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Mobilink Rolls Out Biometric Verification System for sale of SIMs in Pakistan

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Mobilink announced today that it has deployed biometrics verification
 system at its 5 Customer Care Centers and 32 franchises in Karachi to 
meet regulator’s deadline of November 30th, 2013.<br />

Company said that its 789 verification system will continue in 
parallel with the biometric verification to ensure maximum security.<br />
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Mobilink, in a briefing, said that it has completed a test run of the
 biometric system on all 37 point-of-sales machines at its Franchisees 
and Customer Care Divisions to ensure uninterrupted verification process
 and the security system.<br />

Mobilink has also completed the training of more than 150 personnel 
of the Franchisees, Sales and Customer Care staff and Customer Care 
Representatives to best serve its customers.<br />

Farrukh Umair, Head of Sales Mobilink expressed his satisfaction on 
the successful completion of the first phase of the project saying, 
‘Mobilink has always been the first to comply with all the directives 
from the regulator. We have yet again taken a lead in implementing the 
largest biometric SIM verification system and hope that it goes a long 
way in ensuring the safety and security of the people of Pakistan.’<br />

Earlier, PTA has directed all operators to implement the biometric 
verification system for sale of SIMs latest by November 30, 2013.</div>

Mobilink Rolls Out Biometric Verification System for sale of SIMs in Pakistan

Mobilink announced today that it has deployed biometrics verification system at its 5 Customer Care Centers and 32 franchises in Karachi...

8:04:00 PM

Former DG of PTA Sentenced with Seven Years Imprisonment and Rs. 70 Million in Fine

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Accountability Court (AC), Islamabad, Judge Muhammad Bashir yesterday
 awarded seven years imprisonment to former Director General (DG) 
Finance Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Imran Ahmad Zubairi 
for embezzlement of Rs. 80.175 million.<br />

The case was first referenced by NAB back in 2010, which is now concluded with imprisonment sentence.<br />
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Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 70 million on Mr. Zubairi.<br />

As per sources in PTA, Mr. Zubairi transferred payments collected 
from telecom operators – under the head of license fee and other 
regulatory payments — to his own accounts under various names, causing 
millions of rupees loss to the national exchequer.<br />

A departmental inquiry committee, comprising the then member finance 
and others, had declared Zubairi guilty. Later the PTA formally 
requested NAB to initiate corruption reference against him, and NAB 
approved corruption reference and submitted in the court.<br />

Earlier the court had issued arrest warrants of Zubairi but he then 
escaped to the US. Zubairi was arrested in March 2011 by the NAB with 
the help of Interpol and his name was then put on the Exit Control List.</div>

Former DG of PTA Sentenced with Seven Years Imprisonment and Rs. 70 Million in Fine

Accountability Court (AC), Islamabad, Judge Muhammad Bashir yesterday awarded seven years imprisonment to former Director General (DG) ...

8:18:00 PM

LG Clarifies on Issue of User Data Collection through Smart TVs

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A recent report had unveiled how LG Smart TVs log customers’ personal
 data including the channel they watch and USB data that they connect to
 LG Smart TVs.<br />

Today, LG sent us a clarification on the issue and said company is 
immediately rolling out a firmware upgrade that will fix the problem.<br />

Below is the complete statement:<br />

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At LG, we are always aiming to improve our Smart TV experience.<br />

Recently, it has been brought to our attention that there is an issue
 related to viewing information allegedly being gathered without 
consent.<br />

Our customers’ privacy is very important part of the Smart TV 
experience so we began an immediate investigation into these claims.<br />
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Here’s what we found:<br />

LG does not, or has ever, engaged in targeted advertisement using information collected from LG Smart TV owners.<br />

Information such as channel, TV platform, broadcast source, etc. that
 is collected by certain LG Smart TVs is not personal but viewing 
information. This information is collected to offer recommendations to 
viewers based on what other LG Smart TV owners are watching.<br />

We have verified that even when this function is turned off by the 
viewers, it continues to transmit viewing information although the data 
is not retained by the server.<br />

<strong>A firmware update is being prepared for immediate rollout 
that will correct this problem on all affected LG Smart TVs so when this
 feature is disabled, no data will be transmitted.</strong><br />

It has also been reported that the names of media files stored on 
external drives such as USB flash devices are being collected by LG 
Smart TVs. While the file names are not stored, the transmission of such
 file names was part of a new feature being readied to search for data 
from the internet (metadata) related to the program being watched in 
order to deliver a better viewing experience.<br />

This feature, however, was never fully implemented and no personal 
data was ever collected or retained. This feature will also be removed 
from affected LG Smart TVs with the firmware update.<br />

LG regrets any concerns these reports may have caused and will 
continue to strive to meet the expectations of all our customers and the
 public. We hope this update clears up any confusion.</blockquote>
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LG Clarifies on Issue of User Data Collection through Smart TVs

A recent report had unveiled how LG Smart TVs log customers’ personal data including the channel they watch and USB data that they conne...

8:16:00 PM

PTCL to Offer ICT Services in DHA Karachi

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<span style="color: blue;">Abdul Rehman Durwaish, PTCL EVP Corporate 
Services South and Brig. Muhammad Rafiq Qaimkhani Project Director DHA 
City Karachi signing MoU for ICT infrastructure development in the 
presence of Walid Irshaid, President and CEO PTCL (Centre)</span></div>
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) yesterday inked an 
agreement for Integrated Communication Technology (ICT) services and 
infrastructure development with DHA City Karachi (DCK).<br />

The partnership is aimed towards developing DHA City Karachi as the first Smart City of Pakistan.<br />

Walid Irshaid, President and CEO PTCL while speaking at the occasion 
said that “We are pleased to extend cooperation and partnership with 
Defence Housing Authority. This strategic partnership is geared towards 
meeting the higher bandwidth and telecommunications needs of the first 
smart city in Pakistan”.<br />
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“PTCL will develop integrated physical and digital infrastructures 
for the residents of DHA City Karachi that provides optimal ICT services
 in a reliable and sustainable manner and improves the overall quality 
of life.” added Walid Irshaid.<br />

Administrator DHA Brig Muhammad Abdullah congratulated PTCL for 
becoming the partner of DHA in making the first Smart City project of 
the country. He said that the event was yet another landmark towards 
developing DHA City Karachi as a planned, sustainable and futuristic 
city of international stature. He reiterated that DHA would contribute 
in every way to ensure that the vision of Smart City was transformed 
into a reality.<br />

Brig Abdullah said that with development of DHA City Karachi we would
 enter a new era of modernity where residents would enjoy their lives 
with international living standards. He said that the new ICT networks 
and technologies present a huge opportunity in terms of making DCK more 
sustainable through providing real-time information to the residents, 
stakeholders and service operators.<br />

Earlier Director DCK said that ICT infrastructure will also be used 
for management of urban requirements of Smart City like surveillance, 
disaster management and e-governance. He said that the physically built 
infrastructure was seemed as the skeleton, the communications’ 
infrastructure as the nerves & veins and virtual overlay as muscles 
and organs which would make the city to breathe and move in a vivid 
manner.<br />

A large number of PTCL and DHA officials also attended the ceremony.</div>

PTCL to Offer ICT Services in DHA Karachi

Abdul Rehman Durwaish, PTCL EVP Corporate Services South and Brig. Muhammad Rafiq Qaimkhani Project Director DHA City Karachi signing ...

8:12:00 PM

Ufone Organizes a Blood Donation Drive in Lahore

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<span style="color: blue;">A member of Ufone Volunteer Group donating blood during Blood Donation Drive in Lahore</span></div>
Ufone organized a blood donation campaign in its Lahore office with 
the Ufone Volunteers Group and the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS).<br />

Ufone Volunteers Group is a socially responsible employees’ group 
that voluntarily participates in activities that help the community, 
said a statement issued by the company.<br />

This blood donation drive took place on Friday, November 21, 2013. 
All employees enthusiastically contributed for such a noble cause. The 
donors included everyone from trainees to team leaders, even the 
security and transport staff.<br />
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Post-blood donation care was also provided to ensure the proper 
well-being of the employees. There were doctors present in-house as well
 to answer all medical related queries, if any.<br />

Amir Pasha, Head of PR & CSR at Ufone, said “Corporate 
volunteerism is an integral part of our CSR strategy. Our culture at 
work greatly emphasizes on helping out others in any possible way. The 
enthusiasm and interest of our employees in acting socially responsible 
encourages us to conduct such activities often.”<br />

Dr. Safia, Director Health Services, PRCS was delighted to see the 
response and said “We are thankful to all the volunteers who donated 
blood and became part of this valuable initiative. This will go a long 
way in helping people suffering from thalassemia and patients with 
crucial surgeries that are postponed due to inadequate supply of blood.”<br />

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Pakistan Red Crescent Society is a non-profit organization,which is 
also the world’s largest humanitarian network, with a presence and 
activities in almost every country.</div>
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Ufone Organizes a Blood Donation Drive in Lahore

A member of Ufone Volunteer Group donating blood during Blood Donation Drive in Lahore Ufone organized a blood donation campaign in its...

