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  • Mobilink Confirms to Bid for 3G, Senator Questions Transparency of Auction

    TelecomPK
    Arsalan Mir
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:55 pm
    In a recent media breif by Mobilink, Rashid Khan, President and CEO said that his company “is evaluating the information memorandum of 3G spectrum and has decided to participate in the bidding”. With this announcement Pakistan’s largest cellular networks comes forward as the first potential bidder for the 3G auction scheduled for March 29, 2012. Going further, Khan said that despite the global economic recession there was an enabling environment for cellular business in Pakistan. This comes as a very expected statement from a mobile operator in market where the ARPU is near USD 3.

  • Ufone Relaunches Two Old Handsets

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    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Today Ufone re-lauched two of its older phones at a more reasonable price as Ufone expands its coverage to rural & underdeveloped remote areas where there is a need of reliable but cheaper phones. Now priced at Rs.799 only, Ufone G-1000 comes packed with a torch light, FM Loud Speaker and a USB charging interface. [...]

  • Ufone Relaunches Two Old Handsets

    TelecomPK
    Haseeb Ahmed
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Today Ufone re-lauched two of its older phones at a more reasonable price as Ufone expands its coverage to rural & underdeveloped remote areas where there is a need of reliable but cheaper phones. Now priced at Rs.799 only, Ufone G-1000 comes packed with a torch light, FM Loud Speaker and a USB charging interface. It would be bundled with a Ufone SIM card & preloaded balance of Rs.50. Another variant of this phone would be available for Rs.749/- but without the SIM Card and the balance. Second one is Ufone G-3610, now priced at Rs.1699/- comes packed with FM Radio, T-Flast card slot,…

  • ابوظبی ٹیسٹ: 145رنزکا ہدف، انگلینڈ کا چار وکٹوں کا نقصان

    UrduPoint.com All Urdu News
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:44 am
    ابوظبی ٹیسٹ: 145رنزکا ہدف، انگلینڈ کا چار وکٹوں کا نقصان

  • Deaths Rise In Syria As U.N. Security Council Holds Talks

    A Pakistan News
    News Team
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:51 am
    European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria’s president to stand down, but Russia said their proposed resolution crossed its “red lines”. Soldiers and security forces killed 60 people on Friday, said the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, an opposition activist group. Activists and [...]
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    Tea Break

  • Ufone Relaunches Two Old Handsets

    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:45 pm
    Today Ufone re-lauched two of its older phones at a more reasonable price as Ufone expands its coverage to rural & underdeveloped remote areas where there is a need of reliable but cheaper phones. Now priced at Rs.799 only, Ufone G-1000 comes packed with a torch light, FM Loud Speaker and a USB charging interface. [...]

  • Ron Paul’s 2012 Thought Provoking Ad Campaign

    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:57 am
    Here is an interesting ad campaign that would actually make Americans think while putting themselves in other people’s shoes, those people that their governments have victimised during the post 9/11 time period, thus making it their worst nightmare. The variations in voice for this particular ad carve out a scary yet a very thought provoking [...]

  • GBian Artist, Ayub Wali, uses cracked eggshell to symbolize women empowerment

    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:57 am
    Ayub Wali’s sculpture of a cracked eggshell, representing women’s liberation in Pakistan, was the centrepiece of the hall. Wali explained that his work purely reflected the women of Pakistan and their struggle since 1971. “I have done great research and I believe that a broken eggshell speaks for itself,” he said. ISLAMABAD: The Egyptian embassy held [...]

  • Snow leopard reemerges in Chitral forests [DAWN]

    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:40 am
    CHITRAL, Jan 26: Snow leopard was spotted in the forests near Bakamak and Shali villages in Chitral district on Wednesday and Thursday after long disappearance. An official of the local wildlife department told Dawn on Thursday that the big cat appeared near Bakamak and Shali areas but heavy snowfall forced it into moving to Toshi [...]

  • Democracy consolidated in Pakistan in 2011: PILDAT report

    Tea Server
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:35 am
    LAHORE: Democracy in Pakistan consolidated in 2011 through a number of measures notably the implementation of the 18th Amendment bill which devolved powers to the provinces but improvement still exists to further stabilise and strengthen the democratic system. This was stated in a report prepared by Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) on [...]
 
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    TelecomPK

  • Ufone Relaunches Two Old Handsets

    Haseeb Ahmed
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Today Ufone re-lauched two of its older phones at a more reasonable price as Ufone expands its coverage to rural & underdeveloped remote areas where there is a need of reliable but cheaper phones. Now priced at Rs.799 only, Ufone G-1000 comes packed with a torch light, FM Loud Speaker and a USB charging interface. It would be bundled with a Ufone SIM card & preloaded balance of Rs.50. Another variant of this phone would be available for Rs.749/- but without the SIM Card and the balance. Second one is Ufone G-3610, now priced at Rs.1699/- comes packed with FM Radio, T-Flast card slot,…

  • Alert: Zong Beauty Contest – Don’t Share Your Data!

    Bilal Sulehri
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    Zong has recently started a beauty contest on its Facebook Page. There are two categories for contestants i.e. married and unmarried. Three prizes per category will be distributed. But if you look in the details, it is evident that you should think twice before submitting your snaps and sensitive information. Your snaps can be downloaded by anyone! To participate in the contest, anyone can send their photo  to zongbeautycontest@gmail.com or upload it directly on Facebook. The page is receiving massive response right from start of the competition. The prizes to be won are as follows: Rules -…

  • Mobilink Confirms to Bid for 3G, Senator Questions Transparency of Auction

    Arsalan Mir
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:55 pm
    In a recent media breif by Mobilink, Rashid Khan, President and CEO said that his company “is evaluating the information memorandum of 3G spectrum and has decided to participate in the bidding”. With this announcement Pakistan’s largest cellular networks comes forward as the first potential bidder for the 3G auction scheduled for March 29, 2012. Going further, Khan said that despite the global economic recession there was an enabling environment for cellular business in Pakistan. This comes as a very expected statement from a mobile operator in market where the ARPU is near USD 3.

  • Mobile Phone Company Supporting Political Party?

    Arsalan Mir
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    In a comment posted on our post related to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Karachi Jalsa, our readers have shared with us a link to post-event talk show. During Dunya TVs program “News Watch”, ANP leader Zahid Khan talks about a mobile company financially supporting the political party. He goes on to reveal that the mobile company even bought air-time of 7 hours on media. Check out the video 7:00 onwards. Corporate supports for political parties is an accepted norm in some countries while objectionable in others. Here we are not sure of the claims made by Mr. Khan, but in country like…

  • Strategic Change in RIM Executives

    Haseeb Ahmed
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:56 pm
    As the company struggles to compete with competition such as Apple, Google or Microsoft,  it’s investors demand a strategic change that would give them a good return for what they have been investing in Research in Motion (RIM). Blackberry makers, Research In Motion (RIM) say that there co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down due to this struggle that company is constantly enduring against its latest competition such as Google Android, Apple iPhone, Apple iPad or Microsoft Windows Phone. Mr. Mike Lazaridis, who founded RIM in 1984, is going to become the…
 
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    A Pakistan News

  • Deaths Rise In Syria As U.N. Security Council Holds Talks

    News Team
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:51 am
    European and Arab nations have pressed for UN Security Council backing for an Arab League plan calling on Syria’s president to stand down, but Russia said their proposed resolution crossed its “red lines”. Soldiers and security forces killed 60 people on Friday, said the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, an opposition activist group. Activists and [...]

  • Panetta Says, ‘Pakistan Knew Bin Laden Hideout,

    News Team
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:26 am
    In order to mount pressure on Pakistan, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reiterated his claim that someone in Pakistani authority knew of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts prior to the operation carried out US Navy Seals to kill him on May 02, 2011. He still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden [...]

  • Election Commission Postpones Bye-Polls

    News Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:52 am
    In a bid to avoid what appeared to many to be the path of confrontation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday vowed to go ahead with conducting bye-elections without dishonouring the Supreme Court order that barred it from doing so on the basis of bogus voters’ lists. According to Election Commission (EC), Supreme Court [...]

