05 Dec 2015
When are we going to get REALLY ANGRY when our data is stolen?
When are we going to get REALLY ANGRY when our data is stolen? Last week it was toy manufacturer VTech, today it’s British pub chain JD Wetherspoon. Barely a day goes by without a company announcing a big hack attack on its servers and subsequent data theft. Customers grumble a little, they shrug and then
05 Dec 2015
PEMRA Postpones Auction of DTH Licenses Just Three Days Ahead of Bidding
PEMRA Postpones Auction of DTH Licenses Just Three Days Ahead of Bidding Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) today postponed the Direct to Home (DTH) licenses’ bidding, just three days ahead of scheduled bidding that was to be held on Monday, December 7, 2015. Decision was taken during authority meeting today that included Mr. Absar Alam, who
05 Dec 2015
PTA Holds Workshop on Internet of Things
PTA Holds Workshop on Internet of Things Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) arranged an awareness session on Internet of Things (IOT) here at PTA Headquarters. Chairman PTA, Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Member (Finance) Tariq Sultan, Member (Compliance & Enforcement) Abdul Samad, senior officers of PTA, officials from telecom sector and members of academia attended the session.
05 Dec 2015
PTCL Announces Biometric Verification of EVO, Nitro Devices Before 31st Dec
PTCL Announces Biometric Verification of EVO, Nitro Devices Before 31st Dec During the second phase of biometric verification of SIMs, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has asked all data SIM providers to verify their customers through biometric verification system before December 31st, 2015. While cellular operators were already verifying their customers through BVS, PTCL has now asked its customers to
05 Dec 2015
Mobilink Partners with Twitter to Introduce Self Care Services through Tweets
Mobilink Partners with Twitter to Introduce Self Care Services through Tweets Mobilink and its parent company, VimpelCom, have partnered with Twitter, a microblogging service with over 320 million monthly active users, to introduce for the first time in Pakistan an innovative self-care customer service called #Mobilinkcare. This initiative, for now only being launched by
05 Dec 2015
Try Apple’s Swift language in IBM’s online sandbox
Try Apple’s Swift language in IBM’s online sandbox Apple recently announced that it has open sourced its Swift programming language that lets developers code software for iOS, OS X, tvOS and watchOS. You can now try it for yourself without installing anything, thanks to IBM. The company has launched a Web-based Swift sandbox where you
04 Dec 2015
Facebook begins selling concert tickets directly on events pages
Facebook begins selling concert tickets directly on events pages Bringing livestreaming to everyone wasn’t all the news Facebook had in store today; a BuzzFeed report indicates the company has begun selling concert tickets directly through events pages. The option appears via simple a ‘Buy Tickets’ button, which will take you to a shopping interface right within
04 Dec 2015
Amazon Underground brings paid apps to Android users across Europe for free
Amazon Underground brings paid apps to Android users across Europe for free Amazon’s releasing its new Underground app for Android in 16 new European regions today, including Ireland, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Switzerland. Users in these countries will now be able to enjoy free access to games and apps that would otherwise cost money in Amazon’s
04 Dec 2015
Facebook now lets you chat with businesses via Messenger on their website
Facebook now lets you chat with businesses via Messenger on their website Managing a Facebook Page is a crucial social strategy for many business owners today, and now Facebook wants to make it easier to interact with customers right from their own websites. An update to the Page Plug-in lets businesses add a message box and
04 Dec 2015
TES, a Transworld subsidiary, Revamps itself with New Logo and Tagline
TES, a Transworld subsidiary, Revamps itself with New Logo and Tagline Transworld Enterprise Services (TES), subsidiary of Transworld Associates (Pvt.) Ltd., today introduced the company’s new corporate persona, new web-site and a tag-line. The rebranding reflects both the evolution of the company as well as its vision for the future, said a statement issued by the