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Editor's Note
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Editorial 8
Reader's Response
Letters to the Editor 9
Telepedia
Work on broadband satellite underway 10
10 pc unregistered, fake identity SIMs in market: Malik 11
Local smartphones to land in market 14
Mobilink, Shell collaborate for a promotional campaign 15
Guidelines to eradicate eBanking frauds 16
USF brings broadband services to Munday 17
10 million MNP users switch their networks 19 Cover Story
Best Android cell phones in 2011 28 Page
Mhealth creates healthy society
Mobile phone shipments soared
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Samsung to sell 10 million Galaxy S2 smartphones 45
Sony jumps into tablet fray 47
Who's listening to your call? 49
Interview
Syed Jibran Ali, CCO, Wateen Telecom 40
Cover Story
Power crisis ruins telecom industry 34
InsighT
PTCL brings Ultra Net beyond 50 Mbps speed 12 Page
Key benefits of automating G2P payments
Abu Dhabi achieves world first fibre optic capital city
Infrastructure cyber attacks on the rise
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Telecom, Wireless! Who will lead and who will follow? 38
Can Google stay on top? 44
How apps stay on top in app store? 48
Events
Warid supports bravura event 20
Media brings Royal wedding live to all 21
Ufone plants trees for a Greener Pakistan 22 Page
Bank Alfalah spreads its wings in Kasur
Tech Tools
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Mobile Review 70
Current Mobiles 72
Upcoming Mobiles 76
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High Range Mobiles
Low Range Mobiles
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40 Interview CCO Wateen Bank Alfalah spreads
Computers 80
Laptops 81 Syed Jibran Ali its wings in Kasur
Accessories 82
Gaming Zone 84
Mosaic
National Mosaic 56
International Mosaic 66
Synopsis
Messages on Telecom Day 46
Regulatory bodies not paying CCP fee 49
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Nokia to shed thousands of jobs in massive restructuring 51
LG unveils smart fridge that suggests recipes 52
Nokia chairman to quit next year 53 Warid supports bravura event
Indian 300 million mobile phone ‘ghosts’ 55
National News 58
International News 67
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Creative ZEN Style M300 and Creative ZEN Style M100 review Olympus LS-20M Pocket Camcorder review
The portable media player is more or less dominated by the iPod over the years, Olympus has officialy announced their new pocket
but now Creative has introduced their new Creative Zen mp3 player, called camcorder, called Olympus LS-20M pocket
Creative ZEN Style M300 portable media player and Creative ZEN Style M100 camcorder. The LS-20M camcorderOlympus
Portable Media Player. Both of new ZEN PMP has same design and specs, the recorder is the first that captures and edits 1080p
difference only in capacity storage and bluetooth. HD video and provides excellent audio with allows
Other specifications of Creative Style M300 and users to recording studio sound quality in Linear
Creative Style M300 PMP includes 1.4-inch TFT PCM (WAV files) and MP3 formats, New Olympus
display (262K colors) with touch sensitive control LS-20M will be available to the market in June 2011
button, battery provide up to 20 hours of audio playback, with estimated street price of $299.99.
USB 2.0 port and pre- installed with a complete Olympus LS-20M pocket camcorder Features
edition of Alyson Noël's Evermore, the first The new Olympus LS-20M pocket camcorder will be
book in her thrilling Immortals capable to capture full HD movie recording at 1920 x
series. Both of new Creative
portable media player also support 1080 (30fps) with image stabilizer and records 24 bit
Tra nscoded Video (SMV), / 96 mHz Linear PCM audio paired with dual
supported Picture condenser microphones, so you can upload your
Formats JPEG and built- own video to social network video site, like YouTube
in microphone for voice or Facebook.
recording.
Samsung Electronics just announced a new compact camera, called Compared to the electronic industry, household appliances are not as
Samsung ST93. The Samsung ST93 Digital Camera comes with ultra-slim multitasking as their rivals. Not multi-purpose enough to meet the unique
design with stylish ST range and high performance features. The ST93 stand ards other electronic gadgets have. However, what if new
Camera features Dual Image Stabilisation, which combines both digital inv entions would arise that would change the way household
image stabilisation technology and optical image stabilisation technology app liances affect our daily lives? Would it be more productive or
provides clearer images in any environment and prevents distorted cou nterproductive? Why buy something obsolete and inefficient
photos. whi l e something better offers a two in one
Other features of the device includes Samsung Sound combo?
Alive feature provide clear sound Have you ever seen a
recording by eliminating zoom refrigerator be equipped with
noise, Samsung Record Pause a heater? Or a television set
function for halt recording with an electric fan? That
and start up again through would seriously be very
the simple push of a button unbelievable enough.
and a Samsung's Magic Nonetheless, one new
Frame to create poster- household appliance is
quality visuals from a set of changing our daily lives in
templates, including Wall the kitchen. A double
Art, Full Moon, Retro Film, combination of a toaster
Ripple, Retro Record and and a radio might as well play
Classic TV. a big role that moms can work in
the kitchen each day.
