Technology

  JAKARTA (Kashmir English): Southeast Asian nation, Indonesia has started enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16, with a minister warning digital platforms there was “no room for compromise.” Indonesia announced the ban this month citing threats from online pornography, cyberbullying and internet addiction, and started enforcing the decision on

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): WhatsApp has rolled out a range of new features that aim to make the messaging experience more convenient, flexible, and intelligent for users across the globe. The update has brought a range of improvements to the platform, including the ability to have two accounts on an iPhone, better options to transfer

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): Google has launched its artificial intelligence (AI)-based audio search tool, Search Live, in more than 200 countries around the world. It was first introduced in the US in September 2025 and is now available in 98 languages ​​worldwide. In Search Live, you can point your phone or tablet camera at anything

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): WhatsApp has decided to introduce an advanced privacy feature, under which messages will be automatically deleted after reading. The aim of this initiative is to provide users with more control over their private conversations and make the protection of sensitive information more effective. According to report, this feature is being introduced

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 15 series in Pakistan. The current Xiaomi Pakistan website offers two models which are the Redmi Note 15 and Redmi Note 15 Pro with respective prices of Rs. 69,999 and Rs. 94,999. The local market for the Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G will be launched at a

CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): The WhatsApp team is working on a new function that will provide automatic message translation for 21 different languages. The feature is currently under development. It builds on WhatsApp’s existing manual translation tool. Users currently must choose specific messages before they can use the translation function. The upcoming update will remove this step

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recommends that mobile users should activate the Balance Save service, which provides free balance protection, to stop their mobile data usage from generating extra charges. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) warns mobile users to watch out for unexpected balance deductions, which happen when their data packages reach the

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The 5G service has officially started across the country and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued licenses to 3 major companies. 5G spectrum licenses have been signed between PTA and telecom operators including  Zong, Jazz and Ufone. After the issuance of the licenses, the three companies will be able to launch