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Samsung Unveils Vision for Growth at MENA Forum in Vienna

Zubair — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:49:46 +0000

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has laid out a confident vision for continued growth and expansion in the region at the Samsung Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Forum held in Vienna. Samsung reinforced its leadership in markets such as home entertainment and mobile phones. Before a high-powered audience of media, dealers and partners, Samsung showcased a complete suite of its full 2010 product lineup, including the new award-winning solution of full 3D HD entertainment products.

Samsung also unveiled exciting new products in emerging categories like home appliances, digital imaging, PCs and printers. Last year, the company posted record revenues of nearly $118 billion and a full-year operating profit of close to $9.4 billion. Samsung also reaffirmed its commitment to its new green (Environmental) initiatives.

The Country Manager, Samsung Pakistan, Mr. Steve Han said, “In 2010 we must continue with innovation and design to meet the needs of our consumers. We are putting the environment first, through sustainable practices and programs.”

In April, Samsung will be the first to deliver a range of Full HD 3D televisions (LED, LCD and plasma), and AV products like 3D Blu-ray, 3D home theater systems, 3D glasses and 3D content. These feature Internet@TV, with Video-on-Demand access to Samsung Apps. It will introduce four high-end digital cameras and ultra compact camcorders in 2010 – the EX1, the WB 2000, the HMX-U20 and 8 new NX10 lenses offering Full-HD video and built-in USB connection.

Among other noteworthy innovations in Samsung Home appliances are the RL55/ 52 series refrigerator, with an intelligent LCD display conveying family messages. The side-by-side H series fridge with the first ever “push type” handle. The Omni-Pro microwave, with unique multi-sensor technology, the Samsung washing machine protects delicate fabrics and saves energy, while the Samsung Mont Blanc AC uses Virus Doctor (SPI technology) to reduce harmful bacteria. The Navibot robot cleaner offers a superior camera-based navigation system, “Visionary Mapping.”

Ranked number one in the full touch mobile phone segment, Samsung’s extraordinary phones are driven by upto 1 GHz processors. The “Wave” cellphone has the world’s first “Super AMOLED” display, a “TouchWiz 3.0” interface and is powered by Samsung Bada, (a new open mobile development platform). The Monte is a dazzling feature phone with GPS. Samsung Apps, was also launched on mobile phones last year, will expand to several MENA markets in 2010.

In the I.T. arena Samsung created the LED Pico Projector and the slim PX2370 monitor. The first large format display 650TS is an interactive whiteboard with a touch screen and easy-sharing. The Samsung E60 and E100 are revolutionary E-books. The P580 and R580 notebooks and N210 and NB30 netbooks offer great performance & longer battery life. The P580 notebook comes packed with Intel’s Calpella Platform, a 16:9 LED Backlit LCD and an nVidia processor, while the R580 multimedia notebook features an “invisible” touch pad that blends into the palm rest. Samsung printers offer One-touch functionality.

Jazz TV Guide – Don’t miss your favorite TV shows any more.

Zubair — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:42:10 +0000

Recently we covered the News service of Mobilink this time Mobilink offers its subscribers amazing value added services at their finger tips. Keeping this tradition, Mobilink brings yet another exciting new service, ‘Jazz TV Guide’, for all the TV lovers out there. Jazz TV Guide offers amazing convenience and utility to Mobilink customers as the subscribers can access program schedules and receive alerts of their favorite TV channel right on their mobile phones.

Subscribers can choose from 20 most popular TV channels and can also browse category-wise schedules. The five categories to browse from are; Drama, Movies, Music, News, and Sports. Mobilink customers can either subscribe to a TV channel’s monthly schedule or they can set program alerts for all their favorite shows. The SMS alerts are sent exactly an hour before the favorite show begins, so with Jazz TV Guide SMS alerts, customers will never miss show on TV again!

Service Mechanics:

Customers can send “tv” to 717 and receive the following menu options:

1. Channel schedule

2. Category-wise schedule

3. Channel schedule subscription

4. Program alert subscription

Customers can make their desired menu selection and reply with the relevant menu ID.

Please note: Schedules are dependent upon TV channel feeds.

For more details about Jazz TV Guide , log on to www.mobilinkworld.com and make your TV viewing experience a lot more enjoyable.

Hyperlink

http://www.mobilinkworld.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=245&Itemid=667

Ufone’s New Handset: For Rs. 1199/- only

Amir Akram — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:59 +0000

Ufone’s new handset – Brings light to your life
For Rs. 1199/- only

A quality handset with a built-in torch

In addition to its unique packages and excellent services that bring a smile to its valued customers, Ufone introduces a brilliant offer…
A quality handset with a built-in torch, all for Rs.1199 only, so that you can enjoy the lowest call rates and matchless service, because for Ufone … It’s all about U.

Features:
Torch
1.4” FSTN Display
Speaker Phone
16 Polyphonic Ring tones
Ultra Slim Design
Extended Battery Time
Weight: 58 Gms

Note:
* Available at Ufone Customer services centers, franchises and U-shops.
* Only Ufone SIM is operational in this handset – meaning that handset is locked.

GOOD NEWS: Ufone Solid Offer Extended till March 31st

Amir Akram — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:14:22 +0000

Ufone has decided to extend its Solid Offer till March 31st, 2010 – for existing subscribers. This is second time Ufone offer has been extended its Solid Offer, that allows free on-net calls after first three minutes.

No further activation or renewal charges will be imposed, instead all those subscribers availing this package will automatically keep using it till March end.

Mobilink Pays Tribute to its Employees

Zubair — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:07:48 +0000

A company is incomplete without its human core. It may be a building with high-tech equipment, it may be an entity with a hefty monetary value yet at its very heart, an organization breathes and lives every day through its workforce. All companies across the world realize the importance of human resource and the uniqueness of this organizational asset. They know, that through good and bad times, it is the people of a company who own up to success and strive to maintain stability against the tough tides.

Mobilink has taken a wonderful and quite a touching initiative to acknowledge its employees for their unwavering dedication and untiring efforts in the company’s success and strong performance in 2009. Starting on a motivational note, “2009 has been a journey…travelled one day at a time. Each day was a milestone…that we achieved as a family. Because of you, today we stand tall”, the video sets the tone for the current year.

In 2010, Mobilink as a family aspires to “Dream Bigger, Connect Better, and uphold its promise of Reshaping Lives” and after watching this motivational video, it is evident that this dream will come true. Full of memorable moments of Mobilink employees, this tribute video is in fact a beautiful idea on part of Mobilink’s management to pay gratitude to its loyal employees. Emotive moves such as this tribute video keeps the employees motivated and feeling connected to their company. Companies should continue to acknowledge and appreciate their workforce from time to time.

Mobilink recognized for Marketing Excellence

Zubair — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:41:30 +0000

Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding, has been recognized for Marketing Excellence by the Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP). The MAP Marketing Excellence Award for 2009 has been conferred upon Bilal Munir Sheikh, Vice President Marketing Mobilink for outstanding Performance in the field of Marketing & Management, and for making a significant difference in the Organization’s standing in the Corporate Sector. Home to Pakistan’s most loved pre-paid and post-paid brands, Mobilink is known for its ground breaking campaigns that redefined the marketing scope of Pakistan. To be presented at the MAP Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony slated to be held in Karachi on Friday, March 05, 2010, the distinguished Marketing Excellence Award has previously been bestowed upon various notable marketers including Musharaf Hai (Unilever), Sarmad Ali (Jang Group) as well as Mobilink’s former President & CEO Zouhair Khaliq.

Telenor’s New TV ad is copy of HTC

Zubair — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:54:02 +0000

Telenor’s new TV ad is actually a copy of HTC’s ad here are the both videos Thanks to Fakhir Ali for videos

Telenor Video

HTC Video

Hack Expert Says Windows 7 is Hard to Hack

Abdul Qudoos — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:22:57 +0000

Windows 7 is harder to hack than Apple’s Snow Leopard–mainly due to Flash being installed by default on SL.

Security expert Charlie Miller has participated in the Pwn2Own contest over the last two years, and has won both times. Held in the CansecWest Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the contest challenges contestants to find «big bugs» in web browsers, operating systems, and even in mobile devices. With the 2010 conference just around the corner (March 24), oneITsecurity conducted an interview with the champ and asked Miller which was harder to crack: Windows 7 or Snow Leopard?

«Windows 7 is slightly more difficult because it has full ASLR (address space layout randomization) and a smaller attack surface (for example, no Java or Flash by default),» he said. «Windows used to be much harder because it had full ASLR and DEP (data execution prevention). But recently, a talk at Black Hat DC showed how to get around these protections in a browser in Windows.»

He also added that a safe browsing combination would be to use Chrome or Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7, however he said that there isn’t enough difference between the two browsers to «get worked up about.» But he did emphasize that Flash not be installed no matter what browser or OS is used by the consumer.

The interview also covered exploits on game consoles. As the interviewer points out, the devices are in our living rooms, in our dens and offices, yet there are still few exploits and vulnerabilities discovered. Why aren’t security researchers working on finding exploits on these devices? Because there are more PCs, and game consoles don’t need to be connected to the Internet.

