Browsing Tag ‘Internet
Intel, Wateen join hands on internet programme
By Technology Times at July 23, 2012 | 3:05 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Intel Pakistan and Wateen Telecom have joined hands to offer internet access programme to local consumers in Pakistan in order to make internet more accessible and affordable for all new subscribers. Under this offer, a consumer purchasing an Intel processors-based PC, will get a free Wateen Wimax Broadband connection, enabling consumers to delight in more...
Dangers for girls leaving personal info on internet
By Technology Times at July 17, 2012 | 5:18 am | 0 Comment
IN THIS day and age, with predators lurking everywhere, it is very dangerous for girls to leave pictures, cell phone numbers, addresses, or any personal information for that matter, anywhere on the internet. The most common place where predators look for girls’ personal information is social networking websites, the most common being Facebook. Girls are naive and more...
Dangers for girls leaving personal info on internet
By Technology Times at July 10, 2012 | 12:04 am | 0 Comment
IN THIS day and age, with predators lurking everywhere, it is very dangerous for girls to leave pictures, cell phone numbers, addresses, or any personal information for that matter, anywhere on the internet. The most common place where predators look for girls’ personal information is social networking websites, the most common being Facebook. Girls are naive and more...
Internet, mobile banking share slow
By Technology Times at June 2, 2012 | 1:47 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: Despite the fact, the financial transactions through internet-banking and mobile-banking witnessed a significant growth in terms of volume and value in the past few years, the share of these two modes of payment are still standing at 2 and 1 per cent in overall electronic-banking system. “The share of internet-banking and mobile-banking constitute more...
LUMS represents Pakistan in ‘Internet at Liberty’
By Technology Times at June 2, 2012 | 1:45 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) represented Pakistan in the international event of “Internet at Liberty 2012” recently held in Washington, USA, with the sponsorship of internet search giant Google. LUMS was one of the 15 academic institutions invited to participate in the ‘Internet at Liberty 2012. Representing LUMS, Prof. Abid more...
COMSATS Internet Services a revolutionary dimension
By Technology Times at May 29, 2012 | 1:05 pm | 0 Comment
HISTORY: Keeping in view the COMSATS mission of using technology for social service, COMSATS started COMSATS Internet Services (CIS) as the pioneer ISP of Pakistan in 1996 to not only offer internet connectivity to government departments but also to offer social services such as telehealth and training. At present, CIS is operating in 8 major cities of Pakistan including more...
Internet censorship in Pakistan needs dialogue
By Technology Times at May 29, 2012 | 11:47 am | 1 Comments
By Farieha Aziz via TelecomRecorder THE MINISTRY of Information Technology has recently issued directives to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to instruct all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block Twitter in Pakistan. The reason cited for this ban was Twitter’s noncompliance with the government’s request to block blasphemous contents from its more...
Pak Internet population ready for brand engagement
By Technology Times at May 22, 2012 | 11:15 am | 0 Comment
By Bilal Sulehri via telecompk.net EFFECTIVE MEASURE, one of the leading providers of digital media planning solutions in Pakistan, has reported a unique insight on Pakistan’s internet users. Unique browser growth of 6.7 per cent was reported from March to April 2012, which is supported by a rising trend of using mobile internet across the country. The growth of more...
SMW4 cut causing internet ‘disruption’ in Pakistan
By Technology Times at May 15, 2012 | 4:00 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The submarine cable SEMEWE4 cable – linking majority of the internet and telephony traffic in Pakistan – has been cut near Alexandria, causing serious sluggishness for internet browsing in Pakistan, sources said. Various Internet Service Providers have confirmed major disturbance in their service due to the damage in the cable. The sources more...
LUMS starts research on internet, society
By Technology Times at April 23, 2012 | 12:58 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is launching a cross-university interdisciplinary Research Initiative on Internet and Society. The purpose of this Initiative is to explore the development of cyberspace in the country, to facilitate its study, to better understand its relationships to business, technological, economic, social, legal more...
Stakeholders show concern over bid to censor Internet
By Technology Times at March 17, 2012 | 1:06 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT LHR: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), have expressed deep concern over an attempt by the Ministry of Information Technology to further restrict freedom of expression, creativity and peaceful thought on the Internet by projecting an extensive filtering system that more...
Fabricating internet censorship in Pakistan through lies
By Technology Times at March 13, 2012 | 12:34 pm | 0 Comment
By Mohammad Ali Sadiq via ProPakistani RECENTLY THERE has been a lot of talk about the apparent Great Firewall of Pakistan. A specific group of people has been raising voice over this issue and spreading a propaganda which is based on half truth and public misinformation. The propaganda that has been spread all over social media is that Pakistan is going to be more...
Internet banking goes up in Pakistan
By Technology Times at February 14, 2012 | 3:53 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT IBD: The use of internet banking has remarkably increased in the country with surging number of customers opted for hassle-free and rapid mode of money transactions through their banks, showing 89 per increase in the service utility with a volume of money grew by 112 per cent in the first quarter of financial year 2011-12. “Rs 84.85 billion were more...
Pakistan needs to join luring internet business arena
By Technology Times at January 16, 2012 | 5:16 pm | 0 Comment
MONITORING REPORT IBD: The chances for Pakistan vigorously entering the world internet business have brightened as the +Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has initiated a process that could trigger a dramatic expansion of the Internet. Most recently the ICANN has starting accepting applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The cozy more...
TES displays Internet, data products at ICT Global
By Technology Times at January 16, 2012 | 4:46 pm | 0 Comment
STAFF REPORT KHI: The Transworld Enterprise Services (TES) and its exhibited products were positively received by conference delegates at the thematic exhibition of ICT Global recently held at the Lahore International Expo Center. The exhibition was aimed at providing an opportunity to network with ICT players, opinion-formers, and top decision makers. The format was more...
