BECO Capital, a regional venture capital firm focused on technology investments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, today said that the tech entrepreneur sector has grown by over ten-fold since the nascent Venture Capital industry emerged four years ago,…
As 2014 draws to a close, it’s worth taking a look at past and future predictions in device sales and usage. By Zeid Nasser Over recent years, technology market analysts like IDC and Gartner have been obsessed with making predictions…
Much more needs to be done to boost the number of women in the global tech industry. By Zeid Nasser Despite the success of female tech industry CEOs like Marissa Mayer of Yahoo, Meg Whitman of Hewlett-Packard, and Oracle’s co-CEO…
Once dismissed as a niche too far, phablets—gargantuan smartphones with almost tablet-sized screens—are now all the rage. Here are four of the best. By Laith Abou-Ragheb iPhone 6 Plus www.apple.com Many thought they’d never live to see the day Apple…
Beecell shows how mobile value-added services providers can stay relevant in a fast-evolving technology market. By Dina al-Wakeel Gone are the days when we just used our mobile phones to send and receive SMS and MMS messages. On-the-go broadband technology…