Monday, 24 October 2011

Ufone and Mobilink’s network ready for 3G

Huawei is supplying above 60 % hardware solutions to the Pakistani telecom operators.

Huawei’s Deputy CEO for Pakistan Colin Hu has verified that his company has sold 3G gear to Ufone and Mobilink and the both companies are ready to take part in the up coming 3G auctions.

Ufone spokesman chosen not to remark on the Colin Hu’s claim but according to the words of Mobilink spokesman,

“Part of this upgrading also ensures that our networks are 3G upgradeable when the eventual shift to 3G is undertaken.”

Mobilink is the biggest telecom operator in Pakistan at present. It is changing its decade old Motorola tools with Huawei’s 3G equipment all over the country.

However some of its towers are still using the same old Motorola tools, but it will soon change them with Huawei during the up gradation process.

Colin Hu also claimed that Huawei could switch to the new 3G spectrum within month duration if Mobilink and Ufone came successful out of 3G auctions.

Meeting of Mobilink & HTC with Bloggers

Mobilink and HTC have arranged a meeting for bloggers on 14th October at 6 p.m. as declared on Facebook page.


The basic purpose of the organization of meeting is to share the latest HTC Evo 3D handset features with bloggers. HTC Evo 3D is the only 3D phone that has launched in Pakistan up to now. Mobilink offers 3 months of free mobile internet on the purchase of this handset which is priced at Rs 59,999.

The bloggers interested to attend the event can register themselves from the Facebook page of Mobilink Indigo before 12 p.m. October 13th.

Nobody will be permitted to register his/her name once the time passed for registration. The event location will be disclosed only to the confirmed bloggers since this event is being arranged only for the bloggers.

They should carry their smartphones while coming to the event in order to participate in lots of interesting activities.

In past such events have been held in Islamabad and Karachi. On this base, few people from Lahore have criticized Mobilink for not disclosing the name of city because in past they were disappointed to learn after registration that the event was not in their city. In past, both the companies have held events in Islamabad, more frequently than any other city. It is expected the coming event will be held in Islamabad as well.

Too much use of computer games can be the cause of dementia to children

A renowned neuroscientist, Baroness Greenfield, has suggested that the too much use of computer games can be the reason of damage to children’s brains. This brain damage can lead to a transitory dementia (madness).

She is a British scientist and her area of expertise is in the physiology of brain. She is a professor of Synaptic Pharmacology.

According to her, although it is a fact that the computer games enhance the awareness of children towards real world’s challenges and they teach them about how to deal with various mystifying situations, but these can also cause them the computer obsession which stops us from spending more time in open air doing physical activities.

The long stories by her published in newspapers have highlighted the threats and hazards of computer games and public have learnt a lot about menaces of computers.

According to her suggestion the physical sports’ activities help the healthy lifestyle in children. They should get outside more often to play games and to involve in various types of sports. Participation in sports assists a person to keep balance between two diverse activities.

Ufone launches New Dhansoo offer for its Uth Clientele

Ufone a renowned cellular Company in Pakistan always introduces fabulous packages and offers for its subscribers.



Now Ufone has launched an outstanding Dhansoo Offer for its Uth Customers that will permit them to make hourly calls at a very cheap rate of Rs. 1.50 per hour.

Dhansoo Offer needs a daily subscription fee of Rs. 2 plus tax. Once offer is availed, all Uth to Uth calls will be charged at Rs. 1.50 plus tax per hour – round the clock.

Previously, Uth clientele could make hourly calls for Rs. 2.99 per hour between 12 AM to 5 AM. But now they can make hourly calls round the clock, that too at lower rate.

Tariff:

Uth to Uth calls: Rs. 1.50 plus tax Per hour

All other calls/SMS will be charged as per your base package

Charges:

Ufone Dhansoo offer is a daily subscription based service, i.e. you will have to subscribe to offer on daily basis at Subscription Charges: Rs. 2 plus tax.

Daily subscription will expire at 12 midnight every day.

All other charges, i.e. Uth services charges which are Rs. 1 plus tax, will be charged in addition to Dhansoo offer charges.

Way of Subscription:

Uth Subscribers can dial *25# to avail Dhansoo Offer

If you are not a Uth Subscriber than dial *22# to activate Uth Offer

BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pakistan, Launched by Warid

Warid Telecom has unveiled the extremely new device namely BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pakistan for its respected clientele.

Previously, we inform you about the launch of BlackBerry Bold 9990 by Ufone.

This newest BlackBerry® smartphone is the thinnest ever BlackBerry which is prepared with innovative applications and powerful new functions of the next generation BlackBerry 7 OS. It is armed with a 1.2 GHz processor, and a 24-bit high-res display, Liquid Graphics gives you fluid animations and immediate response times. Create and connect like never before, swiping, pinching and zooming on the Liquid Graphics™ touch screen.

Its other features include 5 MP Camera (with 720p HD video recording), 8 GB of Memory (Expandable), BlackBerry OS 7, and Liquid Graphics.

Zong collaborated with Manchester United

Pakistan: Zong has collaborated with Manchester United, one of the top football clubs in the world to become the official telecommunication associate of the football club in Pakistan. Both have signed an exclusive deal.

However, it’s unclear about the particulars of the deal at this point of time but sources inside Zong mentioned that Zong is planning something big by the end of this month, something that has never been done before in Pakistan.

This is the first ever deal from any Pakistani corporation with Manchester United and it can be expected that Zong might bring packages/services based on this deal with Manchester United to target millions of MANU fans in Pakistan.

Get Free Minutes, SMS, GRPS with Easypaisa Mobile Account

Telenor EasyPaisa offers for it respected mobile account clientele an exciting bundle offer with free minutes, SMS and GPRS– just by transferring money or paying utility bills through Easypaisa.


