Barcelona, Spain ( MEDIA ) Nokia snagged two awards at the GSMA Global Mobile Award ceremony at Mobile World Congress 2014 today, including a win for “Best Entry Level or Featurephone”, underlining Nokia’s leadership in affordable mobile phones and its ongoing commitment to connecting the Next Billion. The win forRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The government informed the Senate committee that the bill on national policy on cyber crimes was ready and will be presented to the cabinet for approval in next few days. Opposition senators said cyber crimes threatened national security and called for a comprehensive policy andRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA) The government is taking pride in finalising the first ever cyber law of the country but the draft legislation shockingly omits key offences like cybers talking, ‘spamming’ and ‘spoofing’. The much talked about draft Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2014, finalised by the ministry of information technologyRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Three petitions against appointment of chairman PTA Dr. Syed Ismail Shah will be heard in Lahore and Islamabad high courts on Tuesday. Petition has been filled against the appointment of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman, Dr. Ismail Shah and this time it is in LahoreRead More →
BARCELONA ( MEDIA ) Nokia announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona its new range of X smartphones that can run Android applications. Part of an increased focus on emerging markets, the X phones will offer a user interface inspired by the tiles on its high-end Lumia smartphones atRead More →
BARCELONA ( MEDIA ) Sony unveiled a new flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z2, and an update of its Xperia tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Xperia Z2 offers Sony’s latest camera and video recorder features, including 4K resolution, digital noise cancelling technology and SteadyShot image stabilisation. ItRead More →
LAHORE ( TALHA REPORT ) Pakistan’s most loved youth brand, Glow by Warid continues supporting the young leaders. The latest initiative carried out was the Kinnaird’s Media Fest 2014. It is the third fest in a row which is presented by Glow. With 22 institute’s participation in it, the FestRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT) The Federal Government gave additional charge to Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar of Ministry Cabinet. This step is to further bring PTA under the direct control Mr Akhlaq Tarrar. This comes with the 3G auction drawing close. The PML (N) government is very much interested in keeping theRead More →
BARCELONA ( MEDIA ) Last year’s revelations over the U.S. tapping of phone and internet data gave telecoms firms pause for thought over whether they should sell their “big data” for gain, but the commercial potential could prove irresistible. Although figures are scarce, analysts think selling data on mobile users’Read More →
BARCELONA ( MEDIA ) Samsung unveiled two new computerized wristwatches on Sunday, this time including health sensors and related fitness features to give people a reason to buy one. Samsung’s first Galaxy Gear smartwatch came out last fall amid much fanfare, but it landed with a thud in the marketplace.Read More →
SAN FRANCISCO: A major flaw in Apple Inc software for mobile devices could allow hackers to intercept email and other communications that are meant to be encrypted, the company said on Friday, and experts said Mac computers were even more exposed. If attackers have access to a mobile user’s network,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA) In a bid to stave off competition in the low-end tablet and notebook market, Microsoft will be reducing what it charges device manufacturers for its Windows 8.1 licenses, according to a Friday Bloomberg report that references anonymous sources. For devices that retail for less than $250, theRead More →