  • US Republican Rivals Clash Over Ommigration

    News Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:11 am
    Republican front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have clashed at a debate in Florida, the last before the key state’s primary. Gingrich cast Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, as the most anti-immigrant candidate of the four contenders for the Republican nomination in the campaign debate on Thursday. Romney appeals to the more moderate wing of [...]

  • Khurram Rasool Produced Before SC

    News Team
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:52 am
    Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani s former media coordinator Khurram Rasool, who was arrested under corruption charges, was produced in Supreme Court on Friday. Accountability Court had sentenced Khurram Rasool to three years in jail on Thursday in the banking fraud case. Talking to the media Khurram said that he had been receiving life threats, [...]
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    T2F

  • An Evening of Dhurpad Gayaki featuring Ayesha Nadir Ali

    admin
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:08 pm
    Sunday, 29th January 2012 | 7:00 pm Join us at T2F for a dhurpad performance featuring Ayesha Nadir Ali. Ayesha Nadir Ali is a Dhurpad singer from the Talwandi Gharana and has learnt khayaal and dhurpad gayaki from Ustad Hafeez Khan Talwandi. Ayesha was last heard in Karachi at the All Pakistan Music Conference in March 2010. She has returned this month from a successful tour of India where she accompanied Ali and Labreez Talwandi Vaalay at the 136th Harivallabh Classical Music Festival in Jalandhar. Ayesha is a professor of Mathematics at the Lahore School of Economics. Date: Sunday, 29th…

  • Perpetual Motion: An Exhibition by Hina Farooqui and Najia Omar

    admin
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:02 pm
    Opening Night: Friday, 27th January 2012 | 5:00 pm Visual artists, Hina Farooqui and Najia Omar create metaphors while reflecting on personal struggles. The questions posed in their work also possess the answers, delicately camouflaged in symbols. Both artists are graduates of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture and their art has been nurtured by Karachi. Hina Farooqui, a contemporary miniaturist, says about her work, “The perpetually unstable political scenario and the intolerance, selfishness, and impatience encountered on a daily basis and the violence caused by it, have…

  • Art Moments: An Evening of Conversation with Meher Afroz

    admin
    22 Jan 2012 | 9:01 pm
    Thursday, 26th January 2012 | 7:00 pm Join us at T2F for the fifth session of Art Moments – an evening of conversation and reminiscences with Meher Afroz. Meher Afroz, amongst Pakistan’s most acclaimed artists, will share how memory, tradition, and history have influenced her art practice. She will also discuss how art history can help an artist understand local frames of reference and strengthen a connection to the milieu. Meher Afroz was born in Lucknow, India and has been an artist and educator since the 1970s. She says, “I observe and interpret human emotions, expressions,…

  • The 1971 Diaries: Zambeel Dramatic Readings Present Shigaaf

    admin
    19 Jan 2012 | 10:32 pm
    Tuesday, 24th January 2012 | 7:00 pm 2011 marked the fortieth anniversary of the 1971 war that led to the creation of Bangladesh. Join us at T2F for an evening of dramatic readings of two thematically relevant stories by authors from both sides of the divide. The Body, originally written in Bangla by Afsan Chowdhury, is translated by Sabreena Ahmed and performed in English. Tishnagi, by Masood Mufti, is performed in Urdu. Credits Performances: Mahvash Faruqi, Asma Mundrawala and Saife Hasan Sound Design and Direction: Asma Mundrawala Sound Cues: Hajra Haider Poster Design: Naheed Z. Yahya…

  • Cube: Design Culture 101

    admin
    17 Jan 2012 | 12:58 pm
    Cube aims to empower individuals to build Pakistan’s design identity. The brainchild of Zain Mustafa, Sehr Bokhari and Sheba Akhtar, learning at Cube is a continuous, flexible and inclusive process within a non-institutional educational framework. Cube aims to provide a holistic, interdisciplinary design education, by welcoming all those who seek learning. This vision encompasses teaching excellence to develop critical thinking and research methodologies. For the semester starting in January 2012, all courses will use films as primary text, supplemented by reading materials from various…
 
 
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    Lahore Metblogs

  • Lahore School Convocation 2012

    S A J Shirazi
    15 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    S A J Shirazi Lahore School of Economics’ Ninth Annual Convocation was held at the main campus on Jan 14, 2012. Sardar Latif Khan Khosa, the Governor Punjab conferred degrees and awards to 809 graduating students of MPhil, MS Economics, MSc Economics (11), Masters in Business Administration (180), BSc Economics, Bachelors of Business Administration (600) and Master of Business Administration (Executive). Sardar Latif Khosa lauded the role of Lahore School of Economics in core specilization of Economics, Finance, Business Administration and related fields of studies including Social…

  • Second Annual Pakistan Blog Award 2011

    S A J Shirazi
    20 Nov 2011 | 3:14 am
    Set aside the usual blogosphere buzz, rabid trolls, rants and ramblings and you will notice that the Pakistan blogosphere has matured into a wider and more dynamic community. Associated with blogging since it started in Pakistan, I have gladly followed the rise. Given my personal love for those who have been doing a good job blogging different subject and addicting the local context and content online, I have been pointing out top Pakistan blogs, bloggers and the post every year at Light Within. It is such a difficult task to sift through the burgeoning Pakistani blogsphere and pick out the…

  • Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum Pakistan Conference 2011

    S A J Shirazi
    27 Jul 2011 | 11:53 am
    Happening Now July 27-30, 2011 Lahore School of Economics is hosting the first Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum on July 27-30, 2011. The Form aims at gathering the best students, politicians, entrepreneur and social entrepreneurs from Pakistan to contribute to the vision of entrepreneurship as a means of creating wealth and social justice. Here are the topics that will be discussed: Accelerating the emergence of High-Growth and innovative companies This aspect of the Forum’s work is closest to the traditional understanding of what entrepreneurship means. Sustainable long-term economic…

  • Bartan Live – Dishes from the Kitchen Protesting on Streets

    Usman Latif
    4 Jul 2011 | 7:20 pm
    Did you witnessed any dishes (Bartan or برتن) wandering on the streets of Lahore yesterday? Whether it’s a Yes or No, it is an interesting promotional campaign by Unilever for their product Vim. The idea behind the campaign seems to be like dishes are protesting against grease. The campaign is actually an online Facebook based campaign where they claim to act like a News Channel featuring the news of much abused dishes that resides in our kitchen. The link to the Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/BartanLive. The target audience seems to be females, especially housewives. I am…

  • PNS Mehran under siege in Karachi

    Hasan Mubarak
    23 May 2011 | 2:39 am
    P3 Orion aircraft on fire at PNS Mehran - Source: Dawn.com/AFP Gunfire and explosions rocked Pakistan Navy’s PNS Mehran base in Karachi last night. Recent reports have confirmed at least 8 casualties and two aircrafts destroyed at the high security facility. P3 Orion aircrafts are operated by Pakistan Navy for maritime surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Navy has become the most targeted wing of the armed/security forces in Pakistan with four terrorist attacks spanning over the last two months. All four have taken place in Karachi targeting buses carrying Navy personnel and now an…
 
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    P@SHA

  • Folio3 Success Story: Solutions for Waterbar

    Administrator
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:09 am
    “My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine. Everybody drinks water” – Mark Twain Waterbar is the first company in the Middle East that provides its clients with exclusive, fine, premium waters from around the world. Their portfolio is carefully selected by renowned water sommeliers and is considered as “the finest bottled [...]

  • Bentley Acquires Pointools Ltd.

    Administrator
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:40 am
    Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, recently announced that it has acquired U.K.-based Pointools Ltd, the leading hardware-neutral provider of point cloud software technology, in order to integrate point cloud processing in innovative ways throughout its product portfolio. Point cloud inclusion supports Bentley’s commitment to advance information mobility [...]

  • AbacusConsulting provides solutions to local businesses

    Administrator
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:42 am
    It has been a busy time of the year for AbacusConsulting as they reinforce their competence as business solutions provider. Recently, AbacusConsulting inked a deal with Habib Bank Limited (HBL), the largest bank in the country with 1500+ branches nationwide, for the deployment of Sybase 365 Mobile Commerce Solution. HBL negotiated a group deal with [...]

