ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Apple is expected to launch a new version of its iPhone on 10 September, A special event will be held to unveil the device which is believed to be called the iPhone 5S, following previous naming convention from Apple. Along with likely camera and processor improvements, the new flagshipRead More →
LAHORE (MEDIA) Telecom industry’s revenue growth has shown nearly two percent negative trend quarter on quarter first time in the history of Pakistan due to unfavorable government policies, said a senior official of a leading telecom company. The revenue fall is shocking for the industry, he said. The industry’s peopleRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT) Four telecom companies are in race to get Warid’s small customer base in Pakistan with old technology and heavy loan. Mobilink, Etisalat(UFONE), China Mobile (ZONG) and Qatar Mobile are seriously working on it. Warid telecom Pakistan has offered last month to sell its complete share with managementRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA) Choking on the $1,500 price tag of Google Glass? Fear not: Google’s augmented eye wear could be priced as low as $300 when it officially goes on sale to the public. That’s the conclusion from Jason Tsai at Topology Research Institute, after he looked at the componentRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Board of Investment (BoI) would organise international investors conference for establishment of country s’ first ever laptop assembling and manufacturing plant in the country. It was agreed during a meeting between Zubair Umar Chairman BoI and Dr Javaid Laghari Chairperson Higher Education Commission (HEC). The plant would alsoRead More →
KOLKATA(MEDIA) Come October 1, the government plans to test all imported mobile phones, SIM cards, 3G & 4G base stations, customer database servers, among other core network devices for bugs and malicious software before they are used in Indian telephone networks. The telecom department, in consultation with software firm Wipro,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Since the release of the blasphemous movie “Innocence of Muslims” on YouTube in September 2012, the Government of Pakistan has taken stringent measures to demand its removal and limit its access on the internet in Pakistan. The sacrilegious videos stirred violent protests and public outcry in Pakistan andRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA) Information Technology Secretary Kamran Ali Qureshi has said grey traffic has increased considerably in the country and underlined the need for steps to be taken to control it as quickly as possible. He was speaking at a follow-up meeting on monitoring of grey traffic under the supervision ofRead More →
Islamabad (MEDIA) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the largest ICT service provider in the country, is facilitating its Vfone customers this Eid by offering them free balance of Rs 2000. Customers can avail this offer by recharging their accounts with just Rs. 100. The free balance offer can be utilizedRead More →
ISLAMABAD (SPECIAL REPORT ) Etisalat has contacted Ministry of IT and Telecom with regard to NAB investigation regarding the complaint lounge by teleco company. But senior officers of Ministry of information & Telecom have refused to help them out which shows that there are deepening rifts developing between Etisalat andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( SPECIAL REPORT ) U Microfinance Bank (formerly Rozgar Microfinance Bank Limited) in collaboration with Ufone has commercially launched UPaisa branchless banking services countrywide. Soon after the formal approval from the State Bank of Pakistan Upaisa services have been commenced at nearly three thousands point-of-sales subsequently. The accurate numberRead More →
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that cellular phones will not be suspended on Eidul Fitr. Eidul Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan for Muslims worldwide. Nisar advised police officials to stay alert and vigilant to any possibility of terror threat, adding thatRead More →