First generation 2007 iPhone sells for over $63K at auction
A factory-sealed original first generation 2007 iPhone was auctioned online on Sunday by auctioneer LCG Auctions at…
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Mobile phone users decrease in May 2018 to 96.5 million
The number of mobile subscribers in Egypt reached 96.5 million in May 2018, decreasing 1.2 million subscribers,…
Half of UAE users fail to password-protect mobile devices: Kaspersky Lab
With half, almost 47 percent of people in UAE, still failing to protect their mobile devices, and only 25 percent…
Facebook to launch online shopping feature Marketplace in Egypt within weeks
Facebook will roll out its online shopping feature Marketplace in Egypt, Morocco and Algeria in the coming weeks,…
Vodafone, AlexBank to sign mobile money transfer deal Sunday
Vodafone Egypt is set to sign next Sunday a deal with AlexBank, part of Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo, to offer…
Facebook mobile and Instagram ad prices are booming, according to a Mizuho report
Facebook ad revenue is on the way up, according to a new note from Mizuho tech analyst James Lee. The company is…
Orange and Fortumo expand direct carrier billing partnership to Egypt
Orange Egypt and mobile payments company Fortumo has expanded their direct carrier billing offering to Egypt. The…
Telecom Egypt launches country’s fourth mobile network WE
Telecom Egypt on Monday officially launched “WE”, the country’s long-awaited fourth mobile network. The fourth…
Samsung enters autonomous driving race with new business, funding
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd plans to become a major player in autonomous driving, building on its…
High-speed 4G mobile internet to come into effect in Egypt this month: minister
Egypt’s telecoms operators will begin offering high-speed 4G mobile broadband services in September, Telecoms…
Dubai-based Souq.com to acquire Wing.ae
Dubai-based Souq.com, the leading online shopping and e-commerce provider, has entered into an agreement to…
Egypt has seen a narrow in Q1 telecom services
Egypt saw a slight decline in telecommunication services during the first quarter (Q1) of this year compared to Q4…
5 steps to make your phone or tablet an in-flight entertainment center
Traveling to a new place is exciting. But you know what's not exciting? Sitting in a cramped seat on a long flight…
NTRA launches campaign on mobile markets in Greater Cairo this weekend
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) is set to begin a new campaign on mobile markets in…
Google shifts mobile focus to apps and digital assistant
Mobile phone apps took center stage at Google’s annual developer conference on Wednesday as the search giant…
4G mobile networks to be available in Egypt ‘in days’: minister
The fourth generation of the wireless mobile telecommunications (4G) service will be available in Egypt in days,…
Mobile app helps China find hundreds of missing children
A mobile application helped Chinese authorities recover hundreds of missing children last year, Xinhua news agency…
Orange Egypt says experimental networking of 4G service continuing
Orange Egypt, the country's second-largest mobile operator, announced on Sunday it will be ready to launch the new…
GSMA notes 4G availability in Egypt
The GSMA has noted the launch of 4G services by mobile operators in Egypt, and believes that Egypt´s leadership in…
Mobile, ADSL subscribers increase, mobile internet users fall in Q3 of 2016
A report by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology showed that the number of mobile users…
Orange, Vodafone referred to Egypt’s prosecution over 4G ads
Egypt's Consumers Protection Agency referred on Tuesday the mobile service companies of Orange and Vodafone to…
Turner will create shows for Snapchat in expanded collab
Turner Broadcasting System Inc will create more video content for mobile app Snapchat and collaborate with the…
Nokia dials back time to sell mobile phones again
Nokia-branded mobile phones are on sale, once again, and being marketed on the Finnish company's website. For now,…
Sky enters UK mobile phone market with flexible data plans
Sky said it would enter the UK mobile market with a SIM-only deal that allows data allowances to roll over each…
Egypt Zakat House to distribute donations via smart cards next year
Egypt Zakat House is planning to launch a mobile application to disseminate awareness on the necessity of paying…
TE will be a fierce competitor in Egypt’s telecoms industry: Executive President
When Telecom Egypt joins Egypt’s mobile services market as a new player, it will create a fierce competitive…
INTERVIEW: Telecom Egypt to launch 4G mobile services next April
State-run landline monopoly, TelecomEgypt is seeking to start providing fourth-generation mobile services next…
India mobile payments surge after shock banknote move
India's surprise move to get rid of big banknotes may have sparked a nationwide cash crunch, but it has proved a…
Egypt’s NTRA, mobile operators establish mobile towers worth 750 mln pounds
Egypt’s telecom regulator, the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has set a strategic plan to…
FinTech, Seedspace partner to bring Global FinTech Week to Cairo
Seedspace Global FinTech Week took part in Flat6Labs to facilitate a meaningful discussion around FinTech,…
Kuwaiti Zain expects to finalize Saudi tower sale in H1- 2017
Kuwaiti telecoms group Zain expects to sell its mobile transmitter towers in Saudi Arabia for more than $500…
OUSTA wins award of best technical project in the Arab world for 2016
OUSTA, a company specialised in the transportation of individuals in passenger cars through a mobile application,…
LG Electronics says third-quarter profit down 3.7 percent vs. year earlier
South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Thursday its third-quarter operating profit fell 3.7 percent from a year…
Sony, Infinix, ZTE boost mobile prices in October
A number of manufacturers continued to increase mobile phone prices in October. According to the price lists…
Mobile operators eyes launching 4G services during Cairo ICT 2016
The three mobile operators in Egypt -Vodafone, Orange, and Etisalat- are competing to launch the 4G services…
Vodafone paid 1.5 billion Egyptian pounds for 4G licence so far: official
Vodafone Egypt has paid 1.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($168.92 million) for the 4G mobile licence on October 15 an…
Supply ministry pumps 50,000T of sugar in all Egyptian governorates
Egyptian supply ministry is set to pump 50,000 tonnes of sugar through its mobile vehicles in all Egyptian…
770,000 new subscribers to mobile services in Egypt: MCIT
The number of subscribers to mobile services rose by 0.71% in June compared to May—from 95.4 million users to 96.2…
Telecom Egypt signs 4G mobile licence
Telecom Egypt (TE), the state-owned landline monopoly, has become the first to sign fourth generation mobile…
Islamic State’s favorite technologies outlined by study
Islamic terrorists have swiftly adopted mobile devices and apps to secure internal communications, spread…