ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is expected to attract direct investment of at least $150 million after the Nov 23 bidding for three direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast licences. A top official of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) told journalists that 12 companies, including three foreign operators as part of local consortiums, had been shortlisted to bid […]
Dinein.co.uk Acquires MyDeliveryCab As Premium Restaurant Take-Out Space Heats Up In London Despite Just Eat’s multibillion dollar IPO, and serious competition from Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda and heavily-backed Delivery Hero, the online take-out delivery platform space in the U.K. — and London in particular — isn’t a done deal yet. That’s because a number of startups […]
Autonomous, human-sized security robots are almost here You might not see quite so many security guards on the beat in the future. After roughly a year of work, Knightscope is almost ready to deploy the K5, a human-sized (5 feet tall) autonomous robot that’s designed to take care of the more mundane parts of security […]
Anasonic Partners With Photon To Build Smarter Signs In Stores Photon Interactive, a company that’s been focused on building mobile experiences for large brands, is teaming up with Panasonic to bring what they say will be a more personalized experience to the digital signs you see in stores. The goal is to combine Photon’s software […]
Toshiba joins other tech giants in growing super-clean vegetables The name “Toshiba” conjures images of stacks of laptops piled high and maybe the occasional television, but the Japanese electronics giant is turning its attention to something just a little more humble: lettuce. Well, spinach too. And swiss chard. Quartz’s Dan Frommer tells the tale of […]
Apple Adds UnionPay, China’s Largest Bankcard Network, To App Store Payment Options App Store customers in China can now link their UnionPay debit or credit cards to their Apple IDs for purchases, Apple announced today. This is significant for Apple and Chinese consumers because China UnionPay, a bankcard network approved by China’s State Council and […]
