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Sony Unveils 4K LCD TV in Industry’s Largest 84-inch Class
Samer Marzouq / September 19, 2012 3:25 pm

Sony Unveils 4K LCD TV in Industry’s Largest 84-inch Class

Featuring Four Times the Resolution of Full High Definition and Powerful Sound, Sony’s Revolutionary Offering Redefines Future of Home Entertainment Dubai-UAE: 19 September, 2012 – Sony, the leading consumer electronics brand, today unveiled its latest BRAVIA LCD television in the industry’s largest 84-inch class1. The TV boasts a 4K (3840 x 2160) LCD panel, comprising 8.29 megapixels, which is four [...]

GITEX Technology Week 2012 to empower SMEs like never before
Samer Marzouq / September 19, 2012 2:32 pm

GITEX Technology Week 2012 to empower SMEs like never before

SME Zone and a range of cutting-edge technologies set to bolster businesses’ competitive advantage and ability to create vital jobs September 19, 2012 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are set to ramp-up their information technology (ICT) budgets as they aspire to become engines for economic growth [...]

Spikes Asia Honours 2012 Winners
Samer Marzouq / September 19, 2012 1:54 pm

Spikes Asia Honours 2012 Winners

18 September 2012, Singapore – The winners of the Spikes Asia 2012 Awards have been announced tonight at the hotly anticipated Awards Ceremony which took place at the Grand Theatre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Ten juries have been working in Singapore to choose 397 deserving winners from an initial 4,860 entries. The 2012 awards have been given as follows: [...]

James Bond wears Tom Ford in latest movie ‘Skyfall’
Samer Marzouq / September 19, 2012 1:40 pm

James Bond wears Tom Ford in latest movie ‘Skyfall’

September 18, 2012: TOM FORD will be dressing James Bond for the second time in the upcoming action adventure, SKYFALL, produced by Micael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for EON productions, directed by Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes, and starring Daniel Craig as the legendary secret Agent 007. The film is scheduled for international release on October 26th 2012. [...]

Dubai Culture’s Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre widens audience outreach with simultaneous translation of Arabic plays
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 4:21 pm

Dubai Culture’s Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre widens audience outreach with simultaneous translation of Arabic plays

Dubai, UAE; September 18, 2012: The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), has expanded the scope of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre by offering simultaneous translation of all the participating Arabic plays into English, thus providing the opportunity for a wider audience to be part of the festival. The sixth edition of the Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre, [...]

Jumeirah Beach Hotel Announces Official Launch Date of 360 Lounge and Club
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 3:30 pm

Jumeirah Beach Hotel Announces Official Launch Date of 360 Lounge and Club

DUBAI, UAE, September 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Jumeirah, the luxury global hospitality group and member of Dubai Holding, has announced details of the new-look 360 Lounge and Club ahead of its official launch on 11 October 2012. World-renowned superstar DJ Hernan Cattatneo will be headlining the launch, followed by Danny Daze and The Revenge, brought by Audio Tonic on Friday [...]

OSN Strengthens its Digital and Business Development Team with Two Key Appointments
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 11:58 am

OSN Strengthens its Digital and Business Development Team with Two Key Appointments

Dubai, UAE, 18 September 2012: OSN, the leading Pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of David Hanson as Director of Digital and Frederic Copper-Royer as Business Development Director. The new appointments demonstrate OSN’s dedication in building a team of experts to help bring innovative viewing solutions and the best [...]

Art reaches new heights at At the Top, Burj Khalifa
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 11:43 am

Art reaches new heights at At the Top, Burj Khalifa

Winner of the ‘Art At the Top’ competition announced At the Top, Burj Khalifa to display the winning work for six months Dubai, UAE; September 18, 2012: An architectural masterpiece and home to an exquisite collection of artworks by global artists, Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, has now inspired Emirati artist, Hamad Al Falasi, to present a creative interpretation [...]

Nancy Ajram Champions Bone Health in the Middle East as Anlene’s Ambassador
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 11:28 am

Nancy Ajram Champions Bone Health in the Middle East as Anlene’s Ambassador

Multi-platinum recording artist to support Fonterra’s campaign to raise awareness of bone health and osteoporosis across the region First public appearance as Anlene Ambassador will take place at press conference in Dubai on World Osteoporosis Day, 20 October Dubai, 18 September, 2012: Lebanese singing sensation Nancy Ajram is stepping into the role of Anlene Ambassador for the Middle East, encouraging [...]

Lenovo Highlights 20 Years of Innovation with Premier ThinkPad X1 Carbon , World’s Lightest 14-inch Ultrabook™
Samer Marzouq / September 18, 2012 10:14 am

Lenovo Highlights 20 Years of Innovation with Premier ThinkPad X1 Carbon , World’s Lightest 14-inch Ultrabook™

Dubai, UAE – SEPTEMBER 2, 2012: Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today announced the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, its premier Ultrabook™, highlighting 20 years of ThinkPad innovation and kicking off celebration of the ThinkPad brand’s 20th anniversary. Lenovo showcased the X1 Carbon along with the new ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook™ at an event at The Modern with tours of The Museum of [...]