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Huawei mixes AR and 5G on one screen

Chinese tech titan Huawei boasted one of the largest booths during GITEX 2021, taking an entire row for itself; the booth was spread with mini stands that showcased the company’s vast offerings, everything from consumer electronics and connectivity to industrial 5G and digital infrastructure.However, one of its most eye catching stands was its 5G + […]

Etisalat's robotic nurse

The conference showcased a myriad of innovations, especially in the world of medical technology. During one of their presentations, Etisalat showcased a robotic nurse that could be used remotely by a medical professional. The company hopes to deploy these robots with senior citizens who seek medical care around the clock.

GITEX 2021 kickoff

GITEX Tech week has fully kicked off at the Dubai World Trade Center bringing together a tidal wave of everything tech and telecoms imaginable. The conference has already witnessed a plethora of announcements such as Egypt’s IT and Telecoms Minister announcing that three million Egyptian households will receive fiber-optic broadband in the coming two years.

Gitex 2021

GITEX Technology week has always been known as one of the world’s greatest and influential tech shows of the year; a home for experts in the world of technology to convene, meet, network, and engage in a plethora of thought-provoking panel discussions and speeches discussing the innovations of today and tomorrow. Over the course of […]

Lessons learned from remote education: Teaching will never be the same

Before March 2020, catching ‘fresher’s flu’ was a right of passage for university students. Fast forward 18 months and students around the world stayed indoors to keep illness at bay. However, the pandemic has taught the education sector an important lesson — the value of selecting the right communication tools. According to UNESCO, more than 1.5 […]

U.S. Senate anti-discrimination bill weighs on Big Tech firms

On Thursday, a bipartisan entity of senators revealed plans to welcome a nondiscrimination bill as pressure rises on the U.S. Senate to legislate a new set of laws prohibiting tech platforms from preferencing the company’s commodities and services over their rivals. After months of negotiations and hearings, the Senate has finally spoken, and its latest […]

Google nabs phishing attacks from state-sponsored cybercrimes

In a world where everyone is exposed to infiltration on their devices, Google sent Thursday approximately 50,000 alerts to users whose accounts were exposed to breaches by state-sponsored cybercrimes executing phishing and malware campaigns. “Countering threats from Iran” is the label the Big Tech giant gave to its latest blog post, addressing Google’s Threat Analysis […]

India's DoT discards telcos’ Bank Guarantee

India’s government informed telecom operators that any potential spectrum auctions for telecom service providers (TSPs) are not required to submit a financial bank guarantee (FBG) to estimate annual spectrum installment. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) announced it will shift the suitability terms for participation in the upcoming sale to facilitate the bidder’s financial capabilities. “For […]

Chinese tech crackdown forges Apple’s iron grip

The Chinese tech crackdown to reign in the industry’s firms has reached a new frontier, U.S. Big Tech. As China ups its regulatory game on tech firms, American sweetheart, Apple, has always managed to avoid being caught in the crossfire by striving to preserve a sharp image with Chinese authorities. With President Xi Jinping launching […]

Android’s apps trail users’ device interaction, research finds

Google, device manufacturers, and third-party apps could be probing deeper into users’ on-device habits by creating a tailing road to survey their every interaction through Android’s apps OS, a Trinity College’s study revealed. Data breaches and password leaks have taken the world by a swoop the minute a global conceptualization broke out that no one […]