Pakistani’s app development contributing $15 million monthly to national kitty

ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis – unique in their innovative way of designing apps with creative and user-friendly interface – are contributing around US $...

Western Digital clears final obstacle in Toshiba’s chip unit sale

TOKYO: Toshiba Corp and Western Digital Corp have agreed in principle to settle a dispute over the Japanese firm’s plans to sell...

Bitcoin tumbles from record highs, falls 12.6pc below $15,000

TOKYO: Bitcoin tumbled more than 12 percent in volatile Asian trading on Friday, dropping below the $15,000 level after touching a record high...

Alibaba plots move to extend dominance in brick & mortar retail push

HANGZHOU: In a small village shop near the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, store owner Lu Qiwei uses his smartphone to place...

Sharp seeks alliance with Japan Display Inc to challenge LG, Samsung in OLED displays

TOKYO: Japan’s Sharp Corp will ask the government to help it form an alliance with rival Japan Display Inc in OLED technology...

Bitcoin rockets past $14,000

TOKYO: Bitcoin soared to a record high of $14,047.40 on Thursday, continuing its surge from below $1,000 at the beginning of the...

Google launches ‘Files Go’ that can save around 1GB of space in a month

KARACHI: Google has launched ‘Files Go’, which can save one gigabyte of space of an average user in a month and also...

Bitcoin collapses to under $11,000 after setting new records

LONDON: Bitcoin dipped back under $11,000 on Monday, coming off a record high just shy of $11,800 it hit on Sunday after...

Tax exemption spurring IT industry growth

ISLAMABAD: Tax exemption on Information Technology exports, IT services and products until June 2019 is helping to promote IT industry, which will...

The Black Friday phenomenon—A shopping spree that beats all binges

Upon hearing her friends’ last year’s experience of Black Friday sales in which they availed great discounts, the 21-year-old pharmacy student from...

Uber joins global public transport association for mobility improvement

SAN FRANCISCO: Ride-hailing app Uber said on Monday it was joining a global public transport association to improve mobility in the cities...

Should traditional travel agents be scared of Checkin.pk?

Planning a trip to Copenhagen, visa stamped and itinerary ready? Kids excited to see Kastellet & The Little Mermaid, wife with a...

SMS changed the entire landscape of communication

LAHORE: Seems eons ago when the first text message (SMS) was sent by Engineer Neil Papworth SMS on December 3rd, 1992, when...

Broadcom bid for Qualcomm set to become hostile

SINGAPORE: Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd will take its first formal step on Monday toward a hostile bid to take over Qualcomm Inc, unveiling...

Venezuela launches oil pegged cryptocurrency “petro”

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S.-led financial sanctions, announcing on Sunday the launch...