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WhatsApp delays privacy policy terms agreement date by 3 months after criticism

WhatsApp has delayed the roll out of new privacy terms following user backlash, to May 15, to give users the chance to...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 series preorders are open: Price, release date, features, more

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra preorders are open right now. Here’s everything you need to know about Samsung’s latest...

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Court grants 7-day physical remand of software house CEO, others in FIA custody

A court on Thursday remanded the CEO of Digitonics, a software house operating from Karachi, and seven others in the Federal Investigation...

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Big Tech Woes: Trump Threatens Twitter, Parler Files Lawsuit Against Amazon

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened action against Big Tech following his ban on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, major social networking sites....

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TikTok introduces new protections for users under 18

TikTok users aged under 18 will have their accounts automatically set to private, as the app introduces a series of measures to...

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Pakistani startups break records despite worldwide economic downturn in 2020

During 2020, Pakistani startups succeeded to raise a whopping $47 million in pre-seed, seed, pre-Series A, Series B and Series B funding...

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Personal Data Protection Bill under MoITT enters final phase

The draft bill on personal data protection has entered into the final phase after input from national and international technology and business...

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Pakistan to recognize esports as regular sports

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has announced that esports will soon get the status of regular sports in Pakistan....

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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Explained And What You Can Do About It

WhatsApp users have until February 8 to accept new terms & privacy policy, while WhatsApp has reaffirmed that all messages are encrypted...

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Pakistani twin sisters become youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified professionals

Zara Khan and Zenubia Khan, two Pakistani twin sisters have become the youngest Microsoft Power Platform Certified Professionals. They achieved their success...

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Special technology zones authority launched to bolster IT growth

Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) on Friday to incentivize the information technology (IT) sector and bolster...

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Pakistan to develop its own messaging app: IT minister

Pakistan is soon going to have its own messaging app, with all modern communication features including messages, voice and video calls. The...

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Raast: Pakistan rolls out new instant digital payment system

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country’s first instant digital payment system called “Raast”, which he said would boost the...

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Fazal Software Technology Park inaugurated in Islamabad

Secretary IT has inaugurated the launching of Fazal Software Technology Park in Islamabad which will be operated under the supervision of the...

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Lenovo Tab P11 launched with a Huge Battery and Large Screen

The Lenovo Tab P11 Pro was launched last year and now, the company has decided to introduce a more economical and toned-down...

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Dell introduces Latitude Laptops with Intel 11th-Gen Core Chips

Dell announced new laptops in the Latitude 3000, 5000, and 7000 range refreshed 11th-Gen vPro Intel processors, along with updates to their desktop...

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Amazon Air bought 11 Boeing jets to expand cargo fleet

Amazon Air announced the purchase of eleven Boeing 767-300 jets, from Delta and WestJet, marking the first time Amazon bought planes for its...

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Japan firm new facial recognition system identifies people through masks

Japanese technology firm, NEC Corp, has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to...

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Two foldable Apple iPhones pass durability test in China

Two foldable iPhones prototypes have passed their durability tests at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China, according to the reports that emerged...

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Pakistan should have its own YouTube, Facebook offices: Islamabad court

Pakistan is making efforts to convince YouTube, Facebook, and other social media giants to establish their offices in the country. It was...

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Samsung Galaxy S21 series camera specs revealed ahead of Jan. 14 launch

The Samsung Galaxy S21 to be unpacked a month sooner than you expected as company has announced that the Galaxy S21 series...

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Apple pulls 46,000 apps from the App Store in China

Apple has removed over 46,000 apps from its App Store in China in the span of a single day out of which...

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Bitcoin hit its record high value of $34,000 for first time

As recorded by Coin Metrics, the world-famous Bitcoin cryptocurrency reached its historic record high value on Sunday, hitting $34,000 for the first...

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SECP allows digital account opening for mutual fund investors

The smart way of investment has begun in Pakistan as the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced the facility...

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Karachi Students Gets 4th Place in the World Robot Olympiad

A robotic project developed by three students from Karachi has managed to secure the 4th position at the World Robot Olympiad held...

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Xiaomi launches Mi 11 without charger but that’s alright; here’s why

Xiaomi launched its new flagship Mi 11 in two versions in China yesterday, with one of them being sold without a charger....

