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 16,2018Facebook has banned the far-right political group ‘Britain First’ for breaking rules that prohibit hate... -
March 16,2018While local and foreign media reported that Iranian iPhone users’ access to Apple’s App Store services has been blocked by the California-based firm on Thursday, Tehran’s residents reported getting...
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March 13,2018While Chinese brand Xiaomi was to be included in the Cellphone Registry Scheme after Norouz (the Iranian New Year starting March 21), Iran’s communication ombudsman announced on Sunday that the...
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March 13,2018Two private post operators were granted permits by ICT Ministry to offer services on the sidelines of the Seventh Information and Communications Technology Festival. To fulfill a long-awaited...
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March 13,2018Apple filed a patent made public on Monday for a keyboard that resists crumbs.
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March 11,2018At a highway checkpoint on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new...
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March 11,2018From plans to launch cryptocurrencies to the establishment of technoparks and increasing support for startups, Iran’s communication and information technology minister answered questions during an...
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March 11,2018More than one million students have enrolled to compete in this year’s Concours, Iran’s university entrance exam. Hossein Tavakkoli, a senior advisor at the National Organization for Educational...
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March 11,2018Mobile phones worth $410 million have entered Iran during the 11 months to Feb. 19, indicating a 96% year-on-year increase in cellphone imports in terms of value. According to data published on...
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March 09,2018A new feature designed to assist the visually impaired people has been added to Kish Iran Credit Card Corporation’s e-wallet application. The mobile payment app, which is named ‘PUT’, utilizes the...
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March 09,2018Internet tariffs are not to be increased during the next fiscal year that starts in March, Iran’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology announced on the sidelines of a Cabinet...
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March 09,2018More blue checkmarks are coming. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a livestream Thursday that the company plans to offer its blue-check-mark verification badge to more of its users, an oft-requested...
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March 09,2018Draftees will henceforth get the option to attend courses in the fields of information and communications technology during their mandatory military service. A memorandum of understanding was...
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March 09,2018Supported by the Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, Iranian firms active in the fields of information technology and digital media are to hold an exhibition at Yerevan’s Expo...
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March 09,2018Telecommunications Company of Iran has signed two agreements with local Internet service providers Mabna Telecom and AsiaTech, based on which the state-owned company will share its networks with...
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March 06,2018Iran’s minister of communications and information technology elaborated on the country’s approach toward the development of a national cryptocurrency and highlighted some of the challenges facing...
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March 06,2018Spotify is cracking down on users who run modified replicas of the software that remove some of the...
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March 06,2018Six Iranian universities are present in Quacquarelli Symonds 2018 subject rankings. The University of Tehran is also present in two new fields for the first time. The QS World University...
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March 06,2018Researchers from Google are testing a quantum computer with 72 quantum bits, or qubits, scientists reported at a meeting of the American Physical Society on Monday — a big step up from the company’...
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March 04,2018Motorola’s Moto G6 was absent from last week’s Mobile World Congress, missing the obvious annual...
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March 04,2018In recent months, the number of cellphones entering Iran through legal channels has more than doubled. There has been a 160% year-on-year increase in the number of handsets entering the country...
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March 04,2018Tehran’s mayor outlined the municipality’s plans for transforming the metropolis into a smart city during the first round of Smart Tehran Congress, which is being held at the iconic Milad Tower...
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March 02,2018Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg sold nearly $500 million of the company’s shares in February to fund his philanthropic investment vehicle, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,...
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March 02,2018Following private sector pressure and a rise in public demand, import tariffs on laptops will be reduced to 5% in the coming months, the head of Tehran’s Information Technology Union announced....
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March 02,2018The Light Phone is a cellphone released last year with an interesting premise: strip away all the extraneous, distracting pieces of modern smartphones—like Internet, texting, email and photography—...
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