It is an unfortunate situation to face; in need of blood for a loved one, making desperate, frantic calls to friends, who in turn call their own contacts until the right donor is found. It is a system that is imperfect but …Continue reading
Putting the Women Upfront: PlanX Launches Power Woman Program
The Power Women program, an initiative by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Technology Accelerator PlanX is aimed towards increasing the female entrepreneurial activity in Pakistan, by engaging women in a number of capacity building trainings, and assistance programs. The accelerator expresses …Continue reading
Gardening for the e-Era
Much of Lahore’s beauty has historically been attributed to its greenery; be it the tunneling trees of mall road, or the meticulously manicured greenbelts along the canal. Lahore and its greenery are inseparable. Which is why it’s no surprise that the country’s …Continue reading
What’s Fresh? Grocery Startups!
MIT Technology Review Pakistan catches up with two new grocery players in startup town. What is driving an increasing number of entrepreneurs to pursue grocery related startups in Pakistan? “Every house is a possible customer,” says Muhammad Nowkhaiz, founder of the milk, …Continue reading
Education Administration and Monitoring Goes Digital
A leading Newspaper reported earlier in February that despite the Sindh government’s efforts to tackle ghost teachers, 366 teachers and other education department workers still remained ghost employees. And it’s not just Sindh. Balochistan’s education minister is on record saying “that there …Continue reading
Not Your Everyday Hacker
Tucked away in a dimly lit basement, the face of a teenage boy illuminated only by the light emerging from his computer screen, the place where he spends most of his time, aversive of social interaction and human contact. This is the …Continue reading
Exclusive First Look at Foodible
The application that promises to make the process of eating out easier is set to launch on the 22nd of August. Foodible uses a phone’s GPS to locate the closest restaurants to the user, while providing the feature to filter the options …Continue reading
Fluenty: Bringing Artificial Intelligence into Your Smartphone
Most smart watches today come with a clever feature of preset responses to messages received by the user. So in case you’re not near your phone, you can directly reply to a message, choosing one of the answers in the list. This …Continue reading