KARACHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) Canadian smartphone and secure communications company BlackBerry, on Monday, clearly indicated its intention to pull out of Pakistan over Islamabad’s demand of access to users’ private data. BlackBerry’s website at first announced that the company would no longer operate in Pakistan after November 30 –Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Anonymous group Ghost Sec, whose stated goal is to “eliminate the online presence of Islamic extremist groups such as Islamic State (IS), Al-Qaeda, Al-Nusra, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab,” has taken down a large online ISIS site and replaced it with a message telling readersRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Chinese-backed cellco China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) – which operates under the Zong brand – has unveiled plans to invest USD1 billion over the next two years on the expansion of its 3G and 4G networks. The Daily Times quotes CEO Niaz Malik as saying thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Continuing with the pursuit of expanding its service network to provide its consumers with a higher quality of services, Samsung has recently inaugurated a ‘Premiere’ service centre at Khokhar Chowk, Johar Town, Lahore. The first-of-its-kind service centre has been enriched with sophisticated equipment, to setRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Intel Corporation today announced several advancements to its Intel® Scalable System Framework (Intel® SSF) that promise to bring high performance computing (HPC) capabilities and benefits to more industries and new workloads. As a foundational element of the Intel SSF, Intel introduced the Intel® Omni-Path ArchitectureRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Fast Charging batteries have been unveiled during an event in Japan, last week at the 56th Battery Symposium in Nagoya. Huawei showed its fast charging power-packs through videos at the Symposium. Two batteries, one of 600 mAh power and another of 3000 mAh power wereRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Only one week after the official launch of Sparklist, the classifieds mobile app was already ranked among the top 3 most installed apps in the Pakistani Google Play Store. It currently holds the 5th place. The app is available all over Pakistan, with most listingsRead More →
ISLAMABAD (BMZ REPORT ) The launch ceremony of “ICTs for Girls” program under the auspices of Ministry of IT was held yesterday. This was attended by a large gathering of Parliamentarians, Diplomats, Executives form public and private sector and girl students at Baitulmaal Women Empowerment Centre. Chief Guest Senator IshaqRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Zong, the most advanced network in Pakistan, has recently partnered with leading IT Company, INFOGISTIC to launch ‘CloudClinik’ which is an online Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software for doctors and patients. At the signing ceremony, Syed Owais Hassan Zaidi, Director Platforms & Partnerships, Zong said,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Recognizing the immense importance of e-Commerce for the economic growth of the country Ms Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for IT and Khurram Dastagir Khan, Minister for Commerce committed to expediting the much needed E-commerce framework at the earliest. The need for a fully committedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) VimpelCom is looking to combine Pakistani unit Mobilink with local rival Warid Telecom, claiming the first merger in the country’s telecoms sector. The new entity will serve 45 million customers. The move will allow Mobilink and Warid to “accelerate the availability of high-speed mobile telecommunications”. TheRead More →
Daraz.pk is introducing the biggest online sale of the year in Pakistan with discounts up to 70% and an additional discount of up to 25% when payments done through Easypay on all categories and products KARACHI ( TAHIR REPORT ) Easypaisa, a joint venture by Telenor Pakistan and Tameer MicrofinanceRead More →