Technology
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1.3KPakistani man opens Chai Ada in London that accepts cryptocurrencies for payment
Tayyab Shafiq has set up Chai Ada as the first café in London that accept cryptocurrencies for payment and he is excited to...
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Instagram Subscriptions can help creators earn more money, here’s how
Facebook introduced a subscription model that allows content creators and video publishers to monetize their content by selling it to their audiences...
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Microsoft positions itself as tech’s gaming company with the Activision acquisition
Microsoft has positioned itself as tech’s gaming company with its $68.7 billion acquisition of mammoth embattled video game publisher Activision Blizzard. As global technology...
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Pakistan’s first-ever digital city in Haripur to cost Rs 1.31 billion
Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the country’s first ever Pakistan Digital City Special Technology Zone project at Haripur. On Monday, Prime...
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Safari 15 bug can leak your recent browsing activity and personal identifiers
According to discoveries from FingerprintJS, a flaw in Safari 15 potentially leak your browsing activities as well as some personal information associated with...
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Better than ever with a long way to go: The future of Pakistan’s digital economy
According to experts, the country is rapidly adopting digitalization, still has a long way to go in order to achieve full objective....
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We’re spending a third of our waking time staring at our phones
Are you concerned that you’re wasting too much time gazing at random apps? Apparently, you are not alone in this. According to...
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Bitcoin drops to six-month low as crypto bloodbath continues
Bitcoin dropped 10.4% which left it at $36,000 levels on Friday, losing $3,781.02 from its previous close. The only highlight of the...
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SnackVideo, Bigo Live, Likee are now officially registered in Pakistan
SnackVideo, BIGO Live and Likee have become the first social media platforms to register with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Under the ‘Removal and...
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Bitcoin revisits $44,000 as exchange outflows see uptick
Thanks to an increase in foreign exchange outflows, the price of Bitcoin has been in an uptrend for the last few days,...
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Honor Watch GS 3 launched with curved AMOLED display and 14-day battery
Honor is going to expand its smartwatch lineup with the new GS model. Unlike the GS Pro, which has a rugged design,...
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ASUS launches the world’s most powerful gaming tablet Flow Z13
Playing games on a tablet isn’t exactly ideal, but Asus hopes to alter that with the ROG Flow Z13, billed as “the...
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Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti is the world’s most powerful gaming GPU
At CES 2022, Nvidia unveiled the ultra-high-end GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. The RTX 3090 Ti is Nvidia’s most powerful gaming graphics card...
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How BlackBerry, the phone everyone once wanted to own, got disconnected
The iconic BlackBerry smartphones, which the company hasn’t built since 2016, “will no longer reliably function” from January 4, according to the company’s website,...
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Govt launches Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card mobile application
The Punjab government has launched the Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card mobile application to provide information on the federal government’s ‘Sehat Sahulat...
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Samsung looks for an ‘Age of Togetherness’ with new Frame, Neo QLED TVs
Samsung has introduced a flurry of new MicroLED, mini-LED, and QLED TVs ahead of the official Consumer Electronics Show 2022. The new...
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Telecom giant Ericsson plans to increase investment in Pakistan
Telecom giant Ericsson has articulated the purpose to boost investment and host the finest technology in Pakistan. During a conference with Federal...
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US government backs Google, Meta’s request to use undersea data cable to Asia
The Biden administration proposed that Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta be given approval to use an undersea cable connection to accommodate...
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NFTs market reaches $22 billion as digital gold rush continues
This year, the worldwide market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) reached $22 billion, thanks to the popularity of collections like the Bored Ape...
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Redmi Note 11 4G with Snapdragon 680 arrives on FCC confirming global presence
Last month, Xiaomi released the Redmi Note 11 4G smartphone in China. The smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Helio G88 processor,...
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Pakistanis hold more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency assets, says FPCCI
Pakistanis currently hold more than $20 billion in cryptocurrency assets including Bitcoin, according to the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and...
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WhatsApp will let you listen to voice messages before sending
Meta-owned messaging app has made a number of changes in order to make the chatting experience more engaging for users. One of...
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Meta-owned Instagram reportedly hits 2 billion active users
Instagram has reportedly reached two billion monthly active users on its platform, according to internal conversations leaked to CNBC. Instagram surpassed the new milestone...
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IBM and Samsung’s new VTFET chip design may give phones week-long battery life
IBM and Samsung have announced a new semiconductor manufacturing design architecture they’re calling Vertical-Transport Nanosheet Field Effect Transistors (VTFET for short). The...
