Monthly Archives: September 2024

Technologies

Huawei Leads Global Wearable Shipments for Two Straight Quarters, IDC Reports

Following Market Success, Huawei is Gearing Up to Unveil New Wearable Innovations at Barcelona Event

Dubai, UAE, September 11, 2024 – Huawei’s dominance in the wearable market is reaching new heights, according to the latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC). The report highlights a staggering 55.1% year-on-year increase in Huawei’s shipments of on-the-wrist wearables during the first half of 2024, propelling the tech giant to the top spot globally for two consecutive quarters.

This achievement cements Huawei’s leadership in the highly competitive wearables market. Last year’s HUAWEI WATCH 4 Pro and the HUAWEI WATCH GT 4, and the recently released HUAWEI WATCH FIT 3, have solidified Huawei’s appeal as a brand that blends fashion with industry leading features. The company’s strong market performance reflects growing consumer trust in the advanced health and fitness tracking features in its wearable products.

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Sports & Recreations

Activate, the world’s first active gaming experience, to open in Dubai

  • Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment and Activate Games to launch interactive entertainment experience that fuses gaming and fitness for the first time in the MENA region
  • Advance tickets are available at playactivatemena.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 10 September 2024: Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment is excited to announce that it will launch the active gaming experience, Activate, in September. The state-of-the-art facility at City Centre Mirdif will mark the first location in the MENA region in partnership with Canadian gaming company, Activate Games.

Activate features nine dynamic game rooms with cutting-edge technology that reacts in real time, ensuring an adrenaline-filled adventure. Each room caters for groups of two to five players and are designed to test physical and mental agility. Fusing gaming, entertainment, and physical activity, players can jump, climb,  dodge and problem solve through more than 50 different games including the TikTok viral sensation Mega Grid, which features 500-plus multi-activated coloured lights,  as well as high-tech games that blend digital and physical activities including Hoops, Strike, Portals, Press, Hide and Control.

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Education

Gosu Academy announces UAE expansion to boost nation’s Esports growth

Gosu Academy expands into the UAE, aligning with national initiatives to drive esports growth and innovation

10th September 2024, Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Gosu Academy, the global leader in esports coaching and education, announced its expansion into the UAE today.

The company’s entry into the region comes at an opportune time, as the gaming industry is poised to contribute over $1 billion to Dubai’s GDP by 2033, with an estimated 30,000 jobs to be created.

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Health Care

Revolutionary cartilage transplant saves 24-year-old from total knee replacement at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital

·         Extreme pain and inability to bend knee stopped the 24-year-old from doing what he loved and negatively affecting his day-to-day life.
·         Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital is among the first in the UAE to use a procedure with a DONOR cartilage, which eliminates the need for a full knee replacement.

Dubai, UAE – September 10, 2024: 24-year-old Indian expat, Mohammed, who sustained a severe knee injury while    playing football has successfully undergone a breakthrough cartilage transplant at Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital. Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani, Orthopaedic Surgeon at the facility, led the ground breaking procedure that saved the young athlete from a total knee replacement. This is indeed a one of a kind procedure in the UAE that would invigorate renewed hope in athletes who sustain sever injuries.

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Technologies

TCL presents extensive product portfolio and innovative technologies for a smarter and healthier lifestyle at IFA 2024

Dubai, UAE – September 10, 2024: TCL Electronics, a leading consumer electronics company and the world’s top two TV brand presented its latest range of innovative technologies at IFA 2024 in Berlin, featuring one of its most extensive product lineups.

As IFA marked its 100th anniversary, TCL also made a significant impact with its largest-ever exhibition space, an impressive nearly 3,000 square meters, setting a historic new benchmark for the brand.

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