Whatsapp Introduces Two New Features For Desktop User
The popular instant messaging app WhatsApp is rolling out two new features for its desktop version that will allow people more control to manage call...
Tesla Recalls Nearly 12,000 Vehicles Over Software Fault
Tesla Inc is recalling nearly 12,000 US vehicles sold since 2017 because a communication error may cause a false forward-collision warning or unexpected activation of...
Introducing Meta: A Social Technology Company
Today at Connect 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, which brings together our apps and technologies under one new company brand. Meta’s focus will be...
SHC Orders To Review Legal Status of CryptoCurrency
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to form a high-level committee to review the legal status of cryptocurrencies as it heard...
Facebook Announces Thousands of Job
PARIS: Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”, a virtual reality version of the internet...
Social Media Sites FB, Whatsapp, Instagram Restored After Nearly Six-hour
Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for the nearly six-hour outage on Monday that prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing its social...
FB Instagram, WhatsApp Down for Users Worldwide
Social networking services Facebook, Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp are all experiencing issues for users worldwide, including in Pakistan. According to the media reports, Facebook...
YouTube Blocks All Anti-Vaccine Content
YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other...
Now You Can Purchase on WhatsApp Like Facebook
London: WhatsApp, the world’s largest instant messaging service, has launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for...
SpaceX Launches Four Civilians into Orbit on Historic Inspiration Flight
CALIFORNIA: SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth. For an added bonus, the rocket landed...
No Restrictions On Social Media: PTA Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Amir Azeem Bajwa has said that there is no international standard for controlling social media content, therefore, it should...
Apple To Launch First iPhone With 1TB Storage on Tuesday
CALIFORNIA: A day before Apple’s California Streaming event on September 14 (tomorrow), a new investor report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says he expects the iPhone...
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ECP Writes Letter To Senate Body Chairman On EVM
ISLAMABAD: The electronic voting machine (EVM) can open up the possibility of “more sophisticated fraud” through the manipulation of software and hardware, the Election Commission...
Apple Delays Important Security Features After Users’ Complaints
WASHINGTON: Apple has announced it is delaying the rollout of its controversial new anti-child pornography tools, following criticism that the feature would undermine user privacy....
IHC Seeks Reply From Secretary IT On TikTok Ban
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to justify ban on the video-sharing app TikTok. The case was...
Federal Cabinet Approves National Cyber Security Policy 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved National Cyber Security Policy 2021 for data protection and prevention of cybercrimes. This was announced by Minister for Information...
IT Minister Calls on PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology Syed Amin-ul-Haq and Member National Assembly Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui also called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad today. Matters...
Solar Eclipse 2021: ‘Ring of Fire’ Sweeps Across the World
A solar eclipse is visible over the Earth’s northern hemisphere with parts of Canada and Siberia privy to the best view of the celestial event....
Apple Brings New Update to AirTags After Stalking Fears
Tech giant Apple has released a software update for its AirTags following concerns they could be used to monitor someone’s real-time location secretly. According to...
NASA’s Venus Missions to Probe Divergent Fate of Earth’s Hothouse Sister Planet
LOS ANGELES: NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades –...
IT Park Inaugurated in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Amin-ul-Haq Wednesday said that all business of the Parliament of Pakistan would be made paperless by January 2023....
Shibli Faraz Briefs PM About EVMs
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and briefed him about the progress made on the use...
China’s Out of Control Rocket Heading Towards Earth
China’s rogue rocket is in an uncontrolled free-fall towards Earth and no one knows where or exactly when it will burn through Earth’s atmosphere, but...
Ethereum Breaks Past $3,000
SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrency ether hit a record high of $3,017 on Monday, extending last week’s rally in the wake of a report that the European Investment...
China Launches Heavenly Harmony Space Station Core Module
BEIJING: China has launched the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space...
Manufacturing Process of Electronic Voting Machine in Full Swing: Shibli
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Senator Shibli Faraz has said the process of manufacturing Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) to make the elections transparent...
