TechLahore

Our earlier piece on Pakistan having the world’s largest WiMAX network attracted quite a bit of attention. In addition to other places, it was cited by democracyarsenal.org, which is part of the US-based National Security Network… but that wasn’t particularly helpful as an introduction, was it? Sort of reminds me of the old where-is-your-house?-By-the-mosque-But-where-is-the-mosque?-By-my-house joke! [...]

If you ever thought that a little GPS map embedded deep inside a tiny application in a relatively inexpensive piece of consumer technology was, in the grand scheme of things, unimportant and harmless, well, think again. Recent happenings in India will expose your naivete! Apparently, Nokia cell phones contain GPS maps of Kashmir, which (correctly, from [...]

I chanced upon a new Browser wrapper for IE, called Xtravo Explorer.  The application was developed by Imran Ahmed, a 19 year old student based in Karachi. The Business Recorder carries a story, and several download sites  already host Imran’s software. (All links after the fold). The main features seem to be: 1) Multiple tabs [...]

Doesn’t that headline just put a smile on your face? You’re not the only one. It’s great to see that the significant human effort augmented by billions of dollars invested in Pakistan’s IT infrastructure and skill-development are bearing tangible fruit. There are several areas where Pakistan is leading the pack already, and others where it [...]

Now, THAT is what I’m talking about! I’ve been excited about this technology ever since Philips demonstrated their early monochrome prototypes. I think displays that can shrink their footprint when not in use, to support mobile devices, are hugely important. And HP’s foldable plastic displays (featured in the image at right) seem to be perfect [...]

Frankly, I am just about fed up with Apple and everything about Apple. To set the record straight, I think they’ve degenerated to being a jewelery company…. you know… they sell something that’s not too useful, is born of snobbery, is all about superficial aesthetics and is valuable not due to intrinsic qualities but only [...]

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IBM, as you might have noticed, have continued to invest heavily in the Pakistani market and broaden their  software offerings.  Most recently they announced the Pakistan launch of Lotus Workforce and Talent solutions, an extension to IBM’s ERP and HRM offerings. The application is a web based tool implemented in J2EE that will allow companies [...]