8:09:00 PM

Union Councils Across Pakistan To get Connected Through Fiber Optic

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Minister of State for IT; Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan paid a surprise 
visit to the Fiber Optic Route of Chirah-Lehtrar-Kotli Sattian 
yesterday.<br />

Universal service Fund Company (USFCo)-Ministry of Information 
Technology had initiated Fiber Optic project that aims to spread the 
telecom facilities throughout the country with the basic objective of 
ICT’s to create equal opportunities and openness for all, irrespective 
of their location.<br />
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“The Ministry of IT Telecom and USFCo stands committed to the 
envisioned goal of spreading innovative yet affordable ICT and telecom 
solutions to the masses across the country and this project has 
particularly played an important role in facilitation of ICT services 
and has generated socio-economic benefits for the locals of this area.” 
said the State Minister for IT; Ms.Anusha Rahman Khan.<br />

She further stated, “An Optic Fiber Cable of about 40 Kms has been 
laid and has proved to be an asset for a population of about 101,000 
people and further initiatives will be taken in future by the Ministry 
of IT to spread Optic Fiber across all the Union Council’s of Pakistan 
to connect the entire nation”.<br />

So far more than 4,250 Kms of optic fiber cable has been laid to 
connect the un-served tehsil’s and towns. With these achievements, USFCo
 and Ministry of IT has created a success story for the public-private 
partnership entities nationally and internationally.<br />

Ms. Khan during her visit to the site was accompanied by the secretary MOITT and the Senior Management of USFCo.</div>

Union Councils Across Pakistan To get Connected Through Fiber Optic

Minister of State for IT; Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan paid a surprise visit to the Fiber Optic Route of Chirah-Lehtrar-Kotli Sattian yesterd...

8:06:00 PM

Zong Starts Biometric Verification of Customers for New Sales

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<span style="color: blue;">Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA, getting new SIM with Biometric Verification System</span></div>
Zong today demonstrated its newly deployed biometric verification system for new Sales at a customer care centre in Karachi.<br />

Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, 
was issued a new Zong SIM using biometric verification after cross 
verifying his thumb impression with NADRA’s data in real time.<br />

Zong, along with all other cellular operators, will complete the 
roll-out of this new biometric verification system in Karachi at 
company’s owned Customer Service Centres and Franchises by December 
20th, 2013.<br />

Afterwards, a similar deployment will be carried out in rest of the Pakistan.<br />

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After completing the deployment of biometric verification system at 
company owned service centre and franchises, sales’ outlets across 
Pakistan will be equipped with same verification systems.</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Customers will have to record their thumb impression to verifiy that he/she is indeed the CNIC</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">After comparing the thumb impression with NADRA’s data system will confirm a verified message to sales representative</span></div>
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As per PTA’s SOP a customer has to present his/her CNIC to sales’ 
representative. After which customer will have to record the thumb 
impression which will be matched – in real time – with NADRA’s data.</div>
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This way, no customer will be able to purchase new SIM on CNICs that are fake or don’t belong to the customer.</div>
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Chairman PTA, while commenting on the occasion, said that regulator 
and cellular companies are making all possible efforts to eliminate 
unregistered SIMs from the country.</div>
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Mr. Ismail Shah said that industry is currently undergoing the 
verification process of new sales only, however, all currently operating
 SIMs may also be verified at a later time to completely illuminate 
unregistered SIMs from Pakistan.<span style="color: blue;"></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">A plug and play biometric verification device used by Zong</span></div>
All mobile companies were given a deadline to November 30th to deploy
 biometric verification system on their service centres in Karachi.<br />

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Ufone, in a press statement this morning, said that it is all ready 
to launch the biometric verification system in Karachi by 30th November.
 Warid, Mobilink and Telecom also confirmed us the deployment of 
biometric verification system before deadline.</div>
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Zong Starts Biometric Verification of Customers for New Sales

Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA, getting new SIM with Biometric Verification System Zong today demonstrated its newly deployed biome...

7:33:00 AM

Pakistan Ranked at Miserable 172nd Spot in Terms of Worldwide Internet Speeds

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Pakistan has over 2.9 million broadband subscribers, up from 2 
million just few months ago. These numbers are only bound to increase 
after expected 3G rollout. However, with this growing trend in broadband
 subscribers, the performance of Internet speeds in Pakistan isn’t very 
impressive.<br />

According to a <a href="http://www.netindex.com/download/2,21/Pakistan/" target="_blank">new report by Ookla</a>, the people behind <a href="http://speedtest.net/" target="_blank">speedtest.net</a>,
 in terms of internet speeds worldwide Pakistan stands at 172nd spot out
 of the 186 countries it tested during the one-month time period between
 27th of October and 25th of November 2013.<br />

The average internet downloading speeds were 2.29 Mbps during this 
period while the uploads stood at just 1.01 Mbps. The median cost per 
megabit during this period was $10.92 or PKR 1,200.<br />

Report said that results were obtained by analyzing tests from 1,810,280 unique IPs and 8,365,501 total tests.<br />

Interestingly, the highest average-download speeds in Pakistan were 
recorded at a place you probably haven’t heard of, its called Fazal in 
Sindh, 2.96 Mbps. (A Wikipedia page of the place doesn’t exist either.)<br />

Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad grabbed the next three positions with average-speeds of 2.40, 2.28 and 2.21 Mbps respectively.<br />
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The unknown city tops uploading speeds too, at 2.27 Mbps, almost twice that of 2nd-placed Lahore’s 1.28 Mbps and Karachi’s 1.01.<br />

However, it is also worth noting that Fazal has got just 1521 IP 
addresses and the result is based on just 53 tests. The criteria for 
data analysis also requires at least a thousand unique IP addresses for a
 city to be included.<br />

Report ranked Islamabad atop here with 445,887 IP addresses, followed by Karachi’s 424,762 and Lahore’s 398,898.<br />

Talking of rankings, Hong Kong experiences with the best 
average-downloading speeds on planet Earth at 71.22 Mbps, followed by 
Singapore and Romania with 52.75 and 50.26 Mbps average-downloading 
speeds.<br />

Just to mention, Pakistan was given a Promise Index of 82.5 percent, 
just above India which got 81 percent of Promise Index of Internet 
Speeds. Promise Index is measured by taking a median ratio of actual 
download speed against the promised (or advertised) speeds of ISPs.<br />

This shows that index for Promised internet speed for Pakistan isn’t 
that bad. However, the back-haul infrastructure available in Pakistan 
isn’t amazing enough to offer higher-speeds. We don’t see this changing 
in coming years since the aging copper media of incumbent is apparently 
never gonna get replaced cent percent with fiber.<br />

Having said this, let’s wait for 4G, LTE to change this proposition.</div>

Pakistan Ranked at Miserable 172nd Spot in Terms of Worldwide Internet Speeds

Pakistan has over 2.9 million broadband subscribers, up from 2 million just few months ago. These numbers are only bound to increase af...

7:27:00 AM

PTA Hunts Down More Illegal VoIP Gateways

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation 
Agency (FIA) conducted successful raids at two different locations of 
Lahore, Town Ship and Ferooz pur yesterday and busted two huge illegal 
VoIP setups. <br />

During the raid at the area of Town Ship 14 gateways were seized and 
two persons were arrested while in Ferooz pur 13 operational gateways 
were seized.
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According to the details, PTA carried out a raid with FIA Cyber 
Crime team on November 26, 2013 at a Franchisee located at GT Road 
Hassan Abdal involved in grey traffic. PTA Zonal office Rawalpindi 
launched a complaint with FIA Cyber Crime Circle, Islamabad to carry out
 the necessary investigation against recharging of SIMs which were used 
in grey traffic setups operational in Lahore.
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Four persons including the owner of Franchisee were arrested. The
 SIMs and computers were seized for further investigation. During 
investigations, detainees disclosed two suspected premises in Lahore 
where illegal gateways were installed for termination of international 
calls.
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On this information the two successful raids were carried out at 
Lahore resulting in confiscation of 27 gateways. According to initial 
estimates these set ups were terminating 2.4 million minutes per month 
illegally.
<br />
This action is expected to save substantial amount which was 
otherwise lost due to operation of illegal activity. It may be noted 
that PTA has launched a campaign against grey traffickers.
<br />
PTA monitors the illegal activities on twenty four hours basis 
and adopts different procedures and processes to apprehend the culprits 
and to prevent losses to the national exchequer being caused by illegal 
telecom business.</div>

PTA Hunts Down More Illegal VoIP Gateways

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) conducted successful raids at two different locations ...

