Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for the precipitous drop in shipments of traditional PCs during the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23). Global shipments numbered 56.9 million, marking a contraction of 29.0% compared to the same quarter in 2022, according to market researchRead More…

The UAE telecoms operator e&, formerly Etisalat, has announced that it entered into a binding agreement with Uber Technologies and its subsidiary Careem to acquire a majority stake in Careem’s Super App spinout. Under the terms of the agreement, Careem’s Ride Hailing business will be separated from Careem Super AppRead More…

G42 and Microsoft have announced their intention to collaborate on the development of public sector and industry focused solutions that leverage Microsoft’s partner ecosystem and cloud capabilities. These solutions will benefit UAE organisations to address citizen and customer needs. Formalised in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed atRead More…

NTT Ltd. and SES, a leading global content connectivity service provider via satellite, have announced a multi-year partnership to use SES satellites to deliver NTT’s Edge as a Service to enterprise customers. The collaboration will bring together NTT’s expertise in networking and enterprise managed services with SES’s unique satellite capabilitiesRead More…

All regions worldwide are projected to have positive IT spending growth in 2023, says Gartner Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4.6 trillion in 2023, an increase of 5.5% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Despite continued global economic turbulence, all regions worldwide are projected toRead More…