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I must admit that it felt really nice going down memory lane while reading this lovely article by Afzal. True, there is perhaps no time in our life better than our childhood, which we can’t get back…but would it be too much to wish for a stable and calm Pakistan? Or was that all an [...]

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Wi-tribe to be the next WiMAX Operator in Pakistan

Aamir Atta at ProPakistani had reported back in May 2008 that Wi-Tribe is planning to enter into WiMAX market in Pakistan, after Wateen and Mobilink. Now after Motorola has signed a multi-year WiMAX contract with wi-tribe Pakistan limited, Wi-Tribe seems set ready for a the all-new wireless broadband Internet provider to enter the Pakistan.
Motorola says [...]

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Opera 9.6 is officially out

As the browser-competition heat grows with the launch of Google Chrome, Google’s Free and open-source web browser, other browsers like Opera and Firefox have already started planning strategies to out-throw Chrome in any possible way they can.
Today! Opera declared its war against Chrome by releasing the new Opera 9.6 which promises some unique new features [...]

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Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 is out

After months of beta testing, Yahoo! has officially released the final version of Yahoo!  Messenger 9.0, which means no more betas!
Just after a week after Microsoft released Windows Live Messenger 9.0, Yahoo releases its popular IM for Windows XP and Vista, and comes packed with many new features including the new and improved user-interface.

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Google Chrome Browser

And so it seems that a new browser war is inevitable. Yes, Google enters the browser arena with Google Chrome. Google has released their open-source web browser named Chrome today.

Built upon Webkit, the same rendering engine as Safari, and with some features from Firefox, Google Chrome poses as a serious competitor to current browsers. Still [...]

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View and Manage Downloads from a Statusbar in Firefox

I have been a die-hard fan of Firefox since atleast 5 years now and have come across some fantastic add-ons during this time. Never thought about going back to Internet Explorer, to tell the truth. Here’s a but about a must-have Firefox add-on which has very nicely been described in this article I came across [...]

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The ‘DonateBandwidth’ Project - work of a Pakistani Scientist

It was refreshing to see quality work being done by one of our own scientists right here in Pakistan. The best part of it all was that we Pakistanis are most likely to be the first to benefit from such technology. Dr. Umar Saif, we are proud of you indeed!

MIT Technology Review (TR), a premier [...]

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