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Asharq Al-Awsat Tests New ‘Nokia 8’ before its Release in Arab Market

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Sep 12, 2017 | Technology

Jeddah – After an absence from the smartphone market, Nokia unveiled its new Nokia 8 that includes a unique feature that allows users to capture photos and videos by using the front and back camera simultaneously. Dubbing it the “bothie”, the Finnish HMD company is...

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus. Reuters

Apple’s iPhone Turns 10

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Jun 29, 2017 | Technology

Jeddah- On this date, 10 years ago, Apple Inc. held its hopes on a small phone as it launched it in the markets, selling more than one billion units around the world and becoming the world’s largest market value. The phone has changed many of the concepts of...

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Samsung’s upcoming premium device, the Galaxy S8 features voice
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Samsung Unveils its New Galaxy S8 Smartphone

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 31, 2017 | Business, Technology

Jeddah – Samsung has unveiled its new flagship smartphones, the “Galaxy S8” and “Galaxy S8 Plus”, with high-standard features. Despite that their size has shrunk due to eliminating the main button, the new phones are characterized with bigger resolution...

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Amazon.com’s logo is seen at Amazon Japan’s office building in Tokyo, Japan, August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Amazon Acquires Souq.com for $650 Million

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 24, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Negotiations had ended for Amazon to buy Souq.com in a deal worth more than $650 million that will shake up Middle East’s electronic trade by taking 78% of the regional sale. Middle Eastern online retailer Souq.com had been valued at $1 billion in its last...

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People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo

Twitter Shuts Down over 600,000 Accounts Linked to ‘Violent Extremism’

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 23, 2017 | Media

Jeddah- The famous social media platform ‘Twitter’ has banned at least 636,000 accounts linked to extremism that have been under suspicion since 2015. Over 376,000 accounts were suspended by the social media website in the last six months of 2016 in a bid to crack...