Fake Soccer Websites ‘Key’ To Iran Cyber-Attack
JAMES M. DORSEY: The creators of the Stuxnet virus, which allegedly did significant damage to Iran's nuclear programme, used fake soccer websites to smokescreen their handiwork …
Twitter and Mothers: Breaking Saudi Tradition
CROSSROADS ARABIA: This is how customs change: People simply refuse to honor them. Women not driving will go in the same way...…
Why Did Steve Jobs Reject His Arab Father?
PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: One of the striking revelations in the newly published biography of Steve Jobs is that he actually met his father briefly but had no further contact with him. Why? …
Slurs, Accusations, and the Courts in the Digital Age
ALEXANDER MCNABB: ... It does leave you wondering what would happen if a truly complex case of Internet fraud or identity theft did come up for the Dubai courts to make judgment on...…
News Analysis: Google Mulls Yahoo! Bid
NEWS ANALYSIS: Google is the dominant search company, Yahoo! is the number one display advertising company - combined it's a solid gold ATM.…
How I’ve Been Inspired by the ‘Arab Revolutions’
SAMAH HUSSAIN, CGNEWS: Social media has been credited with playing a major role in the revolutions of the last nine months but it's had a huge impact on my political involvement during that time. …
Internet: The Ramification Beyond Connections
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Mai and I were so busy examining the implications for the broadband market we missed the wider implications... This had the ability to bring down governments.…
Gitex: Not Just a Trade Show, Part of Dubai Itself
ALEXANDER MCNABB: The miracle is that it's still with us at all - all the other great horizontal computer shows barring Hanover's CeBIT have tanked. …
Steve Jobs: Arrogant Genius Who Made The Difference
ALEXANDER MCNABB: There's little doubt Steve Jobs was an arrogant bastard. I've never met him but the absolute certitude shone through in everything he did. …
Saudi Women: The Power & Limitation of Social Media
MAHA AKEEL, CGNEWS: It's clearly enabled women in the Middle East in particular to express their views more vocally but there are limits to what social media can achieve in effecting real change. …
