GIST

5 Pakistanis make it to semi-finals of entrepreneurship competition GIST

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A total of 5 exceptional entrepreneurs from Pakistan have made it to the public-voting semi-final round of global entrepreneurship and innovation competition, GIST. Global Innovation…

Careem

Careem’s new Economy Services will cost only Rs.18 per kilometer

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chauffeur car booking service Careem has just announced a considerably cheaper alternative to their car-services and it is scheduled to go live tomorrow in Lahore.…

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Electronic rickshaws are coming to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The transport department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has finally given the green light to electronic rickshaws in order to tackle the alarmingly high number of pollution-causing…

Prize Bond App

How to automatically check your Prize Bond numbers after each draw

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The odds of winning a prize bond are extremely slim and yet, a lot of us happily waste our times checking our luck each time…

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IBA to hold ProBattle IT Olympiad this month

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

IBA’s Computer Science Society is organizing an IT Olympiad, full of games and technology competitions from 15-17 April with more than half a million ruppees…

Microsoft

Microsoft is offering Pakistani students a chance to win a 5-Month paid internship

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Microsoft is offering students in Pakistan a chance to win a 5-month paid internship while learning some technical skills as well through its Learn for…

Usman Riaz

Glassworker raises $116,000 on KickStarter

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The first hand-drawn animation film from Pakistan, Glassworker, simply steam-rolled its $50,000 funding goal and has now become the highest-funded KickStarter campaign from Pakistan. Launched…

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Free public Wi-Fi is coming to Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Starting with Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi, the Punjab Government has initiated a program to make free wi-fi services available at numerous public locations and government…

Stock Android Calculator

Stock-android Calculator app now available for non-nexus devices and smartwatches

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Google has published the stock Android calculator app in the play store, making it available for all non-nexus devices as well as for Android Wear…

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Universal Windows apps for Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are coming finally

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Universal apps for Windows for Facebook, Instagram and Messenger have finally been announced and will be coming to the Windows Store soon. Today at Microsoft’s…

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Ubuntu is officially coming to Windows 10

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Sources close to Canonical and Microsoft have revealed that soon the two companies will be partnering to bring official Ubuntu support right inside Windows 10.…

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Careem acquires Savaree, the founder joins as Product Lead for Pakistan

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Careem has just announced the acquisition of Savaree, Pakistan’s homegrown taxi hailing and ride-sharing service. Today, Careem sent out a press release announcing that they…

Xiaomi Rice

Xiaomi’s $150 smartphone-controlled rice-cooker can differentiate between 200 brands of rice

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has created a smart new rice-cooker that can be controlled wirelessly through an app in your smartphone. The fifth largest smartphone…

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