Nokia N8 Launched in Pakistan

Highly hyped, 12 megapixeled Nokia’s N8 has at last arrived in Pakistan, well sort of. Device was launched in an event arranged by Nokia in Karachi today.

Customers who had pre-ordered the phone with Ufone service centers, are said to receive their their phones soon.

However, the device would be available at retail stores after one month. Until then, you don’t have any choice but to get the device from Ufone. It’s because of some sort of exclusive agreement between Nokia and Ufone.

It maybe recalled that Ufone is accepting pre-orders at Rs. 41,900, which is 25 percent lower than the market price as claimed by Ufone.

Some (official) voices in today’s launch opined that N8 would be priced at PKR 36,000 to PKR 38,000, while few others said N8 to be priced at PKR 44,500.

Nokia didn’t confirm the exact price to anyone.

Update:

Nokia N8 detailed specifications:

    

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2010, April
	Status	Available. Released 2010, October

Size	Dimensions	113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
	Weight	135 g

Display	Type	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
		- Multi-touch input method - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Speakerphone	Yes
		- 3.5 mm audio jack

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Internal	16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB

Data	GPRS	Class 33
	EDGE	Class 33
	3G	HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

Camera	Primary	12 MP, 4000×3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
	Features	1/1.83” sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face detection
	Video	Yes, 720p@25fps
	Secondary	VGA videocall camera

Features	OS	Symbian^3 OS
	CPU	ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
	Games	Yes + downloadable
	Colors	Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
	Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
		- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound - Anodized aluminum casing - Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic - Digital compass - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player - Voice command/dial - Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Video/photo editor - Flash Lite v4.0 - T9

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
	Stand-by	Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
	Talk time	Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
	Music play	Up to 50 h

Misc	SAR US	1.09 W/kg (head)     0.85 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	1.02 W/kg (head)

Telenor Pakistan Posts Better Than Expected Q3-2010

In the third quarter of 2010, Telenor Group reported revenues of USD 4.09 billion compared to USD 3.87 billion representing an organic revenue growth of six per cent in local currency, said a statement issued by the group today.

EBITDA margin stood at 33 per cent, and operating cash flow margin remained at 23 per cent.

Telenor’s consolidated mobile operations added seven million subscriptions during the quarter.

“Telenor Group delivered yet another strong quarter, with increased organic revenue growth, solid EBITDA margin and an operating cash flow of USD 953 million,” said Jon Fredrik Baksaas, President and CEO of Telenor Group.

Telenor Pakistan

Commenting on Pakistan’s performance, Group CEO said:

Telenor Pakistan performed better than we expected following the flooding which has severely affected the country.

Highlights

Telenor Pakistan’s revenues for the reported quarter stood at USD 199 million down from USD 210 million in 2nd quarter 2010, while 11 percent higher than the same period in previous year.

Thanks to increased sales, Telenor said, company’s EBITDA margin for Pakistan stood at 29.7 percent, 5 percent percent higher than same period last year.

Telenor Pakistan managed to cut its expenditure by 37 percent as compared to same quarter in 2009, due to focus on network capacity investments.

Due  to intense competition, Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) went down to PKR 220.31 as compared to PKR 235 in same period previous year.

• You can download here Telenor Group’s Quarterly Financial Report (228 KB – PDF File)
• Download here Telenor Group’s Summarized Financial Stats (292 KB – XLS File)

Update:

Jon Eddy Abdullah, CEO Telenor Pakistan while commenting on the results said:

“Telenor Pakistan continues to consolidate its business growth. The previous quarter saw Pakistan facing one of the worst floods in its history. Telenor Pakistan responded with concerted efforts, becoming the first and one of the largest corporate contributors to the relief drive.

A calamity of the size we witnessed is bound to have some negative impact on the business environment of the country. However, this was minimized with the help of our teams and their well coordinated efforts.”

Mobilink Brings ‘One Week Reactivation Promotion

Following the September 28th Re-Activation campaign, Mobilink Jazz is now giving its customers not only one day, but one whole week to gain rewards on re-activating their SIMs!