7:25:00 AM

Pakistan has Potential to Emerge as Global IT player: VP Microsoft EMEA

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<span style="color: blue;">State Minister for IT & Telecom Division,
 Ms. Anusha Rahman presiding a meeting with SVP (Middle East & 
Africa Region) Microsoft Mr. Joesph Macri, with his team and Secretary 
IT Mr. Akhlaq Ahmad Tarar to discuss the potentional of Microsoft 
investment in Pakistan</span></div>
As part of the Microsoft strategy, it has been partnering with the 
governments to help them identify their real-time needs and to leverage 
technology in a way to address today’s pressing concerns, said a press 
statement issued by the company.<br />

Microsoft said that current governments are facing unprecedented 
economic challenges and emphasized that they need to invest in long-term
 growth to secure the future.<br />

Information and communications technology (ICT) holds enormous 
potential to create jobs, increase productivity, and launch a new era of
 sustainable economic growth. It can also help governments become more 
open and responsive to citizens and provide better public services at 
lower cost.<br />
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Foreseeing the unlimited potential of the Country; Joseph Macri, Vice
 President, EMEA Public Sector, is on a two-day visit to Pakistan. The 
objective of his visit is to meet government dignitaries and decision 
makers in the country and discuss prospects to increase productivity and
 efficiency with the latest solutions and innovation from Microsoft.<br />

During the first day of his visit on Tuesday, he met with Ms. Anusha 
Rehman; the State Minister of IT for Federal Government, Mr. Akhlaq 
Ahmad Tarrar; Secretary IT of MOIT and Chairman Higher Education 
Commission of Pakistan; Mr. Imtiaz Ghani.<br />

“Pakistan may have challenges of fewer resources and a swelling 
population but it has a potential to emerge as one of the world’s 
leading IT players with its 60% youth population ready to meet the 
challenges.” highlighted Anusha Rehman, IT Minister.<br />

Joseph Macri, Vice President, EMEA Public Sector, Microsoft said, 
“Microsoft is working with key stakeholders in the country to make a 
Real Impact for a Better Pakistan. We and our partners work closely with
 government leaders, organizations and citizens to help them fully 
harness the power of the innovation with flexible solutions, programs 
and partnerships to meet local needs. Our objective is to foster 
innovation locally that can enable people to make a Real Impact for a 
Better Tomorrow.”<br />

“At Microsoft, our vision is to help countries, governments and 
citizens move from “opportunities imagined” to ”opportunities realized” 
and will continue to play a pivotal role in facilitating Government and 
people to realize their full potential” commented Amir Rao, Country 
Manager, Microsoft Pakistan.</div>

Pakistan has Potential to Emerge as Global IT player: VP Microsoft EMEA

State Minister for IT & Telecom Division, Ms. Anusha Rahman presiding a meeting with SVP (Middle East & Africa Region) Microso...

7:23:00 AM

Wateen Participates in CEO Summit Asia 2013

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<span style="color: blue;">Mr. Naeem Zamindar, CEO Wateen Telecom, Presenting Conference Memento to Sajjad Saleem Hotiana -Chief Secretary Sindh</span></div>
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Wateen Telecom successfully concluded its participation in the CEO 
Summit Asia that was held at Marriott Hotel, Karachi on the 27<sup>th</sup> of November 2013.<br />

Wateen Telecom was the gold sponsor for the event, aimed at 
discussing and improving the role of leadership in business and economic
 growth in Pakistan.<br />
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The CEO Summit provided a unique platform for Pakistani CEOs and 
business leaders to explore opportunities present in the country and to 
establish mutually beneficial connections.<br />

Mr. Naeem Zamindar, CEO Wateen Telecom along with other dignitaries 
from public and private sector including Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal 
Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms, Mr. Hussain Dawood, 
Chairman Dawood Hercules Corporation, Mr. Jahangir Siddiqui, Chairman JS
 Bank and Mr. Shaukat Tarin, Former Federal Minister Finance were key 
speakers and panelist at the event.<br />

The CEO Summit also discussed the options to explore the potential 
global markets and boosting Pakistan’s exports. Wateen Telecom 
participated in the Summit and talked about the importance of corporate 
sector in developing, transition and emerging-market economies, the role
 of corporate governance, and turning around Wateen and success it has 
achieved over the yester-years.<br />

Speaking about Wateen Telecoms participation, CEO Wateen Telecom, Mr.
 Naeem Zamindar said, “Entrepreneurship and leadership skills are 
essential to improve efficiency in company operations and in promoting 
business development. We at Wateen believe that strong and value based 
leadership represents the future of business in Pakistan.”</div>

Wateen Participates in CEO Summit Asia 2013

Mr. Naeem Zamindar, CEO Wateen Telecom, Presenting Conference Memento to Sajjad Saleem Hotiana -Chief Secretary Sindh Wateen Telecom s...

7:21:00 AM

Telenor Talkshawk Gets a New Tagline: Sachi Yaari

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 in the picture.</span></div>
Telenor Pakistan announced the new tagline for its Talkshawk brand: 
‘sachhi yaari, sab pe bhaari’ during a press conference yesterday.<br />

Irfan Wahab Khan, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor Pakistan, unveiled
 the the new tagline and explained the philosophy behind the move.<br />

Citing a research report – conducted by Telenor Pakistan – Mr. Irfan 
Wahab maintained that Telenor Pakistan is ranked as the most reliable 
cellular operator in terms of transparent communication and charging.<br />
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Report had concluded that cellular customers are most concerned about hidden charges, auto renewals and loss of balance.<br />

Mr. Wahab claimed that Telenor goes a step ahead to take extra care of these concerns to ultimately earn the trust of customers.<br />

He said that the new tagline reflects customers’ trust earned over 
the years by Talkshawk. The term “Sachi Yaari” represents the same trust
 and relation of Talkshawk with all kind of segments.<br />

Mr. Wahab termed the Talkshawk as country’s top cellular brand with over 26 million subscribers earned just seven years.<br />

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CMO emphasized that under the new tagline, Talkshawk will reinforce 
its approach towards clarity and transparency, reflecting exactly what 
is being offered i.e. not calling an offer free or unlimited if there 
are subscription charges or a limit to it respectively.</div>
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Telenor Talkshawk Gets a New Tagline: Sachi Yaari

Mr. Irfan Wahab Khan, Chief Marketing Officer, Telenor Pakistan, (right) unveiling the new tagline for Talkshawk. Ms. Atifa Asghar, Di...

7:19:00 AM

Glow Announces Graffiti Contest Across Pakistan From December

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Glow by Warid today announced the launch of Pakistan’s largest graffiti contest starting from December 2013.<br />

Launching from Lahore this Graffiti & Mural art contest will move to Islamabad, Faisalabad, Multan and Karachi.<br />

Always promoting the power of positive thoughts amongst the youth of 
Pakistan, the theme for the Glow Graffiti contest is ‘Dosti Ke Rung – 
United Youth of Pakistan’ – standing together for a progressive 
Pakistan, promoting peace, friendship, patience and harmony.<br />

Young artists will be expressing their thoughts on the city walls and their work will leave a positive message for the society.<br />
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It will be the largest demonstration of youth activity in the country
 in which 4,000 young leaders from more than 100 top Universities and 
Colleges of Pakistan will spread colors by painting 800 canvases and 400
 walls together.<br />

Winners will get attractive prizes including latest smartphones and a foreign trip at the end of the contest.<br />

The contest will take place in two phases covering one city at a 
time. 800 teams, with 5 members in each team will compete in the first 
phase through registration and qualifying round.<br />

Renowned personalities related to the field of arts, culture and literature will judge the contest.<br />

Registration is open at <a href="http://www.glow.net.pk/" target="_blank">www.glow.net.pk</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GlowByWarid" target="_blank">facebook/glowbywarid</a> while an official hashtag (#GlowGriffiti) for this contest will also be spread out through Warid Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/OfficialWarid" target="_blank">@OfficialWarid</a>. Coverage of the contest will be available on Glow website and facebook page.</div>

Glow Announces Graffiti Contest Across Pakistan From December

Glow by Warid today announced the launch of Pakistan’s largest graffiti contest starting from December 2013. Launching from Lahore this...

