Tech & Internet

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 26, 2022
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Kenyan artist Tina Benawra is perhaps the only artist in the world who draws in the braille-a tactile writing system for visually impaired people, giving them an opportunity to experience art. While, generally, at galleries, visitors are often strictly prohibited from touching artworks, guests are invited to touch and feel them. Speaking to Anadolu Agency […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 16, 2022
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1min3494
Google announced plans Wednesday to overhaul ad tracking on its Android operating system, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to curtail on its iPhones. Tech giants are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting, as users complain, regulators threaten tougher rules, but the companies try to maintain access to […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 13, 2022
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The Cycladic architecture and unique colors of the Greek island of Santorini feature in a new arena map launched on Thursday by the PUBG (Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds) mobile video game. PUBG Mobile is a free-to-play battle royale video game developed by Tencent Games. It provides its players with a number of possible maps to choose […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 8, 2022
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Bank of Valletta (BOV) again entrusted as Exclusive Malta Development Bank (MDB) Partner to support students achieve their ambitions. FSMA+ is an EU-funded scheme implemented by Malta Development Bank (MDB) through Bank of Valletta (BOV) Following the issue by the Malta Development Bank of an open call for expression of interest, Bank of Valletta has […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 3, 2022
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Google’s parent firm Alphabet is a step closer to joining its peers Apple and Microsoft in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club after the search giant’s shares rose 8% on Wednesday after another blowout quarter. The gains, if they hold, could be the biggest single-day surge for the stock in nearly two years, easing […]

Mediterranean ObserverNovember 13, 2021
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Boasting one of the world’s highest vaccination rates, Malta is now welcoming back visitors safely with cash incentives and a recently launched Nomad Residence Permit. The Mediterranean island-nation of Malta may be small but its response to the pandemic has been mighty. Once enforcing some of the strictest restrictions in Europe, the country has finally […]

Mediterranean ObserverNovember 6, 2021
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The Malta Business Bureau’s Energy Ecosystem won the Engager Award at the first edition of the Malta Climate Action Awards held last week. These awards aim to recognize and celebrate the actions taken by local businesses, public and private organisations, groups and individuals in the fight against climate change across the Maltese Islands. MBB’s bid […]

Mediterranean ObserverSeptember 27, 2021
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3min3919
It may have had an inauspicious start, but Apple Maps has added so much reliability, and so many features that it’s now a fully-loaded, highly attractive mapping app. Today, changes promised for Apple Maps for iOS 15 have just gone live. Oh, and you don’t need to update your iPhone—the changes have happened server-side so […]

Mediterranean ObserverSeptember 9, 2021
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Seven years after the ill-fated Google Glass, and five years after Snap rolled out Spectacles, another tech giant is trying its hand at internet-connected smart glasses, hoping that this time around things might be different and people will actually wear them. The thing is, it’s Facebook. The company’s previous forays into hardware have been met […]


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