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Also Read: Will Google be Able to include an Under-Display Camera to its First Foldable Smartphone? Opera GX Mobile Beta to Launch “World’s First Mobile Browser” for Gamers An official press release said that Opera GX Mobile beta has been launched for Android and iOS. Features include GX Corner, Fast Action Button (FAB), vibration and haptic feedback, Flow, and more. GX Corner is the home screen of Opera GX Mobile and it shows gaming news, deals and discounts on games, release dates, and upcoming games, trailers....

Oppo Find X2 Pro in Pakistan Exploration is at the heart of OPPO’s DNA, which leads it to innovation, pushing boundaries, and exploring new potentials to deliver consumers the best experience they can get. This becomes evident in OPPO’s ‘Uncover the Ultimate’ slogan, which reveals that the brand in manufacturing ground-breaking smartphones such as the Find X2 Pro. Keeping in view the market demand for all its products, OPPO has invested greatly in Development and Research to produce the latest OPPO Find X2 Pro....

The brand will be announcing the launch of their first-ever Neural Processing Unit (NPU), along with several more technological breakthroughs. This year’s INNO Day is set to be one of the company’s biggest tech events and will highlight OPPO’s global plans to bring a new revolution of tech and smart living. The event is scheduled to take place online and offline on 14th and 15th December 2021, and will also serve as the debut of the highly-awaited OPPO Air Glass; the brand’s cutting-edge, new smart glasses....

Talking specifically about the telecommunication sector, tax reductions have been offered to empower the Information Technology (IT) industry in Pakistan. Taxes on Mobile Services In Budget The income tax on the users of mobile phones is reduced from 12.5% to 10% for 2021-2022 and will be reduced further to 8% in 2022-2023. Similarly, telecom excise duty is lessened by 1% as it comes down from 17% to 16%. Also, the payment of Rs 250 on SIM issuance is also abolished with exception of withholding taxes....

Careem saw an influx of donations across the region where it operates as customers looked to spend their Careem REWARDS points prior to them expiring. Customers including influencers and opinion leaders spread the message to their friends and families for this benevolent act made possible with just a click of a button. Pakistanis donate Rs 5.9M through Careem Super App Reward Points Key Highlights: Customers redeemed over 610,533,375 points amounting to over 180,000 USD (Rs....

A clothing business recently got into trouble when a supposed photoshoot of a blogger near the Kartarpur Corridor went viral on social media. Ravinder Singh Robin, a prominent Indian Sikh journalist, was among the first to flag up a blogger’s ‘bareheaded’ fashion shoot at Gurdwara. Background The woman, according to reports, is a social media influencer who sent her photos to the online apparel firm ‘Mannat Clothing.‘ Soon after the photoshoot at Kartarpur went viral, the brand that uploaded them became embroiled in a scandal....

Pm Housing Scheme – How to Apply? NADRA has issued the registration form for new Initiative by PM Imran Khan i.e; Naya Pakistan Housing Programme. Right now the registration is initiated in the seven districts in collaboration with NADRA with an aim to collect data for the housing needs of people. The first phase of PM housing programme will focus on starting the project in the seven districts that are Sukkur, Quetta, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Swat, Islamabad and Faisalabad....

Imran Khan said in a letter, which the Government resources posted on Twitter, that “growing Islamophobia” encourages extremism and violence, particularly through means of social media platforms including Facebook, all over the world. Recommended: Facebook is locking users out of their new Oculus headsets Prime Minister Imran Khan writes to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Asks Ban on Islamophobic Content on Facebook “I would ask you to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and hate against Islam on Facebook that you have put in place for the Holocaust,” Khan said....

Proficient Policies can Attract International Mobile Manufacturers to Invest in Pakistan Following are some strategies that Pakistan should adopt as these strategies made the Indian market a hub for mobile manufacturing. Offer incentives to companies for setting up manufacturing units Pakistan should offer financial investments to the mobile companies as our neighbour country India offered financial incentives and plug-and-play facilities with an outlay of about 500 billion rupees Introduce a strategy that is easier to implement...

The leaks were accurate, as expected. The games for this month are exactly what leakers predicted. Mortal Shell, LEGO DC Super Villains, and not only Godfall, but the “Challenger Edition” of Godfall are the final three free PS Plus new games that users on PS4 and PS5 will get in 2021. All three games will be accessible for free starting December 7 and will remain free until January 4, the first Tuesday of the year....