6:54:00 AM

HTC Announces the Desire 700, a High-End Smartphone with Dual SIM

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HTC has announced a new high-end phone in its lineup, the Desire 700.
 The phone comes with dual-sim connectivity and a 5″ display on the 
front.<br />

The display is of qHD resolution so the phone certainly isn’t meant to compete with the company’s <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/08/htc-one-launched-in-pakistan.html" target="_blank">One flagship</a>.
 The design certainly has taken inspiration from that phone though. With
 its aluminium shell and BoomSound speakers, it isn’t difficult to tell 
where the inspiration from the phone has come from.<br />

As of the hardware side, the phone comes with a quad-core SnapDragon 
400 processor with 1 GB worth RAM. Amount of storage is set at 8 GB 
expandable.<br />
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Towards the back is an 8 megapixel camera with a BSI sensor, LED 
Flash and 1080p Full HD video recording. A front-facing 2.1 mp camera 
with BSI can also be found.<br />

The phone runs on Android Jelly Bean and comes with a few customizations from its manufacturer’s side, including HTC Zoe.<br />

The Desire 700 is powered by a 2100 mAh battery which can provide 
talk-time of 12 hours on 3G. Here are the full specs of the Desire 700:<br />

<ul>
<li>Android Jelly Bean customized with Sense UI</li>
<li>5″ LCD display with qHD resolution of 540 x 960 pixels</li>
<li>Dual-Sim support</li>
<li>Quad-core SnapDragon 400 processor</li>
<li>1 GB RAM with 8 GB expandable storage</li>
<li>8 megapixel camera with BSI, LED Flash and 1080p Full HD video recording</li>
<li>2.1 mp HD front-facing camera with BSI</li>
<li>Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS, 3G</li>
<li>HTC BoomSound speakers and Zoe</li>
<li>2100 mAh battery</li>
</ul>
The phone will cost around $470 when it will hit the markets later.</div>

HTC Announces the Desire 700, a High-End Smartphone with Dual SIM

HTC has announced a new high-end phone in its lineup, the Desire 700. The phone comes with dual-sim connectivity and a 5″ display on the...

6:52:00 AM

Nokia Announces the Successor to the Lumia 520 in the Lumia 525

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Nokia has finally announced the successor to the most popular and of the most inexpensive Windows Phone in the world, the Lumia 520 in the Lumia 525.<br />

The handset might just be a temporary alternative to the aging Lumia 520 and as a result, is little different.<br />

On the front you get a 4 inch display with WVGA resolution. There’s no camera above the display for the second attempt either.<br />

On the hardware side, the biggest change that is being observed is 
the increase in RAM, from 512 MB to 1 GB, meaning more apps can be run 
now.<br />
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Apart from that, you get the same 1Ghz dual-core SnapDragon S4 
processor, 8 GB storage expandable via microSD, along with a 5 megapixel
 camera on the back (again without LED Flash) with 720p video recording.<br />

The software which comes pre-installed on the Lumia 525 is Windows 
Phone 8 Black, which of course comes loaded with quite a lot of Nokia’s 
customization and apps.<br />

Here are the full specs of the phone:<br />

<ul>
<li>Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black</li>
<li>4 inch LCD display with WVGA resolution</li>
<li>Supersensitive touch and Gorilla Glass protection</li>
<li>9.9mm thick</li>
<li>124g heavy</li>
<li>1Ghz dual-core SnapDragon S4 processor</li>
<li>1 GB RAM with 8 GB expandable internal storage</li>
<li>5 megapixel rear-camera with 720p HD video recording</li>
<li>Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS, FM Radio, 3G</li>
<li>1,430 mAh battery</li>
</ul>
The phone will be available in 4 colors. Pricing is not confirmed but
 it will cost around $180 upon release, not much more than the 520 
itself.<br />

The phone will get released in the coming few weeks.</div>

Nokia Announces the Successor to the Lumia 520 in the Lumia 525

Nokia has finally announced the successor to the most popular and of the most inexpensive Windows Phone in the world, the Lumia 520 in th...

6:50:00 AM

Chief Technical Officer of Mobilink Resigns

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Ramy Reyad Kamel, Chief Technical Officer of Mobilink has resigned from his position, we have confirmed.<br />

Name for the new Chief Technical Officer is yet to be decided.<br />

Resignation of CTO came at a time when Mobilink is undergoing a network upgradation and automation project that is contracted by Ericsson.<br />
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Under the terms of this infrastructure contract, Mobilink recently fired more than 250 employees, mainly from technical department.<br />

Ramy Reyad Kamel was made Chief Technical Officer of Mobilink in 
December 2008. Earlier, Mr. Ramy, an Egyptian national, had served the 
Mobilink’s technical department for four years as a director.<br />

New name for CTO of Mobilink is likely to be decided with-in next month.<br />

It maybe recalled that Chief Financial Officer of Mobilink is also being replaced.</div>

Chief Technical Officer of Mobilink Resigns

Ramy Reyad Kamel, Chief Technical Officer of Mobilink has resigned from his position, we have confirmed. Name for the new Chief Technic...

8:05:00 PM

Pakistan is Finally Preparing to Formulate Cyber Laws in the Country

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Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, on the 
directions of Prime Minister of Pakistan, has taken up the long-pending 
Cyber Crime Bill to finally finalize it with-in days.<br />

A press statement issued by MoiTT has said that State Minister 
yesterday chaired a meeting regarding Draft Prevention of E-Crimes Bill 
2013.<br />

Statement said that all stake holders are being taken on-board for 
the finalization of the Cyber Crime Bill before tabling it in National 
Assembly for approval.<br />

Mr. Akhlaq A. Tarrar, Secretary IT, Dr. Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA, 
Mr. Kamran Ali Khattak, Member (Legal), Mr. Yasir Qadir, Member 
(Telecom) and representatives from FIA and IT Industry were present in 
the meeting.<br />
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A high level committee has been constituted headed by Senior 
Legislative Advisor to Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights. The 
other members of the committee includes Member (Legal), MoIT and 
Director (IT), MoIT, a representative from IT Industry, PTA and FIA 
respectively. The committee has been assigned the task to review the 
Draft Bill within one week time period and submit its report to Ministry
 of IT.<br />

Ministry has said that finalization of draft of cyber crime bill will be completed with-in days.<br />

Pakistan is functioning without any cyber laws. Meaning that one can’t be prosecuted for committing any kind of cyber crimes. FIA (Federal Investigation Authority) has openly said in the past that it can’t investigate any cyber crimes since there is no law in the country to keep check on cyber offenses.<br />

Absence of Cyber Crime Laws have not only resulted into increased cyber crimes but it is also the sole reason for non-establishment of e-commerce and internet payment gateways in the country.<br />

The Electronic Crimes Ordinance initially discussed and deliberated
 in the last Legislative Assembly which was eventually resulted in the 
form of Draft Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill, 2013, prepared in 
consultation with all relevant stakeholders.<br />

Here is the copy of the draft for Cyber Crime Laws, a finalized form of which will tabled in National Assembly soon.</div>

Pakistan is Finally Preparing to Formulate Cyber Laws in the Country

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, on the directions of Prime Minister of Pakistan, has taken up the long-pending...

8:03:00 PM

Ufone Offers 30 Paisas Per 15 Sec Call Rate for Any Network!

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Ufone has introduced a 30 paisa offer through which subscribers will 
be able to make calls from Ufone to any network in Pakistan for just 30 
paisa (plus tax) per 15 seconds.<br />

To avail this offer, customers will have to maintain a minimum balance of Rs. 30 in their accounts.<br />
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Offer comes without any subscription charges, however, users will have to avail the offer by dialing *3030#.<br />

Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer, Ufone, while expressing his 
views said that the new pricing initiative is designed to introduce the 
most economical usage of mobile phone in the Pakistan.<br />

“At Ufone, we are always looking for ways to add value to our 
subscribers’ communication needs. That’s why the search for the best mix
 never ends. We believe in providing our users extreme convenience 
without any extra or hidden charges and our latest 30 Paisa Offer is yet
 another stepping-stone in the same direction”, said Mr. Akbar Khan.<br />

<strong>Terms & Conditions:</strong><br />

<ul>
<li>One subscription is valid for 5 days & there are no subscription charges</li>
<li>After 5 days, the offer can be re-subscribed</li>
<li>Offer is valid for prepaid customers only</li>
<li>Offer is not available for Uth Packages, Uth Pack, Mahana Bolo Pakistan Offer & Mahana Din Bhar offer subscribers</li>
<li>Ufone keeps the right to change or terminate this offer</li>
<li>19.5% FED on usage and other taxes on recharge or bill apply.</li>
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Ufone Offers 30 Paisas Per 15 Sec Call Rate for Any Network!

