PTCL to Offer Data Hosting Services for EDG’s E-Office Project

<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/AVvXsEgtk8RpVujtUEtUru1tsrBsqQh-6ChDeShpX9hTt0AaDlw_or9pAYg0_vVxSBZMJq4DrjtA5sOQDPPvLiQ8LtXFqSqq32NmvOZXFzVQaiUwZe9i2MSlfOj72asrqIZW-vsBgO8zkYPTUy0/s1600/ptcl+data+hosting+service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk8RpVujtUEtUru1tsrBsqQh-6ChDeShpX9hTt0AaDlw_or9pAYg0_vVxSBZMJq4DrjtA5sOQDPPvLiQ8LtXFqSqq32NmvOZXFzVQaiUwZe9i2MSlfOj72asrqIZW-vsBgO8zkYPTUy0/s1600/ptcl+data+hosting+service.jpg" /></a></div> PTCL and Electronic Government Directorate (EGD) yesterday signed an agreement according to which PTCL will offer data hosting facilities for the implementation of E-office project, said a statement issued by Ministry of IT and Telecom.<br /> Ms. Anusha Rehman, Ministry for IT and Telecom, earlier chaired a meeting where modalities of the agreement were finalized.<br /> Ms. Rehman termed the agreement an historic moment as the E-office replication project finally entered into the implementation phase.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> The Minister noted with deep regret that E-government project remained unimplemented since 2007, only because EGD/PCB could not establish a data hosting centre despite its allocation in PSDP. But now the team at Ministry of IT will ensure that this project is implemented within stipulated time period.<br /> The Minister reiterated that the security of the E-office system is the most important element so that no one would be able purge the record. As the security, transparency and efficiency are the key features of the project, the Minister also directed the EGD/PCB to make all necessary arrangements for the training of the officials of all Ministries so that we could get maximum benefits.<br /> In the implementation phase the work will be monitored expeditiously against KPI’s/targets and no further delay would be tolerated Minister added.<br /> It merits mentioning here that PTCL was awarded the project without publicly tendering the requirements.<br /> Ministry of IT believes that its an interim solution provided by PTCL, during which NTC will get its own data centre to finally provision hosting facilities for the E-Office project.</div>

PTCL to Offer Data Hosting Services for EDG’s E-Office Project

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Now Available in Pakistan

<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/AVvXsEiH2jR7x1R7l-rGRXXQ_Yw324jZYNbFc-cPtiWyEpJw6l6FzOjCTEcJa6_jaXRClPq-7HL9K4V2uO367LPYERuVcI4xV0ojIeRCm3yoYu3O_PeHZ76G290nrg1-SQtkspsuWNRjUWHYlwE/s1600/Lumia-1020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2jR7x1R7l-rGRXXQ_Yw324jZYNbFc-cPtiWyEpJw6l6FzOjCTEcJa6_jaXRClPq-7HL9K4V2uO367LPYERuVcI4xV0ojIeRCm3yoYu3O_PeHZ76G290nrg1-SQtkspsuWNRjUWHYlwE/s1600/Lumia-1020.jpg" /></a></div> Nokia has announced the availability of the Nokia Lumia 1020 all over Pakistan.<br /> The Lumia 1020 is claimed by Nokia as one of the sharpest possible image producers, as compared by any digital camera — thanks to Nokia’s PureView technology, including a second generation 41 megapixel sensor, ZEISS optics with six lenses and optical image stabilization; allowing people to capture, edit and share photos and videos of professional quality.<br /> The phone is available at all Nokia Care Centres and partner franchises across Pakistan.<br /> The Nokia Lumia 1020 reinvents zoom, enabling people to shoot first and then zoom later to discover and rediscover stories that contain more detail than the eye can see. An interface that visually demonstrates how settings will affect the final photo or video, Nokia Lumia 1020 simplifies features usually reserved for professional cameras and teaches people how to take better photos.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> “The Nokia Lumia 1020 marks a giant leap forward in smartphone photography. With its 41 megapixel sensor and extensive range of photography apps, the Nokia Lumia 1020 boosts creativity and makes it easier to shoot, edit and share pictures of unrivaled clarity,” said Arif Shafique, country general manager, Nokia Pakistan.<br /> Delivering crystal clear pictures even in low light conditions, the Nokia Lumia 1020 also captures blur-free videos with stereo sound even at the loudest concerts thanks to Nokia Rich Recording, which handles sound pressure levels six times louder than conventional smartphone microphones.<br /> With over 165,000 apps, the personal nature of Windows Phone makes it the perfect platform for the Nokia Lumia 1020, showcasing live images on the Start screen with the Photos tile, quick sharing to social networks, and easy access to files across a number of devices with SkyDrive. With the dedicated camera button, Windows Phone is designed with imaging in mind.<br /> The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black along with its custom made accessories to enhance the user experience.<br /> Here are phone sepcs for reference:<br /> <ul> <li>Operating system: Windows Phone 8</li> <li>Memory: <ul> <li>2GB RAM,</li> <li>32GB internal user memory;</li> <li>7GB SkyDrive cloud storage</li> </ul> </li> <li>Display: 4.5’’ AMOLED WXGA (1280×768), 2.5D sculpted glass Gorilla 3 Glass, Super sensitive touch for nail and glove usage</li> <li>Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon</li> <li>Camera: <ul> <li>PureView 41MP sensor with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS),</li> <li>Backside-illuminated image sensor,</li> <li>6-lens optics,</li> <li>High resolution zoom 3x,</li> <li>Autofocus, Xenon Flash, LED for video,</li> <li>Includes Nokia Pro Camera mode and Nokia Smart Camera Mode.</li> <li>Secondary camera: HD 1.2 MP wide angle</li> </ul> </li> <li>Size: 130.4×71.4×10.4 mm, Weight: 158 g</li> <li>Connectivity: USB2.0, BT 3.0, NFC with SIM based security, WLAN a/b/g/n, A-GPS and Glonass, 3.5 mm audio connector</li> <li>Battery: 2000 mAh battery, Wireless Charging supported via accessory cover</li> <li>Audio: IHF speaker, 2 microphones, Nokia Rich Recording, HD voice quality*, 3.5mm audio connector (*depends on network support)</li> <li>Operating times <ul> <li>Maximum talk time (3G): 13.3 h</li> <li>Standby time: 16 Days</li> <li>Video Playback time: 6.8 hours</li> <li>Music Playback time: 63 hours</li> </ul> </li> <li>Price of Lumia 1020 in Pakistan: PKR 82,500</li> </ul> </div>

