Zong 4G inaugurates state of the art 4G Research Lab at LUMS. As part of its sustained efforts at transforming country’s digital landscape, Zong 4G, Pakistan’s No.1 Data network, has officially inaugurated its 4G Wireless Research Lab at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). The state-of-the-art facility will provide students of Pakistan’s top-ranked university […]
Who were behind the ATM skimming? FIA arrest four suspects
Who were behind the ATM skimming? FIA arrest four suspects. Four suspects involved in ATM skimming fraud arrested by FIA. Finally there are some developments on the case of ATM skimming where hundreds of natives in Pakistan lost millions of rupees a little while back. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested four suspects from […]
German intelligence claimed Chinese are cyber-spying via Chinese are cyber-spying
Recently the German intelligence agency (BfV) has claimed that Chinese intelligence agencies are making fake profiles on LinkedIn to collect information about German officials and politicians. The agency blamed that Chinese intelligence used the social networking site LinkedIn to target around 10,000 Germans, probably to hire them as informants. BfV has claimed the objective of […]
Singtel, Ericsson reach Gigabit speeds in LAA trial
Singtel and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have achieved an Asia-Pacific first in wireless technology by delivering a peak speed of 1.1 Gbps in a joint trial of a new configuration of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology. Conducted in a Singtel laboratory, the trial delivered speeds that breached the 1 Gbps barrier by combining several key LTE technologies including […]
OPPO launches ‘F5 Youth’ for the Young Generation that demands Intelligent and Real Selfies
OPPO, the Selfie Expert and Leader, today unveiled the OPPO F5 Youth especially targeted towards the next generation, the youth. The F5 Youth is the first smartphone that sports the FHD+ full screen display model in its price segment here in Pakistan and features the ground-breaking A.I. Beauty technology – a technology designed to personalize […]
Apple is set to buy Shazam for $400 million
Apple is being reported to be close to buy a music recognition app namely ” Shazam “. The app would cost Apple about $400 million (£300million), different media reports has confirmed this purchase. Shazam is a UK based company that was founded in 1999. The company allows people to use their smartphones or computers to […]
NIC LUMS Brings Home The Most Innovative University Award
LUMS has won the National Medal of Innovation in the Most Innovative University category at National Innovation Awards for developing an innovative model for University based incubation exemplified by LUMS Center for Entrepreneurship, now called National Incubation Center Lahore (NIC). The announcement was made at Pakistan Innovation Forum’s (PIF) Annual Conference – The Pakistan Innovation […]
Interior Minister chairs the closing ceremony of Huawei’s 2nd ICT Skills contest
The Closing Ceremony of the 2nd ICT Skills Competition, organized by HUAWEI Pakistan in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC), was held on Thursday, 7th December, 2017, at the HEC Auditorium in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Interior – Mr. Ahsan Iqbal was the Guest of Honor at the colorful closing ceremony of this comprehensive contest. […]
Samsung gives Honda Civic to winner of prize offer on J-Series Mobile phones
Samsung has recently handed-over the key to a brand new Honda Civic car, to the lucky winner of its prize scheme. The global technology leader – Samsung has launched this exciting offer to reward the buyers of Samsung Galaxy J-Series Mobile Phones in Pakistan. A vibrant ceremony was hosted to present the car-keys to the […]
The Vivaldi browser releases for Raspberry Pi and other ARM based Linux devices
The Vivaldi browser releases an experimental build for Linux on ARM devices, including Raspberry Pi. With this debut, Vivaldi – the most feature-rich browser on the market – continues on its path to provide a versatile internet experience for its users. In addition to Windows, macOS and Linux (x86/x86_64), Vivaldi is now available for a range of ARM based Linux devices. […]
Snapdragon 845 processor revealed by Qualcomm at annual Summit in Hawaii
Snapdragon 845 processor revealed by Qualcomm at annual Summit in Hawaii. If you’ve used a flagship phone released by Google, Samsung or HTC in 2017 then the probability is that it’ll be power-driven by the Snapdragon 835 mobile platform. Now Qualcomm has revealed its successor. Qualcomm, a globally famous chipmaker has finally introduced its most […]
Your HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro gets to know you better over time!
Your HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro gets to know you better over time. At home, in the car, on the street, in the office, our eyes are always on our smartphones. And it’s so hard to put them down because we rely on them to do many things. Our smartphones became more of a necessity than […]
T-Mobile, Ericsson exceed 1 Gbps with LAA demo
T-Mobile and Ericsson are first in the world to demonstrate speeds exceeding 1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology The demonstration was performed in T-Mobile’s lab using Ericsson Radio System together with test gear from Cobham Wireless T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have achieved speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted […]
More than 12,000 Students Benefit from K-Electric’s Safety Awareness Drive
More than 12,000 students around the city received electrical and fire safety training as part of K-Electric’s month long Safety Awareness Drive. Under the initiative, the students of 26 schools of Karachi were given safety tips in case of a fire emergency. Building evacuation and fire extinguishing demonstrations were also carried out at these schools. […]
8 reasons to celebrate your passion with Lifetime learning @LUMS
Eight reasons to celebrate your passion with Lifetime learning @LUMS. Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), one of the leading educational institutes in the region, launched the Lifetime learning @LUMS (LLL) programme last year. The programme offers exciting academic and interest based short-courses for people from all walks of life. It is open for anyone […]
Easypaisa continues to facilitate customers with biometrically verified swift and secure transactions
Pakistan’s first and foremost branchless banking platform Telenor Microfinance Bank’s Easypaisa, is helping its customers make safe and secure financial transactions via the Biometric Verification System (BVS). Ensuring transparency in mobile-based money transfers, BVS enables beneficiaries of various financial support programs to withdraw funds in an easy and convenient manner. Based on the State Bank […]
Vivo Unveils 2018 FIFA World Cup Special Edition Smartphone
As the official FIFA World Cup sponsor, Vivo has unveiled a special edition X20 smartphone created for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. 32 teams have booked their places at the tournament, and the Final Draw was held on December 1st at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Custom-made Vivo Smartphone for FIFA made an […]
Train Bookings Are Now Just a Click Away
Usually when you think about booking a train the first image that comes into your mind is the long winded queue, the hustle to get to the ticketing counter, the slow booking procedure and worst of all, the frustrating news of non-availability of seats when you finally make your way to the ticketing clerk. These […]
Now you can get iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 on installments in Pakistan
Now you can get iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8 on installments in Pakistan. Silkbank is set to get you into the world of reality and has taken the charge for offering 0% Markup for up to 9 months alongside the easy installments series for three years. If you are one of those dreaming of […]
Federal Investigation Agency cybercrime wing faces lack of resources
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is the main body which is also dealing with Cybercrime in the country. However currently, the agency is facing a severe lack of resources including the HR resources in its cybercrime wing. The cybercrime wing of Lahore is forced to work under the same building where all other FIA related activities are happened […]