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Sony Plans to Launch 3D TVs in Japan in June 2010
TOKYO: Sony said Tuesday it would start selling 3D televisions in Japan in June, aiming to ride a new wave of interest in the technology thanks to recent movies such as sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar”, reported AFP.
The Japanese giant said its first 3D liquid crystal display TV models would hit the Japanese market on June 10, with a price tag of about 350,000 yen (3,535 dollars) for a 46-inch version.
Viewers will wear electronic glasses that open and close rapidly in time with images designed for the right and left eye, creating a three-dimensional effect.
Sony said its overall television business would shift into high gear in the fiscal year to March 2011, targeting sales of more than 25 million liquid crystal display TVs — up two thirds from its forecast for this year. It aims for 10 [...]
YouTube Enhances Automatic Caption Capability
WASHINGTON: YouTube, in a significant development for deaf Web users, extended automatic caption capability to all English-language videos on the video-sharing website on Thursday.
YouTube users have been able to manually add captions to videos since 2008 and in November of last year the site began offering machine-generated captions for about a dozen partner channels, reports AFP.
Hiroto Tokusei, a YouTube product manager, said in a blog post on Thursday that the automatic caption, or auto-caption, feature was now being expanded to all videos on the site in English.
Auto-captioning uses speech-to-text technology to generate subtitles.
“Making video easily accessible is something we’re working hard to address at YouTube,” said Tokusei, citing studies that predict that over 700 million people worldwide will suffer from hearing impairment by 2015.
While the auto-caption feature currently only works for videos where English is spoken, Tokusei said [...]
Mobilink Recognized for Marketing Excellence
Lahore: March 04, 2010 – Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding, has been recognized for Marketing Excellence by the Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP).
The MAP Marketing Excellence Award for 2009 has been conferred upon Bilal Munir Sheikh, Vice President Marketing Mobilink for outstanding Performance in the field of Marketing & Management, and for making a significant difference in the Organization’s standing in the Corporate Sector. Home to Pakistan’s most loved pre-paid and post-paid brands, Mobilink is known for its ground breaking campaigns that redefined the marketing scope of Pakistan.
To be presented at the MAP Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony slated to be held in Karachi on Friday, March 05, 2010, the distinguished Marketing Excellence Award has previously been bestowed upon various notable marketers including Musharaf Hai (Unilever), Sarmad Ali (Jang Group) as well as Mobilink’s former President & CEO Zouhair Khaliq.
Delegates’ Registration Open for TeleCON 2010
Lahore: March 2nd, 2010 – Registration for Delegates to the 3RD Global Telecommunication Congress 2010 (TeleCON 2010) being held on April 24, 2010 in Lahore has been opened by the organizers. Prospective participants have been advised to visit the website: www.shamrockconferences.net and register early.
The theme of the annual conference is “Taking Pakistan to the Next Level of Technology Frontiers” and is endorsed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) with participation expected from key players in the telecom sector. Registration is open to all industry personnel. Engineering and technical institutions are also welcome to participate.
Three vital sessions covering Investments in Telecom Sector and Today’s Business Model; Corporate Social Responsibility and Good Governance Practices and Technology Choices and Infrastructure will be the highlight of the day-long event. Eminent speakers and chairpersons, from here and abroad, have shown keen interest and will be presenting updated papers in their respective specialties.
“We expect a [...]
Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition Winners Announced
Karachi, 17th February, 2010: Nokia has announced the results of the Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition and distributed prizes to the lucky winners of the competition.
Nokia N86 8MP Click it! Competition was launched by Brandsynario in collaboration with Nokia on 23rd November 2009 and closed off on 23rd January, 2010. The competition kicked-off from Brandsynario platform simultaneously in the three metros of Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The one of its kind online photography competition invited university going youth of Pakistan to upload photos depicting the theme “Jawan Pakistan” on www.brandsynario.com and get a chance to win Nokia N86 8MP camera.
Adeel Hashmi, Communications Manager, Nokia Pakistan & Afghanistan presented Nokia N86 8PM cell phone to the three happy winners of the competition. The winners of the competition were selected through mass sms and online voting. The three winners who got the highest votes were declared the winners of [...]
Ufone’s Mobile Number Porting offer
Islamabad – February 17, 2010: Ufone has recently launched another irresistible offer for cellular consumers on other networks to join Ufone.
The latest Mobile Number Portability offer allows customers to port their numbers on Ufone’s network without any hassle. In addition, customers will get unlimited SMS to any network for the next three months and up to 1000 minutes on Ufone’s network absolutely free.
Interested customers just have to call 033-1236-1236 from their cell phones. Upon completion of the required information, Ufone will deliver the SIM free of charge at the customer’s doorstep within 48 hours. This offer is valid till March 5, 2010.
Mr. Akbar Khan Chief Marketing Officer, Ufone said, “With this offer we wish to give customers a very warm welcome to the Ufone family”. “This is just a first step in building a long lasting relationship with these customers. We resolve to make their experience with Ufone truly [...]
Samsung Introduces “Wave” – The Most Intelligent Smart Phone
Lahore: February 16th, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading global mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of the Samsung Wave (Model: S8500). This is the first mobile handset to be released on Samsung’s new, open mobile platform, Samsung bada, and the cornerstone of the company’s commitment to provide a Smartphone for every lifestyle.