Nokia Lumia 1020 Now Available in Pakistan

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Warid / Bank Alfalah Get License for Mobile Financial Services

<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/AVvXsEgeZftB7txRezo_sGfBat6yO07SBfzRLyGM8uPJvs2k2QfcTDP_mRL_Y6QT7y5ncRXV1p396gww3pv30sIkdWjcAsL-NhWBcaSdQjqm4VO6frq2txOG-Z9vRnLpHV6MFijnOf4D2xOXjy0/s1600/Warid-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZftB7txRezo_sGfBat6yO07SBfzRLyGM8uPJvs2k2QfcTDP_mRL_Y6QT7y5ncRXV1p396gww3pv30sIkdWjcAsL-NhWBcaSdQjqm4VO6frq2txOG-Z9vRnLpHV6MFijnOf4D2xOXjy0/s1600/Warid-Logo.jpg" /></a></div> Warid, along with its sister concern the Bank Alfalah, is all set to commercially launch Mobile Financial Services in the country.<br /> Bank Alfalah Limited has been granted the license by State Bank of Pakistan to operate its branchless banking services and Warid Telecom is facilitating the bank with its wide network cellular coverage.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Warid and Bank Alfalah’s joint mobile financial services will aim to provide convenient financial solutions to all segments of the society. This latest service will provide unbanked customers with a secure channel for money transfer and utility bill payments.<br /> Speaking about the service, Warid Telecom’s Vice President Mobile Financial Services, Mr. Suhail Jan said, “We will soon be launching our Mobile Financial Services in collaboration with one of the largest financial institutions in Pakistan, Bank Alfalah Limited. These services are essential in today’s fast-paced life. With this service, we aim to provide a secure, fast and convenient solution for daily financial transactions such as money transfer and payment of utility bills.”<br /> Warid Telecom and Bank Alfalah have finalized all the ground work required to start their Mobile Financial Service. Now with the State Bank of Pakistan’s go ahead, the two industry giants will soon come into the market with their much anticipated mobile financial service.</div>

Warid / Bank Alfalah Get License for Mobile Financial Services

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Wateen Achieves Milestone

<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/AVvXsEh5rxJhTFw1tqCCG3vgpcVU28RUY1rikVw2l-gJRQ-CkSdU7Zb1N2DwFHQVdU75itnH0Ey7Rxr2lU2lRJobs5b00CEef7VHsXcmIPW9kv5KXIGwCqNJmZSLQSxMtkf_ptdgJcJLvltQLnY/s1600/Wateen_10_Million.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5rxJhTFw1tqCCG3vgpcVU28RUY1rikVw2l-gJRQ-CkSdU7Zb1N2DwFHQVdU75itnH0Ey7Rxr2lU2lRJobs5b00CEef7VHsXcmIPW9kv5KXIGwCqNJmZSLQSxMtkf_ptdgJcJLvltQLnY/s1600/Wateen_10_Million.jpg" /></a></div> Wateen has announced that it crossed PKR 10 million in revenues for its HFC segment from DHA only.<br /> Wateen consumer team gathered along with the CEO Naeem Zamindar to celebrate the occasion. Other higher officials including GM Consumer Business Anwar Khan and Chief Transformation Officer Asad Rezzvi were also present at the cake cutting ceremony.</div>

