain out of learning
The growth of online learning products has created a huge range of ways to learn a foreign language, from the comprehensive-but-pricey Rosetta Stone to a whole host of free services. However, a major challenge facing such educational products is keeping learners entertained and engaged in what can sometimes be the arduous task of memorizing vocabulary […]
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, Dubai Madinat Jumeirah Dubai, UAE The 10th World Islamic Economic Forum Dubai 28 October, 2014 – 28 October, 2014 The Dubai Chamber, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, will host the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum from October 28th […]