More Than Halfway Through the DevTour, Riyadh Adds Its Top 4 Developers to the Mix

Hard on the heels of its first ever forum in Riyadh, the Developer Tournament added yet another batch of developers to its grand finale, this time from the KSA. The ArabNet & Bab Rizq Jameel Developer Tournament took place today in King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and crowned 4 worthy developers as outstanding coders. The winners also earned a spot to compete in a 20 man battle royale for the throne of supreme Arab developer next March.

12 out of 20 have already been chosen. Here are the latest 4 contenders...

Development Showdown in Beirut

The ArabNet Developer Tournament kicked off its first stage today in Beirut where more than 40 developers met for a showdown of coding wits that determined the best of the lot.

Over the first 3 rounds, the contestants were tested on speedy execution, the ability to develop robust solutions and demonstrating out of the box thinking. Ultimately, the remaining 15 competitors combined all of these assets for the 4th and final round which determined the triumphant foursome.

So without further ado, here are the 4 winners...

SeedStartup's Demo Day Startups Entice Investors

International startup accelerator & seed fund SeedStartup recently held a Demo Day on Thursday September 20th at Make Business Hub in Dubai which included 7 startups from the US, the UK, Malaysia, Italy, Tanzania and Bahrain.

The presenting startups were greatly received by the attending angel investors and VCs with almost all the startups walking out with 3 or 4 follow-up meetings with interested investors, and one startup securing a commitment during demo day itself.

Apple Event Live Tonight!

Apple will most probably, more likely than not, almost definitively announce the iPhone 5 tonight. While there hasn’t been an official statement from Apple claiming that it will unveil a new iPhone, leaks on tech blogs and rumor sites are beyond sufficient to suggest that Apple will try and restore its dominance of the smartphone market with a new handset after Samsung’s Galaxy S3 outsold the iPhone 4S in the US during August. Be sure to tune in on Twitter for our live coverage starting at 8.

Meanwhile, here's what you can expect from tonight's event...