PBIT launches entrepreneurship desk to help startups
Lahore: The soft launch of a specifically assigned entrepreneurship desk was announced by Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) on Friday.
In...
Hollywood studios struggle as hacking exposes their shoddy security
New York: Piracy is a long-running and even routine issue for Hollywood, whether it's street vendors hawking bootleg DVDs on street corners...
SoundCloud averts cash run-out as it receives much needed funding
Frankfurt: SoundCloud, the world's most popular streaming music app, but one that has struggled to find a profitable business model, said it...
Snapchat’s fall is Instagram’s gain
New York: Facebook once failed to buy Snapchat; ever since, it's tried to copy it, mostly without success.
Until now. Facebook's Instagram Stories,...
Uber launches “UberEats” service in South Korea
Seoul: The San Francisco-based company's Thursday launch of UberEats in Seoul comes as it continues its talks with local authorities to resume...
Total broadband subscribers including 3G and 4G touched 44.608m in June
Islamabad: Total broadband subscribers, including for 3G and 4G services, have crossed around the 44.608 million mark in the country, registering a...
Pakistan’s economy suffered Rs1b loss due to IMEWE submarine cable fault
Islamabad: Pakistan’s economy had to bear an estimated loss of Rs1 billion owing to recent fault in submarine cable whereas Pakistan Telecommunication...
iFlix raises $133m from US entity Hearst
Lahore: In a latest round of valuation iFlix ,a Malaysia based startup and streaming service provider much in the ilk of Netflix...
Careem gets investment from Didi Chuxing to help expand its operations
Lahore: Careem, the leading ride-hailing and internet platform in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan, today announced a strategic partnership...
Internet speeds attain normalcy as submarine cable fault gets fixed
Lahore: PTCL on Sunday afternoon announced via its official Twitter account that the internet submarine cable IMEWE, which got damaged Saturday morning at 3am...
Could Pakistan be on the verge of an internet blackout?
The curse of slow internet speeds and complaints about it seem to be a daily ritual here in Pakistan. Open social media...
Internet speeds slow down to a crawl, as IMEWE submarine cable develops fault
Lahore: The nightmare of dismal internet speeds continues, as it has been reported that another submarine cable IMEWE has developed a fault...
Paypak gets approval to launch its payment services
Lahore: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has given approval to Onelink for launching its Paypak payment services.
Once Paypak starts its operations commercially,...
Apple earnings rise 12pc to $8.7b for quarter of April-June 2017
San Francisco: Apple's earnings climbed 12 percent to $8.7 billion in the company's latest quarter amid rising demand for iPhones while the...
Big Brands sponsor raves in Pakistan to attract young money
Electronic dance music pulsates as revellers wave their arms in unison and coloured spotlights crisscross the ceiling of a lakeside wedding hall....