Offer Detail:
You need just to send a fund transfer of more than Rs.1000 or pay your utility bills through your Easypaisa mobile account and get Free minutes and SMS to Any Network, and internet usage for 10 days.
150 Minutes (75 MINs Any Network and 75 MINs Telenor Network)
1500 SMS (Any Network)
15 MB GPRS (internet)

Terms and Conditions:

Sending a fund transfer of more than Rs.1000 or paying your utility bill through your Easypaisa mobile account and registered on the Easypaisa system will be considered to be a qualifying transaction.

This offer is valid for all new and existing Talkshawk and Djuice mobile account clientele (pre-paid customers) only.

The offer will be valid for 10 days from the date a qualifying transaction is made.

The total validity is for 10 days however in the event that a customer makes a second qualifying transaction prior to the expiry of the first validity period then the free minutes, SMS and MB (internet) will be added to the remaining balance and the next 10 days start from the date of the second qualifying transaction and the same shall apply to a third and last qualifying transaction.

Mobile account customers can qualify for the offer for a maximum of 3 times in a month regardless of the number of qualifying transactions made.
It’s a limited time offer.

Al Karam unveiled Latest Winter Collection 2011

A most famous name in Pakistan AL karam has presented its latest winter collection 2011 at Al Karam Studio in Lahore. The launching ceremony of Al Karam latest winter collection 2011 was a big event.

Recently, Al Karam has introduced its Latest Winter Collection 2011 for both men and women. A remarkable use of bold colors and best designs make the collection more alluring and fabulous. There are a number of Khaddhar prints. A gorgeous collection of outfits are containing Khaddhar embroidery done with hands and by machine.

Linen embroidery-flair panels, Linen casual-casual and fun, Jhaama whaar dresses, banarsi fabric dresses and many others have been introduced by Al Karam.

The launching ceremony of Al Karam Latest Winter Collection 2011 was attended by Maria B., Iffat Rahim Omer, Ather Shehzad, Mohsin Ali, Khawar Riaz and others. Fashion model Natasha Hussain was the host of the show. There were total 14 Pakistani fashion models including Amna Ilyas, Sabina Pasha, Fouzia Amir and others.

A collection of 50 outfits from AL Karam latest winter collection 2011 was presented on the stage.

Wasim Akram offered his services for young bowlers

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain has presented his services to the PCB as part-time bowling coach. According to him, he is ready for serving Pakistani Team but he will be available for part time due to his family commitments.

Previously, Waseem Akram has rejected the offer of PCB to be a coach by mentioning his responsibilities as a commentator.

About the series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the UAE, Akram mentioned that Sri Lanka is a good side but not good enough to beat Pakistan. He pointed out that the bowling attack has struggled without Muttiah Muralitharan, who was responsible for 40% of the team’s wickets during his career.

Excessive use of chilli peppers can be the cause of death

It is come in to light that the excessive use of chilli peppers can cause death.

According to Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute and responsible for finding the world`s hottest chilli pepper the Bhut Jolokia, chilli peppers can lead to death but most people`s bodies falter long before they reach that point.

Live Science quoted him as mentioning,



“Theoretically, one could eat enough really hot chillies to kill you.”

He further mentioned that,

“A research study in 1980 calculated that three pounds of extreme chillies in powder form of something like the Bhut Jolokia eaten all at once could kill a 150-pound person. However, one`s body would react sooner and not allow it to happen. One would have to eat it all in one sitting.”


Chilli peppers triggers sympathetic nervous system, which assists control most of the body`s internal organs, to use more energy, so that the body burns more calories when the same food is consumed with chilli peppers.

Excessive use of chilli peppers can be the cause of death

It is come in to light that the excessive use of chilli peppers can cause death.

According to Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute and responsible for finding the world`s hottest chilli pepper the Bhut Jolokia, chilli peppers can lead to death but most people`s bodies falter long before they reach that point.

Live Science quoted him as mentioning,


“Theoretically, one could eat enough really hot chillies to kill you.”

He further mentioned that,

“A research study in 1980 calculated that three pounds of extreme chillies in powder form of something like the Bhut Jolokia eaten all at once could kill a 150-pound person. However, one`s body would react sooner and not allow it to happen. One would have to eat it all in one sitting.”


Chilli peppers triggers sympathetic nervous system, which assists control most of the body`s internal organs, to use more energy, so that the body burns more calories when the same food is consumed with chilli peppers.

ORIGINS presents collection for Eid ul Azha

ORIGINS is a Ready to Wear Lifestyle Fashion House and established in 2010. In this short period of time it got high success in this field.

They are dealing with modern trends but there is also an essence of traditions and heritage. They are offering a most outstanding and gorgeous ready to wear collection for their clientele.

Mobilink presents New Jazz Ghanta Offer

Mobilink once again comes up with such a stunning offer for its respected clientele as it has launched its new Jazz Ghanta Offer. This new offer comes along with exciting call rate of just Rs.1.80/hour to the entire Mobilink family of more than 30 million all over Pakistan.



Just convert to Jazz Easy package through IVR and dial *105*1# to subscribe to this offer.

Way of Activation:

For availing offer, convert to Jazz Easy and dial *105*1#.

Way of De-Activation:

For un-subscription of feature, dial *105*4#

Terms and Conditions:

Daily charges Rs. 2+tax
Subscription will be on auto subscription unless the customer un-subscribes or goes below threshold balance.
Base Tariff for the package : o Voice: Rs. 0.90 / 30 sec (both Onnet and Offnet) o SMS = Rs. 1 /sms (Onnet) ; Rs. 1.5 /sms (Offnet)
If the call is less than or equal to 30 seconds he will be charged Rs. 0.90 / 30 sec otherwise he will be charged Rs. 1.80
Subscribers on Ghanta offer and LNO offers will have to unsubscribe from their respective offers and after conversion to commercial provider can opt for this offer
First package conversion after new purchase would be free however subsequent package conversion fees of Rs. 10+ tax will be applicable.
No time window restriction is present and this rate will be available 24 hours a day.
All other and features bundles will remain available.
The offer is for onnet calls only

Customer can opt out of this package through IVR on other commercial packages.
“Jazz Easy OLD” package subs will not be able to subscribe to this offer. If the customer complains to CC, then he will be manually shifted to this package from backend within 48 hours.
Offer will be available till Nov 5, 2011
19.5% FED applies on usage and 10% applies on recharge
Jazz customers will be charged 5% service fee on recharge and additional 1% operational fee on Jazz Load.

