Technology

Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former US president’s return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. The app was available to download shortly before midnight ET and was automatically downloaded to Apple Inc devices belonging to users who had pre-ordered the app. Some …

ISLAMABAD: After consent from the Planning Commission, the Ministry of Information Tec­hno­logy and Telec­ommunication is set to enforce the national cloud policy in all government, semi-government and autonomous bodies. Consequently, no government department will get funding in the development budget for setting up their own data centres from now on. The Pakistan Cloud First Policy, recently approved by the federal cabinet, is …

WhatsApp has rolled out a feature that lets users listen to voice messages while in a different chat. Version 22.4.75 of the instant messaging app allows iPhone users to play voice messages and audio files outside of chats, meaning you can start listening to an audio message and switch to another chat, and reply to a friend. Lately, WhatsApp announced some important …

iPhone 14 Pro, Apple’s anticipated successor to its iPhone 13 lineup, could feature 8GB of RAM. The high-end smartphones are likely to have the same amount of RAM as the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ smartphones as well as midrange Android phones. Apple has not yet disclosed any information about the rumoured iPhone 14 series. According to …

ISLAMABAD: The telecom sector regulator for the first time has streamlined the spectrum allotted to the telecom companies by rationalising the 1,800 megahertz (MHz) spectrum. The rationalisation plan for the 1,800 MHz spectrum band was issued by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in consultation with the Frequency Allocation Board (FAB) at the time of additional spectrum auction in September last …

NEW DELHI: Indian tax officials on Wednesday conducted searches at the offices of Chinese tech giant Huawei, the firm said, days after New Delhi banned a host of Chinese apps over national security concerns. Tensions between New Delhi and Beijing have been running high since a deadly 2020 clash involving their militaries in a disputed Himalayan border area. The latest …

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the Cloud First Policy and the Personal Data Protection Bill, noting that the decision was crucial to move the country further into the digital world. The Cloud First Policy has listed five classes for data, including open data in the public sector to make the government open and accountable and increase citizens’ participation …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) was told on Tuesday that despite significant benefits offered to freelancers, most of them were reluctant to get registered with the government. Committee chairman Kauda Babar asked the IT ministry about facilities being provided to the freelancers by the government. He said the freelancers independently executed IT projects for local and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ranked fourth in the world vis-à-vis the number of videos taken down by TikTok — over six million — during the July-September quarter of last year for violating its guidelines. According to the “Community guidelines enforcement report”, released by the video-sharing platform on Monday, it removed 73.9 per cent of content against which there were complaints that they encouraged harassment …

KARACHI: Cryptocurrency has more risks than benefits, but the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been working to develop an understanding of the possible future currencies, according to SBP Governor Reza Baqir. The central bank on Monday issued the detailed speech of the governor that he recently delivered at the Annual Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The governor said …