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Tuesday 9 February 2010 (24 Safar 1431)

Hardware bonanza dead ahead

If you love hardware, 2010 looks like it’s going to be a very amusing year. With the economic downturn becoming old news, computer manufacturers are betting that both consumers and businesses are now... Full Story


Tech Bits

Problem or profit? Depending on how they are handled, discarded electronic products and components — or e-waste, as they are collectively known — can represent either a major... Full Story


Keyboard takes shortcut to the end

On Saturday morning I beat my wireless keyboard to death. It was a satisfying experience. Please, do not send e-mails advising me that computer peripherals are not alive. In this digital age I spend... Full Story




Tech Bits

Qatar’s ‘green’ mobile base station Vodafone Group has set up a hybrid-powered mobile base station in Qatar. The base station is part of a wider “green” technology initiative... Full Story


Nokia takes you there ... free

Nokia has decided to make walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones as part of a new version of Ovi Maps, available for download at www.nokia.com/maps. Nokia’s mapping and navigation software... Full Story


Cool Tools

How’s your baby? Even when parents have the best help at home, it can be very stressful not having the ability to personally see an infant at any moment. That’s where... Full Story


Saudi Tech Tracker

Toshiba optimistic on 2010 Toshiba Gulf Computer Systems Division is optimistic that the PC business will thrive in FY 2010, especially for the Middle East market. “Several market... Full Story


Web access to Avicenna, Ghazzali and Firdawsi

In 2005, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, provided a $20 million endowment to Harvard University to establish an Islamic Studies Program (ISP). As part of that program,... Full Story