Reviews Archive
30 Nov 2015
None of the E-Commerce Stores in Pakistan are Making A Profit!
None of the E-Commerce Stores in Pakistan are Making A Profit! Surprised? So were we when Adil Hashmi of Bramerz shared this most intriguing information with us recently at Digital Advertising Seminar in Karachi. ‘The Future of Advertising’ event sure did give the audience a lot of food for thought at the end of it. According to
30 Nov 2015
Blackberry Announces its Exit from Pakistan
Blackberry Announces its Exit from Pakistan After Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced in July that Blackberry Enterprise Services (BES) were to be shut down in Pakistan from November 30th, 2015, to save its face, Blackberry has today said that its exiting from Pakistan from December 1st, 2015. Blackberry, through a blogpost, said that it’s exiting from Pakistan after
28 Nov 2015
Snapchat and Instagram experiment update: Turns out this is harder than the kids make it look
Snapchat and Instagram experiment update: Turns out this is harder than the kids make it look About six weeks ago, I started a mini experiment to find out if I was too late (or too old) to hop on the Instagram and Snapchat trains. As a mid-thirties male, I’m not really in the demographic for either
23 Nov 2015
EverythingMe Launcher is shutting down
EverythingMe Launcher is shutting down EverythingMe launcher, one of the most popular third party launchers on Android’s Play Store, is shutting down and will soon no longer be downloadable. The launcher was known for being able to organize your apps based on context, such as predicting which apps you want to open and discovering whole new
23 Nov 2015
CheezMall Announces Rs. 5,000 Flat Discounts on Bills on Nov 25th
CheezMall Announces Rs. 5,000 Flat Discounts on Bills on Nov 25th While Pakistan is abuzz over Nov 27th discounts from Daraz, Kaymu and HomeShopping on Black Friday, or White Friday for some, CheezMall has announced that it will offer Rs. 5,000 flat discounts on Nov 25th, 2015 for orders valued at Rs. 10,000 or more. CheezMall is calling
19 Nov 2015
Anonymous is crowdsourcing #OpParis, publishes ‘noob guide’ to hacking
Anonymous is crowdsourcing #OpParis, publishes ‘noob guide’ to hacking In the 24 hours since Anonymous declared “total war” on Islamic State, the loose-knit hacktivist collective has claimed its first victims by way of leaked information of suspected extremists. If future follows past, Anonymous will no doubt try to win this war through a series of
19 Nov 2015
Do you stream movies with Popcorn Time? You might be interrogated by film studios
Do you stream movies with Popcorn Time? You might be interrogated by film studios A federal court in Oregon has granted a movie studio’s request to interrogate four users of the popular torrent streaming service Popcorn Time for allegedly illegally downloading the recent Adam Sandler film ‘The Cobbler’. TorrentFreak reports that the studio behind
19 Nov 2015
How mobile became the perfect home for flat design
How mobile became the perfect home for flat design There were doubters when flat design started emerging, but this design trend isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Flat design is only getting started and is more popular than ever when it comes to mobile UI design. The principles behind this design technique are so universally —
19 Nov 2015
Google Play will soon warn you about in-app ads before you download
Google Play will soon warn you about in-app ads before you download The ‘free’ ad model adopted by much of the web has been called the “internet’s original sin” and 2016 could mark the beginning of the end of ad-funded apps as Google unveils plans to introduce labelling across its entire app store. An email sent to
19 Nov 2015
Social media can assure in times of disaster
Social media can assure in times of disaster Now that so many people use social media – Facebook claims more than 1.5 billion users – it makes an excellent, swift, alternative means of communication. This can be useful in times of terrorist attacks, such as in Paris, during events such as the Arab Spring or