A local startup dubbed ‘Baroty’ has launched an e-commerce website offering business-to-consumer and consumer-to-consumer services. Just like global online retailers like eBay, through its…
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Iranian Seismological Center (IRSC), affiliated to Tehran University, has released a mobile application named ‘Larze Negar’ (Quake Tracker in Persian), which provides users with real-time…
One of the world’s most well-known activists against digital surveillance has released what’s intended to be a cheap, mobile, and flexible version of a physical security system. The Freedom of…
As per the social security law, drivers with Snapp, Tap30 (two main ride-hailing services) and employees of nine other startups are entitled to “mandatory insurance”, says the deputy for…
Local mobile operator Mobile Communication Company of Iran is now offering WiFi calling services.
WiFi calling is a technology that enables smartphone users to make calls over a wireless…
Parsian Bank and the government-backed Innovation and Prosperity Fund (NSFund) signed a memorandum of understanding over the weekend under which the bank will offer loans to knowledge-based…
Two class action lawsuits have been launched against Apple in the US following the tech giant’s admission that it slows down older models of the iPhone as they age.
Apple has said that…
Mobile operator MTN-Irancell is expanding its presence in the northern city of Rasht.
In a meeting between Irancell’s deputy director Mohammad Reza Mansouri and Rasht Municipality…
China has closed more than 13,000 websites since the beginning of 2015 “for breaking the law or other rules” and “the vast majority of people support government efforts to clean up cyberspace”,…
Apple has confirmed the suspicions of many iPhone owners by revealing it does deliberately slow down some models of the iPhone as they age.
Renowned Isfahan-based biotechnology research institute Royan has cloned a type of goat compatible with hot weather. Mehdi Hajian, who serves in the institute’s Reproduction Department, said the…
Smart technologies, the application of Internet of Things and moves to establish smart cities can help combat major urban problems, including the suffocating air pollution and agonizing traffic…
Sharif University of Technology and Iran Aseman Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding on making joint investment in aviation technologies.
Facebook is changing the way it identifies false and misleading news on the social network.
It is ditching the red icon indicating fake news known as the “disputed flag” and will instead…
In a dormant economy where the educated see little or no hope for their future, helping startups seems to be a logical way to motivate them to forsake dreams of migration and if possible…
In a tight race for a bigger pie of the local mobile communication services market, RighTel, the smallest operator in Iran, is trying to promote its roaming services.
As per a deal…
Buses in Tehran public transportation fleet are to be refitted so commuters can have access to WiFi Internet and digital libraries for free. The services are already offered in three buses, the…
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe earlier this year…
Twitter has widened what constitutes hateful and harmful behavior on its platform, and says it will begin enforcing stricter rules concerning it. Information contained in a person’s profile,…
Iran Space Research Center has developed a drone that can be used for postal delivery. The center unveiled the drone during the 18th Research, Technology Achievements and Techmart Exhibition…
Average mobile Internet speed increased by 36% year-on-year in Iran in 2017 reaching 16.74 Mbps, the Internet testing and analysis company Ookla reported. The world’s average mobile download…
The Telecoms Ministry is planning to equip the provinces with communication balloons to help provide coverage during natural disasters.
According to the ministry’s website, after…
Amazon has started selling Google’s Chromecast devices two years after it originally removed them from its store.
Amazon said it removed them to end customer confusion about which…
A popular technique used by website operators to observe the keystrokes, mouse movements and scrolling behavior of visitors on web pages is fraught with risk, according to researchers at…
Startup culture is booming in Iran and Internet-based services are infiltrating all facets of life. Following the boom in global digital economy, Internet-based healthcare startups are also…
