Cristiano Ronaldo and regional wellness icon Karen Wazen back new wearables as GCC emerges among WHOOP’s fastest-growing markets
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UAE visas, Saudi holidays, cloud-seeding, petrol prices, real estate trends and more of the top stories this week
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WHOOP CEO defends premium pricing: ‘It’s a coach, not everyone wants a coach in their life’
The WHOOP CEO also hinted at exciting new software updates in an exclusive interview
Android
Google delivers its first-ever Pixel Watch, and it comes loaded with FitBit features
The tech giant will also launch its Pixel 7 and 7 Pro phones on October 13; It also releases new details of its upcoming Pixel Tablet
Aluminium
UAE’s top aluminium producer is testing wearable tech to protect labourers during extreme summer heat
Heat-related illness is a common concern across the region, especially for industrial labourers
digital health market
The journey to connected, intuitive, and collaborative healthcare
With patients increasingly demanding better, faster, and more convenient access to care through digital channels, addressing key industry friction points is the need of the hour
Apple
Video: Is big tech good for your health?
Tech giants including Google and Microsoft want to work with hospitals and healthcare systems to improve lives. But should people trust them with their medical data?
Chinese smartphone maker
Huawei announces 81 percent sales increase for UAE
Chinese tech giant ranked second in world for mobile phone shipments in Q1 2019
clothing
Video: What will people wear in the future?
Innovation in fashion is sparking radical change. In the future clothes could be computers, made with materials designed and grown in a lab.
digital payments
UAE telco Etisalat, Tappy unveil new payment enabled wearables
Tappy Technologies, the wearable payment enabler, and UAE-based telco Etisalat announce new partnership
Artificial intelligence
Dubai’s Museum of the Future plans high-tech visitor experiences
Technology firms to fly to Dubai for accelerator programme aimed at developing wearable devices and AI guides
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Revealed: Five technologies expected to boost the traditional retail sector
Smart mirrors and self-check outs are already being tested to lure digitally-savvy customers