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N-Gage is dead, long live the Ovi Store

Nokia plans to shut down the N-Gage platform. It's all going down in September 2010 but the publishing of new games has stopped as we speak. The gaming on Nokia phones will continue evolving under the Ovi Store umbrella.

The website of N-Gage along with the N-Gage Arena community will be left running throughout the whole 2010, while the N-Gage store will continue selling games until September 2010. After that the only place to buy S40 or Symbian S60 games will be the Ovi Store, which will come preinstalled on all upcoming Nokia devices. Nokia also promises to bring similar community options for the apps in the Ovi Store.

Of course, all the N-Gage games you've purchased so far will continue to work long after that.

Well, the N-gage platform delivered some of the best mobile games we've seen for Symbian smartphones and we're quite surprised that Nokia is ditching all the development losing a strong differentiating factor. We'll see how it goes, let's hope it is all for the better.

iPhone 3G and 3GS closing in on Orange UK

As you probably know already O2 UK no longer claims the iPhone exclusivity and Orange is the second UK carrier to offer the device in its UK network. The latest piece of intel however has 10 November as the most probable release date.

In a quite tight-lipped manner Orange UK recently announced their agreement with Apple to offer iPhone 3G and 3GS. Plans and release date were kept a secret until today when Guardian UK made the release date public.

You may remember that in a 24-hour timeframe both Orange and Vodafone announced their agreements with Apple to offer iPhone 3G and 3GS through their networks.

So as Guardian UK puts it, Orange UK will start offering iPhone 3G and 3GS on 10 November, the exact day when the two-year O2 exclusive deal with Apple expires. Don't get too excited just yet as there won't be an iPhone price war with pricing projected to be the same as that of O2 UK. Still Orange will offer it with an "added value plan" giving users the additional benefits of some bonus accessories or pre-loaded applications.

At this point more than 200 000 users have registered their interest in getting the iPhone from Orange even though the carrier plans are not even announced yet. The Orange iPhones will be sold through Orange stores, Phones4U and Carphone Warehouse in only two weeks time.

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica

Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica, or Galaxy Lite, if you prefer, is official as it gets. Not only is the I5700 the fastest gun in the Android crowd with its 800MHz CPU, but it's also cheaper than the original Samsung Galaxy.

But let's start from the basics - the Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica has been sitting in our rumor mill section for a while now and it seemed to be the baby brother of I7500 Galaxy , which we reviewed just recently. The "Galaxy Lite" certainly seemed to suggest it.

The CPU is interesting because the original Galaxy ran the 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A processor. But with 800MHz the Spica beats even the Acer Liquid, which until now held the crown for speediest CPU in the Android world - a 768MHz Snapdragon. Liquid still has a lead in RAM - 256MB - versus the 128 of both Galaxy phones.

The rest of the features are very close to those of I7500 Galaxy, save for the lack of internal memory and the camera. Galaxy Spica comes with a 3.2MP camera and support for microSD cards up to 32GB instead. The display is the same size at 3.2" (though the press release is mum about whether it's AMOLED and capacitive or not) as is the battery of 1,500mAh. The I5700 is a "Google experience" phone, so it's connected to Google's services.

The Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica will be available in Russia in November for 1,4000 rubles (320 euro or 480 dollars). There's no word on availability in other locations but it shouldn't be long now.

Sony Ericsson tease the crowds

Heating up the expectations for the XPERIA X10 announcement next Tuesday (3 November), Sony Ericsson have just published a teaser video of their upcoming Android uber smartphone.

We recently reported on the new Sony Ericsson landing promo page that mysteriously appeared to arouse the interest of the general public about an upcoming announcement on 3 November. We know for sure that this is when Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 will get its official unveiling after so many leaks such as this .

If you've lived on a foreign planet the last several months, we'll remind you that the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 (previously rumored as Rachael and XPERIA X3) is Sony Ericsson's first Android smartphone.

The XPERIA X10 is based on a blazing fast Snapdragon CPU and has a 4-inch display and an 8 megapixel camera.

