Those Involved in Grey Trafficking Must be Brought to Book: Anusha Rehman

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8BsnQnLyQX2m3cA1n9pD5vgdYA_dXaZQCQFKl74Jcq5VDF26VoQwskIBEFQv7N8ZdeuES6_CeyCofjQsRk6MT6ltVjpnhFrDF0XF40N-J9CEUW8_zZoMf_qIPsTBjrJM7qpiB4kWc64/s1600/anusha+rehman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8BsnQnLyQX2m3cA1n9pD5vgdYA_dXaZQCQFKl74Jcq5VDF26VoQwskIBEFQv7N8ZdeuES6_CeyCofjQsRk6MT6ltVjpnhFrDF0XF40N-J9CEUW8_zZoMf_qIPsTBjrJM7qpiB4kWc64/s1600/anusha+rehman.png" /></a></div> Grey Trafficking should be controlled at the earliest and those allegedly involved must be brought to book.<br /> This was opined by Ms. Anusha Rehman, State Minister for IT & Telecom while chairing a follow up meeting regarding monitoring of Grey Trafficking yesterday.<br /> Mr. Akhlaq A. Tarrar, Secretary IT, Mr. Azmat Ranjha, Additional Secretary IT, Dr. Ismail Shah, Acting Chairman PTA and representatives from law enforcement institutions were also present in the meeting to discuss the counter strategy regarding Grey Trafficking as well as the respective role of all stakeholders.<br /> The State Minister for IT, Ms. Anusha Rehman, who chaired the meeting, acknowledged the very fact that Grey Traffic had started to decrease considerably due to the onerous efforts of PTA and FIA under the umbrella of ministry but stressed on taking measures for its further control at the earliest since it was the need of the hour.<br /> During the meeting the participants were given a detailed briefing regarding the Grey Trafficking whereby it was endorsed by all that there was a dire need of checking this menace.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> It was mutually agreed and fully endorsed by all stakeholders that with the help of a comprehensive plan of action there would be a substantial decrease in the quantum of Grey Trafficking in coming four weeks.<br /> Moreover, it was also reiterated that all those culprits who are allegedly involved in the phenomenon, must be brought to book.<br /> It is worth mentioning here that the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications had issued a policy directive last year to establish the International Clearing House (ICH) Exchange for international incoming calls for Long Distance International, Fixed-Line Local Loop, Wireless Local Loop and Mobile Operators: In furtherance to the Ministry’s directive a committee was constituted by the Federal Investigation Agency to function in coordination with the PTA so that to curb nuisance of grey traffic.<br /> Accordingly, in the month of May, this year, a separate committee got constituted with the mandate of investigation and detections of illegal setups, planning of raid actions and follow-up of the cases, comprising of officers from both of the agencies i.e. the PTA and the FIA.<br /> The recent raid and seizure of illegal exchange by the joint team of FIA and PTA was a result of the initiative taken by the IT Ministry, under the leadership of Ms. Anusha Rehman, the State Minister for IT.<br /> Grey trafficking is a major issue for telecom operators as according to a rough estimate approximately 500 million minutes of illegal calls are made every month from Pakistan to abroad. Since the PTA is mandated to stop grey trafficking, a vigilance cell of the Authority has already started working formally to monitor grey trafficking while law enforcement agencies are tasked with legal interception of calls.</div>

Those Involved in Grey Trafficking Must be Brought to Book: Anusha Rehman

Grey Trafficking should be controlled at the earliest and those allegedly involved must be brought to book. This was opined by Ms. Anush...

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Mobilink Begins Second Phase of Earthquake Relief

