Sci & Tech

<p>Read the latest news about Iran's technology industries, from startups, mobile networks, innovative companies and e-commerce.</p>

  • Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and state-owned China Telecom Corp Ltd have tied up to sell inexpensive smartphones aimed at boosting mobile commerce in smaller cities and…

  • As smartphones become more prevalent, mobile internet usage will take over home internet connections. This is likely to happen much faster in Iran than previously thought with the introduction of…

  • There aren't many people who have not heard about or shopped on DigiKala in Iran. In no more than two years, Iran’s leading e-retailer has successfully established itself and built a strong…

  • A new dictionary app has been released in Iran which is available for devices running on iOS and Android mobile operating systems, Digiato reported.

    Established five years back, Vajehyab…

  • A plan has been put forth by the Communication Regulations Organization that owners of more than ten SIM cards will be indentified, Webna reported on Saturday.  The plan, first implemented…

  • Dixons-Carphone, UK phone, electronics and electrical retailer, has announced it will launch its planned MVNO under the iD brand in May over the 3 UK network.

  • Microsoft Corporation on Thursday reported revenue and profit above Wall Street expectations, as sales of its hardware and cloud-computing services helped to offset a decline in the company’s core…

  • Japanese police say a drone found on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s offices on Wednesday may have been controlled by someone up to 1.2 kilometers away, NHK News World reported on Friday…

  • The general assembly of the Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (Hamrah-e-Aval or MCI) met last week to assess the financial statements and the profit of the company in the last fiscal year (…

  • Qualcomm has cut its revenue forecast for fiscal 2015, with the company now expecting revenue between $25 billion and $27 billion, compared to $26.3-$28 billion it was expecting earlier, according…

  • Seven technology parks are under construction and three others have already been constructed, reported IRNA on Monday quoting the head of small industries and industrial parks.  To stimulate…

  • Samsung has publicly described the first week of Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge sales as “impressive” and predicted overall sales for both devices will break a record, passing 70 million globally…

  • If your website traffic plummets suddenly, you can blame it on “Mobilegeddon”. The newly coined word specifically refers to Google’s highly publicized change in their search algorithm. What this…

  • Microsoft’s launch of Windows 10 will likely take place in late July, according to AMD.

    During AMD’s latest earnings call last week, president and CEO Lisa Su revealed the launch timing for…

  • Legal action is being taken against ride-share company Uber for not having the right licence to operate in Western Australia, ZDnet reported on Tuesday.

    The state’s Transport Minister Dean…

  • Nokia is planning a return to the mobile phone market, after selling its entire mobile division to Microsoft in 2014, the UK’s Register reported on Tuesday.

    The surprising news comes as the…

  • Apple's new wearable is expected to sell in the hundreds of millions this year, with that in mind a new application ecosystem is emerging for smaller screens according to IBN. News organisations…

  • Whatsapp, the Facebook owned rapidly-growing messenger application now has 800 million active users, according to a Facebook post made by its founder, Jan Koum, who used the occasion to take…

  • MTN-Irancell's CEO announced that his company has 21 million data subscribers and an additional 7 million 3G and 4G LTE mobile line customers, according to the company’s press release on Saturday…

  • OnePlus, the by-invite-only Chinese mobile producer, has announced it will begin selling in the Iranian market in limited numbers, Financial Tribune sister paper Donya-e- Eqtasad reported on…

  • Microsoft’s Bing search engine has captured more than 20% of the US desktop search market for the first time since it launched, leaving Google with 64.4%, according to the Guardian…

  • File this one under “strange” but a report from the US state of Oklahoma has taken the usually internet based iPhone and Android rivalry to the next level. On Friday, KTUL a Tulsa based TV station…

  • Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress convention earlier this month, BlackBerry's affordable all-touch smartphone for 4G LTE networks, the BlackBerry Leap, is now available on pre-order via…

  • DigiKala, Iran’s leading e-retailer, has been valued in recent years from $150 million, by the Economist and above; either way the pioneer in Iran’s e-commerce industry continues to lead the…

  • In a ceremony on April 16, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S6 smartphone in Tehran, Digiato reported on Thursday.

    The event, held at Iran's newest electronics mall Charsou Bazaar, was…