Category: Technology
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Smartchoice.pk – Price and Service Comparison Platform in Pakistan
Smartchoice is an online platform built for the convenience of internet users who are looking for better internet connections in their locality. This service helps broadband consumers find great deals and packages offered by popular internet providers of Pakistan including Mobilink, Nayatel, PTCL, Qubee, Telenor, Ufone, Wi-tribe, Worldcall and Zong. All deals and packages have…
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Urdu Ustad: Interactive app makes learning Urdu alphabets fun for kids!
Pardesi Media based out of United States has released a free interactive app “Urdu Ustad†that introduces kids to Urdu alphabets and words. The original audiences of the app were families who immigrated to non-Urdu speaking countries, and needed ways for their kids to stay connected to their culture and language. Recently majority of downloads…
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ITCN Asia 2013 at Karachi Expo Center
ITCN Asia is annual Information and Communication Technology event in Karachi. The 2013 edition of ITCN Asia was organized on October 8-10 at Karachi Expo Center. ITCN Asia had two segments, the technology workshops and the exhibition. The workshops covered eBanking & Finance, eGovernment,  Digital Marketing and eLearning among other topics. My observations of ITCN Asia 2013 are based…
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Duddoo Aur Dhobi: Local app to make South Asian content fun for kids
JugnooMedia has released a mobile app titled “Duddoo Aur Dhobi†for toddlers and children 1-3 year old. Aimed at providing fun content for Indian, Pakistani and other South Asian children, the app is based on two popular Urdu nursery rhymes “O Baba duddoo’a” and “Dhobi aaya”. It is a ‘digital toy’, which provides a highly…
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NED Team Victory preparing for Shell Eco Marathon
In this era of energy crisis, engineers are working hard to find possibilities for maximum efficiency with minimum power consumption. Considering the same goal, Shell organizes a competition with the name Shell Eco-Marathon where young engineers of different institutes from all over the world bring their vehicles, especially designed for better mileage. The competition takes…
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ITCN Asia 2012 Review
ITCN Asia 2012 was held at Karachi Expo Center during September 18-20. While the event started on 18th, it was officially inaugurated on the 19th by Sindh IT Minister Faisal Subzwari. I visited ITCN on the 2nd day, well before the good Minister came for the inauguration. I found the event dull and lackluster. Attendance…
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Gitex 2011 review
Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) is the largest IT exhibition of the GCC and MENA. Every year thousands of exhibitors and visitors attend Gitex to network, do business, and learn about the latest IT trends and cutting age hardware and software solutions. Gitex has two parts, the Technology section, more of a B2B event, is…
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Steve Jobs (1955-2011)..”Stay Hungry Stay Foolish”
Co Founder of Apple, Steve Jobs passed away last night, aged 56. In his life, he has touched millions around the globe with his modesty, his vision, his brilliance and above all his inspiration to billions around the globe.. to follow what they feel right for them, no matter how stupid it be to other,…
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Buy hacked US Military Websites for $500 Only
If you’re a criminal looking for full control of the Web used by the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM), you can get it for just under US$500. According to a ComputerWorld report, Security vendor Imperva found out about a hacker claiming at an underground forum that he has control over a number of websites, including…
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Pentagon and Department Of Defence planning a virus to kill religion, manipulate the God Gene
In a leaked video from Pentagon, the Department Of Defence (DOD) officials are discussing a proposal to release a virus and then use a vaccine to eliminate genes related to religion and fundamentalism. Department of Defense officials discuss releasing a flu virus and using the FunVax (Fundamentalists vaccine) to manipulate the “God Gene†in DNA…