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8nWzLhpVapam9TjbWmTd5-a2_QdNO1YbrQQtYYpojCG1lqkB9Q6qvJdS-HaOrAiGGo7UPCq8G8eOecaovMS6M5C3CBJ0lSGdfYgB3XZ9gh9tKAFRj8z8_a19eT7MUU6zFONGO_W3azw/s1600/Mobilink_Earthquake_Relief.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8nWzLhpVapam9TjbWmTd5-a2_QdNO1YbrQQtYYpojCG1lqkB9Q6qvJdS-HaOrAiGGo7UPCq8G8eOecaovMS6M5C3CBJ0lSGdfYgB3XZ9gh9tKAFRj8z8_a19eT7MUU6zFONGO_W3azw/s1600/Mobilink_Earthquake_Relief.jpg" /></a></div> Mobilink Foundation and its Torchbearers (employee volunteers) have initiated a collection drive for non-food items as the second phase of relief operations for Awaraan, Baluchistan.<br /> The onset of winter has created an urgent need for warm clothing, blankets and temporary shelter for families who have lost their homes and livelihoods in the disaster.<br /> In late October, Mobilink Foundation had sent one consignment of waterproof material to Awaraan.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Mobilink Torchbearers (employee volunteers) have now set up relief camps at Mobilink offices across Pakistan, that are collecting clothing, bed sheets, blankets, kitchen utensils, curtains and floor mats. Mobilink Foundation has also made arrangements with the Pakistan Army to ensure that the collected material is transported and distributed in the affected regions.<br /> Omar Manzur, Head of Corporate Communications, Mobilink highlighted, “The situation in Baluchistan is grave with the lack of shelter and basic necessities being a serious cause for concern. Mobilink Foundation and its Torchbearers continue to work together to ensure we can help our fellow Pakistanis in their time of need.”<br /> Mobilink Foundation was the first from the corporate sector to mobilize relief for earthquake affectees.<br /> This initiative began with the delivery of water supplies in the week after the disaster. This was followed by the delivery of food supplies in collaboration with the Government of Baluchistan to distribute food assistance in various relief camps in the vicinity of Awaraan and surrounding areas.</div>

