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From home-delivering your food, groceries and medicines to pampering you at hotels and restaurants, the UAE’s service sector workers try to go above and beyond what’s required of them. Often seen as the face of their respective companies, service with a smile often results in a second salary of sorts for workers in the form of tips. While it’s customary for customers to express their appreciation with tips, it isn’t a mandatory requirement. There isn’t a fixed amount or even a general consensus of what an ideal tip in the UAE is. Some pay 10 to 15 per cent, while…
When you first cast a glimpse at the Music Frame, you think, “Huh. That looks pretty cool.” And it does, because it’s a pretty modern-looking picture frame. And because Samsung is showing it off at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, it has some pretty snazzy art tucked inside. Turn on some sounds — be it music, or traditional audio from a TV show or movie — and you think, “Huh. That picture frame sounds pretty cool, too.” And that, in a nutshell, is the Music Frame. It’s a quintessential Samsung product, and very much the sort of thing that makes…
Born in Moscow and raised in Syria, Dina Saadi discovered a passion for art from a very young age. As a hyperactive child, her mother observed that the only things capable of holding her attention for extended periods were paper and colouring pens. This creative outlet allowed her mum to manage other tasks while Saadi was engrossed in drawing, sometimes for hours. Saadi’s earliest memory of creating art dates back to when she was only three years old, drawing what she called a “potato” – scribbling overlapped circles on paper. “From the moment I was handed my first set of…
Samsung announced a mysterious new monitor at CES 2024 called The Link — and even though it wasn’t seen in person, they looked absolutely fascinating in the photo that was shared. Very little information was given about them, but here’s what we do know: The Link monitors are “the world’s thinnest and lightest 4K 32-inch LED monitors,” and can “daisy-chain” together using pogo pins. That means connecting these monitors together would be completely wireless. The problem Samsung is attempting to solve is to make the display in multi-monitor setups less “uneven” and “mismatched.” Samsung says you can connect “as many…
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with participants of the annual ‘Camel Trek’ at the Seih Al Salam area of Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve in Dubai. The camel trekkers were heading to the Heritage Village in Global Village after embarking on a continuous 12-day journey through the UAE desert, starting from the Arada area in Abu Dhabi and concluding in Dubai. The 10th edition of the annual event was organised by the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre. Stay up to date with the latest…
Beirut airport on Sunday came under a cyberattack, Lebanon’s state news agency said, with footage shared by local media showing anti-Hezbollah messages had replaced screen displays at its terminal. Hezbollah has exchanged near-daily cross-border fire with its arch foe Israel since war with Hamas broke out on October 7, with the Lebanese movement saying it was acting in support of its Palestinian ally in Gaza. Media reports said the airport message urged the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah not to “drag the country into war”. Lebanon’s National News Agency said “the cyberattack on the departure and arrival screens at the airport…
If 2023 was the year of ultra-bright TVs, then 2024 is shaping up to be the year we see AI features burrow their way into them more than ever. Today at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, Samsung let loose some of the details on its much-anticipated lineup of its Neo QLED and OLED TVs for the year, and we’ll have to wait for pricing and availability, but we can confirm that it’s doubled down on AI to help make things look better, sound clearer, and get more customized to what you’re watching. Samsung Neo QLED 8K lineup 8K TVs still…
Many families in Dubai are shifting homes due to increasing rents in certain established neighbourhoods of the city. A considerable number of families and individuals in the emirate shifted to more spacious houses with gardens and outdoor features during a period of declining rents, triggered by the pandemic. However, as life bounced back to normalcy and residential rental rates surged across the country again, many have now elected to downsize or relocate to less expensive areas. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Speaking to Khaleej Times, French expat Christine Quartier La Tente, said,…
Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia on Sunday cut the February price of its flagship Arab Light crude to Asian customers to the lowest level in 27 months, a company statement showed, amid competition from rival suppliers and concerns about supply overhang. Saudi Aramco slashed the official selling price (OSP) for February-loading Arab Light to Asia by $2 a barrel from January to $1.50 a barrel over Oman/Dubai quotes, a level last seen for November 2021. The price cut, the biggest in 13 months, is in line with market expectations, as refiners called for competitive prices from Saudi Arabia comparing to…
Samsung is gearing up to release two new QD-OLED gaming monitors at CES 2024. We already knew about the 2024 Odyssey OLED G8 and Odyssey OLED G6 thanks to an announcement from Samsung last week, but I wasn’t expecting to be so impressed by them. It’s Samsung’s first attempt at a traditional 16:9 QD-OLED monitor after the excellent Odyssey OLED G8 and Odyssey OLED G9 last year, and Samsung is coming out of the gates swinging. If you missed the announcement, there are two monitors here. The Odyssey OLED G8 is a 32-inch display with a 4K resolution and a…