Mobile snatching has become a really big problem in Pakistan, since the last few years it has increased tremendously. People are afraid to use their cell phones on the streets, they all have the fear of getting it snatched away, that’s why many
people don’t buy expensive smart phones these days in Pakistan. My closest friend had got his cell phone stolen more than 5 times last year and now after experiencing it so many times he now says “These cell phones that we keep really belong to them (snatchers), we just keep it warm for them till they take it back”. I think what my friend says is kinda true because almost every person in Pakistan or at least in Karachi has got his/her mobile phone stolen. This happened to me as well.

It was a Sunday night, me, my two brothers and my mom and dad were driving back from a wedding, it was about 12:00 AM and the electricity was out as well so it was dark, we parked our car outside the main gate of our house, that’s when suddenly two men in a motorcycle stopped their bike in front of our car, at that moment we didn’t know what was going on, my dad quickly stepped out of the car and asked the men what was wrong, then both of the men took out their pistols and shouted “Take out all of your phones and jewelry or else we’ll shoot you”. We had a total of six cell phones in the car, one of my brother had two cell phones, one was a cheap one and the other was an expensive one, my second brother had a very expensive phone too, me and my mom and dad both had cheap phones. In short we had about 85,000 PKR worth of mobile phones in the car. As my dad was the first one to step out of the car, the thieves robbed him first, they took my dad’s cell phone and wallet (luckily he didn’t have any money in it), then they went towards my mom and took her necklace (it wasn’t of much value but it looked expensive). Thankfully some people were passing by, the robbers got scared and ran away. As soon as they went we called the police and filed a complaint but they never got caught, I even gave them their bike’s license plate number but still they were’nt able to  find ‘em. But in the end we were all fine and only faced a loss of about 3,000 PKR.

After this incident we found out that the CPLC (Citizens Police Liaison Committee) can track down your stolen cell phone and retrieve it back, they will ask you some questions including your phones IMEI number which you can find on the box of your phone. If any of you have gotten your cell phone stolen please block you sim card and file a complaint against the theft. You can even fill out an online mobile theft complaint at http://www.cplc.org.pk/

There was a lot of excitement from everyone and not only the pople who attended the Mobile World Congress Show 2012 in Barcelona on Feburary 25th. Yesterday even more excitement was brought to the crowd & all the HTC fans when just after 2 days of its launch HTC One X got two awards from Laptop Magazine and Tom’s Hardware.

The quad-powered monster with the Beats Audio & new Image Sense technology was awarded “Best Smartphone of MWC” by Laptop Magazine and “Best in Show” by Tom’s Hardware.

via: HTC Blog

Windows re-imagined the market leading Windows OS and released Windows 8 Developers’ Preview back in September 2011 which was downloaded more than 3 million times. Going one step further, as scheduled, Microsoft has now announced the availability of Windows 8 Consumer Preview and can be downloaded here.

Windows 8 has been designed to work on a wide range of devices from smart phones to desktop computers and everything that lies in between, we have already analyzed the effect of OS unification. Windows 8 has been designed to allow users to access apps instantly and eliminate the time wasted in navigation.

Before upgrading your device to Windows 8 CP you should remember that this is a Beta version and Windows 8 is a work in progress, so errors and issues are expected and you should report them instead of going mad on Microsoft

Here are the minimum specs needed by Windows 8 Consumer Preview to run smoothly on your device:

• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
• 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution

Lets treat you with some snapshots of Windows 8:

Start Screen

Start Screen Tiles

Thumb Keyboard

Semantic Zoom

Internet Explorer

Search

Sharing

The good old desktop

‘Beta* in my day, you could get a house with only one rupee‘ That’s awesome, but something called inflation tells me your argument is invalid. Furthermore, your generations policies caused the inflation! And yet, approximately 25 years from now, the 1980′s generation (otherwise referred to Generation Awesome) will slap their grandchildren with one of the [...]

