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Google Death: Managing your data from beyond the grave
New Google Inactive Account Manager allows users to create an ‘online will’ telling the company what to do with their data in case of their death
TE Data awarded ISO certificate for cyber security
Improving cyber security is one of our top priorities: TE Data CEO
Sony Xperia Z launches in Egypt
Smartphone resistant to both water and dust
BlackBerry 10 releases enhanced versions of Facebook and Twitter
Features include new location and sharing services
New online payment system for traffic violations to be launched ‘within a week’
Ministry of State for Administrative Development also assisting in launch of new ID card format including chip similar to mobile phone SIM
Gartner: Number of Android units sold to reach 861 million by end of 2013
According to study total sales of office, laptop and tablet computers sold worldwide will reach 2.4 billion by end of 2013
Facebook unveils new smartphone
Zuckerberg: ‘You’re going to be able to turn your Android phone into a great social phone’
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Drop in mobile phone users
Vodafone loses 300,000 customers in January, Mobinil falls by 200,000
Microsoft launches new features for Xbox 360
Includes Smart Glass touch-activated technology that allows customers to examine maps and customise weapons in a number of games
Restrictions could be imposed on WhatsApp, Skype and Viber in Saudi
Telecommunications companies in Saudi Arabia request restrictions out of fear the free mobile applications could put pressure on available bandwidth
Samsung market capitalisation reached $200bn in 2012
The electronic giant’s Benif Suef factory, its first in the Middle East, will open June 2013
Algeria lifts sanctions on Djezzy GSM, allows Orascom Telecom the right to convert profits
Move will allow Djezzy to operate in Algerian market alongside other telecommunications corporations
500 million users with upgrades to Google+: Google
Mazzika used the Google+ Hangouts application to market its new radio station, Nagham
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Orascom Telecom: Our internet cable in Egypt is still unlicensed
Orascom Telecom has confirmed that is yet to reach a final agreement with Telecom Egypt regarding extending its marine internet cable within Egypt
Vodafone and Etisalat grant Ericsson right to manage mobile phone transmission stations
Ericsson will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and repair of all Vodafone and Etisalat facilities, including ensuring an adequate supply of diesel
Global mobile subscriptions to reach 8.9 billion by 2017
More mobile connections than people in the world in 2014, says Strategy Analytics report
Blackberry releases Z10 model in Egypt
The Blackberry Z10 possesses a 1.5 gigahertz dual core processor with 2 gigabytes of speed and 16 gigabytes of storage capacity.
T.E. Data cloud computing deal
Telecommunications company agrees data transfer agreement with Z Scaler to provide cloud services
Demand for tablets will surge throughout 2013: Intel
Ahmed al-Zaghbi, director of marketing development for Intel in Egypt, stated that sales for computer tablets have recently experienced growth rates of nearly 20%
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Egypt Telecom extends payment period for Canal Cities
Muhammad al-Nuwawi said that these steps would only apply to those customers who pay their invoices using special company collection centres in the three cities.
Mobile phones sales tax increases by 5%
The sales tax was initially introduced last December and amounted to 18% for mobile phone calls
Mansorua internet speeds ahead of the pack nationwide
Ookla speed tests placed Cairo in third place
Etisalat and Mobinil brought before public prosecutor
Both companies failed to extend to the Agency documents it requested for review in the case against Egypt’s three largest mobile carriers, Mobinil, Etisalat and Vodafone
Souq.com establishes Egypt’s first internet-based youth commerce training academy
The project is conducted in concert with Education for Egyptian Employment
Samsung factory gives priority to Beni Suef residents
The company’s factory in Beni Suef is its first in the MENA region
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CPA asks mobile companies to make licensed distributors database public
Mobinil facing allegations that it broke the law to become nation’s leading provider
Government to raise TV fees
With the current economic circumstances facing the government’s various sectors, the issue of revenue once again rises to the fore.
Compass Capital and Beltone Financial to found a new IT firm
An agreement between Compass Capital and Beltone Financial is being finalised to form the company Beltone for Information Technology. Maged Shawky, Managing Director of Beltone Financial, said that the board of directors for the new company has been formed with three members from Beltone and two members from Compass Capital. Shamel Abolfadl will head the …
Clinton meets with young Egyptian entrepreneurs
The work of Flat6Labs, a company looking to support the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs, highlighted by US Secretary of State
IT sector calls for more government attention
Information technology (IT) experts have said that the IT sector in Egypt has not significantly contributed to the national economy because the government has neglected its principle components. The sector has played an important role in other developing economies such as in India, Malaysia, and Brazil. The experts viewed the Ministry of Communications and Information …