‘Responsible’ the UAE’s most overused buzzword on LinkedIn

As a UAE resident, how often do you use the words ‘responsible’, ‘effective’ or ‘strategic’ when describing yourself professionally or to a potential employer on your online profiles?
You might indeed be all of those things, but does that necessarily mean that you should rely on cliché terms to differentiate yourself?
According to LinkedIn, which has recently released its annual list of buzzwords, those three words top the list of being the most overused in the UAE members’ profiles for 2013.

Facebook Messenger brings out the big guns

In the midst of the competition between free texting and calling apps such as Skype, Viber, Whatsapp and others, Facebook Messenger stood idly watching the fun while its users only used it to text and call their Facebook friends, which went against the odds of them using any other app.
Not anymore; because the 3.0 Facebook Messenger update now enables you to text anyone in your contacts outside Facebook by obtaining your number and accessing your contact list.

Ever wonder what happens on the Internet every minute?

Do you know what goes on the Internet every single minute? Google processes 2 million search requests. 72 hours of videos are uploaded on YouTube. And over 204 million emails are sent. This happens every minute. The following incredible info graphic from QMee shows the amazing activity that happens across some of the most popular websites in the world.

The successor to the HTC One is set for an early 2014 release

The new version of HTC’s award-winning handset, the HTC One, is to be out in the US by the start of next year.

Following the success of the HTC One, the newer version is anticipated to have the same fate which will be determined soon.  Tweets, namely from @evleaks, confirm the new device’s predicted upcoming launch date.

Retro video games are making a comeback

We live in a world that is sparkling with cutting-edge graphics and special effects, games played on innovative devices that enhance the gaming experience by a far difference from our childhood gear. That being said, there are times when we feel nostalgic of the times when video games were a simple round of Tetris or Pac-man; luckily, our favorite oldies are making a comeback to the digital world.

Annual initiative to boost Arabic content on internet

Google has announced the return of Arabic Web Days, an annual initiative created to boost the amount of Arabic content on the internet.
The initiative, which was developed by Google, Vinelab and Wamda last year, works to raise awareness and bridge the gap between the number of Arabic speakers online and the percentage of Arabic content on the web.
The effort is conducted in association with several regional and

Microsoft launches Biz4Afrika SME hub

On 5 November 2013, Microsoft South Africa announced the availability of a new SME resource hub, Biz4Afrika, that aims to deliver a range of free and low-cost resources – both IT and non-IT –to South African SMEs. Biz4Afrika is a key element of Microsoft’s 4Afrika commitment to bring 1 million African SMEs online within three years.
The announcement was made by Kevin Turner, Chief Operating Officer