LAHORE:  Shenzhen based Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Realme has launched its first flagship handset, Realme XT in Pakistan. With this launch, the management intends to test above $350 handset market of Pakistan, the success of which could pave the way for the company to introduce more Smartphones in $400 price range. “This is the most expensive handset, the company has launched since …

The US government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co’s $1 billion acquisition of US social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter. While the $1 billion acquisition was completed two years ago, US lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security probe into TikTok, concerned the …

Major state telecom operators are rolling out 5G wireless advances in China as the country races to close a technology gap with the United States amid a bruising trade war. The new-generation telecommunication networks move data at blazing speeds, promising economic and technological advantages to countries where they are deployed. US regulators earlier this week proposed rules to block telecom …

MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has accused Liverpool star Sadio Mane of diving as the Manchester City boss lit the fuse on next weekend’s explosive clash between the Premier League title rivals. Mane scored Liverpool’s winner in the fourth minute of stoppage-time as the leaders scored twice in the final moments to escape with a 2-1 victory at Aston Villa on Saturday. But …

WELLINGTON: England batsman Joe Denly has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 International series against New Zealand after damaging ligaments in his right ankle, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Saturday. The 33-year-old top-order batsman missed England’s seven-wicket victory in the opening T20 International in Christchurch, but featured in both the warm-up games against a …

LAHORE: While Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof targets another clean sweep in the two-match One-day International series, her Bangladesh counterpart Rumana Ahmad aims at to go in the series after ignoring the 0-3 whitewash the tourists suffered in the recently-concluded T20 series. The Gaddafi Stadium will host both the ODIs, on Saturday and Monday. “We have two one-dayers against Bangladesh and …

Rain came to Pakistan’s rescue   against Australia on Sunday as their first T20I, reduced to 15 overs per side, was abandoned  at a time when the tourists’ bowlers were receiving a shellacking at the hands of the home side’s batters. Chasing a revised 119-run target, Australia were cruising at 41-0 after 3.1 overs when it started pouring for the second …

There were no winners between Pakistan and Australia in the first T20I in Sydney on Sunday, but there still were some heroes and zeroes. We list them below. Heroes Babar Azam The captaincy affected Sachin Tendulkar’s average in ODIs, it affected Brian Lara’s numbers but it did not do anything to Babar Azam. At least not in his debut as …

RIYADH: Saudi regulators on Sunday approved state energy giant Aramco’s request to make its stock market debut, firing the starting gun on the highly anticipated offering which could be the world’s largest. The announcement paves the way for a domestic stock listing of Aramco, with share trading expected to begin in December, while its plans to launch on an international bourse …

Chinese phone giant Huawei said on Sunday it was ready to roll out 5G infrastructure across Southeast Asia, dismissing the United States’ warnings its tech could be used to hoover up data for Beijing. The firm has emerged as a key protagonist in the wider US-China trade war that has seen tit-for-tat tariffs imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars …