Will this French startup attract Arab travelers with its trip recording app? Though it’s been tried by Arab companies before, and failed, French startup Trekea Media, Inc. is expanding their real-time mobile t... Ahmed Gabr • 20 June, 2013 Travel Mobile
Meet the Egyptian entrepreneur trying to build a digital brain Coauthored with Mazen Aly, Egyptian Artificial Intelligence Ph.D. student at Max Planck Computer Research Institute in Germany. "In order... Ahmed Gabr • 29 May, 2013 Data Egypt Technology
Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report] Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are... Ahmed Gabr • 06 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding
Lebanese entrepreneur named one of the five most powerful women in gaming Last week, Lebanese entrepreneur Reine Abbas of Wixel Studios was named one of the five most powerful women in gaming by Inc.com. Abbas... Glen Dalakian II • 21 May, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming Women
How a 24-year-old Lebanese entrepreneur found global success by beating Tamagotchi at their own game When Yahoo! paid 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio $30 million for news summary app Summly, one of our Wamda contributors wrote us, “I’m looking f... Nina Curley • 16 May, 2013 Merchandising Success Stories Mobile Gaming
Arab Heroes can now battle on the iPhone in Falafel Games' new mobile MMO Knights of Glory “We’re the only game where the Arabic player can identify with his own culture, his own history, and say ‘I’m one of the heroes’ instead of... Glen Dalakian II • 16 May, 2013 Mobile Gaming Mobile Gaming
A chat with HungerStation, an online delivery platform for Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] Fast food market sales in Saudi Arabia are expected to grow to $4.5 billion by 2015. Although Saudi youth are increasingly inclined to make... Ahmed Al Majid • 23 May, 2013 Delivery Mobile
Swipe-A-Service seeks to solve home repair troubles in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] The business of home maintenance and repairs in Saudi Arabia is an archaic morass. The current system is utterly unorganized and a task as... Ahmed Al Majid • 20 May, 2013 Startup Services Mobile
FOO launches the first mobile matchmaking app for Facebook in the Middle East It might not surprise you that one of Lebanon's earliest mobile app development companies was built by two AUB graduates. It's almost... Maya Rahal • 13 May, 2013 Social Networks Facebook Mobile
What are the most popular mobile phones and operating systems in the UAE? While Android is still the most popular operating system in terms of global sales, followed next by iOS, Nokia is dominating the biggest... Ahmed Gabr • 19 May, 2013 Mobile
Lebanon’s Game Cooks Releases Mobile Multiplayer Title NERDS On top of their recent release, Captain Oil, Game Cooks studios in Lebanon just launched new mobile game NERDS on both... Glen Dalakian II • 07 May, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Trends in Internet Usage in the Arab World [Report] Did you know that 28% of Arab internet users prefer social media as their main source of news? Individuals worldwide are downloading... Reem Boudraa • 08 May, 2013 Social Networks Social Media Mobile
The Mobile Show Middle East 2013 - Dubai, UAE The Mobile Show Middle East is an opportunity to meet the world’s leaders, disrupters and challengers of the mobile ecosystem and d... Wamda • 01 May, 2013 Mobile
iPhone Contacts Made Simple: Introducing ReachFast iOS application ReachFast started as a weekend vacation project, and ended up a sudden success. When Lebanese serial entrepreneurs... Maya Rahal • 02 May, 2013 Mobile
4 popular mobile apps for managing your personal expenses Many entrepreneurs need to find ways to more easily manage their expenses, especially when balancing a new startup with daily life. This is... Ahmed Gabr • 26 May, 2013 Financial management Mobile
Egyptian Startup Signs First Game with International Publisher Chillingo Mobile gaming is on the rise in the region, and the newest startup to join the mobile gaming frey is Spyros Entertainment from... Omar Aysha • 30 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Which OS Dominates the Arab Mobile Market? [Infographic] Android continues to be the world's favorite operating system, accounting for 64% of smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013. As of ... Glen Dalakian II • 29 April, 2013 Infographic Mobile
Mobile OS Trends in the Arab World [Report] This short report, by Froot Apps, shows how the 22 million smartphone users in the Arab world are consuming phones and downloading apps in ... Wamda • 29 April, 2013 Mobile
How Gaming Startups Can Measure the Success of a New Release Game developers across the Arab world are picking up steam, but recent releases by mobile developers in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt show... Glen Dalakian II • 23 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Marketing Mobile
Google Acquires Wavii for $30 Million, a Startup Founded by a Lebanese Entrepreneur In Silicon Valley, the race is on to build a better mobile news summarizer. Google is the latest to make a move, with its... Glen Dalakian II • 24 April, 2013 Mobile Google
A Look Inside Lebanon's Game Cooks as They Launch a New iOS Game The development studio for Game Cooks is set on a hill in Mansourieh, Lebanon overlooking a sprawling Beirut. After its two... Glen Dalakian II • 22 April, 2013 Developers Mobile Gaming Gaming
A Look at Egypt's ICT Sector: Growth, Strategy, and Impact on Startups Note: this piece has been adapted from the Arabic original. To help the Egyptian economy recover from the revolution, the Egyptian... Mohamed Salah • 25 April, 2013 Advertising Egypt Mobile
Why Digital Music Services Have Yet to Disrupt the Arab Market One of the most heated panels at ArabNet last week was the Mobile Music panel, which brought together 3 major music streaming services in... Fares Ghandour • 24 March, 2013 Music Mobile
A Reality Check for Game Developers in the Arab World This week's Game Development panel at ArabNet touched on a few counterintuitive themes which, whether you agree with them or not, are... Glen Dalakian II • 24 March, 2013 Ecosystem Mobile Gaming Arabnet