• Fit at 40: the revolutionary Apple Mac in numbers

    Paris, France - Forty years ago Steve Jobs revolutionised personal computing by launching the Apple Macintosh, the first PC with a user-friendly mouse and graphical interface that helped the machines enter the everyday lives of people for the first time. Jobs, playing the showman inventor to perfection in a black suit...
  • Global personal computer shipments decline 14.8 percent in 2023

    DUBAI, UAE - Worldwide PC shipments totaled 63.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2023, a 0.3 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2022, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This marks the first time that quarterly shipments have increased after eight straight quarters of decline, a...
  • Growing IT outlays intensify MENA’s transformation

    The region's IT spending is set to rise by 4% to $183.8 billion in 2024, with software and IT services witnessing double-digit growth, and device spending recovering post-2023 decline.
  • Growing IT outlays intensify MENA’s transformation

    The region's IT spending is set to rise by 4% to $183.8 billion in 2024, with software and IT services witnessing double-digit growth, and device spending recovering post-2023 decline.
  • 15m electric cars will be shipped globally in 2023: report

    Dubai, UAE - Nearly 15 million electric cars, including both battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, are expected to be shipped worldwide in 2023, Gartner, a global research firm says in its latest forecast.  The figure is anticipated to see a 19% increase in 2024, with a total of 17.9...
  • AI startups set to rake in $10bn investments by 2026

    Half of new cloud deployments will be integrated cloud data ecosystems by 2024, while edge AI will see 55% of all data analysis by deep neural networks by 2025, says a report.
  • AI-based call centers cut costs, ring in better KPIs

    Conversational AI contact center deployment saves agents US$80bn in labor expenses by 2026, while global spending on it is expected to hit US$1.99bn by 2022, says a report.
  • Digitization of govt services spurs MENA IT spending

    The IT spending in the MENA region will hit US$1.7bn in 2022 as the governments are using technology to streamline digital services and improve residents' experiences.
  • Breakbulk Middle East to host top female executives, discuss challenges

    Middle East’s largest breakbulk and project cargo event Breakbulk Middle East will host the ‘Women in Breakbulk Breakfast’, as part of its commitment to increase female participation. The forum will feature top female executives, who will discuss ways to overcome challenges they face in the sector. They will also offer...
  • 50% of top 10 automotive OEMs will design their own chips by 2025

    “Automotive semiconductor supply chains are complex,” said Gaurav Gupta, research vice president at Gartner. “In most cases, chip makers are traditionally Tier 3 or Tier 4 suppliers to automakers, which means it usually takes a while until they adapt to the changes affecting automotive market demand. This lack of visibility...
  • Gartner predicts IT spending to touch $557bn in 2022

    Countries across the world are expected to be spending some $557 billion in 2022, up by 6.5 percent compared to 2021, on IT services and software.