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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November 09,2018For the third consecutive year, the International Mobile Gaming Awards Middle East/North Africa Edition was held in Amman, Jordan, celebrating the best mobile games created by developers in the... -
November 04,2018Two Tehran-based startups have created Internet-based platforms to help drivers with the onerous task of finding an empty parking space in the bustling capital and its packed streets and alleys.
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November 04,2018Average mobile Internet speed in Iran has increased by 47% since the beginning of the year, Internet testing and analysis company Ookla reported. The average mobile download speed in Iran was 27....
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November 02,2018A locally developed messenger app 'Bale' has tied up with fintech service provider ‘Phone Pay’, to offer cashless payment of taxi fares in Tehran. Phone Pay, a local e-payment service provider...
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November 02,2018During Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day of martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), in addition to providing Iranian pilgrims visiting Iraq with enhanced telephony and Internet services through...
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November 02,2018ICT decision makers from around the globe met in Dubai this week for the International Telecommunication Union's 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) to set the ITU’s direction for 2020-2023....
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October 30,2018To gain a competitive edge in the saturated startup market, two new online firms have been launched offering a wide range of services from housekeeping to cleaning and repairs, along with auto...
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October 30,2018Iran-made multi-player first-person shooter game Zula is gradually gaining traction with foreign video game enthusiasts. As part of efforts to promote the game, Zula’s developer company has been...
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October 30,2018More than 27% of mobile applications published on the Iranian Android market Cafe Bazaar have been developed in Tehran Province. The province has a 54% share in the domestic Android industry’s...
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October 28,2018A new startup has been launched in Tehran that offers a variety of services from repairing home appliances and electronics to educational material and online courses.
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October 28,2018The top three popular mobile games in Iran are Clash of Clans, Baghlava, and Clash Royale, a nationwide survey carried out by Iran’s Digital Games Research Center (DIREC) shows. According to data...
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October 26,2018In a phone scam recently gone viral in Iran, 126,000 cellphone subscribers have been targeted costing them some 3.8 billion rials ($27,300) collectively, deputy ICT minister Hamid Fatahi twitted on...
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October 26,2018A new startup has been launched in Tehran offering on-demand professional photo shooting services in the capital. Dubbed “3:4” (read as Sedarchahar in Persian) the startup provides on-site photo...
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October 26,2018Iran’s Communication Regulatory Authority has released the results of its third nationwide survey on customer satisfaction with broadband Internet services. CRA deputy director Mehrdad Vaisi said...
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October 23,2018The second round of Smart Tehran Congress will be held December 10-11 at the iconic Milad Tower. It will bring together academia, researchers, entrepreneurs, and knowledge-based firms in a bid to...
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October 23,2018The Communications Regulatory Authority has launched an online monitoring system through which people can check the amount of electromagnetic radiation in different areas in Tehran and the southern...
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October 23,2018In recent weeks mobile phone users in Iran have reported on social media platforms like Twitter that they are receiving unidentified calls from Slovenia, Liberia, Mauritania, Tonga, Vanuatu or...
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October 21,2018As part of a move to curb unwanted and annoying text message ads, Iran’s Communications Regulatory Authority has blocked 21,733 mobile phone numbers since November 2017, when an automated...
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October 21,2018Iran University of Medical Sciences and the Ministry of Health held the first Digital Health Festival at the campus of the prominent center of learning in Tehran. Leading startups in the health...
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October 21,2018Partnering with experienced teachers, a local startup named 'Pouyanesh' has started offering educational courses online. Through its website, pouyanesh.com, the startup offers training courses...
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October 19,2018Major Iranian Android app distributor Cafe Bazaar, a copy of Google Play services, has released its second quarterly market review report (for the quarter ending Sep.) that provides developers and...
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October 19,2018Iranian tech firm Dorsa Family has introduced a full suite of parental control tools in a mobile application aimed at keeping kids safe online, by blocking access to inappropriate websites. The...
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October 19,2018A science and technology park was inaugurated on Oct. 16 near Urmia in West Azarbaijan, as part of plans to boost the province’s technological development. Built at a cost of 25 billion rials ($...
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October 16,2018A new locally developed mobile app has been launched that provides children, and especially those in school, with educational material in Persian on physical, mental and social health. The...
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October 16,2018The Department of Environment has introduced an application, which with a few taps in real time, provides daily air quality data weather forecasts. Available on Android and iOS, the widget can be...
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