Cupertino: Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday. He was 56 years old. He had been battling cancer and other health issues for several years and had a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Apple announced his death late on Wednesday night without giving a specific cause.
(CNN) — As Steve Jobs steps down as CEO at Apple — perhaps the world’s most valuable and admired company — business and tech pundits are showering him with glowing appellations: Innovator. Visionary. Genius. The skinny man in the black mock turtleneck, and the company he created, have had arguably more impact than anybody on how we consume content in the digital age.
Kuwait – This past Friday, a Kuwaiti branch of the international and de-centralized hacktivist group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the defacement of the Fast Telecommunications company website (FastTelco), a major ISP (internet service provider) in the country.
Kuwait – Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announces the update of different services presented through iPhone and iPod Touch, all of which will be available on KFHOnline website. KFH will add a group of new services that make more features available for customers through such devices.
Kuwait – The number of Facebook users in Kuwait hit more than 822,000 users by the end of June, a recent specialized report said.The report, posted on the Internet World Stats website that this number represents about 5 percent of the total number of Facebook users in the Arab countries of West Asia of about 16.1 million users.
London – Many Britons are welded to their smartphones 24 hours a day and refuse to turn them off in cinemas and theatres, according to a study Thursday showing how the devices are changing social behavior.
Kuwait – The Ministry of Interior has launched SMS service for subscribers of the telecommunication Company Zain notifying them about their status in the records of the ministry, such as expiry of residency, visas and driving licenses, a ranking official of the department declared on Saturday.
Kuwait – Zain Kuwait has launched “eeZee unlimited international sms” its latest eeZee lines campaign that lets all prepaid customers make unlimited international sms’ to any destination from their eeZee line.
New York: Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker’s 36-year history.
Kuwait – The Ministry of Communications will soon issue a decision specifying conditions for obtaining license to provide Internet services in the country, a reliable source told Al-Rai daily.
The telecoms operator Zain plans to cut up to 40 staff from its group operations in Kuwait and Bahrain.Chief executive Nabil Bin Salama told reporters today that 40 per cent of the group’s staff base will be cut.
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Zain Group announced on Monday it joined the global alliance against online child sexual abuse content of the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association (GSMA).The move stems from the group’s commitment to the noble targets of the Association, Zain’s CEO Nabil Bin Salama said in a press statement.
Kuwait – Research In Motion (RIM) today announced its participation at the Infoconnect Exhibition which will be held at the Kuwait Fair Grounds between 30 January and 5 February 2011.
Kuwait – Gulfnet Communications, Kuwait’s leading Internet and online data services company today announced that it will take part in the annual InfoConnect 2011 exhibition, which will be held at the Kuwait Fair Grounds between 30 January until 5 February 2011.Related:-Gulfnet offers prizes to delight customers at InfoConnect 2011
Kuwait – Minister of Communication and Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs Dr. Mohammad Al-Busairi opened on Sunday the 30th Kuwait Exhibition for Information Technology and Integrated Solutions (Infobiz), InfoConnect 2011, and the fourth Smart Buildings Expo.
Kuwait – Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced the launching of a new bouquet of various banking services on iPhones, where clients can execute several free banking operations that include a detailed balance inquiry, wiring money among accounts, following credit cards transactions, and settling the credit card’s balance, through using the same user name and password used for KFH online.
Kuwait – Zain Kuwait has launched eeZee unlimited, its latest eeZee lines service that lets all prepaid customers make unlimited calls, sms and video calls on its network.
Kuwait – Kuwait’s Al-Fawares Holding, a major investor in Zain telecom, said on Tuesday it will sue Zain for opening its books for due diligence to an Emirati telecom company without seeing the purchase offer.
Kuwait – Citizens and expatriates soon will be able to pay their bills owed to government institutions via Social Network sites Twitter and Facebook, said the Finance Ministry on Monday.
Zain, the mobile services provider in Kuwait, has joined the global app family and launched ‘Zain KW’, an application for the iPhone and the iPad. The company is the first mobile company to launch in Kuwait this type of app on Apple’s electronic outlet, where it is now amazingly the most popular free download in Kuwait, being only released last week.
Zain, the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced launching special distinguished offers for its customers traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform pilgrimage this year. In a press release, the company stated that Zain Kuwait customers shall be able to make phone calls pursuant to the local charges in Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait – Zain telecom announced Wednesday that it would be integrating and expanding its network in Kuwait to increase its operational capacity. Zain CEO Khaled Al-Omar told the press that the expansion plan was the third within recent years, adding that it would cover most areas in Kuwait.
Kuwait – Zain, a mobile telecommunications services provider in Kuwait, revealed that its IPhone customers may now enjoy watching live TV channels, which was a service already available for other 3G mobile phones.
Kuwait – The craze for vanity mobile phone numbers in Kuwait has reached a new level after the easy-to-remember number 55555555 was sold for KD210, 000.
Kuwait – Kuwait based telecommunications group, Zain, revealed 411 percent net income worth KD 975.6 million (USD 3.365 billion) in the first nine months of the year compared to last year, a statement said here Wednesday.
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