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. According to sources, the...
Dell Pakistan is up again with another promotion offer. Dell Pakistan has earlier launched the latest series of core i3, i5 and i7 processors for notebooks in Pakistan. Here Dell gives another opportunity, get a chance to win Dell LCD via the lucky draw. All you have to do is to share the news on Dell's ......
For the first time in Pakistan, Dell makes it possible for you to get information about computers, laptops anytime anywhere. Now you can get details about all Dell products on your mobile. Customers will be able to know availability, prices and other offers by Dell via SMS service. All you have to do is to ......
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The ministry of information technology has been asked to draft a proposal for a ban on the import of used computers and IT accessories. Ministry officials that the secretary of the IT ministry had received a letter from President Asif Ali Zardari asking him to highlight factors that necessitated the action named above. The ministry has sought...
Humari Awaz, a mobile based scoial network will not be free anymore. A project started by US Government in Pakistan, was being backed up by US Government up till now, as they had claimed to support the cost of first 24 million messages. From 12th of March service will not be free of cost, instead ......
At a time when revolution in telecom is bringing the world together by providing instant communication access over long distances, Indian Government has launched a SMS campaign to discourage its population from making calls to Pakistan.Reportedly, since Jan 21, 2010 an SMS is being received on the mobile phones to exercise extra care while calling ......
Registration for Delegates to the 3RD Global Telecommunication Congress 2010 (TeleCON 2010) being held on April 24, 2010 in Lahore has been opened by the organizers. Prospective participants have been advised to visit the registration form and register early. The theme of the annual conference is “Taking Pakistan to the Next Level of...
The 3rd Global Telecommunication Congress 2010, TeleCON 2010, with a special emphasis on taking Pakistan to the next level of technology frontiers is being organised on April 24. Under the patronage of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), TeleCON-2010 is the third in a successful series of Telecom conferences designed to assemble the industry-specialists,...
Going through Times of India, just seen the following post where Vodafone has cautioned its customers against unidentified calls originating from Pakistan. “At Vodafone we care for your security. If you receive a missed call from an unidentified number starting with +92, do not call back or divulge any personal details,’’ reads an SMS sent out...
In a report, SAMAA TV has disclosed that The I.T and Tecom Ministry has given the tender of billions of rupees to the Chinese company without takking care of the proper rules and regulations. The ministry of I.T and Telecom has started its work on the project f national security communication and social administration information ......