Motorola posts Q3 earnings

It now came turn for Motorola to announce their financial results for Q3 of the year. While the company as a whole looks healthy enough, given the tough market conditions, the mobile division is still lagging behind, recording a loss of 183 million US dollars.
The mobile phone sales of Motorola totaled 1.7 billion US dollars, down 46 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. The loss of 183 million US dollars though surely sounds better than the 840 million loss for the same period last year or the 253 million loss in the previous quarter but is still bothersome.
The total number of shipped handsets is 13.6 million (half a million short of Sony Ericsson result), which gives Motorola a market share of 4.7 percent. The company hopes that the release of DEXT and Droid handsets will help them get better results in the last quarter of the year.
Luckily for Motorola the other divisions performed much better bringing a consolidated profit of 12 million US dollars to the company. Tiny as this might be for a company like Moto, it is way better than the 397 million loss for the same period last year.
There's even more bad news for the Motorola mobile phones division. Apparently the company is pretty keen about the idea of separation into two independent public companies. We can easily see that as the end of what used to be the world's largest manufacturer.

LG announced 3 Windows phones in next few weeks

KARACHI :LG Electronics (LG), on Monday announced the launch of three new Windows phones in the next few weeks, delivering on LG's commitment to further grow its share of the global smartphone market. The three devices will kick off LG's most aggressive smartphone strategy to date, which will ultimately result in a total of 13 new LG-branded Windows phones launched globally before the end of 2010.PR

ZONG, Alcatel-Lucent, RIM launch BlackBerry solution

KARACHI: ZONG, the first international brand of China Mobile, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) on Wednesday announced the launch of the BlackBerry(r) solution in Pakistan. Using BlackBerry(r) smartphones, ZONG customers will be able to wirelessly send and receive emails, make phone calls, browse the Internet, send text messages and access a wide range of corporate and lifestyle applications while on the move.

Initially, ZONG is offering the BlackBerry(r) Curve(tm) 8900 and BlackBerry(r) Bold(tm) smartphones and a choice of BlackBerry(r) Internet Service or BlackBerry(r) Enterprise Server. The BlackBerry solution will be available immediately with ZONG's post-paid packages, providing a range of monthly packages tailored to meet customers' needs.

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PTCL introduces three LAHOREE Packages

PTCL now Offering unlimited free local calls till 31 March 2010, along with FREE phone set and Value Added Services
Lahore call package have cost-effective call plans with unique inbuilt features with following details:

PACKAGE 1 LAHOREE MAUJ MASTI – Pay Rs. 599/= per Month and get:
• FREE unlimited Local Calls up to March 31, 2010
• FREE 900 Local Minutes from April, 2010
• NO Line Rent
• Tax exclusive
• Following VAS services free for 1 year
• CLI
• Call Waiting
• Voice Messaging
• Conference Call
• FREE TELEPHONE SET on Installation
• Installation Charges at Rs. 500 i.e. discount of Rs. 250/-

PACKAGE 2 LAHOREE TIP TOP – Pay Rs. 1599/= per Month and get:
• FREE 500 Nationwide minutes
• FREE 500 Local minutes
• 1MB Broadband
• NO Line Rent
• Tax exclusive
• Following VAS services free for first 3 months
• CLI
• Call Waiting
• Voice Messaging
• Conference Call
• FREE TELEPHONE SET on Installation
• FREE DSL Modem
• Installation Charges at Rs. 500 i.e. discount of Rs. 250/-

PACKAGE LAHOREE LUSH PUSH – Pay Rs. 2499/= per Month and get:
• FREE 500 Nationwide minutes
• FREE 500 Local minutes
• FREE 1200 International Minutes for USA, UK, Canada (Landline + Mobile) & Australia and China (Landline only)
• 1MB Broadband
• NO Line Rent
• Tax exclusive
• Following VAS services free for first 3 months
• CLI
• Call Waiting
• Voice Messaging
• Conference Call
• FREE TELEPHONE SET on Installation
• FREE DSL Modem
• Installation Charges at Rs. 500 i.e. discount of Rs. 250/-
Ordering Details: Services can be ordered/availed from OSS, , CSC or by calling sales line 0800 8 0800.

New smartphone platform “bada” to the world unveils by Samsung

Samsung bada offers a powerful opportunity for developers, mobile operators, and consumers with a wider range of smartphone experiences
Lahore: December 11, 2009 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today unveils its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. At this unveiling, Samsung showcases the bada SDK (Software Development Kit) for partners and presents the unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities that the bada platform will bring to developers, mobile operators and consumers.

Mr. Steve Han, Managing Director-Samsung Pakistan stated that “Samsung bada is a driving force in accomplishing Samsung’s vision of a ‘smartphone for everyone.’ To achieve this vision, Samsung bada offers a feature-rich platform for enhanced mobile experiences for consumers, and a complete mobile ecosystem through a developer support program that both the application store and consumers will benefit from. Based on Samsung’s accumulated expertise in developing advanced mobile phones, the company will allow its users to enjoy ultimate mobile experience through superb features.