Ufone has introduced a 30 paisa offer through which subscribers will be able to make calls from Ufone to any network in Pakistan for jus...

7:59:00 PM

Mobilink to Get New CFO by Next Month

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Mobilink, country’s largest cellular operator, is ready to get new Chief Financial Officer, we have confirmed with sources.<br />
Mr. Andis Locmelis, the outgoing Chief Financial Officer, has completed his service term of three years.<br />
Sources, directly familiar with the development, confirmed RexHacker that Mr. Mohamed Osman, currently the Chief Financial 
Officer of Banglalink – VimpelCom’s cellular arm in Bangladesh – will be
 appointed new CFO of Mobilink.<br />
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Osman will replace outgoing CFO by the end of next month.<br />
Before serving Banglalink as CFO, Mr. Osman served the company as 
Chief Technical Officer, and Finance Director. He also remained the 
acting CEO of Banglalink for some time. He also served at Mobinil and 
Orascom Telecom in similar areas.<br />
Mr. Osman will manage Mobilink’s finances, fraud and supply chain, 
and revenues. He is becoming CFO at a time when Mobilink’s revenues have
 gone flat due to tough competition and saturating mobile phone 
penetration in the country.<br />
Mr. Osman has an accounting degree from Helwan University, Cairo.</div>

Mobilink to Get New CFO by Next Month

Mobilink, country’s largest cellular operator, is ready to get new Chief Financial Officer, we have confirmed with sources. Mr. Andis Lo...

7:56:00 PM

Central Bank of India and Several Other Indian Websites Hacked by Pakistani Hackers

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Indian Hackers, today morning, <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/11/2611-anniversary-indian-cyber-army.html" target="_blank">hacked Pakistani websites</a> to mark the anniversary of 26/11 incident.<br />
In response, Pakistani Hackers retaliated without sparing anything 
and hacked several Indian websites including the official website of 
Central Bank of India, state-owned and one of the oldest and largest 
commercial banks of the country.<br />
Here’s the defaced page: <a href="https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/site/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/site/</a><br />
Pakistani and Indian hackers keep on defacing cross-country websites 
to apparently show patriotism. It won’t be out of place to mention here 
that websites on both side of borders are largely notorious for lack of 
security.<br />
Pakistan Cyber Army and MadLeets, claiming the responsibility for 
defacement, warned Indian hackers to stay away from Pakistani websites. 
On defaced page, the PCA said that their action is in response to the 
Pakistani websites hacked by “Indian Cyber Army”.<br />
Here’s the complete message pasted on Central Bank of India:<br />
<blockquote>
Oooopsss ! WTF ? Central Bank of India HaCked ?<br />
This attempt is in response to the Pakistani websites hacked by “Indian Cyber Army”.<br />
We told you before too .. We are sleeping but NOT dead ! Remember PCA (Pakistan Cyber Army) !<br />
Back off kids or we will smoke yOur doors off like we did before..<br />
Calling Jihad shit ? What do you know about Jihad ? If you have no 
idea what Jihad is, I would recommend you ICA retards not to talk crap 
about it !<br />
Jihad does NOT mean war !<br />
Jihad means “to struggle in the way of Allah”. Watering a plant is a Jihad ! So don’t be fooled by the media<br />
Stop crying over 26/11, go and pray for those who died instead of defacing sites.<br />
Stop complaining about Pakistani websites security, secure you own ass first. Thats what intelligent people do ;D<br />
A message by Pakistan Cyber Army and Team MaDLeeTs<br />
Pakistan Zindabad !<br />
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www.MaDLeeTs.com</blockquote>
Another Hacking group from Pakistan, “The Hackers’ Army”, has 
notified RexHacker about over a dozen defacements. Here’s the list:<br />
<blockquote>
http://upgfc.com/<br />
http://mandotsecurities.com/<br />
http://jeetenterprise.com/<br />
http://ieoninternational.com/<br />
http://friendscoal.com/<br />
http://drbrijmohansharma.com/<br />
http://dewashydroquip.com/<br />
http://archdent.org/<br />
http://nacoopindia.com/<br />
http://starentertainments.net/home.php<br />
http://starentertainmentsindia.com/index.htm<br />
http://khandelwalsamaj.in/<br />
http://siddhantitikota.in/index.htm<br />
http://skyfeast.in/index.htm<br />
http://bowlers.in/<br />
http://iplindia.co.in/<br />
http://skenterprise.in/</blockquote>
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Central Bank of India and Several Other Indian Websites Hacked by Pakistani Hackers

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7:55:00 PM

Warid Supports White Ribbon Campaign

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The day is marked internationally on November 25<sup>th</sup> to show
 support and solidarity to women suffering different kinds of violence 
in their lives. Warid staff members marked the day by signing the pledge
 cards and wearing the white ribbons.<br />

The Company also broadcasted SMS to its customers while this message is also being spread using Warid social media.<br />

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Speaking on collaboration with Warid, Chief Executive Officer, White 
Ribbon Pakistan Mr. Omer Aftab said ‘Warid as a brand is perhaps the 
most active brand around, honoring its responsibility to the society. 
Previously, we have had  joint successful campaigns with Warid Telecom 
and its employee engagement for the cause that has greatly helped us 
spreading the message at a wider level. More corporates should come 
forward with the thought responsibility strategy and role for social 
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Warid Supports White Ribbon Campaign

Group Photo of Warid staff members pledging gender equality and ending violence against women. Continuing to do its part earnestly, Wa...

7:51:00 PM

Is Windows Phone Gaining Momentum?

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Last month saw three great apps, which almost every Windows Phone 
user must be missing, getting added into the platform: Instagram, for 
which Nokia did a massive campaign in the past, Vine and last but not 
the least, Google-owned Waze.<br />

And things are not just limited to the app scene either. Huawei 
recently reiterated its faith in Windows Phone while ZTE confirmed that 
it would be making a phone running Microsoft’s OS next year.<br />

What, I think, it all shows that the momentum of Windows Phone is 
increasing at a pace much faster than we might’ve been thinking.<br />

In last quarter, as we <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/11/windows-phone-marketshare-grows-by-156.html" target="_blank">reported recently</a>,
 Windows Phone market-share in Smartphones grew by a mesmerizing 156%, a
 rate at which – if sustained — it might even trump iOS in the future. 
Not that Apple will care, given their own dedicated cult but still, 
becoming the second largest platform will give Windows Phone 
unparalleled coverage.<br />

Many might argue that this is far-fetched dream, but look at the numbers there were unimaginative once too.<br />
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There’s something else to keep the developers interested. The Windows
 Phone marketplace has now seen its total downloads reaching 3 billion 
while daily transactions have reached 10 million.<br />

There’s one thing missing sadly though. Remember when the OS version 8 was launched,
 one of the bigger feature was the change in core architecture which 
made new apps incompatible with old phone but simplified the porting of 
apps from Windows to Windows Phone?<br />

Unfortunately, however, despite the promises not much work has been 
done on that front. The void is currently largely unfilled but there’s 
enormous potential on that front.<br />

But even that can’t take away the fact that Windows Phone has been gaining quite a bit of attention lately.<br />

What does it mean to an average user, though? Simple: competition and
 more choice, both of which make companies and innovation moving 
forward.<br />

But regardless of everything, will it become the biggest mobile OS on
 earth or even the second-largest OS remains to be seen. The current 
trend must not get broken if that is to happen.</div>

Is Windows Phone Gaining Momentum?

Last month saw three great apps, which almost every Windows Phone user must be missing, getting added into the platform: Instagram, for ...

