Official website of Telenor Pakistan is reportedly hacked and defaced by a Xpired, a member of hackers’ group called “Cyberhax0rs”. “You are owned by Xpired”, a pop up message appears on a page that has been inserted into the webserver of Telenor Pakistan. There is no other message displayed on the page, except for a security warning, which says: “Where is Security?” You can access [...]

Google Translation is considered to be a handy tool for those browsing websites with languages not known to them. However, this tool is also known for flaws that can be disastrous at times. Unlike many other Google tools, Google Translation isn’t a community driven solution. It in fact analyses translations done by human and makes patterns to present best results to users. During this process [...]

The Chairman of Systems Limited, Mr. Aezaz Hussain today announced the appointment of Mr. Asif Peer as the CEO and Managing Director of Systems Limited – effective from 1 January 2013. Mr. Peer joined Systems Limited in 1995 and moved to its subsidiary in USA, Visionet Systems, in 1999. During his tenure at Systems Limited & Visionet Systems, Mr. Peer has provided valuable contributions in [...]

Micro blogging would have never been so amazing without Twitter. Be it sportsmen, celebrities, politicians or Rehman Malik, nearly everyone uses Twitter to exchange ideas, information and share experiences. How to Make Money through Twitter? Seemingly, no one can put up Google or Yahoo ads and monetize their Twitter profiles, it is not possible. However, there are ways through which you can make some extra [...]

Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir has been appointed as secretary IT and Telecom at Ministry of Information Technology. His appointment was announced yesterday evening after which he took the charge to replace Mr. Amir Tariq Zaman Khan, who served as acting secretary IT and Telecom for around five months. Dr. Qadir, with this appointment, has been promoted from grade 21 to grade 22. He has been [...]

Back in 2008 when Apple first released the ‘App Store’ as a 3rd party platform for developers, Steve Jobs reasoned the move was meant to help Apple “sell more iPhones (sic)”. These words were to prove prophetic as Apple went on to sell as many units in the next 3 months as they had sold in the past 1 year. But Jobs had not made [...]

On the occasion of Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) today, amid security reasons, Pakistan Telecom Industry is undergoing its worst cellular service closure till to date. Initial estimates suggest that 80 percent mobile subscribers or around 96 million mobile subscribers are going to spend their day without cellular services. With only 3.5 million active landline connections in Pakistan – only option to remain connected [...]

With the end of 2012, Pakistan made an evident increase in social media stream. According to statistics revealed by Social Bakers, users of social networking website, Facebook, in Pakistan have crossed the eight million mark with the presence of 8,008,720 users at Facebook from Pakistan. Number of Facebook users in Pakistan grew by more than 1 million in last 6 months and this steady increase [...]

When it comes to professional and academic excellence, Pakistani professionals are no lesser than any other nation in the world. Indeed it’s a matter of great pride and pleasure for Pakistani people in general and the telecom industry in particular that Mr. Tauseef Afzal, a Pakistani telecom professional has won the prestigious Kofi Annan Fellowship. The Kofi Annan Fellowship is granted annually to 2 persons [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے The fiasco of YouTube over weekend, during which PTA first asked internet service providers to unblock YouTube and then directed them with-in few hours to block the service again, earned nothing but bad coverage for Pakistan in global media. For example, the western media reported the incident in following words: Pakistan Lifts YouTube Ban, for 3 Minutes – New York Times [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے After briefly restoring YouTube earlier in the morning after three months of ban, Raja Parvez Ashraf, Prime Minister of Pakistan, has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block the service again as anti-Islamic videos were still available and easily accessible on video sharing website. ProPakistani was able to confirm this with at least two Pakistani ISPs who have received directions from PTA [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے Pakistan Telecommunication Authority going to issue the notification today for opening the access of YouTube to internet users in Pakistan, said Mr. Rehman Malik, Minister Interior, in a tweet just moments ago. —————— Update 1 : Sources tell ProPakistani that Internet Service Providers have been notified by emails about government’s decision regarding the lifting of ban on YouTube. Sources told ProPakistani [...]

Teradata Corporation recently conducted a workshop for executives of major companies in the finance and corporate sector. Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer, Teradata Corporation, conducted an engaging session on “Best Practices in Enterprise Information Management,” and on “The (R)evolution from Business Intelligence to Consumer Intelligence.”  He said, “leading edge organizations are deploying consumer intelligence applications, putting further requirements on the data warehouse.” He further explained [...]

By Ali Zohaib There’s been a lot of buzz about getting certified by Microsoft in recent days. People earn this certification not only to make their resume look wonderful, but also to learn more about newer technologies introduced by the industry giant: Microsoft. So the question comes up that what exactly are Microsoft Certifications? How to get one? What is a Microsoft Certification? Microsoft offers [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے By Muhammad Ashhar Project Glass by Google is wearable computing glasses that work just like hands-free computers. Project glass has a camera, display screen and a battery hidden inside the frame. It looks that Project Glass will see a public release in 2014 at the earliest. Latest news is that developers will be able to get hold of ‘explorer edition’ units [...]