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PTCL launches Pakistan’s first 3G Android Smartphone IVIO Icon Pro.
04 months ago
PTCL introduced Pakistan‘s first 3G Android smartphone, PTCL IVIO Icon Pro (Touch N Fly), with built in 3G EVO wireless broadband service and a dual support for both EVDO and GSM/CDMA networks.
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Based on Android 2.2 Froyo and powered by a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, Smartphone IVIO Icon Pro is yet another first of its kind product introduced by PTCL in Pakistan’s handsets market. It lets its users surf and talk simultaneously while on-the-move and that too at 3G speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps. Get ready to experience the magic of 3G right on your cell phone.
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Blazing Fast Speeds: Pakistan’s First 3G enabled Android Smartphone with blazing Fast 3G speeds of EVO wireless broadband. Offering dual support for Wi-Fi and 3G, IVIO Icon pro lets you browse 24/7 without any limitations.
Surf n Talk Simultaneously: The country’s first Smartphone with dual support for EVDO and GSM letting its users surf n talk simultaneously while on-the-move and that too at 3G speeds. The best thing is its not GSM network specific, meaning all GSM subscribers can use the IVIO ICON PRO without worrying about any GSM network restrictions.
Android 2.2 Froyo OS: packed with a full web browser & an entire suite of Google Apps & access to over 250 thousand applications from the android market, EVO Icon Pro lets you communicate, surf, navigate, play games, stream videos and do a lot more simultaneously; while on the move.
Snap n Share instantly: Never miss a precious moment with Icon’s dual cameras. Capture excellent quality photos with the 5Mega Pixels Auto Focus Camera or use the front digital camera for video conferencing. What’s more—with 24/7 3G connectivity we let you instantly share these moments with your friends on facebook.
Personal Mobile Hotspot: Your IVIO Icon pro is your very own personal Wi-Fi hotspot anytime, anywhere that lets you share your 3G Internet connection with friends wirelessly & what’s more with Icon pro’s in-built EVO 3G you can smoothly share your connection with friends & still be fast enough.
On-the-Go Social Networking: Offering dual support for Wi-Fi & 3G, IVIO Icon Prokeeps you connected 24/7 to your world, whether its for work or fun. Whether its on-the-Go video conferencing with a client or accessing the internet for staying in touch with loved ones, one touch gives real time access to all. So Go ahead stay connected to your social networks through the pre-installed Facebook & Twitter apps; or stay in touch by making a voice call through Skype or Viber.
Uninterrupted Connectivity: Stay Connected without being tied to Wi-Fi. Now forget about finding a Wi-Fi signal or being stuck with a slow data connection on your mobile every time you need connectivity on the go. With EVO’s largest wireless coverage network of more than 160 cities we ensure that you stay on top of your world, wherever you move.
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Some months back PTCL launched it’s first 3G EVO Tab & Now they have come up with 3G Android Smartphone. Pakistan’s First 3G Enabled Smartphone Android Tablet – 3G EVO Tab didn’t make a positive impact on people let’s hope this does!
We will try to do a detail review of PTCL IVIO Icon Pro.
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For more details & sales location Click here!
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Export your Nokia Ovi Contacts to any Computer easily!
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Nokia is discontinuing it’s service Ovi Contacts for general public, The service will stay but you won’t be able to access your address book from the web browser… After January 24, 2012 You will no longer be able to view your contacts on the web.
Syncing & Backup will continue to work normally & you will not loose any of your contacts but you will be unable to view them from the website.
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The address book of your Nokia handset (I am talking about the new Nokia Phones which are supported by Ovi Store) is stored in the online Ovi Contacts, Same as Android phones use Google Contacts to store your Contacts Online. but Nokia Ovi Contacts has only 1 limitation.
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Until now, Nokia Ovi offered no export feature so there was no easy way to download your Nokia Phone’s address book from the web to any computer unless you had a Nokia device at hand. The Ovi Suite (Nokia’s desktop synchronization software) didn’t have an export option for Contacts either so your phone contacts were sort-of locked in Nokia’s cloud.
