Lebanon's touch launches an app store; can it succeed where others have failed? Yesterday, touch, one of Lebanon's two major telecom companies, announced the launch of its Android-compatible app store, aimed at serving... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 January, 2014 apps app store apple
Meet the Moroccan startup that hopes to build a LinkedIn with customer relationship management This piece is part of New Work Lab's startup series. This past December, New Work Lab, Casablanca's new co-working space, hosted... Fatim Zahra Biaz • 14 January, 2014 Pitch Networking
DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
How will Instapush make it easier for entrepreneurs to monitor their businesses? At a time when the digital technology sector’s growth is skyrocketing, PushBots, an Egyptian startup, has launched Instapush, a service t... Eman Mostafa • 20 January, 2014 Mobile Egypt pushbots
PieRide offers Egypt's commuters an Uber for carpooling Traffic jams in Cairo, while infuriating, remain a source of inspiration to many entrepreneurs looking for new solutions to this daily... Hanan Solayman • 02 February, 2014 Transport Transportation Egypt
The future is mobile: here are the 3 things you need to build an app According to mega-successful VC Bill Gurley, “we are in the midst of a critical platform transition,” from browsers to mobile app... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 26 December, 2013 VC Mobile
Can Egyptian reminder app Before Leaving compete with Evernote? Who among us hasn’t lost their keys, phone, or wallet? This problem is addressed by the Before Leaving app launched a year ago by Egyptian ... Eman Mostafa • 07 January, 2014
A new Pakistani social coordination app beats Meetup for travellers on the go If the Smurfs had to plan a picnic, one problem that they could run into is simply deciding which medium to use. Facebook? Whatsapp?... Khurram Zafar • 22 December, 2013 startup Event Planning Technology
Trends in mobile advertising in the Middle East It's no secret that mobile advertising is expected to grow globally in years to come, as smartphone use increases and the ability to... Ahmed Gabr • 12 January, 2014
Can AskNative save Egypt's tourism industry? AskNative, a tourism service that works like a social network, is up against serious odds in Egypt, where both tourism and e-commerce are... Eman Mostafa • 26 December, 2013 AskNative Tourism Egypt
4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014 “As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi... Ahmed Gabr • 18 December, 2013 2014 citrix Predictions
PayPal brings new mobile payment option to rapidly developing East Africa M-PESA, a mobile payment scheme launched in 2007 by Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom, has fundamentally changed the way Kenyans... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 11 December, 2013 mobile payments Payment systems Kenya
Africa: an untapped opportunity for Middle Eastern startups Cellular penetration in Africa is growing at a rate of around 4.2 percent – a rate unequalled anywhere else in the world. In terms of m... Ahmed Gabr • 10 December, 2013 africa Mobile messaging Mobile Penetration
How do Saudis use social media? [Infographic] Saudi Arabia is no doubt one of the main markets digital entrepreneurs want to dominate. With more than three million active Twitter users,... Maya Rahal • 16 December, 2013 the online project TOP twitter
MySportner founder Kenza Bennani on her greatest challenges, and big plans for the future The New Work Lab, a Moroccan co-working space based in Casablanca, recently held the first edition of Pitch Lab won by MySportner.... Fatim Zahra Biaz • 12 December, 2013 mysportner new work labs morocco
Mobile advertising more vital than ever to marketers in the Arab world [Infographic] With more than 366 million mobile phone users in the region, penetration rates and usage data are attracting more attention every day.... Ahmed Gabr • 15 December, 2013 mobile advertising Advertising Infographic
How an Egyptian traffic app partnered with the Kuwaiti government [Wamda TV] If you ask a random big city resident about their city’s main problem, it’s very likely that their response will be the traffic. With more a... Gulay Ozkan • 01 December, 2013 istanbul traffic wasalny
3 ways to optimize mobile ads Although mobile ad spend in the Middle East is lower than in most regions in the world, it's expected to grow faster than in any other... Maya Rahal • 02 December, 2013 Nabd Waveline Media
Digital music app Zambaleeta launches in Egypt, offering access via prepaid cards New music app Zambaleeta intends to corner the mobile music market in an old-fashioned way: by taking the fight offline. As... Ahmed Gabr • 03 December, 2013 prepaid smartphone Egypt
Global 6 of the hottest smartwatches: fashion trend or smartphone alternative? In 1973, Motorola introduced the first wireless "hand-held cell phone." Twenty years later, in 1993, IBM and American... Reine Farhat • 25 November, 2013 wearables smartphones Trends
4 trends shaping the future of mobile The future is mobile, and the future for mobile is apps. Advertising, video and image sharing, and mobile retail are all gaining traction... Ahmed Gabr • 24 November, 2013 tech mobile advertising Technology
The Mobile Show Middle East 2014 in Dubai The Mobile Show is one of the Middle East’s largest mobile solutions and technology events where the enabling technologies behind mobile i... Wamda • 13 November, 2013 Conferences
What role should social media play in classrooms in the Middle East? Facebook, Twitter, and Google have become indispensible tools in our professional as well as social lives; this is fast becoming as true in... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 November, 2013 dubai school of government Education
Microsoft's MEA Visual Studio 2013 Online Launch On November 19th, Microsoft will be launching the Visual Studio 2013 in the Middle East and Africa. The event will be broadcasted live... Wamda • 18 November, 2013