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06 Apr 2016
Huawei Becomes Largest Telecommunication Company Worldwide By Revenue
Huawei Becomes Largest Telecommunication Company Worldwide By Revenue Huawei Technologies has reported a 37% year-on-year rise in revenue to $60.8 billion. The company now holds the title for the largest telecommunication equipment manufacturer in the world. Its net profit was recorded at $5.7 billion, a 33% increase from last year. This makes Huawei’s revenue for the
06 Apr 2016
Whatsapp Enables Encryption for 1 Billion Users
Whatsapp Enables Encryption for 1 Billion Users Following the newest update, Whatsapp is now enabling end-to-end encryption for all solo as well as group chats. In fact, not just your messages, but your photos and videos also can’t be read by anyone else. This is especially important after the Apple vs. FBI row over unlocking
06 Apr 2016
HP Spectre 13.3 Is the World’s Slimmest Laptop
HP Spectre 13.3 Is the World’s Slimmest Laptop Apple may have got its biggest competitor, and it is coming from the most long-standing companies around: HP. Its latest laptop, the Spectre 13, is the thinnest in the world at 10.4mm, almost 3 mm thinner than the new MacBook. And thankfully, the features don’t stop there
06 Apr 2016
Govt Plans to Establish Smart Schools in Islamabad
Govt Plans to Establish Smart Schools in Islamabad Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms is planning to convert existing educational institutions in Islamabad to smart schools and colleges. The project will include online learning platforms and blended learning solutions as part of the ‘smart’ upgradation plans. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) recently approved the
06 Apr 2016
Are We Preparing Our Youth to Face the Challenges of Tomorrow?
Are We Preparing Our Youth to Face the Challenges of Tomorrow? A country’s capacity to help young people in gaining higher education is the most important factor in improving quality of life for the generations to come. Education and employment indicators show that highly educated individuals are more likely to be employed. But during the
05 Apr 2016
Faces Pakistan and Teena Collaborate to Empower Women Entrepreneurs
Faces Pakistan and Teena Collaborate to Empower Women Entrepreneurs Faces Pakistan, an NGO, and Teena, a fashion brand owned by Hina Butt, join in a collaborative venture with the objective of providing support to educate and train rural women in enterprise development. This objective is carried out under the light of a much-needed strategy to
05 Apr 2016
7 Tips on How to Make Your Smartphone More Secure
7 Tips on How to Make Your Smartphone More Secure. Today’s internet-connected world brings with it several security and privacy issues. Smartphones have become our primary medium of accessing the internet. Whether at home or at work, our smartphones are especially vulnerable to these issues. We have listed 7 ways which can help you protect
05 Apr 2016
Blackberry Makes Privacy Focused Features Free on BBM
Blackberry Makes Privacy Focused Features Free on BBM Remember how BlackBerry phones used to be the hype? And along came BBM and had people posting their BBMPins on their Facebook walls? Oh the simpler times. Both of them have lost their luster over the past few years with Android and iPhone making huge advancements. BBM
05 Apr 2016
Outlook Premium Offers Ad-Free Inbox, Custom Email Addresses and More
Outlook Premium Offers Ad-Free Inbox, Custom Email Addresses and More Microsoft announced its premium version of Outlook email platform a few months ago, but it was described only as a pilot program. We now know more, thanks to a webpage spotted today by Thurrott.com, which details the pricing and features that will come with the
04 Apr 2016
Twitter Fabric now has ‘Velocity Alerts’ so developers see issues before they’re trouble
Twitter Fabric now has ‘Velocity Alerts’ so developers see issues before they’re trouble Twitter wants to help developers fix issues quickly and easily, which is whyFabric now has a proactive issue reporting feature named Velocity Alerts. By using app crash data found in Crashlytics and usage statistics from Answers, Velocity Alerts lets you know early on