  • wi-tribe and UET Unveil “wi-cam”

    Administrator
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:58 pm
    wi-tribe Pakistan and Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology (KICS-UET) unveiled ‘wi-cam’ at a press conference held at the UET campus today. wi-cam, a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Management and Administration tool, developed by students and graduates of KICS-UET using open-source technology, allows broadband companies, such as wi-tribe, to remotely configure [...]

  • ICB selects Avanza’s ATM Controller for seamless ADC Operations

    Administrator
    23 Jan 2012 | 3:45 am
    International Commercial Bank (ICB). South Sudan (a newly formed state and a member of UN), aims to launch an effective, reliable, scalable and robust ATM Controller to support their future business plans. ICB evaluated Nimbus Avanza Solutions’ ATM Controller, and found it to be the right product for the bank’s ADC initiatives; Nimbus will also [...]
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    In the Line of Wire

  • wi-tribe and UET unveil ‘wi-cam‘

    Jehan
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:50 am
    wi-tribe Pakistan and Al-Khawarizmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology (KICS-UET) unveiled ‘wi-cam’ at a press conference held at the UET campus today. wi-cam, a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Management and Administration tool, developed by students and graduates of KICS-UET using open-source technology, allows broadband companies, such as wi-tribe, to remotely configure and manage CPEs, while receiving instant notifications and access to live data. Not only does this result in an improved customer care experience, it also enables customers to…

  • First visit to the Lahore Technology Park

    Jehan
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am
    On 11th January Badar Khushnood, Haris Nadeem and I made our way to the new Lahore Technology Park (now renamed the Arfa Karim Technology Park) on Ferozepur Road. The idea was to check out the Auditorium, the multimedia projection system, the wifi and the sound system to ensure that everything was in good shape for the Interactive Session on “How to Stay Safe Online” that was scheduled for the next day. Why were we concerned? Well, this would be the first event to take place at this new Technology Park and Dr. Umar Saif, the Chairman of the Punjab IT Board, Fasih Mehta the PITB…

  • P@SHA is the proud user of SmartXS!

    Jehan
    20 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am
    As P@SHA expands its resource capacity, we thought we should have an Attendance system to document who comes in at what time – not that this will ensure how productive they have been during the day – but nonetheless it seemed like a cool thing to do. So how did we go about it? Well it seemed only natural to contact Farhan Masood who runs Solotech. His innovative products have been P@SHA ICT Award winners in 2010 and 2011 and have grabbed the Silver award at APICTA. Farhan suggested that we instal his SmartXS hardware and software solution which is selling like hotcakes throughout…

  • Candy Pot does well on App stores worldwide

    Jehan
    18 Jan 2012 | 11:15 am
    Very often I am asked why I put so many hours into my work at P@SHA, why whenever I am on a visit to Lahore or Islamabad I try and meet as many people as I can. Admittedly, at the end of a long day trip, I am totally wiped out. So why is it worth it? Or is it worth it at all? I think it is and the reason for that is that in every corner of this country there is interesting work being done in technology – and I love being part of it. I love talking about it. I love cheering on each and every person and company in this space because of their passion, their technical competence and the…

  • Entrepreneurs Roundtable to kick off first meeting in Karachi on Jan 17

    Jehan
    10 Jan 2012 | 12:04 am
    If you are an entrepreneur who wants to show off a prototype or get feedback on a new product that you have developed, now is your chance. On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Entrepreneurs Roundtable (ERT) Pakistan is holding its kickoff event in Karachi from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at T2F 2.0 at 10C Sunset Lane 5, Phase 2 Extension DHA. ERT Pakistan is a chapter of ERT Silicon Valley. Partners of the event include P@SHA and T2F. Come prepared to pitch your startup product or prototype. This is an informal meetup of entrepreneurs and promises to be a lot of fun. So what is the objective or the thought…
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    TechLahore

  • TechLahore’s Predictions for 2012

    TechLahore
    8 Jan 2012 | 3:57 pm
    Lots of stuff will happen in 2012, but the world will not end. Sorry Mayans! (Image credit: TheAtlanticWire) 2012 is going to be a very interesting year. Elections are coming up in two very important countries, Pakistan (in early 2013) and the United States (2012). The US’ confrontation with Iran has both countries making threats and accusations and heading in a direction that seems to be escalatory. Further, the US has retreated from Iraq and violence there seems to be at an upswing. As someone said, the US-Iraq war is over. Iran won. Then, we also have the NATO drawdown in Afghanistan…

  • Send all of Pakistan to MIT!

    TechLahore
    30 Dec 2011 | 10:52 am
    MIT's famed dome... coming to a PC, laptop or tablet near you! (Image credit: Bustachange.com) Someday, someone in an appropriately empowered government position in Pakistan needs to take a bold step forward and break through the bureaucracy and red tape government is despised for. There are so many incredibly high value, low cost initiatives to take up in areas as diverse as agriculture, education, energy and information technology that the shortage is not one of ideas, but simply that of initiative and vision. Here at TechLahore, we’ve discussed some of these ideas…

  • Evaluating TechLahore’s Predictions for 2011

    TechLahore
    25 Dec 2011 | 9:28 pm
    TechLahore's 2011 predictions turned out to be the least accurate EVER! Hmph! We’ve been publishing since 2007 and TechLahore is hence not exactly a “new” blog. As institutions age, they accrue tradition, and TechLahore is no different. Our December evaluations of the past year’s predictions have been happening now for the past several years. In January, we’ll follow-up with a new set of predictions for 2012. Here are the past evaluations, in case you’re interested: 1. Evaluating TechLahore’s predictions for 2010 2. Evaluating TechLahore’s…

  • Five Hot Idea Memes for Startups in 2011

    TechLahore
    21 Dec 2011 | 12:43 pm
    The best startup ideas from 2011 (Image credit: Blogsaays.com) Rafe Needleman at C|net just published an interesting piece on the best startup ideas from 2011. Net-net, he says the following trends made it big through a variety of startups: 1) A focus on bringing technology to the physical world: Products that reach outside the digital realm and enable interactions with the physical world in interesting ways. Augmented reality anyone? Location awareness to tie the information experience with the physical? What about devices like medical monitors and other real world sensors that augment the…

  • Mindstorm studios scores big with Whacksy Taxi

    TechLahore
    14 Dec 2011 | 8:23 am
    Whacksy Taxi is fun, well designed and another entrant in a growing line of successful apps made in Pakistan Mindstorm Studios is a Lahore based gaming studio which rose to fame a couple of years ago with their brilliant Cricketing title for the PC, called “Cricket Revolution”. Their game, which we covered here at TechLahore, was so detailed and well crafted that they scored a contract with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to develop the official World Cup 2011 title. After these wins, Mindstorm decided to diversify beyond sports oriented games and launched some casual…
 
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    Teeth Maestro

  • Samaa TV terminates Maya Khan show, she refused to apologize unconditionally

    Teeth Maestro
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:20 am
    In response to citizen’ letter to Zafar Siddiqi, CEO Samaa TV yesterday, he has written back to the group with good news that the Maya Khan & her team will recieving termiantion notices as of Monday. The letter by Zafar Siddiqi is quoted below, we all applaud this responsible approach by Samaa TV On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 12:28 PM, “Zafar Siddiqi” wrote: Dear All Your feedback is appreciated.As a responsible corporate citizen, Samaa TV did what was required under the circumstances. We do not and have not in the past or intend to in the future to take our viewership or…

  • Citizens’ response to Zafar Siddiqi, CEO Samaa TV on Maya Khan Issue

    Teeth Maestro
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:40 am
    In continuation with the lobbying efforts of the civil society to curtail journalistic Vigilantism as witnessed in the Maya Khan issue, a number of people have sent a follow up letter to Mr. Zafar Siddiqi, President CNBC Pakistan & CEO Samaa TV, in response to his earlier response to the group (below) Dear Mr. Siddiqi, We deeply appreciate your prompt reply and assurance that the kind of show broadcast on Jan 17, 2012, Subh Sawerey Maya ke Saath on Samaa TV will not take place again. We also appreciate your moral courage in ensuring that Samaa TV made a public, unconditional apology…

