PTA urges WhatsApp users to enable two-step verification

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Your WhatsApp can be hijacked by anyone having the authentication code WhatsApp provided you, to make sure that you are the owner of the WhatsApp…

This Pakistani civil judge is using voice-to-text technology to record court proceedings

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

For the first time in the history of Pakistan’s judiciary, an ambitious civil judge, Asim Hafeez Chaudhry from Sialkot’s Tehsil Sambryal is using Google’s voice-to-type…

Lahoris can now register complaints regarding waste management using this app

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) — the company with the ambition of cleaning Lahore like never before, has recently launched an Android application ‘Clean Lahore’…

Preorders for Samsung Galaxy S10+ go all the way up to a whopping Rs. 220,000!

By Rohaan Manzoor ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

If you were wondering when you’ll be able to preorder the newly announced Galaxy S10, then wait no longer. Head over to Daraz to preorder…

Govt mulls developing mobile apps to boost education sector

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

While the world looks for a disrupting Uber-like startup in the education industry, Pakistan has started thinking about developing basic mobile apps to produce academic…

Twitter is becoming Pakistan and India war zone

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Balakot Airstrike was merely the starting, the real India and Pakistan war is expanding on Twitter. Earlier this morning, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR),…

FIA is monitoring social media to restrict anti-national propaganda

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is keeping a close eye on social media and other digital platforms to curb hate speech, extremism and anti-national activism…

Google and Facebook to invest in Pakistan

By Sajeel Syed ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry has recently pointed out that all the rumors about the investment of two global tech giants…

Wafaqi Mohtasib will launch a mobile app for facilitating citizens

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Wafaqi Mohtasib will launch a mobile application where citizens can lodge their complaints simply through a few taps. A team from National Information Technology Board…

Senate Committee rejects 53% proposed cut in IT budget

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The Senate has struck down a proposal asking for a staggering 53% cut in the IT budget today citing it as unreasonable. The Standing Committee…

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Don’t be so sure of PayPal coming to Pakistan

By Asadullah Babar ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Have you recently heard (or reheard) about PayPal coming to Pakistan. I think we need to approach this news with a lot of skepticism. Why…

Information Minister stresses reliance on technology for all businesses is “inevitable”

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary has emphasized that all modern day businesses need to rely on technology in one form or another and this need has become…

CIRCLE Women Tech Karo program successfully concludes with 50 graduates

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 7 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Circle Women is dedicated to women empowerment in technology through entrepreneurship and leadership labs and their latest program titled “Tech Karo” was no different. The program…

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