WhatsApp launched new Application for Windows that can be used as standalone and users will no longer require to link your phone to send, receive and sync messages. Windows app is available to as beta version. Previously WhatsApp users had to access WhatsApp using web link and link the device using QR code scan option. The redesigned WhatsApp has a slightly cleaner interface when compared to the previous version of the app but otherwise doesn’t look all that different. The biggest change is that you no longer need to keep your phone online to sync messages between your phone and…
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School Education Department (SED) of Punjab has decided to restrict teachers from using YouTube. The development comes after SED received complaints that some teachers are running YouTube channels. SED is also creating a list of teachers who are running YouTube channels. The department has ordered relevant authorities to watch these teachers’ activities. An official of the SED said that teachers are not allowed to make and run non-educational YouTube channels. Strict disciplinary action will be taken against teachers violating the law. The official said that the attention of teachers has been diverted due to unrestricted use of social media, particularly…
Zuma Deluxe! is a really funny arcade game that will keep you hours and hours glued to the computer. The game is not complicated, but it is very simple, but we all know that simple games are usually addictive. In fact, it’s so addictive that it also has its version for Mobiles and Windows. You control a frog placed in the center of the screen defending a hole where a group of balls try to reach and your goal is to throw color balls those ones approaching you and the hole. When forming groups of three or more they’ll explode and…
The government of Pakistan is planning to allocate 700MHz bands for deploying 5G services in Pakistan. This is likely due to the coverage and efficiency advantages of the 700MHz band, this frequency band also known as n28. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has evaluated the following bands for adoption of 5G services as low bands, mid bands and high bands: (a) 700 MHz; (b) 2.3 GHz; (c) 2.6 GHz; (d) 3.5 GHz; (e) MiIIi8meter wave bands; (f) C-Band (3.6-4.2) GHz and (g) Unlicensed Backhaul Frequency bands (P2P & P2MP). “Framework for Frequency Spectrum re-farming” is under consideration by authorities…
The Pakistan-Egypt segment of the PEACE subsea cable completed its final splice of 5800km, enabling connectivity from Karachi, Pakistan to Marseille, France. This segment also connects Karachi, Pakistan and Zafarana, Egypt. “The segment from Pakistan to France has now been built well, which is really a thrilling milestone,” said Sun Xiaohua, COO of PEACE Cable. Cybernet serves as the landing partner of the PEACE subsea cable in Pakistan, through its latest Cable Landing Station in Karachi and leveraging the company’s robust fibre optic network across the country. PEACE is the first international submarine cable starting from Pakistan and reaching Europe,…
A study by software researcher Felix Krause reveiled that TikTok can monitor your activity even when you are not using the app. Felix Krause is the founder of an app testing company Fastlane, which was acquired by Google five years ago. The researcher’s findings were originally shared by Forbes. The study was published on Thursday and it shows that TikTok is able to insert a code into the websites you visit through a link in the app. The code modifies the websites to allow monitoring since these are opened in the in-app browser rather than Chrome or Safari. This allows the Chinese app…
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Rocketplace, a startup that aims to build a “next-generation asset management platform for crypto,” has raised $9 million in a seed funding round. A few things about this raise stood out. For one, the funding comes at an interesting time in the crypto world — during the so-called “crypto winter” and a period that has seen other major players in the space such as Voyager and Celsius go bankrupt and others such as Robinhood and Coinbase conduct mass layoffs. Secondly, Rocketplace — which offers commission-free trading of more than 30 tokens — claims to “not be just another crypto exchange.” Currently, Rocketplace has 10 employees, and…
Safepay is a Karachi based fintech company starts operation after pilot approval from State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) enabling customers to pay online easily with Cybersource. Cybersource is a product of international payment giant Visa. The theme of Safepay is to offer one-window solution to allow customers to pay online using their bank accounts, mobile wallet and Visa and Mastercard. Safepay is the first Pakistani fintech to have graduated from the prestigious US startup accelerator program Y Combinator and has recently closed another round of funding. The pilot approval has been granted based on Safepay fulfilling the State Bank of Pakistan’s…
Telenor Pakistan has completed the first phase of partnership with Orenda’s Taleemabad project for making education more accessible through technology. Telenor Pakistan and Orenda started a partnership to bring education to millions of out-of-school children in Pakistan by 2023. In first phase of pilot project, five public and one private Model Virtual Schools have been brought within the sphere of Taleemabad in Islamabad in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training. Further to this six workshops were conducted where more than 100 primary schools were taught basic digital skills and digital tutoring. To enable teachers and students…