Business & Money | Saturday 8 August, 2015 3:58 am

National Center for Social Research HQ inaugurated

Social Affairs Minister Majid Al-Qassabi recently inaugurated the new headquarters of the National Center for Social Research in the Rawdah district in the Saudi capital.  Al-Qassabi, also the chairman of the center’s board of directors, thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 August, 2015 2:38 am

Toshiba Develops World's First 16-die Stacked NAND Flash Memory with TSV Technology

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of the world’s first*1 16-die (max.) stacked NAND flash memory utilizing Through Silicon Via (TSV) technology. The prototype will be shown at Flash Memory Summit 2015, to be held from August 11 to 13 in Santa Clara,...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 August, 2015 2:10 am

Panasonic to Start the Mass-Production of the Highly Sensitive Curved Touch Panel

Panasonic Corporation today announced that it will start the mass-production of the capacitive-type, highly sensitive, multi-touch capable automotive curved touch panel at the end of September 2015. The panels can enhance the design flexibility of vehicle cockpits and the operability of the panels...

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Business & Money | Saturday 8 August, 2015 1:24 am

ZTE and U Mobile Announce Partnership on 5G Mobile Network Research in Malaysia

ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U Mobile Sdn Bhd on the development of Pre5G mobile broadband technologies,...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 August, 2015 1:05 am

Google and Samsung to release monthly Android security fixes

Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. will release monthly security fixes for Android phones, a growing target for hackers, after the disclosure of a bug designed to attack the world’s most popular mobile operating system. The change came after security researcher Joshua Drake unveiled...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 8 August, 2015 12:41 am

SkyTouch Technology Announces New Chief Executive Officer

SkyTouch Technology today announced the appointment of Jonah Paransky as the new chief executive officer of SkyTouch Technology, provider of the most widely used cloud-based hotel operating system. With over 20 years of experience in B2B software general management, product management and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 7 August, 2015 7:10 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND ALITALIA HOST OFFICIAL CHENGDU WEEK AT THE EXPO MILANO JOINT PAVILION

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and its equity partner Alitalia are hosting the official “Chengdu Week” event from 6 to 12 August at the Expo Milano 2015 joint pavilion.   As the Official Global Airline Carriers for Expo Milano...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 7 August, 2015 7:08 am

EP reserves 100-meter area at each beach for public

A 100-meter area will be reserved for members of the public at each beach in the Eastern Province and will be developed into attractive getaways. The new contracts, to be signed with investors, will take into account the directives issued in this regard recently by the Council of Ministers and...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 7 August, 2015 7:03 am

Saudia’s LA-Riyadh direct flight set to make history

Saudi Arabian Airlines which operates as Saudia will achieve a rare feat on Friday when its first non-stop flight from Los Angeles will touch down at the King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh.  “An ultra-modern Saudia Boeing B777-300ER will be making this historic...

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Technology & IT | Friday 7 August, 2015 6:45 am

Panasonic "Power Supply Container" Improves Educational Environment and Water Supply Conditions

Panasonic Corporation announced the installation of the self-developed "Power Supply Container", a stand-alone photovoltaic power package, at the National Elementary School Malabar 04 in the village of Banjarsari, Bandung District, West Java Province, Indonesia, in order to improve the...

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