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PTA says it does not maintain the record of mobilephone subscribers. On the other hand IndianTelecommunication Regulatory Authority(TRAI)has just started to undo the mistakes of past, PTAand Government of Pakistan need to follow themin order to strengthen our own sector.

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n Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

(PTA) has recently published the annual

report for the year 2009-10 which says

that Telecommunication sector in Pakistan

has achieved a state of maturity and all

the indicators are turning favorable for the

growth of Telecommunication sector in

Pakistan. The report highly emphasizes on

the 100 million subscriber base milestone

that PTA achieved in July 2010.

According to report, Pakistan currently has

60.4 percent mobile phone penetration

rate which is behind Malaysia which

stands at 96.8 percent. India stands at

number 3 with 53.8 percent, SriLanka at

35.0 percent, Bangladesh at 35.0 percent

and Nepal is struggling with 20.0 percent

mobile penetration rate at number 6 posi-

tion in South East Asia.

This report highlights various aspects of

telecommunication sector of Pakistan. In

the 77 pages report, no where it is men-

tioned that how many subscribers are Ac-

tive out of 100 million total SIMs sold so

far in Pakistan.

According to a news item by Zulqernain

Tahir in Daily Dawn last week, Currently,

there are nearly 65 million active mobile-

phone subscribers in Pakistan. At this stage,

it is dicult to find out the correct number

of active subscribers, for this purpose, PTA

or any other authority needs to maintain a

proper database of multi-SIMs holders.

In response to the questions raised by

Zulqernain, PTA spokesman said, there

are no international norms to record mul-

Cover story Mudassar J Mufti

Pta says it does not maintain the record of mobile phone subscribers. on the other hand Indian telecommunication regulatory authority(traI)has just started to undo the mistakes of past, Pta and government ofPakistan need to learn from them in order to strengthen our own sector.

If actual number of SIMs are announced the value of operators will comedown accordingly and this will be very dicult for them in the 2011-2012when most of the operators will be busy in consolidation because value ofany operator is calculated by the number of active customers it has.

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tiple SIMs being used by the users there-

fore, the PTA records no such data. With

regard to inactive subscriber data, he

says it does not record any such data.

This clearly shows that PTA does not have

any mechanism to maintain the data of

mobilephone subscribers in Pakistan and

it only relies on mobile phone operators

for all sort of statistics.

At this time of year when Pakistan has just

started to calculate the after eects of

massive floods which resulted in displace-

ment of more than 20 million people from

their homes, when the entire world is sus-

pecting us and pushing us to do more

and eliminate the terrorists from our land,

when law and order situation is at worst,

this kind of statement can only shake the

confidence of every Pakistani who believe

that the watch dog is monitoring the

communication companies day and night.

Apart from security reasons, this state-

ment is technically wrong by any means.

Today, it is much easier to maintain the

record at run time with the help of most

advanced and strongest databases on

earth. It seems PTA tried to escape the sit-

uation by issuing such statement just to

hold high its claim of 100 million sub-

scriber mark and at the same time it does

not want to oend few of the operators

who are really facing this menace of dead

and inactive SIMs (Subscriber Identity

Module).

Daily Times recently published a telecom

survey of June 2010 conducted by Lirnea-

sia, a research centre of IT and Telecom

which estimated that 22.8 percent of

99.18 million subscriber base is in active as

people carry more than one SIM.

Telecommunication analyst in Pakistan es-

timate this figure to be 35% of 100.7 mil-

lion of inflated subscriber base.

An ocial from a Telecom Company told

ApnaTime.com, It has not happened over

night, it is a result of costly issuance of

more than required GSM licenses, imbal-

ance tax structure, premature price war,

improper monitoring and craze to remain

abreast of Indian Telecommunication sec-

tor in order to boast early achievements.

Lets match a statement of Jon Eddy Ab-

dullah, CEO, Telenor Pakistan which he

gave in July 2009 in an interview, Pakistan

had the lowest call rates in the world and

a continuous reduction in charges, as seen

in the past, to attract customers was no

more viable for the future as the industry

had already hit rock bottom.

This means that in the long term, having

five operators in a market with intense

competition and low prices may not re-

main feasible anymore. This can result in

anything from mergers and acquisitions

to dropping out of the market, he further

added.

About investment he mentioned, We also

understand that when this industry flour-

ishes, it helps the economy by attracting

foreign direct investment (FDI), contribut-

ing heavily to the national exchequer,

generating employment and increasing

productivity of almost every sector. There-

fore, it is imperative that the taxation

structure for the mobile industry is ration-

alized further

2009-10 Telecom report explains the

whole story. Total investment in telecom

sector declined from US $ 1.64 Billion in

2008-09 to US $ 1.13 Billion in 2009-10.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Telecom

which was US $ 815 Million in the year

2008-09 shrunk to mere US $ 374 Million.

FDI reduced dramatically because there

was no juice left in earnings. GSM sector

contributed PKR 6.6 Billion activation tax

in 2009-10 toward national exchequer al-

most 53% less than 2008-09 when it was

PKR 14.1 Billion and this happened be-

cause the entire telecom sector could only

add 4.8 million subscribers in 2009-10

which was 6.3 million in 2008-09 and 24.8

million in 2007-08.

Lack of interest from the operators is also

visible in the expansion area where, all 5

GSM companies could only add 1,967 Cell

Sites in 2009-10. The total number of Cell

Sites in Pakistan stands at 30,126 today

Source:PTA

Source:PTA


which stood at 28, 159 in 2008-09, 21,518

in 2007-08 and 13,725 in 2006-07. Mo-

bilink and Warid remained lowest in-

vestors in this area during 2009-10.

Statistics reveal that it will not stop here,

indicators will decline further in the fol-

lowing months. For the last 2 years, SIMs

are being sold at throw away prices just to

remain a head in number game and the

cheapest possible rates are being oered.

It seems, at this time, operators are less

concerned about expansion plans, they

want to sell more SIMs to those who are

already carrying multiple SIMs.

Analysts say, If actual number of SIMs are

announced the value of operators will

come down accordingly and this will be

very dicult for them in the 2011-2012

when most of the operators will be busy

in consolidation because value of any op-

erator is calculated by the number of ac-

tive customers it has.

In Pakistan a subscriber with single CNIC

can purchase 10 SIMs of each operator.

That means a single subscriber can easily

purchase 50 lawful SIMs in total. Practically

speaking no single subscriber can handle

more than 5 SIMs but there are sub-

scribers who are having more than 20

SIMs in their name. These excessive SIM

cards remain in-active for the entire year

unless the respective operator run an

oer/scheme for the unused SIMs and

give an incentive to the subscriber in

shape of free minutes, unlimited SMSes

and prizes. This activity gives a temporary

life to the dead SIMs which again go back

to the deep pockets unless another oer is

made. Such an oer generates minimal

revenue but increases the capital value of

an operator.

According to PTA's definition for an active

subscriber, A subscription would be

counted as `Active Subscription` if the

subscription that is registered in the inter-

nal subscriber system of mobile service

provider (i.e HLR) makes any revenue gen-

erating activity including Outgoing (Voice

Calls, SMS, MMS), Incoming (Voices calls)

and Others (Recharge activity, Roaming

services, Data transmissions including

GPRS/internet access, data transfers, re-

ceipt sessions), during last 90 days

despite of this definition, operators keep

running advertisements to activate the SIMs

which are dead/inactive for past 90 days.

Such oers violates this very rule of PTA.

It has been observed that PTA is not paying

attention to this issue which has created

havoc in the telecom sector. Due to very

un-real total subscriber base, the ARPU

which stands in actual at more than PKR

360(if only active subscriber are consid-

ered) comes down to mere PKR 200 (if 100

Mn subscribers are considered) which has

proven unhealthy for the FDI in Pakistan.

Authority will have to exercise its powers

to create a balance the way Indian regula-

tor TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of

India) has done during the last few weeks.

Similar to the situation in Pakistan, Indian

telecom operators have been claiming the

combined subscriber base to have

reached 687.7 million at the end of Sep-

tember 2010. The multiple-SIM phenome-

non has also created unfeasible

environment for the investors besides rais-

ing the security threats in India.

