The browser war continues

For those working in the web design industry, browser choice is often a topic filled with debate. For anyone who surfs the net browser choicer can also be a very personal matter and recent data suggests that browser choice is increasingly diversified. In the beginning there was Netscape Navigator. However by 2002 the browser had [...]

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Online shopping continues to flourish in the UAE

It was recently announced by MasterCard that online shopping is a growing trend in Dubai. According to the company, the percentage of people who use the internet to carry out their shopping grew from 29 per cent in 2009 to 42 per cent in 2010. The MasterCard study showed that the most influential group are [...]

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Dubai economy grows by 2.2%

The UAE has become an important financial location in recent years having attracted billions in investment from businesses around the world. Dubai is a key location within the UAE and projects such as the Burj Al Arab and the Burj Khalifa along with a host of other modern architecture projects are synonymous of the city [...]

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UAE competes in the World Summit Award

Since the internet was developed digital content has come a long way. If you look at web pages of the mid to late 1990’s you will find that they are much more simplistic, both in terms of appearance and functionality. Fast forward to 2011 and the internet, some might argue, has become the eighth wonder [...]

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Web addresses go global

The World Wide Web is going through historic change and will soon be a truly representative of its name. This will have far reaching effects for both users and a web design agency like MintTwist. Net regulator Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses to contain no Latin characters, which their [...]

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