For subscribers not present on Jazz Easy:

For package conversion, dial 123, listen to IVR instructions and select Jazz Easy in package settings

For subscription of feature, dial *105*1# on mobile screen and press send

For un-subscription of feature, dial *105*4# on mobile screen and press send

For opting out of Jazz Easy package, dial 123 and listen to IVR

Ufone presents 100 pay 100 Offer

After launching Hajj offer, Ufone once again comes up with an outstanding 100 pay 100 offer for its subscribers. Same kind of offer has been introduced previously by ZONG.

Ufone is offering free minutes of worth Rs.100 on any network across Pakistan. To avail this offer you just need to load Rs.100 into your account and you will be rewarded by free talktime of Rs.100.

Way of Activation:

To subscribe to this offer simply dial *36# and load balance of Rs. 100.

To make it further convenient, you can also keep yourself updated to the remaining balance and awarded free minutes, by simply dialing *707#.

Terms & Conditions:

Activation charges are Rs.5 + tax

100 free minutes will be divided into 90 minutes for Ufone to Ufone and 10 minutes to all other networks

Free minutes will be valid for 3 days

Balance loaded after subscribing to the offer and till the end of campaign will have UShare restriction

This offer is obtainable for Prepaid clientele only

Free minutes will not apply to calls made on short codes

19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies

Meeting of Mobilink & HTC with Bloggers

Mobilink and HTC have arranged a meeting for bloggers on 14th October at 6 p.m. as declared on Facebook page

The basic purpose of the organization of meeting is to share the latest HTC Evo 3D handset features with bloggers. HTC Evo 3D is the only 3D phone that has launched in Pakistan up to now. Mobilink offers 3 months of free mobile internet on the purchase of this handset which is priced at Rs 59,999.

The bloggers interested to attend the event can register themselves from the Facebook page of Mobilink Indigo before 12 p.m. October 13th.

Nobody will be permitted to register his/her name once the time passed for registration. The event location will be disclosed only to the confirmed bloggers since this event is being arranged only for the bloggers.

They should carry their smartphones while coming to the event in order to participate in lots of interesting activities.

In past such events have been held in Islamabad and Karachi. On this base, few people from Lahore have criticized Mobilink for not disclosing the name of city because in past they were disappointed to learn after registration that the event was not in their city. In past, both the companies have held events in Islamabad, more frequently than any other city. It is expected the coming event will be held in Islamabad as well.

Jazz presents stunning IDD offer

Now Jazz presents another astonishing offer the unmatched call rates for Canada on both mobile and landline connectivity.

Details of the offer:

With IDD Canada, JAZZ users can connect anywhere in Canada at any time of the day at exciting Rs 10 + tax for 30 minutes.

Way of Subscription:

You need to just dial 456 before the international number.

Terms and Conditions:

The offer will be obtainable 24 Hours a day

No daily or one time subscription is necessary

Government taxes apply on Rs. 10 / 30 minutes and the deduction will be Rs. 11.95 / call

Customer cannot make calls to premium numbers of Canada (which include Yukon, New Territories and Independents)

Offer will be obtainable for all Jazz, Jazba and Indigo customers

The offer will be obtainable till 10th October, 2011

Football Semi-finals of under-16 today

Both the semi-finals of SAF Under-16 Football tournament will be played today. The event of Under-16 football is being held in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.

The 1st semi-final of the Under 16 football will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. The match of national junior footballers will be played at 12:15 pm.

The 2nd semi-final of the event is also to be played today between India and host Nepal’s teams. This match will be played at 2:45 pm, according to Pakistan’s time.

PHF Declared names of players for central contracts

The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) has declared the names of the players for presentation of central contracts to them. Salman Akbar and Rehan Butt unsuccessful to make place in the list while Sohail Abbas has been permitted the contract.

The PHF has permitted the performance based central contracts to the players of national pool on Tuesday in its 20th meeting of the executive board.

This encouragement programme will be appropriate to players with effect from July 1 and it will continue till 30th November, mentions a press release issued here.

Players put in category `A’ of Rs.50,000 per month are Sohail Abbas, Waseem Ahmed, Shakeel Abbasi, Rashid Mehmood, Fareed Ahmed, Muhammad Imran and Muhammad Waqas.

Players placed in category `B’ of Rs.40,000 per month are Abdul Haseem Khan, Muhammad Rizwan Senior and Muhammad Irfan.

Players in category `C’ of Rs.30,000 per month are Muhammad Zubair, Shafqat Rasool, Muhammad Tausiq, Syed Imran Shah, Syed Kashif Shah, Muhammad Rizwan Junior, Ali Shan and Muhammad Umar Bhutta.
However junior player including Tasawwar Abbas, Muhammad Bilal Qadir, Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Umair and Mazhar Abbas will be given a monthly stipend of Rs.15,000 each.

Cellular Village Connection Trial, PTA

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced an outstanding plan of Cellular Village Connection Trial (CVCT), a first of its kind in the whole area, purposed at inviting cellular operators to increase telephony services for people of remote regions of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. According to PTA’s official,

“The authority has planned this unique model which will educate the industry of secure border communications.”

He further mentioned that the PTA will act as a coordinator among SCO and Huawei to carry out a GSM cellular village connection trial in Neelum Valley, AJK, on trial basis for 6 months.

After this trial service, it will only be carry forward in the regions which will be analyzed safe for such services based on the lessons learnt from the trial.

Recently, PTA Chairman Dr. Mohammad Yasin has visited the Cellular Village situated in the precinct of Sector Headquarters of Special Communication Organization (SCO) in Muzaffarabad and he expressed that it is a new concept which is particularly designed to increase cellular services in those areas where it is not possible to supply these services due to hard landscape, closeness with the borders areas, utility concerns, low population, cost of arrangement and year round perpetuation.