Criteria:

Customers who have not used their SIMs since 25th September 2010 and will make one call or SMS between October 25 to October 31 and have subscribed through SMS to 550 will get:

• 50 minutes free minutes
• and 100 lucky customers will win the bumper prize of Rs 100,000 each!

Customers who have done an activity between Oct 25-31 and sent and SMS to 550, will also be required to send another SMS to 550 between Nov 6 to Nov 10 to confirm their cash prize

Promotion Mechanics

Confirm Prize (Free Minutes)

• 50 minutes will be given on Nov 5, 2010 to subscribers sending SMS on short code 550 and performing an outgoing activity
• Validity of free minutes will be 7 days
• Minutes will be for On-net calls only

Cash Prize

100 customers will be selected from the customers who:

• Were part of the original target base
• Subscribed to the promo by sending SMS to 550 during the promotion i.e. between Oct 25, 2010 and Oct 31, 2010 as well as performed outgoing activity
• Winners will be updated in the 550 SMS application
• Customers need to send another SMS to 550 to confirm their cash prize winning
• Only those customers will be eligible for the prize who will send confirmatory SMS to short code 550 between Nov 6, 2010 and Nov 10, 2010
• Date of cash prize disbursement will be communicated later

Ufone’s Tension Free Special Package: 45 Paisa per 30 Seconds on 5 FnF

Ufone has revised its Tension Free Packageto offer call rate of 45 paisas per 30 seconds to 5 Friends and Family numbers on any network in Pakistan.

This new package is called “Tension Fee Special Package”.

All existing Tension Free Package customers have been shifted to Tension Free Special Package automatically.

All call charges are same as they were in old package except of 5 FNF (on-net or off-net) numbers. Daily rent of Rs. 1 plus tax is also imposed if you add FnF numbers.

P.S. It is not mentioned on Ufone’s website, however, after consultation with Ufone’s helpline we can now confirm that Daily Rental of Rs. 1 plus tax is applied only if a subscriber adds FnF number(s).

Daily Charges:

Rs. 1 plus tax, in case you add FnF numbers

Call Charges:

• 5 FNF Numbers of Any Network: 45 Paisas Per 30 Seconds

Regular Numbers:

• Ufone to Ufone Rs 1.20 / 60 Sec
• Ufone to PTCL & WLL Rs 1.20 / 60 Sec
• Ufone to Other Mobile Networks Rs 1.20 / 60 Sec

How to Subscribe:

To subscribe to Tension Free Special Package: Dial *40# from your Ufone and to add your 5 FNF numbers dial 363.

Terms and Conditions:

• All existing Tension Free Package customers have been shifted to Tension Free Special Package.
• 5 Friends and Family numbers can be a combination of Ufone, Other Mobile local Operator and PTCL numbers
• Re 1 + tax daily service charge will be implemented
• Charges are per 30 second
• Send your 5 Friends and Family numbers via SMS to 363 separated by commas.
• Charges for one time addition of 5 Friends and Family numbers are Rs.10+ tax
• Friends and family number change charges are RS 10 + tax per number
• This offer will only be valid on Tension Free Special Package
• To unsubscribe send UNSUB to 363 via SMS
• Limited time offer

Ufone Postpaid: Call @ Rs. 3 Per Hour

You have heard of this offer before? yes, you are right, but Ufone has re-launched this offer that allows hourly call for postpaid customer or say Ufone is promoting this offer again, with no change in tariff or terms.

Looks, Ufone was unable to attract the postpaid segment in the first place, or maybe company is short of packages!

Getting back to details, with this offer, you can talk to five Friends and Family numbers from 12 am to 5 pm for only Rs. 2.99 plus tax per hour.

You can choose any combination of Ufone and PTCL numbers.

Tariff:

How to Avail Offer:

To activate, SMS any 5 Ufone or PTCL numbers of your choice, separated by commas to 363 or dial 363.

