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10 Dec 2015
Pakistan Slips 5 Points to 143rd Position in ITU’s ICT Development Index
Pakistan Slips 5 Points to 143rd Position in ITU’s ICT Development Index Pakistan has dropped on the Information and Telecommunication Union (ITU) ranking for ICT Development Index from 138th position in 2010 to 143rd position in 2015 amongst the 167 nations, said a recently published report titled “Measuring the Information Society Report for 2015”. According to
10 Dec 2015
Breaking: After Hamid Mir, Multiple Geo Twitter Accounts Get Hacked
Breaking: After Hamid Mir, Multiple Geo Twitter Accounts Get Hacked Adding insult to injury, three further accounts related to Geo TV have been hacked by the very same hacker, who is now going by the name of ‘MickyLeakz’. Twitter accounts for Geo News English, Geo News Urdu and Rana Jawad (Director for News for Geo),
10 Dec 2015
MoIT Starts Final Work On IT Policy Framework
MoIT Starts Final Work On IT Policy Framework The Ministry of Information Technology has formally started consultative process on IT Policy frame-work in order to get inputs from all stakeholders. In this regard consultative meeting was held between Ministry and Academia herein Islamabad in the chair with State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
10 Dec 2015
Google is Aiming For 100 Percent Green Energy By 2025
Google is Aiming For 100 Percent Green Energy By 2025 While aiming to produce clean energy is extremely commendable for companies looking out for the environment, it is by no means an easy task. For Google, an ambitious aim has been set for the firm to become a 100 percent green energy company by the
09 Dec 2015
There are two apps called ‘Yo!’ and another called ‘Yo’ – that’s just silly
There are two apps called ‘Yo!’ and another called ‘Yo’ – that’s just silly Remember Yo? Launched in the summer of 2014, it simply sent a ‘Yo!’ push notification to a friend of your choice. And yet, thanks to raising $1 million before it went live, it became talk of the town (and maybe also
09 Dec 2015
Pakistani Publishers Get Tired of Vulgar Adsense Ads
Pakistani Publishers Get Tired of Vulgar Adsense Ads I have been using Adsense — Google’s display ads — on ProPakistani for over a decade and my experience, with few exceptions, has been okay. Lately, however, we have been bombarded with some indecent sexual health related ads causing embarrassment for us and disturbance among our readers. As you might
09 Dec 2015
Here Are The Top Trending Topics on Twitter in 2015
Here Are The Top Trending Topics on Twitter in 2015 Twitter has unveiled the top events of the year 2015, with a wide range of events and issues dominating the discussion on the social media network. Most Popular #HashTags Unsurprisingly, the most popular topic in discussion was the attack on Paris which led to the
09 Dec 2015
PTA Wins Telecom Football League 2015
PTA Wins Telecom Football League 2015 Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) football team has won the second Telecom Football League (TFL 2.0), beating the defending champions ‘Telenor’ on penalties by 1-1 (6-5) in the final played at the Mehran Football Ground, Islamabad. TFL 2.0 showcased the sporting talent of professionals from ten teams of Telecom and
09 Dec 2015
Zong to Get Alternate Spectrum for its 3G Services by Month End
Zong to Get Alternate Spectrum for its 3G Services by Month End Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Zong have reached an agreement that will resolve Zong’s long-pending spectrum issues it was facing due to distortion caused by cord-less phones in its 3G spectrum, we have checked with sources. According to details we have received, Zong will be allotted
08 Dec 2015
Govt Can Stop Grey Traffic, Fake BISP Messages With-in Hours: Experts
Govt Can Stop Grey Traffic, Fake BISP Messages With-in Hours: Experts If you are tired of fake BISP or similar unwanted messages that you can not block, or if you think that grey telephony is unstoppable in causing huge financial losses to national kitty then understand that its only the incompetence of government bodies and its