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I never thought a simple 140-character tweet could make me sob. But that’s the power of a random act of kindness, even if it’s only something you just read online.

As the world, including the 7DAYS newsroom, watched in horror as events unfolded in Boston last Monday, I came across tweets from a city...

7DAYS is becoming even more social – as you can now follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest as well as facebook and Twitter.

With these three extra social media channels, it is now even easier to keep up to date with the latest news, sport, celebrity gossip,...

The natives are getting restless. That’s what executives from one of the world’s largest payment technology giants warned last week in Dubai.

When it comes to dealing with their finances today's 'digital natives' - the generation to whom touchscreens and Twittering are second...

UAE phone fans will soon be able to get their hands on two of the most sought-after smartphones on the market, the country’s rival telecoms operators announced on Wednesday.

Etisalat said it is taking pre-orders for the new BlackBerry Q10 device - expected to be popular with fans of the brand who would prefer to...

A judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.

Judge Raymond Voet has a posted policy stating that electronic devices causing a disturbance during court sessions will result in the owner...

As if there weren’t enough ways to die already. The latest cause of death is now the #hashtag.

When Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, passed away last week, the Twitterverse marked another death with the...

The mastermind behind Apple’s iconic retail stores has been unceremoniously dumped by a major US department store chain after his turnaround plan proved a flop.

JC Penney is hoping its former CEO can revive the retailer after Ron Johnson's risky strategy backfired and led to massive losses and steep...

The UAE telecoms regulator has warned Skype users that the popular internet calling service is still not authorised for use in the Emirates.

A legally-worded state­ment was issued after telecoms company Etisalat announced at the weekend that Skype was "finally available...

Some people have had it with TV. They’ve had enough of 100-plus channels. They don’t like timing their lives around show schedules. They’re tired of paying the monthly bills of satellite providers.

A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV, and don't even use an antenna to get free channels over the air....