Mobile Evolution

 IntroductionQWERTY is how the Cookie crumbles and LG are quite keen to build on a winning concept. And they sure didn’t work themselves to the bone. When you’ve got a Best Handset Award nominee (LG KS360) and a midrange bestseller (LG KP500), all you need to do is add two and two together. Simple math for a simple gadget: the LG GW520 is a basic touchscreen with a distinct Cookie feel, full QWERTY keyboard and social networking on...

 IntroductionLike every maker out there, Samsung are keen to keep users coming back for more. But serving, inspiring and entertaining today's crowd is not enough it seems. So the next step is raising future Samsung users. The S3650 Corby is tech-savvy and fresh - just like its target audience. And this entry level touchscreen seems to quite nicely suit both the user's liking and bill-payer's budget. The S3650 Corby is for youngsters...

 IntroductionA blue earth it is. We mean there's no need to tell you our home planet is not quite in the pink. So, before you go on reading, you might want to turn off the lights and the telly, and go pick up a wind turbine and a bunch of solar panels at the local DIY. Forget where you put the car keys? Good, get the bike. Samsung says thanks. OK, now seriously. Maybe it's good to know you're not the only one using recycled paper,...

Ufone Quiz Whiz Never had a chance to play reward based quizzes??? Here is your chance to participate in an SMS quiz where rewards will be given on answering correctly. So what are you waiting for…Simply SMS ‘Game’ to 404 & challenge your IQ!! You will have to answer a total of 15 questions, after every 5 questions, you will be rewarded. Each question will have 3 answers from which you will have to choose one correct answer. To...

ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday took suo motu notice of government's plan to sell valuable assets of PTCL to Etisalat at "throw-away" prices. Chaudhry Muhammad Rashid, a resident of Rawalpindi, has filed an application, stating that Privatisation Commission has issued a declaration in which it is said that agreements were expected between Etisalat, Punjab and Sindh governments for the transfer of PTCL...

Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) earned Rs 9.151 billion net profit for the year ended June 30, 2009 against Rs 2.824 billion in the last year. The financial results of the company announced at Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday showed that earnings per share also jumped to Rs 1.79 in the year under review against Rs 0.55 in the last year. Although company posted phenomenal profit compared to previous...

ISLAMABAD: 28th September 2009. Telenor Pakistan has become the country's first telco to have completed a Universal Service Fund project -- and that too before time. To celebrate the achievement, Chief Technical Officer Telenor Pakistan Khalid Shehzad and CEO Universal Service Fund Company Parvez Iftikhar jointly inaugurated a BTS (Base Transceiver Station) cell site in district Bahawalpur's Cholistan desert last week. This cell site...

 IntroductionSometimes, a phone is nearly perfect, except for that one small thing you want to change. If you felt that way about Nokia E52, the E55 claims to have the answer. Don't get us wrong - the E52 has killer looks and specs. And the E55… well, like we told you, it's the same phone save for that one little thing. If QWERTY keyboards are for heavy texters where does half-QWERTY fit? Some would say it's the same target but...