Upload Mozilla Firefox 6 Final

Recently, Mozilla has released Firefox 6. Now days Mozilla is obtaining a great fame for there quick and use full updates of their desktop web browser Firefox. In fact, Firefox looks to be in a hurry these days, they just have released Firefox version 5 with some use full updates and particularly the Pin as Tab. Now Mozilla has displayed Firefox 6 Final and it is already obtainable on Mozilla servers.

Although, the public will most probably have to wait a few more days to upload the release via the in browser update. Firefox 6 comprises some beneficial that might not be notice able to the naked eye as there are no major user interface changes or a revamped feature set, at least for the common user. The Developer menu has been updated for the first time since Firefox 4, with a link to Scratchpad.

Some of the new updates are updated Address Bar functionality, a redesigned Web Developer menu, an improved Firefox Sync and faster startup time. There are quite a few interesting additions like you may get feel speed improvements of about 20 % according to Mozilla it self, as well as necessarily decrease memory intake.

Mozilla Firefox 6 Beta includes all major platforms of Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Firefox 6 REALLY helps you stay safe. So, there are few changes to browser, the desktop changes are:

Add ones Manager Plug-in – Check that your plugins from the Add one Manager.

Improved Panorama Groups – Reduces browser start time by saved tab Panorama

Improved Address Bar – Highlights domain name of website you are visiting.

Streamlined site identity block

The Scratchpad – Quickly build and test JavaScript snippets in the browser.

Support for Web Sockets with a prefixed API.

Movable Web Console

New Web developer-specific menu

Window matches Media API.

Support for server sent events.

Zong tops with 4.22 Million new Users

According to PTA’s fresh data released the percentage growth of Zong users during the financial year 2010-11 was 100 % more as compared to the growth of fiscal year 2009-2010.

Details showed that additional 9.7 million connections were sold despite the strong regulatory measures of PTA and hard competition among the local telecom operators. The number of users in Pakistan has reached 108.8 million by June 2011 whereas this was 99.185 million in June 2010. Therefore the tele-density witnessed a 5 % growth and it has risen to 65.4 %.

Zong has emerged as the star performer of the fiscal session 2010-11 as it got 4.22 million new users. The present percentage of its users has reached 10.9 million. Telenor is next to Zong and it added 2.86 million new subscribers while raising its user base to 26.6 million.

Mobilink has again maintained its market leader rank during the financial year 2010-11. The base of Mobilink users reached 33.3 million and it contained 1.17 million new users to its base. Ufone and Warid separately brought 0.976 million and 0.456 million new users. Presently, their customers are 20.5 million and 17.3 million.

Formal Trendy Wear for Men by Red Tree

Red Tree come in being in 2010.They have worked in the trend of fashion for males and females attire, like jeans, shirts and t-shirts.

Recently, they have unveiled only casually outfit with dazzling colours in order to fulfill the needs of present fashion. Now a day, mid summer season is going, and we all are doing preparation for our holy festival Eid-Ul-Fitr. Males and females always desire to wear traditional dresses on this event of Eid. But most of boys have altered their dresses at evening, for friends get together. For this, Red Tree knows the need of their clientele, and similar to last year, this year as well they have unveiled Red Tree casually trendy wears for men on this Eid. The whole collection is obtainable at their outlets.

If you want to visit their outlets see the following addresses:

Location:1) F-112/113,Saima Shopping Mall, 1st Floor, Stadium Road, Opposite Askari IV, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.

Location: 2) Dolmen Mall, 2nd Floor Tariq Road, Karachi.

You can also purchase online at bnbaccessories.com

X-Tenso Moisturist introduced by L’Oreal

After the launch of L’Oreal mall animations, L’Oreal again organizing an outstanding new event, new X-Tenso. X-Tenso moisturist is a news beauty product in L’Oreal products. The new formaldehyde-free x-tenso is new nutri-cationic innovation.It is for hair with which hair can be both straightened and nourished from lengths to ends.

In Pakistan, one can see too much pollution and it is very much difficult to keep the hair straight frizz-free. x-tenso moisturist’s revolutionary nutri-cationic technology protects for straightening and nurishing hair. comparative studies on sensitive hair, performed after 8 and 24 hours in very humid conditions, show that fibers processed with x-tenso moisturist gain much less volume and remain virtually without frizz over time. L’Oreal professional gives beautiful straight hair, safe from Pakistan’s humidity, for all types of hair.

At the event was present makeup expert Nabila, Peng Qureshi. Ruhana Iqbal, Nighat Misbah of Depilex Karachi, Angie Marshall, Neelo, Rukaiya Adamjee, Yasmin, Sehar, Asma Zaidi, Rosy Patel, Sana Munaiza Zulfiqar, Sakina Khaleel-ur-Rehman, Shela Poonja, Shehnaz Abjani, Tazeen, Zarka, Lubna, Rizwana Khan and x-tenso moisturist models Sohana, Sohai & Zarmeena and members of media.

According to the business unit manager L’Oreal professional products division, Sadia Shah,

“with xtenso moisturist, women finally have control over their own hair! They can choose from three different looks- based on the level of straightening they desire. x-tenso moisturist is a true revolution custom- made for Pakistan with our extremely humid climate. Not only does it nourish hair while straightening even in our extremely humid climate, it also offers a safe straightening solution to our market”.

Back pain, could be genetic

The usual cause of back pain is ageing. However, according to a new research from Professor Gregory Livshits of Tel Aviv University’’s Department of Anatomy and Anthropology at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine shows that genes have a wide contribution to this pain.

The results of their study can help identify the different mechanisms involved in back pain and lead to more effective treatment options.


The team’’s research has proved that genes play an important role in lower back pain and the decay of intervertebral discs of the spine as well.