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Huami releases Amazfit GTS 2e and GTR 2e smartwatches with improved battery life

Amazfit released its latest new series of smartwatches, the GTS 2e and GTR 2e after debuting the series with the GTS 2...

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CDA to Establish Special Technology Zone in Shahzad Town

Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced its decision to set up a special technology zone (STZ) on 150 acres of vacant land...

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AVB-100: Alsons Group Pakistan developed local state-of-the-art ventilator

The prototype of the ventilator called AVB-100 has been handed over to the Innovation and Testing Center (I&TC) of the Pakistan Engineering...

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Xiaomi soars past $100 billion market value

The Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi, market value swelled past the $100 billion mark to reach its 2018 IPO goal. Xiaomi failed to...

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Saudi’s Morni startup raises $9.1 million to grow its roadside assistance platform

Morni, a startup based in Riyadh, has raised $9.1 million in a Series B round led by Saudi investment company G Square...

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GoDaddy apologizes for fake Christmas bonus email security test

GoDaddy sent several employees an email claiming that they would get a holiday bonus, only for it to be a hoax that...

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Uber launches ‘Uber Connect’ a new delivery interface in Pakistan

Uber in Pakistan has announced the launch of Uber Connect, a delivery technology solution that allows users to send/receive shipments and request...

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PM Imran appoints former Silicon Valley, IBM executive as STZA chairperson

Prime Minister Imran Khan has chosen Amer Ahmed Hashmi to be the first Chairman of the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA). According...

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Pakistani developers ranked #1 in global JavaScript Speed Coding Challenge

At this year’s Toptal JavaScript Speed Coding Challenge, Pakistani developers showed their expertise in coding speeds by grabbing the most top 50...

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Pakistani startup Integry raises $1 million pre-seed

Integry, a Pakistani startup has closed a $1 million pre-seed round from technology leaders at WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Lyft, and...

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Facebook goes to war with Apple over targeted ads

The Social giant Facebook lashes out at Apple, claiming that the latest iPhone maker policy regarding data collection and targeted ads would...

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Zong serves Rs 600 billion damages claim to PTA

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) Limited, doing business in Pakistan under brand name Zong 4G, has filed a Notice of Claim of Rs...

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HL-2M Tokamak: China successfully activates nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’

China successfully triggered its “artificial sun” which is a fusion reactor, HL-2M Tokamak, that could power their energy objective for years to...

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Gmail, YouTube and other Google services back online after massive outage

Update: It looks like various services are starting to come back again after massive outage of Google services, but with some glitches...

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Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

After the US Federal Trade Commission, almost every US state filed lawsuits against the social media giant, Facebook Inc which may be...

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Oppo Reno 5 5G Series Launched With 64MP Quad Cameras and 90Hz Displays

Reno 5 5G series was long awaited after the launch of Oppo’s Reno 4 series earlier this year. Oppo has only listed...

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Facebook Gaming launches Black Creator Program with guaranteed monthly pay

Facebook Gaming on Tuesday unveiled the Black Gaming Creator Program for young creators to attend training summits, digital gaming events and receive...

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YouTube launches HDR support for live streams

YouTube announced on Tuesday that it has launched HDR for live streams after the company rolled out HDR support more than four...

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Apple’s New Over-Ear ‘AirPods Max’ Headphones Cost $549

Apart from AirPods and AirPods Pro, Apple introduces its first over-ear headphones in its AirPods lineup named AirPods Max. The newly revealed...

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Cristiano Ronaldo revealed as new playable character in Free Fire named Chrono

Garena revealed that the international football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo or CR7 has joined the Free Fire game as a new playable character...

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PSEB to set up 40 technology parks across country to establish IT infrastructure

Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) to set up 40 software technology parks in next phase in different cities across the country including...

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QMobile’s parent company Gionee infected over 20 million phones with malware

Gionee, the smartphone manufacturer for QMobile, intentionally planted malware on more than 20 million of its devices to profit from users, and...

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TikTok reportedly testing longer three-minute videos

In a bid to take on YouTube, Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is reportedly planning to allow its users longer, three-minute videos....

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KP Assembly Passes Resolution Legalizing Cryptocurrency

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on legalizing cryptocurrency and crypto-mining. The resolution was introduced by PTI MPA Dr....