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Guest Post by Parvez Iftikhar

AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, I WOULD LIKE TO URGE ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ICT SECTOR TO DO WHATEVER THEY CAN, TO PUSH AND EXPEDITE INTRODUCTION OF MOBILE BROADBAND (3G OR WHATEVER).  I say this because yet another delay (albeit short and for good reasons) has appeared.

Irrespective of the on-going, completely unnecessary, “controversy” surrounding auction of 3G in Pakistan, allotting 3G frequencies to telecom operators is extremely urgent and essential for Pakistan. We have already been left behind by others who used to be our followers in 2G. Mobile broadband – or 3G – should have been introduced here already four years ago. The delay has made us lose huge opportunities relating to job creation, international trade, economic growth and Foreign Direct Investment (Telecom FDI 2007: US$1,824 mil and 2011: US$ 79 mil). Not to mention letting the technology gap between the advanced countries and us widen even more, despite the fact that more than 70% of our population is below 35 – normally considered early adopters of modern technology.

According to ITU’s World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, a total of 159 economies worldwide have launched 3G services commercially and the number of active mobile-broadband subscriptions has surpassed one billion.  Countries from New Zealand to USA are allocating huge amounts of national resources to deploy infrastructure, like Optic Fiber Cables, to facilitate delivery of broadband to the citizens. Whereas we are taking ages even to allocate the God-given resource of frequency-spectrum which will facilitate provision of broadband.

Some skeptics ask what we will do with 3G? Mostly they are only thinking in terms of mobile phones – and not mobile broadband. Although a lot could be done with 3G smart phones too (present estimate 15 mil smart phones in Pakistan, expected to increase to 50 mil by 2016), it is 3G mobile broadband, mainly using USB dongles, complementing fixed broadband, that is of bigger value and main attraction for countries like ours. While people in developed countries usually use mobile-broadband in addition to the fixed, mobile-broadband is often the only access method available to people in developing countries.

Broadband has tremendous commercial usages but one of it’s main benefits lies in it’s capability as a deliverer of basic services to hundreds of millions of citizens, especially those living in the hinterlands of the country. Education, Health, Governance, Commerce, Agriculture, Women Empowerment,… all can find their way. Greater access to broadband services has been found to help accelerate achievement of development targets like the internationally-agreed Millennium Development Goals. It is only using broadband that we can serve our exploding population (CAGR: 2.5%) at their doorsteps, not only to bring prosperity to them but also prevent mass migration to urban centers and save our bursting mega-cities from crumbling under their own weight.

Right now in Pakistan broadband is available in less than 300, small and big, towns and cities. All the present two million connections being of fixed broadband category (50% wireless). But then there is only so much fixed technologies can do. Fortunately, thanks to the ubiquitous 2G GSM network, 3G can take broadband to every nook and corner of the country, becoming accessible to more than 90% population, with relatively small effort. I have deliberately used the word “effort” and not investment because investment will come from private sector telecom operators. Here is a sector where the government doesn’t need to bother about development budget allocations and resource constraints. Just like 2G was such an effective engine of growth for our economy, 3G too could contribute significantly. Admittedly the private sector operators would like to invest and deploy 3G mainly in large cities, but for the rest there is USF!

As for the controversy, firstly, on a per-megahertz-per-year basis, the announced base price is equal to the peak price achieved last time around. Secondly it is likely to go higher during bidding, despite worse political/economic/security situation than in 2004. And thirdly the licenses are going to be technology-neutral, therefore it is the operators who would decide whether they deploy 3G or something else (incidentally 4G – the so-called LTE Advanced — is not even there yet). Yes, the only thing that all of us need to be vigilant about and jealously guard is the process being followed. The process must be fair and transparent. Period.

The author is the formar CEO of USF (Universal Service Fund) Pakistan. He joined the newly formed USF in May 2007 as it’s first employee. Within weeks he built the organisation and successfully started executing projects to bridge the digital divide in the country thru private sector telecom service providers. USF Pakistan is globally recognized as a success-story in it’s domain. Parvez receives frequent invitations to deliver talks at international forums on Universal Service Obligation issues (mainly sponsored by World Bank, ITU and USAID) as well as conduct workshops and provide consultancy services to various countries. Presently Parvez is working as an Independent Telecom Consultant. Before USF he was the country-head of Siemens Telecom in Pakistan. Has been to great learning institutions like Carnegie Mellon and Oxford Universities and has been extensively trained by Siemens in Germany.

