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Entries for June, 2010

Cisco unveils Android-powered home energy management device


One of the most significant challenges facing mankind at a global level is the environmental catastrophe that will surely materialize if we fail to transition towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly energy infrastructure. The statistics are staggering. With increasing per capita energy consumption in the developing world, a gargantuan overall energy footprint in the [...]

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Pakistani startup Reevolo helps young’uns plan their careers


This is a guest post from Shahzaib Khan, co-founder of Reevolo. His company was selected for the Echelon 2010 event in Singapore. Reevolo helps people formulate life goals and determine what they want to be. Think of it as a digital life coach! Without further ado, here’s Shahzaib: How Reevolo came to be By the [...]

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New real estate site ArziRehaish.pk focuses on listings for bachelors


Tariq Khan, Founder of ArziRehaish contacted me recently, asking if I would help him promote his new startup. I’m always game for promoting local entrepreneurs as long as they can clearly articulate their ideas, convince me about their value proposition and generally excite me about their ultimate market potential. After quite a bit of back [...]

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PASHA Launchpad: A great place to pitch your business ideas and get funded!


I must say, a lot of interesting tech events and forums have been arranged recently. First the Blog Awards, then TEDx Karachi, which by the way deserves another post altogether. Now, Jehan Ara, President of PASHA (Pakistan Software Houses Association) has announced that her organization will be starting a series of events appropriately called “Launchpad”. [...]

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TechLahore wins Best Domestic Blog Award at Pakistan Blog Awards 2010


Here’s a piece of happy news we have to share with you: TechLahore won the Best Domestic Blog Award at Pakistan’s first annual Blog awards, held in Karachi! Yay! The show was ably arranged by the CIO Pakistan team with Rabia Garib playing a key role, as she always does. Thanks to everyone who voted [...]

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What the Aitchison College 2009 Graduating Class Admissions list says about the Pakistan US dynamic


I am an Aitchisonian, and proud of it. While it has been criticised for being an elitist institution, Aitchison has certainly produced leaders. Whether they be sportsmen like Imran Khan and Ramiz Raja, politicians like Farooq Leghari (former President of Pakistan), Balakh Sher Mazari (former Prime Minister) and Nawab Amir Muhammad Khan of Kalabagh (Governor), [...]

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