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• By Abiel Abuy on 01.26.12
  Sony Tablet S arriving on KSA shore on January 28, 2012 Gadget, Sony | Comments Off

  Just got a word that Sony Tablet S will be available in Saudi Arabia this coming January 28, 2012. Sony officially announced the arrival of this android powered tablet last September at IFA 2011 in Germany. Sony is already accepting pre-sale order and will give early adopter free goodies like cradle, covers and the tablet pouch which the Sony rep told me are limited. It looks like Sony is getting ready for a big marketing push, since I've been seeing a lot of materials regarding the Tablet S when I visited a number of malls in Riyadh. Continue Reading...

  Tagged: Android, Middle East, Riyadh, Sony Tablet S, Tablet
  
• By Abiel Abuy on 11.28.11
  IPhone 4S Spotted and Priced at CarreFour Granada! Apple, Smartphone | Comments Off

  Just saw this iPhone 4S on the display at the CarreFour in Granada Mall and though it's priced below the 4k, it is still pricey compare to the Jarir price but lower than the iZone. Judging from the prices of these iPhone 4S they're probably imported from neighboring countries (Europe), since Apple is yet to officially launch the iPhone 4S in the Middle East. Continue Reading...

  Tagged: Apple, CarreFour, Granada Mall, iPhone, Iphone 4S, iZone, Jarir, Riyadh, Smartphone
  
• By Abiel Abuy on 05.16.11
  2 Flavors of iPad 2 in K.S.A. Apple, Tablet | (1)

  Ok, this is still an unconfirmed news but if you've been looking or checking for the prices of iPad 2 on different Apple Retailer, you will notice that there are two price set for the ipad 2, one is the much cheaper the starts at SR 2099 for the 16 GB wifi only model and much expensive (anywhere from SR 2999 to SR3500) ipad 2 but the same 16 GB WiFi only model. So I did some research and according to one Apple reseller the much cheaper iPad 2 is the Middle East edition where Facetime is not installed or included ...

  Tagged: Apple, Ipad 2, Riyadh, Tablet
  
• By Abiel Abuy on 08.02.10
  Internet here in Riyadh, K.S.A. Connectivity, Saudi Arabia | Comments Off

  I've been here in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) for two weeks now and there's so much I need to learn, plus I'm still in the process of getting my own Internet Connection, so for now I'm using this free wifi/neighbor's wifi. :)For the past 2 days the Internet was down, though I'm just enjoying the benefit of a free internet, I did try to find out what was the caused the down time. It appears that there was a system upgrade being done by the ISP.I also learned that here in K.S.A. (Saudi), they're implementing a content filtering system, which ...

  Tagged: Connectivity, Internet, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  

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