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IoT vendors – proactivity in challenging times

Consumer IoT vendors are looking for growth in the markets disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is forecast that shipments of wearable bands, smart speakers and smart personal audio devices will grow by 9.8% to reach 718 million units in 2020, as more people purchase devices that provide entertainment and help fulfil professional obligations as […]

Hackers' new target during pandemic: video conference calls

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and AARON MORRISON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her. Hackers had targeted […]

AI on the edge – restoring value back to data

In our digital world, both AI and IoT are significantly changing so many aspects of our lives. The amount of IoT devises that connect to the network is increasing at a rapid rate. By 2025, we are expected to have 41 billion connected devices. This increasing amount of connectivity means that the data flowing back […]

Here's why 5G and Coronavirus are not connected

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have given us much to think and worry about. Despite there being no validated in-depth conclusion about the health effects of 5G, there have been multiple rumors in the media lately, about conspiracy theories related to the virus. One such theory we would like to discredit is the link […]

New phone-only Quibi aims for bite of digital entertainment

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Want to see Chance the Rapper prank Hollywood stars? Catch a new action thriller starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz? How about a six-minute edition of “60 Minutes”? There’s an app for that, and more. Quibi — a snappy amalgam of “quick” and “bite” — […]

STC Health Centers Initiative valued at 100m SAR

STC Health Centers have launched as part of the company’s strategic alliance with the ministry of health, which is working on increasing prevention from the Corona virus pandemic and limiting its spread. STC have doubled their operational efficiency and awareness outreach of 22 of their healthcare centers across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The company […]

Online learning and development programs

The global community is dealing with unprecedented changes to everyday routine as a result of COVID-19. The things we took for granted have been consumed by lockdown, leaving us looking for new ways to spend our time. One thing that can be utilised, is the investment of time in learning and development; now is the […]

Omantel promotes remote learning within the Sultanate

Omantel, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, has introduced G Suite for Education, a collection of free apps by Google, designed especially for schools throughout the Sultanate. The company has stepped up to meet the challenges educators and students face with the spread of Covid-19 and the consequent lockdown, using remote learning. Teachers and […]

10 tech facts you should know today 03/04/2020

A leaked memo obtained by Vice showed Amazon’s efforts to mount a smear campaign against a worker it fired. The memo was written by one of Amazon’s top lawyers who described the fired worker, Chris Smalls, as “not smart or articulate.” Zoom’s CEO has apologized to the video conferencing app’s millions of users over privacy concerns. “We […]