Rehan Ahmed

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New WhatsApp Gold scam tricks WhatsApp users into downloading malware on their phones

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

2 min read

If you get a message about downloading an exclusive too-good-to-be-true version of WhatsApp called “WhatsApp Gold”, don’t download it. The new scam tries to trick…

Pakistan has the second-highest software piracy rate in Asia Pacific

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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A new report on software piracy rates around the globe has found out that almost 84 percent of all software installed in Pakistan in 2015…

Learn Smart Pakistan is offering rewards for 9-10 grade students and teachers through digital learning competition

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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Knowledge Platform has launched the third iteration of its Learn Smart Pakistan initiative, offering students as well as teachers of grade 9 and grade 10…

President Obama awards Pakistani-born Biomedical Engineer with US’s highest award for technology achievement

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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The President of United States, Barack Obama, has awarded Mark Humayun, a Pakistani-American PhD in biomedical engineering, with the “National Medal of Technology and Innovation”,…

India to gets its very own Apple app development accelerator

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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Apple has announced that it will be opening a dedicated App Design and Development Accelerator in India to cater specifically to the Indian community of…

It’s not just you, WhatsApp was down today in Pakistan

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

2 min read

The most popular instant-messaging service on the planet, WhatsApp, faced a temporary outage today in Pakistan as users took to Twitter to express their outrage…

Urdu language support is coming to Microsoft Office for Android

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Microsoft has just announced that the new versions of the Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps are going to be available in Urdu…

Pakistani hackers allegedly involved in $80 million Bangladesh Bank steal

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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The investigation into the $80 million Bangladesh central bank heist has revealed the participation of atleast 3 hacker groups in the attack, one which claimed…

Government to start issuing Biometric ePassports in 2017

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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The Government of Pakistan has given the green light to biometric ePassports in an effort to curb illegal activities like human trafficking and put a…

NUST students make Pakistan’s first ever Formula Electric Car

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

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A five-person team of undergrad students from National University of Sciences and Technology has made Pakistan’s first ever Formula Electric Car, making Pakistan one of…

Instagram unveils new purplish-pink icon; Redesigns Android and iPhone apps

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

2 min read

Everybody’s favorite photo-sharing social network, Instagram, has just announced that there are some major changes coming the way of the half a billion or so…

WhatsApp releases desktop apps for Windows and Mac

By Rehan Ahmed ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐

2 min read

World’s most popular instant messaging service, WhatsApp, has finally unveiled desktop apps for Windows as well as Macs. The company just announced that it is…