Note:

• This offer will be available on U49, U249, U549, U999, U 1499, U1999, U3999, U50, U250, U550, U1000, U1600, U5000 packages
• Once you subscribe to this offer, it will become part of your subscription unless you unsubscribe it
• This offer is valid from 12 am to 5 pm, from 5 pm till 12 am the charges will be as per package plan
• Subscription charges are Rs. 50+tax/month, the charges will be upfront and irrespective of the subscription date
• FnF modification charges will be Rs. 10+tax per change
• To unsubscribe the service, call 333
• Hourly rate will be applicable after the consumption of free minutes

Telenor Talkshawk call 50paisas/30 sec in 3rs/day

Telenor new call offer for prepaid customers.

With this new offer telenor talkshawk users can call in just 50 paisas/30 sec to any network in Pakistan, USA, Canada and landline phones in UK.

To activate this offer dial *345*255#

This is a daily activation offer, needs to be activated daily.

Activation charges are 3rs

Everyday offer expiry is at 12am

This offer is only for telenor prepaid talkshawk 63 paisas customers.

All charges are without GST.

To convert your telenor prepaid to talkshawk 63 package, dial 345 and listen to instructions or send text to 346 “Please convert my package to talkshawk 63″.

49 Paisa for 30 Seconds, All Networks: Telenor TalkShawk

Telenor has offered its Talkshawk customers to make calls to any network at 49 Paisas per 30 seconds, anytime of the day, at a daily subscription charge of Rs. 3 plus tax.

For the purpose, you need to activate Telenor’s talkswhak 63 Package and avail this offer by activating your daily subscription.

Tariff:

If subscribed,

• All calls to all networks in Pakistan will be charged at 49 paisas per 30 seconds
• Call to UK (Landline only), US (Landline and Mobile) and Canada (Landline and Mobile) are charged at 49 Paisas per 30 seconds.

How to Activate:

Dial *345*255#

Subscription Charges:

Rs. 3 plus tax per day

How to Convert to Talkshawk 63 Package:

Write “migrate” and send SMS to 345

Complete Tariff of Talkshawk 63 is available here

Terms:

• This offer is valid only for Talkshawk 63 package
• Subscription expires every day at 12:00 AM
• This is a limited time offer

Ufone all USSD codes

 

Different USSD ufone codes.

■For account balance check *124#

■For remaining free minutes check *707#

■For remaining GPRS package quota check *706#

■For Uload code *765#

■For Uloan *456#

■For services USSD menu *333#

■For Ufone funkit *999#

■For Ufone Utones *666#

■*1#, *2#, *3#, *666# or *888# to know your Ufone sim number

Ufone MNP referral reward

Earn free 1000 SMS and ufone to ufone call minutes by referring your friends to join Ufone network.




Simple send your friend number at 1800 from your Ufone.



Once he successfully joins Ufone network you will be given 1000 free minutes and SMS messages.



SMS sent to 1800 is free.



Free minutes are for on-net calls only.



Free SMS for any mobile network.

PTCL all DSL rates (Including 10MB)

■1Mbps at Rs. 1,199


■4Mbps at Rs. 1,999

■6Mbps at Rs. 4,999

■8Mbps at Rs. 6,999

■10Mbps at Rs. 9,999

Google Huwaei Android IDEOS U8150 cheap phone

GSM / GPRS / EDGE / UMTS / HSDPA

2.8″ capacitive touchscreen – QVGA (320×240 px)

512 ROM / 256 RAM

528 MHz processor

3.2 MP AF camera

GPS

Accelerometer

MicroSD card up to 16GB

WiFi / Bluetooth / Micro USB

1200mAh battery

Dimensions: 104 × 54.8 × 13.5mm

In Pakistan available with Zong at price of 16000Rs.

Other markets price 150$ to 200$

15 Oct 2010 – Warid free SMS delivery reports trick

Get Warid Telecom Pakistan free SMS delivery reports




Just write *#0 before in your text message start. And you will get old SMS delivery notifications



Example: *#0 Salam

Telenor free balance check trick

Telenor Pakistan free balance check trick




Dial *444## from your telenor prepaid.



