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11 Dec 2015
Google launches new Christmas games and lets you build your own
Google launches new Christmas games and lets you build your own Developers from Google’s Fun Propulsion Labs (yes, that’s what it’s called), have unveiled open-source Christmas versions of the Android games Pie Noon and Zooshi. Both are simple games that appeal to all ages, letting you pelt friends with pies or feed well-dressed animals. The
11 Dec 2015
Google now lets you save image search results to your account
Google now lets you save image search results to your account If you find yourself using Google Image Search frequently and would like a way to quickly save your results while on mobile, then Christmas just came early for you. Google Chrome (or Safari) on mobiles now lets you do exactly this – tapping a
11 Dec 2015
PIF Announces National Innovation Awards at Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015
PIF Announces National Innovation Awards at Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) yesterday announced Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards at its second annual Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015. The Conference, titled MAKE IN PAKISTAN, sought to showcase and promote individuals and institutions who had built something from scratch in Pakistan. The Conference also organized
11 Dec 2015
Ufone & Indus Hospital Collaborate for Blood Donation
Ufone & Indus Hospital Collaborate for Blood Donation Ufone in collaboration with the Indus Hospital held a blood donation drive at its regional office and call centre located in Karachi to spread awareness and promote voluntary blood donation culture in Pakistan. The blood donation drive was led by members of Ufone Volunteer Group (UVG). Under
11 Dec 2015
Mobile Networks Go Offline in Islamabad / Rawalpindi
Mobile Networks Go Offline in Islamabad / Rawalpindi Mobile networks in majority of Islamabad and some parts of Rawalpindi went offline at around 12PM, without any prior information or knowledge to consumers, we have checked. Mobile phone companies aren’t saying anything while communication with PTA wasn’t established as mobile phone networks are down. A source, however, in
11 Dec 2015
Samsung Is Getting Into The Smart Cars Race Too
Samsung Is Getting Into The Smart Cars Race Too Samsung’s Plans to Enter the Smart Car Business According to the company, Samsung will be assembling a team comprising of the best automobile engineers, producing next-generation auto parts for carrying out functions such as in-car entertainment, satellite navigation and autonomous driving technologies, in order to capture
11 Dec 2015
ECC Finally Approves First Draft of Telecom Policy 2015
ECC Finally Approves First Draft of Telecom Policy 2015 The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved Telecom Policy 2015. The previous five years’ policy was formulated in 2003 and was due to be reviewed in 2008. However, due to lack of interest from the previous government, the telecom policy went into the background. The
11 Dec 2015
Easypaisa Sehat Sahara Insures 100,000 Subscribers
Easypaisa Sehat Sahara Insures 100,000 Subscribers In less than a year since its launch, Pakistan’s first mass market-health insurance ‘Easypaisa Sehat Sahara’ has gained more than 100,000 subscribers and is opening up new avenues for easy and affordable access to quality healthcare amongst the masses. Launched in January 2015, in partnership with MicroEnsure, ‘Easypaisa Sehat
10 Dec 2015
PTA Revises Schedule for Spectrum Auction in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan
PTA Revises Schedule for Spectrum Auction in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revised the schedule for spectrum auction of WLL (Wireless Local Loop) licenses for AJK and Gilgit Baltistan. The auction would now be held on December 29, 2015. PTA had earlier asked the operators to submit their applications with processing fee
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