Aaqils Blog

Google+ SMS Notifications now Available for more Countries

2012-01-28T08:15:00.000+05:00

Google+ SMS notifications are now available for more countries.
Before only two countries were available but now supported countries list has been expanded by adding following countries.
Current complete list is as below:

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Bahrain
Cameron
Ghana
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Liberia
Malawi
Maldives
Mozambique
Nigeria
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
United States
Uzbekistan
Zambia

Visit Google+ settings to add your phone number for notifications.
Google is not charging any fees but your operator could charge you for incoming SMS.

Google+ Now Open for Teens

2012-01-27T07:35:00.000+05:00

Google+ Now Open for Teens: Google+ changed the age requirements so that any Google Account user can join Google+. In most countries you need to be at least 13 years old to create a Google Account and join Google+, but there are 3 exceptions: Spain, South Korea and Netherlands. Until now, Google+ required to be at least 18 years old to "upgrade" your account.

Google's VP Bradley Horowitz mentioned that there are a few tweaks and new default settings for teens. By default, only the people from teens' circles can trigger notifications and comment on their public posts. If someone outside a teen's circles joins a hangout, Google+ temporarily removes the teen from the hangout and gives him a chance to rejoin.

It's interesting that the updated form for creating a Google Account doesn't automatically create a profile and doesn't add the user to Google+ if he's not at least 18 years old.

Visit plus.google.com to join

New Cellular Network(s) are Coming to Pakistan

2012-01-24T07:42:00.000+05:00

PTA Sets Base Prices for 3G, 4G, Cellular Licenses:

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued information memorandum for the auction of three 3G and one cellular license for 1900/2100 MHz (3G/4G/LTE) band and 800 MHz Band.

In easy words, one new cellular network licence will be given and three third generation licenses will be available for existing or new companies.

پاکستان ٹیلیکام اتھارٹی چار نیۓ لائسینس جاری کرے گے. ایک لائسینس پکا کسی نئی کمپنی کو دیا جایے گا اور تین دوسرے تھرڈ جنریشن لائسینس موجودہ اور نئی کمپنیوں کے لئے ہوں گے جو بولی سے دیۓ جائیں گے. نئی کمپنیاں ٢٠١٣ تک اپنا نیٹ ورک شروع کر دیں گی.

Upcoming Sony smartphones to support the Russian GLONASS satellite navigation

2012-01-22T20:36:00.000+05:00

Upcoming Sony smartphones to support the Russian GLONASS:
Sony has announced that their newly announced Xperia smartphones, the Xperia S and Xperia Ion, will come equipped with the GLONASS satellite navigation system built-in.

What's more, they have also revealed that some of their previous smartphones on sale right now have had GLONASS support built-in since launch. These other handsets include the Xperia arc, Xperia arc S, Xperia ray, Xperia neo,...
Read more: gsmarena

PTA to Introduce New SIM Activation Method

2012-01-22T20:30:00.000+05:00

PTA to Introduce New SIM Activation Method:

Read this post in Urdu

New SIM Activation Method for Pakistan:

According to details we have obtained, customer will have to present his/her original ID card at the time of purchasing new SIM. Retailor will bind this ID card number with the SIM, which will be duly verified when customer will call at 789 for SIM activation.

This procedure will also eliminate the chances if illegal sale of SIMs by unregistered sales channels.
To read more, click: PTA to Introduce New SIM Activation Method

Now making new Google Google+ and Gmail Account is more easier

2012-01-20T18:36:00.000+05:00

Google is making new account making more easy for users.
Visit accounts.google.com/SignUp to create new Google account easily. Which can be used with all Google services such as Gmail, Google+ and YouTube.

Now Google will automatically create your Google+ profile. When you create your account it will take you to your profile configuration page.

Get Skype Beta version offline Full Installer

2012-01-19T20:34:00.004+05:00

If you are having Skype download issues with standard installers. Try offline installer which installs Skype on your computer without the need of internet connection.

skype.com/go/getskype-beta-full

Motorola MOTOLUXE XT615 Android Smartphone

2012-01-17T17:57:00.002+05:00

Detailed Specifications/Features:

DISPLAY

Screen size: 4 inch (101.60 mm)
Resolution: Other - 480 X 854
Type: LCD
Touch screen: Multi-touch (Capacitive)

