Aug 13, 2014
Venom may cue cancer and other diseases
Producing living kidney using 3D printer
Chinese Scientists Successfully Produce a Living Kidney Using a 3D Printer http://inhabitat.com/incredible-medical-advancement-as-scientists-produce-living-kidney-using-3d-printer/
Scientists Convert Algae into Crude Oil in Less than One Hour
Scientists managed to convert Algae into Crude Oil in less than one hour http://inhabitat.com/scientists-convert-algae-into-crude-oil-in-less-than-one-hour/
May 6, 2014
The Ancestor of Today’s Computers
240-Year-Old Writer Automaton is the Ancestor of Today’s Computers
Jan 1, 2014
Drop in bank robberies
Bank robberies fall 90pc as new security outsmarts thieves, read more about here.
Dec 31, 2013
Dec 25, 2013
Businesses Go Mobile
Dec 22, 2013
Tanzanian shoppers to pay via M-Pesa at Uchumi outlets
Tanzanian shoppers who are using Vodafone now are able to pay via M-Pesa at Uchumi outlets to avoid carrying bulk of cash for their on security http://www.cio.co.ke/news/top-stories/tanzanian-shoppers-to-pay-via-m-pesa-at-uchumi-outlets
May 4, 2013
Digital age
Watch "Digital Age [MAPS Film School12]" on YouTube how digital or high tech items can turn us to be emotionless and it's too late when we realise it, we have to save ourselves and kids too from destruction.
Digital items not always constructive it's also a destructive tool if we don't utilise it wisely.
From my resent experience, it became destructive o became emotionless towards my surroundings, it effected my relationships badly, the impact was bad.
Feb 28, 2013
Twitter in Pyongyang: how North Korea got the mobile internet
North Korea finally able to use mobile internet, but it's only privileged to foreigners.
Read the full story http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/28/twitter-north-korea-mobile-internet
May 29, 2010
BlackBerry fate in Kuwait uncertain
With advocates of the device considering it "groundbreaking," other more conventional audiences envisage it as yet another nail in the coffin of tangible human contact. Meanwhile, here in the Middle East region and especially the Arabian Gulf area nowadays, BlackBerry is such a controversial issue, chiefly due to the area's innate traditions and lack of adequate regulation on use of the device, from the point of view of the authorities.
In Kuwait, the Ministry of Interior is eyeing the option of stopping the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service, and a decision to this effect might be issued in the near future, according to a number of local media reports.
These reports said the ministry is considering the ban due to the fact that the service cannot be controlled by the Ministry of Communications or security authorities and hence, users of BlackBerry sets were taking advantage of the situation to spread rumors and call for strikes.
The three telecommunications companies in Kuwait, meanwhile, said they had not received any official request from the Interior Ministry so far relating to the service.
A fresh user of the service, Musaed Al-Mathkour did not think that BBM would be banned, arguing the decision is "too difficult" to implement.
Al-Mathkour told KUNA that in the era of globalization, banning certain services because of public abuse would not solve the problem, as there are, and will be, other alternatives that might have even greater risk for society should they be sought for the wrong reasons.
"It is a double-edged sword; you can use it for good or bad, just like any other device or object. Some BBM users are 'addicted' to it, but with time, all withdrawal symptoms would go away, should the ban take place," he said with a smile.
Au contraire, Wadha Al-Deewli, a veteran user of the service, said she cannot imagine life without "my" BBM, as she told KUNA that the first thing she does after waking up in the morning is to check her Blackberry for any fresh news or even rumors.
Should the ban be imposed, Al-Deewli said that she would be compelled to channel her BBM addiction either back to the regular internet or to other similar technologies.
As of April 9, 2010, the Kingdom of Bahrain imposed a ban on BlackBerry sharing of local news, saying that users needed an official license. The Culture and Information Ministry there said in a statement that the decision was taken to avoid "confusion and chaos." Meanwhile, in the stricter and larger Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has ruled out banning the conflict-ridden messenger service, arguing that there was no reason to do so if only a minority had abused the facility.
