We live in a world in profound transition where mounting governance challenges have become more complex at both the national and global levels.New technologies have created unprecedented flows of instant information that have magnified the challenge. Governments are seen to be delivering too slowly ...

karachi - Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has reached yet another technological milestone by introducing chip-based Smart Cards for customers. These fuel cards are the first of their kind to be launched by any OMC in Pakistan.The formal launch ceremony was organized under the theme of “Your World ...

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Sunday asked electricity and gas companies to consider adopting smart meter technology to discourage wastage, reduce loadshedding and operational costs and ensure profit. Smart meters send electronic meter readings to ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Refrigerators are getting smart. A new model released earlier this month runs apps to help users browse recipes, create shopping lists and manage the expiration dates of items like yogurt and milk.The T9000 refrigerator by electronics company Samsung has a 10-inch Wi-Fi-enabled ...

n    Nasir Jamshed's 101 not out is his second ODI hundred, both of which have come against India. In three innings against them, Jamshed has scored 266 runs for one dismissal.n    Junaid Khan's 4 for 43 was his second four-wicket haul in ODIs. In 14 matches he has ...

LAHORE – The heads of the Punjab police and the motorways police rushed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the country’s top judiciary ordered them to appear in person during office timing otherwise they would be jailed.Police sources said that Punjab IGP Muhammad Habibur Rehman, ...

LAHORE: Siemens Pakistan organised 2 days seminar on Smart Grid Systems and Solutions to optimize transmission & distribution networks in Pakistan, says a press release. In his introductory address, Mr. Aqeel Ahmed Vice President Smart Grid of Siemens Pakistan shared IEA (International Energy ...

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said a smart National Identity Cards with innovative and enhanced features would be introduced soon to facilitate the people and end chances of forgery.‘National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has designed this new smart ID ...

TOKYO  — Japan's Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million "smart meters" in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday.TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, will solicit bids from Japanese and foreign ...

KARACHI – Samsung had recently launched the Samsung Galaxy Y smart-phone (model S5360). To promote this innovative sleek, compact and affordable smart-phone for the youth, Samsung has launched an online facebook campaign called “smart-Bid”. The participants will get great ...

KARACHI – To managing public funds, more than half of the Asia Pacific government agencies polled in a Visa survey say they are most challenged to get the job done by budget cuts, pressure to streamline operations, and late payments, says a press release. The poll also revealed that these ...

LAHORE LG Electronics announced the launch of its next-generation CINEMA 3D TV in Pakistan. In one of the countrys most important product launches, LGs new 3D technology effectively brings the ultimate 3D viewing experience to markets across Pakistan, ushering in a new era in home entertainment, ...

Near Field Communication (NFC) was initially promoted as a mobile payments method, but the technology has since been applied to a broader range of applications - and the list is still growing. One of these is a new system allowing for NFC implementation in a car key, which has been launched by the ...

LAHORE - Energy security is as vital as food and territorial security of the country. We will have to gird up our loins and work selflessly to ensure the success of the energy reforms initiated by the Government to salvage the country out of the present energy crisis. This was stated by Rasul Khan ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Farzana Raja has said that its imperative to distinguish Benazir Smart Card from Watan Card as the latter is only a mean to provide one -time financial assistance of Rs 20,000 to all flood victims. The ...

SPECTACLES that can provide subtitles have been created by hi-tech firm NEC. Resembling glasses but lacking lenses, the headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a users retina. NEC said it planned a version that used real-time translation to provide subtitles for a conversation between ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace on Tuesday is launching a mobile video streaming service that lets members of the global social-networking website watch favored snippets on the move. News Corp-owned MySpace teamed with video coding specialty firm RipCode to create a way to let people use ...

When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught - recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help. Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbour's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a ...