SAE Jeddeh News
There’s a lot of consumer electronics news flooding out of CES in Las Vegas this week, but one of the more interesting technology stories we’re seeing is trickling out of Ontario, Canada, where Queen’s University researchers working with partners in the UK as well as at Intel Labs and Plastic Logic have developed a tablet computer that is both paper-thin and flexible. And while we’ve seen...
The social network beefs up its messaging app on the iPhone
Facebook already has your eyeballs. Now it wants your ears too. Starting this week, whenever users in the U.S. boot up Facebook's Messenger app on iOS, they'll be able to make in-app phone calls to anyone else with an iPhone. For free.
The Verge reported the news late Wednesday after noticing that a Free Call button had suddenly appeared in the...
A new cartoon which emphasises on the Emirati culture and the Arabic language is set to be launched on TV next month.
Mansour, a cartoon about a young boy with big dreams, will begin broadcasting on two UAE television networks beginning in January.
Mubadala Development Company, which is funding the initial phase of Mansour as part of its community outreach programme, has signed collaboration agreements with Abu...
In a tournament to design smartphone applications, 286 participants from around the world will compete in Riyadh tomorrow. Among them are 128 Saudis. A 12-member female Saudi team will also take part in the one-day competition.
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is organizing the event, in cooperation with Badir Program for Technology Incubators (BPTI), to help build entrepreneurs in the...
This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short stories, and powerful superheroes to life. The traction of these animators highlights a strengthening animation ecosystem in the Arab world that is encouraging new illustrators, designers, and producers to turn creative ideas into original Arabic content and entertainment...
‘Wadjda’ by Haifa Al Mansoor has won Best Arab Feature Film at the ninth edition of the annual festival
A heartfelt film about a young Saudi girl who yearns to ride a bicycle has won the top prize at the ninth edition of the Dubai International Film Festival. ‘Wadjda’, by Saudi Arabia’s first woman director, Haifa Al Mansoor, walked away with the $50,000 Best Arab Feature prize, while...
On 29 November, SAE Institute Jeddah was proud to host an open house event for potential students at our parent company, Dunia Production. The half-day event saw more than 30 students take a tour of Dunia Production’s state-of-the-art facilities, attend a briefing about SAE Institute Jeddah, and participate in focus group sessions with SAE Institute staff.
Visitors to Dunia Production were thrilled to step...
By end of March 2012, mobile operators in nineteen Arab countries had 367.5 million cellular lines, up from 362 million at year end 2011, a growth of 1.5%. A new report from Arab Advisors Group analyzes and ranks cellular operators in the Arab World. The three cellular operators in Egypt; Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat were the largest Arab cellular operators in terms of subscriptions by end of March 2012.
Between...
YahLive, the UAE-based satellite broadcast platform, and Ministry of Culture and Information in Saudi Arabia, announced that six Saudi TV channels will be available in High Definition (HD) exclusively on YahLive's satellite platform.
Television viewers across the GCC, Levant and South West Asia regions can now enjoy Saudi 1, Quran Kareem, El Sunnah, El Ekhbariya, El thaqafiya, and sport 1 in HD.
The agreement...
Google has announced that its online store, Google Play, now hosts 700,000 applications available for download. This is a new record for the Internet giant and matches a level recently announced by main competitor Apple.
During Apple’s San Jose event last week, the firm said it now had over 700,000 apps including 275,000 dedicated iPad applications.
Prior to equalling the landmark, Google had long been...
Xbox LIVE launches in the UAE on October 23, bringing with it a new world of extraordinary entertainment experiences. Xbox LIVE connects consumers to an ever-expanding world of games and entertainment with an online community of nearly 40 million people throughout 35 countries.
The new Xbox LIVE dashboard will be available to subscribers in the UAE, coinciding with the worldwide roll-out of the update.
"With...
The high cost of producing animation films and series has been a burden to the profitability of many companies, and has threatened the existence of others, according to regional experts.
As the price of some animation content can reach up to $25,000 per episode, animators and investors alike are scared of investing in the market, and only the bold ever think of working in this genre.
The challenges facing...
Creating a mix of both locally relevant and international news along with Arabic music a new FM station, 95.6 Hayat FM starts operations in UAE.
Hayat FM (which means life) will broadcast nationwide live on Sunday beginning 6am.
It is the newest addition to the portfolio of Gulf News Broadcasting (GNB) in cooperation with the UAQ Broadcasting Network.
The station’s modern and upbeat programming has been...
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