Regional Why healthcare in the Arab world needs to go mobile This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should take advantage of its... Jamil Wyne • 01 September, 2013 Health Mobile Trends
Saudi photo editing app reaches #1 in UAE, Kuwait App Stores [Podcast] Smartphones have brought photography, a once secondary feature in cellphones, to the center of the industry’s evolution, creating ripe o... Ahmed Al Majid • 29 August, 2013 instagram Developers Mobile
Lebanon Wixel Studios launched Little Heroes, Big deeds; will it bring them long-awaited success? “To make a successful game, you need to have a good product and a lot of money to market it,” says Ziad Feghali, one of the... Reine Farhat • 29 August, 2013 Education Gaming
Egyptian startup Instabug chosen as a finalist in The Next Web's USA Mobile Rally Egyptian startup Instabug is quickly becoming one of the region's major fledgling success stories this year, despite the country's... Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013 The Next Web Developers MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
Nokia and Facebook dominate the UAE mobile market At the end of last week, we took a look at the fact that smartphones are outselling feature phones worldwide. In the Arab world,... Nina Curley • 21 August, 2013 Statistics Mobile Penetration smartphones
Egypt loses two of its leading entrepreneurs: A tribute We don’t write about politics on Wamda, but we do write about humanity. Two of Egypt’s leading lights in technology and entrepreneurship wer... Omar Aysha • 20 August, 2013 Tragedy Goodbyes
Smartphones are outselling feature phones: a look at the opportunity in the Arab world You saw the news yesterday: smartphones are outselling feature phones globally. As of Q2 2013, smartphone sales now account for... Nina Curley • 16 August, 2013 Data Mobile Trends
Lebanese mobile game reaches Top 5 in US, Middle East App Stores Ever since Birdy Nam Nam launched in August 2011, to reach 100,000 downloads on its first day, 450,000 times in its first month, and 1.5... Glen Dalakian II • 12 August, 2013 Mobile Gaming Mobile Gaming
Why an Emirati mobile services company chose to expand into Thailand When considering expansion, many entrepreneurs in the region are turning their eyes towards Asian markets, which are seen as promising... Ahmed Gabr • 26 August, 2013 Mobile Gaming Mobile
How Moroccan developers launch apps without an app store Last month saw a barrage of mobile app development contests across Morocco. Three weeks after Méditel announced the winners of its ... Aline Mayard • 24 July, 2013 Mobile
Why is this mobile game produced in China so popular in Kuwait? When international game publisher Happylatte released their first cowboy shoot'em-up game, High Noon, in 2010, its team didn't... Glen Dalakian II • 22 July, 2013 Developers Mobile Gaming Gaming
How popular are mobile phones across the globe? [Infographic] Since the days of the clunky first Motorola DynaTAC handheld phone released in 1983, cellphone sales have progressively exploded across ... Maya Rahal • 23 July, 2013 Mobile Trends
Netherlands Game Award Competition in Beirut Building on the success of the Netherlands Game Award in 2012, AltCity, Lamba Labs Beirut Hackerspace, GeekExpress, Bader Program for Y... Wamda • 12 July, 2013 Mobile Gaming Competitions Gaming
Egyptian startup Instabug accepted into Google for Entrepreneurs program in Silicon Valley UPDATE: Cairo-based startup Instabug, a Flat6Labs graduate, has been accepted into the first Google for Entrepreneurs program,... Ahmed Gabr • 16 July, 2013 Mobile
5 Arabic health platforms that help users stay healthy during Ramadan Do you have plans to maintain a healthy lifestyle during Ramadan? Those who are can find advice on a variety of Arabic online portals and... Maya Rahal • 11 July, 2013 Arabic Content Mobile
OSN launches mobile video streaming platform Play The number of those who watch video entertainment via computer may soon be overrun by users who prefer to watch their favorite movies and... Ahmed Gabr • 24 July, 2013 streaming 3D Video On Demand
Mobile advertising is on the rise in the Arab world [Report] Mobile advertising in the Arab world grew 68% last year, offering stronger revenue-generating opportunities for mobile startups in the... Ahmed Gabr • 22 July, 2013 mobile advertising Digital Advertising Advertising
Mobile payment solution launches in Kuwait, looks to region Finding the right platform for online and mobile payment continues to be one of the top challenges for Arab startups selling online. Over... Ahmed Gabr • 14 July, 2013 Payment Gateways Mobile E-commerce
Wizards founder builds new mobile gaming company at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley In an effort to keep their gaming startup, Wizards Productions, afloat, founders Hussam Hammo and Sohaib Thiab pivoted into mobile,... Glen Dalakian II • 02 July, 2013 Incubator Failure Mobile Gaming
Dubai World Game Expo & Summit 2013 Dubai World Game Expo (DWGE) is one of the largest events for video games and digital entertainment industry in the Middle East &... Wamda • 21 June, 2013 Dubai Mobile Gaming Conferences
The mobile opportunity for startups in the Middle East and Africa [report] “Even though we have a mobile penetration rate of 109% in the Middle East, I still see room for growth,” says Amr Shady, the founder of TA ... Glen Dalakian II • 23 June, 2013 Report Mobile Trends
Sketch In Motion Founders Launch BeeLabs to Build Educational Apps for Kids After spending almost ten years producing interactive media and cartoon animation for television and the web,... Maya Rahal • 03 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Arabic Content Education
Kick-start your mobile app by developing on these alternative platforms As of last April, the number of smartphones and tablets sold in the Middle East reached 22 million and continues to grow. The... Ahmed Gabr • 26 June, 2013 Developers Mobile Gaming Competitions
European mobile voucher startup tests Dubai's market With daily deals potentially on the decline, the time might be ripe for a return to basic coupons; TWOFORONE GO is a new mobile... Glen Dalakian II • 03 June, 2013 Dubai Mobile