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03 May 2016
9 Year Old Zymal Umer is the Youngest Social Entrepreneur from Pakistan
9 Year Old Zymal Umer is the Youngest Social Entrepreneur from Pakistan Zymal Umer is the youngest ever entrepreneur from Pakistan. She is the founder of an innovative social project dubbed Zee Bags. This is her story. Zymal Umer – A Profile The nine year old girl never liked cluttered surroundings or dirty streets of
03 May 2016
OPPO F1 Plus Selfie Expert [Review]
OPPO F1 Plus Selfie Expert [Review] OPPO F1 Plus is the latest smartphone of the OPPO ‘Selfie Expert’ series that has just been launched in Pakistan. It is available at almost all of the OPPO outlets in two color: Gold, Rose Gold and sets you back by 45,999/- PKR. In terms of hardware, when compared
29 Apr 2016
Pakistan Police Launches Social Media Campaign to Improve Its Image
Pakistan Police Launches Social Media Campaign to Improve Its Image Pakistan Police has launched an internet campaign with a slogan “Police Awam – Saath Saath”. The campaign is an attempt to improve the police’s image across the country. The police, especially from Sindh and Punjab, has received a lot of criticism from the public after
29 Apr 2016
YouTube to Introduce Unskippable Ads for Mobile Users
YouTube to Introduce Unskippable Ads for Mobile Users Google has announced that its online video platform will be getting short, but unskippable, ads. These ads will force people to watch through till the end. The ads are called Bumper Ads and will last for six seconds which, the company says, is a direct response to
29 Apr 2016
Social Media Rises Against #MaalikBan
Social Media Rises Against #MaalikBan The movie ‘Maalik’ made the news a few days ago when it was banned from being premiered across Pakistan. According to a notification on Wednesday, the Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, and National Heritage banned the movie from being displayed in any cinema. Like many other Movies #Maalik was another “Not
29 Apr 2016
Facebook lets Android users post Hindi messages by typing in English
Facebook lets Android users post Hindi messages by typing in English The latest version of Facebook’s Android app has a treat for users who converse in Hindi – an all-new transliteration feature. The app now lets you type Hindi posts and comments using an English keyboard, negating the need to download separate language packs or
29 Apr 2016
Google is starting its own hardware division to handle Nexus, Pixel and its other consumer gadgets
Google is starting its own hardware division to handle Nexus, Pixel and its other consumer gadgets Google is creating an internal hardware division, and is bringing back an old executive to lead the charge. Rick Osterloh, who departed Google when it sold Motorola to Lenovo, is returning to the company to lead this new hardware
27 Apr 2016
Students Invent Gloves Which Speak Out Sign Language
Students Invent Gloves Which Speak Out Sign Language Thomas Pryor and Navid Azodi, two undergraduates from the University of Washington, have developed a device which can translate sign language to normal English words. Their team competed in the ‘2016 Lemelson-MIT Use It’ undergraduate category and beat 70 colleges and universities to win a $10,000 prize.
27 Apr 2016
Meizu m3 is an Ultra Affordable Smartphone with Midrange Specs
Meizu m3 is an Ultra Affordable Smartphone with Midrange Specs Sometimes minor upgrades to a smartphone themselves are too alluring not to be covered. The latest such device is the Meizu m3, which has been launched with a new chipset and battery, with an incredible price-tag of $92 in its home market of China. (Don’t
27 Apr 2016
HTC Announces the High-end One S9 Smartphone
HTC Announces the High-end One S9 Smartphone Hardly anyone could’ve seen this coming. Just weeks after announcing its prime flagship for the year, HTC is back with yet another high-end smartphone which costs in the same range, and looks & feels premium too, the One S9. The phone has a nice, premium design and even