This post first appeared on Parvez Iftikhar’s personal blog.

Nokia has launched three smart phones in Pakistan featuring the latest Symbian Belle OS which were unveiled back in August 2011. With the launch of these mass-market smart phones, Nokia is aiming to shift the focus of the masses from feature phones to something most compelling and stylish i.e. smart phones.

The current price of Nokia 603 is approximately Rs. 22,500
The current price of Nokia 700 is approximately Rs. 28,800
The current price of Nokia 701 is approximately Rs. 30,900

Ilari Nurmi, Vice President at Nokia said:

After bringing exciting new features to the Symbian user experience only two months ago with Symbian Anna, we are now driving the platform even further with our most competitive Symbian user experience ever, Symbian Belle and the three new handsets we are launching today show our commitment to continue delivering Symbian products that allow people to choose what is most important to them in terms of user experience, design, functionality and price.  These will not be last products or updates we will deliver on Symbian.

Nick McQuire IDC added:

With this announcement Nokia has made it clear that Symbian will continue to play an important role in its product portfolio along side Windows Phone 7. “There is a sense of urgency in the way improvements and innovations are being delivered to the platform that demonstrates how committed Nokia is to make Symbian products a competitive smartphone choice.

Nokia 700: Nokia’s Smallest Smart Phone

At only 50 cubic centimetres, weighing 96gm and at 110 x 50.7 x 9.7 mm the Nokia 700 not only becomes Nokia’s most compact smartphone in the Symbian range, it is also the most compact touch-based monoblock smart phone in the world.

Nokia 700′s features include:

• Single-tap NFC sharing and pairing capabilities
• 1Ghz processor
• 3.2 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display
• 2GB of internal memory (with the option of using a 32GB microSD card for a total of 34GB),
• HD video capture and 5MP full focus camera with LED flash.

Nokia 701: The brightest by Nokia

The Nokia 701 is a sleek, slim smartphone incorporating the world’s brightest ever mobile phone display, based on a 3.5 inch ClearBlack display that makes it perfect for indoor and outdoor use.

Based on the popular Nokia C7 design, the Nokia 701 also features:

• A 1GHz processor
• 8MP full focus camera with dual LED flash and 2 X digital zoom,
• 2nd front-facing camera
• HD video capture

The phone comes with 8GB internal memory and the possibility to increase to 40GB by installing a 32GB microSD card

Nokia 600: Fast & Bright

The Nokia 600 delivers a big sound and a big personality in a small package and is Nokia’s loudest smartphone at 106 Phons.

Features include:

• Built-in FM radio antenna for listening to radio without headphones
• An FM transmitter that makes it possible to broadcast music from your phone to any FM radio
• 1 GHz processor
• 5MP full focus camera with LED flash
• HD video capture,
• 2GB of internal memory with ability to increase to 34GB using a 32GB microSD card.

The Nokia 600 as features an amazing 60 hours of music playback time, an incredibly powerful external loudspeaker and the ability to also stream music wirelessly to NFC-enabled accessories, it is the perfect smartphone to get the party started.

Samsung has unveiled a new tablet which runs the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). The new tablet will be called Galaxy Tab 2 and will have a 7 inch screen.

A statement released by Samsung read:

It offers a variety of new and improved Android OS features,  using the latest version of the platform – which is intended to unify Google’s propositions for smartphones and tablets. It said that “an upgraded Android Market enables access to more than 400,000 applications.

The device will be a lighter one as it will weigh only 344 grams and will feature a 7 inch LCD Capacitive touch screen which will be able to display 16 M colors and have a resolution of 1024×600 pixels. The Galaxy Tab 2 will be powered by a 1 GHz processor which will be backed up with 1 GB RAM. Although the processor is good enough for a 7-inch tab but smart phones released by almost all vendors are featuring dual core processors, so a single core processor may render it slow when more devices running ICS are released in the market.

