PM Imran, Bill Gates discuss cooperation in social, IT sectors
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bill and Malinda Gates Foundation Co-chairman Bill Gates held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday.
Bill Gates, one of...
Qualcomm launches 5G-enabled Snapdragon 855 processor for smartphones
The key feature of the Snapdragon 855 chip, launched at an event in Hawaii, is a so-called modem for phones to connect to 5G wireless data networks with mobile data speeds of up to 50 or 100 times faster than current 4G networks
Enhanced connectivity among South Asian countries stressed
ISLAMABAD: Former caretaker finance minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said that the new age of globalisation and digitisation, amid nationalism, calls for enhanced regional...
PM constitutes task force on technology-driven knowledge economy
'There exists a huge potential in the country's youth to excel and secure Pakistan’s share in medium and hi-technologies'
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan...
‘Govt striving hard to promote e-commerce, IT exports’
ISLAMABAD: Information Technology and Telecommunications Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said on Tuesday that the government was striving hard to increase the benefits...
Popular knowledge-sharing site ‘Quora’ hacked, 100mn users’ data stolen
Approximately 100 million users of Quora on Monday may have had their data accessed following an unauthorised access to one of Quora's systems...
Karachi vs Lahore: Where is Pakistan’s Silicon Gali?
Pakistan’s startup culture and ecosystem is still nascent, but which metropolitan area has a head start?
Microsoft’s stock market value pulls ahead of Apple’s
But Apple has suffered more than other Silicon Valley stalwarts, losing 19 percent since the iPhone maker warned on Nov. 1 that crucial holiday-quarter sales would likely miss Wall Street expectations
Japan’s Line ties up with Tencent, Mizuho; shares jump
Japanese retailers offering Line Pay services will be able to process payments from the growing numbers of Chinese tourists using Tencent’s WeChat Pay from early next year, Line said
Punjab holds potential to become South Asia’s Silicon Valley: Minister
Punjab government collects Rs100bn revenue through e-stamping system
LAHORE: Provincial Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said on Monday that Punjab has the...
PTA to deactivate all smuggled phones by Jan 2019
The Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar has announced that mobile phones sold after 1st December 2018 that are not customs duty...
China evaluating impact from U.S. proposal to boost tech export control
On Tuesday, the Trump administration said China had failed to alter its “unfair” practices at the heart of the U.S.-China trade conflict
Careem looks to raise up to $200 million in China: source
In a separate development, Careem has been working with investment bank Jefferies as an adviser on investment options and fundraising, including a potential mergers and acquisition deal in the region with Uber Technologies Inc
National Incubation Centre graduates its second cohort of 15 startups
ISLAMABAD: The National Incubation Centre – a public-private partnership of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom (MOITT), Ignite (formerly National ICT R&D Fund),...
82% of Pakistani urban consumers made a online purchase in 2018: Nielsen
Fashion ranks as the top online purchased category in Pakistan at 40%, followed by travel 31% and IT 29% respectively