In Pakistan, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has also banned the use of all BlackBerry services "until further notice." In addition, some 450 sites including Twitter and other social networks have been banned by the PTA. This is all on the backdrop of the massive Facebook ban due to the 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' that caused serious uproar in the Muslim country.
The BlackBerry is a line of mobile e-mail and smart-phone devices developed by Canadian company Research In Motion (RIM). While including typical smart-phone applications, the BlackBerry is primarily known for its ability to send and receive e-mails wherever it can access a mobile network of certain cellular phone carriers. It commands a 20.8-percent share of worldwide smart-phone sales.
Battles between Oman's telecommunications
Nawras offered only two packages local (limited) and unlimited (international), while Oman Mobile offered three packages, two local (limited and unlimited) and one unlimited (international).
After Nawras was granted to launch Fixed line service with exclusively WiMAX service a totally new technology, which Omantel doesn't have, Omantel decided to merge back Oman Mobile back and attack Nawras aggressively offers, prices and the latest with BB free data packages plan beside the APN usage plus launching BB for prepaid users.
Allot of BB users in Nawras migrated back to Oman Mobile because of that. They say Nawras is expensive. But is Oman Mobile solve its problems with billing and other technicality? Basically stopped ripping of people, which derived people to migrate to Nawras.
A friend told me words been spreading around (not a valid source) that Nawras is working on getting Apple services in Oman, because the growth of number of users for iPhone and recently iPad is in town.
Nawras was the first to get iPad to the market for test drive, when it just got launched in USA.
Now how is the six MVNO telecommunications doing in Oman? They are FRiENDi, Renna, Mazoon, Halafoni, Apna and Samatel.
Apna and Samatel are not well known like the 1st four MVNO mobile telecoms.
They target expatriates, except for Halafoni, which for young and vibrant group who more connected with Hala FM and Hi FM.
May 17, 2010
No more Flash
The reasons Apple stated, that the flash technology is old, and mobile revolution needs faster and lighter tools like HTML5.
Apple has already adopted HTML5 and I agree with Steve Jobs, as I mostly use my mobile for browsing and I suffer with flash based sites.
We must ditch Flash for mobile devices, as we are in new era of technology.
Adobe, wake up.
Nov 6, 2009
Kindle in Middle East
Aug 31, 2009
Will you give teenager a BlackBerry?
I was shocked and didn't agree on the consept of the girl in her late teens does not need to own such a device, since she won't use 90% of the features. The argument the girl used is to check her mails, but she can check her mails from any mobile phones such as Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG, etc support it too. I realized she just want to show off and her mother allows her.
My self the most expensive mobile device was not more then 80 Omani Rials, while the other phones I had and still have were gifts, each worth from 150+ Omani Rials.
I won't lie my dream of owning the legend BlackBerry, but reality hit me, I can invest on something else worth more, as I had a good condition Nokia E61i device.
Aug 13, 2009
"I am a VSN, get me out of here!"
I know you are wandering what is VSN stands for? VSN stands for Virtual Social Networker, it seems they are deepy part of it, as they can't servive without it, they didn't go out and do any outdoor activies.
I realised over 70% of the current generation are VSN or TV addict or Video games addicts, they are been shelved by technology, to unhealthy lifestyle and Zero social skills.
Blogger.com adopt GWT Technology
My first experiment was with one of Twitter's thierd party mobile website, I realised allot of news sites use either same or similer technology.
I think and strongly bealive Blogger.com should also adopt such technology, specially it's Google baby, and Google must impliment such technology within its babies.
May 14, 2009
Save our selves! Save earth!
As Oman going green, Oman Economic Review presents OER Green Awards, the first recognition for companies, institutions and individuals in Oman who contributes towards environment. 'Not too late! Save our earth..!' @ OEROnline.com/GreenAwards
COMEX Goes Green is the slogan for Oman’s largest IT, Telecom & Technology Exhibition aka COMEX 2009. The eco-high tech friendly exhibition will May 25 – 29, 2009 at OITE. @ oite.com/comex