Monday 31 March 2014

Anusha Rehman’s Husband Gets Job as Board Member in PTML: ProPakistani

Anusha Rehman’s Husband Gets Job as Board Member in PTML: ProPakistani

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Anusha Rehman’s Husband Gets Job as Board Member in PTML

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:56 AM PDT

Anusha Rehman, State Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, has managed to get her husband inducted in PTML’s board as a member, The News has reported. Mr. Shabbir Ahmed Khan, who is the husband of Anusha Rehman, is reportedly appointed as member of the board of directors at PTML, cellular arm of PTCL. The news of Mr. Shabbir's appointment first surfaced in January, however, it [...]

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Mobile Users Start Experiencing 3G Services in Pakistan [Screenshots]

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:37 AM PDT

Mobile phone users in Pakistan are beginning to experience 3G services in the country as mobile phone operators are hard testing next-gen services on their networks under a special 3G trial-license granted by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. 3G services by various operators are tested in select areas of major cities only during nights. However, there are few lucky users who had the chance of experiencing high-speed [...]

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Windows Market Share Slides below 90% for First Time in 19 Years

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 11:24 PM PDT

Despite the rising share prices and revenues, the star product of Microsoft’s business – The Windows OS for PCs — is not faring well. According to NetMarketShare and StatCounter, the sales figures for March of 2014 indicate clearly that the market share of Windows has dipped below 90%. This is the first time this happened since 1995, when Microsoft launched its star product and the [...]

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Facebook Plans to Use Drones, Satellites and Lasers to Deliver Internet

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 09:05 PM PDT

Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg, in a Facebook post, has announced that his team is working to develop new technologies  to beam the Internet to every part of the world. To work on this project, Zuckerberg announced the launch of the Connectivity Lab. Facebook's Connectivity Lab is exploring various options which can be used to provide the Internet to everyone in the world. Some of the [...]

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HTC Announces the Mid-budget Desire 316

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 09:00 PM PDT

HTC has unveiled the 'Desire 316', a new phone in the mid-budget category. The handset comes with a 5″ display, a 5 megapixel camera, and a quad-core Snapdragon processor. The display comes with qHD resolution, a norm for entry-level phones. With thickness of 9.7mm and weight tipping the scale at 160 grams, the dimensions of the phone are average at best. Under the hood, you [...]

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Intel Sets Sights on Reinvention of Desktop Computing

Posted: 30 Mar 2014 08:55 PM PDT

Intel Corporation, an American multinational semiconductor chip maker, unveiled a set of roadmap enhancements, platform features, and software partnerships to help drive the reinvention of desktop computing. Compelling new form factors such as mini PCs and desktop all-in-ones (AIOs) are driving excitement within the category, and Intel is helping to deliver new capabilities that consumers and businesses want. Enthusiast users are among the most important [...]

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