Astonishingly, according to Prof. Livshits, lower back pain and disk decay do not always overlap, and are caused by different genes factors.

Prof. Livshits and his team looked at a sample twin population of 2,500 individuals, comprising both identical and non-identical female twins. They tested for several potential risk factors, such as smoking, weight, physical work, vertebral disc decay malady as well as genes liability.

In non-identical twins who share half of their genetic make-up, patients were almost three times more likely to suffer from back pain if their twin did so as well. In identical twins, who share all of their genes, the patient was six times more likely to have joint malady if their twin experienced the same joint malady.

Wi-tribe offers 3 iPads

Customer maintenance practices amid the WiMAX operators are on the mount. This extravaganza keeps them brining promotions almost every month now.

Now Wi-tribe has declared that it will give away 3 iPads, iPad 2s to be exact, to that clientele will pay their outstanding bill before 15th of September. Three winners will be chosen via a lucky draw. This is an alluring offer, one must admit, by just paying the unpaid bill at time.

New faces bring new era in Pakistani cricket

Lahore: Former Pakistani coach Waqar Younis has advocated the idea of introducing new faces which according to him will bring new and good future for Pakistan cricket and the tour of Zimbabwe would be a healthy platform to test their talents.

Waqar adds that the board would face alike problems as India’s bleak tour of England. He mentioned that,

“if the selectors do not induct young players into the national team. It is good to see youngsters in the side and there will always be criticism, but sooner or later, at some time, you need to induct new players.”
He further added that,

“If you don’t find replacements at the right time then you face the problems that India is now facing. If you look at India’s case they have not inducted youngsters at the right time and they are in a bad state in England.”

India was suppressed against England in the four-Test series, having lost the Tests by big margins as most of their senior players have struggled in English conditions.

At the return of Shoaib Malik in Pakistani Team, he describes that he is an experienced players and would be useful for the team.

Pakistani women Team lose last ODI by 50 runs

West Indies women cricket preserved the four-match one-day series against Pakistan with a 50 runs win. West Indies won the toss and chosen to bat and openers Stafanie Taylor and Juliana Nero gave a 52-run stand.

Left-arm spinner Sadia Yousuf then hit to send home both batsmen in rapid succession. West Indies move violently to improve from that dual blow and slumped from 65 for 2 to 81 for 6.

Shaquana Quintyne (23) and Mohammed (25) resisted briefly down the order to push West Indies to 154 for 8 in their 50 overs. Sadia and Nida Dar were the most victorious Pakistan bowlers with three wickets each.

Rain postponed the start of Pakistan’s innings by 30 minutes and their goal was abridged to 148 runs in 45 overs under the D/L method.

Pakistan batsmen move violently against some stiff bowling from the hosts. Only four managed to reach double figures with opener Javeria Khan top scoring with 20.

Anisa Mohammed picked up four wickets as well as the last wicket to close the series for the home team.

She was well supported by Pearl Etienne, Shanel Daley and Taylor, who picked up two wickets respectively, as Pakistan were routed for 97 in just under 42 overs to give West Indies the 3-1 series win.

Now West Indies and Pakistan will play four T20 games with the first one in St Andrew s on 6th September.

Eid Special Offer presented by Ufone

Now Ufone has introduced another astonishing offer for its customers, which is hottest Eid Offer. On any of the six days between 28th of August to 2nd of September 2011, load balance of Rs. 100 or additional and have the benefit of free calls from 9 am to 5 pm on all Ufone numbers during September and that also exclusive of any daily charges. Ufone has another time exhibited it’s greater than ever care for its customers by offering this cheerful Eid Offer. So now the celebrations of Eid do not have to end on the third day, carry on the celebrations with this cheerful offer from Ufone.

Way of Subscription:

To subscribe to Eid Offer simply dial *38#.

Terms & Conditions:

To benefit this offer onetime fee of Rs.5 + tax will be charged

5 free minutes will be offered daily

Validity of daily free minutes will be from 3rd September to 30th September, which can be consumed between 9am to 5pm

Free minutes are only valid for Ufone to Ufone

Free minutes will not be valid on calls made on short codes and free numbers

Terms and Conditions apply.

Using SIMS without correct credentials is an offense – PTA

19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill is valid.

Onion skins beneficial for reduction of cancer & diabetes

Scientists have recommended that onion’s skin is helpful for human health. The researchers mentioned that the brown skin and external layers are rich in fibre and flavonoids, while the useless bulbs hold sulphurous.

The research was jointly conducted by Benitez“s research group and scientists from Cranfield University (United Kingdom). They carried out laboratory experiments to recognize the substances and possible uses of each part of the onion.

The study suggested that the brown skin could be used as a functional ingredient high in dietary fibre (principally the non-soluble type) and phenolic compounds, such as quercetin and other flavonoids (plant metabolites with medicinal properties). The two outer fleshy layers of the onion also contain fibre and flavonoids.

Meanwhile Phenolic compounds help to avoid coronary malady and have anti-carcinogenic properties. The high levels of these compounds in the dry skin and the outer layers of the bulbs also give them high antioxidant capacity.

The study is detailed in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition.

Mobilink to launch Jazz Bananas online Mobile App store

First time in the history of Pakistan, Mobilink launches online Mobile App Store. Jazz Bananas is first ever cellular operator powered app store that comes when millions of mobile phone users will be looking for mobile apps and other mobile related content.



This offers hundreds of free and paid Mobile Applications for mobile users.

This service is obtainable for Mobilink clientele including Jazz, Jazba and Indigo.

Jazz Bananas also offers downloadable content for Symbian, Java and Android operating systems. Jazz Bananas gives you an immediate access to Games, Social Networks, Music, Ringtones and on the go News.

You can avail this service via your handsets by visiting the following Banana website http://www.jazzbananas.com/

BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pakistan, Launched by Warid

Warid Telecom has unveiled the extremely new device namely BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pakistan for its respected clientele.



Previously, we inform you about the launch of BlackBerry Bold 9990 by Ufone.