Samsung bada, meaning Ocean in Korean, enables developers to take full advantage of mobile device capabilities to create compelling applications with ease. Applications can use device functions to make phone calls, send messages, or access the contact list. Also, various service applications can share information such as personal profiles, social relations, schedules, or contents with a simple user confirmation in order to provide services with greater personal relevance and cooperative service extension. The flexibility of the bada platform makes it applicable to a wide range of devices than any other mobile operating system.

Mr. Zeshan Qureshi, Head of Mobile phones-Pakistan and Afghanistan at Samsung Electronics said, “In providing Samsung bada, I believe that Samsung will become a true leader in the mobile industry; offering a wider range of smartphone choices for consumers.” He added, “At the same time, Samsung bada presents a powerful opportunity for developers to get their applications onto an unprecedented number of Samsung devices across the world“

Based on Samsung’s signature TouchWiz User Interface, Samsung bada platform provides an easy, simple, and intuitive UI without compromising efficiency. It provides creativity and user interactivity through flash control, web control, motion sensing, fine-tuned vibration control, and face detection. Samsung bada differentiates its position by supporting various service-centric features such as social networking, device synchronization, content management, location-based services, and commerce services - all supported by back-end bada servers. These ground-breaking developer-friendly features support developers to implement various services without additional effort.

LG GW520 review

Introduction

QWERTY 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 its mind. Sounds right for keeping the younger crowd interested.

Some of you might know it as the LG Calisto. Never mind the name, it’s the same cute little fella we’re about to review in a sec. What makes it so interesting is not only the competitive price and decent feature set. We’re also curious to find how the blend of KS360 and Cookie works. It’s not about which one gets credit as the real predecessor, it’s what the offspring can do for you.

The LG GW520 is pretty much a Cookie with a real friendly QWERTY keyboard and fast data. The touchscreen size is the only downgrade so to say, but the full keyboard, 7.2 mbps HSDPA, push email and notifications and enhanced Widget UI are well worth the trade-off. Well, Cookie seems to rhyme quite well with QWERTY so far, now let’s see how long it’ll go.

Key features:

2.8" 256K-color TFT touchscreen (240 x 400 pixels)
Friendly four-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard
Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G (with HSDPA) support
3 megapixel fixed focus camera
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
40MB internal memory
Hot-swappable microSD card slot (supporting card with capacity of up to 16GB)
Standard microUSB port and Mass Storage mode
Accelerometer for auto screen rotate
FM radio with RDS
Pepped-up Widget interface with Live Square
Push email and Facebook applications and widgets
Multi-tasking with a real task manager
Excellent touch optimized image gallery
Smart dialing
Office document viewer
Affordable and easy to use touchscreen phone

Main disadvantages:

No Wi-Fi
Video recording no good at QVGA@12fps
Camera has no auto focus or flash
No DivX/Xvid video support
No standard 3.5mm audio jack
Facebook is the only social networking app and it lacks Push

Wi-Fi support would have gained the GW520 lots of extra points against the competition. But then, that would’ve involved so much smartphone pressure, which the GW520 is definitely not prepared to handle. In a way, the handset can be construed as a Cookie upgrade and a response to Samsung’s deployment in the touchscreen midrange. Affordability is key after all, and the LG GW520 is well-geared to run against the likes of Samsung Preston and Star.

The other things sacrificed to keep the price within acceptable limits are the camera autofocus and GPS. The latter isn’t such a big deal for a feature phone, but autofocus should be a must for a contemporary mobile phone in this class. It seems to us DivX/XviD support isn’t too much to ask either: it’s absolutely relevant to the target audience and LG have the technology anyway.

It may look like you pretty much know what to expect from the LG GW520 (or the QWERTY-enabled Cookie, which we’re so keen to call it). But it won’t be fair to judge the phone before we’ve seen it in action. Join us after this very small jump as we explore the looks and feel of this neat QWERTY slider.

Samsung S3650 Corby review

Introduction

Like 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 that are keen on technology, for active social networkers, for those who like to personalize and customize. The budget price implies no fancy stuff but the wide range of features is absolutely relevant to the target audience.

Samsung S3650 Corby is a very fresh looking handset too - distinct shape and bold paintjobs. It won't really make much sense in adult hands but the Fashion Jackets - bright-colored interchangeable rear covers - are perhaps as strong a selling point as the capacitive touchscreen. There're two extra Jackets in the retail box to make the time spent with the S3650 Corby even more personal experience.

