ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The smartphone boom — triggered by affordable smart handsets priced as low as US$80, and dual-SIM devices — is apparently putting a heavy toll on the traditional slate tablets in the region. A recent research revealed that tablet shipment in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has dipped by 3.1 percent year-on-year in 2015. ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The wait is over! Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer, Maserati’s Levante — The luxury SUV, which made its World Premiere at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, has now arrived in the UAE. Al Tayer Motors, the official importer-dealer for Maserati, staged a special preview of the SUV at an event in Dubai. Hossam Hosni, General Manager, ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The Palma Development has announced a significant progress in its construction of the premier residential complex, Serenia Residences, with 25 percent of its raft casting already completed. Kareem Derbas, CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Palma Holding, told Emirates Business, “Serenia Residences is one of our most anticipated developments. The construction is well under way and ...