Samsung launched its new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ phones on 25 February during the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. You can now book your mobile through B.Tech branches or on their official website for only a EGP 300 down payment to gain priority for receiving the latest Samsung phone. B.Tech is launching the new Samsung Galaxy S9 for EGP 15,200, and you can pay for it through several installment programmes. The first programme enables you to pay over six months with a EGP 2,876 payment each month without a down payment. The second enables you to pay along nine months, with EGP 2,031 paid monthly, also without a down payment.

Nokia has announced the launch of four new smartphones, adding them to its award-winning smartphone portfolio, including the Nokia 8 Series, Nokia 7 Plus, the new Nokia 6 and the Nokia 1 each phone is robust. In addition to the launch of these new Android-enabled smartphones, Nokia will re-launch the legendary Nokia 8110 with 4G capability as well as modern applications such as Google Assistant, Google Maps, Google Search, Facebook, and Twitter.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday wades into a major privacy rights fight between Microsoft Corp(MSFT.O ) and the Justice Department, weighing whether US law allows prosecutors to compel technology companies to hand over data stored overseas. The nine justices will hear arguments in a case that pits the interests of tech companies and privacy advocates in safeguarding customer data against the deman

The number of mobile service subscribers increased in November by 0.88% compared to October, bringing the number of mobile service users to about 100.7 million, compared to 99.8 million in October 2017. On the other hand, the total number of internet users in Egypt declined in November by 2.1% compared to October 2017, as the number of internet services declined from 35.7 million in October 2017 to reach 34.95 million in November.

The first charging station for electric cars in Egypt and North Africa was opened at a gas station on the Cairo-Suez desert road. The inauguration ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials, including Minister of Trade and Industry Tareq Qabil and the Chief of Staff he Egypt’s National Petroleum Company. “This event is the cornerstone for the launch of electric cars in Egypt,” said Qabil, stressing that the government will now make an effort to equip Egyptian cities with electric charging technology.

Snapchat is responding to a massive movement by its users, who weren t pleased with the social media app s redesign.

Minister of Communications Yasser al-Kadi affirmed on Monday that Egypt will soon begin exporting the new Egyptian-made smartphone, SICO. During Monday evening’s press conference which announced the launch of SICO, Kadi told reporters that there are currently five production lines for the phone, located in Assiut governorate. He also urged Egyptians to buy the locally-produced phone.

A medical team at the Shatby University Hospital in Alexandria on Thursday evening successfully performed a conjoined twins separation surgery. Saber Waheeb, professor of pediatric surgery and congenital anomalies at the Faculty of Medicine at Alexandria University, said the adhesion was in the chest region (pleura lining the lungs, the heart, and diaphragm), and the abdominal region (the liver and small intestine), in addition to birth defects in the hearts.

Arecent report issued by the International Data Corporation (IDC), a global research and consulting firm headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, US, has initiated a study to understand global market trends and opportunities for the Egyptian offshoring industry in relation to information technology outsourcing (ITO), business process outsourcing (BPO), and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO). The research found that total Egyptian IT and IT-enabled services (ITeS) export industry was worth over $3.25bn in 2017.

Apple is not having its best week. Following a deluge of bad reports on its new HomePod speaker — mixed reviews, reports of stained furniture, and even somewhat scarce profits— it s now under scrutiny for yet another software issue.

The CAPMAS issued a press statement on Tuesday marking the Safer Internet Day (SID), which is organised in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones across the world. More than 90 countries across the world become involved in celebrating the day since 2005, with the aim of promoting a safer use of internet and mobile phones for all users, especially children and young people.

Nokia has inaugurated a Service Management Capability Centre (SMCC) in Cairo to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and Africa region. In the initial phase, the centre will provide regional pre-sales support for mobile networks radio and core solutions, as well as advanced mobile solutions with special emphasis on dense network applications, the public sector, and enterprises. Specifically, the SMCC will help Nokia better serve small- and medium-sized companies by providing dedicated experts who have a clear understanding of their needs and the suitable solutions for their businesses, thus increasing the company s addressable market in the region.

Digital security company Gemalto said on Sunday that it will supply Cairo International Airport with automated document readers that will enable faster transfers for millions of travelers whilst ensuring rigorous security checks of passports and other identity credentials. Gemalto said that document reader AT9000 MK2 rapidly authenticates ICAO-compliant passports as well as other official documents such ID cards, visas and driver s licenses.

Egypt’s solar power complex Benban, located near Aswan, set to become the largest solar park in the world, won on Wednesday the Thomson Reuters’ project Finance International Award for “Global Multilateral of the Year,” Zulficar & Partners, a law firm that advised the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) on the project agreements, said in a statement. The $2 billion complex, where 30 solar power plants will be generating around 1.5 GW of power, is being funded by various international lenders including the International Finance Corporation and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Social media site Facebook announced in a press statement that Egypt will be among the first countries in the Middle East where its Marketplace feature will be launched, allowing users to advertise and buy items directly through the site. With 164 million people in the Arab world using Facebook on a monthly basis, the feature will create a meeting place where consumers and sellers can gather.

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to “share experiences” in financial technology (Fintech), according to a CBE press release. The MoU aims “to bridge Fintech knowledge and the latest trends,” said deputy CBE governor Lobna Helal, who signed the MoU.

Germany s Bild newspaper cited a 58-page US laboratory report and accompanying emails Wednesday indicating that a VW Beetle s exhaust fumes piped to monkeys inside cabinets over four hours were worse than exhaust gases from a Ford pickup truck. The result was the opposite, said Bild, of what the since-disbanded European Research Group on Environment and Health in the Transport Sector (EUGT) had expected from the testing at Albuquerque in the US state of New Mexico.

The local telecommunications market added 875,700 new mobile phone subscribers during November 2017, increasing the number of total mobile subscribers from 99.8 million in October 2017 to 106.9 million. Vodafone and Orange managed to increase their customers in November, while Etisalat Egypt lost a number of its subscribers to competing companies.

Child development experts and advocates are urging Facebook to pull the plug on its new messaging app aimed at kids. A group letter sent Tuesday to CEO Mark Zuckerberg argues that younger children — the app is intended for those under 13 — aren’t ready to have social media accounts, navigate the complexities of online relationships or protect their own privacy.

The number of internet users who visit or have social media accounts in Egypt as of January 2018 is 40%, according to data published by Statista market research company. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has the highest penetration rate, 99%, while South Korea and Singapore came in second and third places, at 84% and 83% respectively.

A cosmic event not seen in 36 years -- a rare "super blood blue moon" -- may be glimpsed January 31 in parts of western North America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia. The event is causing a buzz because it combines three unusual lunar events -- an extra big super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse.