ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Telenor Pakistan’s Digital Accelerator Program, Telenor Velocity, in collaboration with Google Developers and UNDP Pakistan’s Youth Empowerment Programme, have launched a unique online hackathon in Pakistan to find the best developers and get them to build impactful solutions using Google’s open-source Flutter toolkit. Flutter aimsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) Telenor Pakistan’s digital startup accelerator programme, Telenor Velocity, signed a contract with Google to launch its first ever gaming cohort aimed at accelerating the game developers. Game Launcher is a programme for top indie game studios who are looking to build, scale & monetize best-in-class mobile games.Read More →
BEIJING (MEDIA REPORT) Google is developing a version of its search engine that will conform to China’s censorship laws, reports say. The company shut down the engine in 2010, complaining that free speech was being limited. But online news site The Intercept says Google has being working on a projectRead More →
EUROPE (MEDIA REPORT) Google faced a record EU anti-trust fine of 4.3 billion Euros on Wednesday over its Android Smartphone system, in a ruling that risks a fresh clash between Brussels and Washington. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is expected to say that the US tech giant abused Android’s dominantRead More →
NEW YORK (MEDIA REPORT) The video-serving network owned by Google is banning videos that provide instructions on how to make a firearm, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and accessories such as bump stocks and silencers. The ban includes showing viewers how to install the accessories or modifications. https://www.ildispariquotidiano.it/it/casino-online-di-venezia-nella-lista-delle-recensioni-dei-migliori-casino-online-in-italia/. YouTube also prohibits contentRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO ( MEDIA REPORT ) Looks like everyone is after Snapchat. After Facebook-owned Instagram ‘copied’ several of its features, now Google is likely to launch a competitor to Snapchat’s ‘Discover’ feature, the media reported. Snapchat ‘Discover’ was first introduced in January 2015. It is a section of the app that lets news partnersRead More →
Sydney, AUSTRALIA ( PRESS RELEASE ) Content is very much still king in response to Google algorithm updates- new, high quality content delivered regularly; the new breed of agile entrepreneurs are outsourcing everything- except Tom Friedman’s ‘that spark of an idea’, and open source platforms Prestashop, OpenCart, Drupal and Joomla fall outRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told a Senate committee on Wednesday that it lacked the human and financial resources to monitor and control objectionable content online. Instead, PTA Chairman Dr Ismail Shah stressed the need for developing better relations with social media platforms such asRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Almost 100 US technology companies have filed a legal brief opposing President Trump’s ban on migration from seven Muslim-majority countries, arguing that it imposes significant burdens on the industry by preventing it from hiring talented migrants. Among the companies signing the filing, an amicus briefRead More →
NEW DELHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Supreme Court of India, on Monday, issued notice to tech giants Google India, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook on their role in curbing rising cybercrimes in India. The top court, in November, had sought response from the Centre on what actions it had taken inRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Global Internet is coming. Big tech companies, including Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, are in the race of bringing Internet connectivity to unconnected parts of the world through wireless devices, flying drones, high-altitude balloons, and laser beams. But, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has big plans for bringing low-cost InternetRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Samsung has announced that the upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone will include the company’s own digital assistant. Executive Vice President Rhee Injong told Reuters that the acquisition of Viv Labs will power the new platform, which will also expand into the wearables and other smart homeRead More →