CELLULAR NETWORK

Network Technology: GSM
CDMA Bands: 800, 1900
Data tethering: Yes

LOCATION SUPPORT

GPS (AGPS)
Compass

CONNECTIVITY & WIRELESS

Wi-Fi: Yes (802.11b/g/n)
Wi-Fi Encryption: WEP, WPA, WPA2
Bluetooth 3.0
Computer Sync supported: Yes

MESSAGING

SMS: Yes
MMS: Yes

INPUT

Type: Touch screen
Predictive Text: Yes

CAMERA

Resolution: 8.0 mega pixels
Camera Features:
Records video
Auto focus
Digital zoom
Flash
Contact pictures
Geo-tagging (location)
Secondary Camera: Yes 0.3 mega pixels

MEDIA

Media Playback: Yes
Support Audio: AAC, AAC+, AMR, MID, MP3, WAV, WMA
Support Video: h.263, h.264 / AVC, 3GP, MPEG-4 (MP4), WMV
Support Image: GIF, JPEG, PNG

OTHER FEATURES

Flight Mode: Yes
FM tuner: Yes
TTY / TDD: Yes

AUDIO AND VOICE

Audio / Headset Jack: Yes
Speaker phone: Yes
Voice dial: Yes

HARDWARE

CPU: 800 MHz
RAM: 512 MB
ROM: 1024
USB: 2.0 [Mass Storage Device, Charging]
microUSB

PERSONALIZATION

Custom Ring tones: Yes
Sound profiles: Yes
Vibrate mode: Yes
Multiple numbers per contact: Yes

BATTERY & POWER

Battery type: Li-ion
Talk time: 6 hours
Stand by time: 450 hours
Capacity: 1400 mAh

MEMORY

Memory card: SD, microSD, microSDHC

Price: Not announced yet. Focus mid range market.

Phone Availability: First quarter of 2012

Book Online Zong Telecom Man United 0311 Sim

2012-01-07T10:51:00.000+05:00

Zong 0311 Man United Sim Pack with rubber Wristband

Everyone having a Facebook account can now book Zong 0311 code sim online.
A lot of good numbers are available such as 0311-2200424, 2255544, 2200441 etc

One person can register only one sim card at a time (until he gets sim or booking expired)
Only CNIC owner can get the registered sim
You cannot cancel you registration
You must get your sim without 10 days after registration otherwise booking registration will expire after ten days

Booked sim charges 200rs (pay at Zong service center)
75 Rupees free balance balance included in new sim
200 Rupees sim charges
Free football wristband as gift

Visit apps.facebook.com/zongbetheone to register numbers. Click small refresh button next to numbers to load new number.

India – The World’s Biggest Spam Source

2012-01-06T17:54:00.000+05:00

Internet Security Firm, Kaspersky has recently honored India as the top source of spam in the whole world.

The firm noticed that an average of 79.8% of global email traffic was spam during the third quarter of 2011. Out of these figures, 14.8% of the spam originated in India.
According to AFP, it seems that crackdowns on sending junk email in other countries have sent spammers to India wherein laws on the practice are little bit lenient.

The Internet Security firm, Kaspersky told AFP that the big problem is lack of awareness of technical issues in India which encourages cyber-criminals to create ‘botnets’ of computers to carry out spam attacks without letting users to become aware of any such activity.

source

Free English to Urdu Dictionary for Android Phones

2012-01-06T07:05:00.000+05:00

100% working and free English to Urdu words translation dictionary for Android phones.

Works fine even in those Android phones which do not have Urdu language support.

Displays translations in Haroof Tahaji.

Download:

Click here to download English to Urdu dictionary from Android market.

Dictionary download size: about 4 MB
Works with all Android phones any Android system version.

LinkDotNet Pakistan 1000 Rupees Referral Reward

2011-12-30T17:59:00.001+05:00

Refer a new connection to Linkdotnet and get 500 Rs reward for one month in your present LDN connection invoice and 500 Rs reward for your friend in his bill.

These cities are included in this offer: Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot.

For LDN customers, Go to mylink.net.pk/promotions/refertoafriend.aspx (Link works only with Internet explorer browser)

Fill your LDN connection details, then fill your referred friend details, his full name, address phone number and Email.

LinkDotnet team will contact your friend on your given contact details. Once he accepts LinkDotNet new connection offer he will be given 500 Rs in his bill of first month and you will be rewarded 500 Rs in your present LDN account after his one month of use.

Click here to read PTCL DSL vs LDN DSL comparison

LinkDotNet DSL vs PTCL DSL Comparison

2011-12-30T16:00:00.000+05:00

I recommend you LinkdotNet DSL service instead of PTCL DSL.

