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Think pieces/op-ed on tech related topics
Deliveroo, originally launched in London in 2013, currently operates in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The company partners with premium restaurants that do not typically deliver which gives it a value proposition over similar services. Deliveroo is an app and…
Continue readingNYU Abu Dhabi kicked off its Social Impact Leaders Series by bringing together Khalid Al Ameri and Taim Al Falasi for an informal chat about the impact of social media in the region. Through flashbacks and funny quips, they both…
Continue readingAs part of its on-going commitment to make its services relevant and useful to more people, Facebook has recently announced that it had made an update to its Safety Check feature in a way to allow the community to both…
Continue readingFacebook announced today that it will host a Partner Developer workshop, with more than top 50 developers from across the region, in Dubai on Thursday, September 29th. The full-day workshop with Lee S Rosen in Boca will give attendees an…
Continue readingAfter reports of Galaxy Note7 smartphones exploding while charging, Samsung launched an investigation and acknowledged there could be a battery cell issue. The company moved swiftly and in a statement released September 2, 2016, which announced, “For customers who already…
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The credits rolled on the final episode of one series but before we had time to lament or even consider what the next joint entertainment venture would be, the first episode of another Netflix original began to play. This one,…
Continue readingAs the summer heat in the Gulf region knocks fiercely on household doors, it mandates that families spend most of their time in the great “indoors”. A major concern often neglected or under considered is the quality of the air…
Continue readingI started to title this post, When Kids Break Your Shit, but I opted for a softer headline. That is exactly what happened though. I was enjoying life with my Galaxy Note 5 and in 30 seconds flat, my kids…
Continue readingI woke up, grabbed my phone and keyed in my password like I do every morning. But this time, something was different. A pink blur resided in the coveted 120 X 120 pixel space where my Instagram icon had been….
Continue readingRapidly changing technology and direct access to information has changed the way children communicate. Turner understands this phenomenon and commissioned a study to learn more about children in the region and how to better tailor communication strategies for them. Kids…
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