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Ali Faramawy, the vice president of Microsoft for the Mena region, says his company is working hard to close the competition gap with Apple.

Microsoft comes off the ropes and fights back against Apple

Microsoft was among the world's first truly global technology companies and for years was the best-known name in personal computers - until Apple knocked it off its perch. Now, it is fighting back.

March 17, 2011

Mobile World Congress, 17 February 2010, Barcelona - HE Mohammad Hassan Omran, chairman of Etisalat poses during an Interview at the Etisalat Stand. Roger Castellon for The National

Etisalat to wire in $15bn network upgrades

To meet the demand for digital data over the next decade, Etisalat will invest $15 billion to upgrade its telecommunications networks over the next five years.

March 17, 2011

Yuri Milner, chief executive officer of Digital Sky Technologies. Tony Avelar/Bloomberg

Facebook's faceless man to speak up in Abu Dhabi

Media Summit special: Abu Dhabi Media Summit waits keenly for Russian investor of Facebook to step out of shadows

March 16, 2011

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Mar 15,2011: Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO talking to media during the roundtable interview at Atlantis Hotel on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai. (Pawan Singh / The National) For Business. Story by David George

Nokia to boost budget across Middle East

To buck its declining market share in the Middle East, Nokia will increase its investment in local development and services in a region it considers to be "critical" to its global growth.

March 16, 2011

Etisalat's offer for Zain boosted by Kuwaiti operator's approval of bid by KHC and Batelco

Zain has approved a joint bid by Kingdom Holding Company and Batelco to acquire a 25 per cent stake in its Saudi Arabian unit for $950 million (Dh3.48 billion). The deal could pave the way for Etisalat's offer for a controlling stake in Zain worth $11bn to continue.

March 15, 2011

Joint venture to take stake in Iraqi telecoms firm Korek

France Telecom and Agility have taken a 44 per cent stake in Iraqi telecommunications operator Korek yesterday.

March 15, 2011

Etisalat and du move to meet customers' need for online speed

Leading internet companies including Google and Yahoo to host their data on Etisalat's servers.

March 13, 2011

An employee monitors data at Etisalat's internet submarine cable landing facilities in Fujairah.

Net room with a view to the future

The UAE's telecommunications operators will boost the amount of internet that comes into the country by nearly seven times its current capacity.

March 13, 2011

Abu Dhabi heads for the final frontier

Final preparations are being made for the March 30 launch of Abu Dhabi's $600m satellite, Y1A

March 11, 2011

Try reading between the apps

Can digital books cut the mustard? David George-Cosh puts Apple's free app to the test

March 8, 2011

The company said its full-year profit quadrupled to Dh1.32 billion.

du rings up bumper profit

Du's reported record fourth-quarter earnings of Dh912 million following a lower-than-expected royalty charge

March 4, 2011

A woman checks out Microsoft's new Xbox 360 equipped with 'Kinect' controller.EPA/OLIVER BERG

Games are anything but child's play

Not long ago they were little more than children's toys but with console makers such as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo battling for spoils in a US$50bn market, video games are all grown up. And the Middle East is drawing serious interest from the big boys.

March 3, 2011

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