On the social side, the Samsung S3650 Corby offers Facebook, MySpace and Twitter integration, while photo and video sharing are taken care of with direct uploads to YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket. You can update your status on the various social networking sites and receive updates from your friends via a neat pop-up notification feature. All that is a tap away on the 2.8" capacitive touchscreen.

Key features

Quad-band GSM/EDGE
2.8" capacitive TFT touchscreen of QVGA resolution
90 MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 8GB)
2 megapixel fixed-focus camera with smile detection, QVGA@15fps video recording
FM radio with RDS
Find Music recognition service
TouchWiz and Cartoon UI
Social networking integration with direct file uploads
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB v.2.0
Office document viewer
Smart unlock
Interchangeable rear covers (Fashion Jackets), ships with two extra panels
Relatively low price for a full touch phone (around 150 euro)

Main disadvantages

No 3G
The camera has no autofocus or flash
No accelerometer for screen auto rotation
No on-screen QWERTY keyboard
Proprietary connectivity port
No smart dialing
microSD slot under the battery cover

Budget and low end can be easily mixed up with the Corby. But along with the features mentioned above, the basic handset has a lot of the technology used in the more expensive Samsung Jet. The S3650 Corby supports the same finger zoom feature, it has smart unlock and runs the widget-based TouchWiz user interface - not to mention the nice Samsung's home-brew web browser.

The S3650 Corby is by no means different than the latest crop of low and midrange Samsung touchscreens but its distinct styling and targeting sure make it worth a peek. Hit the jump for more cool photos and a 3D spin. We then proceed with handling and ergonomics.

Samsung S7550 Blue Earth review

Introduction

A 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, composting your garbage and flushing the toilet responsibly. Samsung are perhaps really trying to encourage the effort. The S7550 Blue Earth is a gadget that gives much credence to the likely growth of eco-friendly products and technology.

The Samsung Blue Earth is a solar powered, eco-friendly phone that promotes green thinking. It's made of recycled water bottles, has an ultra low standby power DC charger and comes in a reusable box made of recycled paper. The first solar-powered touchscreen has a special "eco mode" to use the display in an energy efficient manner. The accelerometer-based step counter has a new spin to it too. It calculates how much CO2 would have been released if you drove instead of walked.

Another quite appropriate feature is the Eco Day list in the calendar, which gives you all the environment-related dates celebrated around the world. Without the Samsung Blue Earth we'd still be ignorant enough not to know what day is today. OK, not in that sense, but we honestly had no idea that September 16th is the World Ozone Day. So, take a deep breath, congratulate us on our timing and get ready for the Samsung S7550 Blue Earth.

Key features

Solar panel for battery charging
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 10, UMTS 2100
Commendable build quality
3" capacitive TFT touchscreen, WQVGA resolution (240 x 400 pixels)
180MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS support
3 megapixel fixed focus camera with geo-tagging and QVGA @ 30fps video recording
Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB v.2.0
Document viewer
Exchange ActiveSync support
Smart unlock
Accelerometer sensor
FM radio with RDS
Music recognition service
1080 mAh battery

Main disadvantages

No HSDPA
Could've been slightly thinner
The screen is poorly visible in the sun
3 MP fixed focus camera is outdated
Grip and handling compromised by the solar panel

The solar panel is enough of a rarity in mobile phones. The Blue Earth is only the second mass production handset to have it, next to another Samsung phone - the entry level E1107 Crest Solar. Samsung E200 ECO in turn, was the company's first device made of environmentally-friendly materials. Eco-friendly telephony is not exclusive Samsung territory though. The Sony Ericsson GreenHeart program, as well as phones like Motorola W233 Renew and Nokia 3110 Evolve, show that major manufacturers are willing to at least explore this market niche.

Yet, the Samsung Blue Earth does look like the most complete and focused product to date. The eco-friendly concept was so far tested on rather marginal handsets - a straight-up remake like the Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart or downright basic phones. The Samsung Blue Earth tries to be different and we don't mean the relevant applications and the solar panel only. It's a fully featured phone and a touchscreen at that. That it was made with care for the environment doesn't mean they didn't care about the specs. The S7550 is a midrange phone which has more to offer than some of the recent Samsung bestsellers in the touchscreen category (take the S5230 Star for example). On top of the capacitive screen and TouchWiz, you get 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and rich media.

Not the least, the Samsung S7550 Blue Earth is committed to its cause and you know that before you even take it out of the box. The retail package is enough of a green statement itself.

