Articles from Taimoor Hafeez
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17 hours ago in Phones
News: Rugged Galaxy S4 to use older CPU
Durability doesn't necessarily require speed.
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about 4 days ago in Web & Social
News: Google introduces new photo enhancements for Google+
Auto Backup, Auto Highlight, Auto Enhance and Auto Awesome!
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about 5 days ago in Phones
News: BlackBerry Messenger to grace iOS and Android this summer
Whatsapp better watch out!
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about 1 week ago in Phones
News: Sony announced Xperia ZR for underwater photos
A waterproof smartphone that actually works under water.
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about 2 weeks ago in Storage
News: Western Digital and SanDisk announce Solid State Hybrid Drives
Combining the best of both worlds in an ultra-thin form factor.
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about 2 weeks ago in Phones
News: AED 400k iPhone 5 for the fashion conscious
Diamond and gems covered if you want that exclusivity!
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about 2 weeks ago in Web & Social
News: Epic’s UE3 powered Epic Citadel for Firefox is out
Browser games will never be the same again.
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about 3 weeks ago in Desktops, Laptops, Tablets
News: Windows 8 still struggling to capture market, but more than OS X
Still not much reason to upgrade.
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about 3 weeks ago in Web & Social
News: IBM creates the “World’s Smallest Movie” using atoms
Certified by Guinness World Records.
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about 3 weeks ago in Phones
News: Samsung launching Galaxy S4 in India “Gangnam Style”
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh at his best.
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about 3 weeks ago in Phones, Tablets
News: Nokia to release a Windows tablet soon?
May 14th event in London could hold more than just Lumia 928.
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about 3 weeks ago in Phones
News: Smartphones outship feature phones for the first time ever
Samsung doubles on Apple's shipments worldwide.
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about 3 weeks ago in Processors
News: Intel announces Haswell processors release date
Also, benchmarks leaked for i7-3770K vs -7-4770K.
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on April 25, 2013 in Phones
News: Etisalat launches Intel Atom powered smartphone in Egypt
Egypt is the first county in MENA to get a taste of Intel's Atom smartphones.
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on April 24, 2013 in Phones
News: Nokia unveils QWERTY Asha 210
Just in time for the BlackBerry Q10 launch.
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on April 23, 2013 in
News: Nokia wins injunction against HTC One
High quality mic used in HTC One was invented by Nokia.
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on April 22, 2013 in Phones
News: See how 10,000 iPhone 5s fall like dominoes
AED 25.9 million used like you've never seen it before.
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on April 21, 2013 in
News: Reputation Institute’s Top 100 list out; tech firms on top
Apple not in top 10 any more, but guess who is?
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on April 20, 2013 in
News: Razer decides to honor 90% off “testing coupon code”
CEO Min-Liang Tan says "customer comes first".
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on April 18, 2013 in
News: Razer launhes Sabertooth X360 controller and LoL mouse & pad
Out now in all major stores across UAE.
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on April 17, 2013 in Tablets
News: Intel expects new ‘Bay Trail’ based tablets to be $200
New Atom redesign promises more than just power & efficiency.
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on April 16, 2013 in
News: Facebook trying to bring ‘Home’ to iPhone
However, it may not be called 'Home' anymore.
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on April 15, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops, Tablets
News: Windows 8.1 could disable Metro start screen
Line of code in preview build suggests so.
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on April 14, 2013 in Mobile Apps, Phones
News: Facebook Home not off to a good start
2.4 stars on Google Play so far.
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on April 13, 2013 in Processors
News: AMD might be releasing a 5GHz FX processor soon
Available in limited quantities.
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on April 13, 2013 in Phones
News: Twitter to launch new music app next week?
Already available to select few celebrities.
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on April 11, 2013 in Phones
News: du customers have 5 more days to re-register SIM cards
Otherwise line will be disconnected.
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on April 10, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: Nvidia will likely release 700 series in 2014
More time to use the current 600 series cards.
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on April 9, 2013 in Digital Cameras
News: Panasonic launches LUMIX GF6 in UAE
Brings NFC and WiFi to mirrorless camera lineup.
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on April 8, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung reigns supreme in hardware, but Apple has better software adoption
Tracking statistics from over 200 million smartphones.
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on April 7, 2013 in Desktops, Processors
News: AMD giving away SimCity with select Trinity APUs
Showing the prowess of the integrated HD7000 series on APUs.
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on April 3, 2013 in Phones
News: Nokia launches new Lumia 720 and 520 handsets at GITEX Shopper
New mainstream handsets available for purchase right now.
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on April 2, 2013 in Graphics Cards, Laptops
News: Nvidia launches new GeForce 700M mobile GPUs
Get 90fps in Heart of the Swarm.
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on April 1, 2013 in Phones, Web & Social
News: Facebook preparing to launch custom Android smartphone on April 4th?
Media invites certainly suggest so.
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on March 31, 2013 in Phones
News: iMessage is used as denial-of-service attack by Anonymous
The only way to effectively stop this is disabling iMessage app.
