Pakistan's Warid Telecom has launched a marketing push based about a new youth brand. Glow, the new youth brand of Warid, through its unique features, recognizes the variety of tastes and preferences of the youth - ranging from calling their communities to their choices in how and when they want to communicate.A separate web and WAP portal by the name of Libab (which means 'Best of the best' in Arabic) has been created to provide free downloads. Group CCO of Warid Telecom International (WTI) and Project lead for the...
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KARACHI (August 06 2009): NComputing (use the standard opening) will demonstrate their latest award-winning ultra low-cost computing solutions at ITCN Asia 2009, which is being held at the Karachi Expo Centre from August 11 to 13. Organised by the PSEB, Ministry of Information Technology ITCN is one of Asia's biggest international information technology and telecom shows."NComputing virtual desktops are taking the world by storm," said Manish Sharma, VP of NComputing APAC. "We already have customers in over 140 countries, including...
LAHORE: In a crackdown on those selling mobile phone jammers, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials raided two different places on Hall Road, arrested three accused and seized eight jammers and other sophisticated equipment on Wednesday.According to the officials, jamming a telecommunication service was illegal and on a request by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), action on a large scale had been initiated in Lahore...
ISLAMABAD (August 06 2009): President Asif Ali Zardari invited Babar Iqbal the world's youngest IT Professional to the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday and awarded him Rs 5 million for his achievement in grabbing four world records in the fields of computer and information technology. Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi was also present on the occasion.Babar Iqbal of Pakistan referred as 'cyber kid' is the youngest Microsoft Certified...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Muhammad Anis Islamabad The National Assembly here on Tuesday hailed the worldwide achievements of the genius cyber kid, Babar Iqbal, in the field of computers, who was specially invited to a session of the Lower House of Parliament.Sitting in the visitors’ gallery, the 12-year-old talented boy from Dera Ismail Khan was introduced to the MNAs by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan, who in acknowledgement...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009 Muhammad Anis Islamabad The National Assembly here on Tuesday hailed the worldwide achievements of the genius cyber kid, Babar Iqbal, in the field of computers, who was specially invited to a session of the Lower House of Parliament.Sitting in the visitors’ gallery, the 12-year-old talented boy from Dera Ismail Khan was introduced to the MNAs by Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan, who in acknowledgement...
Warid Telecom, a subsidiary of UAE-based Abu Dhabi Group, has changed its logo and names of some services to portray a uniform brand image and identity of the Warid Group, says the company.Telecommunication minister Raziuddin Ahmed Razu and the CEO of Warid Telecom Muneer Farooqui unveiled the new logo Wednesday.“The change will bring freshness and newness in the Warid Brand and will align us with the rest of the Abu Dhabi Group’s Telecom concerns around the globe,” Farooqui said. From now on, Warid’s two services – Zem and...
Jazz has once again introduced daily SMS package, that allows maximum of 500 SMS a day for Rs. 4.77 (Including Tax). Earlier Mobilink had introduced similar daily SMS package at Rs. 2.79 (excluding taxes), which was withdrawn after few weeks. However, this time looks like they are going to penetrate the SMS audience for a longer period of time (Thanks to their earlier experience). Tariff 19.5% FED apply on the above mentioned price Subscription...
Etisalat International, buyer of the management control through purchase of 26 percentshares in Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), has threatened to approach arbitration court in London if the GoP resorted to issuing Long Distance International (LDI) licence to China Mobile, official sources told Business Recorder."Etisalat is contesting the anticipated award of LDI licence to China Mobile as a breach of the Shares...
KARACHI (August 05 2009): Nokia and Accenture have signed an agreement for Accenture to acquire Nokia's Symbian professional services unit responsible for Symbian OS customer engineering and customer support. The unit provides engineering consulting and product development services on a global basis to mobile phone manufacturers, as well as chip manufacturers and mobile operators.Services provided by the Symbian Professional Services...
10 MB in Rs. 30 – to be used in maximum of 30 days. Equation looks fine to me, keeping in view regular rate of Rs. 15 per 1 MB. So you pay twice and get 10 times of GPRS data. Moreover, you can use this 10 MB quota in single or multiple internet sessions.Moreover, you can subscribe to multiple buckets (Rs. 30 each) at a time, in case you are finished with your one bucket quota.Postpaid users will have to miss this offer, as its only for...
