Pakistan’s Digital Payments Surge: 88% Retail Transactions, 1,450M Deals & PKR 24 Trillion in Value

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s digital payment ecosystem continues to expand, with a significant portion of retail transactions now occurring through digital channels. According to the State Bank of…

INR 6.5 Crore Gone: Indian Businessman Duped in Online Dating-Investment Scam

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A businessman from Noida, Daljit Singh, recently fell prey to a sophisticated online scam, losing INR 6.52 crore after being misled into investing in fraudulent…

Microsoft Tests ‘Quick Machine Recovery’ to Prevent Future Windows Outages

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft has initiated testing of a new Windows 11 feature, Quick Machine Recovery, designed to assist IT professionals in remotely repairing systems that fail to…

Google Photos Dark Mode Rolls Out for Web Users

By Tech Desk ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google has officially introduced Google Photos dark mode for web users, following a gradual rollout that initially limited access to select individuals. After months of…

Google’s Android Security Update Could Make Older Phones Obsolete

By Tech Desk ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google is implementing major security enhancements to Android, aligning it closer to iPhone’s stringent privacy measures. However, these changes come with a catch—users with older…

Google Introduces AI-Powered Vacation Planning Features in Search, Maps, and Gemini

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Google has announced a suite of AI-driven tools aimed at revolutionizing how travelers plan their vacations. These updates, rolling out across Google Search, Maps, and…

Google and Mozilla Rush to Patch Critical Browser Vulnerability

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A critical security vulnerability, initially discovered in Google Chrome, has now been found to affect Mozilla Firefox as well. The flaw tracked as CVE-2025-2783, prompted…

Huawei’s Training Initiative Set to Equip 60,000 Pakistanis with Advanced IT Skills by 2025

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Huawei Technologies has committed to offering advanced technical training to 60,000 Pakistanis, with a total of 300,000 participants set to receive training by the end…

NITB’s Beep App Completes Testing, Set for Deployment to Government Employees

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The National Information Technology Board (NITB) has successfully completed the testing phase of the Beep app, a secure messaging platform developed exclusively for government…

PM Unveils Digital Youth Hub for Education and Employment

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has introduced the Digital Youth Hub, a comprehensive platform designed to enhance employment prospects, education, and skill development for young…

India’s UPI Payment Services Restored After Nationwide Outage

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the backbone of digital transactions in the country, suffered a major outage yesterday, leaving millions of users unable to make…

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PM Appoints Muhammad Ayub as Legal Consultant for IT Ministry

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of Muhammad Ayub as Consultant (Legal) in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) for…

IT Ministry Seeks Reversal of Decision to Dissolve NITB

By Tech Desk ⏐ 9 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has urged the federal government to reconsider its decision to dissolve the National Information Technology Board (NITB).…

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