The first Android phone with 3D facial recognition to arrive later this year, report

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

They all stink, Android’s attempts to build 3D depth sensing Face recognition tech, but they may not be two years away from making it happen,…

Pakistani school students set a new record of DNA extraction at Swat Science Festival

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

Over 1,000 students of Swat along with 16 scientists set a new national record by successfully conducting the experiment to isolate strawberry DNA and then…

WhatsApp puts a Pakistani drug dealer behind bars

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

The 41-year-old Pakistani, who worked as a driver, allegedly charged with promoting drugs by sending messages on WhatsApp. Prosecutors accuse him of broadcasting information with…

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…

Isreal is using Facebook and YouTube to build a massive facial-recognition database

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook has been under fire for its handling of personal data for the past few weeks now, but what other companies around the world such…

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…

Samsung employee accidentally gave away $105 billion worth shares of the company

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A Samsung securities employee accidentally gave away a massive dividend in the form of Samsung’s own shares to more than 2000 employees. The employees were…

Samsung to use blockchain tech for smartphone shipments, report

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone and chip maker may jump on to the blockchain bandwagon to manage its global supply network, reports Bloomberg. Samsung could…

Punjab Traffic Police launches Digital Challan App

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lahore’s city traffic police have launched first-ever Digital Challan app with the help of Punjab Information Technology Board. This IT initiative aims to bring about…

NADRA’s e-voting system can be prone to hackers

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Supreme Court of Pakistan recently called a briefing where National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) presented the online voting system for overseas Pakistanis. Chief Justice…

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.…

KeepTruckin raises $50 million from Google Ventures and others, expands to Islamabad & Lahore

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Silicon Valley startup with its roots in Pakistan, KeepTruckin has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) with…

Pakistan to get $8 billion loan from China to upgrade Railways

By Mohammad Jamal ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

China is going to help Pakistan to upgrade its entire train network. A 1,163-miles track from Karachi to Peshawar near the Afghan border is set…

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