Science and Technology

Washington (Web Desk ) Microsoft Corporation on Tuesday unveiled Windows 10 S, a streamlined version of its popular operating system, geared toward low-cost laptops for students, as it tries to take share from Google’s Chrome OS-run computers. The company said the Surface laptop integrated with Windows 10 S is priced …

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk ) Infinix’s latest smartphone, the new and improved S2 PRO has just launched on Daraz.pk. The phone is available at a special price of Rs19,999 exclusively on Daraz.pk with an exciting free data bundle from Telenor. The phone’s stand out feature is the wide angle ‘Wefie’ camera. …

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk ) At a time when the government is giving final touches to proposals for the upcoming budget, the telecom sector is seeking reduction in withholding and sales tax rates in a bid to provide relief to subscribers. In the first budget of PML-N government in 2013, the withholding …

Begin g (Web Desk )China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a “cultural Great Wall” that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences. China is under pressure to write its …

LAHORE: (Web Desk) The Lahore High Court has directed the federal government to introduce necessary amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA) in order to empower the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block information systems or social media websites if service providers do not remove blasphemous content on …

ANKARA: (Web Desk) Turkey has blocked online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, the telecommunications watchdog (BTK) said on Saturday, citing a law allowing it to ban access to websites deemed obscene or a threat to national security. The move is likely to further worry rights groups and Turkey’s western allies, who say Ankara …

IBLAGH: (Web Desk) Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion in other countries and outlined new measures it is taking to combat what it calls “information operations” that go well beyond the phenomenon known as fake news. In a …

IBLAGH: (Web Desk) A sleek device with minimum fuss and maximum battery life is every cell phone aficionado’s dream. And when it can take the perfect selfie too then what more does one need? If you are confused about what phone to buy and your preference is a great camera, …

IBLAGH: (Web Desk) ABB has sealed a collaboration agreement with International Business Machines Corp (IBM), the Swiss engineering company said on Tuesday, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up its presence in digital technology and the internet of things. In a joint statement ABB said it would combine …

IBLAGH: (Web Desk) General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said Friday, as automakers speed up the roll-out of alternative vehicles under pressure from Beijing to promote the industry. GM will start production of a pure-electric model in China …