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Pro-rector of COMSATS had a plagiarized PhD thesis, HEC inquiry concludes
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Haroon Rashid, the pro-rector and CEO of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT) has been found guilty of submitting a plagiarized PhD thesis. An inquiry…
Pakistan’s first-ever Facebook developers meetup held in Lahore
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The first ever Facebook developers conference in Pakistan was organized at Plan9 at the Arfa Kareem Technology Park in Lahore. The conference was held on…
Apple pays tribute to boxer Muhammad Ali
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Apple is paying tribute to the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali with a full home-screen wallpaper of him. The image quotes one of the…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest account hacked
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked yesterday. While the situation was not particularly alarming, it has come to light that Zuckerberg also fell…
Pakistani Women’s right activist wins Atlantic Council Digital Freedom Award
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Women’s right activist, Nighat Dad, has become the second Pakistani ever to receive the prestigious Atlantic Council Digital Freedom Award for 2016. A Pakistani lawyer…
Wikipedia trolls strike again on Ishaq Dar’s profile
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There have been numerous instances where Wikipedia’s content has been misleading and at most times, humorous. A similar situation is present with the profile of…
Budget 2016-17 Roundup: Mobile phone sales tax increased yet again to upto Rs. 1,500
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The Federal Budget for 2016-2017 period was presented yesterday, bringing about a lot of pros as well as cons for tech-users in Pakistan. However, many…
Budget 2016-17 Roundup: Government may exempt taxes for laptops imports and export of IT services and products
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The Federal Budget for 2016-17 may have brought some bad news for mobile phone-enthusiasts with an increase in sales tax but it has also proposed…
India beats US to become the second-biggest internet-using population
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India has now become the second-biggest internet-using population around the globe after it beat out the United States this year. South Asia, and specifically India,…
Budget 2016-17 Roundup: Telecom, Technology and Education
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Federal Budget 2016-17 is abuzz with promising aspects for higher education, telecom and information technology sector. Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar presented the Federal Budget of…
[Images] Haier starts its first ever laptop assembly line in Pakistan
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Haier has started its first ever laptop assembly line in Pakistan. This move has been taken to reduce the cost of Haier’s laptops in Pakistan.…
Understanding your smartphone specifications: The chipset
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Buying a smartphone can be quite tough nowadays. With a deluge of choices available, it can be quite difficult to pick the perfect smartphone. The…
Samsung to skip Note 6 to announce Note 7 this year, rumors suggest
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The next series of the elusive Samsung Galaxy Note series would be skipping a number i.e. the next phablet in the series is going to…