Zain names mobile recycling winnerZain Bahrain, a leading telecom service provider, has named May’s lucky winner of a new handset for his green action of disposing his old and unusable mobile phone safely. Mohsen Yusuf Mohsen won the May prize by participating in the ongoi More… |
Fitch cuts Nokia to junk, outlook negativeFitch Ratings downgraded its credit rating on struggling Finnish handset maker Nokia to junk status due to dwindling market share, and said the outlook remained negative. Fitch on Tuesday cut its rating on Nokia to BB+ from BBB- and More… |
Motorola Xoom available in JordanMotorola's Xoom tablet is now available in Jordan through the Haidar Murad Group (HMG), the company said. The 3G/Wi-Fi version can be purchased from all Zain stores across the country, it said. Running on Google’s Android 3.1 (Ho More… |
Nawras sells top handsetsNawras, Oman’s communications provider, is now offering top-of-the-range handsets at three of the company’s stores in Muscat. The handsets are sold in partnership with Starlink and the collection includes the latest and most popular smart More… |
Fitch cuts Nokia rating to one notch above junkFitch has cut its rating for bonds issued by Nokia to one notch above junk grade and said the outlook for the rating was negative as the handset maker rapidly loses market share. Nokia warned last week that mobile phone sales in the second More… |
Viva launches 1st Windows Phone 7 in BahrainViva has inked a long term partnership with Microsoft, making it the first operator in Bahrain to launch the much awaited Windows Phone 7 operating system in the market. The launch of the Windows 7 mobile is the first step of the partnersh More… |
Sony Ericsson unveils new Xperia smartphoneSony Ericsson has launched the new Xperia arc smartphone with cutting edge Sony technology and an exceptional multimedia experience on the latest version of the Android platform - 2.3. Xperia arc is the first of a new generation of Xperia More… |
Acer unveils next generation smartphoneAcer has launched a new smartphone which combines the capabilities of a smartphone with a tablet-like format. Its new design, characterised by a stretched out, thin and slightly curved shape, makes it a fascinating device that will not go More… |
RIM launches BlackBerry Bold 9780 in UAEResearch In Motion (RIM) has announced the UAE launch of the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone. The BlackBerry Bold 9780 is a compact and stylish smartphone that offers a compelling blend of features, performance and design, a statement More… |
LG Optimus One sales hit 1 millionLG announced that worldwide sales of its Optimus One smartphone have hit one million units just 40 days after the phone’s initial launch. Now available in the Middle East after the global roll-out last month, the Optimus One is the fastest More… |








