NEW YORK ( MEDIA ) Facebook is in talks to buy Titan Aerospace, a maker of solar-powered drones, to step up its efforts to provide Internet access to remote parts of the world, according to reports from technology blog Techcrunch and financial news outlet CNBC. Both websites cited anonymous sourcesRead More →
BEIJING ( MEDIA ) China is bolstering its efforts on cyber security with a new high-level committee that aims to turn the nation into an “Internet power,” the country’s official state media said last week. Chinese President Xi Jinping is leading the new government body, which first met on Thursday.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Computer Association has expressed grave concerns over the reported act of harassment by FBR’s Intelligence & Investigation Wing of Inland Revenue, against the entire commercial importers of Information Technology. Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) has said that FBR in this regard has claimed that the agencyRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) A delegation of Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell has arrived here to asses market conditions before the auction of 3G/4G spectrum scheduled for april 7, 2014.Turk Cell delegation visited Ministry of IT and met with the Minister of State for IT and Telecom. High rankingRead More →
NEW YORK ( MEDIA ) Pornography is no longer the leading source of malware on mobile devices, according to a new study. The non-honor now goes to Web-based ads, according to Blue Coat, a security firm that analyzed data from more than 75 million global users for a report itRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA ) Yahoo Inc will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing-in with their Facebook Inc or Google Inc credentials. The change, which will be rolled out gradually according to a Yahoo spokeswoman, will require usersRead More →
ISLAMABAD( BMZ REPORT ) A meeting of the Spectrum Auction Advisory Committee was held under the chairmanship of Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the finance ministry here on Wednesday. Secretary Ministry of Information Technology, Akhlaq Tarrar briefed the committee on the progress made so far on the auction ofRead More →