7:48:00 PM

26/11 Anniversary: Indian Cyber Army Hacks Pakistan’s Top Military Blog

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Country’s top Military blog, PakSoldiers.com has been hacked by 
Indian Cyber Army, apparently to commemorate the anniversary of Mumbai 
Attacks.<br />
Hackers, claiming the responsibility of the hack said that they are 
part of Indian Cyber Army and defacement of PakSoldiers is a tribute to 
solders and citizens who lost their lives during 26/11 incident in 
Mumbai.<br />
This has happened despite the fact that Indian Government was exposed
 for allegedly staging the Mumbai Incident to formulate anti-terrorism 
laws.<br />
PakSoldiers is an award winning platform for Military affairs and related resources.<br />
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Ghulam Sarwar, the Editor and Found of PakSoldiers confirmed RexHacker that they are in process of restoring the website. It is 
still unclear if any data is lost or not.<br />
It is assumed that Hackers exploited a notorious bug in VBulletin to get into the servers.<br />
Here is the defaced screen:<br />
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26/11 Anniversary: Indian Cyber Army Hacks Pakistan’s Top Military Blog

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7:44:00 PM

Samsung Announces The Galaxy Grand 2

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Last year, Samsung did its first major attempt in offering a phablet for a acceptable price through the Galaxy Grand. Now, they’re announcing a successor to that phone now, through the Galaxy Grand 2.<br />

The Grand 2 builds upon its predecessor by offering a larger, 
higher-resolution display, faster internals and a new, leather-like 
finish. These features bring it closer to the <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/09/samsung-launches-3rd-generation-note.html" target="_blank">Note 3</a>.<br />

On the front, you’ll get a 5.25 inch LCD display with 720p HD 
resolution and Gorilla Glass 2 protection. Another change people will 
notice is the new leather-like finishing on the phone, just like the 
Note 3 unlike the plastic of the first-generation Grand.<br />
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Just like first Grand, the Grand 2 will have a dual-sim version as well.<br />

On the hardware side, the Grand 2 comes with a 1.2Ghz quad-core 
processor, 1.5 GB worth RAM and 8 GB internal storage, expandable by up 
to 64 GB via microSD card slot.<br />

Around the back lies an 8 megapixel camera with Full HD video 
recording and LED Flash. A 1.9 megapixel front-facer can be found too.<br />

The operating system running on the Grand 2 is Android v4.3 Jelly Bean, of course customized with Samsung’s own Touchwiz UI.<br />

Here are the full specs of Samsung’s latest toy:<br />

<ul>
<li>Android 4.3 Jelly Bean customized with Touchwiz UI</li>
<li>5.25 inch LCD display with 720p HD resolution of 720 x 1280</li>
<li>8.9mm thick</li>
<li>163g heavy</li>
<li>Optional Dual-Sim</li>
<li>1.2Ghz quad-core processor with 1.5 GB RAM</li>
<li>8 GB internal storage, expandable by up to 64 GB via microSD</li>
<li>8 megapixel rear-camera with Full HD 1080p video recording</li>
<li>1.9 megapixel front-camera</li>
<li>dual-band Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0</li>
<li>2600 mAh battery</li>
<li>Available in White, Black and Pink</li>
</ul>
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Brit Spies Spoof LinkedIn Pages to Track Targets

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Officially, no one knows anything, but if the 
latest revelations from Edward Snowden's storehouse of inside 
information on global surveillance activities can be believed, then it's
 highly likely Britain's counterpart to the NSA has been hacking into 
telecoms. GCHQ apparently redirected network engineers to spoofed 
LinkedIn pages and loaded their computers with malware to gain access.</div>
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British intelligence agency 
<a href="http://www.gchq.gov.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx" target="_blank">GCHQ</a>
 (Government Communications Headquarters) has spoofed LinkedIn profiles 
of employees at mobile communications companies and mobile billing firms
 to gain access to their corporate networks, <em>Der Spiegel</em> reported.</div>
The first known attack was on Belgacom, a telecom firm partly owned 
by the Belgian government, according to a top secret GCHQ presentation 
revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. That attack was among 
projects launched by GCHQ to infiltrate foreign networks.<br />

The British intelligence agency also targeted international mobile 
billing clearinghouses, which process international payment transactions
 between wireless companies.

</div>
<h2 class="subhead">
Hitting US Companies
</h2>
<a href="http://www.syniverse.com/home" target="_blank">Syniverse</a> 
and Mach, a company it acquired in July, are high on the list of 
clearinghouses GCHQ has targeted for such penetration, according to <em>Der Spiegel</em>.<br />

GCHQ  apparently has targeted three network engineers at Mach, using the Quantum Insert method.<br />

Syniverse provides solutions that let different mobile technologies 
interoperate around the world. With its acquisition of Mach, it serves 
more than 1,500 mobile service providers, enterprises, ISPs and app 
providers in nearly 200 countries.<br />

"There have been no known breaches of the Syniverse or Mach data 
centers by any government agency," Syniverse spokesperson Bobby Eagle 
told TechNewsWorld. "Privacy and confidentiality are essential 
priorities for Syniverse, and we take these matters very seriously."

<br />

<h2 class="subhead">
The Essence of GCHQ's Attack
</h2>
The British intelligence service is, basically, redirecting traffic to 
and from targets to a server between them so it can intercept 
communications.<br />

This is known as a "man in the middle" attack.<br />

Such attacks are commonly used on the banking sector. iMessages 
<a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/79230.html" target="_blank">are vulnerable to MITM</a>, Quarkslab disclosed in October.<br />

"Man-in-the-middle attacks are one of the oldest kinds of attacks out there," Daniel Castro, senior analyst at the 
<a href="http://www.itif.org/" target="_blank">Information Technology and Innovation Foundation</a>, told TechNewsWorld.

<br />

<h2 class="subhead">
We Are the (Tainted) World
</h2>
GCHQ's techniques are strikingly similar to the ones used by 
cybercriminals when they launch targeted attacks, such as spearphishing.<br />

The agency first determines who works for a target company using 
publicly available data such as the victim's LinkedIn profile. It 
apparently focuses on IT personnel and network admins because they have 
extensive access privileges on their computers.<br />

The agency then gathers all available information about its victim --
 in one case, even gaining access to cookies on a victim's PCs -- then 
develops what are essentially viruses in payloads customized for the 
victim's computers.<br />

One method of attack involved concealing the malware payloads on 
spoofed versions of victims' LinkedIn pages. Pulling up the fake profile
 would launch the malware into the victim's computer.<br />

"We have never cooperated with any government agency, nor we have any
 knowledge, with regard to these actions," LinkedIn spokesperson Julie 
Inouye told TechNewsWorld.<br />

"To date, we have not detected any of the spoofing activity that is 
being reported," she said. "LinkedIn takes the privacy and security of 
our members very seriously, and when we're made aware of any activity 
that may be considered problematic, we work to quickly shut it down."

<br />

<h2 class="subhead">
The Sincerest Form of Flattery
</h2>
It appears that GCHQ borrowed heavily from the United States' National Security Agency.<br />

The NSA 
<a href="https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/10/how_the_nsa_att.html" target="_blank">places secret servers</a>,
 codenamed "Quantum," at key places on the Internet backbone as part of 
its so-called "Turmoil" system, according to security specialist Bruce 
Schneier.<br />

Turmoil is part of the NSA's 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbulence_%28NSA%29" target="_blank">Turbulence</a> program.<br />

Once the Quantum servers are in place, a query to a website they are 
spoofing hits them before it hits the legitimate site. The query is then
 redirected to another set of secret Internet servers, codenamed 
"FoxAcid," Schneier said.<br />

The FoxAcid servers then inject malware into victims' PCs to compromise them.<br />

It's not clear whether the UK agency is using the same technology as the NSA, although <em>Der Spiegel</em> uses the term "Quantum Insert" in its description of the GCHQ attacks.<br />

"Capturing large amounts of Internet traffic and redirecting it like that should be off limits," the ITIF's Castro remarked.</div>

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How to Make Windows 8 Look Like Win 7 on Your PC