The globally unrivalled features and experiences of the Samsung Wave include a Full-Touch Super AMOLED 3.3” display, a unified Social Hub solution enabling stronger social networks, A Touch Wiz 3.0 intuitive and hugely customisable User-Interface with next level usability. Moreover, a high-speed CPU ensures swift applications and multi-tasking. This always-on multimedia companion enables a high-level customized communication and will be available globally from April 2010.
Mr. Zeshan Qureshi, Head of the Mobile Phones Division, Samsung Pakistan and Afghanistan said, “The Samsung Wave truly demonstrates our commitment to deliver rich, connected and innovative Smartphone experiences. The [...]
Win Mini-DELL Laptop on Valentine’s Day
Lahore: February 12, 2010 – The world’s leading DELL computers in Pakistan have announced a special Valentine’s Day promotion inviting consumers to dine out at designated restaurants in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad and win a fabulous and sparkling DELL mini laptop for their loved ones.
DELL Pakistan has cupid showering the best ever surprise this Valentine’s Day offering one of the latest and most classic of laptops introduced by the company recently. Couples and those ‘in love’ have been invited to visit www.facebook.com/dellpakistan and get additional information about the smashing offer.
Nubla Iftikhar, Marketing Manager, Consumer and SMB for DELL Pakistan said, “Dell Consumer is determined to add value to the lifestyle of the end customer. The Dell Mini is specifically positioned for the youth and people on the go. In seven exciting colors it is quite a catch at the most reasonable price point.”
DELL is the leading consumer brand for [...]
Mobilink Indigo Valentine’s Offer – Buy BlackBerry Storm & Get BlackBerry Pearl Free
Lahore: February 12, 2010 – Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding, has announced a first-of-its-kind Valentine’s offer; all customers who purchase a BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone will receive a BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone with it for absolutely free. Valid for all corporate and individual customers till 28th Feb, this offer from Mobilink indigo is a perfect gift to celebrate the spirit of Valentine’s Day. With this ‘buy one get one free’ BlackBerry® offer, Mobilink once again proves its domination of the BlackBerry® market in Pakistan.
The BlackBerry® Storm™ 9500 is the next generation of functionality mixed with the perfect blend of style. With a unique touch screen and cutting-edge multimedia capabilities, the BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone makes a great impression as one travels across town or to almost any corner of the world. The handset also features a 3.2 Megapixel camera, a crisp display, and built-in [...]
Samsung Guru Phone holds Rural Float Activity
Lahore: 11th February, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Company Limited, a global leader in mobile phones and electronic products, is conducting a Rural Marketing Campaign (Float Activity) in Sindh and Punjab for the “Samsung-Guru” cell-phone series. The idea is to provide recreation in the entertainment starved rural areas. The theme of this campaign is “Samsung Guru comes to your town with Lots of excitement and valuable prizes”.
These colourfully branded floats will feature sound systems for live musical performances of popular local performers and musicians. Samsung Products will be displayed on the float which include; Guru 1105, Guru 1080, Samsung Dholak (E-1160), E-2120 and Samsung Tabla (E-2130). The campaign will continue through interior Sindh and Punjab provinces for one month.
Smartly dressed promoters and Brand ambassadors will brief visitors about products, while talented Show-Hosts will offer valuable prizes and entertainment. Moreover, the customers will be able to get exciting content, downloaded onto [...]
Ufone to Organize Capacity Building Workshop for Journalists
Islamabad – February 10, 2010: Appreciating the role played by Pakistani media in providing information to the people in very trying times, Ufone has announced a capacity building initiative that will train journalists for reporting in security sensitive situations.
Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone announced the initiative at a dinner hosted in the honor of the elected cabinet of the National Press Club Islamabad. The capacity building workshop will be held with international trainers in the month of April this year.
Speaking on the occasion he said that both the cellular industry and the media had shown tremendous growth in the last decade and have empowered the people by providing them access to information. He congratulated the newly elected members of the National Press Club cabinet and expressed confidence that that their tenure will bring further improvements to the important organization like National Press Club.
President National Press Club Afzal [...]
Telenor Declares Strong Financial Results in Q4 2009
Islamabad, 10th Feb 2010: Telenor Pakistan has posted strong results after a solid final quarter in 2009. Telenor Pakistan’s Q4 results announced their subscriber base to have reached 22.5 million. The net additions of 842,000 subscriptions during the fourth quarter are 77,000 more than the Q3 net additions. In the last quarter of the year, the revenue increased 9% over Q3 while EBITDA margins grew to an all time high of 28.4%, a whopping 28% growth over Q3.
CEO Telenor Pakistan, Jon Eddy Abdullah praised Telenor Pakistan employees and attributed the company’s success to their unrelenting dedication. He said, “Telenor Pakistan has been recognized by Telenor Group for the highest revenue growth rate throughout the group. This, in the face of current business environment challenges, demonstrates a stellar performance.”
During this quarter, Telenor Pakistan launched their suite of financial services under the brand name easypaisa. Within 4 months, more than [...]
