I do a lot of surfing over some tech websites; it’s my passion more so than it is my job. Often times I come across something very interesting that suddenly seems all so relevant. If there is a woman in your life worth appreciating, this is an interesting read. If you are techie like me, your significant other would constantly have to bear the times when you keep on rambling about your new gadget [...]

I woke up this morning to find all of social media filled up to the brim with Mother’s day wishes and comments. I was in the spirit of appreciating my beloved mom too so after spending some time with her and finalizing plans for the evening, I got a little time to think. Moms don’t just become Moms on Mother’s day; they are there for us all year long. Unconditional love and appreciation don’t [...]

First there is this class of ultra-expensive, limited edition phones that cost a fortune to purchase. Designed with the most exquisite materials and branding, these phones make a clear statement that not everyone can afford them. Often touching hundreds of thousands of dollars, I’m talking about the Vertu, Gresso and The Ulysses Nardin category of phones. Then you have a class that becomes semi-affordable. [...]

Are you riding the tide of mediocrity when it comes to your gadgets or do you prefer to make a statement? When it comes to portable data storage three things come to mind, capacity, price and speed. However, what most of us do not take into consideration is the aesthetics and form factor of our USB drives. Sure we use these little devices to carry around and transfer our important files everyday, but [...]

A few days back, I was contacted by a friend of mine who was looking for a phone for his sister. Apart from the usual requirements such as having a music player, a decent camera and a touchscreen, he told me that there was one non-negotiable criterion: The phone had to be PINK!!! Not largely to my surprise, I wasn’t able to think of too many recommendations for him right off the bat and told him [...]

There comes a time when tech companies realize that there is only so much they can do with the aesthetics of a product in a specific form factor. Take the Bar form factor Touchscreen Smartphones for example. Sure you can play around with the material, screen size, button placement and colors but in the end the one phone doesn’t look too much more different from others.   Something similar could [...]

If you carry around a lot of Wi-Fi enabled gadgets, like to always be connected on the go and have a few extra bucks to spare, you’re in luck. Following the trend of Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots becoming popular in other parts of the world, PTCL just released its own version of a portable Internet Enabled Wi-Fi Device. It’s called the PTCL EVO Wi-Fi Cloud and it breaks the shackles of slow speed, limited [...]

Now I’m usually the kind of guy who just needs an excuse to own one more extra piece of tech, this however does not stand true for a lot of people. It just so happens, that my beloved Dad is one of those people, and he takes technology on a purely need to use basis. He does however just like a lot of people in Pakistan own two different SIMs.   One regular complaint of his however was, that [...]

When Google released its search engine back in the 90s, it was in the face of fierce competition from established competitors such as Yahoo and AltaVista. When Gmail was launched by Google, it was once again stacked up against strong odds. When Google released its web-browser “Chrome”, doubts were once again raised due to strong competitors. Well, the current situation clearly specifies that Google [...]

What people may not realize is that, this great lineup was hardly a surprise. Sony, whether acting solo or in coordination with anyone else, has been known the world over for great consumer electronics. This is the same company that came up with the Walkman, the product that started the portable music player revolution; It is the same company that makes some of the best televisions in the world; It [...]