Sci & Tech
Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.
July 21, 2023 16:34
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March 03,2019Apple Inc. banning Iranian iOS apps has hit headlines once again. Multiple factors are behind the recent ban which has rendered Apple smartphones almost useless in the country and can lead to a... -
March 01,2019The 5th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP5) among Muslim nations, organized by Iran’s Mustafa Science and Technology Foundation (MSTF) at the University of Karachi will end today (...
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March 01,2019A national student robotic contest Roboticup 2019 opened Thursday at the Tehran University with the participation of more than a thousand elementary and high school students.
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March 01,2019Apple Inc. crackdown on misuse of its enterprise developer certificates has taken a toll on Iranian startups offering services through iOS apps. On early Tuesday, Apple suspended iOS distribution...
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February 26,2019Broadband Internet services will be available in almost all rural areas in Iran by the end of the next Iranian year (March 2020), according to the ICT Ministry.
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February 26,2019An Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing lab was launched on Monday in Tehran by the Iranian Space Research Center in a move to boost the space program. During a ceremony at the research...
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February 26,2019An online platform was launched on Monday in Tehran, through which moviegoers can check daily data about the domestic film industry.
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February 24,2019NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to conduct its first unmanned test flight of a newly designed crew capsule to the International Space...
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February 24,2019A panel discussion on ‘Kids and Video Games’ was held at the ICT Ministry, where local game industry stakeholders and experts discussed the increasing popularity of video games and issues that have...
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February 24,2019Five startup accelerators will soon start work in Tehran as per an agreement between Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, the Information Technology Organization, and a knowledge-...
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February 23,2019The fight over the future of ride-hailing firms has intensified with company directors and unionists sounding the alarm that online taxi firms’ survival is at the stake. A bill proposed by the...
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February 23,2019Human-staffed toll booths are to be replaced with a cashless electronic toll system on four major freeways on the eve of Norouz, the Iranian New Year and a major holiday season. The move is part...
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February 22,2019Bijan Abbasi Arand was appointed CEO of major mobile operator MTN-Irancell on Wednesday, replacing Alireza Ghalambor Dezfouli. Arand is a former director of Shiraz Electronic Industries...
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February 22,2019A Japanese space probe named after a falcon, Hayabusa 2, has touched down on an asteroid more than 300 million km from Earth on a mission to seek clues about the origins of life, Japan’s space...
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February 22,2019Samsung has unveiled a foldable smartphone - the Galaxy Fold - alongside a 5G Galaxy S10 handset and three other Galaxy S10 mobiles.
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February 22,2019Major Iranian online marketplace Bamilo announced Wednesday that the firm has been forced to cut jobs and downsize due to economic hardships and falling revenues. In a statement published on...
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February 19,2019The UNICEF Innovation Fund is set to make up to $100,000 equity-free investments in early stage (seed) technology startups that have the potential to benefit humanity.
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February 17,2019Researchers at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran have developed an online monitoring system that lets parents and school management monitor school transport service. School transport...
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February 17,2019Nasa is officially looking for ideas from private companies to develop future lunar technologies, with responses due by the end of next month.
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February 17,2019Iran has made visible progress in enhancing the quality of modern communication services. However, Internet disruptions and high ping rates are still taking a toll on online games. The Digital...
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February 15,2019A new smart meter production line started early in the week by a knowledge-based company in Tehran. The company Electronic Afzar Azma manufactures three-phase static smart power meters applicable...
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February 15,2019Entrepreneurs, startup managers, stakeholders, guild members and ICT officials converged in Tehran for the 11th Iran Web and Mobile Festival (IWMF). Organized by the private sector, the two-day...
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February 12,2019Following the launch of the Mobile Registry Scheme in December 2017, close to 250,000 smuggled cellphones have been detected and disconnected from local operators’ networks by mid-June 2018. With...
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February 12,2019A competition organized by Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, called Artificial Intelligence Challenge (shortened as AI Challenge 2019) is underway. Since Feb. 5 programmers have been...
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February 05,2019A joint communication taskforce is to be established between Iran and Iraq by March with the aim of boosting collaboration. The decision was made during a meeting between Iran ICT Minister...
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