cybercrime

Pakistan’s first Cyber Harassment Helpline to go live on 1st December

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

Digital Rights Foundation (DRF) has announced the launch of Pakistan’s first ‘Cyber Harassment Helpline’ on December 1, 2016. Nighat Dad, Founder and CEO of Digital…

Malicious Malware hijacks your PCs through Facebook and LinkedIn images

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

According to Checkpoint researchers, a variant of Locky malware is embedded in some Facebook and LinkedIn images. The malware deliberately forces the download of such…

Now pensions would be withdrawn through ATM: Bank Alfalah

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The pensioners registered with Bank Alfalah’s Employee’s Old Age Benefits Association (EOBI) will now be able to withdraw their pensions using Automated Teller Machines (ATM)…

Nougat update is coming to more Android phones

By Maheen Kanwal ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Android Nougat 7.0 update is announced for Nexus, HTC 10 , Samsung S7 and Samsung S7 edge. The Android 7.1.1 update for Nexus 6P, Nexus…

Instagram sends notification for screenshots of Stories, not Pictures

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

Instagram sends you a notification if someone takes screenshot of your Story, which you send to your friends through Direct Message. This story disappears right…

Samsung might sell its PC business to Lenovo

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

Samsung is reportedly in talks with Lenovo to sell its PC business soon. Negotiations have been going around for months now but nothing has been…

WhatsApp releases update for video streaming without downloading

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

WhatsApp is slowly rolling out its “watching videos without downloading them” feature to the users. WhatsApp, a messaging and calling application, was acquired by Facebook…

Japan and Pakistan to invest 700 million for establishment of technology and skills University in Pakistan

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

The government is planning on establishing National University of Technology and Skills Development with an investment worth Rs. 700 million in collaboration with Japan next…

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uberAUTO, Uber launches Rikshaw service in Karachi

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

“Karachi, your uberAUTO is arriving now”, that’s what the latest headline reads from Uber’s newsroom. The service will be free for the whole week in Karachi,…

Zong Black Friday on Daraz, the biggest sale event of the year, starts midnight tonight

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

Daraz.pk’s biggest sale of the year, Zong Black Friday is at hand. Powered by Easypay, it will have about 80 % discounts, with additional 20%…

Huawei leaves Samsung Behind, Apple remains on top

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

Strategic Analytics recently published a report on the profits smartphone industry made in the 3rd quarter of 2016. Out of 9 billion sales, Apple leads…

Three DTH Licenses worth 14.69 billion offered by PEMRA to the highest bidders

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

Three Direct-to-Home (DTH) Licenses worth Rs. 14.69 billion are awarded by Pakistan Electronic and Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in an auction conducted on Wednesday 23,…

Pakistan unveils second drone technology at IDEAS 2016

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

Private Organisation Integrated Dynamics recently unveiled “Arrow”, a second drone technology at IDEAS 2016, Pakistan. Integrated dynamics is an organisation that manufactures and exports the…

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