The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has nullified International Clearing House or ICH and has imposed a penalty of 7.5 percent of annual turnover on each of 14 LDI operator that were part of the agreement for violating section 4 of the Competition Act 2010, we have confirmed with sources. On other hands, in an interesting turn of events, appointment of CCP Chairperson and Members [...]

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced that students can experience higher speeds of 2Mbps without any additional charges for next two months. Earlier, student package users were getting 1Mbps internet broadband speed. PTCL said that all 1Mbps student package holders are automatically upgraded to 2Mbps for free. This offer will be valid till 30 June 2013, while standard 2 Mbps tariff of Rs. 1,299 [...]

Mobilink has partnered with Viber and Nimbuzz to offer its prepaid customers unlimited – application specific – data bundles. With these bundles, Mobilink customers will be able to make unlimited voice calls and send unlimited text messages using Viber and Nimbuzz. Viber and Nimbuzz are mobile apps – available for all major platforms – that offer chat & IM service and voice calls for free. [...]

After announcing Ascend Y300 – a low end android smartphone — the Chinese company has recently introduced yet another budget android device Ascend G510 in the Pakistani market. Ascend G510 was planned for a launch earlier this month, but due to the increase in taxes on mobile phones, company had to delay the launch for couple of weeks. Just to mention, Huawei did a promotion on its official [...]

Ahmed Jamal from Abbottabad won the Ufone – ‘King of Speed’ of Rs.1 Million grand prize after clocking the highest speed of 143 km/h here on Monday on the final day at Ufone – PCB fast bowlers camp. Other fast bowling contestants Muhammad Imran from Karachi marked the speed of 136 km/h, whereas, Abdul Ameer and, Faisal Yaseen from Faisalabad managed to bowl at the [...]

Zong has launched a brand new postpaid service named BizXcess. Zong says that the service provides its subscriber a simple communication and connectivity solution through which they can enjoy the best value for money and the right fit for their needs. Speaking about BizXcess Mr. Fan Yunjun, CEO of Zong said, “As always, we have kept corporate customers’ needs the top most priority while designing [...]

Samsung has added a new tablet to its ever-growing line-up of Android devices, this time the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. The tablet has a 7 inch display and runs on a dual-core processor. It follows the same design language (and the build materials) as the current Galaxy products. The tablet is by all means meant to be a mid-range offering. Its 7 inch display is [...]

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 [...]

Zong said thank you to its customers, franchises, vendors, media, government and all stakeholders after completing 5 years of its operations in the country. ZONG which has become the digital partner of this nation in a short span of time celebrates Sub Keh Do Day every year. However this year the telecom giant decided to say something itself and said thank you to the people [...]

Acer has announced another Android phone in its Liquid series of smartphones, this time the Android Jelly Bean running Liquid E2. The mid-range phone comes with a quad-core MediaTek processor. It comes with a 4.5 inch IPS display with resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, which sums up to about pixel density of 245 pixels per inch. Above the display is a 2 megapixel front [...]

Glow by Warid has said to continued its mission of engaging and enabling the youth of Pakistan by sponsoring the second Media Fest of Kinnaird College for women. The Media Fest was organized to allow students, aiming to major in media studies, to unleash their talent. The two day fest was organised by the Kinnaird Media Society. Teams from Punjab University, Government College University, University [...]

Ufone today started accepting pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy S4 in Pakistan. Ufone had announced earlier this week to co-launch Samsung Galaxy S4 in Pakistan, after which it is now accepting pre-orders for Samsung’s next flagship device. Ufone customers can pre-order Galaxy S4 on Ufone’s website here or at selected customer service centres. It is anticipated that Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available in Pakistan from [...]

Mobilink’s advertising agency, in a promotional video made for MobiCash and is available on official Facebook page of Mobilink MobiCash, mocks President Zardari in a strange way. A video ad that demonstrates the procedures of getting a MobiCash account – Mobilink’s branchless banking accounts – by showing an ID card which has Mr. Zardari’s name on it. A closer look at the AD reveals that [...]

It appears that the wait for having an online payment processing platform is over now. NIB Bank has announced that it is is brining Internet Payment Gateway in Pakistan that will allow online businesses to charge their customers through debit or credit card for the stuff they will buy on internet. Establishment of Internet Payment Gateway in Pakistan is long pending, which was first announced [...]

Telenor Pakistan reported flat revenues with marginal increase in revenues during first quarter 2013. In its group financial report, Telenor said that its Pakistani operations generated Rs. 22.40 billion during first three months of 2013, slightly up from Rs. 21.73 billion it had generated during same duration last year showing a growth of mere 3 percent. Telenor said that growth in revenues was mainly impacted [...]