Pakistani fashion startup Mezaaj raises investment at $500,000 valuation

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

Pakistani fashion startup, Mezaaj raised an undisclosed amount of seed capital from a private investor Arshad Latif at a total valuation of US $500,000. The…

Massive coal project approved to solve Pakistan’s energy crisis

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

The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) of Pakistan has approved 1400MW coal-fuelled power project as proposed by Shanghai Electric group. The power plant is…

Google sets up Ramadan Web App for Muslims globally

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

Google, in recognition to the start of the blessed month of Ramadan, has taken a generous initiative to release a new web app for Muslims…

I Am Karachi Hackathon

18 reasons why #IAmKarachi Innovation Challenge was Mother of all Hacks

By Asra Rizwan ⏐ 10 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 6 min read

Last weekend, Habib University hosted Karachi’s biggest hackathon, the IAmKarachi Innovation Challenge. The event was launched by the IAmKarachi consortium in collaboration with Pakistan Innovation…

Twitter launches custom Ramadan emoji

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

Twitter has released custom Ramadan emoji for Muslims to use in their tweets during the holy month. The three custom emoji appear using an appropriate…

Meet the 3 Winners of Plan9 Launchpad Islamabad

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

A few days ago, Plan9 rocked the peaceful suburbs of Islamabad by bringing the 6th season of Launchpad to the city of sights. They shortlisted…

Pepsi promotes frugal innovation with new Ramadan campaign for IDPs

By Sarwat Fatima ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Imagine if one day you wake up and find yourself in a parallel universe with no electricity! The experience will be daunting and frightful. Suddenly,…

Samsung’s Swiftkey hacked threatening 600 million users

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

If you have a Samsung phone that came pre-installed with SwiftKey, then it is highly recommended that you move on to a new keyboard or…

LastPass compromised leaving several account credentials vulnerable

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

LastPass, a password management solution, had their data compromised. While account passwords are tucked away safe and sound under your “Master Password”, the company is…

Arpatech launches an Online Grocery Store – TazaMart

By Fatima Rizwan ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Arpatech has been in the news with regard to different technology launches and acquisitions lately. Now, they want to make grocery shopping fun and convenient…

Report a security bug and get a hefty reward from Google

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Privacy, security, and the entire issue of being watched are hot topics these days. No technology is ever perfect and will always be vulnerable such…

Creative Frontiers releases their first comic reading app for Free

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Creative Frontiers has released their first app – CFxComics on the Google PlayStore. The app delivers a truly immersed comic reading experience along with background…

Pakistan to host first ever Smartphone Film Festival

By Rizwan Anwer ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Pakistan is about to become the first country in Asia to host the first ever Smartphone Film Festival. The film festival will be the 9th…

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