  • MUSIC VIDEO: Waiting for the End

    Teeth Maestro
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:58 am
    An amazing Video by Faraz Ahmed Yar Khan Dont just support the Change – Be the Change

  • Maya Khan Aunty Brigade – Stay out of our parks

    Teeth Maestro
    22 Jan 2012 | 1:20 am
    Subah Saveera with Maya Khan on Samaa TV actually chases people sitting in a park and asks them why are they sitting there. Firstly I believe it is NOT illegal for two people to sit [date] in a park, and secondly it was shocking to see the host and other women running and chasing after individuals sitting in the park to an extent of trying to trap them. In my opinion they exhibited highly intrusive, invasive and potentially irresponsible behavior – it is the kind of vigilantism which no different than the mob that cornered the two brothers in Sialkot and enforced their own reaction for…

  • Shamsul Anwar, Hoax? Whodunnit – My Analysis

    Teeth Maestro
    13 Jan 2012 | 7:24 am
    As you all may have heard about 3 days back Pakistan was abuzz with the abduction of a 14 yr old girl Madinah Anwar, well as the story played out it turns out that it might have been a con job by the father.  Details can be read in the Express Tribune Article “Conman Shamsul Anwar Busted“. The story of his daughter’s abduction was not newly minted, as Anwar has been portraying himself as a victim of terrorism since 2010. However, when his daughter Madina Anwar eloped to Swabi to marry her ex-fiancé, Anwar decided to take advantage of the situation. But for this purpose, he…
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    Green & White

  • FourQuants.com Jawwad Farid’s new venture

    Qazi
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    If you have any thing to do with entrepreneurship, its impossible you have not come across Jawwad Farid either in person or in virtual world of his blogs and judging different events realting to startups in Pakistan.  He is also the author of Reboot which we reviewed a while back. Jawwad has been writing on Finance, Risk and Treasury for some time now on learning corporate finance. I guess that has lead to  FourQuants.com. FourQuants helps people understand concepts related to finance. Following topics are mentioned in about us section of the website Risk management Derivatives products…

  • OLX Pakistan Investing heavily in advertisement

    Qazi
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:32 pm
    OLX is a global online retailer and auction site. They have an impressive footprint in a little less than 100 countries, each with their own specific domain (like .pk for Pakistan and .in for India). In Pakistan they have been operating under olx.com.pk for some time with people using it to sell things online. Recently they have started advertising heavily on Television, a medium seldom used by online businesses previously. The ads (two of which have appeared ) are witty and fun to watch. The most important factor of these adds is that they are being advertised on media which previously none…

  • TiE, All Asia Business Plan Competition

    saba
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:20 am
    Round 1 of TiE is about to reach its completion on 22nd of Jan, 2012 at Marriott, Islamabad in which ten teams will participate. Four teams will be shortlisted for the level 2. I also had the opportunity to participate in TiE All Asia Business Plan Competition 2012 along with my team members in the first few stages of level 1. Although we didn’t have the chance to go beyond stage1 but just participating helped us understand our own idea better and to polish our proposed technique along with development of a solid business plan. TiE all Asia Business Plan Competition provides a platform for…

  • TenPearls Launches Multi-Platform Mobile Apps for Dawn Media Group

    Shakir
    16 Jan 2012 | 12:44 pm
    TenPearls has announced the successful delivery of mobile apps for Dawn.com on multiple platforms,   including Apple iOS (iPad and iPhone), Android and Symbian (Nokia). The mobile apps have received great feedback from the users from around the world. It may be worth mentioning here that DAWN.COM is the #1 English News website from Pakistan averaging over 16 million page views a month, and 3.1 million unique visitors from around the world. More details can be accessed at mobile apps for Dawn Media Group by TenPearls.

  • Second Pakistan Blog Awards by CIO Faces severe criticism

    Qazi
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:44 am
    CIO Pakistan started blog awards last year. Its is a good sign when some one takes initiative and starts some thing new. However its also difficult to introduce this into an already budding field of new media in Pakistan. Last years (or two years back now since its 2012)  Awards were initiated so as it is expected it faced initial growing up pains. It always takes time for such thing to wins the trust of the community. And bloggers are one of the most hard people to win over, most of these are rebels in their own rights people who have started blogging to show the world their opinion so they…
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    Pak Tea House

  • Our inane leader

    Saadia Gardezi
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:40 pm
    By Usmann Rana One of the rallying points in favor of the rise of Pakistani politician Imran Khan, apart from the utter disillusionment of the masses and corruption of both the major and leading parties, has been his charismatic personality. But Khan’s recent interview to NDTV’s Barkha Dutt, seemed to have lost that element and for once laid bare the stark contradictions between his own statements showing his inanity. For example, Khan believes, to quote him, ‘the age of martial law is over… Whatever happens I don’t see military takeover.’ Yes, Mr Khan it is. But the…

  • City by the Sea: The future of Karachi’s Coastline

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    This documentary explores alternatives to haphazard development along Karachi’s coastline in light of the basic principles of urban planning. The Urdu version is up here:

  • International Commission of Jurists statement on Husain Haqqani

    admin
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:14 am
    INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS Commission internationale de juristes – Comisión Internacional de Juristas ” Protecting and promoting human rights through the Rule of Law” PRESS RELEASE For immediate release – 25 January 2012 Former Pakistan Ambassador to the US faces threats to his life – ICJ Geneva, Switzerland – The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today expressed its grave concern for the infringement of rights of Hussain Haqqani, former Pakistan Ambassador to the United States of America. Hussain Haqqani has been embroiled in a political and…

  • Happy birthday, Bibi Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari!

    Editor
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:21 pm
    By Saria Benazir. “Benazir Lives”… I’ve always have heard this and possess an unyielding credence in these words. Nevertheless, as I turn up to gaze at the heavens in moments of obscurity, she is there to placate me and to grant me hope and direction. The instant, I see myself ripped by obstructions, she is there to give me valor and vigor. The empathy twinges into trillions and splits my soul as I heed of her brutal assassination even after years, be it a very small mention of the sacrifice that she gave for democracy and humanity. My eyes have not turned blind after watching it and…

  • See No Evil

    admin
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
    By Ali Aftab Saeed: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocks access to porn sites in Pakistan. The central theme of this piece is not porn per se, but the pros and cons of the decision to ban it. In principle of course, if we decide as a nation that we shouldn’t have porn only a click away, then we should have the right to ban it. What is unacceptable is for some agency to control the flow and content of information. Because when authorities decide the content people should have access to, it is usually not for the sake of providing quality information. The concern shown by people…
 
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    The Nation

  • Not govt, OGRA hikes petroleum prices: Chandio

    Agencies
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    Federal Law Minister Maula Bux Chandio Saturday said the joint session of the Parliament could be called in the first week of February. Talking to media outside the parliament house, the federal minster said the Accountability Bill will be brought in consultation with all political parties. Reacting to a question regarding the recent fuel hike, Chandio said it is not the government that is ...

  • Death toll from PIC drug reaction reaches 110

    Agencies
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:57 am
    More than hundred cardiac patients have died after contaminated drugs intake provided by Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and dozens more are in a critical condition in the hospitals. According to sources, the reports of the samples sent to CDL and NIH laboratories have been received by the government but the provincial authorities didn't confirm about it. Today, three more patients including ...

  • Grenade attack leaves four injured in Karachi

    Agencies
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:49 am
    Unidentified men hurled a hand grenade in Liaquatabad area of Karachi on Saturday, injuring four people. Police said attackers, riding a motorcycle, threw the grenade in a hardware shop located in Liaquatabad number 2 market  and managed to flee. The injured were taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The market was closed following the attack.

  • Syrian forces killed 7,384 children: report

    AFP
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:38 am
    Syrian forces have killed at least 7,384 children since March last year in the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). Rima Salah, acting Unicef deputy executive director said as of January 7, 384 children, most were boys, had been killed. She said about 380 children, some less than 14 years old, had been detained. ...

  • Maulana Fazlullah's 'Death Squad' involved in Karachi target killing: Malik

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:27 am
    Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that fugitive militant commander Maulana Fazlullah was sending terrorists from Gilgit to Karachi for targeted killing. The minister told media on Saturday that a group identified as Death Squad was involved in sectarian killing in Karachi and the law enforcement agencies were about to arrest the killers. “Neither any Sunni nor Shia is involved ...
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    CIOPakistan.com - Business Technology Leadership

  • 3G Licenses: Waiting Over or Is It?

