Technology News Archive
07 Apr 2015
Samsung Unveils (Relatively) Cheaper Trio of Curved Monitors
Samsung Unveils (Relatively) Cheaper Trio of Curved Monitors Samsung had a sizable presence at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. It took this opportunity to show off the Samsung SE790C 34-inch curved PC monitor. Starting at $1,199, this curved monitor comes with a raft of features not found in any of its offerings. That giant
07 Apr 2015
5 Affordable Gaming Laptops to Check Out This Summer
5 Affordable Gaming Laptops to Check Out This Summer I was recently having a discussion with a friend about the best gaming machines and he was persistent that laptops are no match for desktops when it comes to great gaming experience. But you cannot move around or travel with your desktop can you and
06 Apr 2015
Hello Tomorrow Challenge Launched In Pakistan by French Embassy
Hello Tomorrow Challenge Launched In Pakistan by French Embassy Besides efforts by people from within the country, Pakistan has the French government to thank for contributing millions to the mobile and energy sectors. Hello Tomorrow Pakistan is another attempt by French government to help shape a better tomorrow for Pakistan with business and technological advancements.
06 Apr 2015
First Ever Civic Hackathon in Islamabad Concludes
First Ever Civic Hackathon in Islamabad Concludes The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) hosted the first ever civic hackathon in Islamabad on February 20th. The event was co-managed by Open Islamabad and “Code for Pakistan” which aims to bring citizens together to “create innovative open-source web and mobile applications to spark civic
06 Apr 2015
GIST Tech-I Competition: Win Upto $15,000 and Trip to Global Entrepreneurship Summit
GIST Tech-I Competition: Win Upto $15,000 and Trip to Global Entrepreneurship Summit A major part of being a human being is having the ability and the sense to give back to the world. Afterall, we all benefit from the resources present in this world and it is a moral duty to reciprocate that favour
06 Apr 2015
Apple Ordered to Pay $532 Million Over Patent Infringement
Apple Ordered to Pay $532 Million Over Patent Infringement A federal jury in Texas has found Apple guilty of license infringement, due to which the corporate giant has been ordered to pay $532.9 million to patent licensing firm Smartflash LLC. After contemplating for hours, the jury determined that Apple did not seek permission for
06 Apr 2015
Pakistan Cyberspace Conference 2015 Officially Kicks Off Today
Pakistan Cyberspace Conference 2015 Officially Kicks Off Today One of the biggest problems Cyber denizens in Pakistan face is the lack of a Cyber Crime Bill. The Musharraf government had promulgated a law called The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Ordinance (PECO) 2007 which lapsed in 2010. It has been five years but so far our
06 Apr 2015
Google Is Launching a Secure Payment Platform Called Android Pay
Google Is Launching a Secure Payment Platform Called Android Pay The fascination of being able to make payments with one’s device rather than a plastic card is on the rise. First Apple, then Samsung and now Google is ready to foray into that world of mobile payments. Google’s Senior Vice President of Product, Sundar Pichai,
06 Apr 2015
NTS Exposes Extremely Private Data of Every Applicant Out in the Open!
NTS Exposes Extremely Private Data of Every Applicant Out in the Open! Another day, and we have another local firm that isn’t taking its privacy seriously. NTS, the leading testing service in the country, is exposing private information of each and every applicant out in the open world wide web. This information stored on NTS servers,
06 Apr 2015
CISCO to Setup Professional Training Centres in KPK
CISCO to Setup Professional Training Centres in KPK The Science & Technology and Information Technology (ST & IT) department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and CISCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The intention of this Memorandum is to establish CISCO academies in different IT universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These established academies will be