AFP Facebook has made its latest move against competitor Snapchat, capitalising on the popularity of its ‘selfie’ filters and launching a similar offering of the same as it continues to enhance its Live platform. Oculus announced it is ramping up availability of its Rift virtual reality gear and planning a major conference in October for developers making software for ...

  Relaxnews .Just over 30 million smartwatches were sold worldwide in 2015, according to research from Gartner, a figure that’s expected to more than double in two years to reach 66.7 million in 2017. The symbolic 50-million mark is likely to be passed in 2016. The smartwatch market now includes a growing number of models aimed at children, with varying ...

  Sunaina Rana EMIRATES BUSINESS The Najibi Group of Companies is a large, diversified business conglomerate. Rooted in the Middle East, Najibi has been in business for over 50-years, and has tackled heavy-duty challenges on the road to success. As one of the region’s largest independent family-owned groups, Najibi is built on a resilient foundation of trust, commitment and integrity, ...

  Our Correspondent EMIRATES BUSINESS Western Furniture LLC, the premier retailer of upscale home furniture in the UAE, welcomes the German furniture brand ‘Draenert’ into its portfolio of luxury, first-class products. The collection highlights outstanding creations of coffee tables and dining tables with patented extension mechanism and wide spectrum of chairs with various functionalities and shapes. Founded by Karin and ...

  Abu DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported a net profit of AED 989.5 million for the first half of 2016, a year-on-year (YoY) increase of 3.8 percent. Total assets grew by 5.6 percent YoY to AED 121.5 billion, with customer deposits rising 9.3 percent to AED 97.4 billion, while loans grew by 6.9 percent to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to the President of the French Republic, Francois Hollande, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Decree No.159 for the year 2016. The Decree appoints Mattar Salim Ali Al Dhaihiri as Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and is effective from the date of issuance of 10th July, 2016. Mattar Salim Ali Al Dhaihiri has worked as Assistant Under-Secretary ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by Boeing to manufacture vertical fins for the 787 Dreamliner family. The agreement, announced at the Farnborough Air Show, further expands the organisation’s role as a direct supplier of primary ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Economy has finalized preparations for representing the UAE in the 14th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) taking place from July 17 to 22, 2016 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. The Ministry of Economy will lead a government delegation headed by HE Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Harvard University, Massachusetts, recently showcased ‘City Guard,’ the leading community engagement interactive application developed by the Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC), as a distinctive success story in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. The presentation on City Guard was conducted during the Second Developmental Forum for Director Generals of the Abu ...