Wamda

Enigma thinks big data can change the world

"Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre...

open data big data Diaspora

Twitter aims to boost ad sales with retargeted ads

Now that its IPO is over, Twitter’s mission to expand is moving along at a clip. Sometime next week, the social network will officially l...

retargeted ads ads techcrunch

Turbines bring winds of change to the West Bank

In 2010, Fadi Quran came back to Palestine during winter break from his senior year at Stanford University, where he was studying Physics...

independent wind west bank palestine

Global

littleBits, led by a Lebanese founder, releases Synth Kit, secures $11.1M investment

Lebanese entrepreneur and maker Ayah Bdeir’s startup littleBits, which has been hailed as the LEGO of electronics, has just released its n...

Electronics Hardware littlebits

A way forward in Egypt: Rise Up Summit galvanizes entrepreneurship by Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square will forever stand as a symbol of Egypt’s revolution and its ongoing transformation, its power seared into c...

Ecosystem

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...

istanbul traffic wasalny

The Middle East Internet Summit

The Middle East Internet Summit, an online International broadcast where 17 Internet experts will deliver tips ideas and strategies on how...

internet Dubai

New payment solution in Kuwait wants cloud-based tokens to replace cash registers

Some say that in order to see a new startup ecosystem really take off, you just need to build one billion dollar company. Just one...

Payment systems Payment Gateways

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...

prepaid smartphone Egypt

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Shots of Me, the new social network for selfies (photos taken of oneself), has famously raised $1.1 million USD in a seed-funding round...

shots of me teenagers Social Networks

Lebanon's Roadie Tuner debuts a device 'three times more accurate than the human ear'

Fresh off their stay in China at hardware accelerator HAXLR8R, the Lebanese team behind Roadie Tuner is now set to release its...

haxlr8r china Hardware

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...

tech mobile advertising Technology

GDG Dubai's dbcon

In collaboration with MongoBD and Nabbesh, Google Developers Group (GDG) Dubai is hosting dbcon on November 23rd, offering technical and...

Google

Global

Should entrepreneurs know how to code?

Perfecting your product before testing it in the market is an outdated approach, many have argued. But what if coding a technical...

Lean Methodology Coding Customer Service

Will Qatari startups adopt a more flexible work environment?

Flexibility has been a hot topic in 21st century office culture. In February, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer controversially curtailed her...

working culture office hours office culture

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...

dubai school of government Education

Egyptian startup Integreight looks to crowdfund its award-winning Arduino shield

In today’s unstable economic and political climate, in which Egyptian entrepreneurs struggle to achieve success, the founders of the ...

disrupt techcrunch Integreight

New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors

[Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo...

Technology

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...

6 surprising facts about the future of the internet

Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search...

Internet growth Data Google

Startup Weekend Mount Lebanon

Startup Weekend heads to Mount Lebanon on November 15-17, 2013. SW Mount Lebanon will take place at the Beirut Arab University in Dibbiye, ...

Startup Weekend

Google launches Helpouts, a real-time how-to video platform over Hangout

Global

Thought Leadership

Enigma thinks big data can change the world

Twitter aims to boost ad sales with retargeted ads

Turbines bring winds of change to the West Bank

littleBits, led by a Lebanese founder, releases Synth Kit, secures $11.1M investment

A way forward in Egypt: Rise Up Summit galvanizes entrepreneurship by Tahrir Square

How an Egyptian traffic app partnered with the Kuwaiti government [Wamda TV]

The Middle East Internet Summit

New payment solution in Kuwait wants cloud-based tokens to replace cash registers

Digital music app Zambaleeta launches in Egypt, offering access via prepaid cards

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Lebanon's Roadie Tuner debuts a device 'three times more accurate than the human ear'

4 trends shaping the future of mobile

GDG Dubai's dbcon

Should entrepreneurs know how to code?

Will Qatari startups adopt a more flexible work environment?

What role should social media play in classrooms in the Middle East?

Egyptian startup Integreight looks to crowdfund its award-winning Arduino shield

New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors

Microsoft's MEA Visual Studio 2013 Online Launch

6 surprising facts about the future of the internet

Startup Weekend Mount Lebanon

Google launches Helpouts, a real-time how-to video platform over Hangout

Boris Johnson announces £100 million tech fund for Middle East startups

Is building hardware in China the secret to crowdfunding a huge seed round?

Thought Leadership

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