Archive for the ‘Global’ Category

Pakistan bans obscene words from text messages

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has released a list of words that should be banned from text messages in Pakistan In another move to curb the freedom of Pakistani citizens, the telecommunication regulatory authority in Pakistan has banned over a thousand words from being transmitted in text messages. Spokeswoman for Telenor Pakistan stated that telecom providers received [...]

Pakistan blocks Facebook indefinitely

Pakistan government instructed ISP’s to block the social networking website “Facebook” in Pakistan amid anger over the Facebook group that encourages users to post images of Prophet Mohammad.

DELL Launches SMS Facility

Dell is a Global leader in computers technology, with outstanding competence and reputation for designing very compact, high-performance NoteBook and NetBook computers. Dell has recently started a convenient and useful “Mobile-phone based” campaign in Pakistan, for promoting products and spreading information. This is the first of its kind Mobile-Advertising campaign from Dell Pakistan, whereby the [...]

Why Use a Dedicated Server?

Choosing a web host can be a tedious task and may require some research on your part before you commit to a specific provider. As a website owner you have to look at the scope of your website and plan ahead for the future also. Those who are new to the web hosting industry may make a hasty decision and make the wrong choice. Selecting a web host requires a good amount of research and a clear objective. You need to know what you want before you go on selecting a host.

iTunes Breaks The 10 Billion Song Downloads Barrier

Its finally happened! Apple iTunes has broken the 10 billion song download barrier. The iTunes song download counter hit 10 billion and it was a milestone that Apple had been counting down to for the last two weeks.

PayPal reverses personal transactions for India-based users

PayPal isn’t working properly for Indian users. PayPal seems to be deliberately blocking personal payments to and/or from India, however commercial payments remain unaffected by the issue. PayPal is the most common online payment processor used in India and ever since it started to reverse personal payments for Indian users forums, blogs and tech sites [...]

Google moves to HTTPS for good

What was previously an option is now the standard for Google’s Gmail service. Previously Google offered its users an option between HTTP and HTTPS protocols but as of Tuesday HTTPS has become the standard and will be rolled out to users in the next couple of weeks. Google said that they had initially given users [...]

Essential skills in the new year

As we move into 2010, we see a change in trends and technologies on a massive scale. Organizations are trying very hard to cut costs and get their operating costs to come down as much as possible. Major manufacturers and vendors are pushing out hardware and software solutions to allow companies to lower these costs. [...]

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