NO SAC likha ajayay ga, usko foran exit karain phir shayad Whats this input ajyay ga, usko b exit karain aur chand seconds wait karain screen per balance show ho jayay ga aur balance checking ke deduction nahi ho ge.

Warid glow new SMS packages

Send Unlimited SMS to any number, any network in Pakistan.

1000 SMS in Rs. 7.99+tax/week – To activate, SMS Glow1000 to 7777or call 321

700 SMS in Rs. 6.99/week – To activate, SMS Glow700 to 7777 or call 321

250 SMS in Rs. 2.99/day – To activate, SMS Glow250 to 7777or call 321

Activation charges on all bundles 1Rs+tax.

Warid glow din raat FnF call offer

With Warid prepaid Glow package now customers can call in only 2Rs+tax/30min during weekdays morning from 9am to evening till 5pm. ( Monday to Friday )


For night time and weekend 3Rs+tax /hour

Activation charges 12rupees including taxes for existing glow customers, for other Warid prepaid customers 25Rs+tax activation charges.

For activation dial 321

Warid glow new GPRS packages

New Warid Glow Prepaid Mobile Internet Bundles:


■2MB Mobile Internet in Rs. 4+tax/day – To activate, SMS 2MB to 7777

■10MB Mobile Internet in Rs. 30+tax/bucket – To activate, SMS 10MB to 7777

Nokia C3 [Officially] Launched in Pakistan

Nokia today officially launched Nokia C3 in Pakistan.

Built with social networking in mind, the Nokia C3 is the first device to bring a full QWERTY keyboard to Series 40.

People can view, post, comment, share locations and even update their status on networks such as Facebook and Twitter, straight from the homescreen. Nokia C3 offers more of a smartphone features at lower price.

To maximize the connectivity experience, Nokia is collaborating Ufone to bring free data bundles for all Ufone customers with the purchase of every C3 phone.

The free data bundle would allow Ufone customers to enjoy unlimited internet access, Ovi services, email and chat to let them be on top of their social as well as work life.

Speaking at the launch of Nokia C3, Khurram Pradhan, Product and Portfolio Manager, Pakistan & Afghanistan said,

The Nokia C3 comes with Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat, meaning for the first time users can set up email and chat accounts straight from the device, without the need for a PC.

Other features include Wi-Fi connectivity, a two megapixel camera, rich color screen, and support for up to 8GB memory card. The Nokia C3 is available in a variety of colours including hot pink and blue.

  

Specifications:

• 2.4 inch QVGA display
• 320 x 240 pixel resolution
• 262K colors
• Series 40 User Interface
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• GPRS/EDGE
• Opera Mini
• Wi-Fi
• 2 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom
• Media Player
• Stereo FM Radio
• Built-in hands-free speaker
• 55 MB internal memory
• 8 GB expandable memory
• 2 GB MicroSD card included
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
• OVI Chat
• OVI Share
• 7 hours talktime
• 20 days stand-by time

Price:

Nokia C3 Price in Market: Rs. 12,900

PTCL Revises its Student Broadband Package

PTCL has revised its student package by bundling it with PSTN (landline) incentives – however, the price of broadband remains the same.

PTCL is now offering student Package of 1 Mbps broadband with unlimited download, 150 free voice minutes per month and free unlimited Kehdo SMS at Rs 999 / month.

But if you need just the broadband, then and PTCL Broadband existing Student Package will cost you Rs 850 / month.

Note: Kehdou Voice SMS service was launched by PTCL back in June 2008 that enables PTCL customers to send voice SMS to cellular subscribers.

It merits mentioning here that PTCL had taken back discounts on student packages for 1 Mpbs broadband.

