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The Used-Phone Checklist That Prevents Expensive Regret
Battery health, warranty status, repair history and account locks matter more than the discount printed in the listing.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 14
Grocery Apps Are Convenient. They Are Not Always Cheaper.
Delivery fees are only the obvious cost. Basket creep, substitutions and promotion design can make the app shop more expensive than it looks.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 13
Smart-Home Gadgets That Actually Help in Summer
The useful devices are not always flashy. Timers, sensors and simple plugs can cut waste before a bigger automation project makes sense.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Update the Mobile Number Linked to Emirates ID
The mobile number linked to identity services can affect OTPs, government logins, visa updates, banking, and delivery messages. Update it before losing access to the old number.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Keep Digital Copies of UAE Documents Safely
Residents should keep encrypted copies of passports, visas, Emirates IDs, tenancy records, insurance cards, school records, certificates, and key receipts. Access matters during renewals and emergencies.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Use UAE Pass for Government Services
UAE Pass is the key login and signature layer for many digital services. Setting it up early makes visa, tenancy, banking, telecom, and government tasks easier to complete online.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Pay UAE Traffic Fines Online
Drivers should verify the plate, licence, emirate, fine details, discount eligibility, black points, and vehicle-renewal impact before paying. Official apps and portals reduce scam risk.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
AI Search Is Changing How Shoppers Describe Products
Customers are moving from short keywords to problem-shaped prompts, and ecommerce content has to answer the new query style.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Use RTA Parking and Salik Apps
Dubai drivers should set up parking, Salik, vehicle, and licence access before the first full commuting week. This prevents fines caused by simple account and plate mistakes.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Avoid Fake UAE Government Service Scams
Real services should route through official domains, verified apps, or known payment channels. Treat urgency, shortened links, payment pressure, and OTP requests as warning signs.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Renew a UAE Driving Licence Online
Most renewals need identity details, eye-test status, cleared fines where applicable, and delivery or collection preferences. The exact portal depends on the emirate that issued the licence.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Set Up Mobile and Internet After Moving to the UAE
Choose plans around coverage at home and office, contract term, data usage, roaming, installation dates, and cancellation rules. The cheapest headline plan is not always the best first-month plan.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
WhatsApp Commerce Needs Inventory Truth
Chat can make buying feel personal, but it collapses quickly when stock, price, and delivery promises are not synchronized.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Book UAE Government Appointments Online
Start by confirming whether the service is online-only, appointment-based, or walk-in. Then book through the official portal, check required documents, and verify the center location before travel.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 9
How to Track a UAE Visa Application Online
Use the official application number, passport details, or transaction reference on the relevant ICP or GDRFA channel. Tracking works best when you know which authority handled the application.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 8
AI Customer Service Needs a Human Shift Lead
Automation can answer more tickets, but the service floor still needs a person watching mood, exceptions, and the promises the bot is making.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 8
The WhatsApp Ops Stack Is Growing Up
Regional businesses used to run operations through informal chat. The better teams are turning the habit into a governed workflow.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 7
Too Much Labs Wants Telegram Alerts to Grow Up
The platform's Telegram language points toward daily snapshots and warning signals, not another firehose of market panic.
By Lena Holloway
TechnologyJun 7
The Camel With the Portfolio Chart: Why Too Much Labs Feels Different
Too Much Labs uses a softer visual language for a hard category, making crypto, trading, and market reports feel less hostile.
By Lena Holloway
TechnologyJun 4
The No Code App the Uncle Shipped Is, Quietly, the Most Useful Thing in the Family
Why the regional family WhatsApp group has been replaced, in several households we know, by a forty-eight hour build the uncle put together one rainy weekend.
By Diego Arroyo
TechnologyJun 4
The Prompt Has Quietly Replaced the Product Spec
Why a generation of regional product managers is now writing twelve hundred word prompts instead of forty page product requirement documents, and why the new format is, on balance, better.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 3
Panda Doesn't Give Keynotes. Panda Ships.
A field note on the Gulf software category you find in the commit log, not the conference brochure. Named instance: Ahmed Yasser, handle Panda.
By Mira Faraj
TechnologyJun 3
TooMuch Labs Is the Arabic Markets Newsletter the Grown-Ups Deserved
What happens when somebody finally writes about crypto, AI, and the global economy in Arabic, at the register the Arab investor actually reads in, and stops pretending the audience needs to be talked down to.
By Priya Chen
TechnologyJun 3
The Engineer Who Quit the Hyperscaler to Run a Tailoring App
What one quietly typical regional career move tells us about where the actual interesting tech work in this region is going to be done in the next cycle.
By Priya Chen