Apple records massive shipments as it becomes the world’s biggest smartphone seller
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Huawei slipped, Apple swooped. It’s really as simple as that. With smartphone shipments surging by 22 percent to record levels in the fourth quarter, Apple…
Toyota beats Volkswagen to become the top car seller in the world
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Japanese automotive giant Toyota Motor Corp has officially overtaken German’s Volkswagen (owner of iconic names like Audi, Porsche, and Lamborghini) to become the world’s top…
Punjab to become first province to buy gene sequencing tech to track COVID-19 variants
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Punjab is set to become the first province in the country to acquire a genome sequencing machine for the purpose of identifying the new strains…
Two Pakistanis win awards for ‘Inspiring Business Transformation’ at World CIO 200 Summit 2020
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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In a moment of national pride, two Pakistani executives have secured awards for “Inspiring Business Transformation” at the World CIO 200 Summit among hundreds of…
Pakistan’s position gets worse in latest corruption index
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Has corruption decreased in Pakistan over the course of the past year? It doesn’t seem like it, as Transparency International’s latest corruption perception rankings indicate…
Did PIA just spot a UFO? Media in frenzy over “extraordinary” object
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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A short video shot by the cockpit crew of a PIA aircraft has quickly gone viral and set off a social media frenzy because it…
PTA blocks 452 access links of a Netflix movie containing blasphemous content
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday that it had blocked 452 out of 778 links of the blasphemous…
Govt sets ambitious IT export target of $5bn
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) Syed Aminul Haque announced yesterday that the target for the inflow of IT export remittances for 2020-23 has…
Ministries warned to speed up work on CPEC projects or face the consequences
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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A cabinet body responsible for overseeing the implementation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects has reportedly issued a stern warning to the involved ministries to…
HEC just released its final decision on conduct of exams (hint: it’s controversial)
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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In the wake of week-long protests throughout the country that pitted universities against students demanding online exams, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has finally had…
Microsoft set to report record earnings boosted by cloud computing, video gaming
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Microsoft is expected to post record quarterly sales figures today, largely driven by the pandemic-fueled demand for its Xbox consoles and rapid adoption of its…
Telecom firms in hot water due to illegal use of boosters and amplifiers
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Despite multiple warnings by concerned authorities, telecom firms in Pakistan have been engaging in the illegal use of GSM amplifiers and boosters aimed at enhancing…
Pakistan Railways’ ticket reservation system crashes across the country
By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐
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Passengers all over Pakistan heaved a sigh of frustration as the ticket reservation system of Pakistan Railways crashed across the country earlier today. As reported…
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