Science and Technology

TEHRAN (Web Desk) The ability to perform astonishing feats of memory, such as remembering lists of several dozen words, can be learned, researchers report in Neuron on March 8.After 40 days of daily 30-minute training sessions using a strategic memory improvement technique, individuals who had typical memory skills at the …

ٰIBLAGH: (Web Desk) The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released Tuesday by WikiLeaks. The latest documents published by Wikileaks suggests that US premier spy agency …

BEIJING: (Web Desk) The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China’s military modernisation, the government said on Wednesday, warning that the internet should not become “a new battlefield”. China, home to the largest number of internet users, has long called for greater cooperation among countries in developing and …

BARCELONA: Chinese telecoms giant ZTE unveiled Sunday what it said is the world´s first smartphone compatible with the lightening-fast 5G mobile internet service that networks expect to have up and running by 2020. The company said the Gigabit Phone is the first smartphone capable of download speeds reaching up to …

IBLAGH: (Web Desk) Facebook Inc’s big ambitions in the nascent virtual reality industry could be threatened by a court order that would prevent it from using critical software code another company claims to own, according to legal and industry experts. Last Thursday, video game publisher ZeniMax Media Inc asked a …

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that solar panels will be installed in 17,000 schools throughout the province. He said this presiding over a high level meeting here on Saturday which reviewed progress on different steps taken for the promotion of education in the province as well …

One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites where stolen goods, credit cards and data are openly traded. But a glance into those places may not give you much idea about what is going on. …

ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar reiterated the government’s resolve for providing broadband facilities to all uncovered areas by the next fiscal year in order to fulfil the government’s vision of financial and digital inclusion. Addressing a contract signing ceremony of broadband facility for sustainable development in Kohistan …

PESHAWAR:  A group of students of Sarhad University in Peshawar have developed a special tiny car, aimed to deal with fuel shortages and rising motor costs in the country. The car, which covers 180 kilometre in 1 litre fuel will be showcased at an auto exhibition scheduled in Singapore. The …