Category: IT news
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realme for the Masses: The Fastest Brand to Sell More than a Million Devices in Pakistan
The brand has gone on to selling around two million smartphones in less than three years since its entry in Pakistan and is geared to launch Narzo 30 and drop the price of realme C21 soon Yes, you heard that right! realme officially has sold more than a MILLION devices in Pakistan this year. This…
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World Wide Web source code is latest NFT for sale
NEW YORK: Tim Berners-Lee´s source code for the World Wide Web is the latest non-fungible token (NFT) to go up for sale. Sotheby´s in New York is selling the program that paved the way for the internet we know today more than 30 years after its creation. The sale started June 23 and ends on…
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Widow says McAfee had no suicidal intentions
MADRID: The widow of John McAfee, the British-American tycoon who died in a Spanish prison this week while awaiting extradition to the United States, said Friday that her husband was not suicidal when she last spoke to him hours before he was found dead. “His last words to me were ‘I love you and I…
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HR Ministry launches Zainab Alert App to combat child abuse issue
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Human Rights in collaboration with Pakistan Citizens Portal has launched “Zainab Alert App” nationwide to combat child abuse issue on war footing to address this grave problem, an official of MoHR said on Friday. Talking to media here, he said that the Zainab alert app was launched on Citizen’s portal and relevant…
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COMSTECH internship program for OIC students
ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH (the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) has announced an internship program for the students and scholars who are citizens of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states and already studying in Pakistani institutions. According to an official of COMSTECH, the internship program would…
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Twitter blocks Indian minister as row rages
NEW DELHI: India´s IT minister on Friday accused Twitter of briefly blocking his account because of criticisms he made of the US firm in a standoff over new social media rules. Ravi Shankar Prasad said that in a “gross violation” of Indian regulations, he was without warning informed that his account was locked because of…
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Daraz works towards safer online deliveries leveraging TPL Trakker’s infrastructure
Daraz works towards safer online deliveries leveraging TPL Trakker’s infrastructure to improve customer experience Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company providing Tracking, Telematics, Mapping, and Location Based Services has partnered with Daraz, Pakistan’s leading e-commerce platform. Following the partnership, TPL Trakker will provide Daraz with completely customized Fleet Management Services (FMS), to…
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OPPO takes home 12 awards at CVPR 2021 while the proprietary algorithm empowers Smart Factory for the first time
Ÿ OPPO makes remarkable achievements in the competition with one first-place, seven second-place, and four third-place awards. Ÿ From computational intelligence to human-centric intelligence, OPPO is exploring more advanced AI technology that can better understand and assist people Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Leading global smartphone brand OPPO recently took part in the premier annual computer vision…
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Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
MADRID: John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide Wednesday, hours after a Spanish court approved his extradition to the United States to face tax charges punishable by decades in prison, authorities said. The eccentric cryptocurrency promoter and tax opponent whose history…
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5 Million Micro-Entrepreneurs to Benefit from Ecommerce and Digital Skills
Extreme Commerce and Dukan.pk collaborate to empower people to achieve self-sufficiency through e-commerce and digital skills. Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) 82.20% enterprises in Pakistan are facing a cash flow shortage in the COVID-19 period. This puts a serious challenge for starting a business in Pakistan. Although Pakistan ranks at 72 among 190 countries on starting a…