Toshiba Camileo P100 and CAMILEO B10 camcoder MSI Wind Top AE2070 Desktop PC Review
Toshiba Europe GmbH just introduced two new Toshiba CAMILEO MSI just announced the new Wind Top
Camcoder series, CAMILEO B10 and CAMILEO P100. The Toshiba all-in-one Touch desktop PC, called
Camile B10 Camcoder designed for active, sporty and adventure travellers Wind Top AE2070. MSI Wind Top
while Toshiba Camileo P100 camcoder designed for all-round companion AE2070 designed with white chassis,
for any occasion with bar-type form factor with an ergonomic 'pistol grip' multi-touch full HD LCD screen and
and powerful optical zoom. Both of the new Toshiba CAMILEO Camcoder transparent frame. Mesuring in
support 1080p Full 513.2 x 392.1 x 87.7 mm, the MSI
HD video resolution AE2070 has a sleek design and
and a Camileo support WindTouch 4 Smart User
Upload button that Interface provide revolution of all-
allows you to share new touch control technology.
your videos with just MSI Wind Top AE2070 desktop PC
one click to YouTube, features DirectX11, two 3W spe
Facebook, Picasa, akers support SRS Premium Soun
Twitvid and other d, support standard VESA Wall Mount and Intel Smart
social network site. Cache technology to optimize the performance of the computer and
provides an exceptional balance between high-quality Audio-Visual
effects. The Wind Top AE2070 also pre loaded with Wind Touch 4 user
82 interface to provide full touch control support.
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Eurotech Zypad WL 1500 Wrist Computer review iBuyPower Gamer Mage D345 and iBuyPower Gamer
Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded iBuyPower, Custom PC maker has just adopted newly AMD graphics card
technologies, products, and systems into iBuyPower Gamer Mage D335 and iBuyPower Gamer Mage D345.
has announced their wearable Gamer Mage D335 and Gamer Mage D345 will give a truly immersive
computers, called Eurotech gaming experience with new AMD Radeon HD 6950 and AMD Radeon
Zypad WL 1500. The Zypad H D 6 9 7 0 b y supporting up to 3 monitors with a single card,
WL 1500 designed for for delivering superior overall performance, DirectX11
field workers, homeland capabi lities and impressive power efficiency.
security, law enforcement, Gamer Mage D345 is boasts Phenox II X4 955
transportation and medical Black Edition Quad-Core or AMD Athlon II or
professionals with features up AMD Phenom II processor, AMD Radeon
to 8 hours for battery life, 6970 graphics card, 1TB
wearing comfort and a high IP 54 hard drive, a 30GB solid
prote ction rate. state drive up to four
Eurotech Zypad WL 1500 is boasts Marvell hard drives or SSDs, 24X
P X A 3 2 0 processor (very old processor), a 3.5-inch Double Layer DVD+/-
color TFT display with resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and a RW, an 800W power
resistive touch panel, 128MB mobile SDRAM, 128MB mobile Flash, an supply, and run Windows
ambient light sensor for control backlight display, accelerometer and runs 7 Home Premium 64bit.
on Windows CE 6.0. For the transportation or inventory management, iBuyPower Gamer Mage
you can integrated the Eurotech WL 1500 Wrist Computer with barcode D345 is available now with
scanner or an external ring scanner for easy access and use. price tag at $1,459 for default
configurations.
Acer HS244HQ gaming monitor review SONY BDP-S470. Blu-ray Disc Player
Acer is ready to release later this month Acer's newest 3D-enabled and
gaming monitor, the Acer HS244HQ. The HS244HQ gaming desktop is
comes with some amazing features and specifications and first detail has
appeared in November 2010. HS244HQ 3D is the first 3D monitor that
offers deliver Full HD 3D imagery via HDMI 3D connectivity for enhanced
stereoscopic entertainment entertainment.
H S 2 4 4 H Q g a m i n g
monitor is boasts 23.6-
inch display w i t h Sony has launched the new BDP-S470 stand-alone Blu-ray 3D-ready
1920×1080 pixel Full player. The Sony BDP-S470 will be able to show 3D video in Full HD
H D resolution, a 1080p, when a firmware update is released in the summer, of course you
120Hz refresh rate, support will need a 3D capable HDTV to view it in 3D. “Consumer excitement for
Full HD video playback, 1x 3D is unbelievably high and Sony is poised to deliver the best possible in-
HDMI 1.4a connector home experience,” said Sony home division VP Chris Fawcett, in a
p r o v i d e deliver Full statement.