This newest BlackBerry® smartphone is the thinnest ever BlackBerry which is prepared with innovative applications and powerful new functions of the next generation BlackBerry 7 OS. It is armed with a 1.2 GHz processor, and a 24-bit high-res display, Liquid Graphics gives you fluid animations and immediate response times. Create and connect like never before, swiping, pinching and zooming on the Liquid Graphics™ touch screen.

Its other features include 5 MP Camera (with 720p HD video recording), 8 GB of Memory (Expandable), BlackBerry OS 7, and Liquid Graphics.Warid Telecom has unveiled the extremely new device namely BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pakistan for its respected clientele.



Previously, we inform you about the launch of BlackBerry Bold 9990 by Ufone.

This newest BlackBerry® smartphone is the thinnest ever BlackBerry which is prepared with innovative applications and powerful new functions of the next generation BlackBerry 7 OS. It is armed with a 1.2 GHz processor, and a 24-bit high-res display, Liquid Graphics gives you fluid animations and immediate response times. Create and connect like never before, swiping, pinching and zooming on the Liquid Graphics™ touch screen.

Its other features include 5 MP Camera (with 720p HD video recording), 8 GB of Memory (Expandable), BlackBerry OS 7, and Liquid Graphics.

How to Block Lost or Stolen Mobile phones

This is very common thing in Pakistan as well as in other countries that lots of people are becoming the butt of robbers and being deprived of their mobile phones. Many people are there who lost their phone as well.

If your mobile is lost or stolen, you can report it to have it blocked, so it is useless for anyone else. For this you have to sure about it that phone connection is in your name and you have your IMEI number.
Your IMEI number:
IMEI is the International Mobile Equipment Identity, which can be used to block your mobile phone.
If it is missing to get your IMEI number, dial *#06# on your mobile phone. Store this number in a safe place for reference.
What to do if your mobile is lost:
Call police 15 to report your missing handset and place a recovery request
Call PTA toll-free number 0800-25625 to make your phone inoperative
Call CPLC at 021-5682222 to make your phone inoperative
Block your Sim:
Ask your mobile phone company to block your SIM from being misused or visit their nearest franchise with Sim Jacket and ID card.
Information needed for above procedure
IMEI number
Cell phone number
Name
National Identity Card number
Address and contact number.

Hold your breath iphone 5 coming: See iphone 5 pictures

Everybody want to listen the release date of iphone 5. We did not get its exact date but we can show its possible picture and images.



Apple going to release iPhone 4S on 14th of October. According to rumors Apple will not release the iphone 5 until LTE technology will not fully mature and stable. Possible launch date iPhone 5 should be in the middle of 2012 but its not 100% certain. Latest iPhone 5 picture demonstrates its s4 inch screen, thinner and lighter body, and hidden sensors but again we are not 100% sure. Anybody have anything about iPhone 5 then do tell us.

Have a look on the glamour of PDFC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2011

The 4th Pakistan Fashion designer Council (PDFC) Sunsilk has begun with lots of glamour. The four day event kicked off from 20th October and will finish at 24th October 2011.

In this fashion week 23 top fashion designers of Pakistan is presenting their collection. Almost all top models of Pakistan like Ayyan Ali, Nadia hussain, Rabia etc were seen on the ramp of PFDC sunsilk fashion week 2011-2012. The opening of the 4th PFDC fashion week was done by Maria B collection. After her outstanding collection lots of designers like Akif Mehmood, young designer Zonia and Zaheer abbas have unveiled their latest women and men outfits on the ramp. The second day charm was enhanced even more with the collections of M. Irfan Ali, Zainab Sajid and Nickie Nina etc.

Fish oil has beneficial effects to prevent osteoarthritis

Scientists have suggested that Fish oil has beneficial effects to decrease the symbols and indications of osteoarthritis.

University of Bristol researchers have initiated for the first time that omega-3 in fish oil could “substantially and significantly” diminish the symbols and indications of osteoarthritis.

The rich omega-3- diets fed to guinea pigs, which naturally grow osteoarthritis, decrease malady by 50 % compared to a standard diet, Science Daily reported.

Omega 3 fatty acids either sourced from fish oil or flax oil may assist to lessen the progression of osteoarthritis or even prevent it occurring, confirming anecdotal reports and “old wives’ tales” about the benefits of fish oil for joint health.

Lead researcher Dr John Tarlton, from the Matrix Biology Research group at the University of Bristol’s School of Veterinary Sciences, mentioned classic early signs of the condition, such as the degradation of collagen in cartilage and the loss of molecules that give it shock-absorbing properties, were both decreased with omega-3.

Zong’s Director Marketing, Mr. Salman Wassay resigned

According to reports Director Marketing, Mr. Salman Wassay has quit from Zong and moved towards Ufone.

The source at Ufone reported that Mr. Abdul Aziz, President and CEO of Ufone declared Mr. Wassay’s selection as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Ufone.

This change is somewhat for Zong when it has just recently crossed Warid Telecom in terms of subscriber base. Industry analysts believe that Zong achieved its first milestone in Pakistani Telecom market by introducing some out of the box products.

According to a senior official at a local cellular company,

“After crossing Warid, Zong’s management found it relatively easier to target Ufone in the coming months. However, considering the gravity of situation, Mr. Abdul Aziz and the Etisalat management has played smartly to deal with the future situation by making commitment with the man who is doing wonders at the moment”.

The current situation has taken Zong’s entire team by surprise as Mr. Wassay becomes third major leading official to have left the company during past four months after Mr. Zafar Usmani (Ex-COO, Zong) and Mr. Ali Raza Mehdi (Ex-Director HR, Zong). It is now challenging for Zong to maintain the same pace especially from the point of view that no one had so far appointed on the positions of COO and Director HR.

Ufone collaborated with Brightex, to launch HTC ChaCha and HTC Wildfire S in Pakistan

Ufone has made a joint venture with Brightex in order to launched HTC ChaCha and HTC Wildfire S in Pakistan.