In order to save the entire sector Indian

regulator TRAI has recalculated the entire

subscriber base and found that 70 % of

the total claimed subscriber base is active.

The actual customer has been recalcu-

lated as 482 million active wireless sub-

scriber.

This is the first time that TRAI has re-

vealed the active number of subscriber

base using the Visitor Location Register

(VLR). This system of calculating sub-

scribers shows only those subscribers

who make calls or send SMS regularly.

This is worth mentioning here that TRAI

also consider the 90 days period for a

SIM to be assumed as active.

If PTA says, there are no international

norms to record multiple SIMs being

used by the users therefore the PTA

records no such data. With regard to in-

active subscriber data, it says it does

not record any such data then it will

have to reconsider its policy and prac-

tice what is in the interest of our coun-

try. PTA collect huge taxes and license

fee every year. It becomes the duty of

the authority to maintain a level playing

field for everyone.

There are bigger milestones to be

achieved than a fake 100 million figure. n

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Source:PTA


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n At the price of Rs. 55,999 this mar-

velous gadget is available at selective

Mobilink sale points. Mobilink is the first

mobile operator in Pakistan to launch

Windows Phone 7 powered HTC HD7

smartphone. The HTC HD7 smartphone

features the latest Windows Phone 7

platform which includes cutting-edge

technologies and a series of unique ap-

plications that complements the Win-

dows Phone 7 Hub and Tile experience.

Launched under the umbrella of Mo-

bilinks post-paid brand indigo, the HTC

HD7 smartphone is bundled with FREE

GPRS for the first three months.

Powered by Microsofts latest Win-

dows Phone 7 platform, HTC HD7 is a

cutting-edge solution oering a power-

ful range of innovative online services,

keenly sought by high-end users, online

social-networking enthusiasts, bloggers

and corporate professionals alike. The

Windows Phone 7 also integrates with

many popular Microsoft services such as

Oce in the smartphone.

The HTC HD7 smartphone allows you

to watch movie in style on a huge 4.3

inch widescreen display with kickstand.

With the 1Ghz processor, the HTC HD7

provides you with an exhilarating brows-

ing experience and access to your multi-

media and social network. With the

16GB built-in memory, users can store a

huge library of 720p HD videos, music

and games.

Mobilink was the first cellular opera-

tor to launch BlackBerry in Pakistan. Pro-

viding BlackBerry Services and 360

degree after sales support to thousands

of indigo customers, it is also the only

operator working directly with the man-

ufacturers RIM (Research in Motion). Mo-

bilink was also the first cellular operator

to launch the android handset, Motorola

Milestone in local market earlier this

year. With the launch of HTC HD7, Mo-

bilink yet again becomes the first cellular

operator to introduce the first Windows

Phone 7 platform based smartphone,

the latest technology for ultimate 360

degree connectivity in Pakistan.

Mobilink organized a Blogger Meet-

teChnology ApnaTime.com

Country Head, Brightex Pvt Ltd, Naeem Tabish, Ms Sadaf from Mobilink along with bloggers.


n Tests by Nokia Siemens Networks have shown that the lat-

est iPhone software supports Network Controlled Fast Dor-

mancy. With this feature, the network and the handset work

together to create the best conditions for smartphones to

work quickly, yet have a long battery life and minimize net-

work congestion. Network Controlled Fast Dormancy is also

supported by Nokia Siemens Networks recent mobile broad-

band network software release (RU20). Tests indicate that the

two releases are compatible.

Network Controlled Fast Dormancy goes a long way to help

solve the network congestion challenge posed by smartphones.

The problem lies in the huge amount of signalling that smart-

nokia siemens networks reveals that apples latest iPhone softwaresupports network features to reduce smartphone signalling and traccongestion

how networks helpsmartphones work faster for longer

up at Rendezvous, Islamabad to launch the new HTC HD7 smart-

phone especially in the blogging community. About 45 bloggers

mainly from Islamabad but also from Karachi and Lahore attended

the event. The meet-up was extremely interactive and had a lot of

online activities to keep the blogging community active and give

them chances to win prizes during the blogger meet-up.

A brand new HTC HD7 smartphone was also given away by

Mobilink to one of the bloggers through an online Facebook com-

petition. All participants were asked to take write a message in an

empty HTC HD7 phone frame on paper, take a photo and upload it

on their Facebook pages with a caption to encourage their friends

to help them win the free smartphone by Mobilink.

Instantly, all bloggers started taking photos and uploading

it on Facebook. The winner at the end of Meet-up was Red-

mond Pie from Karachi who managed to get over 300 likes in

just 25 minutes. As of today, the likes to that photo have

crossed 2,000 likes. n

Nokia Siemens Networks solves thisproblem with a dierent approach. In-stead of keeping handsets idle, itmaintains them in another state calledCell_PCH. This uses no more batterypower than Idle state and needs onlybetween three and 12 signals to moveto the Active state to send data.

teChnology

Ms Sadaf, PR Department Mobilink talking to bloggers at the event


phones generate, up to eight times that of

laptops using dongles. When smart-

phones are left unused for a short while,

they go into an Idle state. It then takes

about 30 signalling exchanges with the

network to wake them up when the user

wants to do something.

All this signalling takes time, up to two

seconds, so to avoid frustrating delays for

the user, some networks keep the smart-

phone in the Active mode to cut response

time. But this drains the battery, so hand-

set manufacturers developed Fast Dor-

mancy software that returns the

smartphone to the battery-saving Idle

state very quickly.

The trouble is that many smartphone

applications are set to connect to the net-

work every few seconds, such as an email

application checking for new messages.

Signalling goes up as the smartphone fre-

quently switches between states and this

eats network capacity, sometimes block-

ing other phones from even making calls.

Nokia Siemens Networks solves this

problem with a dierent approach. Instead

of keeping handsets idle, it maintains

them in another state called Cell_PCH. This

uses no more battery power than Idle state

and needs only between three and 12 sig-

nals to move to the Active state to send

data. Fewer signals mean that delays for

the user are cut to only half a second, net-

work congestion is eliminated and smart-

phone batteries last longer.

Network Controlled Fast Dormancy

helps handsets use either Cell_PCH or Fast

Dormancy, depending on the network, to

maximize battery lifetime and minimize

signalling. Nokia implemented a similar

feature in its smartphones in Q2 2010.

Apples new software release heralds an-

other major industry player working to re-

duce signalling trac across networks,

which is good news for operators. Nokia

and Apple deliver half of all new smart-

phones in the world, all of which now con-

tribute to an improved user experience

and cost reduction for operators. Nokia

Siemens Networks is the only vendor sup-

porting Cell_PCH in live commercial net-

works.

Nokia Siemens Networks also man-

ages its Radio Network Controllers (RNCs),

which manage data connections and mo-

bility, in a very ecient way, reducing the

likelihood of network overload and poor

end-user experience. To further enhance

battery life, Nokia Siemens Networks also

uses continuous packet connectivity (CPC)

which shuts down the smartphone trans-

mitter and receiver in idle phases to re-

duce its power consumption. In addition,

the companys technology enables end

users to make concurrent voice and data

calls even when using a GSM network.

This avoids calls going straight to voice-

mail if the data connection is active. Such

technologies are complemented by a

wide range of other services and solutions

that help to make the smartphone experi-

ence simply better for users and reduce

costs for operators.

One Middle Eastern operator found

that smartphones on a Nokia Siemens

Networks-supplied network had a battery

life of 11 hours compared to six hours on a

competing network, while testing in

North America found that Nokia Siemens

Networks-supplied networks generate up

to 50 percent less signalling.

The subject of networks optimized for

smartphones will be one of the key areas

addressed as part of Nokia Siemens Net-

works Smart Delivery theme in 2011. n

Many smartphone applications are set to connect to the networkevery few seconds, such as an email application checking fornew messages. Signalling goes up as the smartphone frequentlyswitches between states and this eats network capacity, some-times blocking other phones from even making calls

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n Not long ago tablets were seen as strug-

gling machines, an unfit gadget right in the

middle of cellphones and computers. Ease of

handling and reliability were the biggest of

questions for its manufacturers. Technology

and operating system (OS) were really limited

to fulfill the needs of a mobile user.

