State-sponsored cyberattacks on banks on the rise: report

NEW YORK: Cyberattacks on financial institutions are increasingly being linked to nation-states, resulting in destructive and disruptive damages rather than just theft, according...

edotco charts next phase of digital growth for Pakistan

Malaysian company signs agreements with Jazz, Telenor and Zong 4G Aims to boost connectivity capabilities in Pakistan via shared telecommunication towers, efficient...

Apple unveils new iPad, updates Mini ahead of video streaming launch

Apple Inc, in a surprise move on Monday, launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Air and updated its iPad Mini ahead of a...

Huawei racks up 5G deals at top mobile fair despite US pressure

BARCELONA: Chinese telecoms giant Huawei racked up a slew of deals to sell 5G equipment at the world's top mobile fair in Spain...

Telecoms industry sees need to tighten network security, regardless of Huawei

BARCELONA: The telecoms industry is acutely aware of the need to ensure that ever-more complex mobile networks are safe, the head of...

With 5G hype high, consumers risk disappointment

BARCELONA: The telecoms industry is gearing up for 5G, the next generation wireless networks which could enable new technologies such self-driving cars and...

Intel aims to push beyond phones with 5G infrastructure deals

Intel Corp on Monday announced new chips and partnerships that it hopes will persuade its investors that the billions of dollars in...

Sony revitalises smartphone franchise with movie-style screens

BARCELONA: Japan's Sony, which has fallen way behind its South Korean and Chinese rivals in the smartphone sales race, aims to capitalize...

Food delivery is the hardest challenge in logistics. That’s why this startup went into it first

When it comes to food, Lahore has never held back. The streets of Anarkali, old Lahore, or the busy M.M. Alam Road...

Alibaba CEO rules out layoffs this year

This week reports circulated in Chinese media that e-commerce site and Alibaba rival JD.com Inc would lay off 10 percent of its senior executives. The company declined to comment directly on the cuts

Apple teams with Ant Financial, banks for interest-free iPhone financing in China

Apple is offering the plan through Huabei, a consumer credit service run by Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba, Apple’s China website shows

Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000

All of the Galaxy series of rigid phones except the 5G will be available from March 8, with the S10+ priced from $1,000, the S10 priced from $900 and the smaller S10e from $750.

Qualcomm urges U.S. regulators to reverse course and ban some iPhones

Qualcomm is seeking the ban in hopes of dealing Apple a blow before the two begin a major trial in mid-April in San Diego over Qualcomm’s patent licensing practices

Global e-commerce sales will skyrocket to $3 trillion by 2022: Fitch Solutions

China is the largest e-commerce market globally with total e-commerce sales forecast at $834 billion in 2019 and projected to further rise to $1.24 trillion by 2022

Software pirates use Apple tech to put hacked apps on iPhones

Apple has no way of tracking the real-time distribution of these certificates, or the spread of improperly modified apps on its phones, but it can cancel the certificates if it finds misuse