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the 
old saying goes, and that's just as true for operating systems as it is 
elsewhere in life. Not thrilled with Windows 8's lack of a Start button,
 for example? Not to worry. You can take matters into your own hands and
 bring it back -- along with the Windows Desktop and a number of other 
comfortingly familiar features.</div>
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Windows 8's blah reception 
from many computer users may have been due at least in part to a 
peculiar trait that we humans have, and that's our obsession with 
improvement.</div>
Improving our lot has been a fixation throughout virtually all of 
human history, so it shouldn't come as any great surprise that Microsoft
 couldn't help itself when it became time to update its OS -- an OS that
 we had all learned to use expertly over the last 20 years or so.<br />
That obsession, along with a need to keep about 100,000 employees 
occupied, resulted in Windows 8's improvements over Windows 7 -- the 
strange omission of the Start button and the hiding of the Windows 
Desktop, that icon-studded screen we used to launch into.<br />
Well, if you don't like improvement, are simply a Luddite or just 
fondly miss the Windows Desktop, you can take matters into your own 
hands. Here's how to start Windows 8.1 into Desktop mode -- bypassing 
the new, improved tile-based look -- plus a couple of other tricks.
<br />
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<h2 class="subhead">
Update Windows 8 to Free Windows 8.1 (If You Haven't Already)
</h2>
<b>Step 1:</b> Make a backup of your personal files by swiping
 in from the right edge of the screen and choosing Search. Enter the 
term File History Settings and then click on the results and follow the 
instructions to perform the backup.<br />
<i>Tip:</i> You'll need an external drive, like a USB memory drive.<br />
<b>Step 2:</b> Touch or click on the Store tile on the Start page.<br />
<b>Step 3:</b> Choose the free Windows 8.1 Update and 
select Download. Allow the update to proceed and complete. Then restart 
the PC and sign in.
<br />
<h2 class="subhead">
Configure the Desktop Startup
</h2>
<b>Step 1:</b> Launch the Desktop from the Start page by clicking on the tile labeled Desktop.<br />
<b>Step 2:</b> Right-click on the Taskbar.<br />
<i>Tip:</i> The Taskbar is the solid-colored strip below the wallpaper.<br />
<b>Step 3:</b> Choose Properties and then the Navigation tab in the resulting box.<br />
<b>Step 4:</b> Scroll down to the dialog, "When I sign in 
or close all apps on a screen, go to the Desktop instead of Start," and 
check the checkbox. Click on OK.<br />
The next time you restart your computer, the Start tile-based page 
will be skipped, and you'll launch into a Windows 7-style desktop 
instead. Hooray for the Luddites.<br />
<i>Tip:</i> While you're on the Desktop page, check out the 
new-in-Windows 8.1 Windows icon in the bottom-left corner. It's a Start 
button of sorts, and clicking on it alternates you between the 
tile-infested Start page and the lovable classic Desktop page.
<br />
<h2 class="subhead">
Launching Into the App Page
</h2>
Adding insult to injury in the Windows 8 environment, you may have 
noticed that the Start page -- the one with all of the newfangled tiles 
-- doesn't include all of the apps that you've painstakingly searched 
for and downloaded.<br />
The full listing of apps are in a page called Apps, not Start. You 
can get to the Apps page by clicking on the new-in-Windows 8.1 Down 
arrow in the bottom-left corner of the Windows 8.1 Start page if you 
want to see that page.<br />
Here's how to launch straight into Apps from Desktop, bypassing Start.<br />
<b>Step 1:</b> Launch the Desktop from the Start page by clicking on the tile labeled Desktop.<br />
<b>Step 2:</b> Right-click on the Taskbar.<br />
<b>Step 3:</b> Choose Properties and then the Navigation tab in the resulting box.<br />
<b>Step 4:</b> Scroll down to the dialog, "Show the Apps view automatically when I go to Start," and check the checkbox. Click on OK.<br />
The next time you click on the Windows icon in the bottom left corner
 of the Desktop, you'll go to Apps instead of Start. Now that's an 
improvement.
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How to Make Windows 8 Look Like Win 7 on Your PC

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Getting Closer to 3G: PTA Selects Consultant for Spectrum Auction

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, after evaluating technical and 
financial bids, has hired “Value Partners Management Consulting Limited”
 for consultancy services during upcoming auction of next generation 
3G/4G licenses.<br />

PTA said that out of <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/11/moving-towards-3g-7-firms-bid-for-3g.html" target="_blank">seven firms that submitted bids</a>, VPMC was selected for best technical and financial feasibility.<br />

<a href="http://www.valuepartners.com/" target="_blank">VPMC</a>, 
with its head office in Milan, Italy, has presence in seven countries 
across Europe, Asia and South America. Pakistan’s spectrum auction will 
be overseen by company’s Singapore Office.<br />
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After selection of consultant in due time, PTA has achieved one phase
 of its target of meeting the deadlines for auctioning 3G licenses.<br />

Hired consultant will now prepare the Information Memorandum for 
auction of next generation licenses. It is said that preparation of IM 
may take from 30-45 days.<br />

After finalization of IM – around mid-January – it will be floated 
into the market for telecom operators to get themselves prepared for the
 3G auction.<br />

Expected date for auction of 3G licenses is around last week of February 2014.</div>

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Pakistan May Block Etisalat-Warid Deal for Non-Payment of $800 Million

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High-ups at Pakistan Government are considering its options to block 
possible buyout of Warid Telecom of Pakistan by Etisalat of UAE, sources
 familiar with the development told RexHacker.<br />
<a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/10/ptcl-submits-non-binding-offer-to.html" target="_blank">Etisalat and VimpelCom of Russia have submitted bids</a>
 for buying Warid Telecom of Pakistan with its 12 million subscribers. 
While outcome of the bid is yet to surface, Etisalat is ranked favourite
 to take away the Warid Telecom.<br />
The decision to block Etisalat-Warid deal came at a time when UAE’s 
state run telecom giant has straight-forwardly told Pakistan government 
that it <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/24/pakistan-etisalat-idUSL5N0J42O420131124" target="_blank">will not pay remaining USD 800 million</a> against buyout of 26 percent shares in PTCL due to property dispute between the two parties.<br />
Etisalat has held USD 800 million for around 8 years because Pakistan
 government has failed to transfer the ownership of around 100 – out of 
3,000 – properties due to legal limitations.<br />
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Pakistan has repeatedly offered Etisalat to deduct the value of disputed 100 properties – around USD 73 million – and clear the remaining amount it owes against the deal that happened in 2005.<br />
Etisalat, on the other hands, maintains that it will not pay a single
 penny unless all the properties are not transferred as a whole.<br />
Pakistan has tried almost every possible option to get the issue 
resolved, however, the remaining properties – the bone of contention – 
are confined due to legal limitations and are likely to not get 
transferred anytime soon.<br />
As a result, now Pakistan government is considering options to block the possible buyout of Warid Telecom by Etisalat.<br />
Sources familiar with the situation said that it is still unclear 
that how the Etisalat-Warid deal will be blocked or even if there is any
 legal room available to achieve this, but government is definitely 
ready to take up the situation to give Etisalat a tough time.</div>

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QMobile Announces Two New Top-of-the-Line Quatro Phones

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Despite the quality constraints, QMobile has been able to leave a 
mark against established rivals such as Nokia and Samsung. The pace at 
which they’re moving forwards, coupled with their competitive pricing 
has proved to be a recipe of success and now they’ve announced two new 
top-of-the-line handsets.<br />

The Z4 and Z3 are the first phones in the Quatro series, while the Z4 is the new flagship of the company.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Quatro Z4</span></h4>
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The Quatro Z4 is a tempting package but its price is unheard for a brand like QMobile.<br />

To start with, it is arguably the best looking phone from QMobile. 
Sporting a unibody design, the phone is just 7.7mm thick, quite an 
achievement for any phone. The iPhone 5s, for instance, is 7.6mm thick.<br />

At the front, sits a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 
1920 resolution and anti-reflection coating. The bezels are also just 
2.54mm wide. Above the display is a 5 megapixel front-facing camera.<br />

The internals of the phone include a 1.5Ghz quad-core “turbo” 
processor which is infact a Cortex A7 with PowerVR Series5XT, 2 GB RAM 
and 32 GB expandable storage. This processor sure is aging but should be
 just fine for handling normal tasks.<br />

Around the back, sits a 13 megapixel autofocus camera with Full HD 
video, along with a single LED Flash. The camera is also capable of 
panorama photos and burst shots, capturing as much as 99 snaps in 21 
seconds, supposedly. Dual-mic noise reduction should also aid while 
shooting videos.<br />

The Quatro Z4 comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean pre-installed and 
we’re not quite sure it will get updated to 4.4 KitKat in the future.<br />

Since QMobile has tried to make this phone feel just like any other 
modern flagship, the phone even comes with several software tricks of 
its own. Those include sweeping hand just above the phone to answer 
calls and directly calling a person by taking the phone near your head 
from the messaging app.<br />
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The phone is powered by a non-removable 2000 mAh battery, 
substantially less than what we’re used to seeing in flagships and we’re
 a bit skeptical about it. Connectivity options of the phone include 
Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3G and microUSB.<br />

Now, for the price. The Quatro Z4 comes at a price of Rs. 35,000. 
That’s more than any other device in the company’s history and not many 
people would’ve seen this coming but for a phone with specs like these 
(at least on paper), it seems quite reasonable to us.<br />