Mobilink Begins Second Phase of Earthquake Relief

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Huawei Ascend G610

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qId73Xt8QOAPLk3cQ932ZoPw1ivofnFvspQZqoD44FMH3G3Mdzgf8IDeYEuAbs048fxR54VtWr6KXwidE_s00mZj_USCXDhhv-OZcerIkV_CZVi66qUzGM_eA9w_3W0Rb3iVRhBqYpA/s1600/finalentry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qId73Xt8QOAPLk3cQ932ZoPw1ivofnFvspQZqoD44FMH3G3Mdzgf8IDeYEuAbs048fxR54VtWr6KXwidE_s00mZj_USCXDhhv-OZcerIkV_CZVi66qUzGM_eA9w_3W0Rb3iVRhBqYpA/s1600/finalentry.jpg" /></a></div> Last month Huawei launched  a mid-range smartphone Ascend G610 in Pakistan, company’s first phone to offer Dual-SIM compatability.<br /> The good news is that Ascend G610 is now available in all major cities of Pakistan, at a price-tag of Rs. 20,000 with one year Warranty of Airlink Communication.<br /> Ascend G610 comes with two colour options; Black and White.<br /> Lets get straight to the un-boxing video first:<br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Specifications:</span></h4> Before we move on dissect the Huawei Ascend G610, here are the specs:<br /> <ul> <li>Dual-SIM support</li> <li>Runs on Android 4.2 with Emotion UI 1.6</li> <li>1.2GHz quad-core processor & 1GB RAM</li> <li>5-inch IPS qHD (540×960 Resolution) LCD</li> <li>5-megapixel primary camera with LED flash & 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera</li> <li>4GB Internal memory with microSD card slot</li> <li>Proximity, Light and G-sensor</li> <li>2150mAh replaceable battery</li> <li>Price: Rs. 20,000</li> </ul> <h4> <img alt="full package Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/full-package.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /></h4> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><img alt="withflagship Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="579" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/withflagship.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /></span></h4> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Design and Build Quality:</span></h4> The first thing you will notice about Ascend G610 is that its big, though its not at all categorized as phablet but still its huge in size. The well-crafted phone body is entirely made of plastic and if I may speak frankly, despite the low price-tag, the Ascend G610 will give you a premium feel.<br /> <img alt="top shot Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="484" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/top-shot.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> Huawei Ascend G610 dimensions are 142mm x 73.6mm and its 9.9mm thick, though a clever design on the back panel gives a lot thinner feel. The phone weighs 170 grams, which is heavier than any other Huawei phone except Ascend Mate.<br /> The front side is dominated with a large 5-inch IPS LCD. Just in case if you don’t know the IPS screens are known for wider viewing angles.<br /> Ascend G610 offers a Quarter-HD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels (220 ppi pixel density), which is almost similar to Ascend G510. The screen sharpness and color saturation is good but one may not term it as ideal.<br /> The position of ear speaker makes it look like a part of the frame, other than that there are light sensors, notification’s LED and front facing camera along with Huawei logo above the screen. Below the screen we have the usual three touch sensitive keys.<br /> <img alt="up top Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/up-top.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> It seems like Huawei is always experimenting with the position of USB port and headphones jack. Ascend G610 has 3.5mm headphones jack on the top and USB port along with mic on the bottom. The right side features power and volume rocker keys.<br /> <img alt="keys Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/keys.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> The phone comes in two colors Black and White, I am not sure if the black version has a matte finish but we have got the white one, which has a glossy plastic back plate.<br /> The back features a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED light and Huawei Logo beneath it. The speaker grille is placed on the bottom left.<br /> <img alt="back side Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/back-side.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> Removing the back plate reveals two slots for normal (Mini) SIM cards and one for micro-SD Card along with Battery compartment. Just like the Ascend G510 the power and volume rocker keys are embedded in the back plate.<br /> <img alt="dual sim Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dual-sim.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Operating System and EmotionUI:</span></h4> Ascend G610 comes with Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 out of the box with Huawei EmotionUI on top of it.<br /> If you are new to Android or don’t like the fancy animations and flying/fading app drawers then you will love the EmotionUI. It puts all your apps, widgets and shortcuts on the main screen, you can arrange these items in folders on multiple screens — so its all easy and fun.<br /> I think there’s no need to tell you that you can always install a custom launcher and use a theme of your own taste.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> <img alt="softpp Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="396" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/softpp.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> Ascend G610 comes with EmotionUI version 1.6, which is a little different from what we have seen previously on flagship Ascend P6. Of course it adds some SIM management features for Dual-SIM standby. It allows you to assign different tasks to the SIMs, for example you can preset one SIM to be used for calling and other for SMS — you can also set which SIM has to be used for Internet/GPRS or you can set it to “Always Ask” mode.<br /> Calls and SMS made from both SIMs are marked and showed in different colors.<br /> In this version of EmotionUI 1.6, shortcut toggles in the notifications menu are gone, replaced with the stock Android 4.2 shortcuts. It also shows the user icon but won’t allow you to add multiple users. (A feature introduced in Jelly Bean 4.2 that allows you to make different user accounts on a single phone)<br /> Other than the toggles, the Permissions Manager is also missing, which used to allow the users to restrict applications to access your contacts, SMS, location and Internet. It was a very handy and much needed application — I wonder why Huawei has removed this application. I have tried installing the app myself but it doesn’t seem to work as intended.<br /> The only notable addition is the ON/OFF schedule which allows you to set a time to turn off the phone automatically and then boots up at a set time. (Probably to save battery and have a peaceful sleep at night)<br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Performance and Battery Life:</span></h4> Huawei Ascend G610 is powered by Huawei’s HiSilicon quad-core SoC clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM. You won’t feel any lag while scrolling the homescreens, browsing websites, running multiple applications at the same time.<br /> You may encounter a little lag while playing some resource hungry games. Also keep in mind that the phone Internal memory is very limited so there are chances that you might not be able to install large-sized games/apps.<br /> Considering its specifications the phone provides satisfactory results in the benchmarks, a screenshot of different benchmarks is attached below.<br /> <img alt="bench Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="383" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bench.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> The phone can run HD videos and VoIP applications like Skype and Viber works just fine. The regular calls and texting is also flawless and you get good signal reception as well as the the Wireless connectivity.<br /> Ascend G610 is packed with a 2150mAh battery which seems to be quite adequate for this phone on the paper but actual performance depends upon your usage. The battery lasts for almost two days after a full charge after normal usage and the standby time is remarkable.<br /> <img alt="g610 battery Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="417" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/g610-battery.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> The phone settings offer three different power modes as well as a battery saver application, so if you are low on battery you can optimize its usage by turning off unnecessary features and killing resource hungry apps.<br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Camera & Video:</span></h4> Ascend G610 has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash on the back and front-facing 0.3-megapixel camera. The primary camera performance is satisfactory, it handles varying colors, textures and light sources well.<br /> The camera, as expected, struggled in low lights, however, performs great during day light. It can record videos in 720p resolution. The phone features an older version of Camera application and I would prefer the one found in Ascend P6 as it was much easier.<br /> On the other hand the front facing camera performance is disappointing, The colors are washed out while image quality is not good as well. This might be a software issue, but its more likely due to cheap camera hardware.<br /> Just like the previous models, you can use the Camera LED as a torch in case of emergency with a dedicated torch application.<br /> <img alt="camera Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands on and Review]" border="0" height="364" src="http://propakistani.pk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/camera.jpg" style="background-image: none; border: 0px none; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Huawei Ascend G610 Dual SIM [Unboxing, Hands-on and Review]" width="644" /><br /> <h4> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Final Words:</span></h4> As compared to other Dual-SIM smartphones in the same price range (Rs. 16,000 to Rs. 24,000), Huawei Ascend G610 offers a better build quality and a smooth performance on a huge screen. It offers offers sharp colors and wide viewing angle — although it lacks a little in the Camera department but still Ascend G610 can easily leave an impression.<br /> I think Huawei has finally made a wise decision to provide customers what they want at a reasonable price. Customers buying Ascend G610 will be happy to have found an Android device with dual SIM capability without compromising with the quality and performance.<br /> When it comes to Dual-SIM smartphones, usually we have two choices, QMobile and Samsung — The problem with QMobile is that their handsets are of poor quality and the low RAM, which creates countless troubles.<br /> Samsung phones, on the other hands, have good build quality but in this price range all their devices come with tiny screens and outdated hardware/software.<br /> Personally I like this device, but to grab the attention of masses — Huawei will have to drop the price a little (by 2K or around) and Introduce one or two more Dual SIM smartphones, may be one more high end device and a low end smartphone will make a perfect scenario.</div>

