The Israeli company behind the controversial Pegasus spyware has been added to a US trade blacklist. WASHINGTON ( Web News ) Pegasus has reportedly been used by nation states to target the phones of rights activists and journalists. The US has now put its maker, NSO Group, on its “entityRead More →
Netflix launches first games on smartphones Netflix is launching its first games worldwide as it seeks to break into the game subscription market. Starting Tuesday, the company will roll out updates to its Netflix app on Android smartphones, showing what games are available for download. To begin with, five mobileRead More →
Facebook to end use of facial recognition software LAHORE ( Web News ) Facebook has announced it will no longer use facial recognition software to identify faces in photographs and videos. There have been growing concerns about the ethics of facial recognition technology, withRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web News ) TikTok Head of Public Policy-Emerging Markets and Head of Global CSR, Helena Lersch along with her team visited PTA Headquarters. The team held a detailed meeting with Chairman PTA in order to have meaningful engagement with PTA with respect to content moderation in line with localRead More →
ISLAMABAD (Web News ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has carried out an independent Quality of Service (QoS) Survey in 18 Cities and 8 Motorways/Highways/inter City Roads of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan in order to measure the performance and quality of Cellular Mobile Operators’ (CMOs) services being providedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) In an effort to facilitate telecom consumers even further, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched user friendly Complaint Management System (CMS) mobile application. The app is available on Android (Google Play) and iOS (Apple App store). The aim of the user friendly mobile app isRead More →
Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers An “unprecedented” and co-ordinated cyber-attack has struck multiple UK-based providers of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to an industry body. Industry body Comms Council UK said several of its members had been targeted by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in recentRead More →
LAHORE ( Web News ) After the overwhelmed response from Islamabad, now Tecno PubG Campus championship is heading towards Lahore. The registrations are open now for this thrilling activity, and Lahore’s first match shall be held on October 28, 2021. The list of universities has finally been announced on TECNO’sRead More →
Telenor Velocity scales Ola Doc to reach 9 million MyTelenor App users and provide 20% discount ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Committed to its vision of empowering societies and connecting people to what matters most to them, Telenor Pakistan has collaborated with Ola Doc, a startup of Telenor Velocity’s 7thRead More →
BEGGING ( Web News ) Chinese full-service provider China Telecom has published its results for the first nine months of 2021, registering operating revenue of CNY329.2 billion (USD51.6 billion) – up from CNY292.6 billion in 9M 2020 – and operating profit of CNY28.3 billion, up 10.2% year-on-year. Net profitRead More →
Will Apple be the last US tech giant left in China? There was a time when the US tech giants were all in China – even Facebook. Today, Apple’s huge presence in the country looks increasingly conspicuous. Last week Microsoft, which still operates in China, announced it was to shut downRead More →
5G Connections Set to Cross 1 Billion by 2022: Report According to new forecasts, 5G connections will cross the 1 billion-mark some time in 2022. ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) During 2021, total 5G connections around the world will triple to over 600 million; by the end of 2022, theRead More →