PTCL broadband student package has been launched with the following two offers;

• Broadband Student Package 1 Mbps unlimited download Bundled with PSTN offering 150 Free  voice Minutes and FREE Kehdo SMS at Rs 999 / Month
• PTCL broadband Student Package basic 1 Mbps with unlimited downloads at Rs 850 / month (Previously PTCL Educational Broadband)

Benefits and key Highlights:

• PTCL Broadband Student Package is available in over 1000 cities across Pakistan.
• Free E- Learning cards to all (By applying till 31st of Dec 2010)
• Chance to win Rs. 100,000 scholarships for further education (By applying till 31st of Dec 2010

Universal Laptop Charger [Preview]

Couple of days back my laptop charger went unresponsive and I had to visit market for new charger.

I was told by this one shopkeeper that he can sell me a laptop charger for Rs. 700, which was made in China and it came with no warranty at all.

But with that I was offered another solution for my laptop that was “Universal Laptop Charger” with multiple pins for only PKR 750/- obviously china made ;) This gadget has an ability to charge almost all laptops, and it works like a charm with my laptop.

A universal laptop charger can be used with different types of laptops without buying specific laptop charger for a specific laptop. Universal laptop charger is usually available with 8 different pin connectors and in the range of 15v to 19.5 volts adjusted automatically (however, some universal chargers may not support automatic adjustment of output power).

Universal laptop chargers are designed for the people who have multiple laptops at a single place like a laptop repairing shop, Networking admin etc, but it can also benefit general users based on requirments.

How to Buy a Universal Laptop charger:

Things you must consider before buying a laptop charger are:

• It must have 8 different pins to connect with different variety of la
  • ptops.
  
  
  • Very IMPORTANT Step: You must check the required voltage for your laptop. This can be verified through your laptop manual or otherwise it would be mentioned on your original charger as well. So make sure that you are inputting correct and exact amount of voltage to your laptop. A mistake here can damage your laptop severally. Try consulting an expert to know the required voltage for your laptop.
  • Some of universal laptop chargers are available with retractable cords; which can be disturbing in some cases as retractable cords disconnects a lot.
  Where to buy in Pakistan?
  Well there is no specific place except electronics markets or computer markets.
  
  Disclaimer: Please be informed that, Article is only written in the favor of informing common people about the new gadgets benefits. Author is not responsible for any purchase / sale /exchange/loss/Price Quotation/ decision made after reading this article.

Microsoft Contributes $ 1.3 Mln for the Flood Victims

Microsoft Pakistan is working closely with different NGOs and Government bodies in Pakistan as part of the rescue and prevention effort now underway.

In this regard Microsoft announced a relief package consisting of $ 700,000 cash-donation, deployment of disaster management software for the Govt. of Punjab at no cost, urgent food supplies to the flood victims in KPK province and software donations to various NGOs currently involved in relief activities.

In the first and the most urgent phase of this humanitarian assistance, Microsoft Pakistan team volunteered in donating and distributing food items comprising flour, rice, cooking oil, sugar and tea to the hundreds of families left destitute by the heavy monsoon rains, which have ravaged different parts of Pakistan.

A group of individuals from Microsoft team has visited Nowshera and its surroundings four times in last one month to deliver urgently needed food supplies to flood victims there. So far over 300 families have been reached.

“It has been extremely difficult to reach these vulnerable families,” said Shoaib Khalil, Marketing Lead, Microsoft Pakistan.

“Almost all infrastructures have been destroyed by the flood and relief activities are hindered. Sitting back in the office it was impossible for us to gauge the level of assistance needed by the affected families. I would urge people in their personal capacity shall come forward and visit these camps with do their share of support “he added.

As part of the efforts to create resilient communities, Microsoft will support landing a Disaster Management Response system in the Punjab Province. Country Manager Kamal Ahmed led the Microsoft mission in a presentation to the Punjab Chief Minister and subsequently his cabinet, to present a state of the art Emergency Response System developed by Microsoft Gold Partner, Geodan . The Dutch Firm, which received Microsoft’s 2008 innovation award, will provide the $500,000 software package and initial training free of charge as part of Microsoft partner support to flood relief.

