Dubai Informer

The Emirates Authority for Standardization & Metrology is bracing to implement a new system for length and distance measurement units in all official transactions in the UAE. Mohammad Saleh Badri, Acting Director General of ESMA, Saturday announced the shift of length measurement units from feet and yard to the meter, to be used in official [...]

Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of the BlackBerry devices widely used all over the world and also in Middle East, has agreed with the authorities in Saudi Arabia to install servers inside the Kingdom. This way the Saudi Government has access to the data of the BlackBerry users and is happy. If this deal [...]

du today unveiled its “Assurance Plans” for individuals and businesses alike to choose from. These plans have been tailor-made to manage the current Blackberry situation with minimal disruption, and no upfront cost. The “Standard Assurance Plan” offers customers all the benefits that they are currently enjoying in addition to free 1000 local and international SMSs. [...]

BlackBerry users in the United Arab Emirates should not throw away their BlackBerry smart-phones just yet. Research In Motion has a solution for the security concerns behind the TRA’s decision to ban the BlackBerry Services. There are reports that Research In Motion (RIM), the company producing the BlackBerry devices, has agreed to share the technical [...]

Etisalat today responded rapidly to the announcement of the TRA to suspend BlackBerry services on October 11 and unveiled valuable, alternative mobility packages for its existing BlackBerry customers who were subscribed to the service as of July 31, 2010. The new packages offer bundled services such as SMS and MMS as well as mobile Internet [...]

Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), Mohammed Nasser Al Ghanim, confirmed that the suspension of some of the “BlackBerry” services is a sovereign issue concerning the right of the State to preserve the confidentiality of information and correspondence, commercial, official and personal data, and to protect the national economy and companies from any threats. [...]

du has provided answers to customers inquiries regarding the announced decision of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to suspend BlackBerry services (Blackberry Messenger, Blackberry E-mail and Blackberry Web-browsing) from October 11, 2010. In a statement today the company has advised customers with beneficial information during the coming phase. As per the instruction received from the Telecommunications [...]

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) confirmed today that Blackberry Messenger, Blackberry E-mail and Blackberry Web-browsing services in the UAE will be suspended as of October 11th 2010. The suspension is a result of the failure of ongoing attempts, dating back to 2007, to bring Blackberry services in the UAE in line with UAE telecommunications regulations. [...]

Are you sick of all those iPhone news coming out every day? Are you a business user and are looking for a new smart-phone to buy? You want a business tool like one of those shiny Blackberry’s! Research In Motion (RIM), the Blackberry maker, makes pretty decent business smart-phones which can do a lot more [...]

Committed to providing its customers with high-quality, competitive data services, Du today launched the Micro Data SIM, a new smaller version of Data SIM which allows high-speed data connectivity. The new SIM is available for both its Pay as you Go, and Monthly Plan mobile customers and comes in a variety of attractive and unbeatable [...]

DEWA, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, is not as old fashioned as one might think. They are actually so hip that they just released their own Apple iPad application. And its not just a simple website copy, it is actually a real iPad application, where you can do the full spectrum of DEWA things [...]

So you got yourself one of those shiny new Apple iPads. You already downloaded kazillions of iPad Apps from the App-Store. And you are excited how many cool things you can do with the iPad, right? We are quite sure though that you did not discover all of the iPad’s secrets yet. We found six [...]

Apple recently introduced the new iPhone 4. Shortly after that the shiny new iPhone went live in the Apple online shop for pre-order. And Apple fans made proper use of this, they ordered all the stock within less than 24 hours. SOLD OUT! The pre-order process for the new Apple iPhone had some glitches in [...]

Last night Steve Jobs from Apple did it again. He unveiled his company’s newest toy, the shiny new Apple iPhone 4. It was quite clear to most people that Apple will release the iPhone 4 this June, some even got their hands on a prototype before launch and posted videos and pictures of the iPhone [...]

Proving its place as a provider of innovative and cutting-edge home entertainment service provider, Du today became the first company in the MENA region to offer 3D TV for all its customers. In a move which demonstrates the company’s commitment to offer the latest and the best in entertainment to its subscribers. All Du TV [...]

Right after the US launch of the Apple iPad we brought you a special Apple iPad deal. And you ordered like crazy and got your iPads as the first among UAE customers. Then Apple delayed all official international deliveries of its iPad for one month, but you could still order from our partner and got [...]

Du and Facebook today announced that Du is now offering its customers free mobile browsing on the new 0.facebook.com website. By supporting 0.facebook.com Du is enabling its customers to stay connected through Facebook with their friends and family from any mobile Web browser without incurring any data charges. Facebook’s 0.facebook.com site is optimized for speed [...]

Etisalat announced the launch of a Micro SIM Card that is compatible with Apple iPad. The first such SIM Card, to be launched in the region, the micro SIM card has a special dual usage design making it compatible with both a normal mobile phone and the iPad device, which requires Mobile Broadband Internet access. [...]

Two people have been killed in a ballooning accident in Al Ain, the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed. The accident happened at around 6.45am Sunday, and involved a hot air balloon carrying 13 passengers and one crew member. Two people have been reported injured, one seriously. The identities of the dead have [...]

Since we got the special deal with Emirates Avenue to sell the Apple iPad to our Dubai Informer fans with a discount we got inquiries like crazy. Our partner is already the only dealer in UAE selling Apples iPad for a normal price and not like others for more than twice the US rate. Check [...]