Contrary to this, in 2010, the prospects, of such

a machine which is much smaller than a com-

puter and too much powerful than a cell

phone, are very high. Apple plunged into this

uncertain domain with its iPad and claimed 1

million iPads in less than one month from April

to May 2010 and by mid of October, it had sold

more than 4.19 million units worldwide.

Announced in September 2010, world's sec-

ond famous tablet that has promised to make

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with audio player Standard 3.5 mm audio jack Accelerometer, ambient-light and gyro sensor Think Free Oce, a good oce document editor Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support Stereo speakers and good audio quality Support for 2D and 3D games 4000 mAh Li-Ion battery last long enough


a mark is Samsung's Galaxy Tab. Tab is a

marvelous piece of machine that is yet to

be launched ocially in Pakistan. The com-

pany has set its launch date to be the 3rd

week of December 2010. Luckily, we had a

chance to play with this gadget before it

hits the stores. As as I am writing this re-

view, Samsung Galaxy Tab has proven to

be a perfect and unbeaten competitor of

Apple iPad. So far, Samsung has sold 1 mil-

lion Tabs world wide following the success

of Samsung Galaxy S which it claims to

have sold nearly 10 million units since its

launch. After the success of Galaxy S, it was

much easier for Samsung to work on

something like Tab. They only had to make

it bigger and stronger, both, physically and

technically.

We reviewed Samsung Galaxy S (I9000) in

September 2010 and found it to be the

best of Samsung has ever produced.

Whereas, Samsung Tab share almost

everything Galaxy S had apart from the

fact that manufacturer added 3 inches to

its size and taken away 2 megapixels from

the camera. Just like I9000 it is equipped

with 1GHz hummingbird processor and

powerVR SGX540 graphic accelerator,

512MB RAM, a complete connectivity set

and 16GB internal storage. The operating

system has been upgraded from Android

2.1 to its latest 2.2 Froryo.

Though, Tab is larger than Galaxy S but de-

sign wise both are slimmest in their own

categories. On this very large phone cum

computer, you will find minimal hardware

control. A Volume Rocker and

Power/Screen Lock Key on the right side

similarly, SIM card tray and microUSB card

slot on the lower part of the right side.

Tab does not have a standard microUSB,

instead it has a 30-pin port which it uses

for the charger as well as the miniHDMI

port on the multimedia stand. Our test

piece was only accompanied by a charger

therefore, we could not connect it to our

PC for data sharing. We only used Blue-

tooth for the data sharing which was

rather slow and painful for larger files. It

could only shifted our data at an average

of 100 kb/s.

The left side is all empty except for the mi-

crophone pinhole. On the top, 3.5 mm jack

is located which is pretty exposed without

any lid/cover

Two stereo speakers along with the 30-pin

connector are placed right at the bottom

of the Tab. The Galaxy Tab does not charge

over the USB cable, therefore, using a

charger into this 30-pin is the only way to

pump in the life.

The front of Tab is TFT capacitive touch-

screen, 16M colors having display of 600

x 1024 pixels measuring 7 inches. The

screen is Gorilla Glass Display. What is

this? From the definition, Gorilla Glass is

an un-scratchable, un-shatterable mate-

rial used as a protective window for your

mobile phone, PMP, or laptop display.

This glass is fingerprint-prone, no matter

how frequently you clean it, fingerprints

will never go away but don't worry,

when screen is active, it appears quite

clean.

Other than this, the front display is im-

pressive, you can not compare it to Su-

perAMOLED which Samsung uses in

other cellphones, but still it works very

well to win you heart.

The sensitivity of the front glass is su-

perb a very slightest of touch of your

bare finger will be registered, for sure.

There is video-call camera and the ambi-

ent light sensor on the top of the display

whereas, at the bottom, below the dis-

play, there are four capacitive buttons,

Back, Home, Context Menu and dedi-

cated Search key. All are large enough to

be used easily with comfort.

Rare of the Tab is all white with only 3.2

megapixel camera and its LED flash. The

battery cover is not removable so if some-

thing happens to your battery, you will

need to visit Samsung's service centers.

home screen/InterfaceThe Tab is equipped with Android's latest,

2.2 Froyo. The home screen has the capac-

ity to oer you 9 panes to populate with

widgets/short cuts to applications/folders.

You will hardly like to populate 3 to 4

panes as extra will never be required. Even

all 4 home screen panes are very rarely

used on my Ubuntu 10.04 OS that I use on

my notebook.

There is something unique to this

gadget and that is 3 soft buttons beauti-

fully placed at the bottom of the home

screen which are Email, Web browser

and the Home. It is the center one, Home

which is used for alternating between

your main menu and you homescreen.

The Notification area resides at the top

of the screen holds easy access to Wi-Fi,

Bluetooth, GPS, Sound Toggles and two

interesting features, Auto-rotation

switch (which can enable and disable

the accelerometer-based rotation) and

Brightness Control knob. Underneath,

you see the entire status of the ma-

chine whether it is a missed call, SMS or

an email.

Galaxy Tab is the first Android phone to

have provided the option to change the

saturation and contrast of your screen

from the setting menu.

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Notification Area


connectivityWhen you turn the Wi-Fi mode on, Galaxy

Tab automatically scan and configure the

available wireless networks and give you

the choice to select the desired one. In the

absence of Wi-Fi the phone automatically

switches to the GPRS/EDGE mode which

was also configured very swiftly on our

machine. On a big 7 inches screen, you will

like to see your browsing a little brisk to

enjoy the actual impact of the screen size.

As far as Wi-Fi is concerned, you will get

what you wish but GPRS/EDGE, in the ab-

sence of 3G, will not fulfill your this desire.

We used Ufone, Mobilink and Warid to

check the browsing and downloading

speed. Only Warid's glow was able to load

our web pages fast enough, Mobilink and

Ufone only created the irritation.

task manager is informativeand handy The Task Manager can be activated from

the Application menu or you can bring its

icon on the home screen. It shows all the

running/active application, let you end

them one by one or end them all, uninstall

any or all of them, clear your RAM so that

you could save resources of your phone. It

becomes handy by telling you at any time

the percentage of resources(CPU and

Memory) being used by the active applica-

tions so you could manage it accordingly

depending upon your need.

We never felt to kill/end any application

just because it was consuming too much

resources. We almost ran a dozen applica-

tions simultaneously and hats o to 1GHz

hummingbird processor and 512 MB of

RAM which never slowed down the per-

formance of machine.

One thing I should mention here, in the

Task Manager, you will only notice 444MB

of available RAM out of 512 MB which

Samsung claims the phone has, where the

rest of the memory has gone? I think, Sam-

sung has reserved that remaining memory

to make sure it will have enough free oper-

ating memory at all times for basic OS op-

erations.

callingIt all depends upon the user's choice to use

7 inches Galaxy Tab as the primary phone

because you can only talk by loudspeaker

or being more sensible you can use pair of

headphone or a bluetooth because this

device does not have standard earpiece,

therefore, you can not put it next to your

ear as you do with other phones and will

not like shouting at the device sitting

among people. Also, the loudness of

speaker will not help you in the noisy

areas.

Unlike other android-based touchscreen

phones, the screen also does not go black

during a call. Since display is always in front

of your eyes during all sort of call, you have

the option to note down a number easily

or change other in-call options like confer-

ence call, mute, hold etc.

textingThere are no folders to access for creating

any SMS/MMS. A single click will open the

SMS application. You can either go to it

from the menu or click on a contact to acti-

vate the module. Texting on large QWERTY

buttons is always easy. Attaching an

image/video file is just one click away

which can be previewed at the same time.

Like Galaxy S, this device also support

threaded SMS or a messenger chat like dis-

play for those who are not familiar to it. You

have the options of cut, copy and paste.

Theres an application-specific search that

lets you quickly find a given message

among all your stored SMS and MMS.