The Response System and its technical staff, which has especially flown in from Holland has already began the installation and training for Punjab Province Staff. Microsoft will also arrange demos for the software system to all the major donors so that it can become part and parcel of the arsenal of disaster response mechanisms. In addition Microsoft will also be providing software donations to NGOs involved in the relief effort.

Talking at this ceremony Kamal Ahmed, Country General Manager Microsoft Pakistan said

“The floods have uprooted millions from their homes. This is a time when every individual, every brand, every company must do everything possible to help the affectees in areas best suited to their core strengths. Only this way, will we be able to maximize our impact and tend to the needs of our fellow Pakistanis. A single entity’s contribution is limited by its individual resources and skill. Our aim is to help as many people as possible and therefore, it is important to create synergies to maximize reach. What we could have done alone would be far smaller than what we can do together with our cause partners like; Geodan and Govt. Of Punjab combined. We have come together to provide help in their respective areas of expertise and have dedicated their individual resources to reach out to those unfortunately affected by the country’s floods. “

Microsoft and its employees around the world have committed and contributed generously for flood relief efforts in Pakistan. Microsoft offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and our Middle East and Africa Region are matching employees’ donations as well. Besides the cash donation MSN & Bing had been running cross network promotion on how to donate to help for Pakistan flood victims, through their websites. Besides the cash donation MSN & Bing has been running cross network promotion on how to donate to help Pakistan.

Manager Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, Malik Babur Javed ,while appreciating the multi-fold support provided by Microsoft said,

“The unprecedented torrential rains and flash floods have caused immense human and financial loss to the country and it is the need of the hour that the business community should come forward with generous donations so that maximum relief could be provided to the million of displaced families.”

The United Nations has reported that to date, an estimated 20 million people have been affected by torrential rains and flooding and 7 to 8 million people are in dire need of food aid, clean water and shelter. Over 1,700 lives have been lost, more than 1,600 injured and 2 to 3 million people displaced due to the various rain-related hazards including landslides, floods, mudflows and structural collapse. More floods due to continued rains in upper parts of the country are likely to swell the number of those affected.

PTCL will Offer Weekend and Intl Bucket Packages i

TCL is all set to introduce Nation Wide Weekend and Off-Peak, European and Far Eastern Bucket packages for its customers, we have confirmed with sources in the company.

These packages are likely to come at a monthly rental with a set amount of minutes to be used during weekends, off-peak hours, or otherwise for European and Eastern countries.

NWD Weekend and Off-Peak Package

• Unlimited on-net NWD calls from 8 PM to 8 AM and weekends
• Free 100 minutes to mobile networks during 8 PM to 8 AM and weekends
• Package charges will be Rs. 350 per month

European Bucket Package

• 250 minutes to fixed networks of Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherland and Norway
• Package Charges: Rs. 300 per month

Far Eastern Bucket Package

• 250 free minutes to fixed networks of South Korea, Malaysia and Fixed and Mobile networks of Hong Kong
• Package charges: Rs. 300 per month

Subscribers will be able to select one or multiple buckets at a time.

We are yet to ascertain the Launch date of these buckets.

Dell Insipiron N5010 – Preview, Price, Features

This model is known by two names i.e. Dell Inspiron N5010 or Dell 15R. It is a home machine and forerunner of 1560’s sequence dell laptops. It is weighted at 2.47 kg with almost (380 W x 259 D x 20 H) (front) / 32.8 (rear) mm dimensions.

Dell Inspiron N5010 comes with 15.6 inches for 720p HD WLED display resolution of 1366×768 and black bezel color matches with silver palm rest.

WLED stands for “White Light Emitting Diode”, it uses a lesser amount of energy and is environmentally friendly that produces smoother and brighter lighting of the display with enhanced clarity.

Dell Inspiron N5010 offers true life display (anti-reflective) technology that enhances the gloss, sharpness, wide viewing angles and vibrant colors for watching content on the screen.

Dell Inspiron N5010 is ready with full size keyboard with integrated numeric pad. It enhances the pointing device experience by providing smooth touch pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical scroll Up/Down pad.