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Nokia has set up a microsite – exportcontacts.ovi.com – where you can download your entire Ovi address book in the popular CSV format with just a click. You don’t need the Nokia device or the Ovi desktop suite to export your contacts. The CSV file can can then be imported into Google Contacts.
If you are a Nokia user, You have to hurry up, because according to an email from Nokia, the web access to Ovi Contacts will be disable after January 24, 2012.
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How was the year 2011 in the eyes of Google Search
04 months ago
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Zeitgeist 2011 (Top Ten Searches 2011)
What mattered in 2011 Zeitgeist sorted billions of Google searches to capture the year’s 10 fastest-rising global queries and the rest of the spirit of 2011.
As we leave the year behind, we’re taking a look at the biggest events, news, and people who shaped the year. We analyzed the billions of queries that were typed into Google over the year to give you a glimpse of 2011 as seen through the lenses of Google searches.
How Google calculated all this
To compile the 2011 Year-End Zeitgeist, we studied the aggregation of billions of queries people typed into Google search this year. We use data from multiple sources, including Insights for Search and internal data tools. We also filter out spam and repeat queries to build out lists that best reflect the spirit of the times. All of the search queries we studied are anonymous—no personal information was used.
A word about how we describe the lists: except where noted, all of these search terms are most popular for 2011—ranked in order of the queries with the largest volume of searches this year. In some cases, we list the “fastest rising” queries, which means we found the most popular searches conducted in 2011 and then ranked them based on how much their popularity increased compared to 2010. Conversely, “fastest falling” queries were very popular in 2010 but flattened in popularity in 2011.
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Here are the Top 10 Searches of 2011
1 ) Rebecca Black
made a big splash on the Internet with the release of her 2011 pop single “Friday.
”The music video catapulted the then 13-year-old to celebrity status after the video
went viral, receiving over 167 million views on YouTube.
Searches for Rebecca Black and related searches like Rebecca Black Friday jumped >10,000% between 2010 and 2011, making the young pop singer the #1 fastest rising search on Google in 2011
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2 ) Google+ 
In June 2011, Google entered the social networking space with the launch of Google+. In the three weeks following its announcement, Google+ amassed a user base of more than 10 million people.
The social network grabbed the #2 spot on Google’s list of fastest rising searches after Google+ and related searches like Google Plus shot up by >10,000%.
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3 ) Ryan Dunn
Best known for his daredevil stunts on the reality TV shows “Jackass” and “Viva La Bam,” Ryan Dunn lost his life in a car accident on June 20, 2011 at the age of 34.
The volume of searches for Ryan Dunn grew >10,000% in 2011, making the Ohio native the third fastest rising search on Google. Believe it or not, some American news outlets questioned whether the reality star’s death was the most elaborate “Jackass” prank ever.
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4 ) Case Anthony
Young mother Casey Anthony was charged with first-degree murder when the remains of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee were found in a wooded area near her home in Orlando, Florida. A jury found her not guilty on July 5, 2011.
Searches for Casey Anthony and related searches like Casey Anthony Case grew 2,680% from 2010 to 2011, putting her into the #4 spot of fastest rising searches on Google.
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5 ) Battlefield 3
The highly anticipated release of EA’s first-person shooter video game, Battlefield 3, sold 5 million copies in its first week.
Searches for Battlefield 3 and related searches BF3 jumped 1,773% between 2010 and 2011, making this action game the #5 fastest rising search on Google in 2011.
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6 ) iPhone 5
Consumers and analysts alike anticipated the release of Apple’s newest smartphone many months prior to its arrival. Rumored features included a larger screen, edge-to-edge glass, an 8 megapixel camera, and extensive voice controls. Many believed the phone would be called the iPhone 5.
Searches for iPhone 5 rose 1,658% between 2010 and 2011, making the rumored smartphone the #6 fastest rising search on Google.
