Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has directed cellular companies to suspended all cellular and wireless services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, effective immediately till 5 PM today. It is said that suspension has to do with security threats during Li Keqiang, Chinese Prime Minister’s stay in Islamabad. Suspension of cellular service has now become a routine, with no protest –  at least publicly — from cellular companies again [...]

Twitter has finally introduced two-step authentication for its users to enhance security. For those who aren’t familiar, two-step authentication means that Twitter users – after inputing username and password – will be sent a unique passcode on their phones via SMS for every login. This passcode will be used as second password before users are actually logged-in the to the website. A confirmed email address [...]

Warid Telecom now offers its Glow and prepaid subscribers 500 free on-net minutes and 500 SMS to any network through its ‘Muft Hafta’ offer. To enjoy this exciting offer, customers simply have to activate their new Warid SIM before 15th June or re-activate their Warid SIM not in use since 20th April. Through the ‘Muft Hafta’ offer, for every 4 weeks of usage, customer will [...]

Mobilink Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed an agreement to enhance the award winning ‘SMS Based Literacy’ program. The ‘SMS Based Literacy’ program uses Short Messaging Service (SMS) to impart education to learners across Pakistan. The program was conceived by UNESCO Islamabad, who started piloting this project with Mobilink in May 2009. The fourth (4th) phase, in 2013, [...]

As the competition in Pakistani cellular is intensifying with each passing day, tariff, service quality, coverage and customer support is not going to remain the only indicators for customer acquisition and retention. This is exactly what we had predicted back in January that cellular companies are going to get beyond voice, SMS and mobile internet offerings in 2013. And here we already have a clear [...]

For those who aren’t sure that why their cell phones aren’t showing any network signals right now then this is yet another government backed cellular suspension in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Authorities said that there was a security threat during the arrival of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad and this is why they had to suspend the service in capital and [...]

Internet users in Pakistan are still hovering around 10 to 15 percent of total population in the country, with less than just 2 percent connected with high-speed broadband internet. Despite the fact, the growth in 2012 for social media usage stood at 50 percent and digital marketing spend by corporations grew by at least 45 percent during the year. These indicators hint the surge in [...]

Mobilink is now offering its customers to make unlimited calls from 12 AM to 7 PM next day on 20 FnF numbers at a fixed daily charge of Rs. 7 per day. With Gupshup offer, customers can add up to 20 FnF numbers and make free calls to them during the specified time. Call charges to other numbers will remain same, as per base package. [...]

National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) and Mobilink have collaborated to encourage students to identify everyday problems and propose solutions using technology as a medium. NUST’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) took the lead in developing a competition titled ‘Finding Innovative & Creative Solutions (FICS)’. The competition was a means of providing a [...]

Have you Ever thought of fully charging your mobile phone with-in 20 seconds? If yes – then your wishes are going to meet reality very soon. An Indian American girl, who is just 18 years old, has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge a cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare from Saratoga in California has developed this tiny device that fits [...]

In a shocking development, a large scale cyber attack at Pakistan – aimed at gathering military scale, government and corporate data – emanating from India has been uncovered by Norman, a global security leader in malware analysis for enterprises. Norman Securities, based out of Oslo, Norway, in its report titled “Unveiling an Indian Cyber-attack Infrastructure”, said that Indian cyber attack aimed at Pakistan and other [...]

Samsung Electronics is now offering big screen 43” Plasma TV in Pakistan to make action more life-like, natural looking at most incredible price, said a statement issued by the company. Samsung 43” Plasma TV is packed with many brilliant features. This includes build in triple protector, regular fluctuation of voltage is no more a worry as it saves television from it and an efficient layer [...]

The Information Technology University of the Punjab (ITU-Punjab) held a successful Information session on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Arfa Software Technology Park. Aspiring students gathered in large numbers to inquire about the undergraduate programs being launched by the ITU in the fields of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering as well as its existing graduate program in Computer Science. ITU-Punjab’s Vice Chancellor, Dr. Umar [...]

Zong recently promoted emerging designers at the PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2013. Ever since its inception in Pakistan, Zong has been trying to foster the talented youth of Pakistan through various initiatives at numerous platforms. This year, Zong decided to nurture the emerging designers who wanted to showcase their creations at the PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2013. The lucky designers who participated in the ‘Zong [...]

The Habib Bank Ltd (HBL) has installed an ATM machine on the campus of Government College University Lahore, to facilitate its students, staff and teachers. GCU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammed Khaleeq-ur Rahman and HBL President Nauman K. Dar inaugurated the ATM machine, while HBL Head Payment Services Faiq Hussain, GCU Director Research Professor Dr Muhammad Zakria Butt and Old Ravians Union Secretary Dr Khalid [...]