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Hijri Calendar for 1434 A.H. on the iPhone, iPad and Mac

Even though Mac OS X supports Hijri calendar that option is missing from iOS. Work arounds include using a dedicated Hijri calendar app or add daily events to the regular calendar. Badr has once again created iCal files to add the 1434 Hijri Calendar. To install simply follow this link then click view. After that click “Open in Calendar”. Or ...

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Apple Changes Saudi and UAE App Store Currencies to Local Currency

Apple has changed the currency for the Saudi Arabia App Store from United States Dollars to Saudi Riyals. A few examples: a $0.99 app now costs SR 3.69 and a $19.99 now costs SR 74.99. The change happened with the UAE App Store and Dirhams. Other Arab countries still has US$ for their app prices. You can find the author ...

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Apple to Stream Today’s “iPad mini” Event

Today Apple will be holding a special event for unveil the rumored “iPad mini”. The event will be held at 8 pm local Saudi time. Apple will stream this event live on the company’s website and on Apple TVs running 5.0.2. You can find the author of this post on twitter: @khaled. Follow SaudiMac updates on App.net, Twitter and Facebook.

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