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<title>Third-gen iPad to come to 30 more countries by May 12th</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/05/08/argentina.brazil.among.major.launch.regions/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1205/ipad3-flower.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple is bringing the third-generation iPad to 30 more countries this weekend, the company has announced.  The bulk of launches will happen on May 11th; for that day the list includes Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, Tunisia, and Vie...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPhone 4S expands to over 20 more countries</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/16/brazil.russia.south.africa.among.major.regions/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://cdn1.macnn.com/news/1110/iphone4s-4.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The iPhone 4S is now available in over 20 more countries, checks show.  A list includes Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.  The expansion coincides with expansions of the iTunes Store and iTunes Match....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple expands online store to Poland, Hungary, other nations</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/09/19/reduces.dependence.on.resellers/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1109/onlinestore-czech.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple has expanded the reach of its online store to four more countries.  Of the group, all but one are European, including Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic.  The sole exception is the United Arab Emirates.  For each country, welcome graphics have been edited to reflect colors of the national flag....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UAE carrier claims LTE iPhone 5 in late 2011</title>
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<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1106/imessage.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[A United Arab Emirates carrier, Etisalat, is claiming that the iPhone 5 will be shipping later this year, according to Gulf News.  "We are in talks with most smartphone manufacturers including Apple on the rollout of the 4G handset, iPhone 5 later this year," says the carrier's chief corporate communications officer, Ali Al Ahmad.  "As the first telecom organisation to roll out the 4G network, LTE...]]></description>
<guid>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/06/10/lte.version.generally.considered.unlikely/</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>United Arab Emirates to get first Apple Shop on March 16th</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/03/10/region.mostly.devoid.of.full.scale.apple.stores/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1010/applestorelogo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The first Apple Shop in the United Arab Emirates will open at 5PM on March 16th, Virgin has confirmed.  In particular, the shop will actually be located within the Virgin Megastore at the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai.  An Apple Shop is notably distinct from an Apple Store; instead of a full-scale operation, a Shop is simply a dedicated Apple section within a third-party outlet....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>iPad comes to United Arab Emirates, India</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/01/28/top.end.uae.option.costs.in.excess.of.1000/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1101/ipad-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The iPad is now officially available in the United Arab Emirates, Apple has announced.  As the region lacks online or retail Apple Stores, the main way of buying the tablet is through an authorized reseller.  One vendor, iStyle, is selling Wi-Fi models at prices running from 2,199 AED (about $599) for 16GB through to 3,099 AED ($844) for 64GB.  The cost of a 3G iPad scales from 2,799 AED ($762) on...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>FaceTime omission in Middle East not prompted by carriers?</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/09/24/apple.blamed.for.preemptive.action/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1009/iphone4-facetime.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[Apple allegedly holds sole responsibility for restricting FaceTime access in countries throughout the Middle East. An unnamed source has told The Next Web that Apple preemptively omitted the feature, unbeknownst to the regional carriers. The company reportedly believed the technology would face roadblocks with local VoIP regulations....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>UAE mulling BlackBerry restrictions over security concerns</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/07/26/government.cautious.of.using.rims.networks/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1007/blackberrypearl3g-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The United Arab Emirates is currently mulling the possibility of restricting or monitoring BlackBerry handsets. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority reportedly informed the government that the devices fall outside the jurisdiction of local laws related to mobile phones....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Apple-centric Shufflegazine gains traction in UAE</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/28/shufflegazine.grows.in.uae/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/shufflegazine-newuaemag-27.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[In the UAE a new, Apple-based magazine called Shufflegazine has launched at a time when many magazines are closing down. Omran al Owais, the founder and creative director of Centimetercube, based in Dubai, believes that Apple is a product that is recession-proof, and that Apple coverage will generate enough interest to allow the magazine to survive and hopefully grow....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Saudi iPhone gains 25,000 users; UAE sales begin</title>
<link>http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/02/23/saudi.uae.iphones/</link>
<description>&#60;img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/iphone3g-white.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' /><![CDATA[The Saudi Arabian version of the iPhone is doing unusually well, claims a local newspaper.  The phone went on sale Sunday through some 500 Mobily outlets, and is said to have already accumulated over 25,000 subscribers, in spite of the relative poverty of most of the country and a lack of Arabic support in text messaging or the web browser.  The region does have considerable oil wealth however, an...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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