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Apple Says It's Fixed iPhone SMS Vulnerability

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Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline — and possibly take over the phones — by sending them specially crafted text messages.

Apple says it issued a software fix Friday after the vulnerability was exposed this week at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.

Similar weaknesses were found in phones running Google Inc.'s Android and Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating systems. The Android problem has been fixed, and Microsoft is investigating the vulnerability reported in its software.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple says users will be prompted to download the fix when they plug their iPhones into their computers.

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Pakistan’s IT Exports in Hot Waters, Up 19 Percent Only

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By Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: The country's exports of Information Technology (IT) and its related services have registered a modest
growth of 19 percent compared with last fiscal year. This is the lowest exports growth rate since 2004 because the exports have been witnessing 50 percent growth consecutively for the last five years.
As per statistics obtained from Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), the country's IT and IT-enabled services exports have touched $201 million despite its plunging demand in the international markets as compared with $169 million exports in 2007-08.
However, the country has missed its exports target of $255 million as the global economic recession has affected its offshore demand in the second half of 2008-09.
Managing Director Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Talib Baluch, said the achievement of growth in exports is quite good for the industry in the scenario when global downturn has exerted its impacts on IT and other industries worldwide.
He said IT industry has started feeling the pinch of global economic slowdown as offshore demand of our exports has been declining in the first half of 2008-09, however, he added the country's exports will take time to rebound, most likely with the recovery of its demand in global economies.
Most of the Pakistani companies are working for financial institutions, automobile, call centres and miscellaneous services sectors in different countries.
United State of America is the largest buyer of Pakistan IT-enable service with a share of 58 percent in country's exports. It is followed by UK, where the exports are hovering around 10 percent. The pie of total exports shows 16 percent share of other countries including Australia, Canada, Thailand, UAE and others.
On the contrary, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Software Development has increased by 40.2 percent to $19.1 million in 2008-09.
Industry experts said that expatriate Pakistanis have shifted their business from their residential countries as they got better opportunities and potential in Pakistan in this sector.
They added that IT infrastructure is being built up rapidly whereas availability of cheap human resource and tax exemption have attracted them to invest in the country particularly for business outsourcing.

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Conference For Bloggers

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KARACHI: Google and CIO Pakistan recently organized the first Kolachi Tweetup here by gathering 80 active bloggers and micro-bloggers to engage in a discussion of how virtual networking platforms are being used.

The conference brought together the experiences of how people use Twitter and Facebook for their professional and personal networking and marketing, a press release issued here said.

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PTCL to Revise Vfone Packages From August 14

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ISLAMABAD (August 01 2009): Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has revised all Vfone packages while new packages
have also been announced. As per PTA policies, PTCL Vfone has now given its customers time till August 13 to choose their desired package. First package change for all such customers aiming to change their package will be free of charge till August 13.
According to details, Customers currently on Vfone Simple Package (Rs Zero line rent) will be charged according to the previous call rates as per Vfone Rayayat Package till 13th of August. Whereas all customers of Vfone Rayayat, Bachat and Sahulat moved to Vfone Family package will be charged a special discounted daily line rent of Rs 4 + tax till the 13th of August.
Furthermore SMS will be free till 13th of August after which all on-net and off-net SMS will be charged at only Rs 0.25 + tax. After 14th of August, all customers who do not change their package will be automatically moved to the new packages. From 14th of August, customers of Vfone Rayayat will be converted to Vfone Simple, customers on Vfone family will be charged @ Rs 5 + tax daily line rent.- (Press Releases)

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Balance Inquiry Charges Withdrawn by Ufone & Telenor

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Ufone has taken back the message from its website which said Balance Inquiries through USSD would be charged at 10 paisas plus tax per instance, while Telenor’s website is saying that charges will be imposed soon. Earlier both the companies had announced that all balance inquiries will be charged 10 paisas plus tax from August 1, 2009. Responses from customers, and involvement of PTA made both the companies re-consider their decision.

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