[Translate] The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) is delighted to announce the agenda for its upcoming “IT Forum: The Challenges and Opportunities of Developing IT in Saudi Arabia” conference to be held at Riyadh’s Four Season Hotel on May 9th 2010. Aimed at spurring discussion around the development of the information technology industry in [...]

[Translate] Subscribers to Mobily‘s 1-gigabyte Connect bundles will get three months for free, the company announced on Saturday. For the usual SAR 245, subscriber’s sill gets an HSPA modem and a data SIM card, but instead of only one gigabyte for one month, they get three months. The offer is valid for both prepaid and post [...]

[Translate] (via saudimac.com) Here’s a quick update on the Apple iPad availability in the region. Saudi Arabia Itechia offered reservations and now they have announced that the iPad is now available. The poster said: “Don’t worry, we brought it”. Make sure to contact itechia via their website. Update: If you reserved an iPad then the 16GB model will cost [...]

[Translate] Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud is King of Saudi Arabia. He has a net worth of $21 billion as of 2008. King Abdullah is a Mac user who uses Mac with Apple Cinema Display in the royal palace. Being king of world’s leading petroleum exporter does have some benefits. Not only is he [...]