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Apple will use Samsung’s periscope camera in the iPhone 13

Reports suggest that Apple wants to partner with Samsung on periscope cameras as it tries to improve the optical zoom performance of...

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China’s Chang’e 5 lands on moon to collect fresh lunar samples

China successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon surface in a historic mission in order to retrieve lunar surface samples, according to...

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Two Chinese phonemakers to set up manufacturing plant in Pakistan

Federal Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar on Wednesday announced that the Chinese smartphone company Vivo has decided to establish a manufacturing plant...

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Pakistan joins four other countries to launch Digital Cooperation Organization

Pakistan has joined hands with four Middle East countries Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain to form a Digital Cooperation Organization which...

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Vivo is Setting Up a Smartphone Manufacturing Plant in Pakistan

Vivo, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has officially signed an agreement for setting up a mobile phone manufacturing plant in Pakistan. As per...

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Samsung records highest smartphone profit share in 6 years

Samsung Electronics has seen a successful third quarter this year as the company recording its highest smartphone profit share in the global...

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Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January

Facebook Libra cryptocurrency is preparing to launch as early as January, according to the Financial Times citing three unidentified people involved in...

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US government gives ByteDance an extra 7 days to sell TikTok

The US government has granted Chinese firm ByteDance an extra 7 days to complete the sale of its video sharing social media...

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Samsung brings Red Galaxy Note 20

Samsung Note 20 series was introduced in August by Samsung and now the company is planning to introduce a Red Galaxy Note...

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Google Task Mate: How to Use This App To Earn Money Online

Global tech giant Google has launched a new application called ‘Task Mate’ that lets you make money by completing simple tasks such...

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GoDaddy Employees Unknowingly Assisted Hackers in Cyberattacks

The world’s biggest domain registrar and web hosting company GoDaddy was tricked into helping hackers to conduct cyberattacks that took down several...

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Snapchat Launches Spotlight to Take on TikTok and Instagram Reels

Snapchat launches another feature within its application named Spotlight which will display user created short videos just like TikTok, Instagram Reels and...

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Fujifilm GFX100 can shoot 400MP images with new update

A new firmware update enables the Fujifilm GFX100 to use pixel shift technology to capture images at up to 400-megapixel resolution. Fujifilm...

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Zong launches ‘Taleem Bundle’ for Allama Iqbal Open University to support e-learning

To tackle the distant and e-learning programs, Zong brings a comprehensive data package named as ‘Taleem Bundle’ for the students of Allama...

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Thanksgiving Treat – Zoom to allow unlimited meeting time on Nov 27

As a Thanksgiving treat Zoom will be dropping the 40-minute time limit for free users and allow unlimited meeting time for everyone...

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Pakistan plans entry into $90bn gaming industry with certification program

A special animation and video games certification program will be soon launched by Pakistan for game enthusiasts to penetrate into the global...

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Google Pay gets major redesign with new emphasis on personal finance

Google has launched a major redesign of its Google Pay app on both Android and iOS with a strong emphasis on helping you manage your...

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Apple is Reducing its App Store Tax to 15 Percent for Most Developers

Application developers from all around the world will be celebrating the news that Apple has decided to reduce its tax cut of...

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Facebook Messenger And Instagram Add Disappearing Messages Feature

Facebook has introduced a new Vanish Mode for Messenger and Instagram after WhatsApp that will allow users to send disappearing messages. The...

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China successfully sends world’s first 6G test satellite into orbit

China has sent the world’s first 6G experimental satellite into space with 12 other satellites aboard the Long March 6 rocket that went...

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Registration for PUBG Mobile Pakistan Challenge 2020 Starts Today

Get registered for PUBG Mobile Pakistan Challenge 2020, featuring a prize pool of Rs 10 million, and rock the online tournament with...

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WhatsApp introduces ‘disappearing messages’ feature

WhatsApp has officially announced that it will be introducing a new ‘Disappearing Messages’ feature through an update that rolls out globally this...

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Spotify helps Musicians Make More Money

Streaming services have become a foundation of the music business. Millions of individuals subscribe in order to enjoy seamless and endless music...

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Hello Beijing! Pakistan first-ever 5G video call to China in Zong Event

During a Zong event, the Minister for Information and Technology (IT) Syed Aminul Haq has successfully made the first-ever 5G video call...

