Technology News Archive
07 Apr 2015
New Android Bug Potentially Risks a Billion Phones and Tablets
New Android Bug Potentially Risks a Billion Phones and Tablets A serious new bug has put almost a billion Android devices, or almost 60% of all Android-running phones and tablets under threat. If your phone or tablet runs on version before 4.4 KitKat, you could be in trouble too. The bug was found by
07 Apr 2015
14 Pakistani Teams Will Participate in Shell Eco Marathon 2015
14 Pakistani Teams Will Participate in Shell Eco Marathon 2015 . Shell Eco-Marathon In a persistently dynamic world economy, efficiency and innovation are the foremost requirements in modern technology. Shell places its trust in youth to overcome such challenges that the modern day technology presents. The Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) is dedicated to offer students from
07 Apr 2015
Microsoft Reveals Revolutionary Holographic Goggles
Microsoft Reveals Revolutionary Holographic Goggles Surprisingly, the most exciting announcement at Microsoft’s Windows 10 event was not the new operating system iteself, it was the update that the company will soon be introducing its next big innovation, the augmented reality experience called “Windows Holographic”. The device, which is called Windows Hololens, looks like another
07 Apr 2015
Bill Gates Joins the List of Prominent People Worried by Artificial Intelligence
Bill Gates Joins the List of Prominent People Worried by Artificial Intelligence Bill Gates has entered the increasing list of people in computing who are vary of artificial intelligence. In an AMA session on Reddit, the Microsoft chairman wondered whether the machines could grow as powerful one day as to be uncontrollable. Gates’ sentiments
07 Apr 2015
Everything You Need to Know About Punjab Youth Internship Program
Everything You Need to Know About Punjab Youth Internship Program Ever since its launch in 2012, Punjab Youth Internship program has been operated with the primary aim of instilling in youngsters the kind of skills that make them creative and productive. This hands on training not only complements the knowledge attained but enhances the
07 Apr 2015
SBP Developing App to Help People Identify Counterfeit Currency Notes
SBP Developing App to Help People Identify Counterfeit Currency Notes Recently, the State Bank of Pakistan gave a statement about the existence of fake currency notes in the market. According to them some anti-state elements are involved in this illegal practice to harm the national economy. This was stated by Acting Governor SBP Saeed
07 Apr 2015
End of Passwords? Windows 10 To Support Biometric Authentication
End of Passwords? Windows 10 To Support Biometric Authentication Identity and information theft has been a matter of significant concern over the years, with user login data being a vulnerable target for hackers. To tackle the issue, Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will include support for the latest iteration of the Fast Identification
07 Apr 2015
Hajj Guider Band Uses Technology to Augment the Hajj Experience
Hajj Guider Band Uses Technology to Augment the Hajj Experience Hajj is one of the most religious experiences for Muslims around the globe whereby millions of people congregate to perform this sacred act. That also explains the interest of the government in managing as well as facilitating this religious task for its citizens. Despite the
07 Apr 2015
Zong and Bank of Punjab Partner for Branchless Banking
Zong and Bank of Punjab Partner for Branchless Banking Zong has commenced operations for the launch of branchless banking in collaboration of Bank of Punjab (BoP) despite of the fact it already has an agreement with Askari Bank. The central bank recently awarded a license to Bank of Punjab to start its branchless banking operations to test
07 Apr 2015
Karma? Samsung Suffers from Galaxy S6 #Bendgate
Karma? Samsung Suffers from Galaxy S6 #Bendgate Samsung must be regretting sending all those cheeky tweets to Apple, making fun of their iPhone 6 Plus BendGate controversy. Looks like karma has struck back and now Samsung is the one eating its words. They claimed their phone would not suffer the same weaknesses as the iPhone