ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): WhatsApp officially launched its new desktop app in Pakistan, but the latest update isn’t exactly what users would anticipate. Instead of continuing with the native Windows version, Meta has replaced it with a web-based version by using Microsoft’s WebView2 technology, a move already rolled out in international markets. Having used it for […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): OnePlus has now officially launched the OnePlus 15 across most global markets. The promotional period is also over, with full retail pricing for the company’s latest flagship confirmed. The US pricing for the OnePlus 15 is set at $900 for the 12GB/256GB model, and $1,000 for the higher-end 16GB/512GB variant. This is
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has initiated the licensing of Virtual Private Network service providers under the reinstated Class Value Added Services (CVAS-Data) licensing regime. This move is a major policy shift to regulate and streamline the usage of VPNs in Pakistan according to the national standards of cybersecurity and data protection. As
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CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): Technology giant Google has warned smartphone users to beware of a surge in fake virtual private network (VPN) apps that, it said, are stealing sensitive personal and financial data under the guise of protecting privacy. The alert has been issued as part of Google’s November 2025 Fraud and Scams Advisory. It
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced it will audit 7 million income tax returns using artificial intelligence and digital tools, according to sources. The FBR added that all returns with less than 25 percent tax paid will be chosen for audit purposes. Returns with less paid taxes will all go
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits in California state courts alleging that its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, contributed to suicides and severe psychological distress, according to ABC. The complaints filed on Thursday on behalf of six adults and a teenager by the Social Media Victims Law Centre and the Tech Justice Law Project, accuse
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Kashmir English): Denmark has announced to impose a ban on social media use for children under 15, a move aimed at protecting the mental health and well-being of the younger generation. Parents, however, have been allowed to give permission to children as young as 13 to access certain platforms under supervision. Social
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CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): Apple’s 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are being predicted as the company’s most advanced smartphones yet. Apple is reportedly changing its launch schedule with iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the first foldable iPhone to be launched in the fall of 2026. The Tech giant is
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CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): An interesting feature has been started for the instant messaging application WhatsApp channels. According to the report, a limited test of the feature of inviting others to follow the channel has been started on WhatsApp channels. Under the said feature, WhatsApp channel admins will be able to send invitations to people in
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Federal Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima has said that the government will soon announce the 5G spectrum policy. Addressing the 26th meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators Council in Islamabad, she said that Pakistan will auction more than 600 MHz of 5G spectrum policy, which will not only improve the existing
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