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Candy Crush Saga maker King trademarks word ‘candy’
Candy Crush Saga was the top downloaded free app for 2013, and the year’s top revenue grossing app.
Russia hacked hundreds of Western, Asian companies: Security firm
Reuters – A US cybersecurity firm says it has gathered evidence that the Russian government spied on hundreds of American, European and Asian companies, the first time Moscow has been linked to cyber attacks for alleged economic – rather than political – gains. According to the firm, CrowdStrike, the victims of the previously unreported cyber …
South Korea to spend $1.5bn on 5G ‘movie-in-a-second’ service
Under the roadmap, a trial 5G service will be rolled out in 2017 and a fully commercial service in December 2020.
MCIT launches specialised training scholarship programme
The first round will benefit 1,125 trainees and cost EGP 18bn
Yahoo! users will be mostly mobile in 2014 says CEO
Mayer has made improving Yahoo’s popularity on smartphones and tablets a priority as the faded Internet search pioneer is re-invented.
Telecom companies approach agreement on TE’s mobile services supply
The three mobile companies pay nearly EGP 1.5bn annually to the NTRA in return for licences granted, in addition to the 1% of total revenues paid to support the Information Technology Industry Development Agency, or “ITIDA”.
For CyberSecurity Professionals, is the Concept of “Control” a Pipe Dream?
In fact, new research from IDC Government Insights finds that overall IT security spending by the US Federal government will rise from $5.9bn in 2012 to over $7.3bn in 2017.
Social networking websites have over 2 billion registered users: Y2D
Domination of social networking sites illustrated in Y2D report
Facebook data funneled to Russian search engine Yandex
Facebook profiles or posts set to “private” by users will not be searchable.
Mobile app use jumped over 100% in 2013
Deloitte’s annual technology predictions report published shows that in the UK at least one of the world’s most mature mobile markets the number of text messages sent over the course of 2013 fell by some 7 billion to 145 billion messages.
IBM Egypt negotiates smart meters project
Some African countries are seeking cooperation with Egypt in [the field of smart meters], including Tanzania and Nigeria
Ministry of Interior launches e-payment service for licensing cars
The Ministry of Interior recently launched, in cooperation with Fawri for Bank Technology and Electronic Payments, an electronic payment service for issuing car licences. Assistant to the Minister of Interior and Head of the General Administration for Traffic Medhat Koraytam said the service would start in El-Nozha Traffic Unit and then be applied nationwide in …
Samsung expects 2014 to be another strong year
The company will take part in three major projects this year
App developers see wearable devices as next big thing
Galaxy Gear smart watches from Samsung have garnered mixed reviews since their September launch, and consumers have not warmed to them yet.
Intel shows off wearable gadgets as chipmaker expands beyond PCs
Intel dominates the PC industry, but it has been slow to adapt its processors for smartphones and tablets, markets now dominated by rivals like Qualcomm and Samsung Electronics.
Egypt to host World Summit on Information Society
The event will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh during the last quarter of 2014.
A Cybersecurity New Year’s Resolution: Simplify Security
Cybersecurity is becoming so complicated that you could argue that complexity is one of our biggest security challenges
Analysis: After Web stocks boom, investors wary but rout unlikely
Most importantly, this year’s stars, such as Facebook and Netflix, actually make money.
Blast from the past: 1970s games revived on Internet
The effort will enable a new generation to discover games that used to be on a cartridge inserted into a console, with titles including “Ninja Golf,” and “Ms. Pac-Man.”
‘Tis the season for predictions…..
As the new year approaches, consumers are bombarded by predictions from companies, analysts and opinion leaders on the newest trends
Telecom Egypt to connect CIB branches using fiber optic technology
The fiber-optic infrastructure would provide CIB data network with data speed of 10 gigabytes per second.
Hulu must face privacy lawsuit, US judge rules
The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of Hulu users nationwide
BlackBerry shares surge despite record losses
BlackBerry shares surged 15.52 percent to end the day at $7.22.
Sony, Panasonic to end joint OLED TV development
Sony and Panasonic formed the OLED alliance in June last year with the goal of developing mass-production technology by the end of 2013.
Big tech hits of 2013
The one-to-many messaging service made the most hotly-anticipated stock market debut of the year in early November.
Google Glass eyewear allows winking to snap pictures
Notions put forth included Glass wearers someday paying for cab rides by winking at metres or buying something in a shop with a blink.
Facebook to test video ads, opening new revenue source
Facebook will run video ads for Divergent on Thursday in a one-day test.
New protocol signed to encourage competitiveness
A new trilateral protocol has been signed to revitalise the domestic market and increase competitiveness among companies
Egyptians’ politics-related online searches surge in 2013
Muslim Brotherhood members Khairat El-Shater and Safwat Hegazy ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, while interim president Adly Mansour ranked sixth.
Egyptian SMEs resist internet lure
Only 7% of the SMEs in Egypt have online presence and 61% have not even considered having a website.