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How NASA Probe beat the heat to become first spacecraft to touch the sun
The Parker Solar Probe, a NASA spacecraft, has become the first to “touch the sun,” travelling into our star’s scorching atmosphere. The...
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Android 12 Go Edition packs major improvements over predecessor
Google has released Android 12 (Go edition), a version of its latest operating system aimed at low-cost, low-end smartphones with limited hardware...
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Twitter adds auto captions for all video uploads in tweets
Since Twitter’s CEO has changed, we’ve been hearing a lot about new features being released. This time, the company has created one...
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Pakistani fintech CreditBook raises $11 million led by investment firm Tiger Global
Pakistani startups have raised more than $300 million this year alone, more than in the preceding six years combined. CreditBook, a Pakistani...
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Pakistan has no immediate plan to allow cryptocurrency
Fawad Chaudhry, the Federal Minister of Information, had stated that there are no plans to legalize cryptocurrency in Pakistan anytime soon. “There...
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Apple to soon become the world’s first $3 trillion company
Just over a year after surpassing the $2 trillion-mark, Apple Inc is approaching a market capitalization of $3 trillion, a milestone that...
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WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet
In India and Brazil, WhatsApp offers payments feature that allows users to send and receive money using the messaging app. It was...
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Pakistan’s grocery startup Krave Mart raises $6 million in pre-seed funding
Krave Mart, a quick-commerce (q-commerce) startup that offers the transfer of foodstuffs and other products in just 10 minutes, has upraised $6...
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iOS 15.2 has arrived: Here’s all the new features coming to your iPhone
After an extended beta period, Apple’s iOS 15.2, which includes a slew of new features and updates, has begun to roll out...
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Bank of England warns that Bitcoin could become worthless
The Bank of England has issued a warning saying bitcoin could become “worthless”, and people investing in the cryptocurrency could lose everything....
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Chikoo app launched as Brandverse raises multi-million dollar seed round
Chikoo app launched as Brandverse, a Pakistani e-commerce enabler, has earned multi-million dollar investment during a seed round run by the JS Group....
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Google unveils top trending searches of Pakistan
Google has released a list of top trending searches of Pakistan – those that saw a significant increase in traffic over a...
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Uber in talks with Careem about foreign investment
Uber – the ride-hailing giant is in the development of hovering an investment north of $700 million for Careem, which the company...
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iPad Pro with wireless charging, iPad Air 5, and iPad 10 to debut in 2022
On September 14th, Apple launched the highly regarded iPad Mini 6. According to reports, Apple will update three of its iPad models...
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10,000 units of Moto Edge X30 sold in less than 3 minutes in first sale
Lenovo China General Manager for mobile division confirmed that the company sold 10,000 units of Moto Edge X30 in less than 3 minutes after it...
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Online travel platform Bookme.pk raises $7.5 million in ‘Series A’ funding round
Lahore-based Bookme.pk made an announcement that it has closed a $7.5 million Series-A subsidy round for its digital ticketing platform, as the...
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Pakistan will launch Asia’s first ever e-passport service next year
The federal government plans to issue e-passport service starting next year to make life easier for nationals. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed...
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Sport and entertainment news dominate top 2021 Google searches
While the year 2020 was marked by a surge in people anxiously Googling everything connected to the coronavirus, the old standards of...
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Government to introduce high speed internet in Northern Areas
High-speed internet facilities will be accessible shortly in Kaghan, Chitral, Naran, Neelum Valley, and other tourism hotspots in the northern areas of...
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Jack Dorsey’s Square changes corporate name to Block
Square, a financial services firm co-founded by now-former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has changed its name to Block. Square has extended outside...
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Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB is here, but what does it mean for crypto miners and gamers?
Nvidia said in February 2021 that it would reissue several of its older GPUs, including the RTX 2060 and GTX 1050 Ti,...
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Mitto AG managing OTPs for Google, Twitter and WhatsApp involved in spying
Mitto AG, a Swiss company that helped technology giants like Google, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Telegram with OTP services, is currently embroiled...
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YouTube reveals millions of videos get hit with incorrect copyright claims
Between January and June of this year, over 2.2 million YouTube videos were subjected to copyright claims, which were later reversed, according...
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InstaKin startup connects overseas Pakistanis with families
A native startup InstaKin is conveniently connecting the overseas Pakistanis with their families back home, resolving the common however unattended disputes like...
