Everything You Need to Know About the Gaming Landscape: Business Models, Distribution Platforms and Beyond

What are the hot trends in the gaming sector? What are the most popular types of games? What’s new in monetization, and what is the role of telecom operators in this process? What are the best distribution platforms, and what is the optimal strategy for each? 

To answer these questions, today we are sharing the "Enabling Game Development" panel from the ArabNet Beirut 2013 conference.

And as a bonus, we're throwing in a hands-on workshop on Corona Labs, a cross-platform mobile development framework.

Everything You Need to Know about Online Reservations, Food Delivery & Content

Food delivery services, restaurant reservations and food communities have been flourishing on the web. Local players have been extending beyond their borders seeking bigger markets in the region. And despite the rapid growth of key players in these spaces, there are still massive opportunities in MENA.

To highlight the potential of these industries, as well as the challenges and characteristics of each, we are sharing 3 panels from our latest event, ArabNet Beirut, that tackle 3 areas of the online food business: delivery reservation and content.

Everything You Need to Know to Develop for the Windows 8 Platform (Desktop + Phone)

Not so long ago, Microsoft unleashed its vision for the post PC world with Windows 8: a complete re-imagination of the world's most popular computing platform. The new daunting direction which MS decided to pursue mixes the PC and tablet worlds, and, along with Windows Phone 8, remains critically tied to developers adoption.

Here today we present you with 2 workshops with hands on tutorials for both the Windows 8 and the Windows Phone 8 platforms. These sessions that took place during Design+Code day, part of ArabNet Beirut 2013.

In Case You Missed It: Lightning Talks Now Available Online

Lightning Talks are becoming a fan favorite segment at ArabNet events, showcasing rich and diverse subjects and experiences, and this year's talks were no exception. In case you were not able to catch them last March, they now available on our YouTube channel. Enjoy!

The 10 talks are: Habits of a Good Developer byAbed Halawi, THE PROJECT by Dani Arnaout, Trick Your Designer and Developer to Work in Harmony by Darine Sabbagh, The Javascript Revolution by Donald Derek Haddad, The Challenge of Designing a Smart Dashboard for Displaying and Interpreting  Personal Data by Hind Hobeika, Empower your business with APIs by Mohamad Amine Aboura, Icon Standardization by Mohammad Anas Ramadan, Why companies should use version control systems by Pete Otaqui,Responsive Design for English & Arabic by Salim Batlouni, and Deliver This and You're a Hero by Wael Orabi.