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Relaxnews YouTube revealed on Tuesday the launch of a new app, YouTube Go. Making the announcement on their official blog, the video service announced that the new YouTube go would allow viewers, particularly those in India, to watch videos with slower connections. After visiting India and seeing the problems users had with a 2G connection, the video-sharing service realized that ...
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September, 2016
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27 September
Apple-target McLaren is a tech company disguised as a carmaker
Bloomberg On the face of it, U.K. supercar maker McLaren would seem an odd partner for Apple Inc. as the consumer electronics and software giant seeks to crack the global auto industry. With its racetrack heritage and gas-guzzling models priced from 126,000 pounds ($165,000), Woking, England-based McLaren is a world away from the mainstream auto market, which Apple appears ...
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26 September
Saudi Aramco sees oil demand ‘steady’ as supply growth slows
Dubai / Agencies Slower growth in oil supply is helping the crude market to re-balance, and prices are set to increase over time, according to the head of the world’s biggest producer. As investments in new oil and natural gas capacity have been being canceled or deferred worldwide, supply is rising more slowly, especially production of U.S. shale oil, ...
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26 September
UAE to introduce new laws soon to regulate drones
ABU DHABI / Reuters The United Arab Emirates will finalise laws to more heavily regulate the sale of drones and their operations soon, aiming to minimize risks posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, an official at the aviation regulator said on Monday. Dubai International Airport was closed for more than an hour on June 12 due to unauthorized drone activity ...
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26 September
ADNOC Distribution receives ‘Brand of the Year’ award again
ABU DHABI / WAM ADNOC Distribution has been honoured for the second consecutive year with the Brand of the Year distinction at the World Branding Awards 2016 in the National Award category for service stations sector. The title validates the brand’s excellence in the distribution and marketing of petroleum products and allied services within the UAE. Saeed Mubarak Al ...
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26 September
Dubai Parks and Resorts’ contract in Nedaa’s kitty
DUBAI / WAM The Professional Communication Corporation, Nedaa, a government corporation, has been awarded the contract for integrated wireless communications for Dubai Parks and Resorts. Under the terms of the contract, Nedaa will install an advanced and flexible wireless communications system, which includes 1,000 Airbus wireless devices, a fully integrated Terrestrial Trunked Radio, TETRA, professional mobile radio network, and ...
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26 September
DAFZA consolidates trade ties with S Korean biz community
DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) recently held a series of seminars in South Korea with the Korean business community as part of its continuing initiative to facilitate trade relations among foreign business communities worldwide and further highlight its latest business developments. The seminar was held in partnership with the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
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26 September
AED10mn NAMA Fund to elevate status of women
New York /Â WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the NAMA Women Advancement Establishment, recently launched a AED10 million NAMA International Women Fund, which seeks to mobilise financial and human resources required to elevate the status of women, and to support programmes for women’s economic and professional empowerment, ...
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26 September
UAE, Japanese bodies seek strong ties in mutual investments
Abu Dhabi /Â WAM Officials from the UAE International Investors Council and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), on Sunday met to discuss the prospects of signing of a memorandum of understanding to lay the foundation for cooperation in the area of mutual investments. The two bodies will hold more meetings in the near future to further shape their cooperation, ...
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26 September
Govt announces Oct 2 as New Year holiday
Dubai /Â WAM The holiday for the Islamic New Year, 1438 Hijri for Federal Ministries and departments will be on Sunday, October, 2. Official duty will resume on Monday, October, 3 according to a circular issued by Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Government Human ...
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