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Latest in Technology
Algeria lifts sanctions on Djezzy GSM, allows Orascom Telecom the right to convert profits
Move will allow Djezzy to operate in Algerian market alongside other telecommunications corporations
500 million users with upgrades to Google+: Google
Mazzika used the Google+ Hangouts application to market its new radio station, Nagham
Orascom Telecom: Our internet cable in Egypt is still unlicensed
Orascom Telecom has confirmed that is yet to reach a final agreement with Telecom Egypt regarding extending its marine internet cable within Egypt
Vodafone and Etisalat grant Ericsson right to manage mobile phone transmission stations
Ericsson will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and repair of all Vodafone and Etisalat facilities, including ensuring an adequate supply of diesel
Global mobile subscriptions to reach 8.9 billion by 2017
More mobile connections than people in the world in 2014, says Strategy Analytics report
Blackberry releases Z10 model in Egypt
The Blackberry Z10 possesses a 1.5 gigahertz dual core processor with 2 gigabytes of speed and 16 gigabytes of storage capacity.
T.E. Data cloud computing deal
Telecommunications company agrees data transfer agreement with Z Scaler to provide cloud services
Demand for tablets will surge throughout 2013: Intel
Ahmed al-Zaghbi, director of marketing development for Intel in Egypt, stated that sales for computer tablets have recently experienced growth rates of nearly 20%
Egypt Telecom extends payment period for Canal Cities
Muhammad al-Nuwawi said that these steps would only apply to those customers who pay their invoices using special company collection centres in the three cities.
Mobile phones sales tax increases by 5%
The sales tax was initially introduced last December and amounted to 18% for mobile phone calls
Mansorua internet speeds ahead of the pack nationwide
Ookla speed tests placed Cairo in third place
Etisalat and Mobinil brought before public prosecutor
Both companies failed to extend to the Agency documents it requested for review in the case against Egypt’s three largest mobile carriers, Mobinil, Etisalat and Vodafone
Souq.com establishes Egypt’s first internet-based youth commerce training academy
The project is conducted in concert with Education for Egyptian Employment
Samsung factory gives priority to Beni Suef residents
The company’s factory in Beni Suef is its first in the MENA region
CPA asks mobile companies to make licensed distributors database public
Mobinil facing allegations that it broke the law to become nation’s leading provider
Government to raise TV fees
With the current economic circumstances facing the government’s various sectors, the issue of revenue once again rises to the fore.
Compass Capital and Beltone Financial to found a new IT firm
An agreement between Compass Capital and Beltone Financial is being finalised to form the company Beltone for Information Technology. Maged Shawky, Managing Director of Beltone Financial, said that the board of directors for the new company has been formed with three members from Beltone and two members from Compass Capital. Shamel Abolfadl will head the …
Clinton meets with young Egyptian entrepreneurs
The work of Flat6Labs, a company looking to support the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs, highlighted by US Secretary of State
IT sector calls for more government attention
Information technology (IT) experts have said that the IT sector in Egypt has not significantly contributed to the national economy because the government has neglected its principle components. The sector has played an important role in other developing economies such as in India, Malaysia, and Brazil. The experts viewed the Ministry of Communications and Information …
Experimental project to produce domestic tablet computers
The Information Technology Industry Development Authority (ITIDA) has reviewed the bids it received to supply 10,000 locally produced “tablets” next month
Microsoft sets October release for Windows 8
San Francisco (AFP) – Microsoft’s next-generation operating system will be available in October as the software giant strives to stay relevant in a blossoming mobile era centred on tablets and smartphones. “This will be the biggest product and services launch year in our company’s history,” Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said at an annual gathering …
First specialised website to support investment and trade in Egypt
In an effort to bolster sustainable economic development, the Crédit Agricole Bank of Egypt held a symposium yesterday in collaboration with several key organisations, titled “Supporting Trade and Investment.” Among the participants were the representatives of the Investment Network and EUROMENA Investment fund (ANIMA,), the General Authority for Investment (GAFI,) the Egyptian Junior Business Association …
Working together to reap the rewards of digital currency
As Egypt and the region embrace all forms of electronic payment methods, partnership between banks, regulators and payment technology companies will ensure trust and security in the system, says Tarek Elhousseiny, Visa’s General Manager for North & Francophone Africa. The use of electronic payments is on the rise in Egypt as many other places all …
Technology market driven by citizen and government demand
‘WiMax’ services to list of most promising opportunities, ‘Innovative ideas’ are the best bet of the time
Expectations of greater internet use
Shadid: The reliance of politicians on mobile applications and Facebook portends growth
Tahrir2 earmarks $2m for investment in IT
Deal to sell shares of ‘Fun Wave”’ to be finalised within days, beginning of marketing ‘Open Days’
Internet life in spotlight at global TED gathering
The theme of this year’s TED Global will be “radical openness” as talks on and off stage in Edinburgh explore the implications of crowd sourcing, blogs, smartphones and other culture-changing features of the Internet Age.
Edfa3ly.com, a small startup that boomed
Edfa3ly.com allows buyers to order products from US websites and then the company purchases and ships the items to Egypt in exchange for a commission on the value of the purchase
IT startups: Government must invest
In light of the current economic conditions in Egypt, companies must try and attract new types of investments in order to profit
Incubators for IT startups
The best thing in the early stages of this kind of investment is for a venture idea to first develop in incubators until the idea matures, finds some success and begins to feel its way towards growth.