Indian and Turkish Dramas effects in Pakistan!!!.

Indian and Turkish Dramas presenting on Pakistani Media are effecting the social and domestic lives of society in country.

These are facts of only one city, Lahore, rest are same too!
Turkish Dramas started on Pakistani media last year but ye were very different from Pakistani culture, but our Electronic media did not cared about that and it seems that they are doing this for a specific agenda of any other country. So Pakistani media is always criticized for not showing that material which Pakistani nation want to watch, instead they are showing such material which is against our Culture, Religious and Views.
But there is no change in the behavior of Media...

History of A/C in Cars!!!

Early Attempts at Air Conditioning

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  The modern type of air conditioning system had its predecessors. In the 1830s in Florida, a hospital employed a system that blew air over a bucket of ice to lend cooling to some of its patients. When President Garfield was on his deathbed, a similar device was used to keep his room cool. A device invented by Willis Carrier called an "Apparatus for Treating Air" was built in 1902 and was the closest direct ancestor of the air conditioner.

The First True Air Conditioning Units

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  In the same year that Carrier's apparatus for treating air was created, Alfred Wolff designed an air conditioning system to cool the New York Stock Exchange. Wolff's system employed refrigeration equipment already in use, but the Armour Building in Kansas City, Missouri, became the first office building to install an air conditioning shortly afterward. Unlike Wolff's system, there were individual temperature controls for different parts of the building.
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Air Conditioning for the Masses

• In 1904, many people got their first taste of air conditioning in the Missouri Building at the World's Fair in St. Louis. From there it was a gradual proliferation of air conditioning in office buildings, hospitals and other public places. In 1929, the first "room cooler," a small home air conditioning unit, was unveiled. It would be another 10 years before any type of air conditioning would be offered on a car.

The First Automobile Air Conditioner

• The Packard automobile company debuted the first automobile air conditioning in 1939. It was rudimentary by modern standards. There was no control to adjust the temperature and the air was blown forward from the back of the car. Although this first attempt was awkward, by 1969 more than half the cars sold in the United States would have air conditioning.

Modern Automotive Air Conditioning

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  According to a 2003 book by Susanna Robbins, at that time 98 to 99 percent of automobiles in the United States were equipped with air conditioning. It didn't just stop at cars, either. Trucks and even farm tractor cabs often have air conditioning built in. As a sign of the universal nature of car air conditioning, most vehicles are designed to be more aerodynamic with the windows up--with the most profound effect at higher speeds.

Source: http://www.ehow.com/about_6455921_history-automobile-air-conditioning.html#ixzz2eE3e69ya

Steve Jobs A Hero, but Mr. Dennis respected Zero.

Both of these men died in the same month of the same year.

Steve was largely considered a hero, while Dennis was largely ignored by the world. Only a handful of programmers who knows the real value of Dennis’ work even know of his death.

Without Steve Jobs, there is no iPhone,iPad, iPod or Macintosh. 

Without Dennis there is no C. without C, there is no Unix, Windows, or Linux. Without C there is no C++ nor Objective C.

There is no MacOS X, no iOS, no Photoshop, no FLStudio, no Firefox, no Safari, no Google Chrome, no Playstation, no Xbox. In fact, 90% of the applications in the world are written in C or C++ or Objective C.

If you think Dennis deserves our respect, please pass this along.

Source: http://pakdotpk.blogspot.com/2013/09/steve-jobs-hero-but-mr-dennis-respected.html

GSM SIM Card is Finally Hacked, Puts 750 Million Users at Risk

The SIM was one of the few common things in tech which were considered impossible to hack. Until now. Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs (based out of Germany) has finally got a way past the 56-digit unique code and found a simple process which leaves an estimated 750 million SIM cards at risk.

The research was done on a 1000 SIM cards and only the ones which were using the old DES (Data Encryption Standard) standard were found vulnerable. Cracking them is super-easy and takes just 2 minutes. A message is sent to the target SIM card while disguised as the carrier. In response, a message is received containing information needed to find a way past the 56-digit code or the digital key which can allow the hacker to take control of the target SIM.

After getting this information and taking control, the intruder can easily listen to your calls, send text messages and in short, have control over every form of data on your SIM card.

Mr. Nohl said:

“We can spy on you. We know your encryption keys for calls. We can read your S.M.S.’s. More than just spying, we can steal data from the SIM card, your mobile identity, and charge to your account.”

In all, about 25% of the SIM cards which were tested were found susceptible to such penetration. Newer technologies like NFC might be at risk too.

D.E.S. encryption, which is vulnerable to such hacks – is used on about half of the about six billion cellphones. Over the past decade, most operators have adopted a stronger encryption method, called Triple D.E.S., but many SIM cards still run the old standard.

The GSM Association hasn’t confirmed this just yet though as it will investigate the case first but if this, in any way is true, it will pose some serious threats to people using SIM card for much more complex purposes than calling and texting. Mobile payments that is.