The right side of the Dell Inspiron N5010 has a built-in DVD burner and eSATA port, a 10/100 Ethernet port and an SD card slot; while the left side has a USB port, microphone and headphone ports and an HDMI port; the rear has two more USB 2.0 ports, a VGA port and the power connection.

Chipset / Motherboard:

Dell Inspiron N5010 is equipped with Intel H57 chipset, which is part of Intel 5 series chipsets replacing the old two chip approach. Intel rapid storage technology, INTEL RST 9.5 brings additional storage performance and data protection with low power consumption features.

Support for eSATA combined with Intel RST provides much better performance than USB 2.0 or IEEE 1394, so it may be ideal for data storage and transferring purposes like multimedia professionals needs high speed data transfer and copying devices for the content.

Processor:

Dell Inspiron N5010  comes with Intel® Core™ i3 2.13 GHz 330M, with 2 cores and its hyper threading technology enables dual core CPU to grip 4 threads at one time. It should be able to handle good amount of applications at optimum level but there could be possibility of advanced CPU for demanding games.

It is loaded with instruction set of 64 bit technology, Enhanced Speed step, Intel Virtualization Technology, Idle States, Thermal Monitoring technology, Intel fast memory access, Intel flex memory access with integrated GMA HD 500MHz, integrated DDR3 1066 memory controller.

Cache and Memory, (RAM/Hard Drive):

Dell Inspiron N5010 features 3MB smart cache for better giving out and set up with 250GB hard drive supporting (High rpm); hard drives are capable of working under vibration with power saving options. 2GB DDR3 (DDR 800, 1066, 1333 and 1600) RAM twice the data rate of DDR2 for in-depth memory processing such as gaming, digital video editing, producing DVDs and running software applications.

You can also extend RAM till 4GB DDR3 to utilize maximum optimum performance on the laptop for most favorable computing with availability of two RAM Slot banks.

Integrated Graphics:

Intel H57 provides elevated visual performance for crisp images, vibrant colors with high definition audio and video experience. It offers full support for Windows 7 with influential performance and instinctive design. Intel clear video HD technology provides higher processing capacity to facilitate a wealthier amusement experience.

Intel HD graphics provides multiple options for connecting with different displays like HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) and supports HD high resolutions like 720p. With its TV setup utility, it provides step by step guide for configuration with TV. Dell Inspiron N5010’s graphics memory may range from 384mb till 1024 mb dedicated and shared depending on the model series.

Networking Details:

It is offered with W-LAN 802.11b, W-LAN 802.11g like Intel WIFI link 6200 /6250 or Wireless WLAN Half mini card optionally, depends on the model series. It is also ready with Bluetooth 2.0 and Ethernet controller. Dell Inspiron N5010’s networking features fulfill basic networking requirements to keep connected on internet or intranet.

Multimedia Details (Optical Drive, Speakers, Webcam and Sound Card):

Dell Inspiron N5010 features High Definition soundcard, which produce optimum digital sound. machine has speakers that produces great sound for movies and music. Its optical drive is capable of playing audio / video DVD discs with burning capabilities ranging from DVD RW/R (8X) and CD-RW with DL support.

External Ports:

• 5 in 1 Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital Cards, Multimedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD picture cards.
• Usb 2.0
• 1 HDMI Connector.
• 1 eSATA+USB.
• 1 VGA port.
• RJ 45 Ethernet connector.
• 1 Headphone out and Microphone in jack.

What’s in the Box?

• Manuals
• Laptop Charger
• Screen LCD covering cloth
• Applications & Drivers CDs

Availability in Pakistan:

Dell Inspiron N5010 is available in Pakistani local laptop markets. Dell Inspiron N5010 is offered in the price range of PKR 55000/- to PKR 60,000.

It is available in PKR 55000/- (As of 16 October, 2010) on Mega.Pk.

Please be informed that, you may get/observe price difference while visiting your local market. Please visit market and have detailed research before you buy. (Prices are subjected to change).

