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DGTL#U Beirut 2013

The 2nd edition of DGTL#U is set to take place on November 7th and 8th, 2013 at the Movenpick Hotel – Beirut, under the patronage of L...

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ICT4ALL 2013 - Tunisia

The 7th edition of the ICT4ALL event in Tunisia will take place on November 13, 2013 in Hammamet, Tunisia. The event, organized in ...

4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, the tech conference in Istanbul

On the heels of Webrazzi, Istanbul’s cozy, startup-focused tech conference, comes Webit, which will bring over 8,000 attendees to Istanbul o...

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Maghreb

In Tunisia, an entrepreneur fights desertification and creates spaces for women to succeed

“When I was young I was fascinated by superheroes. They not only have extraordinary powers but there is always a strong morale… a sense of ...

desertification tunisia Environment

Why technology is not always the solution for better education

Until quite recently, I was a keen advocate of transforming education through technology. Over the years I was inspired by the ideas and...

E-Learning Technology Education

Egyptian students shine at Intel Science Competition

At an exposition recently held at Intel's Cairo office, eight Egyptian student winners of the Intel Science Competition, between the ages...

Meet 3 tech companies leading innovation in Pakistan

Pakistan is gradually emerging as a hub of technological innovation. Every day, I come across more companies that are...

Hardware Technology

5 ways to make your startup more efficient

One easy way to keep costs down is to take advantage of the services that we offer on WamdaCard. Starting today and until October 12th,...

WamdaCard Top Lists

Can new media site Beacon create good revenue streams for longform journalists?

Beacon, billing itself as a new kind of media outlet, launched last week to considerable fanfare. The site works on a subscription...

revenue streams Citizen Journalism

Did Apple miss a major opportunity with the new iPhone 5c?

Although some have joked that the “c” in Apple’s new plastic iPhone 5c stands for “cheap” (it really stands for “colors”) the device f...

smartphones Mobile

How is the Arab world using smartphones? [Infographic]

Two phones out of five in the Middle East are smartphones, according to new data from the International Data Corporation. But how...

A look at Twitter's IPO: what will change?

Twitter’s IPO, which it announced last week, is one of the most hotly anticipated IPOs since Facebook. After announcing via tweet that t...

twitter IPOs Social Networks

Harper Reed's at New Work Lab, Casablanca

Harper Reed, Barack Obama's former CTO and campaign director will give a visio-conference on the future of the digital economy. Harper Reed ...

The rise of online video in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

The rise of online video creation is one of the year’s biggest stories in the Middle East. With the region boasting 300 million views on Y...

Online video Entertainment Digital Media

Lebanon

What the new Lebanese Army mobile app is really designed to do

After visiting their offices, I was surprised that Lebanese app company apps2you never made it big in the media. Powered by...

Security Mobile

6 crazy HTML5 websites that will blow your mind

Cross-posted from the original version published on Jihad Kawas’s Blog on September 3, 2013. Editor’s Note: Jihad Kawas is an act...

Lists Developers

Meet the three teams that won a Silicon Valley investor pitch event in Palestine

PALinnO, a new initiative in Palestine designed to connect local startups to Silicon Valley mentors, has announced the winners of its...

Microsoft acquires Nokia's phone division, patents for $7.2 billion: will it target the Middle East for sales?

Today, Microsoft has agreed to buy Nokia’s devices and services unit for 5.44 billion euros (US $7.2 billion), its first foray i...

Global

How are startups using translation tools?

Coming from a background in translation, I believe that language is the most basic factor that we can't live without; it's the...

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Here's how Google Palestine was hacked; local root server confirms repair

As other outlets are reporting, Google.ps, Google's landing page was hacked yesterday, to protest the naming conventions on Google Maps....

Hackers Hacker Culture

International Young Screen and Multimedia Entrepreneur Award in the UAE

The International Young Screen and Multimedia Entrepreneur award finds the brightest stars in the world of international screen and...

Competitions

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,...

Statistics Mobile Penetration smartphones

5 ways Bitcoin needs to improve before it can enable emerging markets

Emerging markets are the future of Bitcoin, leading entrepreneurs and policymakers at the Bitcoin London conference concluded last month...

Bitcoin Virtual Currency

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...

Data Mobile Trends

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