Businesses cautious in installing patches to fix chip flaw
NEW YORK: Chances that a fix to a major microchip security flaw may slow down or crash some computer systems are leading...
Broadcom indicates at shifting Qualcomm patent practices
SAN FRANCISCO: As part of its $103 billion bid to buy Qualcomm Inc, Broadcom Ltd has hinted that it would make big...
Qualcomm’s legal woes mount with $774m fine
Hong Kong: Qualcomm Inc faces an antitrust fine in Taiwan, the latest in a years-long streak of regulatory setbacks to its business...
Toshiba delays sale of its memory chip business
Tokyo: Japanese electronics and energy giant Toshiba has delayed its deadline for reaching an agreement on selling its lucrative computer memory chip...
Telecom service providers are development partners of govt: minister
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that the telecommunication service providers are development partners of the provincial government...
Ministry targets an increase in software exports to $6b by 2020
According to a spokesperson of the Information Technology and Telecommunication Ministry, the government is aiming to boost software exports to $6b annually...
Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world’s biggest with $93b of capital
The world's largest private equity fund, backed by Japan's Softbank Group and Saudi Arabia's main sovereign wealth fund, said on Saturday it...
Plan9 launches 10th iteration of Launchpad expo
Lahore: The Launchpad Expo from Plan9 which is in its 10th iteration was opened on Thursday. It is held bi-annually where aspiring entrepreneurs...
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker launch delayed to early 2018
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company said...
Xiaomi set to cross 2017 revenue target, as IPO talks loom
HONG KONG: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has told bankers it would top its annual revenue target by as much as 18...
EU seeks social protection for Uber like jobs
Brussels: The European Commission wants more social protection and rights for casual workers, such as those in the “gig economy”, and others...
German antitrust watchdog to act against Facebook: report
BERLIN: Germany’s antitrust watchdog plans to order Facebook to stop gathering some user data, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
The Federal Cartel Office,...
Facebook considering introducing news paywall
New York: Facebook is working on a way for news organizations to charge readers for articles they share and read on the...
Toshiba, Western Digital resolve deadlock, chip unit sale approved
TOKYO: Toshiba and Western Digital have resolved a dispute that was preventing the embattled Japanese electronics giant from selling its flash memory...
President emphasizes use of modern technology
Islamabad: The use of modern technology in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related energy projects will alleviate the energy crisis in Pakistan and play...