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7 ) Adele
Adele rocked the music industry with the release of her sophomore album “21,” which sold 208,000 copies in the UK in its first week and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart for 16 consecutive weeks. The album catapulted the 22-year-old to record-breaking success and international acclaim.
Searches for Adele rose 1,588% between 2010 and 2011, making the singer the 7th top rising search on Google.
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8 ) Fukushima
The Japanese government ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents living near the Fukushima I (TEPCO) Fukushima I Plant after the 2011 earthquake badly damaged several nuclear reactors.
The utility company reached an all-time high in searches the week of March 13, 2011, two days after the 9.0 earthquake shook Japan and international relief efforts and support poured in from around the world.
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9 ) Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs inspired millions of people around the world with his passion and creativity. The technological visionary revolutionized the way people live and work with the aid of Mac computers, iPods, iPhones, and iPads.
Searches for Steve Jobs grew 982% in 2011, making the creative genius the 9th fastest rising search on Google.
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10 ) iPad2
iPad 2 took the world by storm when 500,000 of the second-generation tablets were sold on their debut weekend. Seen as a sleeker, lightweight alternative to its predecessor, iPad 2 sold out across virtually all channels in its first week.
Searches for iPad 2 rose 939% between from 2010 to 2011, making the tablet the 10th fastest rising search on Google.
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Get a 12 Month Extended Warranty on Nokia Handsets
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Nokia Pakistan recently launched a service for its customers in Pakistan to extend the warranty period of their Nokia Mobile Devices. The service which is called Nokia Care Protect is the service which will be purchased additionally to extend the original limited warranty period, from the day when it ends, for more 12 months giving you support for total of 24 months from the day you first bought the phone. AppleCare+ is the service from Apple for iPhone customers which can be referred as similar to the Nokia Care Protect.
Moreover Nokia Care Manager Pakistan and Afghanistan Raza Burney told that on Base of our research, average phone life for a consumer in Pakistan ranges from eighteen months to twenty four months. The first 12 months are covered by original warranty but after the expiry of the warranty the consumers did not had an option for warranty claims.
With Nokia Care Protect is an add-on service from Nokia to offer its customers peace of mind and give them the freedom to make the most of their mobile device. There is no hidden or additional fee involved – with a single, upfront fee, consumers can avail all their mobile phone support and repair needs for another 12 more months after the expiry of the original warranty. Nokia customers have to simply select the plan to match their Nokia mobile device:
- Nokia 1000 to 2000 range &C1, C2, X1, X2, E1, E2 devices [Rs. 600]
- Nokia 3000 to 7000 range & C3, C5, C6, X3, X5, X6, E5, E6 devices [Rs.1550]
- Nokia Eseries and Nokia Nseries & C7, X7, E7, N8, N9 devices [Rs. 2800]
There are three easy ways to receive support: online, in-person at any Nokia Care Centre or by phone. Nokia Care Protect gives easy access to Nokia device experts who are available to guide consumers through all their queries and repair needs.
Speaking about the launch of Nokia Care Protect in Pakistan, Reza Burney, Country Care Manager, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan said, “Nokia Care Protect is yet another initiative by Nokia Pakistan to delight its consumers. With its extended 12-month warranty, Nokia Care Protect brings greater peace of mind and added convenience to end users. Nokia Care Protect can be purchased for any Nokia Device pertaining to the three pre-defined categories giving consumers easy access to Nokia after-sales service.”
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Products to which Google is saying Goodbye
0Products to which Google is saying Goodbye, 1st on the List is Google Wave.
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The collaboration and communication tool, which was launched by Google in 2009, didn’t prove as popular as hoped. The search engine said it will become read-only from January 31, 2012. Furthermore, it will be shut down completely on April 30.
Users will be able to continue exporting individual waves using the existing PDF export feature until the social network is switched off.