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TikTok rolls out new Creator Next monetization program
TikTok has announced the launch of Creater Next, a prime area for all of the platform’s monetization tools, as well as some upgrades...
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Amazon will open Abu Dhabi Fulfilment Centre by 2024
According to the Abu Dhabi government’s media office, Amazon has teamed with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to create a fulfilment centre...
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Twitter bans sharing of photos without consent
Just days after changing CEO, Twitter announced new policies prohibiting users from posting private photographs of others without their knowledge. People who are...
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Wahyd Logistics Marketplace Empowering the Transporters
Wahyd has generated a marketplace that allows them to attach shippers and transporters locally by serving transporters discover, bid on, and gain...
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Careem invested $100 million in Pakistan since 2015, created 800,000 jobs
Careem has invested more than Rs 100 million in Pakistan since the last 5 years, creating a customer base of 9-10 million...
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 with improvements across the board
Qualcomm’s latest flagship Android chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is built on Samsung’s 4nm fabrication process and features ARM’s new ARMv9 CPU...
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After US and UK, Eshal Corporation enters Pakistan to digitalize small businesses
Pakistan-based IT Company, Eshal Corporation, is working with a goal to make every small business go digital. So, for the achievement of this...
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Social media use tied to increase of depressive symptoms in adults
Excessive use of social media platforms like Snapchat, Facebook, or TikTok is possible to be allied with a greater likelihood of a subsequent increase in depressive...
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Befiler secures grant from Karandaaz to promote tax compliance
Befiler, an online tax filing portal, has obtained grant for a digital experiment from Karandaaz Pakistan, a not-for-profit company stimulating approach to...
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GoDaddy password breach affects over a million users
GoDaddy, a web registration and hosting company, announced that it had been hacked in filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The...
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Who is Parag Agrawal, the new Twitter CEO replacing Jack Dorsey?
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, announced his resignation as CEO, more than a year after surviving an activist investor’s attempt to oust...
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Pakistan’s digital transformation can add $60 billion in annual economic value by 2030
Digital transformation can aid Pakistan to answer up to Rs 9.7 trillion ($59.7 billion) yearly financial value by 2030, equal to around 19...
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PTA claims 98% success rate in blocking immoral content from social media
The government has achieved a 98 percent success rate in averting the extent of obscene and immoral content on social media, Pakistan...
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Pakistan mulls over use of cloud seeding drones for rainfall to deal with smog
Pakistan is considering the use of cloud seeding drones to increase rainfall in an effort to curb the mixture of low-grade diesel...
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram to not get end-to-end encryption until 2023
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly delaying the integration of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger and Instagram until 2023. The...
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Apple to start letting people repair their own devices
In a move regarded as a breakthrough for “right-to-repair” advocates, Apple said it will begin enabling customers to repair gadgets they buy...
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Spotify, Discord and Snapchat fixed after a Google Cloud outage took the apps down
The Google Cloud platform has been down for a few hours, causing a number of popular applications and services including Spotify, Discord...
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Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge
Microsoft has made it even more difficult to alter the default browser in Windows 11, and the corporation is now prohibiting apps...
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Windows 11 has a weird bug that ‘overcharges’ laptop batteries
Over the last few weeks, a number of issues have been identified in Windows 11, but one that was discovered yesterday may...
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Pakistan-based fintech Savyour raises $3.3 million in seed round
Pakistan-based fintech Savyour, an innovator in emerging the country’s first cashback app and pay-per-sale associate marketing network, succeeded to raise $3.3 million in...
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How to play games on Netflix
Netflix users can now download five free mobile games for Android and iOS from the Google Play Store or the Apple App...
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After Facebook, Microsoft also wants to build a virtual realm with metaverse to copy the real world
Following Facebook’s move to change its name to Meta to represent its engagement with the metaverse, Microsoft is preparing to establish its...
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Ether soared more than 560% this year to touch record high of $4,840
Ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, surpassed its previous high on Friday, catching up to bitcoin’s gain and riding on rumours of more blockchain usage. ...
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Meet Huzaifa Ali, Founder of ESP, Pakistan’s Fastest Growing E-commerce Platform
Ecommerce Success Pakistan (ESP) is a community of 160k+ students and experience sellers helping each other build a healthy business on Amazon...
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Meta to halt use of facial recognition technology on Facebook
Meta said last week that it will shut down the facial recognition system on Facebook as part of an overall initiative to limit the...