Galaxy Tab 2.0 will come in three variants according to storage i.e. 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB, all of these will have a microSD card slot adding an option of up to 32 GB more storage. The device will have a 3 MP camera mounted on its rear and a VGA secondary camera on front and the users wont have to worry about its storage as the latest Samsung device will feature a 4000 mAh battery which will be enough to serve those who are always on the move.

It is expected that the Galaxy Tab 2 will have both WiFi and 3G variants and there can be another Tab with a 10-inch screen in the pipeline. The device is set to be released globally at the end of Q1 2012 with an initial release in the UK in March.

Let’s hope that it lands in Pakistan soon after its release in England and we get our hands on it for a review.

Smartphones are incredibly useful devices, and the amount of people using them has skyrocketed over recent years. Businesses have adopted them wholeheartedly, and now making sure employees have smartphones is as essential as buying business insurance policy. It seems that accessing the internet for communication through email, social media, and instant messaging has now taken a firm foothold, and it is much cheaper than traditional voice calls. Even voice calls can be made for free using Skype, so smart phones really have everything covered.

The only problem with the transition from using a traditional personal computer and physical keyboard to a smart phone is the touch screen interface that many of them now use. Some people find touch-typing on the new on-screen keyboards cumbersome and less efficient than with a traditional keyboard. The small keys make hitting the correct letter harder, and typing at speed can result in a lot of mistakes.

The Android operating system comes with touch-typing software pre-installed, but it is by no means the best software out there. Other software developers have noticed that problem that some smartphone users have with touch screen typing, and have endeavoured to solve that problem with new apps. Different apps will suit different users, so it is worth taking a look at all of them to see which one is right for you. Installing new software to make typing on a smartphone easier cold save you a lot of time and reduce the frustration of trying to write that urgent email on your smartphone.

SwiftKey X\

This handy app is really quite clever. It’s an intelligent keyboard app that collects information about your typing style and adapts itself to suit you. Once you begin using tis keyboard app it will see what words you use the most and the mistakes you commonly make. The more you use it the better it gets at predicting the word you are planning to type, so much so that just a couple of letters can be enough for it to present your chosen word. The only downside to this app is that it’s not free, but you can use it for one month, which should be enough time to decide whether you like it or not.

SWYPE

If you have a new Android smartphone the chances are that SWYPE may already be installed on your operating system. Just check your keyboard setting to see if there is a SWYPE option. This app lets you swipe the word you want to type instead of hitting each individual key. So you just glide your finger over the keyboard and move from letter to letter. The app predicts which word you are trying to type, and its clever algorithm is pretty good at picked the word you are trying to write. If it’s not already on your phone you can download it for free.

TouchPal

TouchPal works in the same way as SWYPE, by gliding your fingers over the touch-screen keyboard to each letter of the word you want to input. However, the developers of this app are trying to improve this system by adding a host of extra features to improve it even further. Things like swiping up to type a number and swiping down for a special character, and the ability to cut, copy, and paste can be done with TouchPal. At the moment it is in its beta stage and is still free, so try it out and see what you think.

Go Keyboard

The Go Keyboard app is a great looking keyboard app that allows you to customize the layout of different keys and add characters not usually present on a standard keyboard. You can add a key for things like smileys, and change the size and position of where your keys are placed. There are also a number of different themes to choose from to add the finishing touch to your customized keyboard. It is equipped with standard features like auto-correct, and also supports slide input.

ICS Keyboard

This free keyboard app is very effective at text prediction, and also has a speech to text feature, although this is only available for some languages. Other features it has include a built-in dictionary and an auto-correction option that is customizable. If that is not enough, it allows different smileys to be selected by holding down the ‘Enter’ key, and domains to be selected by holding down the ‘/’ key. Some of the technology used in ICS Keyboard is included in the latest version of Android, but download the app if you are running an earlier version.