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Realme Debuts New Products Including 7 Pro Smartphone and Watch S

The innovative technology company, realme announced six new exciting products including the fastest charging smartphone realme 7 Pro with 65W charging facility,...

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Samsung Takes First Spot, Apple Slips to Fourth Place for Smartphone Market Share

Samsung has surpassed Huawei once again to become the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer, on the other hand, Xiaomi also overtook Apple for...

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Netflix now raises monthly charges after ending free 30-day trial offer

Netflix has raised the price of the monthly Standard two-stream HD plan subscription charges by $1 from $12.99 per month to $13.99...

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Sindh police to soon launch women safety application

Sindh police have developed a mobile phone application under the Sindh Police’s Women Protection Cell and the women safety application is going...

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YouTube influencers are increasingly marketing junk food to children, study finds

The scientists of New York University School of Global Public Health have been warning parents to keep aloof their children from the...

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‘Gillaa’ – Digital portal to lodge complaint against any private company in Pakistan

Resolving complaints for customer retention has been always a top priority for multinational organizations but there are some private companies who do...

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ECC Agrees to Cut Telecom Sector Taxes

On Wednesday, The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet decided to reduce taxes on the telecom sector and asked for negotiations...

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245 of 300 RPCs installed in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider made by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

A total of 245 high-rate Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) out of 300 RPCs installed in CERN’s Large Hadron Collider are designed at...

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HR Ministry Launches DGSE App For Differently Abled Persons

The Ministry of Human Rights has officially launched a new mobile app for the guardians of differently-abled children about the services available...

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Apple MagSafe Charger Works With Android Phones as Well

Apple wireless MagSafe charger for the iPhone 12 has been proven to be compatible with a number of Android smartphones. The main...

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Lee Kun-hee, Who Built Samsung Into a Global Giant, Dies at 78

Samsung Electronics announced the death of its chairman Lee Kun-hee. According to the company, the chairman died on the 25th of October...

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Dedication and Hard Work: What Else Do You Need to Pass Microsoft AZ-303 Exam with Practice Tests?

The Microsoft AZ-303 exam is aimed at those who want to become the Azure solution architects and those IT professionals who want...

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WhatsApp Web to launch voice, video calls for desktop users

WhatsApp is working on bringing voice and video calling to its web version making it convenient for people working on their personal...

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Pakistan plans to launch its own version of Netflix

Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry has shared very great news for entertainment sector via official Twitter account that a...

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USF awards contracts to Telenor, Zong, Ufone & PTCL worth Rs 5.11 billion

The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contracts worth Rs 5.11 billion to Telenor, Zong, Ufone, and PTCL under the Next Generation Broadband...

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Pakistani startup FindMyAdventure raises $600,000 to grow its online travel platform

FindMyAdventure, Karachi based travel platform has raised $600,000 in a pre-series A round from a consortium of local and international investors. FindMyAdventure...

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TikTok Blocked 4 Million Videos and Suspended 25,000 Accounts in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed on Monday that ByteDance application TikTok removed 4 million videos and suspended 25,000 accounts from the short...

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Compress and Optimize your images Online

In this short post, we have collected information about the top online tools that can help you in optimizing and compressing your...

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Pakistani healthtech startup MedznMore raises $2.6mln seed for its online pharmacy

The Karachi-based Healthtech company MedznMore began in August 2020 has announced to close a seed round of 2.6 million dollars by a...

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Apple Lost $81 Billion Market Value After Revealing iPhone 12

Apple stocks tumbled as much as 4% losing around $81 billion in market value on Tuesday after the announcement of the new...

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Qualcomm to Launch Its Own Gaming Phone in Partnership With Asus

Qualcomm, the leader chipset manufacturer is stepping into the gaming phone market soon. According to the reports, a new gaming phone from...

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LHC Asks Government to Regulate YouTube Channels

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has shown displeasure over YouTube channels that are operating in the country without any monitoring method by...

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Netflix Has Ended Free 30-Day Trial Offer

Netflix is no longer using a free trial membership to attract new subscribers in the United States and have ended its free...

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The biggest announcements from Apple ‘Hi, Speed’ iPhone event

Apple unveiled its much-awaited iPhone 12 line up in its “Hi, Speed” event and introduced four new iPhones — iPhone 12 Pro...

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PTA, TikTok hold virtual meeting to unban app in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and TikTok officials are in discussion to unban the app in Pakistan after a virtual meeting held on...