Like a computer application, email client is

easy to configure. Galaxy Tab gives you a

list of all your emails on the left and the

right side pane shows the preview of any

selected email along with the regular op-

tions of Reply, Forward, Delete etc.

It also supports batch processing, that

means, you can select/delete as many

emails in one go as you desire. There is no

limit of creating email accounts whether its

a default Gmail or any other mail server.

The gadget also oers a combined

Inbox for the ease of handling incoming

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Browsing is considered to be the best on Android platformsand doing it on a mini PC like display is something to high-light. You get a complete browser window, even it get rid ofaddress bar when you say it. The entire page loads in one go,touch zoom enables you see your text at a maximum possiblelevel. You keep zooming and software will keep adjusting thepage orientation to avoid unwanted scrolling whether youare having portrait or landscape position.

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emails from multiple accounts. And just

like MMS, attachment is not a problem,

its a mini computer.

movie/audio PlayerVideo player is the application which

amuses movie lovers the most. The movie

really run smooth on this mega display

which support dozens of format DivX and

XviD.

There is a feature called Mosaic which split

the video into separate scenes thus mak-

ing it easier for you to choose where you

want to start your movie from. If you don't

have to go with the built-in movie player,

Android market is full of movie software,

you can download which ever you like.

Subtitles loads swiftly but it does not sup-

port other languages.

We watched two consecutive movies and

still we had plenty of battery charge left.

Besides movies, audio is also far more

improved and user friendly. Just like the

contact list or email client, music player

also gives you two panes. Left one

shows you the main categories/groups

(artist/album/genre etc) and the right

one shows the associated music files. So

it is pretty simple to select your desired

audio file.

Galaxy Tab oers preset equalizer as well

as the option to customize your settings.

The sound quality is awesome with head-

phones or external speakers.

Samsung also added the music hub app

here, which allows you to browse, pur-

chase and listen to music from one place.

The library is quite extensive so if you feel

like getting a track from here, chances are

it will be available.

browsingBrowsing is considered to be the best on

Android platforms and doing it on a mini

PC like display is something to highlight.

You get a complete browser window, even

it get rid of address bar when you say it.

The entire page loads in one go, touch

zoom enables you see your text at a maxi-

mum possible level. You keep zooming

and software will keep adjusting the page

orientation to avoid unwanted scrolling

whether you are having portrait or land-

scape position.

Like other applications, hitting the menu

key while a browser is opened bring to

the relevant commands for example book

mark, search on page etc. Yes, Tab supports

multiple browser windows which you can

manage easily.

One of the main strengths that Galaxy Tab

has is the presence of Adobe Flash 10.1, in-

stead of Flash Lite, which we normally use

on our PCs. This also makes Youtube like

operations easy on it.

oce Documents and organizerWe bet that you are holding a mini PC in

your hand. Personally speaking it fulfills all

my ocial requirement that I expect from

a tablet while I am away from my PC. Of-

fice documents are well taken care of here.

Pre installed Think Free Oce let you read

and edit your document with number ed-

iting features.

Organizer can store all your important ap-

pointments and if you bring this out on

homescreen or desktop, I would call, it will

keep mentioning your upcoming entries.

For sure, the calender can be set as daily,

weekly, monthly basis.

final WordsToo much has been written above, I still

do not know the launching price of

Galaxy Tab but I hope it will be far lesser

than Apple's iPad. People will like to crit-

icize on the grounds that Tab lacks high

resolution camera and earpiece feature.

No. this device is not a camera phone,

what ever capacity of camera it has, is

enough for its operations as far as the

earpiece thing is concerned, good hand

free and bluetooth devices are available

in the market. We have no idea if Sam-

sung will make available the physical

keyboard with it that docks on the HDMI

interface through its 30-pin port, never-

theless, this 380 grams of machine is

worth buying. n

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few words about e5 and c3Nokia has been promoting C3 as a social device, much

slower and less responsive than its big brother, E5 which

can be called a better version of C3. Yes, apparently this de-

vice will attract you as if you are holding some expensive

smartphone. Probably, Nokia has planned this way, to as-

semble the low cost ingredients into better looking outer

cover that will give an impression of holding an expensive

device unless you operate it for a while.

But unlike C3 which we reviewed last month, this

phone is more suitable to be called as a budget social

phone mainly for youth as a target customer. But Nokia

launched this phone in Pakistan at Rs. 20,000 plus, a price

range still considered to be expensive for young people.

Nokia may have planned to sell C3 to young audience

and oered E5 to some serious user or oce going people

who always want to hold a smartphone in their hands. Lets

see which category of people find it more feasible for

them.

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Pros QWERTY Keyboard Quad-band GSM/EDGE 600MHz processor, 256MB RAM; 250MB

user-accessible storage 5 megapixel fixed-focus camera, LED flash Wi-Fi b/g; DLNA and UPnP support Stereo FM radio with RDS, Internet radio Bluetooth (with A2DP) Standard microUSB port (charging) microSD card slot (32GB supported, 2GB included) Email and social networking support Oce document editor; PDF viewer; ZIP file support

cons Under performance of 5MP Camera Poor video recording Video player is bad Low-res screen Volume control key is annoying sometimes

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outer bodyThe outer part of the phone meas-

ures as 115 x 58.9 x 12.8 mm and weighs

almost 126g. The box contains the

phone, a charger, USB data cable to be

used with your PC, low quality head-

phones and a 2GB microSD card that

was missing in C3. Nokia could have put

a decent quality headphones but I think

they have started to ignore this aspect

and expect the user to use their own

better quality stu instead. This way,

Nokia has tried to keep the cost down

but still we would like to ask Nokia to

start including better quality accessories

as most of the Chinese phones of un-

known brand come with quality head-

phones.

This isn't a heavy phone. The front

side prominently shows the 4-rows

compact QWERTY keyboard. The upper

part is 2.36 inches of display screen

which is low in resolution and does not

impress while browsing a website or

playing a game. Sunlight legibility is also

not good and it would be a little dicult

to view your screen.

Front and back of E5 is all plastic ex-

cept for the metallic battery cover. The

phone has minimal hardware controls

on either sides. The left side is just bare

apart from the key to remove the bat-

tery cover which is also present on the

right side. The right side also houses the

volume control key which is a little low

on quality side. Occasionally you will

find it a little rough while increasing or

decreasing the volume level.

Charger plug, 3.5mm audio jack and

the microUSB port which is hidden

under the flap are located on the top of

the phone. On the rear, it has 5mega

pixel camera, LED flash and the loud-

speaker grill. An interesting feature of

LED flash light is that you can lit it by

pushing the space bar key sseven if the

key pad is locked.

home screen/InterfaceThe Nokia E5 is runnign Symbian 9.3

and runs on the S60 3rd edition user in-

terface with Feature Pack 2. It oers vari-

ous Home Screen patterns under the

mode Business and Personal which you

can select from Menu>Ctrl. Panel>Set-

tings>General>Personalization>Standby

mode>Mode Settings.

You can also assign short cuts to the

Left and Right selection from the very

same menu. You can assign to bring up to

15 applications on the home screen. It

also oers 6 themes for the Home Screen

which can also be selected from here.

Similarly, screen light intensity, Light

time-out etc can also be managed from

here. If you want to change the color

theme of your entire phone, then

Themes option should be looked into

under the Personalization menu.

social applicationsThe real power of this handset lies in

the social applications it houses. To start

with, we can praise the email module. You

can configure your personal Gmail ac-

count, Yahoo Mail or any other oce mail

server within seconds. Later you can al-

ways change the settings for each mail

account. In a simple way, it has a support

for attachments, signatures and all the

basic things you can think of to do with

your email application.

The default Business theme of E5

shows the email accounts on your home

screen and keep updating you with every

email received.

SMS and MMS is simple and give you

the ease to attach images, docs etc in just

one click.

Under the Internet menu, Nokia E5

has all the famous social applications pre-

installed to remain connected with your

loved ones including facebook, My Space,

Twitter, Hi5, Friendster, Gtalk, Yahoo and

Ovi Messenger.

