After President Hassan Rouhani took office almost four years ago Internet tariffs have decreased drastically and reached 14,000 rials ($0.37) for the base cost of transferring per megabyte.
Sci & Tech
<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>
A new paper released by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) details the creation of gelatin-based actuators, a technology that could bring people closer to…
MTN-Irancell, Iran’s second biggest mobile network operator by size has begun distribution of its first 4.5G portable modem capable of speeds of 300Mbs. The rollout of the new tech comes only one…
US Brokerage firm Charles Schwab announced on March 13 that it has launched a service which combines automated investment technology with the added benefit of human advisors, in a first of a kind…
A recent study says 12% of Iranians believe that social media networks and applications should be filtered with immediate effect.
British mobile operator Vodafone risks being left on the sidelines as rivals converge to break free from just selling ever-cheaper data bundles and become internet companies offering combined…
Following the release this week by WikiLeaks of alleged CIA hacking of Samsung Smart televisions, globally popular (not in Iran) messaging app Viber announced it has launched its latest new…
A vacation site claiming to offer “the best package vacation deals” was launched at the end of 2016 according to local website news agency WEBNA, and is now being aggressively promoted. The new…
For years Tehran’s taxis have been associated with the colors yellow and green. Now they are flirting with pink in the form of the newly-launched taxi-hailing app called Carpino.
A new study has revealed that six out of ten Iranians are on social media with Telegram messaging application holding the lead in terms of popularity.
WhatsApp messaging service is testing a system that would let businesses talk directly to WhatsApp users to create direct marketing channels for businesses.
The proposed service is similar…
Social media network LinkedIn and the Russian authorities have failed to reach an agreement to restore access to the site in the country, Reuters reported, referring to statements made on March 9…
Saman Bank through one of its new subsidiaries, Kish Cell Pars, is set to offer Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services and sell SIM cards.
Kish Cell Pars will offer Full MVNO…
The first Iran-Italy Science, Technology, and Innovation Forum will be held April 19-20 in Tehran and will include lectures and workshops on several emerging research sectors.
The…
Candidates for the upcoming presidential election can only use local social networks for their online advertisements. The head of Iran’s High Council of Cyberspace, Abolhassan Firouzabadi, made…
In the latest attempt to claw back market share from local ride-hailing applications Snapp and TAP30, Tehran’s Taxi Organization will launch its own app in the near future, the head of the…
The PC market has seen a few years of declining sales, leading some pundits to predict that Apple’s “post-PC” world was underway. The iPad’s initially strong sales seemed to confirm the idea that…
President Donald Trump’s revised immigration travel ban still is not resonating in Silicon Valley’s CEOs who rely on tech workers from Iran and other countries to keep their business afloat.
Iran’s Communication Regulatory Authority (CRA) has released results of a survey on users' opinion of Iranian Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
According to the report published by the…
The upcoming edition of Iran’s International Exhibition of Electronics, Computer and E-Commerce (ELECOMP) will be held July 21-24 at Tehran’s International Fairgrounds. The previous rounds of the…
Online food ordering industry in Iran has gone from strength to strength in recent years with the many baby boomers (those born during and after the revolution in 1979) falling in love with …
Uber has patched a bug in its code that allowed a researcher — and anyone else who might have discovered the problem — to hail Uber rides without paying for them.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology released the first report on mobile number porting (MNP).
When MNP was launched in Iran last August it was sold to the public as a…
The Communication Regulatory Authority (CRA) has issued a mandate requiring Internet service providers to offer 50% discount to subscribers using the new domestic national network.
Head of…
StepHelp.ir is an encyclopedia-like site that teaches people how to fix a wide range of home fixtures and electronics. The website offers manuals on “life tips”, like how to clean stains from a…
