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Home devices controlled by apps on the riseTired of checking the washing machine to see if a cycle has completed, or worrying that the lights were left on at home? Apps are increasingly helping people monitor and control objects remotely on their mobile devices. From Inter More… |
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Apps help US customers rent from each otherWhether it is houses, cars, luxury clothing or sports equipment, more customers are opting to rent, borrow or lease than buy, and a range of new apps are helping them do it online. In the last two years, more than half of American More… |
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On Facebook, app makers face a treacherous pathLast spring, the future for Viddy, a video-sharing Facebook app, seemed as sunny as southern California's skies. Based a block away from Venice Beach, the 30-person start-up impressed prospe More… |
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Emirates NBD starts e-mobile trading appsEmirates NBD Securities has launched 'eBrokerMobile,' the first approved mobile trading application for UAE stock markets in order to provide investors with enhanced services and the opportunity to experience the latest technologies. More… |
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Microsoft launches Windows 8 in BahrainMicrosoft has launched its new operating system (OS) Windows 8 in Bahrain and around the world, offering a new use interface as well as a wide range of apps with the opening of the Windows Store. Windows 8 is available for downloa More… |
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Apps for apes: orangutans use iPadsHumans aren't the only species on the planet with a penchant for electronic gadgets. Zookeepers across the United States and Canada are discovering that apes also get excited about apps. As More… |
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Eurostar offers tablet for Kenya studentsEurostar, a leader in digital satellite receiving systems and consumer electronics, has launched a new range of innovative tablets with apps to enhance the education system in Kenya. The tablets were launched last year and have re More… |
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BlackBerry 10 Tour to come to DubaiThe BlackBerry 10 Jam World Tour will come to Dubai on July 10, providing Middle East developers with the opportunity to learn more about its capabilities and become one of the first to develop the new platform. The one-day event is dedica More… |
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New apps can find your location easilyAn explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use people's online chatter and photos to track them and find out where they live. In March, More… |
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Many Facebook users 'ignore privacy risks'Nearly 13 million US Facebook users do not use or are not aware of the site's privacy controls, potentially exposing personal information beyond their network of Facebook friends, a study said. The Consumer Reports investigation on Faceboo More… |