Huawei Ascend G610

Last month Huawei launched  a mid-range smartphone Ascend G610 in Pakistan, company’s first phone to offer Dual-SIM compatability. The g...

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Mobilink Posts Fairly Flat Revenues During Q3, 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U232G9H0axtJfKNKI0dkAoow-oJoVn1_AJrYo92GCTNksB139U2AS2aIFx1sCnurxJls0SWv6LsA0ZlFgF1EHNDw7GImkXHI9K3UlN_0uH6dUj1nRhF8OKM5wdgWHRRSVWbmnoqMvdY/s1600/Mobilink-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U232G9H0axtJfKNKI0dkAoow-oJoVn1_AJrYo92GCTNksB139U2AS2aIFx1sCnurxJls0SWv6LsA0ZlFgF1EHNDw7GImkXHI9K3UlN_0uH6dUj1nRhF8OKM5wdgWHRRSVWbmnoqMvdY/s1600/Mobilink-Logo.jpg" /></a></div> Mobilink has posted a 4 percent YoY growth in revenues during the first nine months of ongoing fiscal year when compared with same duration last year, said an earning report published by VimpelCom, the parent group of Mobilink.<br /> Group’s Pakistani arm, the report said, generated Rs. 82 billion as revenues during the first three quarters of 2013, slightly up from Rs. 79 billion it had earned during the same duration last year.<br /> Report said that the sluggish growth in revenue was mainly driven by several government-forced cellular network closures and a severe power blackout.<br /> Mobilink said that EBITDA increased by merely 3 percent to Rs 35 billion during first nine months, up from Rs 34 billion during the same period of last year.<br /> EBITDA margin during the third quarter of 2013 stood at 43.1 percent, just up from 43 percent during the corresponding quarter last year, mainly due to higher CAPEX.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Mobilink reported an increase of 19 percent in CAPEX in US dollars, mainly due to one-off rebranding of company, increased electricity tariff, and devaluation of Pakistani currency.<br /> Mobilink reported a 4% YoY gorwth in subscribers which stood at 37.4 million by the end of Q3, 2013, said to be driven by continued management of churn coupled with a focus on reactivation offers, the launch of <br /> competitive bundles and data products. <br /> Company’s ARPU declined to Rs. 229 per user per month, down from Rs. 249.2 a quarter ago. Monthly average minutes consumed per user remained 222, down from 233 minutes per user month recorded a quarter ago.<br /> Here are financial highlights of Mobilink:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSx2U3J8fIE5yB6yvCwYdypUy773z4iGoinHcgp2MDvcFfZ9E3WW7lezj2LFuQP5qllXibtoqRFwRJNk1-0xhSnqtmWQDvslamkF-VnqQtEMpboQbUAvSZ4b-3cdSKEn3i09aVval2TA/s1600/Mobilink_Report.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSx2U3J8fIE5yB6yvCwYdypUy773z4iGoinHcgp2MDvcFfZ9E3WW7lezj2LFuQP5qllXibtoqRFwRJNk1-0xhSnqtmWQDvslamkF-VnqQtEMpboQbUAvSZ4b-3cdSKEn3i09aVval2TA/s1600/Mobilink_Report.jpg" /></a></div> </div>