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Here I am with GPRS settings for your Samsung Galaxy Y 3560, HTC Explorer and Voice V900 Smart Phones, Complete GPRS internet settings for all GSM companies whether you are using Ufone, Zong, Telenor, Mobilink and Warid.

Just Configure your Smartphone where it is Galaxy y phone or HTC explorer or Voice V900 phone these settings are tested and working on all these phones for any SIM card you are using in Pakistan.

Download all the settings for your Smartphone from the link Given below.

GPRS Internet Settings.Zip

Enjoy Internet on your Smartphone in Pakistan.

When the term “group messaging” is used, the image which flashes in my mind is the time when we had devices which were nothing else than phones, when we used to make groups in lots of 10, as this was the limit per group in most of the 3xxx Nokia phones. Then came the 40 Series with the luxury of making larger groups and this perfectly coincided with a significant plunge in SMS prices. Then we got smart phones with endless possibilities and the cost of text messaging became negligible, here we forgot the original idea behind group messaging i-e. engaging with a lot of friends together, instead we resorted to forwarded messages and lame jokes.
Then came Chopaal, a brain child of Dr. Umar Saif. Chopaal aimed to change everything we did wrong about group messaging and guided us towards interactive group based discussions again. Another service which I used in those days was Mobi2weet; it was as popular as Chopaal as it brought the power of twitter without any additional charges. Both services faded away without giving their users any intimation of why they were being discontinued and whether these will be reincarnated again.

It is worth mentioning here that the idea was conceived during the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Kashmir. Means of communication were insufficient and resources scarce, hence there was an imposing need to coordinate relief activities to make them effective. Dr. Saif created a rescue group and used it to broadcast messages to all the rescue workers in his area, thus his subscribers were able to receive messages and provide supplies on the basis of information provided by others.

This was to be the founding stone, and a pretty strong one of Chopaal, which has been rebranded and re-launched with the name and style of SMSALL. With a little less than half a million groups and over 4 million users, the service has already transmitted above 4 billion text messages till date and boasts a daily traffic of around 15 million text messages.

So let’s see what can be done with SMSALL, you can:

• Create profile
• Make your profile private/ public
• Create group
• Subscribe to a group
• Start a private group
• Activate/ Deactivate a group
• Send texts
• Give feedback

To do any of the above, the user should be armed with a mobile phone which is capable of sending and receiving text messages and credit if he/ she intends to send a text to the group and be heard. The services offered by SMSALL mean that it can be used in ways only limited by a user’s imagination.

• We can use it to keep in touch with our dear friends of the yesteryear;
• To re-live the quality time spent together by indulging in group discussions so that every one of the group can simultaneously see what others have to say;
• The service can be used to organize meetings, walks, dinners, seminars and other events;
• To share news, gossips and jokes with our near and dear ones;
• To subscribe to our favorite political party’s official group and show our support and solidarity (PTI & PML-N are already using SMSALL)
• To form interest-groups and discuss issues related with specific topics;

In addition to above we can use SMSALL in anything else which requires one-to-many or private conversations.

How SMSALL group messaging is different?

It engages you in ‘conference messaging’. Just like ‘reply-all’ feature of the email, a group message on SMSALL is sent to all group members with responses broadcast to the whole group as well. A very convenient way to keep in touch with small groups (of up to 20 people) with less than 140 characters on projects and daily tasks!

SMSALL is not only confined to individual users, corporate users are finding it extremely useful as it is more reliable than in-house GSM Modem based solutions being used by the corporate sector to broadcast bulk text messages. According to Mr. Idrees, the enthusiastic COO of SMSALL,

“We are the only player in the market who offers a legitimate and cost effective solution to corporate sector for reaching out to their customers without spending too much. Our solution can help any organization to build their new customer base and to develop a strong relationship with existing ones through interactive communication by forming loyalty groups”

The service can be used by:

• Retailers: To keep their customers posted about price changes
• Businessmen: To notify customers about unforeseeable closures, new offers and discounts
• Restaurants: To broadcast latest deals, take orders and communicate with permanent customers
• Political parties: To keep their followers engaged and informed
• Interest groups: To cultivate a habit of healthy discussions on topics of interest
• Educational institutions:
• To inform students about schedules, classes, seminars & results etc.
• To deliver periodic reports to parents & guardians
• Media & agencies: to interact with general public, arrange quizzes, conduct polls etc.

