Pakistan Telecommunication (PTCL) took an innovative step towards improving the internet experience for their subscribers by deploying AI-powered bots. The first phase of this project which went live on the 15th of October will cover the Islamabad region. PTCL will be one of the first operators in the region to adopt this technology. These bots […]

Facebook hosted a virtual launch event to introduce Dial Zero, their Authorized Sales Partner for Pakistan, to the local market. Both companies discussed this first of its kind partnership for the country along with educating attendees about Facebook’s various new services being offered for local businesses including localized account management, local billing in Pakistan Rupee, […]

The smartphone brand, OPPO never fails to amuse the audience and is here yet again with an innovative and exhilarating competition. The brand has launched a team-up challenge with Team VOOC headed by Asim Azhar and Team Design headed by Syra Yousuf. Both the teams will be coming together on 12th October live to battle […]

Ufone has introduced the lowest ever data roaming rate for Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Data roaming offer will now be available for as low as 4 Paisa per 10Kb means approx. Rs 4/MB. This allows one to remain connected with their loved ones without worrying about high connectivity charges. By using the same prepaid […]

Seham ElBehissy, General Manager – Digital & Connected Cars at Renault Middle East shares how rapidly the technology is changing automotive industry and what our future will be like with cars becoming an integral part of connected & smart living solutions. El Behissy says, “Voice recognition and personal assistants, combined with the launch of 5G […]

Facebook introduces a new messaging feature that ties-up Instagram and Messenger in Pakistan. Users will have an upgrade to Messenger and experience new messaging features, including cross-app communication between two people at a time. People already using Messenger, as well as new joiners will automatically get the new messaging experience.  This upgrade was rolled out […]

Smartphone maker Tecno has launched its ‘Hero Phone’ Spark 6 – a mid-range phone with 6 upgraded features – during a popular TV show hosted by actor/presenter Danish Taimoor. The premiere of the Tecno-sponsored action movie ‘Real Hero’ was also revealed for the first time. The launch transmission also went live at 7:00 PM on Tecno’s official Facebook […]

Facebook has launched a new product in Pakistan to help limit the spread of misinformation and to provide people using the platform with additional context before they share images that are more than a year old and that could be potentially harmful or misleading. “We’re empowering people to detect misleading content by giving them more […]

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed banks to release a maximum amount of $200,000 per year as payment for digital services provided by foreign companies. In order to ease of doing business in the country, the central bank on Thursday issued a new mechanism for payments to globally recognized digital service provider companies […]

  Karachi, 14 August 2020: Facebook announced the winners of its Foundation Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals. Among the global list of winners are Ayesha Ali, Agha Ali Raza, and Ihsan Ayyub Qazi from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), whose proposal shone during the competitive selection process. Misinformation and polarization are […]