«I’ve had Wii for a year or so and its never been on the Internet,» Miller said. «Its hard to remotely attack the box when you can’t get packets to it Also, computers, and phones to a lesser extent, are designed to be customized, to download and use/render content from the Internet. This is where vulnerabilities exist and exploits are created. Game consoles don’t do this as much so the attack surface is much smaller. The final reason, is it is hard to do research on them. Its not easy to get a debugger running on an Xbox, for example.»

To catch the full interview, head here.

Source: 9HardWare

Mobilink Jazz SMS Plus Offer launched

Amir Akram — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:08:22 +0000

Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding announced a new SMS offer allowing Jazz customers to send unlimited text messages to all networks between midnight to noon.
Striving to deliver quality of service and meeting customer needs par excellence, Mobilink Jazz has launched yet another unique offer at a very nominal price of Rs 1.99 (taxes apply).
Jazz SMS Plus is a subscription based offer launched by Pakistan’s favorite prepaid cellular brand keeping in view the growing trend of sending text messages amongst the subscribers and is in line with the company’s efforts to bring the best value to the consumer.
SMS is fast becoming a preferred mode of communication amongst Jazz customers with a manifold increase in SMS users in the year 2009 as compared to 2008. A study last year by PCWorld ranked Pakistan fourth in global SMS usage and the country with the largest text messaging growth in Asia Pacific.
To avail Mobilink Jazz SMS Plus offer, customers can type *106*1# and press send. For details about this and other offers kindly visit http://mobilinkgsm.com/jazz/promotions.php
About Mobilink:
Mobilink, a subsidiary of the Orascom Telecom Group, is Pakistan’s leading cellular and Blackberry service provider. Mobilink maintains market leadership through cutting-edge, integrated technology and the country’s largest voice and data network with over 7,800 cell sites covering more than 10,000 locations. Housing Pakistan’s largest distribution and contact centre networks and an unparalleled 6,500 kilometers fiber optic backbone, Mobilink has invested, to date, over US $2.5 billion and provides uninterrupted countrywide connectivity, unmatched customer services and international roaming in over 130 countries. As a responsible corporate citizen, in addition to ensuring employee well-being, Mobilink aims to support education and health initiatives, protect the environment and promote sustainable business practices. It also offers a range of products and services dedicated to enhance access to information. The company is also the official Telecom service provider for the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Company information please visit: www.mobilinkgsm.com

SOFTEC 2010

Amir Akram — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:00:21 +0000

SOFTEC 2010, 6th International and 15th National Event, will take place on 20th and 21st of March 2010, at FAST-NU Lahore Campus. The annual SOFTEC event is now the most anticipated, the most celebrated and the most participated-in event held at the FAST-NU. It has deeply entwined its roots in the culture of the university and has become a highly esteemed tradition. As the slogan of SOFTEC 2010 proclaims “a desire to dream, dare and do”, the event is aimed at producing a valor in students to come up with their creative ideas to bring in positive changes. SOFTEC team organizes over six competitions catering interests of audience from different fields, a variety of exhibition attracting people of all ages and eves. The competitions held at SOFTEC are Software Competition, Engineering Competition, Microcontroller Interfacing Competition, Programming Competition, Gen.x gaming Competition, Embedded Robots Competition, Ideas Xtreme. Registration of the competitions has begun.
SOFTEC – AN INTRODUCTION

SOFTEC, the Software Exhibition and Competition, is an annual event at FAST National University (FAST-NU) Lahore. It is a pioneer and exclusive I.T. extravaganza to recognize talent and promote creative and tech savvy culture in our country. For the past fourteen years this I.T. extravaganza has enriched the awareness of students and professionals alike, providing a forum for the free exchange of ideas, an environment for the showcase of exceptional professional skill and a platform for innovation.

Since its advent with a single competition in 1995, SOFTEC has grown yearly, now boasting of nearly a dozen different competitions and exhibitions. Participants in the competitions come from as far away as India, Iran, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, UK, USA, Australia , and no I.T. industry player chooses to miss this opportunity to reach the tens of thousands of visitors who come each year. SOFTEC is now the most highly promoted event with the highest participation ratio held at FAST-NU. It has deeply entwined its roots in the culture of the university and has become a highly esteemed tradition.

The main events of SOFTEC 2010 are:

Competitions:

* Software Competition
* Engineering Project Competition
* Programming Competition
* G3n.X Gaming Competition
* Microcontroller Interfacing Competition
* Embedded Robot Exhibition and competition
* IdeasXtreme Competition

Exhibitions:

* Software House Enclosure
* Sponsor’s Enclosure
* Software Exhibition
* Engineering Project Exhibition
* Kidz Corner
* Food Court

For further details and queries kindly visit http://www.softec.org.pk

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