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Tesla shares fall after Elon Musk proposes selling 10% of his stock in a Twitter poll
Tesla shares fell sharply on Monday after CEO Elon Musk surprised his Twitter followers by offering to sell 10% of his stock,...
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Sega and Microsoft partner up to develop cloud-powered ‘Super Games’
Sega, a Japanese entertainment firm, established a strategic partnership with Xbox maker Microsoft to develop video games on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform....
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iPad production fallen by 50% over last two months as Apple focuses on iPhone 13
Apple Inc has cut production of iPad tablets in order to assign more chips to the iPhone 13, indicating that the worldwide...
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Govt launches FM Portal to resolve issues of overseas Pakistanis ‘promptly’
‘FM Portal’ for overseas Pakistanis living in 187 countries has been launched by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi as a podium providing them...
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All Zong customers now have free access to Google Maps
Zong has partnered with Google in an industry-first cooperation to make Google Maps available to all Zong subscribers in the country. As a result of...
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Xiaomi to start manufacturing phones in Pakistan with 3 million annual production target
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone and electronics company, aims to manufacture phones in Pakistan, according to a material disclosure statement filed with the...
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Facebook changes its name to Meta and metaverse pioneers are unimpressed
Early adopters of the metaverse, or virtual worlds, slammed the major rebranding by Facebook as an attempt to cash in on growing...
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TCL unveils Thunderbird Smart Glasses with microLED colour AR display
Consumer electronics brand TCL has released the first binocular full-colour MicroLED AR glasses ‘Thunderbird Smart Glasses Pioneer Edition’ in China. The market...
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WhatsApp will stop working on millions of iPhone and Android devices from today
The Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp will stop working on millions of older iPhone and Android devices from today, November 1. WhatsApp is stopping...
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YouTube to demonetize ‘low quality’ kids content
Google is making changes to its YouTube policies in order to encourage the creation of high-quality content on the network. YouTube will...
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Microsoft warns of new supply chain attacks by Russian-backed Nobelium group
The Russian-backed hacking group Nobelium responsible for the SolarWinds attack that has been targeting more companies with the goal of disrupting the...
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Islamabad High Court asks PTA to justify TikTok ban
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday to justify the ban it has imposed...
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Sony launches Xperia PRO-I with massive 1.0-inch camera sensor
Sony has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia PRO-I, which it will start shipping in early December. One of the Xperia PRO-I’s...
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China launches Shenzhou-13 spacecraft with three astronauts on a historic 6-month mission
The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft will dock with the Tianhe module, the core module of a future space station where they will live and...
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Apple introduces new MacBook Pro in 16-inch and 14-inch sizes
The new MacBook Pro 2021 is launched by Apple which comes in two sizes, a 16-inch model and a new 14-inch version, and includes...
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Vivo X70 Pro, X70 Pro Plus launched in Pakistan, price starts at Rs 139,999
In Pakistan, Vivo launched the X70 Pro, marking the next step in the company’s worldwide imaging partnership with ZEISS and their shared...
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Microsoft Azure fends off 2.4 Tbps DDoS attack, one of the largest ever recorded
The largest Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack in history was successfully evaded by Microsoft. The company claimed that its Azure cloud...
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China has already won global tech war says former software chief at Pentagon
According to the Financial Times, China has defeated the United States in the artificial intelligence (AI) race and is on its way...
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Telegram, Signal gain millions of new users after WhatsApp and Facebook went down
Messaging apps Telegram and Signal recorded huge downloads and user sign-ups when Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram went down for around six...
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Pakistan slips 14 spots to 97th on Digital Quality of Life index
Pakistan ranks 85th on e-government and 66th on internet affordability, according to a global index on digital quality of life in 110...
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Google, YouTube to stop serving ads on climate change misinformation
Google announced that it will no longer run advertising next to climate change misinformation on its search engine or on YouTube which is the...
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How to upgrade to Windows 11 without waiting in line
Windows 11 is now available and will be installed on millions of PCs around the world. But, like with any new OS,...
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A Beginner’s Guide on How to Cash Out Bitcoin Instantly
Bitcoin has become one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the world today. Apart from the rapidly increasing value, the BTC blockchain...
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Personal data of over 1.5 billion Facebook users found for sale on hacker forum
On a famous hacking-related forum, the private and personal data of over 1.5 billion Facebook users is being sold, possibly allowing cybercriminals...
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Nokia shows interest in helping Pakistan develop 5G ecosystem roadmap
Nokia has recently expressed interest in supporting technology sector of Pakistan in developing a 5G ecosystem. In this regard, the Finnish multinational...
