6 Tips on Developing Games for Mobile, from Richard Rabbat of Zynga As Zynga looks to make a comeback by focusing on mobile, developers in the Middle East may want to take notes on its tips and tricks-... Nina Curley • 14 March, 2013 Zynga Social Advice
Can Yahoo! Maktoob's New Football iOS App Compete? Yahoo! Maktoob have launched a new iPhone application for football lovers in the Arab region. The Arabic iOS app, called Maktoob Football... Ahmed Gabr • 27 March, 2013 Sports Mobile
Weekly Wrap-Up: March 10-14 Ready for Mix N' Mentor? We are! Read up on this week's top news and announcements, and meet us at the Swiss Club in Cairo. See you at Mix... Wamda • 14 March, 2013 Zynga Weekly Wrap-Up Mobile Gaming
touch Cloud PitchFest Apply to the PitchFest by March 29th to pitch your mobile app in a private session with investors, judges, mentors, and a select group of... Wamda • 12 March, 2013 Developers Competitions Mobile
Want to Rebuild Dubai? Silicon Valley Developer Launches SimCity-Style Game for the Middle East Silicon Valley game developer Lumba (which means light bulb in Arabic) recently released mobile game Desert Tycoon for iOS, targeting... Glen Dalakian II • 04 March, 2013 Gaming Mobile Mobile Apps
3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian GameJam GameTako, a non-profit organization that aims to create an indie game industry in the Arab world, announces the 3rd GameZanga Pan-Arabian... Wamda • 04 March, 2013 Competitions Developers Gaming
5 Apps for Managing Your Files in the Cloud Many entrepreneurs today need to store, edit and sometimes share their digital files across multiple platforms;... Ahmed Gabr • 19 March, 2013 Cloud Computing Mobile
Cairo Transport App Challenge Winners Announced Last Saturday, the Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) concluded with an awards ceremony announcing the top 3 tech solutions to... Glen Dalakian II • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Social Change
Exclusive Sneak Peek at startupBahrain's New iOS Magazine for Entrepreneurs A new iPad and iPhone magazine launches tomorrow to showcase, feature, and advise Bahrain’s local startups and e... Nina Curley • 28 February, 2013 Advice Ecosystem Mobile
How Mobile is Changing Business [Infographic] Starting this year, the number of mobile devices used to access the internet will overtake the number of desktop devices, for the first... Wamda • 28 February, 2013 Mobile E-commerce
Lebanese Gaming Startup Debuts Flying Carpet Hero, Prince of Persia Style Today, Lebanon's Gamabox has made their debut in game development with the launch of their first title, Ali Hood. Ali Hood, a cross between... Glen Dalakian II • 26 February, 2013 Gaming Mobile Mobile Gaming
CircleTie: Better than Foursquare, Built in Egypt Location-based check-in apps are all the rage, especially those that help you discover new venues. In Egypt, however, CircleTie, is... Omar Aysha • 25 February, 2013 Egypt Gamification Innovation
Will Facebook's New Deal with Mobile Operators Help It Take On Whatsapp, Viber, and Skype? Yesterday, Facebook announced a partnership with telecom operators in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, to offer discounted access to its... Nina Curley • 27 February, 2013 Facebook Mobile Mobile Apps
Careem, the Uber of the Middle East, Launches Mobile App [PROMOTION INCLUDED] UPDATE: Those who sign up for Careem through Wamda will receive a free 30 AED (~US $8) in credit; click here. For those looking to get ar... Nina Curley • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Taxi + Traffic
Mobile App Wasalny Tackles Cairo's Traffic, Now in Arabic Amidst a wave of transportation apps being developed across Cairo, startup Wasalny has worked hard to differentiate itself through some... Glen Dalakian II • 19 February, 2013 Transportation Egypt Mobile
Dermandar Wins World’s Best App Award: What’s Next Dermandar, one of the hottest startups to come out of the Arab world this year, has just won the “World’s Best App” award in the Lifestyle a... Nina Curley • 17 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Scaling
10 Tweetable Facts about Mobile App Development [Report] The following statistics and facts are based on VisionMobile’s recent survey of 3,460 developers across 95 countries, which was shared with ... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Developers Mobile Mobile Apps
Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 February, 2013 Google Mobile Mobile Apps
Regional 90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic] A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look... Glen Dalakian II • 07 February, 2013 Failure Infographic Mobile
Five Smartphone Apps for Creating and Editing Documents Whether you're looking to review a few important papers, take a final look at a lecture or add edits to a document before sending it to one... Ahmed Gabr • 24 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps
Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika... Nina Curley • 06 February, 2013 Advice Education Mobile
Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i... Wamda • 06 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation
11 Lessons I Learned After 4 Years at Wizards Productions As we mentioned recently, Jordan is seeing a slew of gaming companies close lately, Wizards Productions among them. Co-founder and... Sohaib Thiab • 29 January, 2013 Top Lists Tips Advice