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30 Jul 2015
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner
Windows 10 Is a Clear Winner People know that I’m generally critical of the entire “Metro” direction Microsoft took with Windows 8. But after endless bit-twiddling, the company has nailed it with Windows 10. If you look up all the complaints about Windows 10thus far, with only a few exceptions, the objections are minor if
29 Jul 2015
Tab S2 8.0 & 9.7 Are Samsung’s Lightest and Thinnest Tablets Yet
Tab S2 8.0 & 9.7 Are Samsung’s Lightest and Thinnest Tablets Yet Last year, Samsung upped the bar for high-resolution tablets with its Galaxy Tab S tablets. Now, it is doing that again with the unveiling of the successors to those tablet, the Tab S2 8.0 and 9.7 which come with more conventional displays
29 Jul 2015
PTCL ChaarJi LTE Tab [Unboxing + Review]
PTCL ChaarJi LTE Tab [Unboxing + Review] PTCL announced its Chaarji LTE Tablet few weeks ago that it is selling for Rs. 25,000 in cities where PTCL’s Chaarji service is available, i.e. in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Faisalabad and Peshawar. Tablet comes with Rs. 5,000 worth of freebies to sweeten the deal. Before we go to unboxing
29 Jul 2015
Online Payments: Accept Credit / Debit Card Payments in Pakistan with Easypay
Online Payments: Accept Credit / Debit Card Payments in Pakistan with Easypay As you might be aware of the fact that Easypay — a product of Easypaisa — offers online businesses a way of accepting online payments in Pakistan through easypaisa channels. Service, that remained in beta for over six months, was launched earlier
29 Jul 2015
Twitter Gets Rid of Customized Backgrounds
Twitter Gets Rid of Customized Backgrounds If you are a kind of person who likes customization in every portion of your life, Twitter may have made increased its enemy count by 1. As users found out upon logging on their Twitter profiles, the public social-networking group has turned off users’ backgrounds by default, much
29 Jul 2015
Whatsapp Urdu Is Going to Be Available Very Soon
Whatsapp Urdu Is Going to Be Available Very Soon We have some great news for those of you who prefer communication in our national language. An Urdu version of Whatsapp will very soon be available in the iOS and Android App stores. The translation couldn’t have come at a better time. Mobile penetration rates
29 Jul 2015
Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab A Plus 9.7 with S-Pen Functionality
Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab A Plus 9.7 with S-Pen Functionality Samsung has just added a mid-range Galaxy Tab A with S-pen function to its tablet line up. The Galaxy Tab A Plus is a minor upgrade to the previous Galaxy Tab A 9.7 and is also the first non-premium Samsung device to come with
29 Jul 2015
Samsung’s Galaxy A8 is its Thinnest Phone Yet
Samsung’s Galaxy A8 is its Thinnest Phone Yet You are not surprised at all at this, are you? Because if you are, we’ll be surprised. After months of grueling speculation and not-so-special leaks, Samsung’s worst kept secret ever is now official. It’s surprising even to think that this is the same company which hid
29 Jul 2015
Facebook Opens Internet.org to All Carriers Worldwide
Facebook Opens Internet.org to All Carriers Worldwide At the first anniversary of its Internet.org venture which attempts to bring the web in emerging markets, Facebook is taking a major step by making the free internet service available to all the carriers worldwide. Previously, it had only partnered with specific carriers in developing markets, such
29 Jul 2015
PTA Bans Cordless Phones as They Disrupt 3G Frequencies
PTA Bans Cordless Phones as They Disrupt 3G Frequencies Pakistan telecommunication Authority is running a drive to curb the usage of cordless phones as they disrupt 3G services in the vicinity. Authority has termed these cordless phones illegal and said that no body should use them for their homes or offices. PTA said that these phones are mostly dumped