BOSTON ( MEDIA ) Banks are supposed to be among the most secure places on Earth, guarded against physical attacks and cyber-intrusions with extensive security measures. But after JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, said this week that more than 80 million customers were affected by a breach of itsRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA ) Microsoft Corp is demanding $6.9 million interest from Samsung Electronics in a dispute over smartphone patent royalties, according to a lawsuit unsealed by a New York federal court on Friday. Microsoft is asking the court to rule that it did not breach a business collaborationRead More →
WASHINGTON ( MEDIA ) A Pakistani man has been indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for allegedly conspiring to advertise and sell StealthGenie, a spyware application (app) that could monitor calls, texts, videos and other communications on mobile phones without detection. This marks the first-ever criminal case concerning theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Over 50 percent of the global population will have Internet access within three years’ time, said ITU in the 2014 edition of the State of Broadband report. More than 40 percent of the world’s people are already online, with the number of Internet users rising fromRead More →
SHANGHI CHINA ( MEDIA ) Huawei today released the Global Connectivity Index (GCI) at the Huawei Cloud Congress (HCC). With findings from 25 developed and emerging countries that account for 78% of global GDP and 68% of population, and 10 industries, including finance, manufacturing, education, transportation and logistics, the reportRead More →
Abuja, Nigeria ( MEDIA ) Etisalat Nigeria, a leading telecom operator in the country, has renewed managed services contract with Nokia Networks for three more years with expanded services scope. Under the contract, Nokia Networks will manage the operator’s 3G and GSM networks and improve network efficiency, ensuring the bestRead More →
NEW YORK ( MEDIA )Customers may have to wait three to four weeks to get their hands on Apple Incorporation’s iPhone 6 Plus, after a record number of orders for the company’s latest smartphones strained available supply. The new iPhone 6 goes on sale on September 19 in the USRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Pakistan’s competitiveness among global economies has slightly improved to 129 out of 144 in rankings published yearly by the World Economic Forum (WEF). According to the ‘Global Competitiveness Report’ 2014-15 released by the WEF on Wednesday, the country remains essentially stable since last year after twoRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the global cellular M2M market has entered a period of transition from 2G to 3G 4G technologies. The share of cellular M2M devices connected to HSPA/LTE networks is projected to more than double fromRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Along with the release of Chrome 37 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Google today also released a long-awaited 64-bit stable version of its Chrome browser for Windows systems. The company has been working on the 64-bit support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 since June. BackRead More →
WASHINGTON ( MEDIA ) After the allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) not only conducted mass surveillance on German citizens, but also spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s own personal mobile phone for years, surveillance has become a big issue for Germany. So big, that Germany itself startedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) In an analysis of its user base, Twitter (TWTR, Tech30) said 30 million, or 11% of its 271 million active users, receive tweets through third-party applications, such as Tweetdeck. Of that group, 23 million, or 8.5% of its active users, get tweets “without any discernible additionalRead More →