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Facebook announces bot platform at keynote f8 conference

By Saad Mughal ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The era of the bots is finally here. Recently, Microsoft announced a bot platform and chat bots for Skype in its build conference last month.…

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Telenor Pakistan launches Summer Internship Program 2016

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Telenor Summer Internship Program is one of the most prestigious opportunities for bright undergrad students looking forward to kick start their career. The online recruitment…

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HTC announces it’s flagship for 2016, the HTC 10

By Saad Mughal ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

After over a month of anticipation and rumors, HTC has finally announced its flagship for 2016. The HTC 10 is the Taiwanese multinational’s flagship for…

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You can now sell stuff on Facebook using Sale Groups feature

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

Facebook has just activated “Sale Groups” for a number of Pakistani users, allowing anyone to find and create sale groups to sell stuff directly through…

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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…

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Pakistan ranks the lowest on Global Connectivity Index Report 2016

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Huawei, a leading smartphone manufacturer, just released their annual Global Connectivity Index. And the numbers are looking bleak for us. Pakistan ranks last in a…

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Fatwa issued on the illegal use of WiFi

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities (IACAD) in Dubai has issued a fatwa prohibiting use of others’ Internet WiFi service without their permission. The…

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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…

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Google could make Apple’s Swift a ‘first class’ language for Android

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Google, Facebook and Uber recently had a meeting regarding Apple’s Swift programming language. These three industry giants are thought to adopt Swift as a first…

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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…

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Millions of Wordpress websites are being shifted to encrypted HTTPS

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In a massive shift to secure Internet, WordPress has announced that it will ensure every website on their platform uses encrypted HTTPS. Google recently announced…

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Yahoo Web could soon belong to Google

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The tech industry is currently abuzz with an on-going bidding battle on Yahoo’s Web business. Verizon Communications Inc. have expressed interest in the matter. While…

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