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WhatsApp has outperformed social networking giant Facebook for the first time as the most popular Facebook-owned application in September last year, according to the latest App Annie report. Hindustan Times cited the report saying that WhatsApp Messenger registered about 30% growth in the last 24 months whereas Facebook and Facebook Messenger registered 20% and 15% growth respectively. Instagram continued to …

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On the go? No time to type the whole message? WhatsApp has now introduced a new feature which allows you to voice type the message. The users can directly start dictating a message from within the app using a new mic icon on the keyboard. In order to use the feature, the Android users will need to press the mic …

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has been directed by the Senate body to extend the dateline for smartphone registration with the regulator till January 25. How to register your mobile device with PTA? Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications was informed on Tuesday that an online portal system, developed for mobile IMEI registration, will be ready for soft …

Facebook announced Tuesday that it will invest $300 million over three years to support journalism, with an emphasis on promoting hard-hit local news organisations. The move, on the heels of a similar initiative by Google last year, comes with online platforms dominating the internet advertising ecosystem, making it harder for legacy news organisations to make a transition to digital. “People …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced an initiative under a pilot project to provide free extra academic help to students for better understanding of their study material. This supplement education has been delivered by imparting a unique learning experience that is essentially different from their general text books. The Authority, in this regard, had joined hands with Internet Society …

PARIS: Europe is giving US-led calls for a boycott of Huawei 5G telecoms equipment a mixed reception, with some governments untroubled by spy suspicions against the Chinese giant, but others backing a ban. In the latest setback for the company, Huawei said Saturday it had fired an employee in Poland who was arrested there a day earlier on suspicion of …

PARIS: Europe is giving US-led calls for a boycott of Huawei 5G telecoms equipment a mixed reception, with some governments untroubled by spy suspicions against the Chinese giant, but others backing a ban. In the latest setback for the company, Huawei said Saturday it had fired an employee in Poland who was arrested there a day earlier on suspicion of …

Beijing: China on Friday hailed its historic mission to the far side of the moon as a “complete success” so far but said new challenges await its rover as it explores rugged terrain. The Chang´e-4 probe — named after a moon goddess — made the world´s first soft landing on the moon´s “dark side” on January 3, a major step …

BEIJING: China’s lunar probe has sent the first panoramic image of its landing site since its historic arrival on the far side of the moon, showing the cratered landscape it is exploring. The Chang’e-4 mission — named after a moon goddess — made the world’s first soft landing on the moon’s far side on January 3, a major step in …