Tag: UAE

Here are a couple factoids for you to munch on this Friday. Last February, the world's most expensive camel sold for £1.6 million, or about $2.5 million. This camel was an international racing camel, and, yes, that exists. If the fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled world of camel racing doesn't excite you, the absurd wealth of the socialite Arab participants (or at least the brightly colored nose ...

Haidar Taleb, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, embarks on a 200-mile wheelchair road trip this week, and he plans to completely fuel the journey with solar power. Taleb's mission, which will take him through all seven Emirates, is to reportedly "raise awareness of disability and sustainability as well as what we can achieve as individuals if we have the courage and determination to try." ...

The United Arab Emirates currently enjoys, or endures, a tenuous relationship with technology. Last spring, the pioneering nation launched one of the world's first non-Latin domain names with a new Arabic Web address. But, the U.A.E. also frequently bans and blocks various technological developments, including popular video games and seemingly mundane messenger services. Faced with such a ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Saudi Arabia has apparently executed its planned boycott of BlackBerry messaging services, prompting both U.S. and Canadian governments to intervene. With Turkey, India and the United Arab Emirates all considering similar bans, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly hopes to broker a resolution because residents have "a ...

On Sunday, telecom regulators from the United Arab Emirates announced their plans to suspend e-mail, instant messaging and Web-browsing services for BlackBerry users, due to manufacturer RIM's refusal to allow the government to monitor the data sent across its network. Now, another major Middle East country has instituted a similar ban that, unlike the UAE's, will go into effect very soon. On ...

Multi-billionaires in Dubai and Abu Dhabi may soon have more trouble doing business on the go, as officials in the United Arab Emirates have announced that, as of October, BlackBerry users will no longer be able to send e-mails or instant messages within the country. As the New York Times reports, Sunday's announcement comes after a lengthy standoff between the Middle East nation and Research in ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... The United Arab Emirates has received positive recognition for its growing acceptance of women's rights, but the nation is still maintaining a hard-line stance in regard to simulated skin. The UAE has reportedly banned the sale of the video game 'Heavy Rain' because of virtual "blood and nudity." Blood? Really? [From: Joystiq] ...

The Internet may have its share of silly material, but every so often it provides us with crucial information that might not otherwise see the light of day. The word "torture" has been thrown around in the media lately. While the recently released documents detailing the waterboarding of U.S. detainees is disturbing, a video of torture practices that was recently smuggled out of the United Arab ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2008/10/29/muxlim-aims-to-be-a-facebook-for-muslims/'; Muxlim.com, a Finnish-based social network site for Muslim communities, has announced the arrival of "Muxlim Pal," a virtual world that adheres to the Muslim code. Muxlim Pal, essentially, is a Second Life for Muslims, where the women wear virtual hajibs, or veils, that cover their faces and and where ...

By this point, you should fully understand that "Dubai" and "world's largest" go hand-in-hand, so it's quite fitting that said city is receiving the planet's most humongous LED screen. Designed by UAE development company Tameer Holding, the 33-story high display will reportedly be "embedded on an intended commercial tower in the Majan district of Dubailand," where it will stand tall and blast ...

As we learned from 'Wall-E,' people with half a mind for themselves probably won't be kosher with living with 1.1 million or so other inhabitants within a pyramid. That being said, there's always the brainwash approach to getting 'em in there, and if hordes of people were ever filed into the conceptual Ziggurat, Mother Earth would surely appreciate it. The 2.3-square kilometer building would ...

United-Arab-Emirates-based Emirates Airlines has decided to banish all paper reading materials from flights on their brand new Airbus A380 jumbo jets. Pre-printed materials like magazines, pamphlets, and shopping catalogs (goodbye Skymall!) will no longer be available on planes. Instead, content that was previously in those printed publications and pamphlets will show up on the LCD video ...

A fourth undersea cable that carries Internet connectivity to and from the Middle East has been cut, according to various reports. The previous three cuts caused major disruptions to Internet service in the region and in some cases led to complete Internet blackouts. This latest cable is operated by Qatar Telecom, and the disruption affected mainly that part of the United Arab Emirates, the ...