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) The fate of 3G licenses seems to be in a sort of titillating balance as various parties in Pakistan fight both for and against the introduction of 3G licensing in the country. While on the…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Intel Pakistan announces winners of International Science and Engineering Fair Intel Pakistan announced the five winners of the Intel National Science Fair. All the winners will be representing Pakistan at the Intel International Science & Engineering…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Yasmin Masood Takes Up PSEB Charge After his two-year tenure, Imran Zia has resigned from his post of Managing Director at Pakistan Software Export Board, PSEB. Until the position is filled, Yasmin Masood has been given…

  • PCW Enablement Fund: Coming Together For a Cause!

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) The International School Educational Olympiad, ISEO, has been organized for more than ten years now, and the event has gained, not just in significance, but also become extremely popular amongst school going children today. The…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:14 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Senators Question 3G License Prices, Move to Stop Auction Government of Pakistan’s plan to auction new telecom licenses came under scrutiny yesterday when opposition senators warned the government to not go ahead with the plan without…
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    Global Voices » South Asia

  • Bhutan: Promoting National Language

    Rezwan
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:56 pm
    Penstar protests against the tendency of some Bhutanese newspapers to undermine Dzongkha language and suggests that the national language needs to be promoted everywhere. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • India: Right To Education vs. The Right Education

    Rezwan
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:26 pm
    Vijay Menon points out that the education in India mostly means passing examinations and earning degree certificates and the issue of the quality of education is being ignored. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Pakistan: Hate Campaign Against Ahmadis In Rawalpindi

    Rezwan
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:11 pm
    Naeem Shamim reports that “Banners and posters containing hate content and threats against Ahmadi Muslims are being displayed at many significant places” in Rawalpindi city near the Pakistani capital Islamabad. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Sri Lanka: Black January

    Rezwan
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:11 pm
    Sunanda Deshapriya reports that Media organisations in Sri Lanka have staged a protest titled “Black January” on January 25, 2012 in Colombo against a series of attacks targeting media personnel in recent years. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper

  • Pakistan: Moral Policing On TV

    Rezwan
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:17 pm
    Raza Habib Raja criticizes moral policing efforts in a Pakistan TV show which generated much controversy. Written by Rezwan · comments (0) Share: Donate · facebook · twitter · reddit · StumbleUpon · delicious · Instapaper
 
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    CIOPakistan.com - Business Technology Leadership

  • 3G Licenses: Waiting Over or Is It?

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) The fate of 3G licenses seems to be in a sort of titillating balance as various parties in Pakistan fight both for and against the introduction of 3G licensing in the country. While on the…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Intel Pakistan announces winners of International Science and Engineering Fair Intel Pakistan announced the five winners of the Intel National Science Fair. All the winners will be representing Pakistan at the Intel International Science & Engineering…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:52 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Yasmin Masood Takes Up PSEB Charge After his two-year tenure, Imran Zia has resigned from his post of Managing Director at Pakistan Software Export Board, PSEB. Until the position is filled, Yasmin Masood has been given…

  • PCW Enablement Fund: Coming Together For a Cause!

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:03 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) The International School Educational Olympiad, ISEO, has been organized for more than ten years now, and the event has gained, not just in significance, but also become extremely popular amongst school going children today. The…

  • E-Panorama

    Rabiya Sulaiman
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:14 am
    (For PC World Pakistan) Senators Question 3G License Prices, Move to Stop Auction Government of Pakistan’s plan to auction new telecom licenses came under scrutiny yesterday when opposition senators warned the government to not go ahead with the plan without…
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    Jobs in Pakistan

  • Internship

    28 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    New: Internship (Save the Children) - Islamabad ....[more] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Outreach Worker

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
    New: Outreach Worker (Save the Children) - Shikarpur ....[more] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
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    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
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    27 Jan 2012 | 11:00 am
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    Pakistan News Watch

  • Azarenka thrashes Sharapova in Open final

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:50 am
    MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

  • Strike in parts of Sindh over 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    KARACHI: A shutter-down strike was being observed in different cities in the Sindh province on Saturday over the 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill, DawnNews reported.

  • Five dead in poll violence in India’s Manipur state

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:20 am
    GUWAHATI: Five people were killed in election related violence in India’s isolated, northeastern state of Manipur, police said on Saturday.

  • Family wants justice in CIA killing

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    ISLAMABAD: One year after a CIA contractor shot to death two Pakistanis, relatives of the victims are living off generous compensation they received in a deal that led authorities to free the American…

  • India cricket at low ebb after whitewash

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:40 am
    ADELAIDE: The pealing of the bells at the cathedral adjacent to the Adelaide Oval sounded more like a death knell to India’s players on Saturday as the tourists slumped to 4-0 series defeat by Australia…
 
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    Pro Pakistani

  • Franchisees Allege Cellular Companies for Pushing them for Fake Sales

    ProPakistani
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:59 am
    Read this post in Urdu Issue of fake sales or fake registrations of cellular SIMs has made headlines recently, especially when a person was able to get a SIM registered in the name Rahman Malik, minister interior. Media reports suggest that over two dozen men were arrested, those from NADRA, franchise staff, CPLC staff, and from other departments who were involved in leaking out the information of Minister upon which the SIM was issued. But a million dollar question is, it was Rahman Malik who had all the resources (or call it Danda) to grab the culprits, but what if such thing happen with a…

  • Intel Announces Winners at the National Science Fair

    ProPakistani
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:10 am
    Intel Pakistan marked the end of its national science competition by announcing the winners of the Intel National Science Fair, who will go on to represent Pakistan at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2012, to be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The grand winners of the Intel National Science Fair are; ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Shiza Ghulab, Mahnoor Hassan and Bushra Shahed from Institute of Computer and Management Sciences, Peshawar.  The individual winners are; Musa Rahim Khan from Agha Khan Higher Secondary School, Chitral and Syed Shahzeb Hussain…

  • Zong IDEOS Now Available at Rs. 6,999

    ProPakistani
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:19 pm
    Read this post in Urdu Zong has further decreased the price for its Huawei Manufactured IDEOS handset. Zong Android Phone is now available for just Rs. 6,999 which was first priced at Rs. 15,999 and then was later offered at Rs. 10,999. Priced at mere Rs. 6,999 Zong IDEOS is powered by Froyo Android operating system. Featured with built-in GPS, IDEOS boasts a proficient TouchScreen with an Ambient Light sensor to keep the screen legible at all times. Google applications including Gmail, Google Maps, Google Places and YouTube are only a tap away from you and that is not all the Android handset…

  • Ufone Handset Now Available at Rs. 749

    ProPakistani
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:18 pm
    Read this post in Urdu Ufone today announced that it has lowered the prices for its G1000 and G3610 phones to an amazing lowest possible prices. G1000, which was earlier priced at Rs. 999 is now offered for just Rs. 799 and that too will include a SIM plus Rs. 50 credit; you can get this phone for Rs. 749 if you don’t want new Ufone SIM. Similarly, G3610 is available for Rs. 1,699 instead of Rs. 1,999. Keep reading for for more details; Ufone G1000 Price: Ufone G1000 Handset: Rs. 799 you can have this phone at Rs. 749 without new SIM. What’s included: Ufone’s G100 handset One new Ufone…

  • Yasmin Masood Takes Up PSEB Charge

    ProPakistani
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:17 pm
    Yasmin Masood has taken up additional charge of Pakistan Software Exports Bureau (PSEB) as Managing Director on Thursday after Imran Zia’s departure.  She is Joint Secretary Admin presently at Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) and likely to look after affairs at PSEB until the selection of new MD is completed. The government has already advertised the vacancy announcement for post of MD PSEB. According to details, the position demands high profile personality of IT industry having at least 15 years experience is required. The candidate must have…
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    Pakistan Times!

  • Mansoor Ijaz given last chance to appear by Feb 9

    Saleem Shaikh
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:33 am
    ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission investigating the high-profile memogate scandal gave Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz last chance to appear before it by February 9. During the fourth meeting of the commission, its chairman, Justice Qazi Faez ...