According to a document provided by the COO, SMSALL is providing following services to corporate customers:

• SMS API
• Customer Loyalty groups for targeted engagement
• SMS CRM solutions
• Contextual SMS advertising
• SMS surveys and event voting
• Facebook and Twitter integration
• Group messaging

Impressive clientele amassed by SMSALL includes but is not limited to:

• Major Political Parties
• Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N)
• Pakistan Tehreeq-e-Insaaf (PTI)
• Labor Party Pakistan
• TV channels
• GEO TV
• Organizations and Individuals
• Metro Cash and Carry Pakistan
• Oxford University Press
• British Council
• Ali Moeen Nawazish
• Tens of others, including schools, universities, call centers, ad agencies and local brands

Waqas Farooq, the CTO of SmsAll while explaining the challenges faced by the company told Telecompk:

“We worked days and nights and have created a powerful technology that can process a billion SMS a day. We are only constrained by the capacities allocated to us by telecom operators. Our vision is to register a new meaning of SMS communication in everyone’s mind.”

Conclusion

The service whose foundation was laid for the sole purpose of helping the needy can in no way be short of being impressive. However there are still a few doubts in my mind as to whether it really means something for a person like me who has the facility of internet whether in home, office or on the go?

The answer is quite simple; the service may not appeal to me and other “power users” as we are always connected to the internet and have the luxury of more than one ways of communication with our loved ones. But there are a lot of others who live in a remote part of our country where the only means of communication is a mobile phone, and that too a black-and-white one, these people need a platform to communicate and socialize with those who they cannot reach with any other means of communication.
However, there are still areas in which I think SMSALL needs to improve itself if it really wants to remain the leader in the market. For instance, the website doesn’t offer all the features available via SMS. New users find it complicated as the service foes not interactively guide the user about all features when a user is signed up. So far, SMSALL has grown virally but to increase its growth, they must improve their web presence and increase capacities to handle occasional delays that users have to face. I was told by the COO that website revamp is under process and soon users will be able to use SMSALL on the internet as well.

So let’s sum it up with a few pros and cons

Pros

• Same short code on all operators
•  Same tariff for all networks
• A lot of options to make and manage groups
• Attractive for the corporate sector

Cons

• Expensive for package users
• Unimpressive website
• Complicated SMS interface

It may still have some shortcomings, but I have taken the liberty of creating a group on SMSALL where TelecomPk followers will be able to follow all the latest news, previews, reviews and much more pertaining to the tech and telecom industry. Joining the group is simple, type:
Join telecompk
and send it to 8002 (Rs 1.2+ tax)

There have been a lot of technological advances since 2000 that deserve their place in history. Its amazing to think how far we have come in such a short time, with gadgets seemingly taking leaps and bounds every year and improving on already amazing ideas and technology. These not only make our lives easier but also help more products enter the marketplace based upon these technologies.

There are five advances that I think really stand out more than the others simply because they have turned the world upside down with their place in our world, making it easier for consumers and businesses alike to reach more people, bring in new products and generally live a better life.

1. Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is now found in just about every store, hotel, house, and café around the world, making it possible to connect to the internet without stringing a bunch of cables into the back of the computer. Since this advance, it has helped cell phones, tablets, laptops and other devices enter the marketplace more successfully as well. When our wifi goes down we forget how amazing this technology actually is.

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2. Social media

Sites like Facebook and Twitter are extremely technologically advanced and it’s not just about helping others stay in touch with each other. Businesses rely on this social media more than anyone else in order to reach their target demographics, get feedback on their products and market successfully. A number of technologies have imitated these sites and the academic world has latched on by offering courses in social media.

3. The Smart Phone

The cell phone was advanced but the smart phone has gone above and beyond. The Android and the iPhone have popularized the concept but there are many manufacturers who have entered the arena. With apps becoming more and more popular as a way of doing business, the smart phone has internet access, a camera, gps, and many other features, making it an integral part of one’s life. It’s no longer just for making phone calls – it’s used for school, shopping, business, gaming, research and other aspects of life.