PAEC Develops First ICU Ventilator “I-LIVE” in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has indigenously developed its own Intensive Care Unit Ventilator named “i-LIVE”. According to a statement, the ventilator has been developed...
President Asks to Implement Digitalization Process of Parliament By January 2023
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the relevant stakeholders to implement the digitalization process of Parliament by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s...
NASA’s Helicopter Sends Pictures From Mars
WASHINGTON: There’s new video of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, captured by the Perseverance rover’s cameras and posted to Twitter by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory....
Twitter Services Down in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Twitter said late on Friday that it was working on fixing an access issue after thousands of users reported problems with the platform. “Tweets...
Social Media Platforms Restored in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The restoration of social media platforms in the country has begun after temporary blockage by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday. According to...
Social Media Temporarily Banned in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry on Friday temporarily banned social media in the country. According to details, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Telegram and TikTok will remain suspended for...
Prime Minister Chairs Meeting on Electronic Voting System
ISLAMABAD: A meeting on Electronic Voting System was held in Islamabad today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. During the meeting, a...
PM Khan Directs For Strategy To Boost IT Sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the authorities concerned to finalize short, medium and long-term strategy based on timelines for development of IT sector....
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PM Directs To Ensure Safety Protocols For E-Voting Machine
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was on Wednesday briefed over the working of the electronic voter machine besides being presented a practical show of how...
Fawad Terms Adaption Of New Technologies By Motorway Police As Big Milestone
ISLAMABAD :Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said new drone based surveillance system on motorway and adaptation of latest technology by...
Pakistan’s First Electric Bus Launched
KARACHI: Sindh Transport Minister Syed Owais Shah launched on Tuesday Pakistan’s first electric bus in Karachi. Speaking to the media after the launching ceremony, he...
Now You Can Make Audio, Video Calls From WhatsApp Desktop Version
The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Thursday announced introducing a voice and video calling feature on its desktop version. The widely-used messaging app had earlier...
Twitter Introduces ‘Strike System’ To Curb Coronavirus Lies
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter announced on Monday that it will be rolling out a strike system against users tweeting misleading information about the coronavirus vaccines. The...
Govt Plans to Introduce 5G From December 2022: IT Minister
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Aminul Haque has announced that government plans to introduce 5G in the country from December 2022. According...
WhatsApp Switches off Messages For Users Who Reject New Policy
CALIFORNIA: The Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp announced that users who do not accept its updated terms and conditions by the 15 May deadline will be...
Facebook Restores News Page in Australia
CANBERRA: Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants...
Bitcoin Slips Sharply From Record Highs
LONDON: Bitcoin fell sharply on Monday after surging to a record $58,354 a day earlier, as a selloff in global equities curbed risk appetite. The...
WhatsApp To Move Ahead With Privacy Update Despite Backlash
Facebook’s WhatsApp has said it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their own pace”...
Google To Invest $75 Million in Coronavirus-Hit Small Businesses
Google is teaming up with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and two other organisations in Latin America and Asia to provide $75 million in funding...
Turkey Announces Moon Mission
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed a 10-year space program on Tuesday. It includes ambitious plans such as sending Turkish astronauts to the moon....
Setback For WhatsApp As Telegram Becomes Most Downloaded App in January
WhatsApp’s latest privacy policy settings have had serious repercussions for the instant messaging app as its main competitor, Telegram, has managed to become the most...
Printed Paper Speakers Roll Into a Ring To Offer Surround Sound
WEB DESK: Scientists at Germany’s Chemnitz University of Technology have spent years developing compact and discreet speakers that are quite literally paper thin, and the...
Bitcoin Soars 14% After Elon Musk Namecheck on Twitter
LONDON: Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% to a two-week high after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography. Musk...
Facebook To Provide Data on Targeted Political Ads to Researchers
Facebook Inc has said it would provide academic researchers information on how political ads were targeted in the lead-up to the presidential election in the...