Ufone Quiz Whiz

Ufone Quiz Whiz

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To help you through the game, you will also be given 3 life lines to help answer the questions.
When a question is received, you will have 5 minutes to answer it. After 5 minutes the session will expire and you will have to start over again.

How to Play - Instructions:

To start playing, simply SMS ‘Game’ to 404
Answers 5 questions correctly and win Daily SMS Buckets
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Answers 15 questions correctly and win a subscription to Phone Book Saver
You will have 5 minutes to answer each question
Reply with ‘L’ for Life Lines
Each life line can be used only once
Life Lines are:

Ask the Audience- Results displayed in percentage
50/50-Erases 1 option
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Pricing:
Each SMS to 404 is charged at Rs. 2+Tax.

Terms and Conditions:
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Cheif Justice of Pakistan suo motu notice of Govt. plan to sell PTCL assets

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 land in the name of Etisalat.

It has been argued that the PTCL has Satellite Earth Station, Telephone Exchange and Staff Colonies at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad and machinery the value of which should have been assessed first. The Chief Justice has asked Privatisation Commission of Pakistan to file comments on the application for his perusal and further orders.

The CJ also took suo motu notice of an application filed by a Chowkidar in Education Department of District Sanghar. The petitioner has stated that his duty hours from 01:00 pm to 08:00 am (nineteen hours) but he is receiving a monthly salary of Rs 3643/ only, and also not availing the holidays and days-off on Sundays.

Muhammad Ramzan, a resident of District Sanghar, has prayed that his salary may be increased minimum to Rs 9000 per month. The Chief Justice has directed the Secretary Education Sindh to explain within two weeks as to why minimum salary is not being paid to the applicant.

9.151 billion net profit earned by 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 year, it was majorly due to diluted impact of Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS) compared to previous year when it was at a cost of Rs 23.937 billion to the company. In the year under review, the amount on account of VSS amounted to just Rs 92 million.

If the impact of VSS is excluded from the previous year earnings, the net profit would show negative growth this year compared to last one because of fall in the total revenue which dropped to Rs 59.239 billion over Rs 66.336 billion recorded in the last year. The loss in revenue was caused by slowdown in retail segment of fixed line.

The cost of services remained almost flat whereas the financing cost increased during the year.

Telenor Pakistan has become the country's first telco to have completed a Universal Service Fund (USF) project

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 is one of the total 39 sites of USF Bahawalpur project that have been set up for this communication deprived area. USF promotes the development of telecom services in un-served and under-served areas throughout the length and breadth of the country. The fund consists of contributions (1.5% of adjusted revenues) by the Telecom Operators with no government funding involved.

The Bahawalpur Cholistan District BTS cell sites set up by Telenor Pakistan will bring coverage to the remotest areas of Cholistan desert and a previously un-served population of 242,000, over an area of 20,000 sq kms. The Bahawalpur Lot covers 22% of the area and 11% of the total estimated population of Punjab Province and includes Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan Districts.

Commenting on the timely completion of the USF project, Chief Technical Officer Khalid Shehzad said, “It is our pleasure to provide deep and wide reach to un-served and under-served areas such as the Cholistan desert. We are pleased with our progress and are hoping to complete all our future projects with the same levels of effectiveness. We believe that such projects are significant in terms of increasing service penetration in the rural areas.”

Universal Services Fund’s CEO, Parvez Iftikhar, while congratulating Telenor Pakistan on the successful completion of the project, said, “USF is going to continue bringing significant advances towards enhancement of telecom services, both in rural as well as urban areas of the country. The completion of the Bahawalpur project is an important step towards the fair and effective utilization of the fund. We are also encouraging our contractors to go for Alternative Energy Solutions and are pleased to know that Telenor Pakistan is taking the initiative in this regard.”
This is the first time a cellular operator has delivered a USF project even before the assigned period of twelve months. Universal Service Fund and Telenor Pakistan entered in the contract to provide basic telephony and data services in un-served areas of Bahawalpur on September 22, 2008. Telenor further plans to energize 19 sites in this Project with solar energy hence pioneering Green Energies in telecommunication sector on mass scale.

Nokia E55 Review

Introduction

Sometimes, 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 different goal. You know, like heavy texting is a bad habit and half-QWERTY is the therapy. Now, now, no need to be too smart. But does it really make typing faster or slower, and how hard it is to learn the new layout? We ran a test to find out.

But more on that later. Thanks to the excellent connectivity options and Office editing out of the box, the E55 keeps your office at arm's length - whether you're out to lunch or out of town. Emails, presentations, spreadsheets, memos - you can bring all that everywhere you go. But hey, we're not saying you should. Thanks to Modes, switching between Business and Personal homescreens makes sure you don't have to bring work home.

