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Apple will give you USD 100 extra if you trade an old iPhone for the iPhone XRApple has devised a new way of having people move to adopt the newer iPhone XS and iPhone XR.For a limited time, Apple is offering...Banks issued guidelines to tighten cyber securityIn the aftermath of a local bank reporting a loss of Rs2.6 million last month, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday issued a...Amazon built its own cloud computing chipsAmazon announced that it has built its own chips for cloud computing to power customers' websites and other services.The chips, dubbed Graviton, are built around...Fed official frets over risks to Apple Pay, other mobile paymentsMobile payment services such as Apple Pay could run into reimbursement problems in some instances, and fintech firms in general must be more sensitive to...YouTube shifts to make new exclusive shows, movies free to usersYouTube plans to make all future original programming available to users for free with advertising, as the video streaming unit of Alphabet Inc’s Google seeks...US senator says privacy bill draft could come early next yearA much-anticipated bill that may give the US government the ability to collect civil penalties if a company misuses consumer data on the internet or...LG patents 16-lens smartphone cameraLG has patented a smartphone technology with not two or four cameras, but a head-spinning 16-lens set.Multiple cameras on a smartphone are the latest rage...Google Maps allows hashtags in reviewsYou can now use your favourite hashtag when reviewing a place on the Google Maps.Google has introduced a new feature to Maps that will make...Russia plans stiffer fines for tech firms that break rulesRussia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with Russian laws, sources familiar with the plans said, raising the stakes...Indonesian app to report 'misguided' religion 'risks dividing neighbours'Indonesia’s national human rights agency said on Monday it was concerned about the launch of a mobile application by the Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office, which allows...UK parliament seizes confidential Facebook documents to look into 'fake news'Britain's parliament has seized confidential Facebook documents from the developer of a now-defunct bikini photo searching app as it turns up the heat on the...Russia opens civil case against Google over search resultsRussia has launched a civil case against Google, accusing it of failing to comply with a legal requirement to remove certain entries from its search...US top court leans toward allowing Apple App Store antitrust suitUS Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc that accused it of breaking federal antitrust laws by...Lawmakers look to address telemarketing issuesIndiana lawmakers are looking for new ways to address illegal and unwanted telephone calls as telemarketers are using advances in technology to skirt the state’s...Design Thinking helps kids learn to collaborate and createTwo Lincoln middle schools are testing a new course designed to help kids learn how to collaborate as they explore, research and create — much...State police host cybersecurity training sessionsRhode Island State Police are hosting a cybersecurity training session for local police information technology professionals and other critical infrastructure IT professionals.Capt. John Alfred, who...Samsung Galaxy A9: May the four be with you!The dream of every photographer is to capture moments that are as close to what the human eye can see. Technology limits this ability as...Pakistan is moving towards a digital revolution. But is it ready to reap the benefits?As Pakistan climbs out of the war against terrorism, it is well on its way to development, both economic and digital, according to a recent...British lawmakers launch investigation into bank IT failuresBritish lawmakers launched an inquiry on Friday into computer systems failures at financial services firms, after a number of outages in recent months left millions...Chinese online shopping sites ditch Dolce & Gabbana in ad backlashChinese e-commerce sites have removed Dolce & Gabbana products amid a spiralling backlash against an advertising campaign that was decried as racist by celebrities and...Samsung Electronics vows to pay compensation for ill workers by 2028South Korea’s Samsung Electronics on Friday vowed to compensate by 2028 its local chip and display factory workers who have suffered from work-related illnesses.The move...Video gaming fiends with an itch hit TwitchSeven years on from the rebranding of its original incarnation Justin.tv, video game live-streaming platform Twitch boasts more than a million people tuned in at...Nexstgo's first flagship commercial laptop PRIMUS enters IndiaHong Kong-based tech startup Nexstgo is all set to launch its commercial laptops in India.Committed to bringing new and revolutionary experience in technology, Nexstgo will...Instagram is redesigning your profile, againInstagram is at it again. The company is reportedly looking at shuffling the elements of your profile to make it look prettier.Instagram revealed in its...Samsung apologises to workers for factory cancer casesSamsung Electronics apologised on Friday to workers who developed cancer after working at some of its factories, ending a decade-long dispute at the world’s top...Infinix Note 5 Stylus