Dubai messaging app has global ambitions, wants to take on WhatsApp, Snapchat

Dubai: A Dubai-based businessman wants to take on WhatsApp. And SnapChat. And just about any free messaging platform that’s out there. Balvinder Singh Sahni, Chairman of RSG Group, has put in Dh400 million for a 10 per cent stake in the business that developed the “Yzer” app, a voice, video and data messaging platform that […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook tweets stunning image taken by Indian photographer

San Francisco: Apple CEO Tim Cook took to Twitter and shared five stunning photos that were taken with an iPhone and among those was an image taken by Indian photographer Varun Aditya. Cook tweeted an image clicked by Aditya and posted: “Double Rainbow adorned by elephants in the beautiful Savannah at Amboseli, Kenya.” #shotoniPhone by […]

ADNOC awards contracts worth Dh13.2 billion

Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced on Wednesday the awarding of multi-billion-dollar contracts for the procurement of casing and tubing as it drives value through its smart approach to procurement. The combined scope of the three contracts awarded is one of the world’s largest in this category, maximising value for ADNOC […]