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Digitization Trends to look out for
The world is entering the fourth industrial revolution where businesses and even governments have to rethink their models with the fast pace of technology, according to experts and industry leaders who discussed challenges and opportunities of digital transformation at the Kingdom Digital Show in Riyadh this week.Never has there been a convergence between the digital and the physical environments. Experts discussed digital transformation in enterprise, financial and government realms.IT professionals view digitization a key driver of Vision 2030 that has put a roadmap for Saudi Arabia to diversify its economy.Digitization trends to look out for the coming years:— HyperconnectivityHyperconnectivity will increase more than ever in households and businesses. 5G coming to the Kingdom soon...
November 09, 2017

Digitization Trends to look out for

File Photo: The Twitter application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. — Reuters
Twitter doubles character limit to 280 for (nearly) everyone
Twitter says it’s ending its iconic 140-character limit - and giving nearly everyone 280 characters.Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That’s because writing in those languages uses fewer characters.The company says 9 percent of tweets written in English hit the 140-character limit. People end up spending more time editing tweets or don’t send them out at all. Twitter hopes that the expanded limit will get more people tweeting more, helping its lackluster user growth. Twitter has been testing the new limit for weeks and is starting to roll it out Tuesday.The company has been slowly easing restrictions to let people cram more characters into a tweet. It stopped counting polls, photos, videos and other things toward the limit. Even before...
November 08, 2017

Twitter doubles character limit to 280 for (nearly) everyone

Long lines formed at the launch of iPhone X in UAE on Friday. — SG
Proving A Draw
Long lines formed outside Apple Inc stores across United Arab Emirates from 8.00 a.m. onward on Friday as fans flocked to buy the new iPhone X, a turnout that showed a super launch of the premium smartphone.Strong initial demand underscores Apple's upbeat sales forecast for the year-end holiday shopping season, provided just hours before iPhone X sales began. — SG
November 03, 2017

Proving A Draw

Saudi app ‘Amerni’ draws Saudis to the maintenance sector
Saudi GazetteAmerni is an app founded by Saudi youth to tackle the home maintenance sector and the problem of inconsistent rates.The unsystematic means of finding repairmen and lack of standard led a team of five Saudis to fill the gap by designing an on-demand service with fixed prices.Whether an A/C needs to be fixed, a plumbing problem needs to be resolved, or any of the common problems that occur in maintenance, clients can skip the hassle of searching for repairmen and haggling prices.Clients from households, offices and businesses can order services online from a range of services including electricity, plumbing, A/C and custom jobs.The idea for ordering maintenance on-demand is not new, as a number of local apps have already penetrated the domestic maintenance market. “Our...
November 02, 2017

Saudi app ‘Amerni’ draws Saudis to the maintenance sector

Huawei moves from smart to intelligent phones
Saudi GazetteHuawei announced it’s moving forward from smartphones to intelligent phones, revealing the new Huawei Mate 10 series this week in Dubai.The new Huawei Mate 10 series is what the public is waiting for to get introduced to endless experience with technology as these devices are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).The devices are characterized by great camera, more power and high speed, says Clement Wong the head of global product marketing at Huawei Consumer Business Group.“Tech-savvy consumers in the Middle East and Africa have a huge appetite for innovative technology that offers increasingly intelligent and seamless solutions for their busy lives,” said Gene Jiao, president of Huawei CBG, Middle East & Africa. “The use of AI in the HUAWEI Mate 10 Series allows us...
November 02, 2017

Huawei moves from smart to intelligent phones

Government and Tech: Kollona Amn app registers half million reports
Kollona Amn, an app launched by the Ministry of Interior to enable citizens and residents to play the role of a police officer, reached nearly half a million reports last year.The app aims to speed up rescue missions and efficiency. By capturing an incident via media tools such as photo, video, or voice note, citizens can aid police in reporting investigations around them. Contributors also receive updates on the status of their incidents via the app.
November 02, 2017

Government and Tech: Kollona Amn app registers half million reports

The Vahana is set to be launched at the end of this year
Air Taxis: The future of City Transport
Saudi GazetteFive years time, air taxis could be a normal sight in large cities. Increasing traffic and congestion in cities are driving engineers at Airbus to work on urban air mobility for commuters.Ordering an electrical helicopter on demand through an app or riding a single-passenger air vehicle are the future of urban transport, Airbus told reporters at their headquarters in Toulouse, France.One factor that has made it possible in the digital age is the significant decrease in cost of technologies like memory chips, cameras, drones and batteries.Another is the increased flow of venture capital into startups in recent years.The technology trends to make such a revolution in transport possible are autonomy, connectivity, electrification, and digital design manufacturing.“In congested...
October 26, 2017

Air Taxis: The future of City Transport

Digital Souks
Prices for malware and hacking tools are generally a bit more expensive in the Middle East than in other regions, according to a report by cybersecurity solutions provider Trend Micro.A report titled ‘Digital Souks: A Glimpse into the Middle Eastern and North African Underground’, revealed several findings on cybercrime activities in the region.A keylogger in the North American underground runs for USD 1-USD 4, but here it can be up to USD 19. However, the willingness for members to share content for a mutual cause helps balance out the price differences.“Also, the prevalence of giving services and malware away for free is interesting,” says Ihab Moawad, Vice President, Trend Micro, Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa. “Other underground marketplaces provide support to members,...
October 19, 2017

Digital Souks

Jason Mical 
‘Automation a must in Cybersecurity’: Expert
Saudi GazetteMany organizations tend to lack the skillsets to respond efficiently as it’s not enough to simply detect a cyber threat, according to a cybersecurity expert.‘Organizations believe that a firewall or anti-virus will immediately protect their systems,’ says Jason Mical, vice president of endpoint products at Fidelis Cybersecurity. ‘They think they’re safe until their wall starts crumbling and then they don’t know how to respond. They don’t know how to protect it or prevent a cyberattack in the first place.’Such threats are not new, he explains, as ransomwares and hackers are now finding vulnerabilities they can exploit successfully.With the rise of the internet of things and digital transformation, they pose a risk to not only computers but also home appliances,...
October 19, 2017

‘Automation a must in Cybersecurity’: Expert

Video game part. — Courtesy photo
Video game part does double-duty — on a submarine
By Michael Buchanan NEW YORK — The US Navy will outfit its latest nuclear-powered attack submarine with hardware from a home video game. It sounds crazy. But replacing a $38,000 joystick that controls the submarine’s “eyes” with Microsoft’s $30 gaming controller makes more than just financial sense. (President Trump has directed all federal agencies “to protect every last American and every last tax dollar.”) The idea to use the Xbox came from the Navy sailors themselves, many of whom grew up playing video games. They are used to the Xbox controller and can pick up in minutes how to use the digital periscope system. “If we have a good idea, we bring it in here and try it out. It may work, it may not,” said Jacob Shultz of Lockheed Martin, which formally tested the Xbox...
October 17, 2017

Video game part does double-duty — on a submarine

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