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Zuckerberg took $7 billion loss within hours of Facebook outage that cut off 3 billion users
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced a catastrophic outage that caused all of the platforms’ services to be unreachable for 6 hours for...
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OPPO plans to export 5 million mobile phones from Pakistan every year
A big news has emerged recently as OPPO announced that the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is planning to export 5 million mobile phones from Pakistan every year. To achieve this target...
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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram global outages caused by ‘faulty configuration change’
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have started to come back online after being down for more than six hours in a major outage. The three social media platforms...
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Want to send a message to yourself on WhatsApp? Here’s a step-by-step guide
WhatsApp, the famous instant messaging app, includes a function that allows you to send message to your own phone number in order...
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Facebook introduces short video format ‘Reels’ for users in US
Facebook has announced that it will begin testing a new feature called Facebook Reels, which will allow users to produce and share...
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OKEx lists Pakistan’s first cryptocurrency token on its exchange
TenUp Smart, the first-ever Pakistan-based crypto project to be hosted on an international exchange, has been listed on OKEx, a widely renowned platform for...
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Top six teams will qualify for PMPL MENA and South Asia Championship
The top six teams from the PUBG Mobile Pro League (PMPL) Arabia season two grand finals will advance to the PMPL MENA and...
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Crypto ban by China could release more energy than Finland consumes in a year
China announced that all crypto-related activity would now be illegal, bringing the country’s campaign on cryptocurrency to a conclusion. The reasons for...
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Nokia teases its second Android tablet for October 6 launch
Finland-base HMD Global owned Nokia is teasing a new tablet to be announced on October 6. The teaser shows the tablet’s side...
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Govt to collect taxes directly from social media giants
According to the proposed framework, social media powerhouses such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter would be compelled to open offices in...
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Zong wins 4G cellular spectrum auction for AJK and GB
The 1800 MHz spectrum auction for Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) was held in PTA’s headquarters in Islamabad,...
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Twitter finally upgrades from lower quality video uploads
Twitter says that the social media has made updates to fix the poor video quality of their platform, which has been an...
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TikTok hits 1 billion monthly users worldwide
TikTok announced on Monday that it had reached one billion monthly users. It’s an impressive number for a platform that debuted in...
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PTA allows import of 5 mobile devices for personal use in a year
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released the ‘Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations 2021,’ which permits the import of only five mobile devices...
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Cryptocurrency exchanges stop letting Chinese users sign up after Beijing’s ban
Major cryptocurrency exchanges and service providers are scrambling to sever business ties with mainland Chinese clients after Beijing renewed a crackdown on...
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Microsoft has just made its Surface line-up better than ever!
Microsoft showed off its updated and expanded line of Surface devices this week, positioning the new Surface Laptop Studio as its flagship...
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Airlink Communication will be Apple’s authorized reseller in Pakistan
Airlink Communication Limited received the authorization to resell Apple devices in Pakistan after signing a deal with Apple Inc. As per stock filing...
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Pakistan among 10 countries where internet freedom is on decline
Pakistan is among the world’s top 10 countries where internet freedom has been on the decline and raised apprehensions over the guidelines...
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Pakistan rises 8 places in this year’s Global Innovation Rankings
On the Global Innovation Index 2021, Pakistan has risen eight places to 99th place in 2021, up from 107th place in 2020,...
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Facebook introduces two new Portal devices for all-day video calls
Facebook has refreshed its video-call-centric device lineup with two new Portal devices, including the first portable model. The social media giant also...
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Samsung Electronics setting up TV line-up plant in Karachi
According to Abdul Razak Dawood, the Adviser for Commerce and Investment to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Samsung Electronics is establishing a television...
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EA delays Battlefield 2042 until later this summer
Electronic Arts has pushed back the global release of its Battlefield 2042 by a month to November 19, citing the pandemic’s impact...
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WhatsApp launches an in-app local business directory
WhatsApp the world biggest messaging service app has added a new feature that allows users to search for businesses within the app for the...
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China orders Ant Group to break off loans business from Alipay
Regulators ordered substantial modifications to Alipay, China’s largest payment service, in an attempt to curb in the country’s “unruly growth.” According to...
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What will Microsoft announce at its 22 September Surface event?
On September 22nd, Microsoft will have a Surface event where “the company will talk about devices and Windows 11.” With the release...
