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If you’re a mum, it’s likely that the vast majority of your disposable income goes on your children.  This means that when it comes to planning your birthday celebrations, you might not be able to afford to do anything special. On top of this, coming up with original birthday celebration ideas these days can be a problem in itself. This coupled with the fact that there’s more pressure in today’s world to try to do something a little bit special for your birthday while keeping the costs to a manageable sum can be frustrating. So to help you, here are…

We constantly hear of the benefits of exercise. It reduces the likelihood of heart attacks, strokes, arthritis and many types of cancer, as well as being good for mental health, the skin and, of course, keeping fat levels lower and muscles toned. Yet it can be hard to find a form of exercise that you can fit into your busy life, that will also keep you motivated.   The trouble with gyms Gyms are a great resource and are very popular with those who are trying to gain or maintain fitness, yet they often have piped music that doesn’t suit…

Smartwatches are set to become the next hot tech gadget according to industry analysts. At present the choice of Smartwatches is relatively small but this could all change when Apple, Microsoft and Google unveil their models in 2014. You might already be wearing your tech on your wrist and if so you’re no doubt using one created by Sony, Motorola, Samsung or perhaps a generic Smartwatch for your iPhone. With Apple rumoured to be releasing an iWatch in 2014, this could be the kick-off to an explosion in this market. Around 333,000 shipments of Smartwatches were made in 2012, 500,000…

Before choosing an external hard drive, it’s a good idea to appraise what it will be used for. You can encrypt an entire world of data, create a copy of your work, or simply use it as a way of accessing a few hefty media or business files on the move. Budget models don’t always mean compromising with a clunky, heavy storage brick, and no-one wants to mess around with cables if wireless is an option. Some of the best models this year can achieve huge storage potential and ease of use in one portable package. Read on, plug in,…

Over the course of the last few years, a growing number of IT companies have been cropping up across the Middle East and North Africa, with many hoping to take advantage of the rising demand for tech solutions, as well as the unparallelled support from governments and banks. Whether it’s a fairly hassle-free loan from a local business bank or a government initiative designed to remove any red tape for new businesses, many parts of the Middle East have created a fertile landscape for tech companies to thrive. A standout example of this is Dubai’s Internet City. Created by the…

It’s just about the richest country on the planet in terms of income per capita, with political and economic clout way ahead of its diminutive size. And when it comes to the Internet, almost 90% of its population are active users. Have you figured out the country yet? The 2022 FIFA World Cup is another clue. Give yourself a slap on the back if you said the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Helping businesses to make the most of the burgeoning online activity currently taking place all across the Arab world is Qatar-based digital media agency Spark Digital. The company…

Egypt will begin to thrive and prosper at some future point – and that’s a certainty. Bet your last bottom dollar on it or anything else you care to mention. A big statement, for sure, but the country has powerful friends and allies in the Arab world who don’t want to see a failed state on their doorstep. It’s not in the best interests of the West either. No matter how desperate the short term  appears to be, a positive outcome although some way off is thus almost guaranteed. From street level to the rarefied atmosphere of the boardroom, a…

Once upon a time the mere mention of BRIC – Brazil, Russia, India and China – would send most politicians, economists and the rest of the chattering classes into a destructive tailspin of criticism as they attempted to compare, analyse, excuse and then justify their own particular country’s inadequate economic performance. Not any more. Even the shakers and movers of the world economy are not immune from the all-pervasive vagaries of domestic and international market forces, inconsistent investment decision-making and idiosyncratic international trade alliances as the recent slowdown in growth of the BRIC economies has clearly demonstrated. Yet, amidst all…

Plans by the tiny oil-rich Persian gulf state of Kuwait to reduce reliance on hydrocarbons to generate electricity and to instead develop alternative sources of energy is mirrored in many other countries across the Arab world. Of course the drive to utilise clean, green energy sources not only represents major challenges for governments but also huge commercial opportunities for businesses. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, renewable energy company Masdar has helped to spearhead the green revolution both in the Middle East and also across the planet. Banks and other financial institutions have not been slow to react…

Cloud computing and storage has become a favorite of many internet users, and it has been found that nearly 70% of internet users are actively engaging in or have previously engaged in cloud storage or computing. It is used in many ways by internet users; email storage, photo uploading, file storage and backup solutions, or any other type of remote storage process can be considered cloud storage or computing by the general population. Cloud storage is far from a new conception, as it was utilized the moment email providers opened their doors to users and the emails they stored. Cloud…