Gtalk, Yahoo and Ovi messengers are

easy to use and with a QWERTY key pad,

you will be pleased to chat as fast as you

can. The built-in facebook client can only

let you play with your wall messages and

commenting. It does not allow you to chat

with your friends unless you open the

facebook site in full mode through Opera

Mobile 10 (download it from Ovi store for

free). There is another application (Face-

book Chat) available at Ovi which will let

you chat with your facebook friends the

way you normally do it on your PC.

Another interesting application that

we enjoyed was Skype. You can always

make and receive calls on your phone for

free using your internet connection, not

to mention, operator will charge the inter-

net usage.

contacts and callingAdding contacts is easy on Symbian

and you can store practically unlimited

contacts in E5. You can sort them by first

name or the last one. You can put the fa-

vorite contacts on the home screen along

with their pictures.

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Personal ringtones and videos can

also be assigned to a contact. If you prefer

you may group your contacts and give

each group a specific ringtone. Calling is

easy, loud and crisp, we found no prob-

lem with that.

Internetconnectivity/browsing

Internet connectivity is handled well

in this phone. You can set the option to

fix your connection type or you can set

it to ask you every time it tries to con-

nect the internet. In a Wi-Fi area, it auto-

matically scans and connects the access

point.

Due to limited screen size and low reso-

lution, you will probably not enjoy brows-

ing the websites having rich content.

While navigating, virtual mouse cur-

sor and a mini-map help scrolling the

large sites. If you scroll longer, the mini-

map gets activated automatically and

let you use it as an overview.

Browsing on the default browser is

not really enjoyable unless you install

Opera Mobile 10 from the Ovi Store

which also gives the option to start as

many tabs as you can manage easily.

The default browser of Symbian also re-

mained inecient to manage all the

flash based content which is an old

problem of Symbian based browser.

As far as Youtube is concerned, its

dedicated application takes care of

videos in a better way.

movie/audio PlayerMusic player is simple and can han-

dle MP3, AAC, eAAC+ and WMA formats

quite well. Sound quality is excellent,

not the loudest but we experience a

clean sound with and without head-

phones. Of course, headphones that

Nokia provides in the box are real low in

quality so you have to rely on your own.

Music player is also accompanied by

preset equalizer and sound settings

which you can edit anytime.

Music files can be sorted by artist,

album, genre. Composer is automatic

and searching tracks by gradual typing

of the desired name is also available.

Video player is not the domain of

Nokia E5. On this very small low res

screen it will not give you any kind of

treat. We could only play movies which

we downloaded from the Ovi store. The

player never accepted our own .mp4

movies despite of many tries. DivX/XviD

support is out of question unless you

download a separate application for that.

fm radio/Internet radioWith RDS support FM radio plays al-

most all the channels in town, similarly,

internet radio is an extra bonus and

gives you plenty of choices to select

your music from provided you are con-

nected through Wi-Fi as it will keep

buering on GPRS/EDGE.

cameraThough Nokia E5 is equipped with

much desired 5 MP camera but in order

to keep the cost down Nokia has used

the fixed-focus lens which does not ful-

fill the expectations. Despite of LED

flash, 2592 x 1944 pixels of resolution

and several camera settings pictures are

not noise free. The lens is also not pro-

tected therefore, finger smudges and

scratches can easily distort your pre-

cious moments.

On the other hand, videos recording

at 15 fps is very much poor. We will re-

peat our statement here, just like video

player, video recording is also not the

domain of Nokia E5.

oce and number of applications

Oce is full of supportive applica-

tions including Mobile Oce (Word,

Excel, Power point) and Adobe Acrobat

for PDF. Editing feature is also good

while working with Microsoft oce files.

Zip manager, multiple alarm, converter,

organizer and various other oce appli-

cations are available to help do basic of-

fice functions when you are moving.

final WordsWith the strength of social applica-

tions and basic oce work support this

phone is very much feasible for oce

going people. The phone will not stuck

or crash no matter how many applica-

tions you are running except for little

jerky attitude when memory usage ex-

ceeds defined limit.

Still camera is not impressive on E5

but video playing and video recording

are one of the worsts we camera across

on any Symbian mobile recently. The

price of E5 is dropping regularly, so if

you people are considering to buy C3,

we would suggest to save a little more

cash and go for E5 if you can trade o

between bad video experience and

good social application performance.

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CsrMore Report

n Samsung Electronics has built a mod-

ern school at Ladhayke Village in District

Kasur, to serve a vast rural area and uplift

the standard of education. This school,

constructed in collaboration with SOS

Rural Support Programme (SOS RSP), was

inaugurated by the Samsung Pakistans

Senior Manager, Mr. In Jae Lee.

Samsung Grammar School for girls,

has been built and furnished with gener-

ous funds provided by Samsung. It will be

operated by the SOS RSP to provide a high

standard of education to the region. The

opening ceremony was a colourful event,

graced by In Jae Lee, who shared the joy

of creating this educational opportunity

for the rural population. Students gave an

interesting performance and a large num-

ber of media representatives were also

present.

Samsung Pakistans Managing Direc-

tor, Mr. Heeh Chang Yee said, Samsung

has an elaborate Social-development and

CSR commitment, whereby, we are mak-

ing eorts to foster modern education in

underdeveloped regions. We support well

established welfare organizations like SOS

Villages to provide quality education, thus

accelerating the social, educational and fi-

nancial progress of the whole region.

Rabiya Siddiqui, PR Manager Sam-

sung said; It is a pleasure to see that a

great brand of electronics - Samsung is

playing a big role in developing schools

in the rural areas. The talented students

of Kasur region will now study in a mod-

ern environment and be ready to face

the challenges of life. The Samsung

Grammar high School is ready to serve

the students living in many villages

around this area. Free education will be

provided to the deserving students.

Surrounding villages that will benefit

from this institution include: Rohewala,

Lohgarh Jhugian, Ladheke, Sheikh Pura

Nauand Basti Ladheke, UC Sehjra Tehsil

and District Kasur. Over 13,500 people in

these rural communities do not have any

premium quality educational institutions.

The nearest Government Girls High

School was 4.5 Kilometres away so the

girls faced problems in reaching there, but

now Samsung School has solved this

problem.

Other recreational, cultural and train-

ing opportunities will also be provided by

experienced and qualified teachers. The

school structure comprises of class rooms,

library, science labs, computer labs, sports

and transportation facilities etc. SOS will

also establish a community health centre

in collaboration with SAMSUNG in the

school building to fulfill the basic needs of

the poor community. n

Mr. In Jae Lee Senior Manager Samsung, Ms. Rabiya Siddiqui PR Manager Samsung inau-gurating the Samsung Grammar School in District Kasur. Also seen in the picture Ms. Zarish Zafar and Samsung's team

Children performing at the event


n While checking my to-do-list at

work, something interesting caught my

eye. It was the first of December - the

moment of realization of the fact that I

have entered into the beginning of the

end of this year. Oh yes! Another year is

moving towards its conclusion and, in

this fast paced life, this is the ideal time

to slow down, take a break and look

back at the prior eleven months before

moving ahead and making new plans.

During this month, a common prac-

tice followed by more than half of the

world each year is, to develop a resolu-

tion plan for New Year. Be it a plan of

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some business, a plan of the govern-

ment bodies or a plan designed by a

student - large number of people or

groups of people, from all divisions of

life; produce their yearly plans to

achieve their set targets. Though many

of us do follow this act, the question

arises here is that how many of us actu-

ally tag along with the decided plan.

Even before that, does anyone actually

glance over the past plan which was

manufactured last year to be followed

this year? On individual basis, are we

bothered to do some groundwork to

count our achievements and our losses

and the reasons behind those victories

or failures? I think very few people

nudge their mind to go through this ex-

ercise.

I have noticed people listing numer-

ous goals for themselves at the end of

the year and the amusing part is that,

they believe they can fix all the loop-

holes and will succeed with flying colors

without ado. This, I think, can only be

true if the superman was among your

forefathers. Sounds realistic? No? Great!

Thats my point. No one is perfect on

this planet earth and keeping this per-

spective, we should try to be specific

with our goals. You can achieve several

targets but not all of them at once.