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Epic Games vs Apple trial & verdict – all you need to know
Epic Games’ approach, which resulted in its lawsuit against Apple, has been over a year in the making. And, barring any inevitable...
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Samsung adds 4GB virtual RAM to Galaxy A52s 5G in new update
Samsung has added 4GB virtual memory or RAM Plus to Galaxy A52s 5G in India via an over-the-air (OTA) update. Virtual RAM is a...
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New app launched to let parents track children’s school buses
Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA) has released an app that allows parents to track their children’s school buses. In Sharjah, a new...
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PTA sets conditions for lifting TikTok ban
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) will lift the ban on TikTok only after the conditions of removal of all the indecent videos and...
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Apple says iPhone cameras can degrade by motorcycle vibrations
According to MacRumors, exposing an iPhone to high-amplitude vibrations, “specifically those created by high-power motorcycle engines,” could degrade the camera system. The...
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Apple Watch Series 7 arrives with a larger, more rugged display
Apple has unveiled Apple Watch Series 7, which features a larger, more sophisticated display, according to the brand. The company released a...
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iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max feature 120Hz display, better cameras, 1TB of storage
The iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max, the high-end phones of the iPhone 13 lineup, have been officially revealed by Apple. They...
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Here’s everything Apple unveiled at its big iPhone event
Apple announced plenty of new products at its event, including the iPhone 13 smartphone lineup, bigger Apple Watches, and new iPads. This is a...
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PTA fines telecom companies Rs 150 million for issuing illegal SIMs
The Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Amir Azeem Bajwa stated that two telecom companies have been fined substantial sums of Rs 100 million and...
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Samsung Galaxy Wide 5 unveiled with 64MP camera and 5000mAh battery
Samsung has unveiled a new mid-range smartphone Galaxy Wide 5 with a unique brand name and camera design. However, the Galaxy Wide 5...
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WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption for iCloud, Google Drive backups
WhatsApp has stated that it will roll out end-to-end encrypted backups for iCloud and Google Drive, according to a announcement made in...
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Facebook debut Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses
Ray-Ban and Facebook have debuted their new smart glasses, the latest push in a challenging, niche sector that the social media behemoth...
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In a first, Pakistani clean water charity raises over Rs 2 million using NFTs
A Pakistani charity focused on water shortage and accessibility claims to have generated Rs 2 million through a restricted collection of Non-Fungible...
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Twitter announces Super Follows feature to let users make money from subscription
Twitter has officially revealed its long-awaited “Super Follows” function, which allows creators to charge for access to exclusive material. The move comes...
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Alexa will now speak louder if it detects background noise
Tech giant Amazon is introducing a new feature — Adaptive Volume — that will make Alexa respond louder if it detects a...
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Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5, but without Android app support
Windows 11 will be released on October 5th, according to Microsoft, but the update won’t include Android app support. The company has confirmed this...
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Apple Watch Series 7 may get delayed due to production issues
Apple is expected to launch iPhone 13 series along with Watch Series 7, AirPods 3 as well as a new iPad Mini this...
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After the Twitter fleets, LinkedIn gives up on its Stories feature
After Twitter, which gave up its fleets on August 3rd, it is LinkedIn turn which said Tuesday that its ephemeral Stories feature...
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Nadra launches Pak-ID app to facilitate CNIC applicants
The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has introduced an innovative mobile application, Pak-ID, enabling people to use their smartphones for biometric...
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China bans kids from playing online games Monday through Thursday
From Monday to Thursday, the government of China has banned minors from playing online games, citing concerns that children would become addicted...
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Only 1 percent of users have been misusing TikTok, IHC points out to PTA
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is convinced that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) imposed a ban on TikTok without good reason. The court underscored...
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Government prohibits employees from using social media platforms
In an apparent bid to prevent the leak of official information and documents, the government has banned all government employees from using...
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The iPhone 13 will be launched on 14th September
Apple’s upcoming iPhone, said to be called the iPhone 13, is expected to debut as early as the middle of next month with...
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Whatsapp rolls out ‘Fantasy Football’ sticker pack for Android, iOS
WhatsApp, the widely used communication application, introduced a new sticker pack, which is great news for soccer enthusiasts. In a tweet, WABetaInfo said, “Fantasy...
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Xiaomi rolls out MIUI 12.5 update for Mi 10 and Mi 11 phones
On August 13, Xiaomi began rolling out the MIUI 12.5 Enhanced Edition in China, with the first batch estimated to be ready...
