July 29, 2010 under News
Pakistan Software House Association (PASHA) has registered 20 new Information Technology (IT) firms in the second quarter of 2010, depicting a significant growth over last year, when it enrolled the same number of companies in 12 months, Yusuf Jan, Chairman, PASHA, told The News on Wednesday.
June 23, 2010 under News
LHC orders PTA to ban the 9 big giants including Google, Yahoo and Bing in the accusation of blasphemy and publishing modified contents in The Quran. Sudden orders were issued as the petition submitted by a Bahawalpur citizen, who provided court with proofs.
June 20, 2010 under News
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. a global leader in cutting-edge technology has unveiled its new range of mobile phones Samsung WAVE and CHAMP for its Pakistan customers. The launch was attended by senior media scribes who witnessed wide array of the new mobile phone features.Zeeshan Qureshi, Head of Mobile Phones Division, Samsung Pakistan & Afghanistan at this occasion expressing his views stated, “Samsung’s Wave and Samsung’s Champ mobile phones are our commitment to deliver rich, connected and innovative smart phone experience to everyone.
June 15, 2010 under News
Samsung Electronics Company Limited, a global leader in electronic products and mobile phones, has sponsored a photo exhibition of a Korean photographer Yoo-Beyl-nam at the National Art Gallery Islamabad. Inaugurated by the Ambassador of Republic of Korea, this exhibition aims to promote photography and project a more positive image of Pakistan. The event is also supported by the Embassy of Republic of Korea, National Council of Art, and the Ministry of Culture, Government of Pakistan.
June 11, 2010 under News
Dell brings a fine dining treat by giving 2 free Hardees food Vouchers to every customer on purchase of a Dell Notebook till June 20, 2010. Head of Marketing for Consumer and SMB at Dell Pakistan, Nubla Iftikhar stated, “This tech-licious collaboration of Dell and Hardees will surely attract the taste buds of tech-lovers.
June 6, 2010 under News
Stakeholders hailed the slashing of 2.5 percent general sales tax (GST) on telephony services for the next financial year 2010-11, saying the customers, service-providing companies and the government will benefit as a result. The GST has been levelled to 17 percent across-the-board for all products and services, which is likely to affect other sectors but is good for the telecom sector, as it has been facing additional tax rate of 21 percent and 19.5 percent for the last two fiscal years.
June 3, 2010 under News
Samsung Electronics in Pakistan cautioned retailers against a series of fake promotions launched in some parts of the country, illegally using the company’s brand name, employee cards and misguiding people to buy deceptive coupons.
June 3, 2010 under News
Division Bench of the High Court of Sindh ordered the telecom regulator to take necessary measures to delete all obscene matter on YouTube Pakistan and to ensure that no obscene material is uploaded on YouTube, the world’s biggest video-sharing website that allows registered users to upload videos/photographs and permits unregistered users to watch the uploaded videos over two billion of which was served each day by You Tube in May 2010, from Pakistan.
June 1, 2010 under News
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Orbit Showtime Network (OSN) to support the launch of Orbit’s High-Definition (HD) decoders and channel line-up. OSN is the first and only broadcaster, in the Middle-East region, offering an exclusive bouquet of high-definition channels
May 22, 2010 under News
On the directives of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for blocking Facebook in the country, all cellular companies froze Blackberry services until further notice. Although the PTA had blocked Facebook, the website was still accessible on Blackberry handsets as these services are routed through RIM servers.
March 23, 2010 under Govt, News
The Pakistan Telecom Authority is mulling rationalising the cost mechanism of toll-free numbers through calls made by mobile phones services. The regulator body has sought stakeholders’ opinion in order to establish a framework pricing mechanism on calls made to local and international toll-free numbers through mobile telephony services of various operators, sources said yesterday.
March 19, 2010 under News
Dell partnered with Wi-tribe in a week-long competition, where consumers were invited, through social-media networks, to submit a creative idea on how to celebrate a memorable Valentines-Day with their loved one. Two winners of this exciting “Dream Valentines” Contest were presented with Free Dell Netbooks, while the first-prize was a Free-trip to Dubai for the winning couple.
March 18, 2010 under News
Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly has directed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to lodge First Investigation Report (FIR) against Directors of 4 telecom companies within 48 hours for stealing tax worth Rs. 320 million in fiscal year of 2006-07. The committee met here on Wednesday under chairmanship of Opposition leader in the National Assembly Ch. Nisar Ali Khan in which audit report of FBR for financial year of 2008-09 were reviewed in length.
March 11, 2010 under News
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s richest billionaires. The list valued Slim’s fortune at $53.5 billion, $500 million ahead of long-time list topper Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. Legendary investor Warren Buffet was third with $47 billion. Muhammad Mansha from Pakistan gets rolled in the list at number 937 with $1.0 Billion.
March 10, 2010 under News
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has laid out a confident vision for continued growth and expansion in the region at the Samsung Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Forum held in Vienna. Samsung reinforced its leadership in markets such as home entertainment and mobile phones. Before a high-powered audience of media, dealers and partners, Samsung showcased a complete suite of its full 2010 product lineup, including the new award-winning solution of full 3D HD entertainment products.