Why? Because Link Dot Net DSL gives you:\

Better quality services
Better email and call center customer care and support. PTCL have very poor customer care support for DSL users
No extra or hidden charges in your monthly bill
No delay to customer complaints and requests
Less DSL disconnections (most of the time because of your PTCL line problems)
Up link time is longer compared to PTCL DSL
I was having PTCL DSL on same line with multiple disconnections every day. Now on my same link having LDN (LinkDotNet) without any disconnections. I have verified up to 5 days up link without any disconnection.

I have used PTCL DSL for more than 2 years but now I am very happy with LDN services, will never go back to PTCL DSL even if they are giving double speeds etc. (I am not having fibre optic PTCL line)

What is the use of double speeds when service is not stable and their customer support is not coming to your help for several weeks.

If you have your own DSL modem then you can get 150Rs discount from LDN bill every month. Like I am using my own modem and I pay 735Rupees including all taxes per month for 1MB student package with LDN.

How to add Admins on Google Plus pages

2011-12-21T03:03:00.003+05:00

Step by step simple guide on how to add or delete administrators / managers for your Google+ page.

First switch to your page management, like when you can edit page profile etc.

Then while managing your page go to Google+ settings from top bar by clicking gear icon.

After clicking Google+ settings it will open settings page for your page. Click Managers from left side and add people by typing their Email address.

Tweak Your Blogger blog Titles for Better SEO

2011-12-19T22:32:00.002+05:00

Currently Blogger default method of displaying posts title in search engines is First Blog Title - Then Post Title

This does not look nice for visitors when they see your site in searches with above method. They usually skip sites with confusing title because blogger default templates are displaying your blog name before every title of your post in search engines.

For example: Kitchen blog - Cooking for dinner, Kitchen blog - How to have a quick meal, Kitchen blog - Server something special today.

Kitchen blog is blog title, cooking for dinner etc are post titles. This is default way of blogger templates to show your titles in search engines.

If you want to tweak your blogger blog title then do the following. It will change [Blog title]: [Post title] to [Post title first]: [Blog title at end]

To apply this tweak to your blog:

Go to Template, Edit HTML and tick Expand Widgets

Find this code:

<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>

And replace it with the code below:

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<title><data:blog.pageName/> :
<data:blog.title/></title>
<b:else/>
<title><data:blog.pageTitle/></title>
</b:if>

Save. Your new changes will take effect in search engines within few days.

Naruto Manga Chapter 567 released [anime]

2011-12-14T17:37:00.005+05:00

Naruto Manga Chapter 567 is here

In this release: Sasuke enters the battle

Start reading Naruto Manga 567: goo.gl/IBv7E

Join google group to get Manga release instant email alerts every week:j.mp/spzl2P

Naruto is famous cartoons animations series from Japan.

Skype 2.6 for Android with Picture Sharing Improved Video Quality and increased Battery Performance

2011-12-13T22:49:00.000+05:00

Skype have launched new version 2.6 for Android phones with picture, video and files sharing.

Now Android phone users can send and receive photos, videos and other files using their phones with Skype version 2.6.

With file sharing features Skype have also fixed other bugs and improved video calling quality while expanding video calling support to more devices such as HTC Amaze 4G, Motorola DROID 4 and Motorola DROID RAZR.
In general, anyone with an Android smart phone running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or above can try out Skype video calling for free.

Skype team said few battery performance tweaked have been done with new version.

Skype team have asked users to use hashtag #SkypeTalk on Twitter for new Skype related discussions.
Official Skype Twitter is @Skype

Download Skype 2.6 with Picture Video File sharing features:

Android Market

Scan QR below

Panasonic Water and Dust Proof Android Phones Launching in March

2011-12-10T11:04:00.001+05:00

Panasonic Japan have announced that they will launch new Android smartphones in coming March, 2012.

They have showed a Android smartphone with following features:

Dust and water proof
4.3-inch OLED screen with QHD resolution (960×540)
NFC-equipped (Near Field Communication for phone credit card and other payment like features)
Slim
Colours: Silver and Black

Other details and price will be announced later.

