Last year in July, Verizon announced to acquire Yahoo’s core internet business for $4.8 billion in cash. However, this landmark deal was nearly derailed when Yahoo admitted of two devastating…
ECP Bans Social Media Access in All Offices Across Pakistan
In a latest development, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a constitutionally established federal body has banned the use of social media in all of its offices across Pakistan. A notification…
85 Percent Blasphemous Material Has Been Deleted from Facebook
During the hearing of an on-going case regarding blasphemous material on Social Media, the Interior Ministry has informed today that 85% of such material has been deleted by Facebook and…
SpeedTest Gets Performance Upgrades and a new User Interface
Ookla’s SpeedTest is probably the most popular free service to test your Internet connection bandwidth to locations around the world. Established in 2006, SpeedTest can be accessed through web and…
A Women Arrested For the First Time Under the Newly Passed Cyber Crime Act
The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan has arrested a women for the first time, under the newly passed Cyber Crime Act, on charges of blackmailing a man on social media….
You can now Live Stream on Facebook Through Desktop and Laptop Computers
Facebook has recently starting rolling out a new update which allows people around the world to broadcast live video to Facebook from their desktop or laptop computers. The company highlighted that…
Amazon to Buy Souq.com For $650 Million
Amazon is going to buy one of the popular internet retailer in the Middle East, Souq.com. The sources have confirmed the deal which values around $650 million USD, however both…
Gmail Users can Now Stream Video Attachments without Downloading Them on Computer
Google is rolling out a new feature for Gmail users that allows them to stream video attachments without downloading them first. Previously, in order to view a video attachment in…
Petitioner Seeks to Block Facebook in Pakistan until Blasphemous Content is Deleted
A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court seeking ban on Facebook in Pakistan, until all blasphemous material against Islam and the pages spreading it are deleted permanently….