Therefore, the focus should be on what

are the most important tasks that must

be completed in the upcoming year to

bring a positive change in your life.

To exemplify, making a resolution to

quit smoking may not be useful if youll

not be practically trying to give up. And

honestly, your sudden breakup with cig-

arettes is not the right solution. As you

are habitual of smoking regularly, youll

be provoked by the temptation of hav-

ing one or two and then three or more

cigarettes and next, youll be back to

zero level. Hence, the best way out is to

quit smoking gradually. There should be

a proper plan to follow assertively and

before that you should be determined

by heart and soul that by the end of this

forthcoming year, youll get rid of this

habit. If you are taking ten cigarettes per

day, be assured that youll be decreasing

the number of cigarettes each month

and then strictly follow the decided

timelines. Every time when you yearn

for a cigarette, remind yourself of all the

worst scenarios that you could be facing

due to this habit. It may look dicult

but its not impossible. All that you need

is the will power.

Similarly, just listing a mission of

loosing weight will not turn you into a

sensational, slim and stylish star. First,

think of all the positives reasons about

why do you want to loose weight and

be armative about it. Then, create a

diet plan to pursue and go on diet. Hey

wait! Dont die of hunger please. I sin-

cerely want you to stay alive to create

another resolution plan next year (kid-

ding!). Here, dieting doesnt denote star-

vation; this means that your diet plan

should contain such food items which

are healthy to eat. Avoid junk food and

exercise regularly. Repeat your motive

each day to yourself and re-examine

your agenda frequently.

May be, one of your old resolutions

was to help poor and needy people. Did

you do that? In fact, did you actually

think of how you could change some-

ones life by helping them? Giving a

penny to a beggar is not the achieve-

ment. The achievement is in helping this

particular community to quit begging

and being dependent on their own by

persuading them to work and earn.

Donating a huge sum of money is

valuable only if thats what your resolu-

tion was; its actually not worthy enough

to bring betterment in the life of those

who look towards you for your support.

The pride is when youll think of tak-

ing an action far better than just con-

tributing cash. You may use that cash for

doing some constructive work for the

needy which would benefit them for

longer time period.

With every end comes a new begin-

ning and your New Year Resolution plan

must be the beginning towards a posi-

tive change. So, think positively, be kind

to yourself and to others, identify your

goals and set your targets, aim to

achieve but dont fear the failure and

keep calculating your progress. I am

going to go through the process of self-

evaluation and to list down my resolu-

tions for the approaching year. Whats

your plan? n

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n Minerals can play vital role in coun-

trys economy. Balochistan is a region of

abundant resources but unfortunately

the resources not have yet been utilized

in a best way. The governments vision is

to transform these resources into a

source of revenue for the province so

that Balochistan would be self-sucient

with in coming years. The security situa-

tion in the country has been a big rea-

son to hamper international investment.

While governments, both federal and

provincial invite the foreign investors to

come invest, it is important that con-

ducive environment is created so that

FDI can flow in.

Meanwhile when not a lot is hap-

pening in Pakistan and especially

Balochistan in terms of big investments,

Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) can kick

o the first ever large scale Copper-Gold

project at Reko Diq having 5.9 billion

tones of mineral resource within four to

five years with an initial investment of

3.3 billion US dollars.

There has been an uproar in the

media recently about the project saying

that it is ripping-o Pakistan. However

if one looks beyond media hype and ex-

amine the regulatory structure of min-

ing industry in Pakistan, the nature of

the global mining business and the

terms of agreement between TCC and

the provincial government of Balochis-

tan , it will be revealed that the Reko Diq

project is, in fact favorable deal for Pak-

istan and Balochistan.

TCC, a joint venture of Canadian Bar-

rick Gold and Chillian Antofagasta has

completed the exploration of the de-

posit in Reko Diq and submitted de-

tailed feasibility report to government

of Balochistan in August. Reko Diq is sit-

uated 500 KM from Quetta in north-west

of Balochistan and 70 KM west of

Naukundi town of Chaghi district, bor-

der Afghanistan and Iran. The company

was named after the name of Tethyan

belt, a well-known geological formation

known for copper deposits that runs

across central and southeast Europe,

Turkey, Iran, Pakistan through Hi-

malayan region into Burma, Malaysia, In-

donesia and Papua New Guinea.

When compared with all other Ex-

ploration Licenses issued by the provin-

cial government under the Balochistan

Mineral rules, none of the licenses have

governments participation except in

the case of Reko Diq project. So when

this project goes into production, gov-

ernment will earn 25% of profit in addi-

tion to royalties and taxes. While the

other projects if they go into production

will generate only royalties and taxes. So

it seems that this very important advan-

tage is being over shadowed in faulty

and inadequate analyses of mining in-

dustry practices.

TCCs investment in Reko Diq project

the first foreign investment will prove as

an engine for foreign investment in the

region and will motivate more foreign

investors to come forward. That will not

only benefit Balochistan but also Pak-

istan.

The estimated production of 22 bil-

lion pounds of copper and 13 million

ounces of gold in form of payable metal

over 56 years of mine life will need huge

investment in infrastructure and a com-

bination of expertise and technology to

realize . Assuming the development of

the project with international standards

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and FDI is successful, the project is

bound to serve as a catalyst for attract-

ing other investors to be followed explo-

ration and mining development.

TCC has overwhelming support of

the local communities as more than

80% of its employees are from Balochis-

tan. A detailed feasibility report has al-

ready been submitted to government of

Balochistan in August last and hopefully,

the provincial government would prefer

exploration company (TCC) for mining.

As TCC had made risk investment of

more than 220 million US$ on explo-

ration of the deposit and it is not only

common practice world over that that

the company which made risk invest-

ment in exploration is given lease for

mining but also under the Balochistan

Mineral Rules. Under the agreement

reached between company and govern-

ment of Balochistan, both Federal and

Balochistan governments will have 52%

of the free cash flows in the form of roy-

alty, taxes and share .

The total expected investment was

about 3.3 billion US$ to be spent for de-

veloping the supporting infrastructure

to make the project functional. The

company would spend 300 to 400 mil-

lion US$ annually on procurement of

goods and services of which 45-50%

would be spent locally.

About transportation of production,

the annual production of concentrate

would be 600,000 tones that would be

pumped through 682 KM long pipeline

from the site to Gwadar port for further

shipment to international markets via

sea. The estimated annual production

from the reko Diq mine is 200,000 tons

of copper and 250,000 ounces of gold.

This copper and gold will be sold at in-

ternational market prices quoted at Lon-

don Metal Exchange. This will also

activate the Gwadar port which till now

is underutilized.

About the recruitment policy of the

company, local residents of Balochistan

would be given preference in skilled

employment. When the operations

begin , 2500 persons would be em-

ployed permanently while almost the

same number of people would be

em[ployed indirectly as suppliers and

contractors. TCC has also been involved

in social service for the development of

the area with the active participation of

community. The company had spent

over 1 million US $ on a number of com-

munity investments initiatives in educa-

tion, health, skilled development etc.

Recently a local organization called

voice of Chagai held a demonstration

in Dalbaldin, raising concern over the re-

cent controversies stirred up about the

managing company of TCC, saying that

the way Reko Diq project is being devel-

oped by TCC, it will usher an era of pros-

perity for the local people.

