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...
WhatsApp Delays Launch of Update Business Features
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that...
Pakistan Develops Its Own WhatsApp-Like App
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has developed its own WhatsApp-like messaging app, Smart Office, which include all modern communication features besides announcing to expedite work on finalising Personal...