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WhatsApp tests message reactions, new UI colors in beta versions
WhatsApp is experimenting on message reactions, which would allow users to express their feelings in reaction to messages they receive on the...
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Facebook ready to launch Novi digital wallet
Facebook is planning to link its launch of the Novi digital wallet to the debut of the digital coin Diem that will...
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Nokia wins 5G order for three European markets
Nokia, the Finnish telecom equipment maker, announced on Monday that A1 Telekom Austria Group has awarded it a 5G network order for...
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Huawei denies allegations of implanting backdoor for spying in Pakistan
Huawei issued a statement refuting charges that it spied on Pakistan and stole trade secrets, claiming that there is no evidence that...
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PM welcomes $85 million investment in Airlift, a record for startups in Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has praised Airlift Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a Lahore-based online shopping delivery platform, for receiving $85 million in the...
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Mobile app ‘MyCare+’ to protect emotional health of frontline workers in works
Pakistan is going to launch mobile application MyCare+ to “protect emotional health of the front line responders as part of the Covid-19...
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Facebook Messenger audio and video calls get end-to-end encryption
Facebook began encryption of audio and video chats conducted through its Messenger texting service on Friday, giving users more privacy. The move...
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Poly Network hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its security advisor
The cryptocurrency platform, Poly Network, targeted in a massive heist is now inviting the hacker behind it to become an advisor to...
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Reddit valued at more than $10 billion after new fundraising round
After obtaining an extra $410 million in fundraising, Reddit, the self-proclaimed “first page of the internet,” claims it is now worth more...
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Instagram announces new features to protect users from online abuse
Instagram has introduced a set of new capabilities aimed at protecting users and combating events like the online abuse directed at England...
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Rs 10 billion fund established for IT industry to enhance tech exports
The government has approved the establishment of a Rs 10 billion fund for providing cash rewards to IT companies against their exports. In a meeting...
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Vivo sets up its first mobile production facility in Pakistan
Vivo opened new production facility to cover its consumer bases in Pakistan, expanding its global manufacturing efforts as it looks to accelerate...
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Hackers return nearly half of $600 million they stole in biggest crypto theft in history
Hackers have returned nearly half of the $600 million they stole in what’s likely to be the biggest crypto currency theft of...
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Lucky gets permission by PTA to set up assembly plant for Samsung phones
PTA has authorized Lucky Motor Corporation Limited (LMCL) to manufacture Samsung mobile devices in Pakistan. On Tuesday, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced...
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Apple confirms existing iCloud Photos will be scanned for child abuse
Apple announced that it will implement a mechanism that will check photos taken on iPhones in the US before they are uploaded...
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Xiaomi overtook Samsung and Apple in June smartphones sales: Counterpoint
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi sold more phones in June than its rivals Samsung and Apple, according to research firm Counterpoint. Xiaomi overtook Apple as the...
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Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in Apple dispute
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, expressed his support for Epic Games, the developers of “Fortnite,” which has challenged Apple’s App Store...
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Google officially confirmed Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with custom Tensor SoC
Google has confirmed the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, as well as providing an early look at the devices and highlighting...
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Google, Kantar research highlights digital revolution overtaking Pakistan
According to a survey, Pakistan is undergoing a digital revolution and the majority of its residents are eager to accept it. More...
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Telegram adds video calls with up to 1000 viewers and video playback speed
Telegram has added group video calls to up to 1000 viewers. Telegram, a popular messaging service, has added new features to its...
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Tech giants post second-quarter profits of over $50 billion
Tech giants Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter. ...
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What Makes Cryptocurrency Go Up or Down?
Investors around the world are usually curious about what drives any asset, such as fixed income, equities, or commodities, as well as...
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‘Metaverse’: the next internet revolution?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that his social network is readying itself to become “a Metaverse company”. Which begs the question; what...
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Facebook introduces Marketplace for Pakistani entrepreneurs
After social media giant Facebook announced its customer-to-customer Marketplace service, which would allow users to buy and sell things, a new chapter...
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Pakistan’s internet penetration stands at 54 percent
Pakistan’s internet penetration stands at 54 percent during this year, with almost half accessing the facility every day. A new study has...
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Razak Dawood clarifies after reports claim Samsung refusing to come to Pakistan
Abdul Razak Dawood, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, has denied a recent media report about Samsung impending presence in Pakistan’s...
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PTA says WhatsApp was involved in Pegasus spyware scandal
According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), WhatsApp played a major role in what Israeli surveillance firm ‘NSO Group’ did with its...