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Western Digital Formally Launches its Operations in Pakistan

The international leader Western Digital (WD) decided to strengthen its foothold in Pakistan with the launch of a new product in the...

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Pakistani Startup DetectNow is Using AI to Detect Covid-19

DetectNow, a local Pakistani startup, is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect the presence of COVID-19 in people by examining cough audios....

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Pre-Orders for photography king Tecno Camon 16 Premier Started

Tecno announced that the new Camon 16 Premier a superior edition of its Camon series is up for pre-orders at Tecno official...

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Microsoft to let employees work from home permanently

According to US media, the software giant Microsoft is letting employees work from home permanently if they want to. Microsoft is the...

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TikTok may return to Pakistan with effective moderation mechanism

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority banned the viral short video sharing application TikTok from the Pakistani market yesterday and now experts are saying...

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Pakistan bans TikTok for ‘immoral, indecent’ content

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday blocked video-sharing app TikTok, citing “immoral and indecent” content. According to a press release, in view...

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Daraz apologizes for the ‘drone incident’, refunds customer, and delists the seller

Daraz has taken the responsibility for the drone incident and apologized to the customer after a young YouTuber received an empty box...

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Musk’s SpaceX Wins Pentagon Award for Missile Tracking Satellites

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX won the first government contract to build satellites. According to the United Stated Space Development Agency (SDA) the...

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PUBG Mobile to get Payload 2.0 with new weapons and armed vehicles

Players Unknown’s Battlegrounds famously known as PUBG Mobile will be releasing the Payload 2.0 mode with updated weapons and armed vehicles. However,...

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Fake TikTok Profiles Made $500,000 Selling Scam Apps To Children

The world leading short video sharing application is being used for scams. Reportedly, fake profiles on TikTok have made a total of...

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Apple developing foldable iPhone with ‘self-healing’ screen

According to reports, the American multinational tech giant Apple is developing a foldable iPhone with a “self-healing” screen that uses heat to...

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Bykea raises $13 million in Series B Funding led by Prosus Ventures

The motorcycle-based ride hailing and parcel delivery startup based in Pakistan Bykea has raised $13 million in a Series B funding led...

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WhatsApp ‘Expiring Media’ feature for self-destructing images, videos, and GIFs

WhatsApp to bring new feature called “Expiring Media” that would make media files sent to the recipient’s phone disappear once they are...

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IT Industry Capable of Lifting Export Sector: PM Imran

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the IT Industry could be the basis for the growth in the export of...

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12-Yr-Old Boy Dies of Cardiac Arrest While Playing PUBG

A 12-year-old Egyptian boy died due to sudden cardiac arrest after playing PlayersUnknown’s Battlegrounds famously known as PUBG for hours without any...

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Pakistan to auction extra telecom spectrum for $1 billion

This week, Pakistan will begin the process of selling an unused telecom spectrum in an auction it hopes will raise around $1...

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PM Imran wants to put an end to obscenity, TikTok banned

Prime Minister Imran Khan is not ready to tolerate the obscenity and inappropriate content being produced on TikTok. He is highly concerned...

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Check out the new & improved Apple iPad Air 2020 for $600

In the latest September 2020 event, Apple featured a number of new major releases which include Apple Watch 6, 6 SE, iPad...

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Female fitness startup AimFit raises $1 million to scale across Pakistan

Pakistani female fitness startup AimFit has raised $1 million in a seed round led by Indus Valley Capital, a Pakistan-focused VC fund...

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Saudi Arabia launches Umrah app Eatmarna to regulate and enrich pilgrim experience

The Hajj Ministry of Saudi Arabia publicized that the entrance of Umrah pilgrims, worshippers and visitors into the two holy mosques will...

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Pakistan to create 500 tech based farms to modernise agriculture sector

The government of Pakistan is about to bring advanced technology in the agriculture sector by forming 500 tech based farms to encourage...

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Facebook Agrees to Share Data With FIA

FIA has made an important breakthrough towards eradicating cyber crimes on social media as Facebook management has agreed to share data with...

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Chrome Wants to Make It Easier to Reset Compromised Passwords

Taking a cue from Apple, Google plans to incorporate the security feature from Safari and iCloud keychain in Chrome that will permit...

