YouTube fixes glitch that caused it to shut down worldwide

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

No, you weren’t alone. If you found you were unable to access YouTube at some point over the past few days, you were among the…

Karachi Circular Railway to finally resume operations after two decades

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Having last been fully functional back in 1999, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will finally resume its operations starting next week i.e. 16 November 2020.…

Fawad Ch urges UN to ensure availability of new COVID-19 vaccine for poor countries

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pfizer just launched a COVID-19 vaccine that has been making headlines for being the magical cure we have been waiting for. While this is massive…

E-commerce and digital payments industries set for major growth in Pakistan, survey reveals

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing global lockdown have basically been a blessing for companies operating in the digital space, especially those working on e-commerce…

Rehman Malik causes uproar after mixing up Joe Biden and George Bush in recent tweet

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Senator Rehman Malik is making headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. The Pakistan Peoples Party leader recently took to Twitter to congratulate the US…

MediaTek to launch new 6nm chipset for phones

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

MediaTek has been busy launching a series of high-performing 5G chipsets ever since November last year. Now, it has plans to launch a new high-performance…

This 360-degree VR treadmill lets you physically run, jump, and crouch in video games

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The gaming experience just got a whole lot more immersive. Texan e-sports and VR startup Virtuix has developed the world’s first ever full-body controller and…

K-Electric created a $1.7m renewable energy focused venture capital fund, here’s why

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

It looks like every organization is investing in venture capital funds these days, even if it’s an electric utility company. In fact, K-Electric announced back…

Samsung beats Apple to become top smartphone manufacturer in the US

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In an unprecedented turn of events, Samsung beat fierce rivals Apple in the latter’s home ground by selling the largest number of smartphones in the…

Facebook says that its upcoming payments system is 7x times faster than Visa’s

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Long gone are the days when Facebook was just a social network giant. Now, it’s an entire ecosystem, branching out to cover as many aspects…

Provinces are trying to adopt Punjab’s digitization model

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

It is natural to look at how each of our provinces are doing when it comes to the adoption of technology. In such a conversation,…

Fact check: Is Google REALLY launching operations in Lahore?

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

So, according to a recent tweet by PTI member Mujtaba Sharf, Google is about to launch its operations in Lahore. On the surface, this sounds…

Pakistan’s Business Optimism Index shoots up to a record 146.5 points, according to new report

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan has been performing exceptionally well economically, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A week ago, we learnt that the World Bank expects Pakistan…

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