Author: Ammar Akhtar

Overview I was born in Old Bedford Village, Pennsylvania and attended Allegany College of Maryland Community College. My father is Republican and my mother a Democrat. Initially, I did not know where I lay allegiance in politics. But through following my mother, I decided that I want to support the Democratic Party. On 08/11/16 I was set to vote for the candidate of my choice- Hillary Rodham Clinton. I was a volunteer for the campaign and it was my dream to see that Clinton became the first female president of the US. When the results were being announced, I faced…

We are in the 21st century; this is the era in which the “information generation” is fully in control of the world. The Generation Y (Millennials) is the current and dominant one. As the X continues to get their retirement benefits and vanish, the Y is flocking in pairs. This has become an issue in terms of controlling them at work. They always think that they know better and more than everyone. How can we get rid of their ignorance? How can we make them controllable? The answers to these questions lies, right here. #1 Try to adapt Considering…

Social Media is the life and soul of today’s human populace. Obviously, with the amount of interest it holds in an average human’s life, the trends involved with it affects every individual who is in business or otherwise. Gone are the days where social media was just a tool for personal gratification, today, it’s a centre where millions of businesses occur. Almost every company has stepped into Social Media Marketing or lets say Social Media Trends 2016, not only for promotion, but to create brand awareness for their products and services. The impact an Online Presence can have on a…

Should You Buy The Apple Watch 1 or 2. Lets analyze. Recently Apple unveiled the new Apple Watch. The first one had made waves in the market becoming the most sold smart watch in the world and the second most sold watch in general. The second one is expected to boost these statistics even further. There are several differences between the Apple Watch 1 and the Apple Watch 2, which are significant enough to warrant a comparison, to help you decide the one you want. Firstly, Apple has upgraded the chip to Series 2, from the earlier version which was…

For the many lovers of Apple’s products, the company has once again done it with the release of the Apple iPhone 7 Jet Black edition. The new phone which was unleashed to the market in September this year has received a lot of excitement from users who have already gotten themselves one. The new Jet Black edition boasts a very sleek and glossy look that would have you drooling from just its appearance. Contrary to the many fears of it being super prone to slipperiness, you will realize that this model has a very improved grip once you hold it…

The unprecedented decision by Samsung to stop production of its explosive Galaxy Note 7 was the only by which the tech giant would commence rebuilding its tarnished smartphone brand. Samsung permanently discontinued the production of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 just one day after halting global sales of the flagship product, this was during a regulatory filing. This move was applauded as the right call as it will allow it to start to move on, it will make the headlines to tone down and for the tech giant to start to repair the damage its brand has received. What next?…

When it comes to a student’s life, there is nothing like the start of a new semester. It’s the time to settle down and set new goals. Unlike the past when the pen and the notebook was a must have, if you look around the lecture hall these days you are likely to witness over half of the students typing on their laptops. Technology has become a very important thing of getting the most of our learning. Here are the top 5 must have gadgets for college students. 1. Macbook Pro It would be silly to talk about the best…

This new Poke Ball phone battery is awesome for hardcore Pokemon Go fans Battery packs only have aim: to successfully charge up your phone and any devices you use. They don’t have to look great or anything- they’re only batteries. This new battery packed which looks like a Pokemon ball and was introduced in the IFA 2016 is probably the best battery pack we’ve seen. It is the best choice for you Pokemon Go addicts. They’re also really powerful and the one demonstrated at the IFA 2016 was 12,000 mAh. This is more than enough for charging an iPhone 6S…

In a surprising statement, Uber announced that its self-driving cars are going to start operating on the streets of Pittsburgh city in a couple of weeks. CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, informed Bloomberg Businessweek that the company is about to release its first driverless, autonomous cars by the end of this month. The cars are going to a strongly customized Volvo XC90 SUVs. However, the cars are still going to have drivers closely supervising all the different rides. There are no words yet on whether these drivers are going to be rated yet or not. During the interview, Kalanick also…

It was only some time before Samsung started making their own wireless ear buds. As previously announced, the Gear IconX is fitness based ear-buds and yes, they don’t have any wires attached. Whereas the new Gear Fit 2 is suitable more for health enthusiast- people who would wear it all the time – based on Samsung, the Iconx is mainly aimed at people who ‘’casually exercise’’. This is, individuals who make a deliberate decision about when they would like to be active and when they would like to receive activity data. Priced at $199, the Samsung IconX is considered to…