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Pakistan set to export mobile phones in January 2022
Pakistan is going to export mobile phones in January 2022 as Chinese company is setting up a mobile phone manufacturing factory in Karachi, announced Razak Dawood. On...
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PTA to form cybersecurity agency to prevent Pegasus-like spyware attacks
Cybersecurity agency is going to be formed under the newly-approved cybersecurity policy by PTA to deal with cyber-attacks and spyware attacks like...
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88 percent households in Pakistan don’t have any large screen digital devices
Around 88 percent of households in Pakistan have reported having no large screen digital devices such as computer, laptop and tablet. According...
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Bitcoin cryptocurrency price rises for 8th day, returns to $40,000 mark
A continuing recovery in Bitcoin has put the largest cryptocurrency on course for its longest winning streak this year. Bitcoin was trading...
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Mobile phones import surge 50% to $2.065 billion in FY21
According to figures from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), mobile phones import reached $2.065 billion in 2020-21, up from $1.369 billion...
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Japan breaks internet speed record with a 319Tbps data transfer
Scientists from Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have broken the internet speed record by transferring data at 319...
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Google fined $592 million in dispute with French publishers
Google was fined 500 million euros ($592 million) by France’s competition regulator on Tuesday for failing to negotiate in good faith with French...
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WhatsApp blocks 2 million accounts in the fight against hoaxes in India
In May and June, WhatsApp stated it blocked over two million accounts in India for misusing its services, which is the largest...
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TikTok blocked in Pakistan, Yet Again
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced Wednesday that ByteDance’s video-sharing platform TikTok has been blocked once again in the country due to “inappropriate content.” The telecom regulator...
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iOS Zero-Day Lets SolarWinds Hackers Compromise Fully Updated iPhones
Hackers behind last year’s SolarWinds supply chain attack recently exploited an iOS vulnerability, putting millions of fully updated iPhones in jeopardy. The...
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Vivo S10 Series launched with 44MP selfie and 108MP back cameras
Vivo has unveiled the all-new S10 series, which includes the S10 and S10 Pro models in the Chinese market. Under all that...
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TikTok rival YouTube Shorts now launched in Pakistan
YouTube Shorts are now available to creators all over the world, including in Pakistan. According to a Google alert, “We’re now expanding...
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PM Imran Khan was potential target of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware program
Prime Minister Imran Khan was a potential target of the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware program by clients of the NSO Group cyberespionage firm, media reports claimed on Monday. On...
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Know How To Schedule Messages On Telegram
Have you ever wished to schedule a message for a buddy on a messaging app, If so, Telegram has a function that...
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Xiaomi overtakes Apple in the global smartphone market
According to a new analysis from Canalys, Xiaomi is now the second largest smartphone vendor in the world, overtaking Apple, based on worldwide...
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Here’s how to download Windows 11 on your PC
Windows 11 is soon to be released, and it will provide you with the best experience Microsoft has to offer this year....
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Samsung, Lucky Group join hands to assemble smartphones in Pakistan by year-end
By December 2021, a subsidiary of Lucky Cement will be producing mobile phones in Pakistan for Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. ...
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Amazon restores service after global outage
After a global outage that impacted tens of thousands of customers, online retailer Amazon has finally restored. Several nations throughout the world...
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Facial recognition being used by China’s Tencent to stop kids gaming at night
Tencent, a Chinese gaming giant, has begun using facial recognition technology to prevent youngsters in the country from playing games between the...
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RDS to bring Google Cloud and Google Education technologies to Pakistan
REDtone group today announced that REDtone Digital Services (RDS) has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program to bring cloud technologies to Pakistan. This is a...
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TikTok now lets users send video resumes directly to brands for jobs
TikTok, a short-video sharing app, introduced a test initiative that allows users to upload video resumes for jobs in the United States, ranging...
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Richard Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic rocket plane
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rocket plane soared more than 50 miles over the New Mexico desert on Sunday, safely returning in the...
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Government to investigate why PayPal is not operating in Pakistan
On Wednesday, a parliamentary committee ordered the finance secretary to convene a conference with all parties to investigate why PayPal is not...
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Govt to make 400,000 electronic voting machines in next 6 months
Shibli Faraz, the Federal Minister of Science and Technology, has stated that between 350,000 and 400,000 electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be...
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Samsung in talks with Korean companies for setting up cellphone assembly in Pakistan
Samsung has been in talks with three investors about establishing a mobile manufacturing facility in Pakistan after Minister Hammad Azhar shared news...
