HEC’s PERIDOT Research Funding now also open for faculty members

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has now opened their PERIDOT Research funding program for full-time faculty members of both the public and private…

Microsoft creates a portable data center with Elon Musk as one of the first partners

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Imagine being able to access the power of cloud computing even within a remote, far flung region. This is about to become a very real…

JavaScript remains the most popular programming language among developers, according to survey

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

According to analyst firm SlashData’s latest survey of developers, JavaScript is the most popular programming language in the world for 2020, with Python and Java…

Government determined to help people and businesses despite fiscal constraints: Advisor to PM

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, on Wednesday, said that despite these COVID-ridden times, the government has come up with numerous strategies to help people and businesses…

French company introduces a new way to rate phone displays. See how your fav phone has done.

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

French company DxOMark launched a new score for audio performance of phones last year. This year, the ranking company is back with yet another scoring…

Trillions of dollars could have been saved if US had followed Pakistan’s lockdown strategy

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lawrence Henry Summers, a Former Undersecretary for International Affairs in the United States of America, on Sunday, remarked on Twitter that if the United States…

Unsolicited calls still being made after biometric verification – Interior Minister

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Interior Ministry confirmed that even after the biometric verification of SIMs, people were receiving fraudulent and spam calls. During a National Assembly meeting, the…

Rules for the blocking and removal of unlawful online content set by the Federal Government

By Hamnah Khalid ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Federal Government has notified the rules for the blocking and removal of unlawful content online for 2020. The notification reads, “In the exercise of…

Adobe brings Illustrator to iPad, Fresco to iPhone

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Adobe announced a slew of updates to its suite of creative apps at its MAX 2020 Creativity Conference yesterday. The biggest piece of news from…

Xiaomi commits to reducing the plastic used in its packaging by 60%

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Xiaomi is officially going eco-friendly, with the Chinese smartphone titan pledging to cut down on the plastic used in its product packaging by a massive…

PITB & Punjab Irrigation Dept. unveil e-Abiana, a digital water tax payment solution

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) has joined hands with Punjab Irrigation Department to introduce a smart and simple solution for the payment of water tax…

Careem Super App launches its food delivery service in Lahore

By Press Release ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Careem, the everyday Super App of the greater Middle East and Pakistan, has expanded its food delivery service to Lahore. Customers can now order food…

NASA nominates Nokia to build the first ever cellular network on the moon

By Hamza Zakir ⏐ 5 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Mobile networks are going to go lunar! In an awe-inspiring move, NASA and Nokia are joining hands to build the first ever cellular network on…

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