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Nokia Siemens No More in Pakistan ; Reason and Implications

By Sumaira Bajwa • Jan 8th, 2012 • Category: Technology

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority always take wrong steps at the wrong moment for the wrong reasons. The bubbling and budding telecommunication industry in Pakistan largely due to the fact that there is no monopoly and the competition is tough and fierce and the consumer base is huge and aware.
Nokia Siemens was competing mainly with the ZTE, [...]



SMS Obscenity Banned in Pakistan by PTA

By Shayan Khan • Nov 22nd, 2011 • Category: Technology

Constitution of Pakistan guarantees free speech, but who cares about the constitution here. But not every thing is free speech too. Yes two somewhat contradictory statements, but that is what the global controversy is and Pakistan is no exception.
The news is that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has compiled a list of more than thousands words which [...]



Manchester United Signs Three Year Deal With Zong

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 26th, 2011 • Category: Technology

Manchester United has signed a three year deal with Zong. From Manchester United’s official website:
The deal will give the club’s estimated 10 million fans in Pakistan a chance to see all the goals scored, as well as exclusive interviews, news and behind-the-scenes access from Old Trafford, bringing them closer to United than ever before.
Reds commercial [...]



Indian Congress Party Website Hacked

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 19th, 2011 • Category: Technology

The hacked website is allindiacongress.com
The message reads:
Free Kashmir .. Freedom is our goal..// End the Occupation. . . .
” Indian Penal Code(Act No. 45 of 1860) CHAPTER-II SEC 18: India.- India means the territory of India excluding the State of Jammu and Kashmir.”
This institutionalized impunity with which the killings of civilians by military and police [...]



Indian Hackers Personal Website Hacked

By Mohammad Yusha • Oct 19th, 2011 • Category: Technology

Indian and Pakistani hackers have been defacing countless websites of each other’s countries for years now. Towards the end of 2010, the cyber war escalated. Then, on independence day, many websites from both countries were hacked as “gifts” to each other. Currently, Pakistani hackers have defaced 230 Indian websites, including the personal website of [...]



PTCL Smart Pack 3 in 1 Offer

By Sumaira Bajwa • Sep 7th, 2011 • Category: Technology

PTCL has introduced a new Smart Pack package which is a bundled offer of 256Kbps Broadband data rate with Smart TV in addition to its existing Broadband data rate packages. Introduction of Smart Pack is an effort to aware people to opt for Smart TV at a lower price & with broadband data rate as [...]



Pakistan Social Media Cell for Facebook Twitter Youtube MySpace

By Sumaira Bajwa • Sep 7th, 2011 • Category: Technology

In Pakistan right now the most watched programs are the talkshows on various news channels. If you notice carefully, all these channels have their online media presence and they flash their Facebook, twitter and other social media ids continuously during the show and also encourage the viewers to participate by commenting on social media website.
Also [...]



Pakistan Bans Encryption Over VPN

By Sharafat • Aug 31st, 2011 • Category: Technology

Instead of improving Internet infrastructure and providing better, speedy, quality, cheap service to the masses, the government and the idiot bureaucrats who know nothing about technology and just are happy to sit idle in their offices lazily waiting for their pension and next tour, have put a blanket ban on the the encryption, over the [...]



PTCL EVO Tablet Specs Pictures Prices Second Hand in Pakistan

By Sumaira Bajwa • Aug 21st, 2011 • Category: Technology

PTCL is innovating at the speed of light these days, and though their support is still questionable and the service is also unreliable but nonetheless they are presenting the nation with novel and new technologies with continuous frequency and the latest in line is the EVO tablet.
Following are its specifications:

First 3G Enabled Smartphone Android Tablet
3G [...]



PTCL Evo Problems and Help Recharge Free Voucher

By Sharafat • Jul 20th, 2011 • Category: Technology

PTCL Evo has been offering now throughout the country and as it is spreading more and more people are complaining about its quality and the service and even the charges. There are three simple steps to High speed On-the-Go connectivity, Just Plug in—Click & Connect and experience high speed on the go internet connectivity with [...]