Umar Saif appointed UNESCO Chairholder for ICTD, not ICT4D [Update]

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

The UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Tim Unwin, has just clarified that Dr. Umar Saif is appointed as UNESCO Chairholder for ICTD, not ICT4D. Unwin published…

This Grand Mufti says buying fake “Facebook likes” is Haram

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Allam, has issued a fatwa forbidding the purchasing of Facebook likes while declaring it contrary to Islamic laws. The…

Samsung Galaxy S10 design just got leaked

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, but rumors about the future Galaxy S10 have already begun. A new leak from Korean…

Huawei to be the first company to launch a 5G smartphone

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Huwaei has just announced that its first 5G-enabled handset that is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2019. The company shared the information…

Facebook to deal with fake news ahead of upcoming elections

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook, recently announced its partnership with a fact-checking organization called Boom, to prevent the spread of fake news ahead of the elections being held in…

Contact lenses that darken in sunlight are now a reality

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) just approved Acuvue Oasys contact lenses with Transition Light Intelligent Technology that get darker in the sun when…

Scientists just solved the World’s largest plastic problem

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

An international team of scientists has created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drink bottles, according to the journal Proceedings of the National Academy…

France to build its own encrypted messenger due to surveillance risk

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The digital ministry of France said on Monday, that the French government is developing its own encrypted messenger service to avoid the risk that foreign…

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Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is coming with a code name “Crown”

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Earlier in March, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung from commencing development of the Galaxy Note 9 which is expected to…

Facebook collects the data of non-facebook users as well, Mark Zuckerberg

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

On account of the Cambridge Analytica report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made shocking revelations in front of a House committee on Wednesday that his company…

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Pakistani startups win big at UN’s Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyle Challenge

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Two Pakistani innovators, Mohammad Saquib and Hassam Ud-din, have won the Asia Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge in energy efficiency and low carbon mobility categories,…

This new Samsung phone will put an end to your internet addiction

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung has recently announced the launch of its Galaxy J2 Pro smartphone. The device supports all the essential functions of the phone such as calling…

China to provide faster internet to Pakistan through 60 TB submarine cable

By Aqsa Khunshan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan telecom industry is expected to receive latest and modern submarine cable system from China which will have two landing routes in Karachi and Gawadar.…

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