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26 Dec 2015
Facebook Adds Support For Live Photos
Facebook Adds Support For Live Photos Facebook has added support for live photos; a feature that is present in Apple’s iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Currently, the feature is only going to be compatible with Apple’s flagship smartphones. Following Tumblr’s support for the new picture format, Facebook has also followed suit with Live Photos.
25 Dec 2015
iNew to Introduce L3 and U5 Budget Smartphones in Pakistan Soon
iNew to Introduce L3 and U5 Budget Smartphones in Pakistan Soon iNew, the newest smartphone player in Pakistan, is ready to bring two new budget smartphones in the local market very soon. The company has recently started the teaser campaign on social media by giving the hints about model numbers and their salient features. The
25 Dec 2015
Samsung Announces the 128GB Galaxy Note 5 Version
Samsung Announces the 128GB Galaxy Note 5 Version After removing an expansion storage slot from its high-end smartphones earlier this year, Samsung has bumped up the internal storage of its flagship handset, Galaxy Note 5 to 128GB and has took to calling it the Winter Edition. The smartphone will be available in two color schemes;
25 Dec 2015
Pakistan’s First Legal Music App ‘Taazi’ is Now On Telenor Apps Store
Pakistan’s First Legal Music App ‘Taazi’ is Now On Telenor Apps Store Taazi, a mobile application from Taazi.com, Pakistan’s first legal music website, is now available on Telenor Apps store providing Telenor Pakistan customers legal access to quality Pakistani music on their mobile devices. Taazi app, launched in August 2015, attempts to create a revolution
25 Dec 2015
SBP Unveils Official App to Detect Fake Currency Notes
SBP Unveils Official App to Detect Fake Currency Notes In a detailed report on Oct 2015, the State Bank of Pakistan warned Pakistani citizens about the presence of fake currency notes being openly circulated in the market. These fake notes were ones that didn’t have enhanced security measures in them, a staple feature of notes
25 Dec 2015
PTA Trains Women for Development of Android Apps
PTA Trains Women for Development of Android Apps Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT), arranged 5 days professional training for women on “Android Development & Augmented Reality” at PTA Headquarters as part of “m-entrepreneurship for women” program. The objective of this training was to equip potential women entrepreneurs with
25 Dec 2015
HULT Prize Competition 2016 Concludes at NUST
HULT Prize Competition 2016 Concludes at NUST HULT Prize Foundation is a start-up accelerator where young entrepreneurs from universities worldwide get together to compete. The HULT-powered event is the world’s largest student competition and is aimed towards using these young brains to solve the toughest of global challenges. HULT Prize Competition 2016 at NUST The
25 Dec 2015
Roundup: Holiday and New Year Deals and Discounts by Pakistani e-Stores
Roundup: Holiday and New Year Deals and Discounts by Pakistani e-Stores It seems the latter part of 2015 has brought some new traditions for Pakistanis when it comes to shopping, both online and in-store. The nascent e-commerce industry in Pakistan has seen a big boost this year. Long-time runners like Daraz have finally strengthened their
25 Dec 2015
Pakistan: An Emerging Game Development Market
Pakistan: An Emerging Game Development Market Who’d have thought a country better known for all the wrong reasons like terrorism, bomb blasts and what not, would have one of the fastest growing IT industries in the region? Pakistan is a country with immense raw talent and now the world is taking notice too. Of particular
25 Dec 2015
PTA Selects Audit Firm for Verification of BVS Verified SIMs
PTA Selects Audit Firm for Verification of BVS Verified SIMs Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has selected Secure Tech consultancy firm for third-party audit of mobile subscribers’ data, verified during the Biometric Verification System (BVS) drive, we have learned. Official sources revealed to ProPakistani that Secure Tech consultancy firm has been selected and their name has been