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 [...]

by Naveed Siraj, Country Manager, Intel Pakistan Computing technology is enabling amazing experiences, enhanced productivity, better safety and improved efficiency for businesses and consumers every day. From cars that recognize drivers to supermarket displays that help shoppers plan dinner menus, computing devices are becoming more connected, more context-aware, and more adaptive to human needs. These computing experiences are possible because of a new category of [...]

A few years ago the thought of phoning an international telephone number was out of the question, the cost was astronomical so the only way to stay in touch with family and friends abroad was through email and the old fashioned snail mail. As technology has evolved we have found different ways to stay in touch with people on different continents around the world, there [...]

With retail e-commerce and Internet Businesses, world-over, demoing double digit growth every year, PayPal is considered the global standard for reliably carrying financial transactions over Internet. With over 110 million users, PayPal handles 60% percent of Internet transactions. PayPal’s retail e-commerce transactions in US only crossed around $224.2 billion in 2012. This shows humongous magnitude of potential that businesses are reaping over Internet. However, all these gains are [...]

As a mobile phone user, I am sure, you must have considered the loss of money you bear due to suspension of cellular services, a practice that has become a norm in Pakistan now. I am not talking about the trouble you go through or bear loss in business or otherwise in daily life due to suspension of mobile services, but the loss of money [...]

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 [...]

2012 remained bumpy for Telecom Sector, especially for the cellular mobile sector. Price war, lowering ARPUs, devaluating currency, energy crisis and tough economic situations persisted throughout year to give the industry a tough time. Saturating market, cellular suspensions, hard and at times vicious regulatory decisions worsened the year for telecom service providers. In such situations, here are our predictions for 2013 for Telecom and Broadband [...]

Simply said, 2012 was the year of the Androids. It didn’t only win new acquisitions in smartphone market but also snatched market-share of other operating systems (See table below). Clearly it continued to increase its share in the market. Other Mobile Operating Systems in the market continued to get customers as well and some of them didn’t only survive but thrived. We are here to [...]

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 [...]

As the year is about to end, we will take a look back at those moments which defined the smartphone industry and made an impact in year 2012. To start with, let’s have a look at the timeline of smartphones’ announcements in year 2012 (we will cover the most amazing and popular ones only): Timeline: January Sony Xperia S February HTC One S, X & [...]

اسے اردو میں پڑھیے Reports are emerging that Information Memorandum for 3G isn’t being approved by two  members of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and hence the whole process of 3G auction is almost halted. Member finance and member technical, who are part of PTA approving board and their consent is mandatory for the approval of IM, are seemingly not going to approve the IM because they [...]

By Hassan Baig As a technologist I make it a point to keep an eye out for developments happening not only in my niche of the tech industry, but at the entire sector as a whole. This is very helpful for me in my capacity as a CEO since it enables me in understanding the macro picture and planning strategically for the future. As Eisenhower [...]

By Hassan Baig “Ask not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” – John Donne, Meditation 17 Every once in a while, we need to get our head out of the day-to-day rigmarole that consumes us and look around. This is the only way to get perspective on the big picture. And the big picture ought to be staple for every entrepreneur [...]

The overall model of recruitment in telecommunications has changed over the past few years. This trend is now finding its way in Pakistan’s market as well. It was customary till 2007 that more or less all resources taken on board were on company’s permanent payroll. This called for higher benefits and lucrative remuneration packages. Mobile operators in Pakistan once hired on permanent basis blindly, but [...]