Pakistan’s broadband user base surpasses 62 million
The PTA informed that total 3G user count of Jazz stood at 14.85 million by September 2018, whereas the telecom’s 4G user numbers jumped to 5.6 million in September from 5.077 million in the prior month
Online education that matters – from distant dream to applicable reality
Globally, elite universities such as Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Cambridge, and Oxford etc. offer online and distant courses in various disciplines such...
Ever wonder how WhatsApp makes money? Here’s how.
With a reported user base of more than 1.5 billion by February 2018, WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging applications...
Audi’s electric SUV faces four-week delay owing to software bug
FRANKFURT: Audi’s first electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) will hit showrooms four weeks later than planned because of a software development issue, a...
Google to charge Android partners up to $40 per device for apps: source
The new fee goes into effect on Oct. 29 for any new smartphone or tablet models launched in the European Economic Area and running Google’s Android operating system, the company announced on Tuesday
Good news for micro-entrepreneurs in Pakistan – the startup bubble is here to stay!
LAHORE: Pakistan has one of the biggest ‘young’ populations in the world. According to a United Nations Human Development (UNDP) report published...
Digitization enabling macroeconomic growth for Pakistan: SBP report
LAHORE:Â The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its annual report on the state of the economy has said that with the help...
Careem raises $200 million to expand, expects more funds
The $200 million came from existing investors which includes Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding, Al Tayyar Group, STV, and Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten
Chinese entities interested in providing IoT, financial and transportation solutions in Pakistan
Megvii Technology based in Beijing is seeking to enter the Pakistani market for developing apps and other software for transportation departments and one of its services can recognize vehicles’ number plates
Student develops IoT based ‘smart’ helmet for miners in Balochistan
Tech-savvy CM Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan tweeted about Smart Helmet and assured govt's support, after watching Ignite CEO Yusuf Hussain talk about the project in a television show
Alibaba vs Tencent in Pakistan?
The battle between China’s internet giants is about to come to Pakistan, and transform the country’s tech industry… but who will it be good for?
Here’s how national incubation centres in Pakistan are filling the innovation void
There’s no shortage of talent in Pakistan especially when it comes to innovation and technology.
We have countless examples of students, graduates, engineers,...
SoftBank nearing $500 million investment in ride-hailing firm Grab: sources
SoftBank first bought a stake worth $250 million in Grab in 2014 just as the two-year-old startup began competing with Uber Technologies in Southeast Asia. Toyota and financial firms led the funding’s earlier this year
Facebook looking at possible $1.63bn fine after data security breachÂ
Facebook has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Coming from a data privacy scandal where the company gave out...
Here’s how IoT is being utilised in Pakistan – Part 2
In the first part of this series, a basic idea of the Internet of Things (IoT) was given with its implications for...