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on March 30, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: Unreal Engine 4 ‘Infiltrator’ demo running real-time on GTX 680
The next generation of games can run on current hardware.
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on March 29, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops, Tablets
News: Windows 8 Blue adds Start screen sync
Now your Metro UI looks the same across all Windows 8 platforms.
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on March 28, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: AMD officially teases the HD 7990
The legendary card is finally unveiled.
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on March 27, 2013 in Desktops, Industry, Laptops, Network Devices, Tablets, Web & Social
News: Etisalat confirms cable cut [UPDATE]
Update: Etisalat says it has now restored services.
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on March 26, 2013 in Web & Social
News: Steve Jobs biography gets manga treatment in Japan
First issue is out now.
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on March 25, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops, Tablets
News: Windows 8 Blue (build 9364) leaked online
Microsoft's major update for Windows 8 is out in the wild.
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on March 24, 2013 in Processors
News: AMD dropping prices of FX CPUs and Trinity APUs
Making way for Richland APUs and competing with Intel's Haswell.
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on March 23, 2013 in Phones
News: Nokia’s CEO takes care of an in interviewer’s iPhone problem
What else could honestly be done?
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on March 21, 2013 in Phones
News: New lockscreen vulnerability found for iPhone 4 running iOS 6.1.3
And the previous one just got patched!
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on March 20, 2013 in Phones, Tablets
News: iOS v6.1.3 blocks evasi0n jailbreak
After 18.2 million jailbreaks, does it really matter?
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on March 19, 2013 in Phones
News: iPhone 5S to come with a “killer feature”
New features could be seen across the iOS range.
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on March 19, 2013 in Industry, Phones
News: Samsung confirms they’re working on a smartwatch
Ahead of the rumored Apple iWatch.
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on March 18, 2013 in Phones
News: Microsoft will stop Windows Phone 8 support by 2014
All doom & gloom or the sign of the next generation of Windows Phone?
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on March 17, 2013 in Phones
News: Is this LG’s Nexus 5 a 5.2-inch behemoth powered by Snapdragon 800?
Forget 1080p, this baby shoots 4K video @ 30fps!
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on March 17, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung will start producing the Exynos 5 Octa processor in Q2
Expect worldwide shipments of the Galaxy S4 between May and June.
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on March 16, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops
News: Apple releases OS X v10.8.3 and adds Windows 8 support for Boot Camp
Dual-booting also works on the new 3TB drives.
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on March 16, 2013 in Phones
News: Full teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S4
For those who really want to see what's inside.
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on March 15, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung Galaxy S4 Dual Camera demoed
An intuitive mode we're surprised nobody else has done before.
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on March 15, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung Galaxy S4 Smart Scoll/ Pause demoed
Taking face tracking to a whole new level.
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on March 15, 2013 in
News: 46% of PS3 owners watch Blu-rays or streamed content vs 29% on Xbox 360
Home consoles now being used for way more than just playing games.
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on March 14, 2013 in Graphics Cards, Processors
News: Nvidia didn’t want to do business with Sony for the PS4
The "opportunity cost" was too much to invest in consoles.
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on March 13, 2013 in Tablets
News: Razer stops taking pre-order for Edge gaming tablets
"...all stock is sold out for the months to come."
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on March 13, 2013 in Web & Social
News: Google helps hacked website owners
Recovery options ranging for beginner to advanced users with detailed steps.
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on March 12, 2013 in Desktops, Graphics Cards
News: AMD’s latest Radeon HD 7790 graphics card accidentally revealed
Bridging the gap between HD 7770 and HD 7850.
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on March 11, 2013 in Laptops
News: ASUS launches the all AMD powered U38N laptop in UAE
This business oriented machine can also play games.
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on March 10, 2013 in Phones
News: iPhone 5S & Galaxy S4 could bring wireless charging to the masses
Apple may go proprietary, however.
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on March 10, 2013 in Phones, Web & Social
News: Mozilla won’t bring Firefox to iOS devices
At least not until Apple fixes their 'unfriendly attitude' towards 3rd party browsers.
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on March 9, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops, Phones, Tablets, Web & Social
News: YouTube Introduces One Channel
Customize your channel and tailor how viewers look at it.
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on March 8, 2013 in Tablets
News: Apple revises iPad shipments as iPad mini becomes more popular
Who would've thought the smaller, cheaper model would be such a hit?
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on March 7, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung Galaxy Note III to have a 5.9-inch screen?
Taking phablets to an ever increasingly 'large' era.
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on March 7, 2013 in Desktop Apps, Desktops, Industry, Laptops, Tablets, Web & Social
News: Microsoft fined $731m in EU for only promoting Internet Explorer
For 14 months Windows 7 forgot to mention any other browser.
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on March 6, 2013 in Phones, Tablets
News: iPhone 5S launching in August?
Plus new versions of iPad and iPad mini coming out as soon as April?
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on March 5, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung Galaxy S4 to use an 8-core processor?
Because nowadays dual and quad-core processors just don't cut it anymore.
