IT Committee of Senate discloses a scam of Rs. 500 million by IT Ministry

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A sub-committee of Senate’s Standing Committee for Information and Technology has disclosed that the Universal Service Fund (USF) worth 500 million which was dedicated to…

Xpress Money and WorldRemit launch digital money transfers to Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The instant money transfer firms, Xpress Money and WorldRemit have entered into an agreement to launch remittance services across Pakistan. A remittance is a money…

Facebook’s Messenger rolls out Group Video Chat with up to 50 people at once

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook Messenger launches group video chat feature for about 50 participants at once. Group Video Chat was one of the most requested features of Facebook…

Samsung Knox partners with Mobilink to launch mobile security platform in Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung Knox has partnered with Mobilink Jazz to introduce security platform for mobile devices in Pakistan. The Samsung Knox launch event took place at Avari…

E-banking shows significant growth of 16% in 2016, State Bank of Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Payment systems in Pakistan have shown significant growth in 2016 by using digital transaction channels, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has stated in a Press…

Cyber attack at LinkedIn’s Lynda.com hits about 55,000 accounts

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lynda.com, an online education company and subsidiary of LinkedIn, has suffered from a security breach. The breached database included the accounts of about 55,000 users,…

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Saudi Telecom Company to buy 10 percent stake in car-hailing app Careem

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Saudi Arab’s telecommunication company, STC will buy 10% stake in the ride-hailing company, Careem. STC has announced that it will invest $100 million in Dubai-based…

GroupM Pakistan and AdSpruce collaborate to promote digital advertising in Pakistan

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

GroupM Pakistan, a consolidated media investment management group, has formed an alliance with mobile ad company, AdSpruce to lead the market for video and rich-media…

Google Maps is now Wheelchair-friendly

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google Maps now shows an option if a place is suitable and accessible for the people on wheelchair support. It is a policy of Google…

Punjab to take action against women harassment through technology

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab Safe City Authority (PSCA) is developing a smartphone application to protect women from harassment at workplace, public areas or domestic violence using the latest…

Vine app to be rebranded as Vine Camera

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Vine application will be transformed into Vine Camera on January 2017. Vine blog states that the creators are working on the converting the application into…

Pakistan-China to revolutionize IT sector

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) is planning on revolutionizing the information technology in collaboration with China under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). A…

Instagram now lets you save a post privately

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Instagram now lets you save a post you want to revisit later. A ‘bookmark’ icon now appears below every post on the right corner. Simply,…

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