<h4>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Quatro Z3</span></h4>
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The Quatro Z3 is the more modest offering of the two. Packing a 4.8 
inch Super AMOLED Display upfront, the screen comes with HD resolution 
of 720 x 1280 pixels.<br />

Just like its bigger brother, the Z4, the Z3 also comes in a unibody design, which is even thinner at just 6.85mm thick.<br />

On the hardware side of things, the Z3 comes with a 1.5Ghz quad-core 
Cortex A7, PowerVR Series5XT GPU, 1 GB worth memory and 16 GB internal 
storage, expandable via a microSD card slot.<br />

Right at the back is an 8 megapixel autofocus camera with Full HD video recording, along with a 5 megapixel front-facing camera.<br />

The phone’s connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS, 
3G and microUSB. Just like the Z4, the Z3 too comes with a 2000 mAh 
battery which again, for an HD display smartphone, doesn’t sound quite 
enough but if optimizing has been done underneath and through software, 
it may be just fine.<br />

The operating system running on the phone is Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 
which again, has rather slim chances of ever getting updated.<br />

Since this phone isn’t QMobile’s flagship, it comes with a much, more
 cheaper price, at Rs. 26,500. Given its feature set which, undoubtedly,
 isn’t that different from the Z4, we really believe that the Z3 may 
find a larger audience.<br />

With these two phones, we really hope that QMobile has upped its game
 even further, and that along with respectable specs on paper, it has 
also worked hard to provide a better experience with these phones.</div>

QMobile Announces Two New Top-of-the-Line Quatro Phones

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LG Smart TVs Collect Your Personal Data and Other Information

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After the revelation of NSA’s PRISM program, it now seems as Spying is the new trend and everyone is in fashion.<br />

Few days back a UK based developer and Linux enthusiast <a href="http://goo.gl/oxmTt8" target="_blank">DoctorBeet</a>
 revealed on his blog about his latest discovery on how LG Smart TVs are
 logging your personal data including the channel you watch and USB data
 that you connect to your TV.<br />

Ever since his findings, the story has gone viral and had been 
reposted on various security blogs and webpages, and just few hours 
back, the <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/security/compliance/lg-admits-smart-tvs-spied-on-users/d/d-id/1112755" target="_blank">InformationWeek</a> has reported that LG has admitted its Smart TVs were spying on users’ data.<br />

LG TVs comes with an option to grant its users with an option if they want to enable the feature to collect their data.<br />

This option meant to be used for LG Smart Ad analyses to offer users 
ads based on their favourite programs, online behaviour, search keywords
 and other information, but according to the DoctorBeet’s discovery, 
regardless of whether this option is set to On or Off, your private data
 is still sent to LG Servers.<br />

He also claimed that, each time a user switch the channel, the data 
is logged and sent to the LG servers. This user data is sent as a plain 
text with no encryption algorithm applied whatsoever. DoctorBeet wrote,<br />

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“This information appears to be sent back unencrypted and
 in the clear to LG every time you change channel, even if you have gone
 to the trouble of changing the setting above to switch collection of 
viewing information off.”</blockquote>
He also had demonstrated how poorly LG is gathering data from your USB devices <a href="http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html" target="_blank">here</a> on his blog.<br />

After the evidence collected, DoctorBeet approached LG to catch their
 views regarding breach, and wrote LG an e-mail, to which LG replied,<br />

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Good Morning<br />
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Thank you for your e-mail.<br />

Further to our previous email to yourself, we have escalated the issues you reported to LG’s UK Head Office.<br />

The advice we have been given is that unfortunately as you accepted 
the Terms and Conditions on your TV, your concerns would be best 
directed to the retailer. We understand you feel you should have been 
made aware of these T’s and C’s at the point of sale, and for obvious 
reasons LG are unable to pass comment on their actions.<br />

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have 
any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us again.<br />

Kind Regards<br />

Tom<br />

LG Electronics UK Helpdesk<br />

Tel: 0844 847 5454<br />

Fax: 01480 274 000<br />

Email: cic.uk@lge.com</blockquote>
DoctorBeet had also presented a simple solution to avoid this 
unnecessary spying by blocking various domains for outgoing traffic from
 your Router, you can read this solution and his discovery with more 
technical details on his official blog <a href="http://doctorbeet.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/lg-smart-tvs-logging-usb-filenames-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>

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Samsung Announces the Galaxy Core Plus

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Samsung has announced a new smartphone in its Galaxy range of 
smartphones, the Galaxy Core Plus. The Core Plus is meant to compliment 
the Core smartphone and not supersede it. As a result, it comes with a few specs less tempting than its brother.<br />

The Core has a 4.3 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution, with 
Gorilla Glass protection. The design of the smartphone is made of 
plastic, as expected, and the phone is overall 9.5mm thick and 132.5g in
 weight.<br />
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On the hardware side of things, it comes with a 1.2Ghz Cortex A5 processor with 768 MB worth RAM (against the 1GB memory of the Core) and 4 GB internal storage (8 GB is found in the Core), expandable up to 64GB via a microSD card slot.<br />

Towards the back, the phone comes with a 5 megapixel camera with 720p
 HD video recording, along with a VGA front-facer. Connectivity options 
include Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11, NFC, GPS, 3G and FM Radio.<br />

The OS with which the phone will come at launch will be Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.<br />

The phone will be available in Black, White and Pink color options upon release and will set you back by $270.<br />

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<li>Android 4.2 Jelly Bean customized with TouchWiz UI</li>
<li>4.3 inch display with 800 x 480 resolution and Gorilla Glass</li>
<li>9.5mm thick</li>
<li>Weight: 132.5g</li>
<li>1.2Ghz Cortex A5 processor with 768 MB RAM</li>
<li>4 GB internal memory expandable by 64GB via memory card</li>
<li>5 megapixel rear-camera with 720p HD video recording</li>
<li>VGA front-facing camera</li>
<li>Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11, NFC, GPS, 3G, FM Radio</li>
<li>Available in Black, White and Pink flavors</li>
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The American intelligence service - NSA - infected 
more than 50,000 computer networks worldwide with malicious software 
designed to steal sensitive information. Documents provided by former 
NSA-employee Edward Snowden and seen by this newspaper, prove this.</div>
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 management presentation dating from 2012 explains how the NSA collects 
information worldwide. In addition, the presentation shows that the 
intelligence service uses ‘Computer Network Exploitation’ (CNE) in more 
than 50,000 locations. CNE is the secret infiltration of computer 
systems achieved by installing malware, malicious software.<br />

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One example of this type of hacking was discovered in September 
2013 at the Belgium telecom provider Belgacom. For a number of years the
 British intelligence service - GCHQ – has been installing this 
malicious software in the Belgacom network in order to tap their 
customers’ telephone and data traffic. The Belgacom network was 
infiltrated by GCHQ through a process of luring employees to a false 
Linkedin page.<br />
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NSA special department employs more than a thousand hackers</h2>
The
 NSA computer attacks are performed by a special department called TAO 
(Tailored Access Operations). Public sources show that this department 
employs more than a thousand hackers. As recently as August 2013, the <em>Washington Post</em>
 published articles about these NSA-TAO cyber operations. In these 
articles The Washington Post reported that the NSA installed an 
estimated 20,000 ‘implants’ as early as 2008. These articles were based 
on a secret budget report of the American intelligence services. By 
mid-2012 this number had more than doubled to 50,000, as is shown in the
 presentation <em>NRC Handelsblad</em> laid eyes on.<br />
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Cyber operations are increasingly important for the NSA. Computer 
hacks are relatively inexpensive and provide the NSA with opportunities 
to obtain information that they otherwise would not have access to. The 
NSA-presentation shows their CNE-operations in countries such as 
Venezuela and Brazil. The malware installed in these countries can 
remain active for years without being detected.<br />
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‘Sleeper cells’ can be activated with a single push of a button</h2>
The
 malware can be controlled remotely and be turned on and off at will. 
The ‘implants’ act as digital ‘sleeper cells’ that can be activated with
 a single push of a button. According to the <em>Washington Post</em>, the NSA has been carrying out this type of cyber operation since 1998.<br />
 The
 Dutch intelligence services - AIVD and MIVD – have displayed interest 
in hacking. The Joint Sigint Cyber Unit – JSCU – was created early in 
2013. The JSCU is an inter-agency unit drawing on experts with a range 
of IT skills. This new unit is prohibited by law from performing the 
type of operations carried out by the NSA as Dutch law does not allow 
this type of internet searches.<br />
 The NSA declined to comment and 
referred to the US Government. A government spokesperson states that any
 disclosure of classified material is harmful to our national security.</div>

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