Screenshots of New Twitter for Android #NewTwitter

2011-12-09T01:48:00.000+05:00

Main stream

Mentions and Interactions such as followers retweets etc

Hashtags

Tweet conversations and replies

Checking other profiles

Checking own followers

Viewing own profile

Click on images for large size

New Twitter for Android screenshots

Grow Your Internet Presence Easily and for Free - 100% Working Tricks

2011-12-07T18:29:00.000+05:00

Join Twiends:

Twiends helps you increase your twitter followers fast. This site is popular with several active users.
Point settings: Set your seeds offering to 2
Tips: From Settings, in Modify options set Drop rate to low or lowest. It helps to prevent spam unfollowers. Do not follow people who are offering less than 4 points. Login everyday regularly to follow high seeds users from featured list.
Using your referral link invite friends to join this site and earn 25 seeds for free per user.

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Join YouLikeHits:

YouLikeHits site is very good to increase Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Google Plus followers.
Facebook likes, YouTube views and website views services of this site do not work properly because of spam bots and other spam methods followed by some bad users.
Points setting: For Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon, Google Plus set your points offering to 2
Tips: Earn points easily by viewing videos and websites daily. View and follow only high point users to earn points. Visit youlikehits.com/daily.php to earn 50 credits free everyday.
Using your referral link invite friends to join this site and earn 50 points for free per user.

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Join LetUsFollow:

LetUsFollow site is good to get Google +1 votes, Website views, Twitter/Digg followers.
Credit setting: Set your credits offering to 1 for Google+1 votes/website views. For Twitter followers set credit to 3
Tips: Give Google +1 votes and Website views daily to earn points easily.
Using your referral link invite friends to join this site and earn 50 credits for free per user.

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Join FacebookPromotions:

FacebookPromotions will provide you YouTube views, Google +1 votes, Website views.
Offer 2 coins for website views and 1 for Google +1
Tips: Earn coins daily by +1 other sites.

Caution: Read Twitter policy about aggressive following and unfollowing users.

Naruto Manga Chapter 566 released [anime]

2011-12-07T16:22:00.001+05:00

Naruto Manga 566 have been released.

In this release: Bee and Naruto continues their battle

Start reading Naruto manga 566 at j.mp/vEziOK

Join google group to get Manga release instant email alerts every week: j.mp/spzl2P

Naruto is famous cartoons animation series from Japan.

Naruto Manga 565 have been released [anime]

2011-11-30T20:53:00.000+05:00

Naruto Manga 565 have been released.

In this release: Bee and Naruto continues their battle

Start reading Naruto manga 565 at j.mp/s0Zbll

Join google group to get Manga release instant email alerts every week: j.mp/spzl2P

Naruto is famous cartoons animation series from Japan.

Google Maps 6.0 for Android phones

2011-11-30T13:21:00.000+05:00

Application description: Download the latest release of Google Maps, and never carry a paper map again.

Requirements: Android 2.1 and up

Price: Free

Application type: Free

Download package size Approximately: 7MB

Features:

Nearby live events added to Place pages in New York, San Francisco, Paris, Zurich, and London. (new)
Navigation: Free, voice-guided GPS navigation system (new)
Places: Find, rate, and get recommendations for places (new)
Latitude: See friends on the map and check in at places (new)
Buildings and airports inside view (new)
Google Maps with Navigation (Beta)
Google Maps with Places
Google Maps with Latitude
Cache maps to view them offline without WiFi or internet.

Download this application for your Android:
Wait for Android Market update for your device. Can't wait? Get Google maps 6.0 apk by clicking here

Screenshots of Google Maps 6.0:

FireFox 9.0 Beta 3 is available

2011-11-27T11:34:00.001+05:00

FireFox 9.0 beta 3 is now available for your computer.

Change log:

Added Type Inference, significantly improving JavaScript performance
Added support for querying Do Not Track status via JavaScript
Added support for font-stretch
Improved support for text-overflow
Improved standards support for HTML5, MathML, and CSS
Fixed several stability issues

Download FireFox 9.0 beta 3 from filehippo (15.13MB)

Pakistan Telecommunications News Weekly Summary - November

2011-11-27T05:07:00.001+05:00

Telecom news in Pakistan weekly summary.

Click on English or Urdu to read to read complete story.

WiTribe has introduced prepaid Internet packages [English]
Nokia have increased new phones warranty 12 months to 24 months [English] [Urdu]
Ufone Faisalabad on-net unlimited calls offer [English] [Urdu]
Pak govt takes move for 3G auctions/ Instaphone Pakistan will be given to new admin for new investment [English]
Zong web chat customer support service launched [English] [Urdu]
Warid SMS delivery reports are back and no charges [English] [Urdu]