Qualcomm again rebuffs Broadcom’s revised bid of $121 billion
SAN DIEGO: U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm Inc on Thursday rejected Broadcom Ltd’s revised $121 billion buyout offer but proposed meeting its peer...
Parliamentary panel summons heads of cellular companies
ISLAMABAD:Â A parliamentary panel, on Thursday, directed all the heads of the cellular companies to appear in next meeting and brief about the...
Bitcoin driving investor insanity, appetite for alternative investments
LAHORE: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies since last two months have experienced wild swings as they slam dunked and rose again.
From reaching all-time highs in...
Japan’s corporate regulator to investigate more cryptocurrency exchanges
TOKYO: Japan’s financial regulator will this week launch on-site checks of several cryptocurrency exchange operators potentially vulnerable to cyber-attacks, and may widen...
Can ‘Bothie’ do for Nokia what ‘Selfie Expert’ did for Oppo?
With the tagline ‘Be less Selfie, be more Bothie’, Nokia launched its new line of smartphones with Nokia 8 last month. The...
Measuring the market
How do retail brands measure their performance in Pakistan and how accurate is it? More often than not, the sole parameter used...
Amazon’s market valuation may surpass Microsoft’s
WASHINGTON: Amazon.com Inc’s shares surged on Friday, pushing its stock market value above $700 billion and threatening to eclipse Microsoft Corp, a...
Apple’s holiday sales disappoint, as share price dips 1.4 percent
CALIFORNIA: Apple Inc’s hint of returning a ton of cash to shareholders was not enough to move investors who worried more about...
Sepia Solutions successfully deploys Google G Suite in Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan
KARACHI:Â Sepia Solutions, a Google Cloud partner in Pakistan, has successfully helped Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited to migrate from the legacy system to...
Global insurers start offering services against cryptocurrency theft
NEW YORK: Major global insurers are starting to offer protection against cryptocurrency theft, willing to tackle daunting challenges it brings rather than...
Samsung Electronics announces stock split, posts record annual profit
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced on Wednesday its first stock split and said it expects demand for semiconductors to remain strong...
Etisalat to pay longstanding $800mn to government
ISLAMABAD:Â Etisalat, holding the company of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), which is defaulting $800 million to the government, has finally agreed to...
COMSATS to hold 3-day workshop on techno-parks from Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: COMSATS Institute of  Information Technology (CIIT) Islamabad, is organising the first of its kind three-day international workshop from January 30 to February...
Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+ may come loaded with new IntelligentScan unlock feature
LAHORE: One of the most hotly awaited handsets of 2018, Samsung's expected flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+ may come with...
Google makes $100 million investment in Indonesia’s ride-hailing app Go-Jek
SINGAPORE: Google has made its first ride-hailing investment in Asia by pumping money into Go-Jek, as the Indonesian start-up and deep-pocketed rivals...