PTA Stepping Up to the COVID-19 Challenge For the past few months, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) highest priority has been to support national efforts to counter the immediate challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. PTA has demonstrated its commitment by effectively leveraging digital technologies for public awareness through Trace, Track and Quarantine (TTQ), facilitating funds disbursement to needy through Ehsas program, and via public donations in Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund through SMSs....

RaidForums Seized by American Authorities According to the FBI, Diogo Santos Coelho, a 21-year-old Portuguese man, directly sold stolen information on the website while simultaneously serving as its “primary administrator.” As per court records, Coelho (who used the hacker alias “Omnipotent”) allegedly ran RaidForums with the cooperation of other, unknown admins from 2015 to January of this year. On January 31, British authorities detained Coelho in the United Kingdom at the request of the United States....

Samsung Announces Chromebook Plus and Pro with Stylus Pens Chromebook Plus Specifications: Operating System: Google Chrome Processor / Chipset: OP1, Made for Chromebooks. Hexa-core (Dual A72, Quad A53) Display: 12.3″ 2400×1600 LED Display, (3:2 aspect ratio) with Touch Screen Panel Graphics: Internal Graphics Memory: 4GB Memory Hard Drive: 32GB Multimedia: Internal Dual Array Digital Mic, Stereo Speakers ( 1.5 W x 2 ) Stereo Speakers ( 1.5 W x 2 ), 720p HD Camera 720p HD Camera Network: 802....

New Nokia Flip Phone Specs, Price & Features The all-new feature phone by Nokia has a 2.7” TFT display on the inside and a second one with a 1.77” diagonal on the outside. The cover of the handset also has room for one 5MP camera with fixed focus and an LED flash. In terms of processor, Nokia 2780 Flip is powered by Qualcomm 215 chipset which has a quad-core CPU. It runs at 1....

One telecom expert recently told that if this crisis is prolonged, search giant Google and other service providers might block their paid app services. It will create a stumbling block for thousands of freelancers working from Pakistan and earning billions of dollars. He further stated that customers paid for apps by deducting the amount from their billing system. So, now the CMOs will be required to pay 80% of the bill through the DCB system after paying 20% tax on services in Pakistan....

Shipments of Mini-LED Laptop Panels May Increase About 150% According to the newest forecast from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), several mini-LED panels exports for tablets would increase by 80 % to 9.7 million devices by 2022, according to 9to5Mac. DSCC explains these shipments for laptops are expected to climb by 150% this year, or 5 million units. Although a few Windows-based notebook manufacturers provide mini-LED illumination, Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models will probably take the lion’s share in the market....

In addition, smartphone-dependent individuals are prone to experience side effects when their phone use is curtailed. Rosa Fabio, Alessia Stracuzzi, and Riccardo Lo Faro investigated the association between smartphone addiction and behavioral and cognitive self-control deficiencies. Fabio and his coworkers selected 111 individuals ranging in age from 18 to 65. 28 percent of participants were college students, while 78 percent were employed. Using the “SocialStatsApp” the phone data of each participant was gathered....

Instagram, TikTok and other image-based social media sites tend to be especially detrimental to users’ body image. Teenagers are constantly exposed to filtered and manipulated information that offers unrealistic body ideals on these sites. Recent data suggests that this biassed environment raises users’ susceptibility of body dissatisfaction and potentially hazardous illnesses such as body dysmorphia and eating disorders. The Risks in Return for the Reward Social media has a self-reinforcing effect....

Special Technology Zone Authority (STZA) The purpose of the authority is to foster the growth of Pakistan’s scientific and technical ecosystem, intends to create knowledge ecosystems, investigate and increase Pakistan’s IT potential, and encourage an entrepreneurial and technology-driven future. According to government sources, the STZA has struggled to get off the ground due to illegitimate nominations in critical positions despite these lofty goals. The entire process of selecting STZA’s Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, or other officials was done in contravention of the established selection procedure....

Startups: How They can Drive Growth She began by explaining three key issues that are currently affecting Pakistan and its growth. First and foremost, the country is in a growth and fall cycle, i.e. temporary prosperity followed by economic instability. Secondly, the productivity is low, be it agriculture or industrial sector; thus, making the country perform under par on the competitiveness indicator as compared to rest of the world. Finally, she mentioned jobs: Pakistan needs to create 1....