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DIRBS Fetches Whopping Rs 45.4bn Tax from Mobile Phones – FBR

Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) developed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has assisted in generating an enormous Rs 45.4 billion...

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Facebook to launch smart glasses in 2021 in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica

Facebook announced that the company is launching its own smart glasses in 2021 in collaboration with French eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. The development...

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YouTube officially announces TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts

The TikTok future is in the air and this is the perfect time to launch the replica of top trending application and...

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Everything Apple revealed at its September 2020 event

In the latest hardware event, Apple just unveiled iPads and two Apple Watches and a lot more exciting stuff. In this article...

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Swiveling screen LG Wing 5G release date, price and features

The LG Wing 5G comes with two displays, a main screen on top that rotates to reveal another display underneath, so get...

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ByteDance picks Oracle over Microsoft for TikTok US deal

The deal between Oracle and ByteDance came an hour after Microsoft announced that TikTok owner ByteDance would not be selling it to...

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Foldable Moto Razr 5G is here with better features and specifications

Motorola launched the 5G version of its foldable Moto Razr with some tweaks and upgradation in the internal system. Now with the...

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Amazon gets closer to drone delivery in United States with FAA approval

The US FAA provided an important certificate to Amazon, which is why the company is one step closer towards launching a drone...

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Border Tensions Soaring: 118 more Chinese apps banned in India including PUBG

Player’s Unknown Battleground famously known as PUBG Mobile is blocked among 118 more Chinese apps by India amid the soaring border tensions....

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Safepay and Byte become first two Pakistani startups to receive support of Y Combinator

Karachi based fintech Safepay and Lahore based food delivery startup Byte raise $150,000 investment each after receiving support from Y Combinator. Karachi-based...

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PTA blocks Tinder, four other online dating and streaming apps in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked five dating and live streaming applications in Pakistan, Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr, and SayHi, according to...

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PUBG Mobile to get its biggest update ever on September 8

Player’s Unknown Battleground famously known as PUBG Mobile is bringing its biggest update. PUBG Corporation is all set to release the ‘new...

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3G, 4G users in Pakistan reach 82.7 million by end July 2020: PTA

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed the number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan which crossed 82.7 million by the end...

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Punjab excise dept to no longer register or transfer vehicles without appointment

According to the news the Punjab Excise and Taxation Department released a statement that the department will no longer register or transfer...

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Sindh Govt Trains Teachers on Microsoft Software for Teaching Online Education

Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) lead by the Government of Sindh not just started online classes but also started providing assistance of training...

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Apple Publicly Apologizes to WordPress for Forcing In-App Purchases

Apple has now apologized to WordPress following a dispute between the two companies over in-app purchases in the WordPress iOS app. Apple...

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As remote work, online education became the norm, mobile broadband subscribers increased

Remote work and online education have become a norm since the imposition of coronavirus induced lockdown in March 2020, the demand for...

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Microsoft files statement supporting Epic Games against Apple

In Epic Games legal battle against Apple, Microsoft jumped in to back Epic Games access to Software Development Kit (SDK) for game...

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Islamabad ETD to deploy E-Tags to monitor Vehicle Theft

Car theft is increasing day by day and authorities are bringing in new changes to handle the situation in the capital city....

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Extreme Commerce launches program to facilitate ‘Billion Dollar Pakistan’ vision

Extreme Commerce wants Pakistanis to invest in e-commerce and with their Billion Dollar Pakistan vision, they aim to add $1 billion in...

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BlackBerry 5G smartphone with physical keyboard is coming next year

BlackBerry remained in the market but was fast becoming a bygone tech company and now it has bounced back with the latest...

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Ministry of IT and Telecom eyes $5 billion IT export remittance target by FY23

Federal Minister Syed Aminul Haque for Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoIT) has set a target of $5 billion in IT export remittance...

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Samsung to set up smartphone assembly plant in Pakistan

Minister of Industries and Productions Hammad Azhar shared great news for Pakistan as leading smartphone manufacturer Samsung is considering to set up...

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Zoom calls are coming to Amazon, Google and Facebook smart displays

One of the most downloaded video conferencing applications during the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom, is now heading towards smart displays. Zoom announced that...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ vs Galaxy Note 20 Ultra: which one to buy

The new Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra characteristic and enhanced with latest addition on the new camera tech by...

