Farooq is currently writing for Dawn and TechJuice. He is also volunteering for Digital Rights Pakistan.
Warning – You are being monitored and watched online!
I have been interested in Internet security and privacy since the day I started using it. The ways to monitor and watch the activities of…
Lahore Transportation debuts “Bus Da Pata” application
Transportation applications can be time savers for people commuting on a daily basis. Lahore transportation company (LTC) launched a smartphone application named “Bus Da Pata”…
Predictifyme raises $1.5 million from venture capitalists
Predictifyme has successfully raised $1.5 million from a range of venture capitalists and high profile investors recently. It made headlines a few months ago with…
8 characteristics that set apart Entrepreneurs and Wantrepreneurs
Success comes in many ways for entrepreneurs. In today’s digital economy, it is very easy to be assigned a label of being an entrepreneur but…
Patari threatened with legal action from Pakistan’s leading record label
Patari, an upcoming music streaming website for Pakistani music has been threatened with legal action from one of Pakistan’s leading music label – EMI. Patari…
Pakistani citizens paying highest taxes globally for using Telecom services
Thank you to the Punjab government’s move of imposing 19.5% taxation charges on internet usage, Pakistan has rocketed up to the first spot globally in…
Google will assist you in selecting the best Android handsets
Selecting from a wide variety of available Android handsets can be a headache at times. Google has launched Android-Which Phone tool on their official Android…
An iOS security vulnerability can leak your iCloud credentials
A security researcher at Ersnt & Young highlighted a security vulnerability in the native Mail app of iOS which can leak any iCloud account credentials…
Urdu Nastaleeq included in the latest version of iOS
In 2010, Mudassir Azeemi, a USA based Pakistani software architect and entrepreneur, worked on a pilot project to bring Urdu typing to the iOS platform.…
7 beneficial tips for startups to get free press coverage
Startups have ideas that are flowing with creativity and innovation. These ideas can lose their value if no one gets to know about them which…
Why startups fail? Get eye-opening answers from this emerging tool!
Autopsy.io is a project launched to share and highlight the reasons for the failures of many startups around the globe. It is a navigable database…
USAID inaugurates significant energy projects in Pakistan
A USAID funded technology lab at the Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO) regional training centre was inaugurated by the US Ambassador in Pakistan, Richard Olson…
Microsoft Pakistan and HEC teams up to offer free Microsoft Office 365
Good news for students studying at HEC registered institutions! Microsoft Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) have teamed up to offer Office 365 for…