Zain Saudi Arabia has started taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5 scheduled for release next Thursday December 13th. Zain’s 4G LTE network is the only network that currently supports the iPhone 5. To begin the pre-order process visit Zain’s website. Zain also launched the iPhone 5 website. As with all Saudi-issued iPhones, FaceTime will be disabled. You can find the ...

STC, Mobily and Zain all has announced via Twitter that they have moved the iPhone 5 launch date in Saudi Arabia from December 14th to Tuesday the 13th of the month. The iPhone 5 will most likely be the A1429 model and currently only supports Zain’s 4G LTE network. FaceTime is expected to be disabled on these iPhones as well. ...

STC has started taking pre-orders for the upcoming iPhone 5 that will be released in Saudi Arabia on Friday December 14th. If you’re interested in an iPhone 5 from STC then register this form. You can find the author of this post on twitter: @khaled. Follow SaudiMac updates on App.net, Twitter and Facebook. Remember to visit We Want Apple Saudi ...

Apple released iOS 6.1 beta 3 to developers today. The update enabled 4G LTE on iPad minis and 4th gen iPads on Zain’s 4G network. Zain’s 4G LTE band (band 3 or 1800Mhz) is supported on most global iPad 4 (model A1460) and iPad mini (model A1455) units as well as iPhone 5 (model A1429). Attached is a screenshot of ...

Apple has announced that the iPhone 5 will officially launch in a significant number of countries on Friday December 14th. Including the following Middle Eastern countries: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and others will get it Friday December 21st. As far as we know only Zain Saudi Arabia will support 4G LTE ...

With the most recent beta for iOS 6.1 Apple has enabled 4G LTE in the iPhone 5 for more carriers including Zain Saudi and UAE’s Du. After installing iOS 6.1 beta 2 Enable LTE will appear in Settings General Cellular if you’re using a SIM card with a supported 4G LTE network (Zain uses 1800Mhz). I managed to test Zain ...

Update: A source confirms that STC was ordered to remove the registration page by Apple. As STC has “violated Apple’s marketing guidelines”. Hours after opening a registration page for the iPhone 5, STC has decided to abruptly end the registration and remove the form from their website. We will keep you up to date whenever the page returns. You can ...

The Saudi Telecom Company has started taking “registrations” for the upcoming iPhone 5 release in Saudi Arabia. To register simply fill the form on STC’s website. [Thanks Abdulrhman.] You can find the author of this post on twitter: @khaled. Follow SaudiMac updates on App.net, Twitter and Facebook.

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 ...

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.