Highlights from the August 2008 issue.
Cover Story
Beyond language barriers
Transcending language barriers on the internet
Urdu blogosphere
Tracing the birth of Urdu blogging and beyond
Missing the medium
The usage of Roman Urdu on the information highway
Linguistically speaking
How South Asian languages are leaving their mark in the digital era
Regular Sections
Ed’s note
From the Ed’s desktop
E-mail box
Criticism, appreciation and suggestions from our readers
Newsbytes
Newsworthy stories and happenings from around the e-world
Blogspeak
Find out some of the hottest topics on local blogs
Bits & Bytes
A low-down on the tech world
@Beat
A discourse on online privacy
Tech Tips
Answers to puzzling tech questions
Phonephiles
Breaking the language barrier with cellular services
Career
A detailed guide to freelancing
E-Security
How hardware is exploited
Feature
How cybercrime has entered the major league in Pakistan
Report
Is mobile phone blocking — a two-edged sword?
Blogging
An introduction to the world of Photoblogging
Webunissa
Webunissa shows her patriotic side this August
Off the shelf
Must-have reads for IT professionals
Bookmark
Hasan Zaidi shares his favourite online hangouts with Spider
Software Review
A look at why Firefox 3.0 is here to stay
Gadgets & Gizmos
This month’s guide to a few new nerd-approved techno knickknacks
Inspect-a-Gadget
Spider’s evaluation of the Hyundai W100
Netlingo
Your monthly dose of tech terms
Hard Talk
A review of Intel’s latest quad core Extreme processor QX6850 and Sony Bravia
KLV-32U300A. Buyers Guide suggests tips for laptop shoppers and the Chef brews
slick gaming rigs
Playtime
Check out the game follow-up of the movie Iron Man’, and a sneak peak of Tom
Clancy’s EndWar and Dark Void
Netplay
Flex your clicking fingers for this month’s free games
@play
Games to be released this month
Connectivity
Spider’s experience and the verdict on LinkdotNet
Netropolis
Web destinations for geeks and mouse potatoes
Freebies
Free software for work and play
E-Strategy
An assesment of the performance and reliability of Search 4.0
Health Update
Can medical websites replace real world physicians?
Last Byte
Dr Amir Matin examines where Urdu stands in the myriad of languages in
cyberspace
E-vents
What’s happening around the world of IT
Geek Speak
Take a break from the hassles of the online world
ISP index
An updated list of Wi-Fi hotspots and ISP details
Check’em out
Links mentioned in the mag
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