Reko Diq project can literally make

or break the future of large scale min-

ing in Balochistan and flow of FDI in

Pakistan n

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It might look like something out ofimagination, but it is going to be possi-ble. "Floating Observatories" is StefanDorin's winning entry in the recent Tai-wan Tower Conceptual InternationalCompetition and in return for hisUS$130,000 first prize, now he has to ac-tually build the thing. The new tower,standing more than 300 meters tall withits helium-filled observatory "leaves",will be the crown jewel of Taechung, thethird largest city in Taiwan.Architect Dorin Stefan has had a lot ofsuccess in his home town of Bucharest even snagging the job of designing Ro-

mania's pavilions at two world Expos in1993 and 2005. But his latest design,soon to be built on the mid-west coastof Taiwan, could be the most outra-geous of them all.Standing somewhere around 390 me-ters tall, Stefan's "Floating Observato-ries" features geothermal heating andwater heating in the basement, naturalventilation through the "chimney" ef-fect, solar cells and axially mountedwind turbines around the building'score for power, fiber optic lighting for itsbasements, and a rainwater collectionand purification system.But what's really going to get people ex-cited is the blimp-like floating elevatorobservatory decks moored to tracks onthe sides of the building. Self-supportingthrough the use of helium balloons, builtfrom lightweight materials from the aero-space industry and covered with a trans-parent polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE)membrane, each observatory carries asmany as 72 people as it moves up anddown its tracks from the bottom to thetop of the building, providing spectacu-lar views both of the Taiwan strait to thewest, and the city of Taechung below.Access to each platform is via extending,enclosed bridges at "deck" floors spacedthroughout the building. Each of thebuilding's eight observatories is dierentlyshaped, providing a dierent experience

to visitors in terms of travel speed, internalarchitecture and of course the view.The floating platforms would probablybe quite a pleasant place to be duringone of Taiwan's frequent earthquakes but you'd probably want to bring themdown to earth and get them firmly se-cured when a typhoon comes through.The tower is equal parts museum, ocespace and observatory platform, and isexpected to become a focal point bothfor Taechung's locals and for tourists.It's certainly a remarkable design and

a remarkably risky and optimistic selec-tion from the judging panel. The realchallenge begins now, as Stefan putsthe tower through the process of struc-tural design and feasibility studies. Con-struction is expected to begin in 2012.We look forward to seeing the results!

Acer's getting into the tablet game, too.The flagship 10.1-incher looks quite interesting,boasting a dual-core 1GHz processor, an HDMI output and a native 1280x800 (!) screenresolution. You'll also get a 5 megapixel rear camera, an "HD" front-facing camera forvideo calling and full multitouch support. Hard to say how many clams it'll cost ya, butat least there's an April 2011 ship date to mark down. Moving on, the 7-inch tablet (alsounnamed as of now) packs the same screen resolution, a dual-core 1.2GHz QualcommCPU and the same Flash 10.1 support -- so far as we can tell, the "Android Tablet OS"Acer speaks of is Froyo, or Android 2.2. That one's also coming in April of next year

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Announced back in June, Antec's High Current Proline of 80Plus Gold-certified modular power suppliesare finally making their way into retail stores and areset to become available as of this month.Coming in 750W, 850W, 1000W and 1200W versions,the HCP units have an eciency of up to 92%, activePFC (Power Factor Correction), a double-layer printedcircuit board design, gold-plated high-current termi-nals, a 135mm double ball bearing PWM fan (the1.2kW model packs an 80mm rear fan), a MTBF of100,000 hours, and multiple 12V rails - eight on the1200W PSU, four rails on the rest.

"Antec's High Current Pro series is the optimal choice for users seeking a first-class solution to power demanding system builds,"said Scott Richards, senior vice president of Antec. "With all models achieving 80 PLUS Gold certification, providing unequaledeciency and output, on all levels, and using top-notch components, the HCP series once again demonstrates Antec's leader-ship in power supply design and innovation." The HCP power supplies are backed by a five-year warranty.

The BlackBerry PlayBook will sell for under $500, according toRIM exec Jim Balsillie, which would put the forthcoming Play-Book in direct competition with the Apple iPad. Balsilliedropped the news in an interview with Bloomberg, promptlysetting o a frenzy of speculation in the tech blogosphere and causing RIM shares to surge 7.53 percent in afternoontrading.

The PlayBook is expected tohit shelves early next year.The device won't include3G or 4G support, althoughRIM says it "intends" to oerthat functionality down theline. Instead, PlayBookusers will connect to theWeb via a Wi-Fi antenna orby tethering the tablet viaBluetooth with a Black-Berry handset. Among theother features on the Play-Book: a 1 GHz dual-coreprocessor, front- and rear-facing cameras (both HD),and Flash support.Of course, the PlayBook willface sti competition onthe tablet market. Besides

the iPad, there is also the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the HPSlate 500, a tablet computer designed to appeal to businessconsumers. HP has described the Slate 500 as the "ideal PC forprofessionals who dont usually work at a traditional desk, yetneed to stay productive in a secure, familiar Windows environ-ment." The Slate 500 sells for $799.

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Since 2009, Mercedes-Benz's luxury class models have in-cluded an Active Night View Assist Plus feature that detectspedestrians on the road and highlights them on the displayon the instrument cluster using infra-red light projectors. Thecompany has now taken the assistance system a step furtherwith a new spotlight function that specifically directs light onpeople on or near the road so that both the driver and thepedestrian are alerted to the presence of the approaching ve-hicle.

When the car's infra-red night vision camera detects peopleon or near the road, the system automatically flashes a spot-light on them using one of the main headlamps. The cameracan detect pedestrians within a range of 80 m (262 ft) with theimage displayed on a display in the instrument cluster. While

Mercedes says studies have shown that pedestrians arealerted to the approaching vehicle, the spotlight functiondoesn't dazzle other road users as illumination doesn't occur ifother road users happen to be traveling in front of the car orapproaching in the opposite direction are located near thepedestrian.

In spite of huge advances in computersystem performance in recent years, fordemanding gamers and dedicated over-clockers they're simply not enough. Per-suading processors to oer moreperformance and power does comewith a heat cost though. Digital Storm'snew Sub-Zero Liquid Chilled Systemmanages to idle an Intel i7 processorbelow freezing point while unlocking

overclocking performance gains at thesame time.Digital Storm has designed and tested anew Sub-Zero Liquid Chilled Systemwhich benefits from no moving partsand marries a series of TEC peltier cool-ers with specialized compression fit-tings, German-engineered water blocksand an integrated reservoir pump sys-tem to reduce a computer's thermal sig-nature to virtually nothing. The networkof artery-like tubes delivering its icypayload allows users to unlock over-clocks of Intel's i7-980X processor rightup to 4.6GHz, while idling it below 0 degC.The company's new cooling system hasbeen installed into its HailStorm gamingcomputer and is available now from theonline store. Prices start at US$3,899 fora PC featuring an Intel i7 950 processor,6GB DDR3 memory and NVIDIA GTX 460

graphics. The Intel i7 980X system alsofeatures a couple of NVIDIA GTX 580cards with 1.5GB of onboard memoryand a 1200W power supply. This high-end gaming beast will cost youUS$6,304.

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Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flightprogram for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopterdemonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaftengines that power a five-blade main rotor system and twopropellers installed on short-span fixed wings, combining thevertical takeo and landing (VTOL) capabilities and full hoverflight capabilities of a helicopter with the fast cruise speeds ofa turboprop-powered aircraft. On November 29, the X3reached the programs Step 1 speed objective by attaining atrue airspeed of 180 knots (333 km/h or 207 mph) in level

flight at a reduced engine power level.This helicopter is really built for speed, and our test team looksforward to taking the X3 to the next steps of its flight regime. The X3 is built around a Eurocopter Dauphin helicopter frameand is designed to suit a wide range of applications, includinglong-distance search and rescue (SAR) missions, coast guardduties, border patrol missions, passenger transportation andinter-city shuttle services. Eurocopter says it could also bewell-tailored for military missions in Special Forces operations,troop transportation, combat SAR and medical evacuation.

fujitsu converts heatand light into electricitywith a single device

msI cx620 3Dlaptop launched

eurocopters x3hybrid helicopterreaches 180 knotmilestone

Fujitsu Laboratories has announced a two-in-one energy harvesting de-vice that can convert both light and heat into electricity. With no electri-cal wiring or batteries to replace, Fujitsu says that this sort of device canbe manufactured from organic materials keeping costs to a minimum.Devices that use photovoltaic cells to convert light to electricity or tem-perature dierentials to harness heat are not new, but by combining thetwo on a single hybrid device, Fujitsu says it can double the energy-cap-ture potential.Fujitsu's diagram shows how such a device, which contains both N-typeand P-type semiconductor materials, can operate in both photovoltaicmode (left) and thermoelectric mode (right).The company points out the great potential for such technology in med-ical fields where it could be used in sensors to monitor certain bio-sig-nals. In addition, because the technology can generate power withoutelectric wires or the need for battery replacement, it could also be of usein remote areas (or even in space, presumably) where it isn't convenientto send humans to maintain the device.