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Nokia is Making a Phone with Android-App Compatibility

<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/AVvXsEgDxKoXcw8_o2B5tNfZokg1i8qZVGG8B3GjT9RX77Y7ctMYB9DM7PyYH7HPH1UItibza6xZgTotcnZythGpUFO_ipQ0k_ExfoPHVcfoNT3nP3Yl58YgVHsy2suncHhFq8bcmneiGFqZbgU/s1600/Nokia_Android.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxKoXcw8_o2B5tNfZokg1i8qZVGG8B3GjT9RX77Y7ctMYB9DM7PyYH7HPH1UItibza6xZgTotcnZythGpUFO_ipQ0k_ExfoPHVcfoNT3nP3Yl58YgVHsy2suncHhFq8bcmneiGFqZbgU/s1600/Nokia_Android.jpg" /></a></div> According to a report from The Verge, Nokia might be making a device running a dumbed-down version of Android. The device code-named Normandy lies in the budget range just as the Ashas.<br /> Judging from the sole photograph leaked, the smartphone does seem to be inspired by the Asha 501 with its youth-ish design and a single button (capacitive though) on the front.<br /> The operating system running won’t be full-fledged Android at all, like Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets, but rather a version which will just be enough to run popular apps made for the Android.<br /> Meanwhile the project is going “full steam ahead”. With its deal, valued at $7.2 billion, settled with Microsoft, it may not see sunshine in its life at all and may be killed even before it is released but we’ve seen stranger things happen.<br /> Its maker plans to release it in 2014, interesting because the Microsoft deal is said to be getting finalised in 2014.<br /> The reports of Nokia joining Samsung, HTC, LG and more than a hundred others in the Android field aren’t anything new. Those started even before the company joined hands with Microsoft to make Windows Phones and have seen been arising every once in a while.<br /> If history plans on repeating itself yet again, then this round of rumours are destined to remain fruitless, but again, who knows.</div>

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for iOS Gets Released

<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/AVvXsEjyjAnST32PENe42-PbYjKrQqzeUAheEUuuC9ekirV7I1jmyz8ejn_i5DDsYBoCBhq-AQmDEMTBKCqWo9du84iJiH3CjNR_HyxMRio68oRZS4uIz19R6rYyqa6XhxPq4qY1JraUlLToLTI/s1600/GTA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjAnST32PENe42-PbYjKrQqzeUAheEUuuC9ekirV7I1jmyz8ejn_i5DDsYBoCBhq-AQmDEMTBKCqWo9du84iJiH3CjNR_HyxMRio68oRZS4uIz19R6rYyqa6XhxPq4qY1JraUlLToLTI/s1600/GTA.jpg" /></a></div> Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is probably the most-acclaimed title ever to come out in the last ten years and it is time to re-live the experience you first had almost a decade ago again, with the releasing of it on iOS platform.<br /> The game will soon be available for Android and Windows Phone in the coming few weeks. It is also the first game of the series to be launched on Microsoft’s mobile platform.<br /> The iOS devices supported right now are the iPhone 4s, 5, 5s, 5c, iPad 2, 3rd-gen, 4th-gen, the Air, Mini, Mini with Retina Display and the 5th-generation iPod Touch.<br /> The game also gives you the liberty to play your own music through the in-game “MIXTAPE” radio station, after making a playlist of course.<br /> <div class="adsxpls" id="adsxpls1" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"> </div> Graphics have been specially enhanced and re-mastered for the 2013 version of the modern classic. If you own an iPhone 5, 5c and 5s or an iPad 5th-gen and Air, you’ll get even more detailed shadows and environments.<br /> New physical controllers are also supported while the game also includes cloud support. Talking of controls, the game also introduces better controlling schemes which are said to be much better from the heavily criticized ones of its predecessors.<br /> In case you’ve forgotten, the game is set in the 90s, in the fictional state of San Andreas (which was revisited 9 years later as a much-expanded location in GTA V). You play as the underdog Carl “CJ” Johnson who is trying to make his name in the labyrinth of gangsters and crime.<br /> The game offers in-game customizations which are missing even from the later versions of the series. That, coupled by the diverse environments and vehicles, makes it one of the best games of all time.<br /> But what does it cost? $6.99, against the $60 which it used to cost originally upon its release in 2004. For a rock-bottom price like this, hardly anyone will argue that the deal isn’t a steal.</div>

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for iOS Gets Released

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