4. Electric Cars

There’s no longer a need to use gas or petrol to fuel cars. With the advancement of electrical and hybrid cars, it’s truly a green solution for the earth. Since the first prototype was designed, many manufacturers have piggy-backed on the idea to create more designs that use just electric or a combination of electric/petrol. As technology advances are made, the electric car is getting larger and faster as well.

5. 3D technology

3D technology is getting smaller and more readily available. The technology is going into televisions, smart phones, cinemas, laptops and everywhere else. Over the past 5 years, there’s been more 3D movies released to the big screen than ever before and the trend will continue as more television brands are releasing 3D televisions to the public. The 3D glasses are more advanced than the old paper ones and it’s changing the way people think about watching television and playing video games. However glasses less technology on a mass scale will bring this even further.

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Continuing their initiative of introducing smartphones in the market, Mobilink indigo have introduced HTC Explorer, quite an affordable Android 2.3 OS smartphone.

The HTC explorer is simple and intuitive. Weighing only 108g, the HTC explorer has been sized to meet the needs of convenience seekers. Its smart one touch intuitive interface allows you to jump your email, messages or run your favorite apps right from the Lock Screen. The 3.2-inch HVGA (480 x 320) display and 600MHz processor allows you to run thousands of applications from the android market.

With built-in smart URL prediction and auto-correction, the web surfing is effortless. Auto text reflow makes reading websites a breeze by fitting text to your screen while the built-in flash support means you’ll never miss your favorite web videos.

All Mobilink indigo customers who buy the HTC Explorer can enjoy three months of unlimited Mobile Internet for free* and a leather pouch at a reasonable price of Rs. 15,999/-.

“You don’t need to be a doctor to save a life“. This morning out of nowhere I read this line and that instantly reminded me the part of the verse number 32 of chapter 5 (Surat Al-Mai’dah) that says, “And if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole humanity”. It makes serving others and saving in order to save lives of the others a divine duty of us all. During the days of busyness with my dissertation and all I collected a great pile of unread emails, last night I came across to an email that was introduction of save life project. Since morning, I am trying to gain more information on this project.

Save Life project is all about saving lives of the other and with the planning, developing, and organizing it is now accessible at SaveLife.pk an idea that was initially started with the blood donation organizing during Dengue Attack. Save Life, simply provide a collaboration point for the blood organizing bodies, all the organizations can register with it and share their database of donors. That will make donor arrangement easy with the availability of larger data.  This is a multipurpose service i.e. natural disaster assistance, hepatitis, cencer, thalessmia, and HIV awareness.

One can get registered by sending an SMS to their code number with a defined pattern “Blood Signup gender, full name, city” (e.g. blood signup male, Rai Azlan, Lahore) and send this SMS  to their code number. In addition, one can request blood by sending an SMS to their code number stating, “I need to get [blood group] blood in [city] near [some area]” (e.g. I need to get B+ blood in Lahore near Cantt).

This is indeed a good idea to me in order to build database and arranging blood when required. However, being a start-up this need a lot of support and especially need many registered donors to show how effective it is. All those who are not willing to donate blood for some reason can still help and show support by become Social Media volunteers. These volunteers will require to set facebook status or share tweets regarding the blood requirement to spread the word. (E.g. Urgently required B+ve blood in CMH Hospital Lahore Pakistan. Contact 0300-1234567). This does not mean promoting save life as getting popularity is not the motive; the motive is to save life.

SaveLife.pk has also developed Facebook and Twitter App. The apps for smart phones are available. The mobile apps are location-based service and helps in finding blood near to the location it is actually required.

While my information search I came across to some of the success stories regarding Save Life project. As I am follower of no idea is bad idea concept I highly regard it as a very good idea and wish all the best to men behind this concept Talal Masood and Ahsen Masood. In case more information required regarding this service you can drop an email at help@savelife.pk.

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