Major blackout in Pakistan, Karachi plunges into total darkness

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Last night, a 220 KV transmission line suffered a major technical fault at the national grid resulting in a black out at several regions in…

Google rolls out Material Design Lite for website templates

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

Google’s famed material design was well-received in 2014, what started off on Android phones through the 5.0 update codenamed Lollipop, soon became widespread to apps…

Give new life to your Gmail account with beautiful themes and various emojis!

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

Gmail has been going through a great many transitions lately. With the recent introduction of Inbox being available without an invitation and Gmail Shelfie is…

GotGame.pk lets you rent unlimited video games at nominal monthly fee

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Buying legitimate games in Pakistan is a big issue for console gamers since many are not able to pay ~Rs. 6000 for a single game,…

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Google’s low price handset Android One launching with QMobile in Pakistan

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

Android One is an active initiative by Google that has been going between lesser technologically countries in order to encourage the growth of smartphones. This…

Investment for Pakistani Businesses

Pakistan Private Investment Initiative (PPII) bringing $150 Million in investments for SMEs

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

In 2010, Senators John Kerry and Richard Lugar tried to pass “Kerry-Lugar” bill through congress – a $1.5 Billion financial aid package meant to aid…

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Government imposes another tax – this time on Education sector

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

The Government has imposed yet another tax, but the new tax isn’t targeted towards the IT sector but the education sector. The government has issued…

Mastercard will use Selfies as a security measure for Payment

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

Mastercard, a world leader in credit cards, is looking to take advantage of selfies to help enrich your shopping experience. Credit card security is still…

Playit.pk, a popular YouTube proxy service, sold at Rs. 2.2 Million

By TechJuice ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

PlayIt, a popular YouTube proxy service in Pakistan, has been sold at Rs. 2.2 Million (US $22,000) on Flippa after a total of 38 bids…

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Not everyone will get Windows 10 on July 29

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

Reservations for Windows 10 began in June, and if you’ve reserved your copy, you may have been one of the many millions who did so.…

Pakistani Hackers Hacked Indian Website

Pakistan Electric Power Company, Pepco, website is defaced by Pakistani Hackers

By TechJuice ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistani hackers group, Pak Cyber Expert, has hacked Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) website a while ago. The hackers have added this text on the…

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Government implements 14% Advance Tax on Internet Connections Across Pakistan

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

It feels like only yesterday that the government repealed the 19.5% Internet Tax on Punjab while still enforcing it in the KPK and Sindh region.…

Rohayl Varind, 19, wins World Summit Youth Award 2014

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

Rohayl Varind, a 19-year-old Pakistani, won World Summit Youth Award in the category of “Pursue Truth” among 1898 submissions, spanning 138 countries, impressing a panel…

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