Disclaimer: Please be informed that, Websites mentioned in the articles are only for citing references. Author is not responsible for any purchase / sale /exchange/loss/Price Quotation/ decision made; but not limited to, after reading this article.

Huawei Likely to Soon Withdraw Petitons Against Warid

Warid and Huawei have resolved the deadlock on most of the monetary issues in a high level meeting held in Beijing on late Friday, claimed Telecom Recorder, citing sources close to the situation.

Following is the excerpt from story produced at Telecom Recorder!

The Chinese telecom infrastructure, Huawei, will withdraw its legal petition submitted in Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, recently against Warid as part of the negotiations finalized by the both parties on the agreed payment reschedule.
The major development was made as the top-brass of Abu Dhabi group met President Huawei in his headquarter, spokesmen of the Huawei and Warid confirmed Telecom Recorder.
The Hauwei officials in Pakistan will likely to withdraw case against Warid before its first hearing scheduled to he held on October 26.
The partners will also make it public on settlement of issues in media to compensate the damages occurred on the reputation of both companies subsequently legal battle was aggressively pursued by Huawei.
In this regard, press statement and public notices will be printed in the leading newspapers once the petition withdrawal process is completed. All issues between the two parties are expected to be resolved amicably in this week.
Pakistan Telecom Observer adds
Sources close to Huawei have disclosed that decision of going into court against mere 100 million dollar was taken solely by some individuals based in Pakistan and Middle East Legal Departments, while top management was not fully endorsed, Pakistan Telecom Observer, an independent group of telecom experts said.
It is also learned that rewarding the blue-eyed lawyer of Huawei could be a reason of filing of petition. Source said that the lawyer was paid as high as PKR 20 Million in cash for the case.
Moreover, our sources in Warid informed that Huawei transmits just 7 Percent of Warid’s total traffic. Hence Huawei’s appeal for liquidating the company, worth multi billion dollar, for paying just 100 million is considered as over re-action to damage the reputation of Warid.
Legal Battle
Earlier, Huawei Technologies Pakistan Pvt Limited on 23 August 2010 instituted three petitions in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, for the winding up of Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd, one of the five cellular operators in Pakistan.
The petitions have been filed only after repeated assurances by Warid that the outstanding and admitted liabilities would be repaid.
As interim measures the Huawei companies sought stay orders against Warid from disposing off its assets and the transfer of shares. The court was pleased to grant such orders. It has also directed Warid to submit its monthly statement of income and expenses. Huawei is seeking the appointment of a provisional manager while the petitions are pending.
It has been pleaded that Warid, admittedly, owes the three Huawei companies a sum far exceeding US $ 100,000,000 (US Dollars One Hundred Million) equivalent to a sum exceeding Pak Rupees 10,000,000,000.00(Pak Rupees Ten Billion).
Back Fire
Recently filed petition against Warid Telecom of Pakistan has caused Huawei serious reputation damage as mobile networks  are going to get more conscious before contracting Chinese top network vendor.
Civil Society also showed the serious concerns over legal action from Huawei by saying it an unwanted, unnecessary and harsh step from Huawei and suggests both multi-national companies to resolve the issue outside the court.
“The company responsible for the situation must act immediately to control damage otherwise it may hurt its interests in many countries” Warned a local economy-focused think-tank.
Earlier, the Chairman of Dhabi Group and Warid Telecom also wrote a very positive and polite letter to the President of Huawei on the 12th of June this year which shows Warid’s intention of reaching a peaceful solution regarding this matter. But Huawei ignored the letter and filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench with the subject; “Winding up Warid Telecom Ltd”.
Warid to Back Again With New Products
In last couple of weeks, Warid’s advertisement volume was witnessed thin on television screen. The UAE-based cellular operator was quite behind to introduce their aggressive services campaign on media.
However, it is hoped that Warid with its brand “Glow” will once again bombard a new product campaign in next couple of days, which will also remove trust deficit of its more than 18 million concern customers.