The two smartphones run Android and HTC Sense technology and other features include 5MP cameras, GPS, crisp displays, more standby time and a powerful processor and social network integration with a single press of a button.

Ufone is also offering exciting cash back offers on purchase of these stunning smartphones.

Costs:

HTC ChaCha: Rs. 27,499

HTC Wildfire S: Rs. 24,999

Terms and Conditions:

On purchase of HTC ChaCha customers will get 100 Ufone to Ufone minutes, 2 months internet (30MB/month) & 9000 SMS (valid for 30 days)

Cash back Offer:

You can win back cash on the purchase of HTC ChaCha and HTC wildfire – all you have to do is consume Rs. 500 or more per month for three months and you will get Rs. 4000 back on purchase of ChaCha and Rs. 2000 on purchase of Wildfire S.

Note:

This offer is only obtainable in Service Centers in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad.

Artdeco, a famous cosmetic brand with tempting products

A famous cosmetic brand that is very much tempting with its products and universally associated with fashion weeks is “Artdeco”.



Zubair Sheikh, the General Manager at Artdeco said in a recently held press conference,

“The best way to reach the consumer is through offering gift bags and giveaways.”

The brand has barely ever held any public events depending instead on the element of surprise as its products joyfully appear, as handsome black goodie bags at fashion weeks. According to Zubair Sheikh,

“You have no idea how many people have seen the ad, Hence, we focus on steady growth and that has been our strategy since our advent into Pakistan in 2007.”

Renowned model Ayesha Omar, who served as the master of ceremonies at Artdeco’s press conference, experienced that,

“These products have been carefully selected from their wide international range and only those products suited to us in Pakistan have been brought here.”

Maraam Azmat, a famous make-up artist who did the make-up for Shoaib Mansoor’s film, Bol was also present at the event. Azmat talked about the vital need for women to take care of their skin.

“Now and not when we are 40-years-old and have to go for drastic measures like botox.” enforced Azmat, adding that the Skin Yoga line by Artdeco was a good way to begin.

Azmat further added that,

“You have to be patient with any age-defying product.”

“It’s not a miracle drug”.

Zubair Sheikh mentioned that their eye shadows and lipsticks sell very well, and since its launch, the tinted moisturizer and all-in-one manicure appear to be catching on as well.

At the conference, stalls were there so that the people could experience the products, women were treated to the one-minute miracle of the all-in-one manicure that not only immediately brightened up dull hands but left the luscious fragrance of white tea and a delightful fruity sensation.

Fruit & raw vegetables diet beneficial for avoiding heart sickness

A team of experts including an Indian origin have recommended that a diet rich in fruit and raw vegetables can have a beneficial effects for preventing heart disease.

In one of the largest diet and heart studies conducted, they originated the powerful combination of these everyday foods could have a key impact on long-term health.

Consumption of high levels of the combination daily has been revealed to noticeably fade the effects of a key gene in the body, which is a major cause of heart malady.

Their analysis established that those who ate a healthy diet rich in fruit and vegetables considerably decreased the influence of the gene, effectively protecting them from developing the killer malady.

The Daily Express quoted study co-author Professor Sonia Anand, from McMaster University in Canada, as describing,



“We observed that the effect of a high-risk genotype can be mitigated by consuming a diet high in fruits and vegetables.”

She further mentioned that,

“Our results support the public health recommendation to consume more than five servings of fruits or vegetables as a way to promote good health.”

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in 1st Test Match today

Today Pakistan and Seri Lanka will play 1st Test match against each other in Abu Dhabi. The match will be played in the Zayed Cricket Stadium. Both the teams are passionate.

Misbah-ul-Haq leads a Pakistan side that has fared reasonably well in the past year considering the spot-fixing scandals, a sadly inept cricket administration and the lack of international cricket at home.

On the other hand the Sri Lankan team will be led by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who is keen to stop an 11-match winless line which includes two losses.

Wasim Akram offered his services for young bowlers

Wasim Akram, the former Pakistan captain has presented his services to the PCB as part-time bowling coach. According to him, he is ready for serving Pakistani Team but he will be available for part time due to his family commitments.

Previously, Waseem Akram has rejected the offer of PCB to be a coach by mentioning his responsibilities as a commentator.

About the series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the UAE, Akram mentioned that Sri Lanka is a good side but not good enough to beat Pakistan. He pointed out that the bowling attack has struggled without Muttiah Muralitharan, who was responsible for 40% of the team’s wickets during his career.

Al Karam unveiled Latest Winter Collection 2011

A most famous name in Pakistan AL karam has presented its latest winter collection 2011 at Al Karam Studio in Lahore. The launching ceremony of Al Karam latest winter collection 2011 was a big event.

Recently, Al Karam has introduced its Latest Winter Collection 2011 for both men and women. A remarkable use of bold colors and best designs make the collection more alluring and fabulous. There are a number of Khaddhar prints. A gorgeous collection of outfits are containing Khaddhar embroidery done with hands and by machine.

Linen embroidery-flair panels, Linen casual-casual and fun, Jhaama whaar dresses, banarsi fabric dresses and many others have been introduced by Al Karam.

The launching ceremony of Al Karam Latest Winter Collection 2011 was attended by Maria B., Iffat Rahim Omer, Ather Shehzad, Mohsin Ali, Khawar Riaz and others. Fashion model Natasha Hussain was the host of the show. There were total 14 Pakistani fashion models including Amna Ilyas, Sabina Pasha, Fouzia Amir and others.

A collection of 50 outfits from AL Karam latest winter collection 2011 was presented on the stage.

Get Free Minutes, SMS, GRPS with Easypaisa Mobile Account

Telenor EasyPaisa offers for it respected mobile account clientele an exciting bundle offer with free minutes, SMS and GPRS– just by transferring money or paying utility bills through Easypaisa.


Offer Detail:
You need just to send a fund transfer of more than Rs.1000 or pay your utility bills through your Easypaisa mobile account and get Free minutes and SMS to Any Network, and internet usage for 10 days.