Dear Wavers,
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ore than a year ago, we announced that Google Wave would no longer be developed as a separate product. At the time, we committed to maintaining the site at least through to the end of 2010. Today, we are sharing the specific dates for ending this maintenance period and shutting down Wave. As of January 31, 2012, all waves will be read-only, and the Wave service will be turned off on April 30, 2012. You will be able to continue exporting individual waves using the existing PDF export feature until the Google Wave service is turned off. We encourage you to export any important data before April 30, 2012.
If you would like to continue using Wave, there are a number of open source projects, including Apache Wave. There is also an open source project called Walkaround that includes an experimental feature that lets you import all your Waves from Google. This feature will also work until the Wave service is turned off on April 30, 2012.
For more details, please see our help center.
Yours sincerel
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The Wave Team
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Products to which Google is Saying Good Bye. we’re in the process of shutting a number of products which haven’t had the impact we’d hoped for, integrating others as features into our broader product efforts, and ending several which have shown us a different path forward. Overall, our aim is to build a simpler, more intuitive, truly beautiful Google user experience. In terms of the details, here is the latest update:
- Google Bookmarks Lists—This is an experimental feature for sharing bookmarks and collaborating with friends, which we’re going to end on December 19, 2011. All bookmarks within Lists will be retained and labeled for easier identification, while the rest of Google Bookmarks will function as usual. As Lists was an English-only feature, non-English languages will be unaffected.
- Google Friend Connect—Friend Connect allows webmasters to add social features to their sites by embedding a few snippets of code. We’re retiring the service for all non-Blogger sites on March 1, 2012. We encourage affected sites to create a Google+ page and place a Google+ badge on their site so they can bring their community of followers to Google+ and use new features like Circles and Hangouts to keep in touch.
- Google Gears—In March we said goodbye to the Gears browser extension for creating offline web applications and stopped supporting new browsers. On December 1, 2011, Gears-based Gmail and Calendar offline will stop working across all browsers, and later in December Gears will no longer be available for download. This is part of our effort to help incorporate offline capabilities into HTML5, and we’ve made a lot of progress. For example, you can access Gmail, Calendar and Docs offline in Chrome.
- Google Search Timeline—We’re removing this graph of historical results for a query. Users will be able to restrict any search to particular time periods using the refinement tools on the left-hand side of the search page. Additionally, users who wish to see graphs with historical trends for a web search can use google.com/trends or google.com/insights/search/ for data since 2004. For more historical data, the “ngram viewer” in Google Books offers similar information.
- Knol—We launched Knol in 2007 to help improve web content by enabling experts to collaborate on in-depth articles. In order to continue this work, we’ve been working with Solvitor and Crowd Favorite to create Annotum, an open-source scholarly authoring and publishing platform based on WordPress. Knol will work as usual until April 30, 2012, and you can download your knols to a file and/or migrate them to WordPress.com. From May 1 through October 1, 2012, knols will no longer be viewable, but can be downloaded and exported. After that time, Knol content will no longer be accessible.
- Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal (RE<C)—This initiative was developed as an effort to drive down the cost of renewable energy, with an RE<C engineering team focused on researching improvements to solar power technology. At this point, other institutions are better positioned than Google to take this research to the next level. So we’ve published our results to help others in the field continue to advance the state of power tower technology, and we’ve closed our efforts. We will continue our work to generate cleaner, more efficient energy—including our on-campus efforts, procuring renewable energy for our data centers, making our data centers even more efficient and investing more than $850 million in renewable energy technologies.
via Google Blog
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Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22
06 months ago
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, the co-founder of the open-source Facebook alternative Diaspora, has died at the age of 22. The cause of death is not yet publicly known.
Zhitomirskiy, along with Dan Grippi, Maxwell Salzberg and Raphael Sofaer, created the open-source software as part of a project while they were students at New York University. Diaspora was created as a response to Facebook’s controversial privacy changes in 2010. The team was able to raise $200,000 on Kickstarter to launch the project.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to Zhitomirskiy’s family and friends.
via Mashable
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