TechLahore

Musings on technology, startups and software

Entries for September, 2010

Will WindowsPhone 7 dent the iPhone, Android, Blackberry oligopoly?


Tweet The decline of Windows Mobile in the last few years is one of the most confusing, frustrating and inexplicable tech stories of the past decade. After becoming *the* smartphone operating system, besting Palm, Handspring and even RIM, Microsoft apparently went into a coma. They failed to keep up with emerging competition, like the Apple [...]

Comments (13)

The MillatFacebook story: No shortcuts to innovation and excellence


Tweet Who can forget the recent controversy involving Facebook, some cartoons and a religious figure deeply revered by muslims. I don’t want to get into the details because they are not important. What is important, however, is the lessons we can learn from our ridiculous reactions to things we should really be ignoring. Nothing good comes from [...]

Comments (11)

Of God and man…


Tweet This is just a short post. Here I am again, at the Dubai airport waiting to board my flight to Lahore. A bearded and otherwise very holy looking gentleman who is of Pakistani descent (I can tell because I heard him talk) but wearing Arab dress, has decided that it is in everyone’s best [...]

Comments (8)

  
Get Adobe Flash player