  • SCOPE, PPAF launch livelihood uplift programme

    Saleem Shaikh
    18 Jan 2012 | 5:20 pm
    Thatta,  January 18: Members of civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and political leaders have pressed on need to take all-out efforts to launch livelihood development programmes to alleviate poverty in Sindh. They also noted that rising ...

  • Much ado about NOTHING

    Ahmad Fuad
    2 Jan 2012 | 1:49 pm
    The nerve-wrecking wait of 9 months is not over yet. He made his last international 100 against South Africa in World Cup 2011. The spectators will have to wait for another inning (who knows, even ...

  • Bridging ‘research-policy-practice’ gap must for sustainable development – SDPI moot

    Saleem Shaikh
    16 Dec 2011 | 1:04 am
    ISLAMABAD, Dec16: There is an urgent need of collaboration among academicians and researchers in order to determine actionable and creative research agenda for socio-economic growth of Pakistan and make the development more durable, said Dr ...

  • Kayani, Pasha file replies to memogate in Apex Court

    Saleem Shaikh
    15 Dec 2011 | 11:48 am
    ISLAMABAD, Dec 15: Cheif of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, DG ISI Shuja Pasha and other respondent on Thursday submitted their replies to the Supreme Court in the memogate case, according to news media. Speaking ...
 
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    Maboot.com

  • Google’s game with webmasters

    Jeff
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:38 am
    I guess experienced webmasters or bloggers would understand my point, that it was a game. It was a game to get people into  ’Content creation’ for the Google IndexThis is in reference to Google’s last year and current changes to its algorithm or ranking factors to ensure the quality of the content on the Internet. Well, there is barely anyone who won’t appreciate better user-experience, top quality sites in SERP and filtering out the Junk or spam sites and discouraging stacking of the ads above the fold. However the question is, Why Google is suddenly taking…

  • Adsense Tips are totally discouraged by Google’s Webmasters guidelines

    Jeff
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:49 pm
    However, my disagreement is over the tips communicated by Adsense to its users. Does Google Webmaster team (esp., Matt Cutts) really read Adsense tips?If you have been following both Google Adsense tips and Google Webmaster guidelines or tips emails. You would realize that most of the time, they are contradicting each other. What is even more ironic, that some users got their Adsense banned just for following their own tips. For instance Adsense tips encourage users to place their ads above the fold, or where they are more noticeable. However the recent, blogpost from Google’s…

  • Fix: Internal Error in Ubuntu 11.10 Software Center when installing Google Chrome

    Jeff
    24 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    There is a known bug, which displays Internal Error, when installing Google Chrome on Ubuntu 11.10 – Apparently this bug was fixed, I was able to install Chrome with and without encountering this bug. As I installed the Ubuntu 11.10 at least five times in the last couple of days using WUBI. Bug Description: Double-clicking the latest version of Google’s Chrome .deb file (x64) results in Software Center (eventually) loading and displaying the following: Internal Error The file “/home/…/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb” could not be opened. Fix: Fix is quite…

  • How to enable FastCGI for a WordPress site hosted on Dreamhost

    Jeff
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:43 am
    FastCGI is now enabled by default on Dreamhost right?. But It does not mean it’s rendering the pages for your WordPress blog automatically. In order to get FastCGI to render pages for your WordPress site on Dreamhost you have to make below changes to your .htaccess file and create a .fcgi script. It’s little time consuming. But hey! it worths the efforts. Because it has decreased the memory load on my PS server by 70%. I am using the exact below configuration and I am using it on Dreamhost VPS and I guess it should work for all the sites hosted on Dreamhost provided FastCGI is enabled on…

  • YOGGRT – One ad per page Network for Awesome Advertisers and Creative Publishers

    Jeff
    28 Oct 2011 | 11:10 am
    It’s been a while since I reviewed any service. Anyway, today I am gonna review a very aspiring Advertising Network, Yoggrt. It’s a new One-Ad-per-Page (I am a Publisher and a Customer of Buysellads, However this post isn’t motivated by any incentive, it’s purely out of my love for them) service by popular Advertising network Buysellads, If you’re a professional advertiser and blogger I am pretty sure that you already know them and perhaps signed up for it too.   Yoggrt for Advertisers: Online advertising is a multi-billion dollars industry. There are too…
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    Mobile Phone Reviews and News

  • New Action Overflow Button To Replace Menu Button In Android

    Mashhood Riaz
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:23 am
    Since Android was launched for the first time, we have been seeing the menu button from the start. It has been located along with the back and home buttons and sometimes with the search button as well. Now, it seems like Google does not like it anymore and in the latest iteration of Android, the [...]

  • Samsung Galaxy S III Expected To Be Released In April This Year

    Mashhood Riaz
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:04 am
    A Russian tech blogger named as Eldar Murtazin, who is quite famous for his hit or miss track record, has stated that according to his inside sources, Samsung is preparing to release Galaxy S III smartphone in April. Murtazin also stated that Samsung will be announcing the product in the end of February, possibly at [...]

  • Send Message From Any Number To Any Number By Using Latest Tweak Named “SpoofTexting”

    Saad Qazi
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:07 am
    Text messaging on mobile phones has now become very popular nowadays and this is the reason why we see all the networks around the world sending and receiving billions of messages each day, obviously text messages are earning high finances for the carriers as well. Well, now text messages are just not used as short [...]

  • iPhone 5 With Over 4 Inches Screen To Be Released In Summer This Year

    Saad Qazi
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:34 am
    Here we are with another iPhone 5 rumor, this comes directly from 9to5Mac. According to the report, a Foxconn employee has reported that the next generation iPhone, dubbed as iPhone 5 is already developed and ready for production. iPhone 5 Release Will Not Be Delayed The report further added that, if this rumor is true [...]

  • Tweak Named “iOS 5 Battery Fix” Available At Cydia Store For Improving iPhone 4s Battery Timing

    Mashhood Riaz
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:38 pm
    iPhone 4S brought many major updates and are being appreciated by the users all around the world but still, this new iPhone also brought battery issues which have been affecting many users since its release. Apple Failed To Solve The Issue Apple took notice of the issue and released iOS 5.0.1 build to fix the [...]
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    Back on Track

  • After flooding in the Philippines, teachers help students recover and resume studies

    Njinga Elisabeth
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    © UNICEF Philippines/2012/MaitemStudents at Consolacion Elementary School in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, use UNICEF-provided school packs to resume their studies. By Marge Francia CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines, 25 January 2012 – In City Central School, in Cagayan de Oro City, two teachers recently held their first day of classes since the devastating floods that swept through their community – even as their own futures looks uncertain. Vivian Benedictos and Marilou Gambuta, co-teachers and best friends, share a first-grade classroom at the school. It is a space they not only…

  • The Role of Education in Peacebuilding

    mkamimura@unicef.org
    19 Jan 2012 | 4:23 pm
    © UNICEF/NYHQ2011-0770/Olivier AsselinSierra Leone. 2011. 19 January 2012 – In 2011, UNICEF commissioned research to investigate the role of education in peacebuilding in conflict-affected states, as part of the Education and Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition (EEPCT) programme – a partnership between UNICEF, the Government of the Netherlands and the European Commission. The study consisted of two phases: Firstly, a literature review of education’s role in peacebuilding. Secondly, the completion of three country case studies (Lebanon, Nepal and Sierra Leone – selected to…

  • Youth participation: success for research and for our future

    botadmin
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:56 am
    © Matthew Emry, 2010, TajikistanAdolescent-and-Youth-Perspectives-Research NEW YORK, 17 January 2012 – Young people often report that they are not given the opportunity to participate in processes that affect their lives; or when they are, they often feel their participation is not meaningful enough. A new case study on youth participatory research supported by UNICEF’s Education in Emergencies and Post-Crisis Transition (EEPCT) programme, or Back on Track, looks at the methodology and processes used in ‘A Study of Adolescent and Youth Perspectives on Education Quality in the Central…

