3G/4G Archive
05 Dec 2015
Nexus phones are getting new emoji next week before other Android devices
Nexus phones are getting new emoji next week before other Android devices An update coming to Android Nexus phones next well is bringing new emoji. Android’s SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer showed them off in a tweet announcing the update. The new icons are part of the Unicode 8.0 standard, which is already available on iOS. To
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
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
03 Dec 2015
Microsoft Display Dock (HD-500)
Microsoft Display Dock (HD-500) The best feature in Microsoft’s new Windows 10 Mobile operating system is Continuum, the ability to scale your phone up into a full-on desktop PC. It’s the latest incarnation of a dream that’s been around since 2011’s Motorola Atrix—the ability to carry your computing power with you and for it to adapt to
02 Dec 2015
Spotify trumps Pandora as the world’s favorite music service, but Apple is nowhere to be seen
Spotify trumps Pandora as the world’s favorite music service, but Apple is nowhere to be seen In an increasingly crowded space, and with the noted absence of Taylor and Adele, Spotify has been named the global leader in music streaming across both iOS and Android. It knocked Pandora off the top spot among Apple users as
02 Dec 2015
PIF Launches National Innovation Awards to Celebrate Pakistani Innovative Spirit
PIF Launches National Innovation Awards to Celebrate Pakistani Innovative Spirit Pakistan Innovation Foundation (PIF) today launched Pakistan’s First National Innovation Awards to recognize and honor Pakistan’s leading innovators – both individuals and institutions/companies – that have remarkable achievements. The National Innovation Awards will be given at the Pakistan Innovation Forum 2015 – a regular future
02 Dec 2015
‘Most Used Words’ App Steals Your Private Information Off Facebook
‘Most Used Words’ App Steals Your Private Information Off Facebook If you’ve logged in to Facebook over the past couple of weeks, chances are that you’ve stumbled upon “Most Used Words”, a fun little application which tells you the words you’ve used in 2015. To-date, millions of users (and this author) have tried and entertained