H D 3 D imagery, and The BDP S470 uses Sony's new monolithic Bravia design, and of course
couple of active 3D hooks up with Sony's Bravia Internet Video (that includes Amazon Video
shutter glasses for On Demand, You Tube, Netflix, Slacker, and more) and Internet-enabled
enhanced 3D BD-Live contentalthough you'll have to do that via wired Ethernet unless
multimedia you buy a separate USB-based wireless adapter.
experience.
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Thor is not your typical superhero. UK REVIEW--The challenge of If you're someone who complains about
As a Norse god, he spends more time creating a truly realistic battlefield is rarely point-and-click adventures being slow,
concerned with the mythical realm of attempted in video games, but Operation plodding ordeals filled with uninteresting
Asgard than with happenings here on Earth. Flashpoint: Red River takes it on and comes puzzles and boring characters, you might
Millennia old, he commands the power of very close to succeeding. Unfortunately, the have to rethink your argument after playing
thunder, and with his hammer Mjolnir, he intensity of its highly tactical warzone is Telltale Games' first foray into adult
often broken by AI issues, poor oriented adventure-gaming fare. The debut
can fly at supersonic speeds in the Earth's
checkpointing, and the need for a trial-and- episode of Hector: Badge of Carnage--
atmosphere and exceed the speed of light in error approach in some areas. Red River
space. But despite these exceptional adorned with the snarky subtitle "We
includes a well-presented and methodically Negotiate With Terrorists"--is something
qualities, he now finds himself starring in an paced campaign as well as some enjoyable else entirely. And whether or not you have
unremarkable game. Thor: God of Thunder cooperative multiplayer modes, but a long the stomach for this demented detective tale
for the DS is a throwback to the side- list of design and technical problems depends on your threshold for often naughty
scrolling brawlers of old. But it fails to ultimately prevent this competent first- and utterly warped humor. Fishing around
recognize that the best brawlers keep things person shooter from being a great one. inside a feces-ridden toilet with a used
exciting by regularly sending intimidating Red River boasts detailed characters and condom, parlaying favors from morbidly
new enemies your way and encouraging you exaggerated atmospheric lighting. obese hookers, and peddling fake drugs to
to change up your approach to survive. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e e n v i r o n m e n t young rave partygoers are only a few of the
Some impressive boss fights occasionally occasionally lacks detail and regularly many seedy tasks you must undertake in the
give this shallow game a momentary spark, features low-resolution textures. During the name of justice. Gross situations and
but more often than not, Thor makes intense battlefield situations, you won't intermittent lewdness may be the norm, but
wielding the powers of a god about as notice this lack of detail too often, but on it's the creative puzzles and memorable
exciting as wielding an umbrella. other occasions the visuals let the game characters that make this adventure
down. During one sequence in an early worthwhile.
In addition to the Story mode, there's mission, the staff sergeant warns his troops
a Survival mode in which you see how long to be careful in the "forest" up ahead, but Even when you're not chasing down the
you can stay alive while fighting off wave there are only a handful of trees to be seen. solution to one of the game's freakish
after wave of enemies. The combat is no That said, the view distance and scale in the puzzles, clicking around the scenery to
more exciting here than in the Story mode, environments are very impressive, making trigger Hector's commentary yields plenty
so there's little reason to bother with this the battlefields feel large and imposing. The of surprising nuggets. More than a few
option. There's also a mode called voice acting is good, though there is an choice moments will elicit bouts of laughter
awful lot of swearing, which makes the (and perhaps a groan or two). Hector's gruff,
Frostgrinder Assault, in which you play
dialogue sound more cliched than authentic. sarcastic personality and less-than-
through a brief and easy side mission At times the game would have benefitted charming inner dialogue also drive the story.
undertaken by three characters during the from less profane and more technical He's oddly likeable, despite being rather
story. Initially, there are three playable military chatter, rather than having the gross at moments. The voice work
characters available for this mode, but you sergeant follow every instruction with a throughout the episode--delivered almost
can unlock the option to play through this swear-filled simile for how angry he's going entirely in thick British accents, no less--is
mode as almost any of the supporting Norse to be if you do things wrong. hilarious. All of the dialogue is well written,
gods that appear in the story. Although the Operation Flashpoint: Red River is a and it capitalizes on every opportunity to
characters feel quite different from each decent first-person shooter with solid throw a jaw-dropping curve ball at you. If
other--Sif's swift swordplay is a far cry from shooting mechanics and great emphasis on a you haven't guessed by now, this game is
Volstagg's ponderous axe swinging, for tactical approach to the battlefield. absolutely not for young folks or anyone
instance--there's little fun to be had in However, the single-player campaign is easily offended. Racy comments abound,
walking down a hallway and fighting off hampered by poor AI that turns challenging and some of the visual animations and
waves of trolls because the same mindless missions into frustrating ones, and settings push the envelope as well. That said,
button mashing leads you to victory no lackluster graphics sometimes erode the the hand-drawn cartoon art style's charm
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matter which character you choose. game's realism. softens the nastiness a bit.