Apple is Now Testing iPhones with USB-C to Replace Lightning Port

Tech giant, Apple is now testing iPhones that will replace lightning port with USB-C. The shift is potentially being tested as a reaction to a recent proposal in Europe that could change the continent’s electronics landscape. The expected change in iPhones is to be complete by 2023. Moreover, USB-C ports are “now found on all manner […]

Microsoft Edge Browser Soon to Get a Free Built-In VPN for Privacy

Tech giant, Microsoft has now announced that the Microsoft Edge browser will soon get a built-in Virtual Private Network (VPN) for privacy and security. The new security update will be called Microsoft Edge Secure Network and it will be added to the browser through a security update. It is presently being tested with a Cloudflare-powered […]

Apple Launches its Much-Awaited Self-Repair System for iPhones

Tech giant, Apple has unveiled its much-anticipated self-repair system to its US customers first. Apple is one of several smartphone makers to launch a self-repair system, including Samsung, Microsoft, and Google. The company is now the first to deploy the service, giving us a glimpse at how similar options may work across the industry.    […]

WhatsApp Soon to Allow Users to Use the Same Account on Multiple Phones

Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on bringing multiple phone support, which will enable users to use the same account on multiple phones. WhatsApp will reportedly name the new feature as a companion device, requesting users to “register the device as a companion” for using the same WhatsApp account on multiple phones. Users Can Use the […]

SBP Issues Mobile Application Security Guidelines to Banks and DFIs to Curb Cybercrimes

In the recent uprise of fintech in Pakistan, fraudsters are now exploiting the new technology for their benefit. To curb this increasing cybercrime activity, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has issued security guidelines for mobile applications. According to the security guidelines, mobile payment applications (mobile apps) have turned out to be an alternate payment […]

WASA Rolls Out a New Mobile App to Facilitate Citizens With Online Payments

In the recent news, Rawalpindi’s Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) has rolled out a new mobile app to facilitate citizens with online payments. The new WASA mobile app will now allow users to clear online payments and post official complaints directly from their phones. The new mobile app was inaugurated at WASA Rawalpindi’s headquarters on […]

ECP Highly Unlikely to Use EVMs and i-Voting in the Next Elections

In the recent news, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has cleared that the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and i-Voting are not achievable in the next general election if held in October this year. As per reports, the ECP, despite revisions to the Elections Act, 2017, which were approved in the joint session […]

WhatsApp Tests a New Option that Hides ‘Last Seen’ Status from Certain Contacts

Meta-owned instant messaging platform, WhatsApp is now beta testing a feature that hides the last seen status from certain contacts, according to WABetaInfo. On WhatsApp, the last seen status allows other users to know when someone last opened the app and could hint at whether they checked the app without replying to a text. Presently, users […]

WhatsApp Introduces More Enhanced Group Chats in the App Called ‘Communities’

Meta-owned WhatsApp has now announced its plans for a significant update to its WhatsApp messaging app that will enable users to now not only connect personally with friends and family, as before but also partake in larger discussion groups, called Communities. These group chats aim to serve as a more feature-rich substitute for people’s larger […]

Google Cloud Rolls Out its New Data Loss Prevention Tool for its BigQuery Users

Tech giant, Google has now launched a new data loss prevention tool that helps its BigQuery users discover and categorize sensitive data in their data warehouse and set access policies based on those discoveries. The new data loss prevention tool was previously in public preview and is now generally available. The New Data Loss Prevention […]

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