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Pakistan’s first 100Gbps Optical Network to be installed very soon

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

Mobilink has awarded a contract to China-based telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei to upgrade its existing network to 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Optical Transport Network…

Pakistani Aircraft gets several export orders at Paris Air Show 2015

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

The Pakistan Aircraft, JF-17 Thunder, lived up to its name at the Paris Air Show. The show is considered one of the most decorated and…

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#KaymuKaravan takes Bloggers to the streets of Lahore

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

On Saturday, 13th of June, Kaymu hosted an exclusive event and invited Lahore bloggers to be part of a street-level activity – “Kaymu Karavan”. The…

Lahore Transportation debuts “Bus Da Pata” application

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Transportation applications can be time savers for people commuting on a daily basis. Lahore transportation company (LTC) launched a smartphone application named “Bus Da Pata”…

Predictifyme raises $1.5 million from venture capitalists

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Predictifyme has successfully raised $1.5 million from a range of venture capitalists and high profile investors recently. It made headlines a few months ago with…

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Patari threatened with legal action from Pakistan’s leading record label

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Patari, an upcoming music streaming website for Pakistani music has been threatened with legal action from one of Pakistan’s leading music label – EMI. Patari…

Breaking: Punjab government removes 19.5% Internet tax

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

Earlier this month, the Punjab Government quietly instated 19.5% tax on internet connections that either exceeded 1500 PKR / month or had speeds greater than…

Pakistani citizens paying highest taxes globally for using Telecom services

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Thank you to the Punjab government’s move of imposing 19.5% taxation charges on internet usage, Pakistan has rocketed up to the first spot globally in…

Google will assist you in selecting the best Android handsets

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Selecting from a wide variety of available Android handsets can be a headache at times. Google has launched Android-Which Phone tool on their official Android…

An iOS security vulnerability can leak your iCloud credentials

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

A security researcher at Ersnt & Young highlighted a security vulnerability in the native Mail app of iOS which can leak any iCloud account credentials…

Urdu Nastaleeq included in the latest version of iOS

By Mohammad Farooq ⏐ 11 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

In 2010, Mudassir Azeemi, a USA based Pakistani software architect and entrepreneur, worked on a pilot project to bring Urdu typing to the iOS platform.…

Carmudi report shows a drastic impact of Internet & Mobile on automotive sales

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

Carmudi just published an extensive research report titled, ‘The Booming Automotive Industry in Emerging Markets’. The research stated the change in the automotive sale and…

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Huawei launches P8 smartphone in Pakistan

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

Huawei recently entered the Pakistan smartphone market and has gathered a sizable market share. They are offering devices in the open market with Telco exclusive…

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