It’s the last ball of the match, Bilal’s team needs two runs to win. The captain and the bowler have a discussion and make some last minute changes to the field. The bowler returns to his mark, and starts his run up. …Continue reading
Are We Cooking Our Food the Right Way?
Experts say ingredients in Pakistani food are balanced in nutritional terms but our cooking technique is archaic Excitement at the prospect of good food is what keeps us going through a long, busy day. A typical Pakistani dining table has dishes rich …Continue reading
Combating Obesity Through Technology
Pakistan is the 9th most obese country in the world. According to recent studies, one-in-four Pakistani adults are now overweight. To stop this trend of obesity, especially in today’s world where changing lifestyles and oil-rich food are contributing to it, more people …Continue reading
Digital Media Startup MangoBaaz Raises $115,000 in Seed Funding
Popular online platform MangoBaaz has secured major funding from a domestic investor in Pakistan. The startup has raised $115,000 from Fatima Ventures, a subsidiary of the Fatima Group. MangoBaaz is Pakistan’s first new media company that focuses on creating digital content for …Continue reading
WhatsApp is about to stop working at the end of 2016
Popular communication application Whatsapp has announced that it will drop support for older mobile platforms by the end of 2016. “While these mobile devices have been an important part of our story, they don’t offer the kind of capabilities we need to …Continue reading
Google’s New Personal Safety Application
Google has introduced a new way to let your friends and family know that you are safe in case of an emergency. The new “Trusted Contacts” application enables you to keep your loved ones updated as to your location and activity status. …Continue reading
Inside the Life of Pakistan’s First Female String Theorist
It’s not easy being a woman working in the sciences, let alone a string theorist in Pakistan. Tasneem Zehra Husain is both. She became Pakistan’s first female string theorist at the mere age of 26. She has recently published her new book …Continue reading
Data Science Lab in Pakistan Makes Urdu-Hindi Dictionary
With the advent of smart keyboards, the Urdu script has arrived in mobile phones. However, its application remains tedious at best. Most people resort to writing in Urdu by using the English script, which is also known as writing in Roman Urdu. …Continue reading
First Facebook for Developers Workshop Held in Pakistan
Facebook for Developers, in collaboration with startup accelerator PlanX, conducted a one day workshop in Lahore. The aim of the workshop was to introduce developers to tools from Facebook that would enable them to share, monetize and grow their applications. This is …Continue reading
Taking on the Mobile Phone Repair Industry
We’ve all done it. Had that moment where you forgot that you were holding your phone in one hand. Then there is that heart stopping moment when your phone slips from your grasp and free falls to the floor. You hear a …Continue reading