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National Assembly Calls for a Ban on Prepaid SIMs

The National Assembly’s selected committee will soon finalize the draft for Electronic Crime Bill. It has put forth the notion of a complete ban on all prepaid SIMs, asking the telecommunication operators to convert them to postpaid connections.

According to the National Assembly, this is the only way to save the nation from crimes that occur due to the misuse of illegal mobile SIMs.

Windows 8 Available at PKR 1,310 in Pakistan 

Microsoft has recently announced the availability of the Windows 8 Operating System for its customers in Pakistan. The OS is now available for sale in over 250,000 PCs at more than 1,000 retail stores across Pakistan (including at Hyperstar, Metro, E4U, Makro, and Compsi).

With a special offer, Microsoft is offering all Windows users to upgrade their operating systems to Windows 8 for just Rs.1, 310, provided however, that they have purchased a compatible desktop or laptop during the period of June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013, which had Windows 7 pre-installed in it.

However, those who didn’t buy a computer during the above-mentioned timeframe, but still have genuine Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 installed, can upgrade to Windows 8 for the usual going price of Rs.3,800 ($40).

Telecom imports raised by 19.85 percent: PBS

According to the data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the country’s telecom imports for the current fiscal year have risen by 19.85% from the last year. It was revealed that the overall imports of the telecom group were at about $363.179 million this quarter, compared with $303.028 million from the first quarter of the previous year. Also, the import of mobile phones was up by 1.59% from $164.300 million to $166.913 million this year.

The data also revealed that the imports of other telecom apparatus have increased by 41.48% this year, with an increase of 9.52% in the month of September as compared with the same month for the previous year. The imports for the month of September stood at $63.708 million this year, with $52.273 million in 2011.

Samsung Galaxy S3 tops Smartphone Market

Samsung’s flagship Smartphone Galaxy S3 has managed to topple down arch-rival Apple’s iPhone in the Smartphone market, according to research firm, Strategy Analytics. Previously, Apple’s iPhone had dominated the Smartphone market for over two years.

According to the data released by Strategy Analytics, the sale of the S3 units in the third quarter was 18 million, compared with the iPhone 4S sale of 16.2 million units.  The Galaxy S3 has helped Samsung earn a record profit of $7.3 billion in the third quarter of 2012. An analyst Neil Mawston said, “Samsung’s Galaxy S3 has proven wildly popular with consumers and operators across North America, Europe and Asia.”

The Smartphone was first launched in May this year, and entered the Pakistani market in June, 2012.

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