Texting and email go without saying, but the Nokia E55 is one of the best-equipped Symbian devices around. Here's the rundown:

Key features

Compact metallic body and extra slim girth (9.9mm)
Quad-band GSM support
3G with HSDPA 10.2 Mbps and HSUPA 2 Mbps
half-QWERTY keyboard
2.4" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution
Symbian OS, S60 UI with FP2
600 MHz ARM 11 CPU and 128 MB RAM
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology, DLNA support
Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS support, digital compass
Accelerometer for screen auto-rotation and turn-to-mute
One-touch shortcut keys mean "business"
3 megapixel enhanced fixed focus camera with LED flash
Secondary videocall camera
60 MB of internal memory, microSD expansion, ships with a 2GB card
microUSB v2.0
Standard 3.5mm audio jack
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
FM radio with RDS
Class-leading audio output quality
N-Gage gaming support
Ovi Maps preinstalled with trial turn-by-turn navigation license (10 x 1 days, to be used within 3 months) and lifetime City Explorer license
User-friendly Mode Switch for swapping two homescreen setups
Office document editor (with free MS Office 2007 update)
Remote lock/wipe over-the-air
Comfortable keypad
Smart dialing
Great battery life

Main disadvantages

Disappointing camera features and performance
Video recording maxes out at VGA@15fps
No DivX or XviD support (can be installed, possibly requiring a purchase)
No TV-out functionality
Keyboard takes some time getting used to (not too long though)

The Nokia E55 has something of a split personality. The business features are complete but wait till you see what it offers for recreation. N-Gage support gives you access to a host of games, the audio quality is up there with dedicated music players and the huge battery won't run out of juice until after hours of games and music.

The weekend getaway is also covered - just punch in your destination into Nokia Maps, and the E55 will take you there. It'll even suggest a list of local attractions.

Head to the next page where we open the box and share our experience with the Nokia E55 and its keyboard.

Nokia 2700 Classic Review

Nokia 2700 Classic Review

Nokia another classic Mobile here is a review

Whats New?
Nokia 2700 classic - An elegant device with multiple uses
Connect with Nokia 2700 Classic. Discover a reliable, user-friendly phone, perfect for sharing your day with friends. Nokia 2700 Classic is a practical mobile phone with handy features to keep you entertained & connected throughout the day. With Nokia 2700 Classic Store your favourite tracks, pictures, & other content on microSD card up to 2 GB. Nokia 2700 Classic - take your content with you, stay entertained on the go & share your stories.

Dimension
109.2 x 46 x 14 mm, 62 cc

Weight
85 g

Battery
Talk time Up to 6 h, Stand-by Up to 288 h, Music play Up to 12 h

OS
Nokia Series 40

Memory
32 MB Built-in + Extendable microSD Card (supports up to 2GB)

Connectivity
Bluetooth v2.0, USB, GPRS Class 32, HSCSD, EDGE Class 32

Display Size
240 x 320 pixels, 2.0 inches (5-way navigation key)

Display Colour
TFT, 256K colors

Operating
Frequency / Band
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Browser
WAP 2.0/xHTML

Colors
Jet Black, Mahogany Red, Frost Gray

Entertainment
Stereo FM radio with RDS, MP3/MPEG4 player, 3.5 mm audio jack, Games (Rally Star, Soduko, Snake III, Diamond Rush)

Camera
2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, 4x digital zoom, Video (CIF 15fps)

Other Features
Speakerphone, Voice Dial / memo, Organizer

Ring Tones
Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, video tones

Messaging
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Price Price in Rs: 8,100 /=
Price in USD: $101

"Sidewiki"A new commenting tool by Google

Google unveiled a new tool "Sidewiki" on September 23 which allows notes and comments to be posted alongside Web pages for others to read.

The tool is very easy to use and can be used by anyone to express their opinion about the content of web pages. They would now even be able to suggest links to other resources available online or can even provide them with other information they have about a web page. Google has officially announced this update. It has been mentioned that Sidewiki would use a special algorithm to categories the comments based on their quality and that it would rank accordingly.
In Google’s official blog Mr. Michal Cierniak, engineering lead for Sidewiki and Mr. Sundar Pichai, vice president of product management have written as follows, “[The algorithm] takes into account feedback from you and other users, previous entries made by the same author and many other signals we developed,”.

