Technology News Archive
13 Jul 2015
Windows 10 Features Businesses Should Be Excited About
Windows 10 Features Businesses Should Be Excited About Ah, how quickly the new world of work spins. It wasn’t all that long ago that businesses were undertaking a massive effort to upgrade their desktops to Windows 7. And while Windows 8was more of a step backward in many people’s minds, it looks like the
13 Jul 2015
Eid Offer: Get 20% Off Hotspot Shield Elite Through ProPakistani
Eid Offer: Get 20% Off Hotspot Shield Elite Through ProPakistani In the wake of the ban on Youtube, there was an explosion in the popularity of anonymity tools like VPNs in Pakistan. In addition to making it easier to watch cat videos, VPNs also help people bypass superfluous government restrictions and stay safer on
11 Jul 2015
Microsoft announces Azure Data Catalog, the GitHub of cloud-based data analytics
Microsoft announces Azure Data Catalog, the GitHub of cloud-based data analytics In an attempt to create a central point of reference for enterprise data, Microsoft is introducing Azure Data Catalog. Still in preview, it’s a cloud tool for registering and finding data repositories registered by companies. When a data set is registered, the company
10 Jul 2015
Bank Alfalah Brings MasterCard Internet Payment Gateway to Pakistan
Bank Alfalah Brings MasterCard Internet Payment Gateway to Pakistan Bank Alfalah and MasterCard have signed an agreement to bring MasterCard Internet Gateway System (MIGS) to Pakistan, said a statement issued by the company. Proposed system will connect online merchants and websites with customers by accepting credit cards on the internet. System will also enable online merchants
08 Jul 2015
Secure your fortress with the Internet of Things
Secure your fortress with the Internet of Things A man’s home is his castle. Unfortunately, moats and drawbridges are no longer strong options for most homeowners looking to protect themselves. Security means defending not against barbarians at the gates but against thieves staking out your home and trying to sneak in undetected, often when
06 Jul 2015
Next Cyanogen phone canceled, MediaTek probably to blame
Next Cyanogen phone canceled, MediaTek probably to blame Cyanogen Inc. had a very public falling out with its previous global hardware partner OnePlus, but it has since managed to get its version of Android on a few more devices in developing markets. The Alcatel Hero 2+ was supposed to be the next North American
03 Jul 2015
Inventor of SMS, Matti Makkonen, Dies at 63
Inventor of SMS, Matti Makkonen, Dies at 63 Matti Makkonen, widely referred to as the “father of SMS,” has died due to an illness at the age of 63. The Finnish tech pioneer pitched the original idea for text messaging over cellular networks at a telecoms conference in Copenhagen in the year 1984. Back
03 Jul 2015
Microsoft Kills Nokia X, Series 40 and Nokia Asha Phones
Microsoft Kills Nokia X, Series 40 and Nokia Asha Phones Finally, what we could see coming over the past few months has finally arrived. Microsoft has announced some major changes in Nokia’s product line-up, with virtually everything except Windows Phone being shown the door. The current Asha, Series 40 and X series phones
03 Jul 2015
Galaxy J5 and J7: Samsung’s First Selfie Phones Are Here
Galaxy J5 and J7: Samsung’s First Selfie Phones Are Here Samsung has made sure both aren’t one-feature wonders though. The J5 comes with a quad-core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor. Its older sibling comes with an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor. The J5 comes with a 5 inch display while the J7 ups it
02 Jul 2015
BlackBerry Leap
BlackBerry Leap On the outside, the BlackBerry Leap emulates a design seen in the Z3, a lower end touchscreen device. The build quality feels quite solid and the device weighs around 170-gms. The Leap comes with an edge-to-edge 5-inch HD display offering a resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels, BlackBerry’s latest 10.3.1 operating system