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Punjab launches Baldia Online mobile app to connect local govt, masses

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) developed an android based app called Baldia Online with the collaboration of the Department of Local Government...

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285 km Optical Fiber Cable laid to connect 9 unserved Tehsils in Waziristan

The Universal Service Fund (USF) Pakistan with the association with Ministry of Information and Technology and Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) placed a...

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IT, ITeS export remittances surge 24% in FY20 despite Covid-19

According IT ministry, a record $1.231 billion has been received in IT and ITeS export remittances at a growth rate of 24%...

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Apple becomes first US company to be worth $2 trillion

Apple business is growing and it does not seem like they are getting slower anytime soon. Even though it was pandemic but...

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Elon Musk grabs the fourth spot of world’s richest person

Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX, has emerged as the world’s fourth richest man according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index which...

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Pakistan to soon manufacture and export dialysis, anesthesia machines: Fawad

Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry has said Pakistan will soon be able to manufacture and export dialysis and anesthesia...

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Gmail Goes Down After Google Services Crash for Users Worldwide

Users of Google’s Gmail and Google Drive have seen disturbance while using Google services. An unexpected outage in the Gmail service not...

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Oracle reportedly in talks to buy TikTok US operations

According to Financial Times Newspaper, Oracle has shown interest to buy US based operations of video sharing application TikTok along with its...

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IT Ministry working on WhatsApp type app to protect officials from cyber attacks

IT Ministry is working on a local WhatsApp type app due to fact that WhatsApp or telephone messages could be hacked and...

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Daraz launches dBills in Pakistan — an online bills payment service

Leading online shopping store Daraz expanded its e-commerce business in Pakistan with a category called dBills — a utility bills payment service....

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China condemns new US sanctions against Huawei

China condemns the new US sanctions against Chinese tech giant Huawei and other rising Chinese companies, Beijing claims Washington is playing tactics...

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Facebook starts integrating Instagram and Messenger chats in new update

Facebook seems to be turning the switch towards integrating the chatting system of Instagram and Facebook Messenger. In a recent update to...

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90 Days instead of 45: Trump gives TikTok a new deadline

A moment of relief for under tight scrutiny TikTok as US President Donald Trump signed an executive order and extended the deadline...

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Fortnite got kicked off the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store

Apple banned hit game Fortnite from App store and Google followed the pattern and removed it from Google Play Store as well....

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Facebook to give a warning message before users share COVID-19 articles

To avoid the sharing of misinformation and out of date articles related to Covid-19, Facebook will now show a warning message. In...

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PITB launches Rasta app in Gujranwala to provide traffic solutions

The PITB with the collaboration of City Traffic Police Gujranwala (CTP) has unveiled a productive mobile app named Rasta which will be...

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UNICEF to fund Google-select Pakistani startup WonderTree

UNICEF has added a Pakistani startup WonderTree to Innovative Fund 2020 after Google selected it for the Sustainable Development Goals program. The...

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TikTok updates community guidelines in Urdu to help reduce the violation

TikTok has updated its community guidelines and released them in Urdu for its users in Pakistan to help reduce the violations. TikTok...

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PUBG to host an exclusive Pakistan Independence Day event

Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG) is holding a special event for Pakistani users only. On the Pakistan 74th Independence Day, PUBG will be...

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Pakistani teenagers develop world’s first game to help fight Covid-19

The world’s first game to help fight against COVID-19 pandemic is developed by two Pakistani self-trained teenagers Nabhan (13) and Kenan (14)....

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Instagram is Paying Influencers to leave TikTok and join Reels

Instagram is paying popular TikTok users to join its new competing service Reels and raising the stakes in social media rivalry. Instagram...

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Facebook tells employees to work from home until July 2021

After Twitter, now Facebook also allowed its employees to work from home until July 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. According to Facebook...

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Amazon officially enters Pakistan with web services

Amazon is bringing its cloud computing business and web services to Pakistan to influence public policy that empowers digital transformation. The decision...

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After Microsoft, Twitter Reportedly also Wants to Buy TikTok

Twitter has also approached Bytedance for a possible merger after Microsoft expressed interest in taking over the US operations of TikTok. Following...

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Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club as wealth hit $100bn

The 36-year-old Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club and joins Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as fortune passes $100bn for first...

