Local authorities are set to introduce stricter regulations on advertising healthcare products and services through social media platforms, with the aim of squeezing out providers of unreliable…
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Aiming to curb Iran’s overreliance on oil revenues and increase the share of knowledge-based firms in the national economy, President Hassan Rouhani’s government has established centers which…
A NASA spacecraft rocketed toward the sun on Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before.
Asus, Essential, LG and ZTE have all vowed to patch security flaws found by mobile security firm Kryptowire. The firm’s research was meant to point out that some security meltdowns stem from…
Central Bank of Iran's new forex policy has helped calm various markets in Iran, including the tumultuous mobile phone market, as reports point to a drop in prices as much as 10%.
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The ICT minister has called on the officials in charge of Iran Post Company to adopt measures to broaden the business and increase revenues, through the expansion of services as the top…
Local mobile operators have been given a two-week deadline by the government to resolve the deep-seated problems in offering value-added services.
Friday marked the 24th anniversary of the commercial launch of Iran’s mobile phone network, which shell-shocked local landline operators when the country’s first SIMs were offered.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 “phablet” in New York on Thursday in a key product launch that it hopes will attract younger customers with stepped-up features and services…
In a move aimed at soothing the disheveled Iranian mobile phone market, the government of President Hassan Rouhani has sped up the release of handsets from customs warehouses and in the coming…
Iranian mobile virtual network operator Amin has introduced a SIM card and mobile plan named Teentaak designed to provide parental control over youngsters' communications technology usage.
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Drafted by the ICT Ministry, a bill concerning tax relief for startups is making its way up the bureaucratic ladder to help new businesses flourish and subsequently spur economic growth. …
The United States is being outspent by China in the race to build the next generation of wireless communication, known as 5G, and it risks losing out on the potential economic benefits,…
A pending bill which envisages tax relief and provision of insurance coverage at lower rates for startups along with cutting the red tape is awaiting the approval of President Hassan Rouhani's…
Samsung and Amirkabir University of Technology through their jointly established Tech Center in Tehran are to hold a joint startup acceleration contest on August 18 in Iran.
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shut down several of its factories on Friday night after its systems were hit by a computer virus. TSMC is the largest semiconductor manufacturer…
Google wants to get back into China, and is laying the groundwork for a key part of the initiative: bringing its cloud business to the world’s second-largest economy.
Director of a government-backed investment fund has called Iranian startups sheer copycats who just duplicate examples of successful foreign firms, unleashing a heated debate on social media…
Tapping the potential of blockchain technology, Iran ICT Ministry and the National Library signed a memorandum of understanding to digitize the library's massive archives and create an open data…
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc, whose entry into Australia last year rattled established bricks-and-mortar retailers, posted a modest loss in its earliest days in the country, corporate…
As expected, the first major test flights for Boeing and SpaceX’s new passenger spacecraft have been delayed again. Following an engine test mishap, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will likely…
During a conference held in Tehran, representatives from Indonesia and Russia along with Iran's ICT Ministry, while bringing gender justice to the fore, underscored their commitment to utilize…
The implementation of the Mobile Phone Registry Scheme, in line with e-governance policies, as well as a means to curb the smuggling of cellphones, has generated three times the previous amount…
An Iranian startup named ‘Hamkelasi’ (literally means ‘classmate’) has unveiled a smart platform intending to facilitate schools’ management and students’ enrollment.
T-Mobile US named Nokia to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new…