Wateen, Pakistan's premier communication and media service provider, had signed a contract to set-up a Wateen WIFI Zone including a state of the art online gaming facility at the prestigious Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, which is spread over 140 acres of land and offers a serene backdrop for business, pleasure and social interaction and can now keep members connected to online media through high speed internet connectivity over WIMAX.Through...
Senior Executive Vice President (HR&A) PTCL Syed Mazhar Hussain and Executive VicePresident (Business) Lahore Jamil Khwaja distributed certificates and cash prizes among 12 lineman’s of six telephone exchanges. The exchanges are of Gulberg, Cantt, Defence, Garden Town, CTH and Egerton Road to appreciate their outstanding performance. On this occasion SEVP Mazhar Hussain said that awards are being given on merit, and such employees...
Nearly 300 phone distributors in China are due to protest against Nokia's alleged "illegal acts", according to the Beijing Morning Post. The dealers are claiming that Nokia monopolizes price, evades tax and infringes consumers' rights in China.Distributor representatives have reportedly submitted three letters to the State Administration of Taxation (SAT), the State Administration For Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) - China's top economic planning body. One of the...
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with Federal investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two sellers involved in illegal sale of jammers in Karachi. This initiative is part of the pursuance of PTA’s efforts against illegal sale of jammers. PTA carried out extensive survey and upon investigation and confirmation, successful raids were conducted by PTA and FIA on different shops at Karachi Electronic Market in Saddar....
Free Call For Whole Night After 4 minutes of call between 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM . Telenor TalkShawlk Offer. Call becomes FREE after first 4 Minutes at Night (12am to 6am)The offer applies ONLY to Telenor FnF numbers. It does not apply to Offnet or International FnF numbers.This offer is available on Talkshawk 30 Sec, Talkshawk Har Minute & Talkshawk Har Second. No activation is required for this offer – it will apply to all existing...
Warid prepaid subscribers have the chance to never run out of balance! Customers can simply send an SMS to get a shot at winning free balance. The lucky winners will receive their balance immediately on sending the message. Service Mechanics Customer sends an SMS with the word ‘win’ to 232.If the customer is one of the lucky winners to win free balance, he will be sent an SMS and be notified instantly that he has won the specified balance.There...
ZONG was launched with a commitment to add value to the customer’s communication experience. This is why ZONG has been the fastest growing telecom company in Pakistan. ZONG has introduced numerous services that not just make communication affordable but also make it more exciting. Keeping all these things in perspective ZONG now launches VOICE BUNDLES for its prepaid subscribers. Using these Voice Bundles customers will get free minutes...
To enjoy this existing facility, Warid subscribers can simply send “Youth” in an SMS to 1166 & get registered. Once they have registered to the service, they are eligible to initiate discussions and receive blog messages from other members of the blog zone. Charges: Rs. 10+tax/registration. Sending a Blog: After getting registered for this service, you can initiate discussions & express yourself by submitting your blog via SMS...
Do you need applications for your blackberry? Here is a quick catalog available at Ufone’s online Blackberry store, where plenty of applications are available in both freeware and shareware.http://www.ufoneblackberry.com/You will have to pay Ufone in order to download paid applications, where prices range from Rs. 200 up to Rs. 2000.There are certain applications that are paid one, however, Ufone will provide you with the download/key (hopefully...
Wateen has removed the cap from all packages, which are 256, 512 and 1 MB packages. However, all speeds are available in 5 GB and 10 GB limit as well. Rates are as followingUsage above the assigned data cap will be charged at Rs 25/100MB Fair usage policy appliesif you want to replace your PTCL with Wateen’s telephony services, then check following tariff.Add Rs 90/month and avail UNLIMITED Wateen to Wateen calls Rates based on 30 sec billing...
ISLAMABAD (August 02 2009): In recent times, there has been a rapid increase in the use of new technologies to increase access to financial services in many countries including Pakistan, reports World Bank in its annual booklet. According to private TV channel report, that this has included the widespread use of smart cards and of mobile telephone network. In Pakistan, mobile phone penetration has increased at a rapid pace recently.Half...
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....
By Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: The country's exports of Information Technology (IT) and its related services have registered a modestgrowth 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...