PTA set to launch DIRBS for blocking stolen, smuggled mobile phones
Unregistered devices will be denied mobile communication service and will be included in blacklist if found operational on the public switched network
Smartphone makers cramming devices with more memory to satisfy consumers
Global smartphone shipments fell 2 percent in the first quarter, following a 9 percent drop in the fourth quarter, according to market research firm StrategyAnalytics
Senate panel approves taxing tech giants Google, Amazon and Facebook
Pakistan's laws now stand compliant with OECD rules and regulations
Apple, Warren Buffet saw an opportunity and they acted
Apple and Warren Buffett, two biggest players in the iPhone maker’s shares -bought nearly one of every 10 Apple shares traded during the quarter.
US military bans Huawei, ZTE phones
Personnel on US military bases can no longer buy phones and other gear manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE after the Pentagon said the devices pose an “unacceptable” security risk.
Pakistan moves to tax US advertising space on digital giants Google, Facebook
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has proposed 5% tax on digital revenues, hitting US tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, while also moving to bring...
Alibaba annual net profits up 47pc for FY2017/18
BEIJING: Chinese e-commerce giant Friday announced a massive 47 per cent leap in net profit for the fiscal year 2017/18, helped by...
Huawei Marine commences survey for PEACE submarine cable
PEACE submarine cable is expected to be active by end of 2019 and will have over 60 Tb capacity
Twitter calls all users to change passwords after glitch
The social network disclosed the issue in a blog post and series of Tweets on Thursday afternoon, saying it had resolved the problem and an internal investigation had found no indication passwords were stolen or misused by insiders
Amazon terminates plan for office tower in Seattle over proposed tax
Amazon has said it will spend more than $5 billion and create up to 50,000 jobs in the city it chooses for its second headquarters, to be announced this year
Smartphone maker Xiaomi submits documents for Hong Kong IPO
Beijing-based Xiaomi is the world’s fourth-biggest smartphone maker by shipment volume, according to International Data Corp
Apple betting on services to help fuel growth
Apple services segment faces margin, competitive challenges
Cambridge Analytica goes ‘kaput’ as business collapses
Cambridge Analytics earlier this year was alleged of the improper use of data of 87 million Facebook users
Pakistan’s first ‘smart wheelchair’ aims to facilitate differently-abled
The electric wheelchair can be operated through smartphones, voice commands
Whatsapp co-founder exits in loss of privacy advocate at Facebook
Facebook has battled European regulators over a plan to use WhatsApp user data, including phone numbers, to develop products and target ads