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Microsoft Conducts Awareness Sessions for Students and Teachers

Microsoft Conducts Awareness Sessions for Students and Teachers Microsoft Pakistan recently conducted 15 different sessions on “Internet safety & security” in various cities across Pakistan, targeted at students and teachers. This is another step in Microsoft’s effort to raise awareness and educate young generation on internet safety and security. Microsoft Pakistan conducted these sessions in

Ufone 3G Coverage Reached 27 Cities in Pakistan

Ufone 3G Coverage Reached 27 Cities in Pakistan On the other hand Telenor is leading with reach up to 60 cities while Mobilink is at 2nd position in the race of 3G deployment and Zong is at 3rd place with 31 cities reached in their coverage maps. Coverage Details: Following are the cities where Ufone

Silicon Valley Based Founder Institute Tests a Launch in Pakistan

Silicon Valley Based Founder Institute Tests a Launch in Pakistan   The Founder Institute (www.fi.co) — that claims to be the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program — announced today that it is exploring a new chapter launch in Karachi, Pakistan. Based out of Silicon Valley, Founder Institute was founded back in 2009

Pakistani Researcher Helps Google in Preventing a Massive Security Disaster

Pakistani Researcher Helps Google in Preventing a Massive Security Disaster   A Pakistani security researcher, Rafay Baloch, has helped Google in preventing a privacy disaster. In a blog post published a month ago, Rafay detailed how the Same Origin Policy (SOP) protection used by modern browsers on Android could be bypassed. The bug identified by

Win a Ticket to Thailand with LINE Messaging App

Win a Ticket to Thailand with LINE Messaging App   LINE has officially started its ‘LINE Group Chat2Win Contest’ in Pakistan. The event is scheduled to run from September 22, 2014 to October 21, 2014 and promises the some exciting prizes for the winners of the contest. The winning prizes include: Return ticket to Thailand, 10

Pakistani Man Gets Indicted in the US for Developing Spyware App

Pakistani Man Gets Indicted in the US for Developing Spyware App   Hammad Akbar, a Pakistani national and the chief executive of InvoCode Pvt Ltd has been indicted in the U.S. state of Virginia for conspiring to advertise and sell StealthGenie, an app that can monitor communications on smartphone without detection. The characterization of the

Man Behind Apple’s Latest Innovation is a Pakistani

Man Behind Apple’s Latest Innovation is a Pakistani   Contactless mobile payments are not a new idea but with the entry of Apple in the arena, it is going to hit the mainstream. Apple Pay is going to allow users to shop in over 220,000 stores in the U.S. simply with their smartphones. It allows

India-Pakistan Cyber War Intensifies Amid Tension on Border

India-Pakistan Cyber War Intensifies Amid Tension on Border   Cyber war between India and Pakistan is always on the run, however, it gets serious during national days or when tension at the borders increases. For last few days the silos at borders aren’t in good shape as Indian forces are alleged to have violated the

7 Million Dropbox Account Passwords Leaked Online

7 Million Dropbox Account Passwords Leaked Online   If you use Dropbox, you might want to change your password immediately. A thread on an internet forum was discovered which linked to a site where hundreds of Dropbox login credentials were available in plain text. The hackers claimed to have more than 7 million passwords and

After 3G/4G, Pakistan Now Needs an Online Payment Gateway

After 3G/4G, Pakistan Now Needs an Online Payment Gateway Around four years or so ago I had written this piece titled: “Why Does a Pakistani Website Earn 32 Times Lesser than any American Counterpart?” In this post I explained that why e-commerce infrastructure is important and how it could boost Pakistan’s economy in general and online businesses in specific. This