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26 Aug 2015
PC Mag Middle East | UAE | News HTC Launches the Desire 820G+ Dual SIM
HTC Launches the Desire 820G+ Dual SIM HTC has announced a new addition to the HTC Desire family, the HTC Desire 820G+ Dual SIM, which is now available throughout the GCC. Powered by an Octo Core 8 x 1.7GHz processor, the Dual SIM version of the HTC Desire 820 allows you to switch between two
21 Aug 2015
Twitter Updates Transparency Report with Periscope Takedown Requests
Twitter Updates Transparency Report with Periscope Takedown Requests Twitter has released its latest batch of copyright notice statistics—as in, how many copyright notices the service (and other services it owns/operates) receives compared to how many it acts on. The results? The total number of copyright notices Twitter received in the time period between January
21 Aug 2015
Intel Looks Beyond PCs to the IOT and…BMX Bikes?
Intel Looks Beyond PCs to the IOT and…BMX Bikes? SAN FRANCISCO—The oldest technology is new again, Intel seemed to be saying at the keynote address that kicked off the Intel Developer Forum here Tuesday morning. An elaborate (and enormous) Rube Goldberg machine filled the stage, and when activated, it produced (with the help of myriad
18 Aug 2015
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner People know that I’m generally critical of the entire “Metro” direction Microsoft took with Windows 8. But after endless bit-twiddling, the company has nailed it with Windows 10. If you look up all the complaints about Windows 10thus far, with only a few exceptions, the objections are minor if not
18 Aug 2015
Living With Windows 10
Living With Windows 10 With Windows 10 launching today, it’s a good time to look at what customers can get if they upgrade to the new OS, versus a new machine. Microsoft is positioningWindows 10 as an upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8, and users of either systems will see a number of
18 Aug 2015
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Begin
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Begin Axiom Telecom has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note5 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+, are now available for pre-booking at Axiom stores across the UAE. The phones are set to be officially launched tomorrow in the Middle East. Following the significant success
18 Aug 2015
Samsung Intros Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ in the GCC
Samsung Intros Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ in the GCC Samsung Electronics has unveiled the fifth generation of the Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S6 edge+ in the GCC today. Smartly designed with the most advanced S Pen on the market and next-level wireless charging technology, the Galaxy Note5 is set to raise productivity
12 Aug 2015
Windows 10: How to Protect Your Privacy
Windows 10: How to Protect Your Privacy Most of us use the free Gmail email service, which everyone knows sifts through the text of your emails to choose ads to display through DoubleClick or Google’s other advertising platforms. It turns out Microsoft, which launched Windows 10 as a free service, does pretty much the same
07 Aug 2015
Update Firefox now: major vulnerability could steal your data
Update Firefox now: major vulnerability could steal your data vulnerability discovered by Mozilla lurking in an advertisement shown by a Russian news site could steal your files and upload them to a Ukrainian server without you ever knowing. The flaw exploits Firefox’s PDF viewer and the JavaScript context to inject a script that can search for and
07 Aug 2015
Microsoft’s new app translates 50 languages on your phone or watch
Microsoft’s new app translates 50 languages on your phone or watch Microsoft has launched Translator, a new Android and iOS app that translates your text or speech input into 50 different languages. In addition to your mobile devices, Translator works with Apple Watch and Android Wear gear too. The app features a clean interface