Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator wrote to Internet service providers this week ordering them to block the messaging services WhatsApp and Telegram but it was not immediately clear whether they…
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<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>
A local startup dubbed ‘MyApps’ has been launched providing users online video and music streaming. The services are available through the website myapps.ir and Android and iOS applications,…
Instagram has added support for languages that are written and read from right to left, namely Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew.
According to company statistics, there are more than 60…
Shares of AsiaTech, one of the largest Iranian Internet service providers, will soon announce an initial public offering on the Tehran Stock Exchange, the company’s CEO said.
“Ten…
None of the importers with valid permits have so far started bringing iPhone X, says the ICT head of the Headquarters to Combat Smuggling of Goods and Foreign Exchange.
Hamidreza…
Following reports about a merger between two of the largest local Internet Service Providers, HiWeb and Pars Online, AsiaTech — one of the other famous names in the sector — says it also is…
A new ride-hailing app ‘Netax’ is offering services in the northwestern city of Orumiyeh, the capital of West Azarbaijan Province. The newcomer operates through Android and iOS applications and…
Chinese vendors have slashed the price of Apple’s iPhone8 by up to a fifth in a bid to lure customers amid sluggish demand ahead of the launch of the tech giant’s much-anticipated iPhone X on…
Samsung’s web browser is now available on all smartphones running Android 5.0 and above. In the same update, Samsung Internet is also getting a built-in ad-tracking blocker.
Iran Space Research Center is set to expand collaboration with academia and increase investment in the sector.
The center's research deputy, Saeed Shakhesi, said more than 100 research…
Iran's top Internet service provider and three local mobile operators have started offering free Wi-Fi services in Tehran and other major cities.
According to the Telecoms Ministry's…
A new debit-card-stealing malware is targeting Iranian Microsoft Windows users and the attack is turning into an epidemic.
A government agency affiliated with the Telecom Ministry, Iran…
Xiaomi’s latest flagship Mi MIX 2 has arrived in the Iranian market less than 24 hours after it was launched internationally.
It initially went on sale in late September in China but the…
A Persian-language navigation mobile application ‘Daal’, developed by students at Sharif University of Technology is making a splash. The app has over 10,000 active users since its launch in…
The local fixed-line operator Telecommunication Company of Iran is planning to launch an Internet telephony service in Tehran
According to the TCI director for Tehran, Gholamreza Arab-…
There are plenty of very sensible reasons to go to the Tokyo Motor Show (held from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5), but far more interesting are the oddball products from the weirder corners of Japanese…
Preorders are now live for Apple’s iPhone X, following the announcement of the new smartphone in September at Apple’s annual iPhone event.
The iPhone X is now available on Apple’s…
An Irish state economic development agency, Enterprise Ireland, has announced interest in making investment in Iran’s information and communications technology sector.
Iran’s largest ride-hailing company, Snapp, has entered the northeastern city of Tabriz.
After its successful experience in delivering services in several major cities, including Tehran…
Two workshops in the field of information and communications technology will be held in Tehran by the Faculty of Applied Science of Post and Telecommunications (ICT Faculty), which is affiliated…
Microsoft Corp said it will drop a lawsuit against the US government after the Department of Justice changed data request rules on alerting Internet users about agencies accessing their…
A new Iranian online market, Eigg Supermarket, has been launched to help users purchase groceries and other items. Operating under the address Eigg.ir, the business offers a wide range of…
A ransomware named Tyrant has targeted Iranian computers running on Microsoft Windows.
Iran Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (Iran CERTCC) has reported the attack on…
Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi conferred with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari on expansion of bilateral cooperation in the information and communications technology…
A bipartisan group of US senators took the first steps this week toward regulating online political advertising in a manner similar to the way the government already regulates these ads in the…