  • Netherlands provides US$10 million for UNICEF Education Programme in Zambia

    botadmin
    16 Jan 2012 | 1:47 pm
    MEDIA RELEASE © UNICEF/NYHQ2009-0323/Christine Nesbitt Zambia, 2009Family members in front of their home on the outskirts of Lusaka. Funding to improve access to equitable quality basic education in 16 priority district LUSAKA, Zambia, 16 January 2012 (UNICEF) – The Government of the Netherlands is supporting the UNICEF education programme in Zambia with US$10 million (50 trillion Zambian kwacha) with a focus on the most vulnerable children in the country. “The overall goal of the programme is to contribute to the national targets of improving children’s access to equitable quality…

  • UNICEF plans to expand innovative pre-school programme

    botadmin
    10 Jan 2012 | 2:38 pm
    By Chris Niles NEW YORK, USA, 9 January 2012 – A quality education is the cornerstone of every child’s rights, yet across the developing world millions of children’s futures are stunted because they don’t have the opportunity to learn. UNICEF is addressing this deprivation with an innovative approach that aims to remove barriers to success in primary school by giving pre-schoolers the knowledge to successfully enter first grade. Called ‘Getting Ready for School: a Child-to-Child Approach’, the programme is a low-cost way to provide supplemental education to pre-schoolers,…
 
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    Telecomistan

  • Android grows in Tablet market

    Ammar Faheem
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:30 pm
    Although tablet PC’s are still in its infancy in terms of market adoption in Pakistan, market penetrating pricing strategies by PTCL (launch of the EVO tablet PC) and some other low cost vendors have made us all see a tablet or two in our social circles. We must have also seen the more sleek and … Read more →

  • PTA Auction Updates (3G/4G/LTE and 800MHz Cellular)

    Ammar Faheem
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:17 am
    In continuation of our end to end coverage of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA), we are presenting the following updates to you in this regard: 1) PTA floated Information Memorandum’s for both Cellular Broadband and 800 MHz GSM license – January 20, 2012 2) PTA has issued a Revised Project Plan/Tentative Schedule – January 21, … Read more →

  • Wi-Tribe and UET Lahore unveil “Wi-Cam”

    Ammar Faheem
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:13 pm
    LAHORE: Wi-Tribe Pakistan and Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, University of Engineering and Technology (KICS-UET) unveiled ‘wi-cam’ at a press conference held at the UET campus yesterday. wi-cam, a CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Management and Administration tool, developed by students and graduates of KICS-UET using open-source technology, allows broadband companies, such as wi-tribe, to remotely configure and manage … Read more →

  • Breaking: RIM replaces co-CEO’s with new CEO

    Ammar Faheem
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:22 pm
    News just in, the struggling Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) is replacing its co-CEO’s (both of them) and it is heard that the current COO (Chief Operating Officer) Thorsten Heins will replace them as the new CEO of the company. After last year’s dismal financial reports, the co-CEO’s of RIM, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, … Read more →

  • PTA Spectrum License – Project/Auction Schedule Released

    Ammar Faheem
    18 Jan 2012 | 1:51 am
    In the past few hours, the PTA has published two documents, one is a marketing brochure being sent to potential investors and the other is a complete project schedule for the WLL, 3G and Instaphone spectrum auctioning. The schedule is as follows: Telecomistan.com promises to keep its audience updated on the status of the auctions to be … Read more →
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    PKARTICLES

  • England 39-4 at tea in pursuit of 146

    The Express Tribune
    28 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    ABU DHABI: England were in trouble at 39-4 at tea on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium here on Saturday. Set 145 to win, England need another 106 runs in the remaining four sessions. Andrew Strauss (23) and Matt Prior (nought) were at the crease. Pakistan lead the three-Test series 1-0. Monty Panesar returned from the wilderness to bag six wickets and help dismiss Pakistan for 214 in their second innings of the second test. Spin duo Panesar, who is playing his first test since July 2009, and Graeme Swann wasted little time after the lunch interval to…

  • Drug reaction takes three more lives in Lahore

    Geo News
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    LAHORE: Three persons lost their lives in Lahore due to the drug reaction that has now pushed the toll to 85 on Sa Continue reading Print this entry

  • Alleged dacoit tortured to death in Karachi

    Geo News
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
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  • OBL raid: Panetta concerned by Pakistan’s treatment of Shakeel Afridi

    The Express Tribune
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has expressed concern about Pakistan’s treatment of a doctor who helped the United States find al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. The doctor, Shakeel Afridi, has been arrested and charged with treason by the Pakistani government. In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” program due to be aired on Sunday,  Panetta acknowledged that Afridi, a Pakistani doctor in Abbottabad, the town where Bin Laden was found, had in fact been working for US intelligence, collecting DNA to verify the 9/11 mastermind’s presence. US Navy…

  • Panesar returns to leave Pakistan in a spin

    The Express Tribune
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    ABU DHABI: Monty Panesar returned from the wilderness to bag six wickets and help dismiss Pakistan for 214 in their second innings of the second test on Saturday, setting England a victory target of 145 to square the three-match series.    Spin duo Panesar, who is playing his first test since July 2009, and Graeme Swann wasted little time after the lunch interval to finish off the Pakistan tail, removing the last three batsmen in just eight overs. Swann was the first to strike, trapping Abdur Rehman lbw for 10 in the first over of the afternoon session as the Pakistan left-hander used…
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  • Farahnaz – Maula (Download Audio)

    Hamad
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:59 am
    Farahnaz – Maula (Download Audio) Click on the Image to Download Artist: Farahnaz Song: Maula Download Now! Farahnaz – Maula (Download Audio) is a post from: Koolmuzone

  • Sajid and Zeeshan – Feather Punch (Download Audio)

    Hamad
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:40 pm
    Sajid and Zeeshan – Feather Punch (Download Audio) Click on the Image to Download Artist: Sajid and Zeeshan Song: Feather Punch Download Now! The 12th track from their album ‘The Harvest‘. Take a listen to the song below: Sajid and Zeeshan – Feather Punch (Download Audio) is a post from: Koolmuzone

  • We Are Now Just a Bit More Pakistani

    Hamad
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Since the beginning, KoolMuzone has always been about Pakistaniat. We started this blog to change what we thought was wrong with Pakistani music outlets. Our purpose always has been to serve Pakistani content and to provide Pakistani musicians with a platform for them to get heard. It has been a very eventful journey for us since during the past three years many a times we have been a target of various hacking and malware attempts, due to which we have faced quite a lot of problems. In an effort to eradicate all the problems associated with our last domain name, we had to change our domain…

  • Ali Zafar & Aditi Rao – Voh Dekhnay Mein – London Paris New York (Video)

    Hamad
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:28 pm
    Artist: Ali Zafar Song: Voh Dekhnay Mein Movie: London Paris New York Lyrics: Voh Dekhnay Mein Kesi Seedhi Saadi Lagti Hai Bolti Kay Wo Tau Kuch Nahi Samjhti Ander Se Kitni Tezz Hai Kabhi Ajeeb Si Kabhi Haseen Lagti Kabhi Kisi Kitaab Ka He Scene Lagti Philosophy Ka Craze Hai Ho Kehti He Ye Aik Phase Hai Ho Kehti He Ye Aik Phase Hai Jaan-e-Jaan Jaan-e-Man Tou Her Gaanay Me Ata He Perwana Romeo Her Larka Hi Ban Jata He Likhoon Tou Kya Likhoon Banoon Tou Kya Banoon He Filmon Me Larka Hi Kyun Larki Ko Phansata Hai Na Chahoon Bhi Tou Mein Sabhi Wo Kar Jata Hoon Wo Aaye Saamnay Mein Sudhar Jata…

  • Abdullah Qureshi – Afreen Afreen (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan cover)

    Hamad
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:22 pm
    A small effort by Abdullah Qureshi to give tribute to the great Legend. Abdullah Qureshi – Afreen Afreen (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan cover) is a post from: Koolmuzone
 
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  • Study in Europe with University of Oulu International Master’s Scholarship Programme