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on March 4, 2013 in Phones
News: Sony wants to be 3rd in global smartphone race
Let Apple and Samsung duke out the top 2 positions.
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on March 4, 2013 in Laptops, Tablets, Web & Social
News: Internet Explorer and Firefox growing; Chrome hits 17-month low
The Browser wars take a slightly unexpected turn.
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on March 3, 2013 in Displays, Input Devices, TVs & Projectors
News: Apple’s Lightning Digital AV Adapter packs a tiny computer inside
Upscales video streams to 1080p.
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on March 3, 2013 in Mobile Apps, Phones
News: Firefox OS powered smartphones minimum requirements revealed
Firefox browser and apps marketplace mandatory.
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on March 3, 2013 in Tablets
News: Microsoft briging Surface tablets to more countries
Both Surface RT and Surface Pro will be available in more competitive markets.
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on March 3, 2013 in Laptops, Storage
News: Seagate will stop making 2.5” 7,200rpm drives
In the face of dropping SSD prices and better hybrid solutions.
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on March 2, 2013 in Camcoders, Digital Cameras, Phones
News: Nokia explains how to use Manual Settings in their Lumia 920
Short clips explains how Exposure and ISO settings can give professional results.
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on February 28, 2013 in TVs & Projectors, Web & Social
News: Piracy doesn’t matter to Game of Thrones
Such shows thrive on "cultural buzz".
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on February 28, 2013 in Tablets
News: Razer begins pre-orders for the Edge tablets
Hardcore PC gamer's tablet available by the end of March.
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on February 26, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: AMD introduces TressFX with new Lara Croft
AMD launches new physics system dedicated to simulate realistic hair.
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on February 26, 2013 in Phones
News: Caterpillar brings their ruggedness to the B15
Not so high on specs, but the b15 sure can withstand abuse.
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on February 25, 2013 in Phones, Web & Social
News: Facebook provides discounted data access through telecom operators
Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia supported.
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on February 25, 2013 in Phones
News: Samsung will launch Galaxy S IV on March 14th
The Samsung Galaxy S IV is expected to be revealed on the 14th of March at the Samsung unpacked event in New York City.
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on February 24, 2013 in Phones
News: Huawei unleashes the Ascend P2; world’s fastest 4G LTE Smartphone
Download speeds up to 150Mbps, breaking all previous records.
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on February 24, 2013 in Phones
News: Apple iPhones are 300% more reliable than Samsung smartphones
However, the biggest complaint on the iPhone is still poor battery life.
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on February 23, 2013 in Graphics Cards, Processors
News: AMD very excited about PS4
With Microsoft's incoming announcement, AMD will power all 3 next-gen consoles.
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on February 21, 2013 in Graphics Cards, Industry, Processors
News: PlayStation 4 specs announced
Packing an AMD 8-core APU and "next-generation" GPU.
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on February 20, 2013 in Laptops, Tablets
News: Apple to ship MacBook Air with Retina Display in Q3 2013?
Further reports suggest that the next iPad (5th gen) will have the thinner GF2 display.
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on February 19, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: NVIDIA officially launches GeForce GTX TITAN graphics card
GeForce GTX TITAN was designed to provide extreme gaming performance with world class acoustics.
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on February 18, 2013 in Web & Social
News: Half the parents on Facebook want to keep a tab on their kids
New survey reveals that 92% of parents using social media are friends with their kids.
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on February 17, 2013 in Desktops, Laptops, Phones
News: Job listing from Microsoft confirms Windows Blue and Windows Phone Blue
Expect the new patch update across all Microsoft OSs that improve UI and customer experience.
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on February 16, 2013 in Web & Social
News: Skype to take over Windows Live Messenger from April 8 onwards
The 13 year old IM client will finally be retired within 2 months.
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on February 15, 2013 in Phones
News: iOS 6.1 bug allows anyone to get past your lockscreen and make calls
Another issue with iOS 6.1, and this one can make you loose money.
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on February 14, 2013 in Web & Social
News: Valentine’s Day Google Doodle is mix & match fun
Spend a minute or two figuring out which couple is more awkward.
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on February 13, 2013 in Phones, Web & Social
News: Apple could get $1bn from Google next year for being default search engine
Price is averaged out to number of iOS devices sold.
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on February 11, 2013 in
News: GeForce GTX Titan 3DMark benchmarks leaked?
The 3DMark score sure is impressive to say the least, especially showing its prowess in the Fire Strike Extreme preset.
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on February 9, 2013 in Graphics Cards
News: AMD confirms no HD 8000 series till Q4 2013
The focus instead will be on 28nm architecture GPUs which will be used in next-gen consoles.
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on February 9, 2013 in Industry
News: Yandex surpasses Bing as 4th globally used search engine
In November and December of 2012, the global search queries done on Microsoft's Bing were surpassed by the Russian search engine Yandex.
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on February 7, 2013 in
News: Trip down memory lane with PC graphics evolution
From 2000 to 2013, see how PC gaming evolved in 13 years.



















