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Yahoo enters Arab market with Maktoob acquisition
News Internet giant unveils plans to buy largest Arabic Web portal, Maktoob.com, as part of company's bid to expand into lucrative Middle Eastern market.
Tags: Web sites, Acquisitions, Online Advertising, Emerging Market, Yahoo Search, U.A.E., Internet, merger, Internet company, Joel D. Pinaroc
UAE has Gulf's highest female Internet user base
News United Arab Emirates houses most female online users in Gulf region, making Arab state potentially lucrative market for online companies, study shows.
Tags: Female, Web sites, Internet advertising, online company, Bahrain, broadband quality of service, Web sites, Female, QoS, Broadband
Effects of damaged cables continue
News Issues from damaged SMW4 cable system that took out Internet and phone communications last week still persist, with Singapore now apparently affected.
Tags: LANs and WANs, Contingency planning, SingTel, Asia, India, Singapore, Europe, Cable, Traceroute, Contingency planning
UAE issues Gulf's first mobile TV license
News EMTC group pays US$4.6 million for 10-year license to offer mobile TV services, targeted to launch fourth quarter next year, in United Arab Emirates.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile applications, Regulations, Mobile Broadband, Mobile TV, mobile, Mobile applications, TV, Telecommunications, Hong Kong
AMD confirms manufacturing spinoff
News Chipmaker says it will focus its investment on plants in New York and Germany, as it gets backing from the United Arab Emirates.
Tags: Processors, Investments, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Investment, Manufacturing, layoff, Abu Dhabi, New York, Germany, Burlington
AMD extends deadline for Abu Dhabi spin-off vote
News After failing to get a quorum, Advanced Micro Devices extends the deadline to next week for shareholders to vote on the proposed spin-off of its manufacturing business.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Abu Dhabi, Wall Street, U.A.E., revenue, shareholder