With Sidewiki, users would even be able to have video clips. The text comments that they post about the web pages can be about the whole web page or just about a segment of the web page. The user would even be able to publish their comments to their Twitter, blogger accounts and Facebook right from their Sidewiki interface.

Users would also have the option vote for other comments. They would be able to select a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ specifying whether they found a particular comment to be useful or not. This would be much simpler a task as the users browsing a particular web page would be able to view other comments as well as Sidewiki would automatically import comments that are posted by others for that particular web page. Google has said that it would eventually be making Sidewiki available in its Chrome browser as well. Google is also in the process of developing a Sidewiki API that users would be able to use as an external API that can be integrated into their own applications for performing the same task.

Google is also offering something similar called the SearchWiki. This would also have some similar features that can be used by people who search using its search engine and log in to their Google accounts. SearchWiki would as well allow users to up or down the search results and would be able to attach or remove comments to the results. Both these features would be of great use to the users as this would benefit not only the user but would also help other users in knowing something more about a particular web page. In fact, it would certainly develop the quality of the web pages that we would be able to see hereafter, as the webmasters as well would be more cautious in updating their web pages, as users would not be free to comment on the quality of the web pages as well.

Ufone SMS to Email Non-GPRS Service how we use

SMS to Email

Ufone brings yet another exciting service, SMS to Email for both GPRS and non-GPRS users, enabling you to stay updated with your official or personal emails all the time.

With this service you can receive your Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail (Premium Accounts) or other pop account emails on your handsets through SMS. You can view, reply to the emails, forward them and can also view the attachments (GPRS users only). Configure up to three different email accounts on your Ufone number.

Key Features

-View emails
-Compose new emails
-Delete emails (Only from Ufone Inbox)
-Reply/Reply All to emails
-View attachments in emails
-Forward emails

Subscribe via SMS

Simply send “SUB” to “437”

Click Here to register

Charges:

Each SMS will be charged at Rs 0.50/- + tax.

Daily Subscription Charges of Re 1/- +tax apply

Commands for ease of use:

-Unsubscribe SMS to Email: unsub
-View Email in inbox: V
-Compose New Email: NEW
-Delete an Email: DEL

All these commands will be sent to 437

The following commands will work only if the email is being viewed

-Reply to email: R
-Reply to All: RA
-Forward an Email: FWD
-View the Attachment: ATT

How to view emails in inbox?
Send ‘V’ to short code “437” and shall receive the following SMS

Reply with V1-V7 to view specific email

V1. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V2. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V3. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V4. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V5. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V6. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
V7. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)

Send N for next page, P for previous page or send H for Help

Inbox can list only seven (7) emails at any one time.

How to view remaining text of email?
Once an email is received in any configured email account, user shall receive a SMS alert such as mentioned above. If the SMS alert lists incomplete text of the email, the user can reply with ‘M’ to view more text of that email and shall receive the following SMS:

Email Text Continued: (Remaining text of the email)

Reply with:

M for more (only available if more unviewed text exists)
ATT for Attachment (only available if attachment is present)
R to Reply
RA to Reply All
FWD to forward
DEL to Delete

How to access Help while viewing the email?
At any time during viewing the email, the user may reply to or send ‘H’ to 437 and receive the following SMS

Send:

V to 437 to View Emails in Inbox
NEW to 437 to compose New Email
DEL to 437 to Delete an email
ATT to view Attachment (only available if attachment is present)
R to Reply
RA to Reply to All
FWD to forward
ATT, R, RA, FWD will work when an email is being viewed only.

How to compose a new email?
Simply SMS ‘NEW’ to short code “437” and shall receive the following SMS

To:
Cc:
Sub:
Text:

The above template will be received upon sending NEW to short code 437. User will need to forward the SMS using the forward function of his mobile phone to enter edit mode of the template. User shall enter data in the following format:

To: (the address of the recipient)
Cc: (the address of the recipient)
Sub: (the subject of the email)
Text: (the text of the email)

Once done, send the newly composed email to “437”

There is no limitation on the length of email text.

How to view attachments?
Once an email is received via SMS showing an attachment is present (ATT:Yes), users can reply to the SMS with ATT and will receive the following SMS

Reply with A1-A7 to view specific attachment

A1. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A2. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A3. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A4. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A5. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A6. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)
A7. Attachment Name (Max 15 characters)

Send N for next page, P for previous page Or send H for Help.

Only seven (7) attachments can be listed at any one time

Once user replies to the SMS with the specific attachment index i.e A1 for example, a WAP link will be pushed to him/her via SMS. The user can open the WAP link to view the attachment thereon. WAP link will only work for GPRS enabled handsets.

