New Technology 2011 Gadgets, Best Gadgets, Desktop Gadgets

(For PC World Pakistan)

Government blocks 13,000 obscene websites

In 2011, Supreme Court’s website and PTA’s website were hacked by a person named Zombie_KSA, who had demanded to block explicit websites in Pakistan. As a result, by the end of October 2011, PTA directed the Internet Service Providers in Pakistan to block numerous websites containing obscene material. Furthermore, early this year, a man filed in a petition in Lahore High Court revealing that some of the ISPs have still not blocked such websites. Therefore, the government has now come to action by stating it as a serious issue and it is working to address it. Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan also told that they are operating from outside Pakistan and an action cannot be taken against them. The IT Secretary gave the example of China and India who have installed Automated Filtration System to block anti-government websites but explained that it will still be not able to block such websites.

Warid Launches Warid Tijarat

Warid has made a strong comeback in the telecom industry by launching first buy and sell portal in Pakistan. Warid has named it “Warid Tijarat” and it is aiming to provide a platform where people in the same city can buy and sell commodities/services of similar interests. These may range from buying cars, books, concert tickets to even finding jobs. Warid is offering the service in three different packages: Basic, Premium and Business. Subscribers will be able to buy unlimited goods and services on Basic and Premium packages while selling is restricted 3 and 10 respectively. However, buying and selling of goods and services is unlimited for Business package. The service is available on SMS, Web and WAP platforms at http://waridtijarat.waridtel.com.

Intel Introduces High End SSD 520 Series Drives

Intel has officially announced its new 520 Series of solid-state drives (SSD), promising it’s fastest, most robust client/consumer SSD so far. The drive is produced using Intel compute-quality 25-nm NAND memory process technology and connects via an SATA III 6 Gbps interface. The new SSD Series delivers world-class performance for the most demanding PC enthusiasts. It includes capacities from 60 GB to 480 GB, and packs features such as Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256 bit encryption capabilities and stronger password protection. On a performance level, the 520 Series delivers up to 80,000 maximum 4K random write IOPS and up to 50,000 4K random read IOPS. In Pakistan, only 240 GB SSD drive is available for PKR 45,000. On the launching ceremony, Naveed Siraj, Country Manager Intel Pakistan commented, “The Intel SSD 520 has once again raised the industry bar on SSD performance, quality and reliability to dramatically improve user experience.”

PTA Plans to Hold Overseas Events for Attracting Telecom Giants

PTA advertised 3G licenses auction in newspapers and TV channels some 2 weeks ago but Mobilink and Ufone are the only two countries that have showed an interest so far. To invite more telecom companies to participate in the auction, PTA is planning to organize international events in different countries to attract atleast 10-12 foreign companies. It should be noted here that the authority is already in talks with global telecom companies like Vodafone, DoCoMo, Orange and AT&T. Additionally, an event is also expected to take place on the occasion of Mobile World Congress to attract foreign telecom companies. PTA has sent an informational memorandum to all the telecom giants expected to participate in the auction.

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