Sci & Tech

The new communications and information technology minister has once again warned Internet providers not to overcharge subscribers. “People are unhappy with Internet providers and the way they…

The new minister of Communications and Information Technology has said that Twitter’s blocking is not linked to moral and cultural factors, but to security issues and could be unblocked.

What follows is a list of eight most popular domestic websites using analytics services Alexa and SimilarWeb score for August.

#1 Aparat

Drivers of ride-hailing services like Snapp and Tap30 are exempted from paying tax for now, the director of Iranian National Tax Administration told reporters on August 20.

A point that…

Mobile phone maker Motorola's distributor in Iran has officially revealed the new Moto X4 on its Instagram page for the first time.

Homa Telecom, the official distributor of Lenovo and…

A service which claims to insert advertisements into Telegram messenger channels has been launched in Iran, giving web administrators and marketing managers a new way to target consumers. The…

A US research team for the first time has developed a computer algorithm that is nearly as accurate as people are at mapping brain neural networks.

When fully operational the new system…

A new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Shatel Mobile will launch their new mobile network this week. It will sell its own SIM cards but will make use of MTN-Irancell, RighTel or MCI…

A payment facilitation website called ‘Laklak’  (meaning stork) has been launched allowing people to purchase from sites such as Amazon, Aliexpress and Ebay.

Iranians cannot buy…

Telecom regulators of 23 countries from the Asia-Pacific will meet in Delhi this month to discuss challenges in framing rules for digital ecosystem and regional roaming, among others.

In an underhand move Apple Inc. has once again removed applications of several Iranian companies from the company’s iOS App Store.

Iran’s baby boomer generation is now entering prime parenting territory with the age of marriage at 26 for women and over 30 for men on average in Tehran according to recent figures released by…

Nokia is back from the dead with its Nokia 8 model which hopes to take on Samsung and Apple.

The company has already released mid-range phones designed by the company, but the new Nokia…

The state-owned Iran Post Company is looking for a slice of the online packet delivery pie with the help of new app-based services.

Director of the company, Hossein Mehri, said this week…

Chinese personal computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd posted a first-quarter loss on Friday. The company cited higher costs and slower growth in the personal computer market, and said the outlook was…

The second Startup Weekend titled ‘Entrepreneurship in Fashion and Technology’ was held this week focusing on developing new talent in the fashion and retail industry in Tehran.

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The Committee for Determining Instances of Criminal Content (CDICC) in Iran, a working group under the supervision of the attorney general office, has detected 40,000 channels with controversial…

One of the main attractions of the 23rd International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer and E-Commerce (Elecomp 2017) in Tehran was a startup competition dubbed ‘Elecom Stars’ – without the ‘p…

The outgoing Telecoms Minister Mahmoud Vaezi, has called for addressing the “unclear status” of taxing online businesses like the ride-hailing apps, Snapp and Tap30.

A key issue raised…

So-called “SonicSpy” malware Android application is causing havoc through the smart phone industry, after a security firm highlighted it is hidden in thousands of apps. According to Lookout…

President Hassan Rouhani introduced his new Cabinet line-up to the Majlis on Tuesday in an open session broadcast live on state TV.

The number of posts published on Telegram channels by Iranian users has surpassed 1.1 billion. Cyberspace Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University has announced that more than 555,000…

Robochef is a restaurant that opened recently in north Tehran and it has flipped the tables on how we eat out.

The restaurant which quietly opened a few months ago has now hit the…

The Nanotechnology Technical Standards Committee (NTSC), which works under the auspices of the Science Ministry, has proposed 62 national standards in the field of nanotechnology.

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Researchers at the University of Washington have been able to successfully infect a computer with malware coded into a strand of DNA.

In order to see if a computer could be compromised…