How to reply to an email?
Once an SMS alert is received or an email is being viewed, the user shall reply with ‘R’ to the same SMS and receive the following template bearing a unique reference code at the start of the msg. This reference code will be unique for every email to be replied to and should never be altered:

413 (Do not change)

To: (Recipient’s Email Address)
Att:Yes (Only if attachment is present)
Text:

User will need to forward the above SMS using the forward function of his mobile phone to enter edit mode of the template. User may change data for To: or Sub: fields and shall enter the text of the email in front of Email Text: field.

413 (Do not change)

To: (the address of the recipient)
Att:Yes (Only if attachment is present)
Sub: (the subject of the email)

How to use Reply All?
Once an SMS alert is received or an email is viewed, the user shall reply with ‘RA’ to the same SMS and receive the following template bearing a unique reference code at the start of the msg. This reference code will be unique for every email to be replied to and should never be altered:

413 (Do not change)

To: (Recipient’s Email Address)
Cc: (the address of the recipient)
Att:Yes (Only if attachment is present)
Sub: (Subject of the Email)
Text:

User will need to forward the above SMS using the forward function of his mobile phone to enter edit mode of the template. User may change data for To:, Cc: or Sub: fields and shall enter the text of the email in front of Email Text: field.

413 (Do not change)

To: (the address of the recipient)

How to forward an email?
Once an SMS alert is received or an email is viewed, the user shall reply with ‘FWD’ to the same SMS and receive the following template bearing a unique reference code at the start of the msg. This reference code will be unique for every email intended to be forwarded to and should never be altered:

413 (Do not change)

To:
Cc:
Att:Yes (Only if attachment is present)
Sub:
Text:

User will need to forward the above SMS using the forward function of his mobile phone to enter edit mode of the template. User shall enter data in to the below fields.

413 (Do not change)

To: (the address of the recipient)
Cc: (the address of the recipient)
Sub: (the subject of the email)
Text: (the text of the email)

There is no limitation on the length of email text.

Once done, the user shall send the email to “437”

All previous text of the email shall be concatenated with the new text entered above and sent to the recipients.

How to delete an email?
Send “DEL” to short code “437” and receive the following SMS

Reply with D1-D7 to delete specific email

D1. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D2. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D3. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D4. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D5. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D6. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)
D7. Sub: Email Subject (Max 15 characters)

Send N for next page, P for previous page Or send H for Help.

Only seven (7) emails can be viewed for deletion at any one time

Upon deleting an email, user shall receive an SMS confirming the deleting of that specific email from Ufone mail inbox.

Each night user will receive status of his inbox via SMS from Short code 438. The following message will be received by user:

“You have XX no of emails in your account currently”.

Note:

-Regular GPRS charges shall apply for all GPRS access.
-Maximum number of email count for a single SMS to Email Service account is forty (40) and ----maximum size that can be reached is 2MB
-Attachments can be viewed only in .txt & .jpg formats
-19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies

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HP has expanded its networking portfolio

HP has expanded its networking portfolio with new HP ProCurve

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Promotion of Information Technology is the need of this era...Shahbaz Sharif

Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif has said that promotion of Information Technology (IT) is the need of the hour and government is implementing a

comprehensive strategy in this regard. He said that an IT Park equipped with the latest facilities would be set up for the promotion of information technology in the province and maximum facilities would be offered to private sector engaged in this sector.

He expressed his displeasure over the delay in the completion of IT Centre at Ferozpur Road and said that it had resulted in additional burden of one billion rupees to the government. He ordered immediate implementation of the project, as no further delay would be tolerated. He was addressing a briefing cum-meeting during his visit to under-construction IT Centre at Ferozpur Road, here on Thursday.

The Chief Minister said that promotion of IT technology was of vital importance for the rapid development of the province and government was taking solid measures for this purpose. He said that computer labs were being set up in more than four thousand schools to equip the new generation with the latest knowledge. He said that China remained a close friend of Pakistan and extending full co-operation in the development of different sectors.

He said that the IT Centre at Ferozpur Road was also being constructed by a Chinese company and it should complete the project as soon as possible. He constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary to present a roadmap within ten days with the consultation of IT companies after considering various aspects of the project including proper use of the building, its location in a thickly-populated area, pollution due to a drain running along the building and vegetable market in the area.

Chairman Planning and Development, Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary Information Technology, Secretary Finance and officers concerned were present. Project Director Lieutenant Colonel Arif Majeed Butt (Retd) gave a detailed briefing regarding the pace of work on the project.

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