150 Minutes (75 MINs Any Network and 75 MINs Telenor Network)
1500 SMS (Any Network)
15 MB GPRS (internet)

Terms and Conditions:
Sending a fund transfer of more than Rs.1000 or paying your utility bill through your Easypaisa mobile account and registered on the Easypaisa system will be considered to be a qualifying transaction.

This offer is valid for all new and existing Talkshawk and Djuice mobile account clientele (pre-paid customers) only.

The offer will be valid for 10 days from the date a qualifying transaction is made.

The total validity is for 10 days however in the event that a customer makes a second qualifying transaction prior to the expiry of the first validity period then the free minutes, SMS and MB (internet) will be added to the remaining balance and the next 10 days start from the date of the second qualifying transaction and the same shall apply to a third and last qualifying transaction.

Mobile account customers can qualify for the offer for a maximum of 3 times in a month regardless of the number of qualifying transactions made.
It’s a limited time offer.

Ufone presents 100 pay 100 Offer

fter launching Hajj offer, Ufone once again comes up with an outstanding 100 pay 100 offer for its subscribers. Same kind of offer has been introduced previously by ZONG.

Ufone is offering free minutes of worth Rs.100 on any network across Pakistan. To avail this offer you just need to load Rs.100 into your account and you will be rewarded by free talktime of Rs.100.

Way of Activation:

To subscribe to this offer simply dial *36# and load balance of Rs. 100.

To make it further convenient, you can also keep yourself updated to the remaining balance and awarded free minutes, by simply dialing *707#.

Terms & Conditions:

Activation charges are Rs.5 + tax

100 free minutes will be divided into 90 minutes for Ufone to Ufone and 10 minutes to all other networks

Free minutes will be valid for 3 days

Balance loaded after subscribing to the offer and till the end of campaign will have UShare restriction

This offer is obtainable for Prepaid clientele only

Free minutes will not apply to calls made on short codes

19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

Waqar Younis talked about his good experience with PCB & Team

Former Coach of National Cricket Team Waqar Younis mentioned that he had a good experience with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team. He showed his hope that National Team would perform well against Sri Lanka in forthcoming series.
He said while talking to media at Allama Iqbal International Airport before his exit to Australia, that his major role as a Coach was to get the team united and the unity would remain in the team in future as well.

He expected a good performance from Pakistani team.

Too much use of computer games can be the cause of dementia to children

A renowned neuroscientist, Baroness Greenfield, has suggested that the too much use of computer games can be the reason of damage to children’s brains. This brain damage can lead to a transitory dementia (madness).
She is a British scientist and her area of expertise is in the physiology of brain. She is a professor of Synaptic Pharmacology.

According to her, although it is a fact that the computer games enhance the awareness of children towards real world’s challenges and they teach them about how to deal with various mystifying situations, but these can also cause them the computer obsession which stops us from spending more time in open air doing physical activities.

The long stories by her published in newspapers have highlighted the threats and hazards of computer games and public have learnt a lot about menaces of computers.

According to her suggestion the physical sports’ activities help the healthy lifestyle in children. They should get outside more often to play games and to involve in various types of sports. Participation in sports assists a person to keep balance between two diverse activities.

Excessive use of chilli peppers can be the cause of death

According to Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute and responsible for finding the world`s hottest chilli pepper the Bhut Jolokia, chilli peppers can lead to death but most people`s bodies falter long before they reach that point.

Live Science quoted him as mentioning,



“Theoretically, one could eat enough really hot chillies to kill you.”

He further mentioned that,

“A research study in 1980 calculated that three pounds of extreme chillies in powder form of something like the Bhut Jolokia eaten all at once could kill a 150-pound person. However, one`s body would react sooner and not allow it to happen. One would have to eat it all in one sitting.”



Chilli peppers triggers sympathetic nervous system, which assists control most of the body`s internal organs, to use more energy, so that the body burns more calories when the same food is consumed with chilli peppers.

Declaration of Hockey Squad for Super Series

Chief selector Hanif Khan will declare the National Hockey team for Lenko International Super Series.

The Super Series will start from 20th October. Apart from Pakistan other countries’ team such as India, Australia, and Newzeland will also take part in the series.

In Lenko International Super Series, every team will contain of nine players. In addition, new laws will be introduced to make the series interesting. After the Super Series, the national hockey team will participate in tri-nation tournament.

Sunday, 23 October 2011

The MCSA Certification

Would the ability to prove your skills and validate your ability as a systems administrator be helpful in your search for IT employment or advancement? You bet it would. It's no secret that clients and employers alike generally feel more comfortable knowing that the person they plan to hire or promote is a certified professional committed to honing his/her IT craft, and that's exactly what you can prove to them with the MCSA certification. If this sounds interesting, you're in luck. Here we provide a brief synopsis of the MCSA certification-an overview to help you decide if this is the right confirmation for your particular set of skills and career.

The MCSA Certification

Like other Microsoft certifications, the MCSA certification , or Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification, is product specific-and in this case the product is Windows Server 2003. According to the Microsoft certifications website, earning the MCSA confirms your ability "to manage and troubleshoot network environments based on the Windows Server 2003 operating system." In plain speak this means that it demonstrates your competence to work with this particular software package and provide network solutions based on its applications.

Those possessing MCSA certification often work in a variety of IT roles. These include positions in any of the following specialties:

- System Administrators
- Network Administrators
- Network Operations Analyst
- Network Technician
- Information Systems Administrator
- Technical Support Specialist

How to Get MCSA Certification

Successful MCSA candidates will usually have between 6 and 12 months experience working with Windows Server 2003 and a working knowledge of network infrastructure. The certification process consists of 4 required exams in the following specialties:

- Two required exams on networking systems
- One exam on operating and troubleshooting client operating systems
- One elective exam

Obtaining MCSA certification can help the successful candidate build upon his/her resume and demonstrates a continued desire to adapt in a rapidly changing IT world.
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