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2012 is going to be a very interesting year. Elections are coming up in two very important countries, Pakistan (in early 2013) and the United States (2012). The US’ confrontation with Iran has both countries making threats and accusations and heading in a direction that seems to be escalatory. Further, the US has retreated from [...]

We’ve been publishing since 2007 and TechLahore is hence not exactly a “new” blog. As institutions age, they accrue tradition, and TechLahore is no different. Our December evaluations of the past year’s predictions have been happening now for the past several years. In January, we’ll follow-up with a new set of predictions for 2012. Here [...]

For those of you who are not fully up to speed with the plot, Jack, Kate, Sawyer and Hurley try to escape the Island in a stolen sailboat… no wait, that’s the wrong plot. We’re not talking about Lost here, we’re discussing the iPad! So, last week I told you about the iPad I bought [...]

This news doesn’t make me particularly happy, because a great, innovative company that pioneered the handheld market has been gobbled up today for a paltry sum that may be less than the value of its patents alone. But I have to say, I did see this one coming. Almost two years ago I predicted that [...]

Ah, it’s that time of year again! And how quickly it comes. It seems like yesterday that I wrote the predictions reproduced below, but look, three hundred and sixty five days have passed already. We must continue the tradition we started in 2007 and built upon in 2008… so here we go! I was right [...]

Pakistani software companies are churning out some exciting gaming titles! I was very pleased to see Mindstorm Studios launch their cricket game for the PC. Undoubtedly, it’s been built with a lot of love and attention to detail and frankly, all of it shows. This is clearly one game designed by cricket enthusiasts for cricket [...]

Generally speaking, I don’t like Apple. I’ve made that pretty clear. That said, there is one Apple product I am interested in. And yes, if they come out with it soon enough, I’ll buy it. If you haven’t guessed already, that product is the yet-unnamed Apple Tablet. True, the Apple Tablet has been a famed beast [...]

I absolutely hate people trying to get into my business and attempting to limit my freedom. That applies to politics, business and equally, to technology. One of the main reasons I’ve never been an Apple fan – and never will be – is the fact that they engender a culture of suffocating control over consumers. [...]

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 [...]

A ton of user searches on Tech Lahore are about iPods, iPhones and other Mac “stuff”. We figured it was time to share some useful info on buying, using and customizing your iPod and iPhone in Pakistan. Is there an Apple Store in Pakistan? Yes, though it isn’t 100% owned by Apple Computer as most [...]