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NWFP Assembly Agreed to Ban Late Night Mobile Packages

11 March 2010

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According to Dunya News NWFP’s provincial assembly has also passed a resolution to put immediate ban on late night mobile packages. They also demanded ban on SMS packages too. Punjab Assembly passed a similar resolution but mobile companies are still offering night packages. Lets see how other provinces, and ultimately national assembly catch up the issue. Lets see [...]

Samsung Unveils Vision For Growth at MENA Forum in Vienna

10 March 2010

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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 [...]

Google Mobilizes For Crowds on Clouds

18 February 2010

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It is hard to believe that three years ago, the mobile world was a speck in the acquisitive eye of Google. A lot has changed since then. The search engine and online advertising giant has begun to take mobile extremely seriously, announcing yesterday that it has elected to adopt a “mobile first” rule for all [...]

SAMSUNG LEADS THE WAY IN DIGITAL CAMERA EVOLUTION

18 February 2010

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Samsung Digital Imaging Co. Ltd, today unveiled the ST550, ST500 and ST1000, the very latest additions to its camera portfolio. These three new compact devices are highlighted by innovative new features, groundbreaking technology, ease of use and design. Representing the next step in the evolution of the digital camera, the Samsung ST550, ST500, and ST1000 [...]

Nokia Announced Results of The Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition

18 February 2010

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Nokia has announced the results of the Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition and distributed prizes to the lucky winners of the competition. Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition was launched by Brandsynario in collaboration with Nokia on 23rd November 2009 and closed off on 23rd January, 2010. The competition kicked-off from Brandsynario platform simultaneously in [...]

Prepaid Phone Cards: Advance Tax Levied on Sale Price, National Assembly Told

18 February 2010

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Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Wednesday informed the National Assembly that advance tax is levied on sale price of prepaid telephone cards, including prepaid mobile phone cards under the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 236 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001. The rate of deduction of this advance tax is 10 percent [...]

Samsung Delivers The “Wave” – a Brilliant New Smartphone

16 February 2010

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading global mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500). This is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to provide a Smartphone for every lifestyle. The globally unrivalled features and [...]

Intel & Nokia Merge Software Platforms Moblin & Maemo to Create MeeGo

16 February 2010

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Global leaders Intel Corporation and Nokia merge Moblin and Maemo to create MeeGo*, a Linux-based software platform that will support multiple hardware architectures across the broadest range of device segments, including pocketable mobile computers, netbooks, tablets, mediaphones, connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems. MeeGo offers the Qt application development environment, and builds on the capabilities of [...]

Nokia Passes Key Milestones as Services Business Continues Strong Momentum

16 February 2010

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Barcelona, Spain With a great user experience, an aggressive global rollout plan and a focus on local relevance, Nokia truly put its services on the map and the strong momentum continues. Niklas Savander Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia 1 “Our recipe for success has some pretty simple ingredients: delighting consumers. Yes, [...]

Samsung & Sony Ericsson Roll Out New Smartphones

15 February 2010

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Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models on Sunday, both hoping to improve their positions in the more lucrative part of the phone market. Samsung, the world No 2 handset maker, unveiled its flagship smartphone model Wave using a new touch screen technology and the first phone to use its bada [...]

Mobile Operators: Big Is Good, Smart Is Better

14 February 2010

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The current mobile industry business model can’t survive, writes consultancy PRTM in a fascinating new report on the state of the market released in the lead-up to the Mobile World Congress trade show, running from Feb. 15 to 18 in Barcelona. PRTM says that the most successful carriers and the ones most likely to thrive in [...]

Middle East Win in Mobile Power Shift

13 February 2010

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The shifting sands of the global mobile industry have made Egypt’s Orascom Telecom the eighth-largest mobile network in the world by customer numbers, displacing some of the best established international operators. In a report released yesterday, the listing of the world’s biggest mobile businesses shows how significantly emerging markets have altered the telecommunications landscape. Previous top 10 [...]

Microsoft to Announce New Mobile Phone Software

13 February 2010

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Microsoft Corp is set to announce new mobile phone software on Monday, according to sources close to the company, as it looks to wrestle back market share from Apple Inc’s iPhone and Research in Motion Ltd’s BlackBerry. The world’s largest software company, which makes operating systems for phones made by HTC Corp, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, [...]

Samsung Guru Phone Holds Rural Float Activity

11 February 2010

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Samsung Electronics Company Limited, a global leader in mobile phones and electronic products, is conducting a Rural Marketing Campaign (Float Activity) in Sindh and Punjab for the “Samsung-Guru” cell-phone series. The idea is to provide recreation in the entertainment starved rural areas. The theme of this campaign is “Samsung Guru comes to your town with [...]

Global Mobile Broadband Spending Seen Up to $72billion

10 February 2010

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Mobile operators worldwide are seen investing up to $72 billion in wireless broadband technologies this year to accommodate surging demand, according to telecoms industry body GSMA. The GSM Association (GSMA) said on Wednesday the operators were expected to earmark about half of capital expenditure in mobile infrastructure for investments in mobile broadband, an overall increase of [...]