MSI introduces the CX620 3D, a new 15.6" 3D lap-top that includes a pair of polarized glasses. Thesystem features the Intel Core i3-370M processor,Intel HM55 chipset, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470graphics, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Blu-ray, HDMI,802.11b/g/n WiFi, 4-in-1 memory card reader, 7.1audio, 1.3MP webcam, 6-cell battery and Win-dows 7 Home Premium. The CX620 3D measures374mm x 247mm x 34.5mm and weighs 2.48kg.This notebook packs the all-new 3D display tech-nology to bring content to life in real 3D. Startingfrom the latest 3D Games to 3D photos and 3DBlu-Ray movies.Enjoy the 3D experience by 3D photo viewing,playing 3D games, watching 3D movies and other


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current and upcoming 3D possibilities. MSI CX620 3D makesall this reality by its built-in Blu-ray drive and its bundled circu-lar polarized glasses. It oers realistic three-dimensional visualeects, converts 2D images and photos to 3D, and, when youare performing tasks, such as word processing, you canchoose the conventional 2D mode. The CX620 3D packs MSIsown GPU Boost, so you can strike the perfect balance be-

tween multi-media performance and battery life.The cover and wrist areas of the MSI CX620 3D is sheathed inMSIs own stylish color-film print for protection againstscratching and fingerprints and giving it an extra touch ofclass. This notebook comes furthermore with a Chiclet key-board and a seamless touchpad to optimize your typing expe-rience.

Stomach examinations may soon be-come more comfortable and less inva-sive with the development of a

magnetically guided capsule endo-scope. Jointly developed by Olympusand Siemens, the capsule is swallowed

by the patient and wirelessly transmitshigh-res, real-time images from insidethe stomach while the doctor navigatesusing a joystick.Once the patient has swallowed thecapsule they are positioned so that theirstomach, including the capsule, is lo-

cated in the center of an artificially gen-erated magnetic field.The capsule endoscope has cameras atboth ends and is controlled by means ofvarying magnetic fields.The capsule, which is at prototype stage,has received positive feedback duringtrials. Patients found the 31 mm long by11 mm diameter capsule easy to swal-low with water: 93% thought the exami-nation comfortable, 89% found it easyto swallow the capsule, and all patientsquestioned preferred the magneticallyguided capsule endoscope over conven-tional gastrointestinal endoscopy.The capsule endoscope is not yet com-mercially available.

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n The Norwegian Minister for Envi-ronment and International Develop-ment Erik Solheim visited a TelenorPakistan easypaisa retail outlet at a localmarket recently. He was accompaniedby Norwegian Ambassador to PakistanRobert Kvile and Chief Strategy Ocer &VP Corporate Aairs Telenor PakistanAamir Ibrahim. The minister is in Pak-istan to see ongoing flood relief and re-habilitation activities. Norway hascontributed 400 million Norwegian Kro-ners (USD67 million) for Pakistan's floodaected.Talking to the media the minister appre-ciated Telenor Pakistan's contribution tothe flood relief activities. "I am happy tosee that Telenor is actively contributingto social causes in Pakistan. The Norwe-gian government and people of Norwaywill always stand beside our Pakistanifriends in their hour of need."Telenor Pakistan's Aamir Ibrahim speak-ing on the occasion said: "Branchlessbanking solutions like easypaisa can notonly address the lack of financial inclu-sion in Pakistan but can also potentiallyhelp generate and disburse funds to thedisaster aected people."Easypaisa, launched in October 2009,

aims to oer financial inclusion to Pak-istan's population, a large majority ofwhich is currently unserved. The re-cently launched easypaisa DonationService was used to collect funds for theflood aected people.

Easypaisa is available in 700 locationsacross Pakistan. With 11,000 agents, 1million transactions a month, and Rs 10billion worth of transaction since launch,the service is helping to provide peoplewith much needed financial services.

n At the conclusion of a video conference of disabled peo-ples organizations, facilitated by Telenor Pakistan, disabilityleaders from across the country stressed on the governmentthe need to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Personswith Disabilities. They urged development organizations toadopt inclusive development plans for the successful imple-mentation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).Telenor Pakistan, in collaboration with Special Talent Ex-change Program (STEP), a disabled peoples organization(DPO), helped bring together representatives of 23 DPOs atthe First National Virtual Leadership Conference of Personswith Disabilities on the eve of International Day of Personswith Disabilities. The conference -- which centered on thetheme Keeping the Promise: Mainstreaming Disability in theMillennium Development Goals Towards 2015 and Beyond --served as a platform for Pakistans disability leaders to discussissues related to persons with disabilities and to align their de-velopment goals.Director Corporate Communications & Responsibility, TelenorPakistan Anjum Rahman speaking after the conference said:It is heartening to see all the prominent leaders of persons

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(R L):Ambassador of Norway Robert Kvile, Norwegian Minister for Environment and In-ternational Development Erik Solheim, Chief Strategy Ocer & VP Corporate Aairs Te-lenor Pakistan Aamir Ibrahim, and Director Corporate Communications & ResponsibilityTelenor Pakistan Anjum Rahman

Seen in the picture (L to R) are Nasir Dar, President Pakistan DeafForum, Atif Shaikh, CEO and President Special Talent ExchangeProgram, Abia Akram, Disability Advisor Handicap InternationalPakistan & Women Coordinator DPI Asia Pacific, Anjum Rahman,Director Corporate Communications & Responsibility TelenorPakistan and Shamsa Kanwal, Vice President Milestone.


n ZONG received an overwhelming re-sponse to its 100 pay 100 oer a specialcampaign to reward subscribers each timethey recharge their balance. The 100 pay100 oer, as the name suggests, eectivelydoubles the balance of ZONGs pre-paidsubscribers automatically every time theyre-charge it using Rs. 100 or more denomi-nation scratch cards / mini load. According to the package details, ZONGcustomers, on every load of Rs. 100, will get100% extra recharge in the form of freeminutes which can be used according totheir tari plan. 80% of the balance can beused to make on net calls while 20% can beused to make o net calls, the free balance

can be used within three days.The customer will be charged according to theprescribed package & pulse while the extrabalance can only be utilized on voice calls. The 100 pay 100 oer has created wavesin the market and the ZONG subscribershave responded enthusiastically to this newoer. This unique oering is a huge induce-ment for mobile phone users to shift to theZONG network, said Salman Wassay, Headof Marketing ZONG. ZONG has outperformed in the third quarterof 2010 as it added 748,746 subscribers in itsbase, the highest numbers among the oper-ators, latest statistics of Pakistan Telecom-munication Authority (PTA) showed.

n Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has of-fered Special December Incentive Package for the facilitationof its employees.Under the newly announced package, acquiring rates of PTCLproducts like landline, broadband and DSL have been reducedfor PTCL employees. Not only has this, several conditions onthe acquisition of these products also been modified to givemaximum benefits to employees. This includes relaxation onthe condition of installation within seven (7) days after regis-tration on landline, elimination of condition of minimumnumber of installation of broadband connection beyondwhich the incentive was applicable and the incentive rate ofIPTV which has been enhanced three fold. SEVP HR Mazhar Hussain upon announcing this incentive

package for employees stated that we hope this gesture ex-tended by management would be appreciated by our em-ployees and would motivate them to work together as acombined force to surpass all historical examples and stan-dards of excellence and customer care to provide outstandingservices to our customer.SEVP Commercial Naveed Saeed said our employees are ourmost valued asset and their well being has always been PTCLtop priority. This new package has been announced with thethought that our customers can benefit most from PTCL prod-ucts. Our employees will also continue to give their best inputand act as organizations biggest strength. In future as well,PTCL being an employee and customer friendly organizationwill keep on introducing such packages.

n The Marketing Lead for CSB at Dell Pakistan,Nubla Iftikhar, has joined

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