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    20 Jan 2012 | 1:40 am
    The University of Oulu International Master’s Scholarships provide EURO 2.4 million in scholarships to academically talented international students who wants to study in Finland. The deadline of applications for the International Master’s Scholarship is 31 January 2012.  Host Institution(s): University of Oulu, Finland  Field(s) of study:  The scholarship is aimed at students studying for a [...] Related posts: Study in UK with Keele International Student Scholarship 2012-2013 Chinese Government Scholarships “Nanjing University Master and PhD Program” Study in Europe on…

  • Study in France with Emile Boutmy Scholarships for International Students

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    19 Jan 2012 | 1:39 am
    Sciences Po created the Emile Boutmy Scholarship after the founder of Sciences Po (1871) in order to attract the very best international students from outside of the European Union. The Emile Boutmy Scholarship is awarded to top students whose profiles match the admissions priorities of Sciences Po and individual course requirements. Undergraduate Deadline:  2 May [...] Related posts: Scholarships for International Students to study in Greece Study in Sweden with Swedish Institute Study Scholarships for International Developing Country Students Study in UK with Keele International Student…

  • pkstudent.com Launches its forum/discussion board

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    14 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
    On popular demand pkstudent.com launches its forum/discussion board. You can post your questions, test taking tips, admission queries, O/A Level score, Matric/FSc results, admission results, student visa related etc questions here and they will surely be answered. The forum can also be useful for you to find study partners. Link to forum: http://www.pkstudent.com/forum/ Pkstudent.com gained enormous [...] Related posts: Australian Building Codes Board Research Scholarship

  • Study In Australia: Admission, Scholarship & Research Proposal

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    13 Jan 2012 | 11:21 pm
    Here you will find comprehensive information about the generic queries like: What is the right process to secure admission at Australian Universities What are the prospect opportunities of Scholarships in Australian Universities, IELTS/TOEFL and its preparation, General tips of writing a Research Proposal Processing Visa Application 1) Right process of admission at Australian Universities Generally students [...] Related posts: Study in Austrailia with Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS) Study in Ireland with Hardiman Research Scholarships King Abdulaziz University (KAU)…

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  • Waqas is Twenty Four!

    Waqas Ali
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:57 am
    Sorry it is been weeks since I have written a post (or may be that’s a good thing). It is my birthday. I am 24 now. Each year my birthday realizes me many things. I look into past and future. Prepare myself to be a better person, tried to do the same last year. I failed. I succeeded sometimes too. It is great. It is all great where I find myself now. I am not really sure how to say, but let’s keep it simple: Thank you for being with. I am thankful I am still alive. And universe is giving me an opportunity to work on wonderful projects like leading Hometown Shoes. I have learned:…

  • Pakistan blocks sites which contains word ‘Shoes’ in the URL

    Waqas Ali
    10 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm
    Like me, if you live on Internet and Pakistan, strong are the chances you’re already familiar with the Authority of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). We know PTA from their active involvement in our SMS, Watching us online, and yes banning Facebook and other websites in general. Most recently over 1,000 porn sites were blocked by internet service providers (ISP), directed by PTA. It was also stated by a source, “They are adding to the list on a daily basis.” Here is where I and PTA get face-to-face, my problem is not like they have blocked my favorite porn site.

  • What Not To Do in 2012

    Waqas Ali
    30 Dec 2011 | 5:36 pm
    2011 is to over. Exactly a year back when I was finishing 2010, I had many goals, and challenges set for me. One of them was ‘writing daily‘ which I couldn’t fulfill. I have published 117 posts on this blog, including this one. To tell you the inside story, I couldn’t do most of what I planned. I had a to-do list for 2011, which is ending with less accomplishments but thankfully more learning than ever. My purpose was to do few things regularly which would make me a better person for 2011. Gladly, I’m a better person today than what I was a year back. This time,…

  • I am Alive and Back

    Waqas Ali
    27 Dec 2011 | 4:28 pm
    Greetings, Christmas and Holidays! For the past 2 hours, I am trying writing a formal post titled: What Is Going On to get back on blogging. But I just can’t complete that. Fortunately I can’t wait another day to tell you guys that I am alive, back and in good shape. More to come shortly. I hope to complete the post tomorrow, if not, no worries. I have been doing several pleasant and uncomfortable things to get better. And I am better, so we’ll talk about them. Till then, smile, you’re designed to! (I read this sentence few days back and loved it.) I hope each of you…

  • Want to Fix Problems? Learn or Find Learner

    Waqas Ali
    5 Dec 2011 | 7:02 pm
    Making something from scratch ain’t easy, but it is never boring. I love working on Hometown. But here is a problem/opportunity I am encountering every single day. For the past 4 years I have been learning about internet tools, doing business and what not. Yes I was taking help from all the gurus, resources and my experience. So what is the problem? Problem is very simple. All the problems I am facing are totally new for me, I have never encountered anything like that. I have never talked with VCs or worked on business plan. And when I look back at what I learned. It doesn’t help…
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  • Fauji Bin Qasim: Record earnings in 2011; margins erosion ahead

    Mahmood Elahi
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:53 pm
    Fauji Bin Qasim (FFBL) reported record profits; sedate period ahead Fauji Bin Qasim (FFBL) announced record EPS of PRs11.53 for 2011, +67% YoY on the back of peak DAP margins. The excitement surrounding the results has seen Fauji Bin Qasim‘s stock price recover 19% from its low of PRs42.05 in early Jan. Going forward, we foresee a comparatively sedate period where we reiterate our view of a potential decline in int’l DAP prices and margins, leading to 46% YoY drop in 2012E EPS. After incorporating the higher than expected gas price increase on Jan 1st, our PO now stands at…

  • Lucky Cement: Earnings growth to continue during 2QFY12

    Mahmood Elahi
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:10 am
    1HFY12 EPS expected at PKR9.52: Lucky cement is scheduled to announce its 2QFY12 financial results on January 30, 2012.Weexpect Lucky cement to post PAT of PKR3.0bn (EPS: PKR9.52), up 1.1x YoY during 1HFY12. 2QFY12 EPS is expected at PKR4.86, up 1.1x YoY. Higher EBITDA margins to support earnings: Weexpect Lucky cement to realize EBITDA margin of PKR1,763/ton, up 77% YoY, primarily on the back of 14% YoY higher net retention prices during 2Q. Lucky cement’s net selling prices for local dispatches during 2QFY12 are expected at PKR5,221/ton, up 34% YoY, where net selling prices on export…

  • PPL: Robust 1H; stronger 2H ahead

    Mahmood Elahi
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:02 am
    Pakistan Petroleum (PPL) posted a strong set of numbers with 1H FY12 EPS of PRs15.3/sh and DPS of PRs5, the results carried a nominal negative surprise. 21% bottom line growth is mainly driven by higher sales and other income. We maintain our full year estimates (1H EPS constitutes 46% of our FY12 estimate). Backed by higher oil & gas prices and 43% growth in oil production, sales grew by 21% YoY in 1H. QoQ sales are flat, a key surprise considering volume growth of 2%. We are not overly concerned on 22% higher opex YoY. We flag higher 2H earnings on combination of (1) production addition…

  • Indus Motors: Triggers abound for stock to rally

    Mahmood Elahi
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:50 am
    We see strong 1HFY12 earnings of PRs23.6/sh – 2x YoY, expected PRs10/sh interim payout and seasonal uptick in sales as key triggers set to unfold strong stock performance for Indus Motors. Indus Motors is trading at FY12E P/E of 5.1x, P/B of 1.0x and offers 9.1% D/Y, we reiterate Buy with PO of PRs250/share. In the past six years, excluding market crash and subsequent run-up in 2009, Indus stock has delivered average total return of 15.1% in 2HFY. Inline with historical seasonal trend where income from agriculture driven areas drives demand, we expect Indus Motors sales to improve 12%…

  • Gold, Silver, Crude Oil Trend – January 25, 2011

    Mahmood Elahi
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:46 am
    Gold Trend! 25-01-2012 Technical: Pivot: $1669: Buy gold above $1669 next upside targets will $1677,$1687 and $1694. Sell gold only below $1669 downside targets will $1657,$1650 and $1640. Fundamental: Gold inched lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, which could weigh on the dollar. The Fed, which will start a new practice of announcing policymakers’ interest-rate projections, will probably conclude the meeting with a signal that interest rates will be held near zero into 2014. We advised investor to adopt cautious…
 
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