Technology

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  Microsoft’s challenge to Facebook with So.cl

  Brings together social networking, search and media to promote learning

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  Steve Jobs behind 'biggest' next iPhone

  iPhone 5 to have bigger display screen

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  Etisalat to cut broadband rates by 50%

  Telecom giant to cut rates on calls to India, Philippines

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  Amazon 10.1-inch fire to burn new iPad

  A Facebook IPO that was lukewarm at best has been a dampening of what has otherwise been a hyperactive IT sector.

• UAE launches social media campaign to host 2020 World Expo in Dubai

  Facebook and Twitter initiatives introduced, coinciding with UAE participation in International Expo in Yeosu, South Korea

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  World's 'slimmest' notebook now in UAE

  Aspire S5 weighs less than 1.35kg and measures only 15mm

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  How you can buy a piece of Facebook

  Year's hottest stock and what small investors need to do to get in on the action

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  Du gets naming rights to Yas Arena

  Abu Dhabi's premier events venue is now called du Arena

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  Facebook new offer... Pay $2 for more 'popularity'

  Facebook seems to be desperately trying to reassure investors before its flotation on the stock market. The social

• Arab FTA channels grow 19% to 642

  The number of Free to Air (FTA) satellite channels in the Arab World increased 19.3 per cent between April 2011 and

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  Du profit surges 62% after paying royalty

  Telecom operator announced 20% y-o-y revenue growth for the quarter

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  Mark the date(s) for iPad and iPhone 5 launch

  All ye Apple fans, there’s news for you. Well, alleged news or, in true Apple tradition, rumours. Launch dates – at

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  iPad to replace books at technical institute

  Students at the Applied Technology Institute which has schools in most parts of the UAE will no longer need to carry

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  Self-driving car issued license plate in Nevada

  [video]UNITED STATES, Washington: Google's self-driving car has received the green light in Nevada. The state issued

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  Google+ 'Hangouts On Air' takes on Facebook

  Google on Monday began letting members of its social network worldwide broadcast "hangouts" live to Internet titan's

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  Facebook roadshow begins

  [video]Facebook, the world's No. 1 social networking company, officially kicked off its campaign to drum up investor

• Middle East's Banking Technology and Innovation Summit to be held in Dubai in October

  Following on from the success of the 2011 Middle East Banking Technology & Innovation Summit, Expotrade announced that

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  Facebook 'likes' small investors

  [video]The world's largest social network wants to “friend” individual investors in its roughly $10.6 billion initial

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  Samsung Galaxy S3

  [video]REPUBLIC OF KOREA, SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung Electronics unveils its latest flagship smartphone at a London

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  Facebook plans to raise $10.6bn in IPO

  IPO would value Facebook at $77bn to $96bn; shares to be priced between $28 and $35