Middle East Apple User Groups

EmiratesMac Iftar September 20 Come Join In

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:46:53 +0400

EmiratesMac Iftar September 20 Come Join In:

For what’s become an EmiratesMac annual tradition, Crystal has made reservations for an Iftar.

When: Saturday September 20
Location: Shangril-La Hotel, Dunes Cafe, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Time:…

Special Offers at iStyle

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:45:29 +0400

Special Offers at iStyle:

From now till October 15, you can get free gifts when making a purchase using your Citibank credit card at iStyle and iStore.

There are also offers of a free Airport Express with every purchase of…

Saturday's Apple: What's With These Netbooks?

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:45:14 +0400

Saturday's Apple: What's With These Netbooks?:

Starting with Asus and the eeePC, more and more companies have jumped on the bandwagon with what’s become labeled as netbooks. These are usually really small notebooks, about 1kg or less, 9 or…

App: Ramadan on iPhone

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:43:15 +0400

App: Ramadan on iPhone:

Maybe it is an old news, but I saw Ramadhan app in iTunes. Cool! :)
I did not review it yet, but from what I saw, it notifies you about your daily timings.

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Google Chrome Browser

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:39:21 +0400

Google Chrome Browser:

Google is literally Googlezing the web.

Yesterday 2-September, Google announced its web browser called Chrome.
Google is making a big buzz for its new application, including a download link on…

Apple Special Media Event September 9 New iPods Expected

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:39:10 +0400

Apple Special Media Event September 9 New iPods Expected:

Yes, the dry spell of summer is over and Cupertino is starting to roll out goodies our way again. So charge up your credit cards, get ready with the mouse to order stuff, and make sure your Shop and…

New Blocked Site Graphic in UAE

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:36:05 +0400

New Blocked Site Graphic in UAE:

I just clicked on a link and it turned out it went to someone’s account on Flickr.com and that site is as we know blocked in UAE. To my surprise I was shown a new graphic.

There is also a…

Wish u all Blessed Ramadan

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:36:05 +0400

Wish u all Blessed Ramadan:

Hi to all u guys/gurlz,

Wish u all a happy and blessed month, with more active forums (after sunset for sure)

BTW, inshallah we will be setting dates to meet and maybe have an (iftar) together.
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Press Release: Snowball and Snowflake introduced in the hot summer

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:35:41 +0400

Press Release: Snowball and Snowflake introduced in the hot summer:

NMK Press Release:

Quote:

Nicolas Kyvernitis Electronics Enterprises, distributors of Blue Microphones in the United Arab Emirates have begun distribution of the Snowball USB…

Saturday's Apple: Thoughts on Blackberry

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:35:19 +0400

Saturday's Apple: Thoughts on Blackberry:

Last week I wrote about iPhone and this week I thought I tell you a few things about Blackberry. I won’t dwell on mobile phones too much but I thought in fairness I would tell you something about…

Flip Mino Arrived Today

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:23:27 +0400

Flip Mino Arrived Today:

A small package containing a Flip Mino arrived today. It’s basically a very tiny, simple camcorder which has a fixed lens, 2GB built-in flash memory, and just a few, iPod-esque controls. The…

Wanted: What's in you bag?

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:22:11 +0400

Wanted: What's in you bag?:

You know the “What’s in your bag?” feature in Shuffle? We need more people to tell us what’s in their bags and send it to us with a nice photo. I need one urgently for September, but also one really…

Apple Versus Microsoft: A Battle of Ideas

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:22:11 +0400

Apple Versus Microsoft: A Battle of Ideas:

Tom Gara writes in The National, “The battle between Microsoft and Apple is about more than market share. It is about ideas, strategies and ultimately, personalities, with both companies led by…

Apple Fans in Abu Dhabi Unite

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:23:56 +0400

Apple Fans in Abu Dhabi Unite:

EMUG member Medopal has very generously arranged a get-together for all Apple fans in Abu Dhabi and beyond. It’s just a simple, informal meeting over a cup of coffee, nothing structured or…

First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:22:59 +0400

First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now:

As a service from local Apple dealer in the Middle East, and as a part of their effort to localize (Arabize) Mac OSX and Apple applications, IMC have released their first few localized iLife…

Twitter.com No Longer Blocked

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:12:28 +0400

Twitter.com No Longer Blocked:

Wow, it seems twitter.com is no longer blocked in UAE, let’s hope it lasts.

You can follow me at http://twitter.com/mnystedt

Looking for PHP/MySQL Coder

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:36:36 +0400

Looking for PHP/MySQL Coder:

For our EmiratesMac Apple User Group, we have a simple web-based membership management system which I developed myself in PHP/MySQL. It works but it lacks some functionality, which with…

Saturday's Apple: Impressions of iPhone One Year Later

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:35:34 +0400

Saturday's Apple: Impressions of iPhone One Year Later:

So the iPhone has been widely available in our region for about a year now, and the new iPhone 3G is becoming more readily available although prices are still very high. I was thinking, what are my…

Universal Music Enters Middle East Market

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:29:39 +0400

Universal Music Enters Middle East Market:

Yesterday it was announced that Universal Music Publishing Group, one of the largest music publishing companies in the world, signed a deal with a Fairwood/BKP Music (Arabia). Under the terms of…

Can You Spot It?

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:25:17 +0400

Can You Spot It?:

I received a press release earlier today (will post it later), and when looking at the attached picture I thought I saw something funny. Can you spot it?

Now if we play a bit with contrast…