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Google Trends: Pakistan’s Most Searched Smartphones in 2024

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As 2024 nears its end, Google has unveiled its annual Year in Search, highlighting the top trends, gadgets, sports, movies, and other topics of the year. Among these, smartphones dominated Pakistan’s search landscape, reflecting the nation’s keen interest in cutting-edge technology and budget-friendly options. Here are the most searched smartphones in Pakistan for 2024: iPhone … Read more

Apple surpasses Samsung as top seller of smartphones

Apple surpasses Samsung as top seller of smartphones

According to a report from International Data Corp ‘’Apple has overtaken Samsung to become the world’s top selling brand, after commanding a 20% market share in 2023.’’ Samsung ended the year with a 19.4% share, followed by China’s Xiaomi (1810.HK), opens new tab, Oppo and Transsion, preliminary data from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker … Read more

Govt launches initiative to provide smartphones on instalments

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The ‘Smartphone 4 All’ initiative aims to facilitate affordable smartphones Mobile phones worth Rs. 10,000 to  100,000 will be given in 3 to 12-month installments IT Minister confirmed that Google has finally decided to open its office in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haq launched an interest-free installment scheme to … Read more

List of future smartphones to be released in June 2022

Oppo Reno 8 series

In the month of June, we may expect many smartphone launches from companies such as Sony, Samsung, Vivo, OnePlus, and others. Vivo has recently released the Oppo reno 8 series and Oneplus Nort 2T. Let’s see what the next smartphones in June 2022 have in store for us. Smartphones to Expect in June 2022 OPPO … Read more

Coming Soon: Vivo to launch Vivo T2X with an AMOLED display

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VIVO will unveil a new smartphone in China hopefully in the upcoming week, expected on June 6. We’re talking about the VIVO T2, and the manufacturer has officially confirmed its specifications and features. Aside from that, VIVO will introduce a new mode called the VIVO T2X. In terms of the latter, not everything has been … Read more

Google unveiled new smartphones, a watch, and a tablet at its I/O developer conference.

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Google announced an expanded array of hardware devices on Wednesday, the latest hint that the company is serious to expanding beyond its core advertising business and competing with Apple. Google introduced three new smartphones and its first in-house wristwatch, as well as plans to release a new tablet next year, at its first in-person developer … Read more

Watch Video: Teacher collects children’s phones and set them on fire

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Bringing phones to school has been a divisive issue for a long time. Because of the ongoing pandemic and remote learning, smartphones have become necessary, the severity of the penalty has surprised netizens. A teacher can be seen dropping smartphones into a barrel of flames while terrified students watch. Several children tried to persuade the … Read more

Poland spyware cases ‘tip of the iceberg’: watchdog

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OTTAWA:  Recent allegations that Pegasus spyware was used against three Polish government opponents are likely the “tip of the iceberg,” said a cyber expert Wednesday who helped identify the phone taps. Evidence of the hacking, which has become a major scandal in Poland, was reported by the Canada-based cyber-security watchdog Citizen Lab. “We think this … Read more

Prices of imported mobile phones likely to go up

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KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) plans to replace the fixed sales tax regime with the normal regime on import of mobile phones, which will generate sizeable revenue for the government and encourage the sale of locally-manufactured mobile phones, sources said on Wednesday. To apply the normal sales tax regime at 17 per cent, … Read more

Asia’s biggest flower market makes stars out of influencers

Asia’s biggest flower market

KUNMING, China: Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small studio at Asia’s biggest flower market, with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting her view on the best deals. E-commerce is big business in China and influencers and live-streamers have made their fortunes showcasing products for luxury … Read more

Samsung Galaxy A73 renders, specifications, and price leak in full

Samsung Galaxy A73 renders, specifications, and price leak in full

The Galaxy A73 will supplant the Galaxy A72 as the A series’ flagship, and it will include a quad-rear camera, a punch hole camera, and a large 6.7-inch display with Full HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate. Serial leaker @OnLeaks, in collaboration with Zoutons, released renders of a lovely gadget that shares design elements … Read more

Pakistan exports 5,500 ‘Made in Pakistan’ smartphones to UAE

KARACHI: Pakistan’s mobile phone manufacturing company Inovi Telecom Pvt Ltd has exported 5,500 units of 4G handsets to the UAE, becoming the first Pakistani firm to export mobile phones. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued mobile manufacturing authorisation licence to Inovi Telecom in April 2021. Within four months, the company has started manufacturing and … Read more

‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ phones exported to UAE

'Manufactured in Pakistan' phones exported to UAE

Pakistan has become the smartphone exporter after sending the first-ever shipment tagged ‘Manufactured in Pakistan’ to United Arab Emirates (UAE). On Friday, Inovi Telecom exported a shipment of 5,500 4G-enabled smartphones to the UAE. Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razzak Dawood confirmed this news through his Twitter post. “It’s … Read more

Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones with lower prices 

Samsung accidentally talks about the Galaxy A82 5G

Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest high-end foldable smartphones on Wednesday with lower prices than last year’s offerings in a push to expand foldable demand beyond niche devices. The tech giant priced its 5G-enabled Galaxy Z Fold3 with 7.6-inch main screen to start at $1,799.99 in the United States, and clamshell Galaxy Z Flip3 at $999.99 … Read more

Smartphones to become costlier as regulatory duty rise up to 240%

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KARACHI: The imported smartphones would become costlier, as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased up to 240 per cent regulatory duty on the import of smartphones. The new rate of the regulatory duty has been implemented with effect from July 1, 2021. The revenue board issued a notification on Thursday notifying a list … Read more

Xiaomi Foldable To Release with Snapdragon 888

Xiaomi foldable

According to leaks, a new Xiaomi Foldable will arrive in Q4 with a snapdragon 888 chipset and an improved hinge.

Xiaomi launched its first foldable smartphone in March, and according to leaks, the company is already working on a follow-up.

According to one source, the new device will pack a Snapdragon 888 chipset, a 5,000 mAh battery, and a 108MP camera, but will bring an improved hinge.

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The whole internal structure of the next Mi Mix Fold is already being tested. The foldable itself will have an inward hinge and will have two displays – one big on the inside, built by Samsung and coming with a 120Hz refresh rate, and a smaller one on the outside with 90Hz, manufactured by Visionox.

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Suez Canal blockage could affect the smartphones industry

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Egypt’s Suez Canal which is one the most important sea route was blocked by Panama-registered vessels. As per reports, the blockage has delayed for almost a week and has left many of ships waiting on both sides of the canal which is a 200km shortcut from Asia to Europe, connecting the Red sea to the … Read more

Increased demand for PCs and Smartphones strained global tech supply chain

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The Increasing demand for PCs and smartphones thriving across the globe, the tech supply chain has been strained this year. Tech giants are struggling to keep up with demand as their supply chains are working around the clock to deliver. According to the reports, companies like Intel, MediaTek, and Realtek have all been asking UMC … Read more

U.S. restrictions lifted: samsung supplies displays to Huawei

U.S. restrictions

Regardless of U.S. sanctions and restrictions, Huawei hasn’t stopped launching new smartphones. The latest Huawei Mate 40 series is one of the best and high selling phones in the market currently. Due to lack of parts and materials, the company has been facing many issues concerning Smartphone construction. However, the issue seems to be resolving … Read more

Avoid ‘selfie elbow’ and ‘texting thumb’: Smartphone injuries

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There have been frequent complains of finger, hand and elbow pains as a result of excessive use of smartphones. In today’s times, we cannot fathom life without our cellular devices, be it for leisure or work. Physicians fear that smartphone addiction can be life threatening as it leads to many health problems. Dr Raghavendra KS, … Read more

Best Chinese smartphones you can buy under $100

CHINESE SMARTPHONE UNDER $100

Smartphones have been essential part of our lives and companies are introducing new phones in less time in the competitive markets. Chinese companies are also coming up with much innovations in few prices. Here are five chinese smartphones you can purchase under $100. Redme 7 Redme 7 is one of the ideal smartphones you can … Read more

South Korean 5G customers hit record 4 million in October: Data

5G in Pakistan

Almost 4 million South Koreans subscribed to 5G mobile network in October, with the number expected to breach the 5-million mark by the end of this year, according to the data. The number of 5G users in the nation reached 3.98 million as of the end of October, adding 516,000 from a month ago, according … Read more

Black Friday online sale in US hits record $7.4bn

Black Friday online sale in US hits record $7.4bn

Online sales on Black Friday in the United States (US) hit a record $7.4 billion this year, with a jump in the number of transactions made from smartphones, according to a data released by Adobe Analytics. The figure was a 19.6 percent increase over last year and the second biggest day of online sales ever, … Read more