SanDisk, today announced the world’s fastest high-capacity CompactFlash® card. The SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ CompactFlash® card features 128 gigabytes (GB)1 of storage and up to 100 megabyte per second (MB/sec)2 write speeds. With its Power Core® controller and UDMA-7 interface, the card delivers the performance demanded by high-end DSLR cameras.Read More…

Display panels vendor Art of Colours (AOC) has appointed BDL as its distributor in Saudi Arabia, a move the company says will boost its presence across the Kingdom. This tie-up will provide AOC with a perfect opportunity to enhance its already formidable presence in the Saudi market and raise its market share in the Kingdom’s growing IT market. According to the CITC annual report, Saudi Arabia’s IT market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4% over the next three years, with IT spending posting a 17% growth this year alone and reaching a total value of nearly US$10 billion by the year 2013.

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Golden Systems Middle East along with their local partner – Master Tech International, are holding a ZOTAC seminar for customers and partners on December 14, 2010 at the Intercontinental Citystars Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. Technology experts from ZOTAC and Golden Systems Middle East will be flying in to meet the delegates as well as demonstrate the features and benefits of ZOTAC’s extensive range of award-winning graphics cards and mini PCs. Some of the products on display will be the standard and AMP! edition of the recently launched Geforce GTX 570 and 580 cards, the ZOTAC GeForce GT 430 series graphics cards, the ZOTAC GeForce GT 460 series graphics cards including the world’s first quadruple-display capable ZOTAC GeForce GTX 460 3DP and the GeForce GTX 460 2GB – the first ZOTAC graphics card powered by NVIDIA Fermi architecture with 2GB of graphics memory will also be included in the displays.

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Creative Technology Ltd. has announced the Middle East launch of Creative ZiiSound T6 – the latest addition to its extensive Pure Wireless speaker family. The all new speaker system assumes the position of the flagship Surround Sound wireless speaker in the Pure Wireless speaker range. It transforms all compatible stereo Bluetooth devices into a wireless remote control. USB 5.1 Surround The ZiiSound T6 also offers users the option of enjoying 5.1 Surround content via a wired USB connection. The three-piece-system is capable of “full-bandwidth” audio from 5.1 digital soundtracks. Read More…

WD unveils its lastest innovation, the WD TV Live Hub™ media center (photo), a Full-HD 1080p media player with a 1 terabyte (TB) built-in network hard drive that gives users the freedom to play all their personal media on any screen in the home. The WD TV Live Hub media center brings new experiences to the WD TV family, including instantly renting or purchasing the newest releases through Blockbuster On Demand® service, the same day as DVD/Blu-ray release, as well as interacting with personal Facebook® communities.

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Packard Bell recently appointed International Computer Company Group (ICC) for the Saudi Arabia market. Packard Bell is significantly looking to increase its footprint in Saudi Arabia and the region, having rebranded in 2009. The IT vendor has taken positive steps towards its distinct value proposition. Consumers can look forward to stylish, trendy and easy-to-use Packard Bell products. ICC is an ISO certified major IT distribution organisation in the Saudi marketplace. It also boasts a number of ICC retail showrooms across the country. Read More…

ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today unleashes a duo of mini-ITX platforms designed for optimal energy-efficiency, home theatre PC and powered by AMD 800 series chipsets – including the world’s first AMD mobile-on-desktop platform – the new ZOTAC M880G-ITX WiFi – and the socket AM3 compatible 880G-ITX WiFi. Powered by AMD 800 series chipsets, the ZOTAC M880G-ITX WiFi and 880G-ITX WiFi platforms deliver a premium AMD experience in a mini-ITX form factor with USB 3.0, SATA 6.0 Gb/s and 802.11n WiFi technologies. High-performance integrated ATI Radeon HD 4200 series graphics processor enables stunning visuals with Microsoft DirectX 10.1 technology.Read More…

Xerox today announced a color sheetfed scanner that is small enough to fit on a desktop, optimized to scan ID cards and includes ultrasonic double-feed detection technology. DocuMate®3460 is the latest generation in this award-winning scanning seriess from Xerox and it can scan 60 pages per minute / 120 images per minute in duplex.
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SanDisk, announced a strategic partnership with National Store, the flagship company of JK Sons Group as its national distributor for the UAE and the recent tie-up comes in the wake of growth of the consumer electronics sector in the UAE. As per research reports, the country’s consumer electronics market is expected to reach AED11.38 billion (US$3.1 billion) in 2010, and projected to grow to AED14.3 billion (US$3.9 billion) by 2014.

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During its first quarter, Avnet Inc. sales grew by 26.4% to cross the $6 billion mark. In the same period, Avnet also completed its four acquisitions – Bell Micro, Tallard Technologies, Unidux and Eurotone Electric Limited. And with these new acquisitions Avnet expects to add nearly $4 billion extra toRead More…