Month: October 2008

Yamli Releases iGoogle Arabic Transliteration Gadget

Posted on October 31, 2008 by MMM

Yamli has gone on and released a new iGoogle gadget that allows easy access to its award-winning Arabic transliteration technology directly

Dubai-based Content Syndicate Wins YourBusiness SME Awards

Posted on October 30, 2008 by MMM

At a recent industry event organised by YourBusiness magazine and Visa, Dubai-based Content Syndicate was awarded two prestigious awards, emerging

Intel Capital Invests In Dubai-Based Startup Sphere Networks

Posted on October 29, 2008 by MMM

Intel Capital, Intel’s investment arm, joined Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) by announcing its investment in Sphere Networks, an emerging Dubai-based startup specialising in next generation network management software.

FindWhere Expands Presence In MENA’s GPS Market

Posted on October 28, 2008 by MMM

FindWhere, a pioneer and global leader of real-time GPS location tracking, announced a few days ago that its website is

ABAN Hosts Fourth Annual Entrepreneur – Investor Matchmaking Event

Posted on October 26, 2008 by MMM

The Arab Business Angels Network (ABAN), a subsidiary of Dubai International Capital (DIC), in partnership with Young Arab Leaders (YAL),

SouqElArab Partners With LebanonPath To Provide More Products From Lebanon

Posted on October 25, 2008 by MMM

The Arab social Web shopping portal, SouqElArab.com, just announced a partnership with LebanonPath.com to better serve Arab communities across the

Google Launches Arabic Transliteration Tool, Takes On Yamli

Posted on October 25, 2008 by MMM

Google recently launched a new Arabic transliteration tool, that allows users to use their Latin keyboards to type in Arabic text.

DemoCamp Dubai 3 – The Agenda

Posted on October 22, 2008 by MMM

As previously announced, the third DemoCamp Dubai will be taking place at the Radisson SAS in Dubai Media City on October 28th at 7:30PM. The following four demos will

Muxlim Wins World Summit Awards Nomination

Posted on October 20, 2008 by MMM

At the Mindtrek conference in Tampere, Muxlim, an online Muslim social media community service, was awarded the World Summit Awards

New Startup Job Vacancies On StartUpArabia

Posted on October 20, 2008 by MMM

A number of new job vacancies have been posted to the StartUpArabia job board. The jobs available now are at

StartUpArabia At Gitex Technology Week 2008

Posted on October 18, 2008 by MMM

StartUpArabia will be present at Gitex Technology Week 2008, that kicks off tomorrow at Dubai’s International Convention and Exhibition Centre, through

Blog Action Day: What Can We Do About Poverty?

Posted on October 15, 2008 by MMM

Today is Blog Action Day 2008, and the theme is ‘Poverty’, with thousands of blogs around the world making an

Up To August, 1.2 Million Dinars Invested In Online Advertising In Tunisia In 2008

Posted on October 13, 2008 by MMM

According to estimative numbers released by Tunisian market research firm Sigma Conseil, that cover the first eight months of 2008,

Yooyaland – Education & Entertainment For Arab Children

Posted on October 12, 2008 by MMM

Yooyaland is a Palestinian startup that aims to fill the need for creative educational resources for 3-9 year old children in the Arab world;

Artwitter.com; An Arabic Interface For Twitter

Posted on October 11, 2008 by MMM

Even though there is an Arabic micro-blogging service called Watwet that is very similar to Twitter in functionality, a lot

Forum Nokia North Africa Road Show (October 13 – 19)

Posted on October 10, 2008 by MMM

Forum Nokia, Nokia’s global developer program, which has built a mobile development community with more than 3.5 Million registrants, making it one

Internet Advertising In Algeria Shows 300% Growth In Q3 2008

Posted on October 9, 2008 by MMM

Algeria has recorded a 300% increase in internet advertising during the third quarter of this year, compared to the same

Yamli Officially Releases Free API Allowing Easy Integration of Arabic Transliteration Into Any Website