Category: Tech

The government of Bangladesh has put a nationwide ban on Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, YouTube, and other social media owned by Meta, as well as YouTube, Global Eye News confirmed on X (Formerly Twitter).

This follows a previous shutdown of Meta’s platforms, like Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram, from July 17 to July 31 due to protests about quota reforms.

Mobile internet was first turned off on July 17, and broadband was shut down on July 18. Broadband services started working again after five days, on July 23, while mobile networks stayed off for ten days and were turned back on July 28.

This new shutdown was announced shortly after Turkey banned Instagram.

Google Chrome has introduced three new features based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.

These three features are being introduced for the desktop version of Google Chrome.

First feature is Google Lens in Chrome, which has been modified so that it can be used for image search. You need to click an item on a web page clicking on the lens icon tool in Chrome, details related to it will be shown on the side panel.

In the side panel, users will be able to use multi-search for color, brand and other details and get answers to their queries through Google Gemini.

Chrome is also introducing a feature called Tab Compare, which will combine tabs of multiple items into one window and provide a brief explanation of each item with the help of AI. This feature will be helpful for online shopping as users will be able to see the price and other details of items from different companies at one place.

Third feature will help you search for anything. For example, you can search for ‘Best biryani in DHA | In the last two weeks,” and it will show results from the last two weeks.

All three features will be available to users in the US first, in the coming weeks, but Google hasn’t confirmed it for other countries.

The ongoing wave of inflation in Pakistan has affected the purchasing power of hum aam awaam. But chalo kuch paise save karke, here are some fantastic mobile phones that you can buy for up to 30,000 rupees.

1-Honor X6a

Honor’s entry into the mobile phone market needs no introduction. It has a 6.56-inch display, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of memory to store tons of photos and videos. The back camera is 50 megapixels, and the front camera is 5 megapixels and a battery of 5200 mAh. The price of this mobile phone on online websites is PKR 28,999.

2-Redmi 13C

The price of this mobile phone has also been introduced at 27,999 rupees; it has a large HD display of 6.74 inches, 4/6 GB of RAM and 64/128 GB of memory, a back camera of 50 megapixels and a front camera of 8 Megapixels are given. Its battery is 5120 mAh.

3-Infinix Hot 40i

The price of the Infinix Hot 40i is 29,999 rupees, but the features given in it are not less than any expensive mobile; the phone has a 6.6 inch HD display in the mobile phone while it is available in two variants, and you can get it with 4G. It has a 50-megapixel back camera and a 32-megapixel front camera.

4-Realme C51

This is also an excellent phone for those who want to buy a mobile in the range of 30,000 rupees, which has a large display of 6.74. Its RAM is 4GB while memory is available in 64 and 128 GB, with back camera 50 and front camera 5 megapixel. It has a 5000 mAh battery.

5-ZTE Blade V50

The ZTE Blade V50 costs 27,999 rupees. It has a 6.6-inch display, 8 GB RAM, and 128 GB memory with 50 megapixel rear camera and 8 megapixel front cameras. The battery is also 5 thousand mAh.

Editor Note: The prices of these mobile phones are collected from mobile sites and may vary across mobile markets.

Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Major General Retired Hafeez ur Rehman, has said that Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) can be blocked nationwide, but doing so may harm businesses.

While giving a briefing on telecommunication issues to the a Senate Standing Committee, he said, “The government is allowing VPNs, after which unauthorized VPN in Pakistan will not work.”

Talking about controversial content on social media, the PTA chairman said, ” If any post is against the laws of Pakistan, we close the social media platform on the request of the government. Blocking a specific post is impossible.”

Earlier, he said that PTA will unblock X (formerly Twitter) the day the government allows it.

The government of Pakistan banned X in February during elections. Users can access it only by using VPNs.

WhatsApp is working on a new feature similar to Instagram called ‘Reshare Status Update’. This feature will allow users to reshare statuses where they have been tagged with their context.

The new WhatsApp feature will save users the hassle of requesting the original sharer to take screenshots or send media privately.

However, this new feature will simplify the process, directly allowing quick and easy sharing through the status update interface.

This feature has yet to be available to beta testers. No specific timeline has been released for its official introduction, but it is expected to be introduced in an upcoming update.

Internet speed in Pakistan has greatly slowed down after the government tested a firewall, Geo has said.

The country’s internet-based businesses are in fear. However, internet traffic and speed will return to normal after the trial ends.

An official told Geo that the purpose of the system is to control social media influencers who are involved in spreading fake news in the eyes of the government and to hide or block the content of these influencers.

The government has earmarked more than 30 billion rupees in the development budget to acquire and install the filtering system. These funds were given to the Ministry of Information Technology, but the project is being run by another powerhouse. In this project, the Ministry of Information Technology is no more than a post office.

The firewall has been under construction since January this year, including the procurement and installation of the system. Concerned authorities will be given control of the system in a few weeks.