Mobilink Posts Fairly Flat Revenues During Q3, 2013

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Samsung Will Make Foldable Display Smartphones by 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt_WfmaPyhcVa5_kJk8CZivxpCZMyPzLnU9R-MbdW1N6dYUT8tlr02iGdK2LQz2IEbpjAiFrf_FQd0SP3O6nvv3-8vUMG-oN5z0MxgOp4eLwrNby5ZD3831neb_7tlD9LBtY0xBooB88/s1600/bend-flex-disp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt_WfmaPyhcVa5_kJk8CZivxpCZMyPzLnU9R-MbdW1N6dYUT8tlr02iGdK2LQz2IEbpjAiFrf_FQd0SP3O6nvv3-8vUMG-oN5z0MxgOp4eLwrNby5ZD3831neb_7tlD9LBtY0xBooB88/s1600/bend-flex-disp.jpg" /></a></div> Samsung has announced that by 2015-16, it will grab another first in the smartphone industry, in the form of ‘foldable displays’. <br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Until now, we’ve seen foldable smartphones such as the Kyocera Echo but when it comes to displays, the consumer use of the technology is still virtually non-existent.<br /> The revelation was made by Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh Hyun at the Samsung Analyst Day in Seoul. According to his plans, the company will also be offering bendable smartphones by next year. Hyun also maintained his statement regarding the company’s <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/09/samsung-galaxy-gear-gets-official.html" target="_blank">Galaxy Gear smartwatch</a>, saying that it’s not up to the mark. <br /> New innovations in other technologies such as image sensors and APs were also discussed which should be making an appearance in the company’s mobile devices by 2016. <br /> The Korean company already has a bit of a <a href="http://rexhacker.blogspot.com/2013/10/samsung-ranks-second-in-list-of.html" target="_blank">reputation for betting their money on new and ground-breaking ideas</a> but will those foldable and bendable displays prove to be practical and actually useful, instead of taking the word ‘gimmick’ to an all new level? Looking at Samsung’s recent history that’s tough to tell.</div>

Samsung Will Make Foldable Display Smartphones by 2015

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Appoint Permanent Chairman PTA Immediately: Chief Justice

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7abc3UdanZGwod57DPNvJHkbeBn_FfyVfyD6sGVKnxO-AUMYM7NxYnxzxoiNFfhTdSqXog6eP11G9gsET7jPpKDQnoO8OIxrve9BxiPVCN8iPt52mS6xf8E68tCWukMCZC5CLHeTOiw/s1600/Supreme-Court-of-Pakistan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7abc3UdanZGwod57DPNvJHkbeBn_FfyVfyD6sGVKnxO-AUMYM7NxYnxzxoiNFfhTdSqXog6eP11G9gsET7jPpKDQnoO8OIxrve9BxiPVCN8iPt52mS6xf8E68tCWukMCZC5CLHeTOiw/s1600/Supreme-Court-of-Pakistan.jpg" /></a></div> Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the federal government to appoint permanent chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority immediately. <br /> A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry directed this during a hearing of the petition for early auction of 3G technology in the country.<br /> It maybe recalled that Supreme Court had accepted a petition for earliest auction of third-generation telecom licenses (3G, 4G, LTE). During the process, Supreme Court had directed the government to appoint PTA Chairman and members as auction of 3G was not possible without these appointments.<br /> Federal Government, while complying with the directions, had appointed Dr. Ismail Shah as Acting Chairman PTA and Tariq Sultan as Member Finance. The slot of Chairman was termed “Acting” despite the fact that Dr. Ismail Shah was hired properly while fulfilling all mandatory requirements.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Market experts say that interim nature of Chairman is beyond comprehension as selection was properly made after undergoing the entire hiring process. Some believe that Government appointed Dr. Ismail as Acting Chairman only to keep a check on him to make sure that he doesn’t go beyond the federal control.<br /> The glitch is now caught by the Supreme Court, which remarked that under Section-3 of PTA laws there was no concept of an acting chairman.<br /> Supreme Court in its order said that Federal Government must appoint permanent Chairman of telecom regulatory body at earliest and to auction the 3G license without any further delay.<br /> It won’t be out of place to mention here that PTA has already published an advertisement for the hiring of consultants for 3G auction. PTA said that it will finalize the hiring of consultants by third week of November, after which preparation of IM for 3G will get started.<br /> Auction of 3G licenses – if everything goes as per plan – is likely to happen around February 2014.</div>

Appoint Permanent Chairman PTA Immediately: Chief Justice

Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the federal government to appoint permanent chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority imm...

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