Category: uae
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Phone numbers as default eLife WiFi keys
The UAE’s internet is pretty much provided by two ISP’s: Etisalat and Du who provide broadband services to its customers. Focusing on the largest of the two, Etisalat, they provide a eLife program that allows triple play services into the homes of their customer base, which include a WiFi network. The problem though is that…
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UAE issues new decree to combat cybercrime
The UAE has issues a new decree on “combating cyber crimes”. This decree, available in three parts (here, here and here) stipulates recent do’s and don’ts that amend the previous decree dated from 5 years ago. In a world where we see religiously offensive cartoons and movements such as Occupy Wall Street, and all its…
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TRA to developed e-commerce “policy”
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) wishes to boost the online commerce in the UAE by implementing new policies, said the National. “The TRA’s aim is to increase and boost the online transactions and the population who are using online commerce,” Ms al Jaberi said at The Internet Show in Abu Dhabi yesterday. (The National) Seeing…
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VoIP unblocked in the UAE, the UAE way.
All hail, newspapers and radio’s stated that VoIP calls are now allowed in the UAE, but.. -and there’s a catch always- only “through licensed operators”. In layman terms, VoIP calls will be billed and the prices will be set by those operators. So we’d have to wait and see if there will be big savings…
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When health warnings and math don’t go together
I got an email today from a colleague, warning about a poisonous gas called gasoline. Odd in a oil-rich country though. If you read it, you’ll notice that 15 degrees Fahrenheit is 6 degrees Celcius or 60 degrees Celcius. In reality, 15 degrees Fahrenheit is -9 degrees Celcius. I guess this memo wasn’t really talking…
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Dubai Twestival 2009
Yesterday evening, it was the Dubai Chapter of the Twestival. Twestival is a festival, organized by the Twitter community worldwide. Over 165 cities worldwide participated on this event to support the Charity Water foundation. The Dubai chapter was held yesterday in Barasti, Mina Seyahi. It was an amazing event, and had a great turnout. It’s…
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Another good Democamp Dubai
2 days ago, there was the 4th episode of Democamp Dubai. This event brings an opportunity for internet startups to present their product to the public – and it’s an amazing chance to do some networking and getting to know the people. I know I blog about this event a bit late, just like I…
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Dubai 2.0, more transparency please
This post is not necessarily about the current credit crunch, and how Dubai is affected. Although it leans onto it. I just had a coffee with a good friend of mine, and we were speaking about the status of Dubai, and the entire region actually and it’s corporate profiles. And what is lacking is transparency.…
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Dubai Credit Card Fraudsters arrested
Dubai Police arrested a gang of Arab men, who stole over 200 million dirhams using credit cards doing online shopping, Gulf News said. They were tipped off in August about the guys, and caught most of them now (one out of four is out of the country).
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UAE Banks hit by ATM fraudsters
Multiple banks issues SMS messages and emails for UAE customers to change their PIN codes. Some banks even disabled international ATM cash withdrawal (which would suck if you’re on a holiday and need cash). So, if you are living in the UAE; it never hurts to change your pin. Which is something you should do…