Hamza Zakir

Platonist. Humanist. Unusually edgy sometimes.

 

1174   stories by Hamza Zakir

Govt suspends tax exemption on phones brought by international travelers

For quite a while, the government had made it permissible for international travelers to have one phone registered with...

in Mobile
Jun 17 · >

Pakistani Internet users are the most skeptical in the world, according to study

Pakistan might be going through a rough patch nowadays, but if there’s one thing that can be said about...

in Telecom
Jun 14 · >

Trump’s anti-trust lawyers prepare to face off against tech’s “Big Four”

Makan Delrahim (left) and Joe Simons (right) The big tech quartet of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple has been...

Jun 14 · >

2020 iPhones might be the first to use the smallest and most efficient chip in the market

In this age of devices that continue to get smaller, faster and more powerful, the secret weapon is the...

in Mobile
Jun 14 · >

Citibank officially invites Pakistan to international fintech competition

With fintech trends like cryptocurrency and decentralized payments applications shaping the future of our economy, it is imperative that...

Jun 14 · >

Saudi Arabia in talks with Pakistan to invest $4 billion in solar energy project

Minister for Power and Petroleum Omar Ayub Khan has laid out a plan of economic development for Balochistan, with...

Jun 12 · >

Huawei says Facebook applications will continue to work on its devices

Unsurprisingly, things have gone from bad to worse for Huawei as the US government continues to intensify its blacklisting...

Jun 11 · >

Scientists are baffled by a black hole that is way smaller than they expected

We are all used to the idea of a black hole that is incomprehensibly massive and inexplicably powerful, resting...

Jun 11 · >

A look at how Europe is regulating tech giants

The inception of tech companies is important in terms of how they drive both employment and innovation, but when...

Jun 10 · >

Jazz is breaking new ground by providing a self-care service window on WhatsApp

Having already itself as a premier telecommunications operator in Pakistan, Jazz has now officially become the first in the...

in Telecom
Jun 10 · >

Introducing the new most competitive economy in the world (no, it’s not China)

The United States is a superpower in many aspects, especially in terms of economy, and for quite a while,...

Jun 3 · >

Here’s what to expect from Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote

As Apple’s primary annual developer’s conference, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is an event awaited with anticipation by Apple...

May 31 · >

Here’s how to make a daily digest list using Google Assistant

Most of us tend to be scatter-brained nowadays simply because of the burgeoning number of commitments that we find...

May 29 · >