could launch in India on November 26Earlier this year Infinix launched the Note 5 in India and when we reviewed this Android One handset, we were highly impressed with its performance...Apple restarts iPhone X production over poor iPhone XS, XS Max salesThe hefty price of the newer generation iPhone probably did not work in favour of Apple. The company is reportedly looking at restarting the production...Instagram is taking action against fake followers and likesSince its inception, Instagram has scaled the heights of popularity that just a handful of social media apps have managed to achieve. This has led...Departing Facebook comms chief takes blame for PR firm controversyThe outgoing head of Facebook's communications team on Wednesday took responsibility for the controversial hiring of a conservative consulting firm accused of using “black ops”...Massive leak about Samsung Galaxy S10 and foldable Galaxy F surfaceWith Samsung readying to introduce its 10th anniversary Galaxy S flagship — the Galaxy S10 in the coming months, rumours of this device are flying...Huawei to launch Mate 20 Series in India on Nov 27Huawei Mate 20 Pro — touted as the ‘King of Smartphones’ by Huawei, and partnered with Amazon India, is all set to be launched in...Daiwa launches AI-powered 4K UHD smart LED TVDaiwa has expanded its Quantum Luminit Smart TV Portfolio with it’s a 109cm (43-inch) Quantum Luminit Smart LED TV. The model D43QUHD-N53 promises to offer...Volkwagen CEO says Waymo has one-two year headstart in autonomous carsVolkwagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is up to two years of development work behind Alphabet Inc’s Waymo in the area of self-driving cars but is committed...Musk hints at Tesla interest in Daimler vanTesla Inc could be interested in partnering with Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz on an electric version of its Sprinter van, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said...208 cases of online sectarian, anti-state propaganda registered in GB since 2017More than 200 cases of online sectarian and anti-state propaganda have been registered in Gilgit Baltistan since the inception of the Special Branch's Information Technology...Facebook to fund trainee local newspaper reporters in BritainFacebook is donating 4.5 million pounds (USD 5.8 million) to train journalists in Britain to support communities that have lost local newspapers and reporters, in...How digitisation, AI, ML can transform SMEs big timeIn 2016, The Economist reported that, “Every second, three more Indians experience the internet for the first time. By 2030, more than 1 billion of...New tech regulation inevitable: Apple CEOApple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are inevitable. In an interview with news...Targus unveils award-winning Quad Video HD docking stationNutanix announced the findings of its first ever global Enterprise Cloud Index, measuring enterprise plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The new report...Hybrid cloud is ideal IT model apart from public cloud: ResearchNutanix announced the findings of its first ever global Enterprise Cloud Index, measuring enterprise plans for adopting private, hybrid and public clouds. The new report...US paves way to get ‘lab meat’ on platesUS authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells — paving the way to get so-called “lab meat” on...Tech Talk: A startup turns your mobile SIM into a walletSalim, a former corporate junkie, puts his stakes on SimPaisa to change the country’s payment landscape.KARACHI: How often has it happened that you were buying...WannaCry is still alive, 75,000 users affected in Q3 2018One and a half years after its epidemic, WannaCry ransomware tops the list of the most widespread cryptor families and the ransomware has attacked 74,621...Huawei announces world's most precise GPS tech with L5 L1 dual antennaHuawei Consumer Business Group India has announced that the company’s upcoming Mate 20 Pro would feature world’s most precise GPS that supports dual-band (L1+L5) GPS...BlackBerry to buy cybersecurity firm Cylance for $1.4 billionBlackBerry raised its bets on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity with the $1.4 billion purchase of California-based machine-learning specialists Cylance. The Canadian technology company, which dominated...Alphabet unit halts glucose-detecting contact lens projectAlphabet Inc’s life sciences division Verily said on Friday that it was putting on hold one of its oldest and highest-profile projects, a smart contact...Google white paper lists 5 reasons that make Pakistan an attractive place for foreign investorsGoogle's Head of Large Customer Marketing, South Asia, Lars Anthonisen believes Pakistan, that he describes as a fast emerging "digital-first country", will prove to be...Volkswagen to spend €44bn on ‘electric offensive’German auto giant Volkswagen said on Friday it will invest €44 billion by 2023 in the smarter, greener cars of the future as it ramps...Apple Watch Series 4 review: No longer just a smartwatchWhen Apple first introduced the Apple Watch way back in 2015, it wowed, but was also a major disappointment for some consumers the world over....US Senate bill vows to get tough on robocalls, up penaltiesTwo US senators on Friday unveiled bipartisan legislation to toughen penalties on robocalls, make it easier for regulators to crack down on unwanted calls and...