January 31st, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Dubai Technology, Living in Dubai
Currently Internet Telephony is not publicly accessible and those who use it have to go through a labyrinth of technical mumbo-jumbo with a constant fear of legal prosecution. However, there is some light at the end of tunnel. According to a report by Gulf News, Etisalat and Du will soon offer the service that allows [...]
July 21st, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Research In Motion (RIM) the producer of Blackberry smart phones has accused Etisalat of installing spyware, to intercept communications of its subscribers, disguised as patch updates. Gulf News reports that an update etisalat termed as a “performance enhancing patch” that was issued earlier this month led to excessive battery drainage in BlackBerry phones, which experts [...]
March 10th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Believe it or not, YouTube is going to be banned in Dubai, and UAE. The Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, Lt Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, is of opinion that YouTube ‘incites hatred’ and, therefore, should be banned from computers. Dubai Police Chief has launched a campaign during which he called upon Etisalat to ban [...]
December 11th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Living in Dubai
Gulf News reports du subscribers have complained about being unable to receive text messages for the past three days. According to one of du subscribers, she was told by a du representative that there was an “SMS outage in some areas”, without elaborating. Sometime back Etisalat also had issues with coverage across Dubai.