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FIA tells Pakistani banks to upgrade their technology to avoid ATM skimming

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

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has suggested that the use of obsolete technology by banks for ATMs’ security makes them an easy target for theft through…

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Pakistani VAS companies and the dilemma of Digital Transformation

By Nabeel Hanif ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Digital transformation, a term hardly known to mankind a few years back has now gone crazily viral across the globe, be it business voices in…

Google Maps now lets you share real-time location with friends

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

You can now share your trips and real-time location with your family and friends directly from the Google Maps app for Android and iOS. While…

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Now JazzCash has 2 million active accounts

By TechJuice ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

JazzCash has announced that its monthly active mobile account customers have crossed the 2 million mark. The mobile financial service provider has been able to…

Latest Samsung Galaxy S8 leak suggests fingerprint sensor on the back of phone

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

With the leaks of colors, prices and almost everything about Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, one tiny but important detail has also surfaced i.e.…

PTA blocks over 900 URLs of banned organizations in Pakistan

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

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked over 900 uniform resource locators (URLs) and about 10 websites of proscribed organizations, under the National Action Plan (NAP).…

10Pearls University organizes a hackathon for women in tech

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

WomenTechQuest, a community building event for women in tech, comprising of a Hackathon and Testathon was held at 10Pearls University, Karachi. 10Pearls University is a…

Intel shuts down its offices in Pakistan

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

Intel Corporation has closed its offices in Pakistan recently as part of its global business strategy, sources have confirmed to ProPakistani. The global strategy is…

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Govt to establish science & technology institutes across Pakistan

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

The government is planning to establish science and technology institutes in different disciplines for rapid socio-economic development of the country. For this purpose, Ministry of…

Qualcomm’s new Mobile Platform brings 4G connectivity to low-end feature phones

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

Qualcomm Technologies has introduced Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform to enable 4G LTE for feature phones. ‘Snapdragon’ rebranded to ‘Platform’ for lower-end devices Last week, Qualcomm…

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Wi-tribe installs first ever 4.5G LTE network in Pakistan

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

Wi-Tribe has installed first ever 4.5G supported equipment in the Head Office in F-8 Islamabad. In February 2017, wi-tribe announced a $15 million contract and…

Google’s new encoder reduces JPEG file size by 35 percent

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

Google has developed and open-sourced a new JPEG algorithm that reduces file size by about 35 percent — which means faster web page loading and…

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UBL inaugurates Pakistan’s first Digital Branch at IBA Karachi

By TechJuice ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

UBL has launched Pakistan’s first Digital Branch. This pilot branch is located at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA-City Campus), Karachi. True to its Progressive…

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