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Microsoft’s Xbox Music now available for Android and Apple devices
Microsoft has announced that it is making its Xbox Music service available on Android and iOS devices to compete with services such as Apple’s iTunes, Spotify, and Pandora.
PayPal to allow automatic payments through smartphones
In a move that will ensure the acceptance of PayPal as a payment mode at physical retail stores, the company is introducing a technology that will allow people running its app on smartphones to automa...
Yahoo unveils new logo
Following the footsteps of most large companies, Yahoo has released a newly redesigned logo that gives a more modern feel.
Google to name the next version of Android as “Android KitKat”
Google has ended months of online speculation about the name of the latest version of its Android mobile operating system by revealing it will be called ‘Android KitKat’, after Nestlé’s popular chocol...
Microsoft to buy Nokia’s cellphone business for $7.2 billion
Microsoft has announced that it will acquire Nokia’s devices and services unit and license the company’s mapping services in a deal worth $7.2 billion.
NVIDIA teams up with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on Batman: Arkham Origins
NVIDIA is working with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and WB Games Montréal to make Batman: Arkham Origins
Tablet market overtakes portable PCs’ across the MEA region
The tablet market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) has exceeded portable PCs for the first time in Q2, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
GITEX Technology Week 2013 to showcase new features and innovation
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) revealed that GITEX Technology Week 2013 is poised to become the most comprehensive edition yet in the event’s history.
Samba launches Samba E-Mall
Samba Credit Cards has launched another innovative first for the region’s credit card market – the new Samba E-Mall