Telecom & IT
PTCL charisma renowned Pakistani celebrity, Reema Khan newly launched ‘Life in Motion’ strategic campaign
Jan 26th
Islamabad PTCL launches ‘Life in Motion’ campaign In a sustained effort to redefine telecommunication usage in Pakistan by bringing value to the lives of its customers, PTCL has tapped into the charisma of renowned Pakistani celebrity, Reema Khan, in its newly launched ‘Life in Motion’ strategic campaign, says a press More >
Amazon Web Services Moves Backups to Cloud With New Appliance
Jan 25th
Amazon Web Services has launched a public beta test of AWS Storage Gateway, which allows enterprises to back up application data in Amazon’s cloud using a software appliance, the company said on Tuesday.
The Storage Gateway appliance is a virtual machine that runs on VMware’s virtualization software. It uses More >
New iOS Jailbreak Attracts Nearly 1 Million Users
Jan 25th
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Jan 24, 2012 8:47 AM
About one million people have jailbroken their iPad 2 and iPhone 4S devices since Friday thanks to a recently released untethered jailbreak. The jailbreak is designed for iOS devices with Apple’s dual-core A5 chip and running iOS 5 or iOS 5.0.1. More than 950,000 A5 untethered More >
Google’s New Privacy Policy Why You Should Care
Jan 25th
By Ian Paul, PCWorld Jan 25, 2012 8:02 AM
Google plans on tracking you across almost every one of its products you use including Calendar, Docs, Gmail, search, and YouTube to give you better search results, more precisely targeted ads, and helpful schedule reminders. The new “features” are set to kick in March 1 when More >
Desktop PC Killers Past, Present, and Future The Desktop PC is Dead
Jan 24th
Is the desktop PC dead? Here are 10 desktop “killers” from the past, present, and future.
The desktop PC is dead; the era of the gleaming beige tower is over. The age of smartphones, laptops, and tablets is here–or so say numerous pundits and critics.
The only problem is that the More >
PTCL executives complete 7-habits seminar Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited
Jan 24th
PTCL executives complete 7-habits seminar
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) has successfully trained 115 of its senior executives through an ongoing dynamic senior management programme “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” pioneered by world-renowned US expert, Stephen R Covey. “I congratulate our executives on this achievement,” said Senior Executive More >
Rich tributes paid to Arfa Karim Pakistan Computer Association (PCA)
Jan 23rd
Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) has termed the demise of Arfa Karim, young Pakistani computer genius as a great national loss. In a Condolence Reference held by PCA Central, the participants expressed their deep grief over the demise of Arfa and said that the whole nation is deeply shocked by this More >
3rd International eHealth Conference, UHS conference dedicated to Arfa Karim
Jan 22nd
LAHORE: The 3rd International eHealth Conference, which began at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Saturday, was dedicated to the memory of Arfa Karim Randhawa.
President eHealth Association of Pakistan (eHAP) Dr Haroon Roedad Khan said that the conference would honour Arfa’s exceptional work in the field of information and More >
Microsoft gives details on mobile broadband improvements in Windows 8
Jan 21st
The upcoming version of the operating system has been designed with mobility in mind, according to the company Microsoft has given details on a variety of ways in which the upcoming Windows 8 operating system does a better job than its predecessors at letting users manage their connections to Wi-Fi and More >
Arfa Karim’s stamp to be issued
Jan 21st
Islamabad Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday approved the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in the name of late Arfa Karim Randhawa, young Microsoft professional. The prime minister gave the approval for issuance of a commemorative stamp in recognition of the achievements of Arfa Karim at such More >
AirPrint to Almost Any Printer
Jan 20th
Back when I was young printing was complicated. Printer drivers were a nightmare of options and standards were rare. Now there are all sorts of standards for printing but the nightmare still continues. Even printers that sell for $50 have multiple drivers, often support various printing protocols, have multiple driver More >
Apple Clears Another Regulatory Hurdle to Bring IPhone to China Telecom
Jan 20th
Apple may be a step closer to offering its iPhone through China Telecom, after yet another Chinese regulator approved a version of the iconic smartphone built for the mobile operator’s networks. An iPhone device compatible with China Telecom’s CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) networks received a network access license from More >
Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns from its board
Jan 18th
Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo!, has resigned from its board.
Mr Yang founded the online company in 1995 with David Filo and was its chief executive from June 2007 until January 2009.
His resignation comes two weeks after the company hired former PayPal executive Scott Thomson to be its new chief More >
blackout in cyber world Sopa Sites go dark as part of anti-piracy law protests
Jan 18th
Thousands of internet sites are taking part in a “blackout” protest against anti-piracy laws being discussed by US lawmakers.
The Wikipedia encyclopedia and blogging service WordPress are among the highest profile pages to remove material. Google is showing solidarity by placing a black box over its logo when US-based users visit More >
Would Business iPad Users Stick With It? Survey Says Yes
Jan 18th
When it comes to tablets, Apple defined the category with its iPad. Visit an electronics store and you’ll find plenty of similar looking competitors, yet with as many as 60 million iPads sold, you might not know any competition existed. With tablets becoming increasingly common at work, can anyone compete More >
Five High-Tech Items that Will Cost You More in 2012
Jan 17th
Watch out: Cameras, hard drives, PCs, and mobile data will all cost more in 2012. Every day, stories appear about a price drop for this or that tech gadget. As a result, consumers have a tendency to delay spending. After all, why buy something today that will be cheaper tomorrow?
That won’t More >
former IT consultant of all education boards, sent to jail
Jan 17th
LAHORE, A judicial magistrate of District Courts on Monday sent Dr Majid Naeem, former IT consultant of all education boards, to jail on judicial remand.
The Anti Corruption Establishment arrested him on charges of misappropriation and irregularities in the failed computerization system introduced by him.
The investigating officer told the courtthat theinvestigation More >
Hackers absolved of charges hacking a website of National Response Centre (NRC) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
Jan 17th
RAWALPINDI, A local court on Monday acquitted three persons of hacking a website of National Response Centre (NRC) of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).
Additional Sessions Judge Rawalpindi Amjad Nazir Chaudhary was hearing a petition for their acquittal. The petition was filed by Advocate Imran Safdar, counsel for the alleged hackers.
Advocate More >











