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23.4% reduction in sales of PCs in Q2 of 2015
The reduction in the value of the Egyptian pound against the dollar and the regulations of the Central Bank of Egypt to control the dollars deposits has affected the flow of shipments.
TE reshuffles board, reappoints dismissed officials
Upgrading infrastructure and improving the level of service top our priorities list, says Yassin
Amazon workers go on strike in Germany
Employees of online retailer Amazon have gone on strike again in Germany. Trade union representatives said they were determined to continue their industrial action in several logistics hubs until the end of the week. According to Germany’s leading trade union Verdi, employees in Amazon’s logistics centers in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben and Pforzheim …
Al-Qadi becomes 6th Communications Minister in 5 years
Sector needs minister who is aware of telecommunications sector, not just IT, says former minister
Apple enters refugee crisis with donations
Apple has enabled its customers to make a “financial donation” to aid refugees in Europe. CEO Tim Cook told employees the company will also make a donation in hopes of easing “the hardship so many are enduring.” American technology giant Apple enabled a function on its operating system’s App Store allowing iPhone and MacBook consumers …
With Google calling for donations, should global tech firms do more to help refugees?
As you tweet away, sharing images and thoughts about Europe’s refugee crisis, spare a thought for multinational tech firms, and ask yourself: what have they ever done? Let’s start by stating the obvious: Europe’s refugee crisis may be happening here, but its scale is international. Not only are refugees arriving in Europe from outside the …
SAP offers app for refugee registration
Europe’s largest software maker SAP has said it’s working on a smartphone application to help migrants arriving in Germany to navigate bureaucracy and assist officials in registering the new arrivals. The app would be free of charge to migrants and authorities, and the company was in talks with German authorities to see if they could …
Silicon Valley vs Stuttgart: Round 1, driverless cars
My way or the digital highway? Who will rule the roads of the future with driverless cars? Big tech and car industry heavyweights are headed toward a showdown as cars increasingly turn into digital platforms. The magic year seems to be 2030. Beyond this marker in time, a world of driverless cars awaits – according …
Tech giant Hewlett-Packard to shed up to 30,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard has said it will cut as many as 30,000 jobs as part of a corporate split. One branch of the business will focus on software, networking and storage, while the other concentrates on computers and printers. The cost-cutting measures were to occur within the company’s newly formed Hewlett Packard Enterprise unit, according to the …
Vodafone invested EGP 30bn since its establishment in Egypt: CEO
We target injecting investments worth EGP 9bn into the Egyptian market over the next three years
Mobinil plans to increase capital next year: CEO
TE has monopoly on Egypt’s internet market where they can fix the price they want, says Gauthier
Etisalat Egypt targets 10% growth next year: CEO
Etisalat Egypt targets EGP 10bn investments over next five years, allocates EGP 2.5bn per year to improve network’s service
Ashley Madison chief Biderman steps down
The chief executive of Canadian-based infidelity website Ashley Madison has thrown in the towel after hackers leaked sensitive membership data online. Executives, however, said the portal would continue operating. Adulterers’ dating site Ashley Madison announced Friday its CEO Noel Biderman stepped down following a widening data leak scandal. Parent company Avid Life Media, which operates …
Raya IT contracts with state-owned bank for 500 ATMs at $10m
We are currently focused on providing our services to banking and ICT sectors, says Abdel Rasoul
Ta2heal to launch mobile application supporting children with special needs education
We provide necessary training to develop skills, and cooperate with two rehabilitation centres, says Elfakharany
Fujitsu targets 500 companies in various fields to provide its products
Only 10% of companies are using up-to-date document scanners in their business operations
Spotify feels the burn after privacy policy flub
The popular music streaming service may have fallen out of favor with its users after it changed its privacy policy, asking for wide-ranging access to customers’ private data. Until this week, Spotify was one of the world’s most popular music streaming services. Then the company changed its privacy policy, asking for access to users’ phone …
Chinese glut slows global smartphone sales
The world’s biggest market for the devices has ‘reached saturation,’ a new report shows, as the number of first-time buyers shrinks. Despite a spike in emerging markets, the Chinese slowdown dragged down global sales. Worldwide sales of smartphones grew at the slowest pace in two years as demand in China declined for the first time …
Messaging app Kik secures funding from Tencent
Canada-based Kik Interactive has said it’s secured tens of billions of dollars from China’s Tencent. The Kik messaging application is very popular with American teens and the investment is required for add-on services. Chinese Internet giant Tencent took a $50-million (45-million-euro) stake in smartphone messaging application Kik, the Canadian company said Tuesday. The large-scale funding …
Google launches low-cost smartphone in Africa
Mobile users in six African nations are being targeted by Internet giant Google, which has launched an inexpensive smartphone with them in mind. The Android One program is designed for easy connectivity. Life without a smartphone is unthinkable for many people today. The electronic devices do everything from helping us to plan our day and …
Egyptian marketing company files complaint against Google
Egyptian Competition Authority investigated the matter, found that Google did not violate Protection of Competition Law as was claimed
Etisalat Egypt expands official branches across Egypt
1,100 new branches in all governorates provide more than 3,000 new job opportunities
Report: US telecom giant AT&T a key partner in NSA surveillance
Telecom giant AT&T reportedly played a “highly collaborative” part in helping the NSA to spy on Internet traffic. It’s the latest revelation from documents provided by the agency’s former contractor Edward Snowden. In new information gleaned from National Security Agency documents dating from between 2003 and 2013, jointly reviewed by “The New York Times” and …
Twitter stops 140-character limit for Direct Messages
Micro-blogging site updated rules for sending and receiving Direct Message four months ago
Egypt eighth amongst 10 highest smartphone sales in developing markets
By Mohamed Alaa El-Din A recent report issued by GFK Institution ranked Egypt as having one of the highest smartphone sales in developing markets in 2015. According to the report, Egypt occupied eighth place in the list of countries that included India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Brazil, China and Indonesia. The report said Egypt’s sales of smartphones …
Egypt Post installs surveillance cameras, security solutions in 1,100 offices
Single-window system to be available in 250 postal offices, says official
Supporting sharing economy, reaching users via mobile-phones most important strategies: Dubizzle
Mobile phones, computers, accessories, and clothing are the most active sections on the website
‘Alphabet takes Google from G to A, ahead of the F of Facebook’
Google’s restructuring plan has come as a surprise for many. DW asked Tobias Kollmann from the University of Duisburg-Essen for his take on new holding company Alphabet and the future of Google. DW: Google, the search engine giant, is to form a new holding company as part of a major restructuring effort. What’s the strategy …
Google announces significant restructuring
Google, Inc. is creating a new parent company called Alphabet to be led by its CEO. The move makes its search engine one of many subsidiaries, such as YouTube, investment arm Google Capital and the Google X research lab. Google announced Monday that Alphabet, Inc. will replace Google, Inc. as the company’s publicly traded entity, …
Twitter, NFL intensify business ties
Short messaging service Twitter and the US National Football League have agreed on a longer content and advertising deal. It goes far beyond the contracts the two sides have shared so far. Twitter and the NFL on Monday announced a partnership accord, which they said would take previous cooperation contracts in 2013 and 2014 to …