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Pakistan among top 5 markets with largest volume of ‘TikTok videos removed over violations’

Most popular video-sharing app TikTok has revealed content moderation mechanism according to which it removes any inappropriate or potentially harmful video content...

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Apple earnings grow even in pandemic due to iPhone SE and Mac sales

Apple reported record growth in third quarter during the pandemic primarily due to launch of the iPhone SE and iPad and Mac...

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Council of Common Interests approves Renewable Energy Policy

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the 42nd meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) where he approved the Alternative and Renewable...

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Uber driver steals 100 kg of qurbani meat in Lahore

According to an online post shared by a woman, an Uber driver instead of delivering 100 kg of qurbani meat to her...

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BRI boosts international cooperation in renewable energy

China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute hosted a webinar on Global Economy and Clean Energy Development and the participants stressed the importance of...

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Google Home Mini an answer to Amazon’s small Echo

Google launched Google Home Mini to compete with its direct competitor Amazon’s small Echo. The smaller version of Google Home speaker comes...

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Sony reveals its first ever vlogging camera; ZV-1

Sony has revealed its first-ever cyber shot style compact camera ZV-1 which targets the vloggers and YouTube community. The ZV-1 is an RX100-series camera designed...

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City Islamabad app is a step towards digital revolution

From queue to clicks: Pakistan steps towards digital revolution. The mobile app under the name of City Islamabad is changing how things...

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Foodpanda Pakistan has partnered with TPL Maps

Pakistan’s leading food delivery platform Foodpanda has partnered with TPL Maps that is a licensed digital mapping company of Pakistan. Partnering with...

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US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space

US Space Command claims that Russia conducted a space-based anti-satellite test last week; Russia calls the accusation “distorted”. The US Department of...

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Samsung joins Apple in ditching free chargers with new phones

Samsung will no longer give customers complimentary chargers in the box of newly produced Samsung smartphones starting from 2021. Samsung is following...

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IHC directs regulating authority to lift PUBG ban

Today, the Islamabad High Court revoked the suspension and directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to “immediately” lift the PUBG ban. Islamabad High...

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A comparison of Vivo V19, Oppo Reno 3, Realme 6 Pro, Samsung A71

A comparison between midrange smartphones recently launched by companies in Pakistani market. This comparison includes Features, Specifications, Price, Camera and many other...

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People angry as SC hints to ban YouTube in Pakistan

Pakistanis expressed their displeasure over a possible YouTube ban in the country after the Supreme Court hinted to its shutting down. The...

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Google bans ads on coronavirus conspiracy websites

Pages with coronavirus misinformation will not be able to make money with Google ads as Google bans ads on websites that push Covid-19 conspiracy theories. Google has...

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Fawad Chaudhry against banning of social media applications and games

The Federal Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said banning social media applications or popular games like PUBG MOBILE will...

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Zoom launches 27-inch touchscreen Zoom for Home for remote workers

Zoom is getting into the hardware game with its first 27-inch touchscreen Zoom from Home device for taking video calls at home....

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OnePlus Nord unveiled with 90Hz display, dual selfie cameras, and 5G

OnePlus has officially announced the Nord, its first mid-tier smartphone that was generating a lot of hype over the past couple of...

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PTA blocks Bigo, issues final warning to TikTok to control ‘immoral, obscene content’

PTA has blocked live streaming app Bigo and issued a final warning to video-sharing service TikTok citing obscenity, vulgarity and immortality. Pakistan...

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Pakistan to provide support to Huawei for establishing R&D centers

The Pakistan government provides full support to Chinese giant Huawei to establish its Research and Development centers in the country. Federal Secretary...

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Facebook Messenger adds Screen Sharing for Video Calls

In an effort to compete with apps like Zoom, Facebook has now added Screen Sharing for video calls feature to the Messenger. One can easily say coronavirus...

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Pakistan Less Attractive to Foreign IT Investors: World Bank Report

According to a study released by Gallup Pakistan For World Bank Group “Digital Pakistan: A Business and Trade Assessment”, a combination of...

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UK to Remove All Huawei 5G Kits by 2027

The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has banned buying new Huawei 5G equipment and all the telecoms business in the UK will...

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Google Meet adds new security feature to assist online classes

Google is turning on new security features in its Google Meet video chat to prevent zoombombing during online classes. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the world moved towards digitization....