Category: Tech

Kathmandu: Realme has unvieled its latest Flagship smartphone, the realme 9 Pro+ 5G. The realme 9 Pro+ 5G, powered by MediaTek Dimensity 920 offering optical image stabilization, supercharging, light shift design, and heart-rate sensors. Featuring a 90Hz Super AMOLED Display, it is also one of the first smartphones to feature an in-display fingerprint with a… Continue reading Realme unveils the realme 9 Pro+ 5G for Nepali consumers

Kathmandu: Janakpur Engineering College is going to give scholarships to nine students on the initiative of the National Innovation Center (NIC). Janakpur Engineering College in Kupandol of Lalitpur, which is recognized by Tribhuvan University, is going to give a 50 percent scholarship to five students in civil engineering and four students in computer engineering. The… Continue reading Nince students of JEC to receive scholarships through national innovation center

(BBC): The owner of Facebook and Instagram will allow users in some countries to call for violence against Vladimir Putin and Russian soldiers. Meta says it has temporarily made allowances for some violent speech, like “death to the Russian invaders,” that would usually break its rules. However, it says it won’t permit calls for violence… Continue reading War in Ukraine: Facebook to allow calls for violence against Putin

WASHINGTON (AP): Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released Tuesday by a private cybersecurity firm. The report from Mandiant does not identify the compromised states or offer a motive for… Continue reading At least 6 US state governments hacked by China

BEIJING (AP): Warnings to use disposable “burner” phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smartphone app. Such precautions fueled unease about data privacy for competitors and attendees at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Not everyone heeded them. “Honestly, I’ve been coming to China for 12 years or whatever,… Continue reading At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background

Kathmandu: The traffic police has started using the mobile app to check whether riders are carrying fake driving license. After the Department of Transport Management developed a mobile app for checking driver’s license and handed it over to the Metropolitan Traffic Police today, the traffic police will now be able to check the fake license… Continue reading Traffic police launch mobile app to detect fake driving license

WASHINGTON (AP): The White House blamed Russia on Friday for this week’s cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks and warned of the potential for more significant disruptions in the days ahead. Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration’s deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, said the U.S. had rapidly linked Tuesday’s attacks… Continue reading US, Britain accuse Russia of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP): A series of cyberattacks on Tuesday knocked the websites of the Ukrainian army, the defense ministry and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, as tensions persisted over the threat of a possible Russian invasion. Still, there was no indication the relatively low-level, distributed-denial-of-service attacks might be a smokescreen for more serious and… Continue reading Cyberattacks knock out sites of Ukrainian army, major banks

Kathmandu: The government is planning to set up ICT labs in 2,300 schools simultaneously. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Poudel informed that the government has decided to set up ICT labs in 2,300 schools immediately for the educational improvement of public schools. He further said that the government has also started the work… Continue reading Govt to set up ICT labs in 2,300 schools

Kathmandu: The Indian government has banned 54 Chinese mobile applications, including the popular game Garena Free Fire. Garena Free Fire is Singapore-based and the developer is not from China. The game was one of the most downloaded games in India last year and had taken up the space created by PUBG Mobile after it was… Continue reading India bans 54 Chinese apps including Garena Free Fire