Hamza Zakir

Platonist. Humanist. Unusually edgy sometimes.

 

1174   stories by Hamza Zakir

NVIDIA to acquire American-Israeli chipmaker for $6.9 billion

As the world hurtles towards ever greater peaks of artificial intelligence, the need to process increasingly massive amounts of...

in Gaming
Mar 11 · >

Man spends a whole week in virtual reality, here’s what happened to him

Most of us complain about the reality of the world that we live in, and moan about its boring...

Mar 11 · >

Low-cost Chinese smartphones infiltrate the Pakistani market

Cheap Chinese smartphones have been the norm in Pakistan, especially in the interior areas. While overall mobile usage in...

in Mobile
Mar 5 · >

These are the 7 best crypto mobile wallets for 2019

Ever since the enigmatic Satoshi Nakamoto devised the first blockchain, cryptocurrency has permeated our lives to the point of...

Mar 4 · >

QS Subject Rankings for 2019 are out: here’s how Pakistani universities fared

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject has long been our primary yardstick for comparing universities. Considering...

Mar 3 · >

LG announces its first dual screen 5G smartphone

Smartphone manufacturers the world over have been making waves either by releasing 5G-enabled devices or foldable smartphones, and LG...

in Mobile
Feb 26 · >

These apps are sharing your personal data with Facebook

As if the burgeoning scandals surrounding Facebook’s doubtful commitment to protect its users’ privacy weren’t enough, a new Wall...

Feb 25 · >

HBL PSL Season 4 live stream has amassed 10 million views

With the new edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) well underway, the nation has been well and...

Feb 21 · >

This unexpected flaw in the airport system could allow phones to be smuggled

In spite of the Pakistani government’s initiative to limit the smuggling of phones by introducing Device Identification Registration and...

in Mobile
Feb 21 · >

Violent video games do not cause aggressive behavior among teens, according to new research

While the prevalent belief has been that video games consisting of violence and gore induce aggression in teenagers who...

in Gaming
Feb 18 · >

Google Play will update pre-installed Android apps, even if you aren’t logged in

The account login that is required every time an Android app needs to be updated is something that we...

in Mobile
Feb 18 · >

Samsung Galaxy S10 is almost here, and here’s all that you need to know about it

The Galaxy S10 has easily been the most eagerly awaited smartphone ever since the new year began. With the...

in Mobile
Feb 15 · >

Science and Technology park to be setup in Islamabad, 50M Rupees allocated

Ministry of Science and Technology has officially devised a plan to establish a science and technology park in Pakistan’s...

Feb 13 · >