Recently held election in Pakistan saw massive criticism due to various rigging incidents in different constituencies of the country. Observers said that at least 10 percent – or 7,000 – polling stations were reportedly rigged to influence the voters. Bogus votes, pressurizing voters, in-availability of ballot boxes, papers and various other similar problems were reported in different parts of the country. Experts – the optimistic [...]

It is a proven fact that trend in close-online-friends and the status updates from brands and community pages — that individuals follow — help boost turnout in elections. USA and other regions have already seen the difference and influence that online social networking websites can make on political behaviour in the real world. Experts in west believe that reminder call for voting on Election day [...]

By Nouman Lodhi We – Pakistanis – develop software, but we don’t sell it; because we develop these software for Americans and Europeans who ultimately sell them at considerably higher prices. How wonderful it could get if we develop software and sell them ourselves to earn all the margins and profits to ultimately bring back the entire revenue to our homeland. Generally Asian countries are [...]

By Fawad Hassan Before explaining anything about Firefox OS, I want to discuss few limitations of Android and iOS platforms. What Happened to Android and iOS? You maybe wondering why a new mobile OS? Isn’t Android and iOS enough to meet our needs? The reality is there’s always room for improvement and innovation even in saturated markets like mobile operating system. There are many problems [...]

By Mr. Jung Hyun Park, MD Samsung Electronics Pakistan It was forty years ago that the world’s first mobile telephone call was made in New York. Mobile telephones in the 1970’s and 1980’s were huge pieces of equipment. That first call was made on a chunk of plastic that was nine inches tall with thirty circuit boards, it took ten hours to charge up and [...]

During the operation, maintenance and optimization of a cellular mobile network, variation and fluctuation in mobile traffic is often encountered. Traffic is an indicator about how much the network is being used by subscribers. When a voice call is connected and answered over radio and non-radio links, billing starts. Traffic is measured in a unit called Erlang — named after Danish mathematician Agner Krarup Erlang. [...]

Telenor is currently airing Angootha Chalaoo TVC under the banner of djuice, company’s youth brand, to make the youth understand the importance of casting their vote in the upcoming election. Campaign – that is capitalizing the on-going election spree – is getting mixed reviews with both positive and negative feedback coming from various circles. Telenor believes that campaign is an effort to inject positivity and [...]

By Umer Mahasin The day Pakistan decided to become an ally of America’s War on Terror, it became a prime target of terrorism itself. Since 2001, Pakistan was targeted by hundreds of terrorist attacks causing more than 40,000 civilian and security personals losing their lives. Instead of recognizing Pakistan’s sacrifices in this war, now it’s known as Terrorist State in the world. We can’t be [...]

By Kj Rocker Keeping in mind the economical condition of Pakistan where thousands of people are unemployed and have no source of income at all, internet is an alternative which comes to mind whenever you think about possible sources to earn some money. However people totally misunderstand the concept of making money online. Let me tell you, it is possible and you can make healthy [...]

That’s it. The wait is over. The Galaxy S IV will be released tomorrow so here we take a look back at the journey so far and see how has the series fared with the fans and reviewers alike. The History The original Galaxy S was the successor to the Galaxy i7500, a phone already forgotten in the pages of history. Samsung had learned from [...]

By Sohaib Sheikh I recently read about a prominent Pakistani brand that was super proud of the fact that it had tons of fans on its Facebook page. It even touted this across various media. This got me thinking: are we, as marketers in Pakistan ,really utilising social media to its fullest extent? While having loads of ‘Likes’ on Facebook is great for one’s ego, [...]

By Sadaf Zarrar Pakistan’s cellular industry has seen quite a few ups and downs in the previous year, especially with the government imposing restrictions on services in the name of national security. However the future for telecommunication in Pakistan looks exciting, with increased market saturation, continuous innovation and transformation in technology being the key to future growth. Innovative mobile network operators, while still offering attractive [...]

I’ve decided that I’ve seen enough and I am finally ready. Windows Phone camp is my next destination! You might be thinking why am I moving to an OS with low app count, dwindling market share and which lacks basic features as compared with Android 2.3.6. Its all agreeable but the good thing for me is that I don’t care. Downloading apps is not my [...]

As I am writing this post, I’ve just caught a glimpse of a news story on Google News that says Samsung’s Series 7 Chronos Ultrabook is now available in US for $1200. A good news is that it’s actually $100 cheaper than the Chromebook Pixel which was only recently unveiled, thanks to Windows 8 which is several times more functional than Chrome OS. But there’s [...]

By Michelle Sequeira, Senior Marketing Communications Officer at LG Electronics Convergence holds different meaning and varied importance for different sectors. The dictionary definition of convergence is the act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity. Therefore essentially in technology the tendency for different technological systems to evolve toward performing similar tasks is called as convergence. For instance today our cell phones are able [...]