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Twitter in talks with Google and Salesforce about a potential sale

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

After nearly four quarters of disappointing growth and stale profits, Twitter executives are reportedly in talks with multiple tech companies over a complete buyout. CNBC…

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YouTube enables offline video playback for users in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Finding a stable and quick internet connection in Pakistan can be a challenge when you are constantly on the move. Add unreliability of local internet…

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Uber will now require drivers to take “security selfies” before going online

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Uber has been criticized in the past due to their flaky verification process and peculiar business model which allows anyone with a car and license…

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Uber driver reportedly harassed and threatened a female passenger in Karachi

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 5 min read

Uber and Careem, especially in a country like Pakistan where security is a big issue, are supposed to be a safe haven for those looking…

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Yahoo discloses details about cyber attack affecting 500 million users

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

It looks like despite being sold to Verizon for $4.8 billion, Yahoo’s troubles are far from over. Yahoo officials confirmed on Thursday that a breach…

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Google Play and Android apps are now available on Chrome OS stable channel

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Chrome OS has always been an interesting experiment of Google. When internet is becoming an indispensable commodity, concept of an operating system made entirely out…

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Opera makes free VPN available for all desktop users

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Over the past few months, Opera has been making a lot of strides with users by making tools like ad block and battery saver a…

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Google drive can now understand natural language queries

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Are you like most people who save their files and then forget what random string of letters they produced to save it in a hurry?…

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Google releases Allo: A smarter messaging app to take on WhatsApp

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Google recently released “Duo”, a video chatting app aimed to compete with Apple’s FaceTime. Now Google is hoping to take on Whatsapp and other chatting…

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Adblock plus will now sell ads

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a strange and ironic turn of events, Adblock plus will now actually show ads to users. Adblock plus is a hugely popular extension for…

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Punjab Government launches a video to encourage investment flow in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

“Join us, work with us, invest in us!” This is the message which Punjab Information Technology Board(PITB) wants to send out to the rest of…

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Google plans to replace the Nexus brand in favor of Pixel lineup

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

We previously reported that Google plans to refresh its smartphone lineup with two new devices this year. Google is still following this release model, with…

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Careem introduces peak pricing for users in Pakistan

By Shaoor Munir ⏐ 9 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Careem has introduced peak pricing phenomenon in Pakistan. It means a temporary increase in the cost of available rides in times of excessive demands. A few…

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