Update: Voice and SMS Packages to Continue, Only Chat Rooms to End

It appears that the telecom sector was yesterday stormed with the biggest ever mis-understanding, as a directive coming from PTA ordered telecom operators to dis-continue Voice and SMS Packages. Same was interpreted by media and the telecom operators with whom we had confirmed the directive.

However, it is now emerging that that only voice and SMS chat rooms are to get blocked, and the usual SMS bundles and voice bundles that telecom companies offer are going to remain intact.

This mis-understanding was spread across the telecom industry as we had spoken with at least a dozen telco officials who were equally shocked at the decision.

PTA’s yesterday letter which clearly read “Packages Offered by CMTOs Contrary to Moral Values of the Society” is now asked to interpret as chat rooms that are offered by cellular companies, with which their customers could chat anonymously with other subscribers.

While there was no mention of chat rooms in the letter, the term used as chat packages is apparently what had confused everyone.

Telco officials have confirmed ProPakistani that they have received verbal communication from PTA about the issue and it is likely that PTA will issue a follow-up directive or a clarification later today.

A telco official said that they still think that SMS and Voice bundles are to be stopped, unless there comes a new directive clarifying the situation. He said that PTA must had used the term “Chat Rooms” instead of “Chat Packages” as this is how telcos advertise the offering.

Furthermore, Chat Rooms are offerings, not packages and should have been termed accordingly, the official concluded.

We will update this story as soon as we receive the clarification from PTA, or any development on the story.

Source: http://propakistani.pk/2013/08/30/update-voice-sms-packages-continue-chat-rooms-end/

Skype 3D calling is ready!!!

THE web telephone service Skype has confirmed it has developed the technology to create 3D video calls, which could allow workers to send body doubles to work in the distant future.

Mark Gillett, corporate vice-president for Skype, announced teams had been working with state-of-the-art tools in order to capture 3D footage.

"We've seen a lot of progress in screens, and a lot of people now buy TVs and computer monitors that are capable of delivering a 3D image," he told the BBC.

Skype has readied a version of the messaging program capable of 3D video calling but is waiting for widespread adoption of consumer technology capable of making good use of the feature. The interview was given to the BBC as part of Skype's 10th birthday celebrations. Skype will also be giving away free Wi-Fi allowances to all Skype users today.

"We have it in the lab, we know how to make it work, and we're looking at the ecosystem of devices and their capability to support it in order to make a decision when we might think about bringing something like that to market," he added. Skype posted an advert in April that suggested it was looking to develop technology that would allow it to create body-doubles for employees unable to attend work meetings.

The ad said it wanted a system "that gives the remote worker a true seat at the table, the ability to look around the room, turn to a colleague and have a side conversation.

"Longer-term, this same platform will enable high-definition communication scenarios for consumers over Skype," it said.

The news comes a month after the BBC announced it was ditching 3D as a medium following a two-year trial. It ran a pilot scheme in which it televised a number of programmes in 3D, including Strictly Come Dancing and the ceremonies for the Olympics, last year.

3D is an emerging technology which many believe will feature heavily in the future of media consumption and entertainment but has suffered from a false start. Program makers such as the BBC and ESPN have notably ended 3D broadcasts and UK retailer John Lewis has remarked upon "dwindling consumer interest in the technology" says the BBC. Also a few hours ago Nintendo unveiled the 2DS handheld games console, removing the 3D features of its current best-selling device, however that decision might have more to do with price-points for the young gamer market than anything else.

Source: http://www.mydailynews.com.au/news/skype-confirms-3d-video-calls-coming-soon/2003674/

Spanish rail tickets now available globally through SilverRail

Spain’s largest rail operator, Renfe, has partnered with SilverRail Technologies, the developer of the first global distribution platform specialising in passenger rail, to sell tickets for its entire network to customers all over the world. Renfe tickets have been incorporated into SilverRail’s global multi-country ticketing platform, SilverCore, which integrates all operators and countries into one system that can be easily accessed by online travel agents (OTAs), travel management companies and traditional travel agents. Renfe tickets will initially be available through leading European online booking tools i:FAO’s cytric and KDS, and will soon be offered through other corporate and leisure distributors.

With EU countries expected to invest an estimated $500 billion in the rail sector over the next 10 years, it is clear that rail travel will become more attractive to consumers. Renfe’s customer base is continuing to grow as is the number of routes it operates. For example, the route between Alicante and Madrid saw an increase in customer numbers of 38,000 in just one year, taking it to over 745,000 passengers in 2012. This popular route is now being operated by an AVE high-speed train in two-hours and thirty-minutes.

“Rail travel is currently seeing a renaissance and on some European routes customers are choosing to take a train rather than fly,” said Jesus De Juan Menchero, Head of Commercial and Distribution for Renfe. “Our partnership with SilverRail is going to enable us to keep up with high demand and make the booking process as easy as possible for our passengers, particularly our international customers.”

Alain van West, Vice President Business Development at SilverRail, describes Renfe as a key addition to the SilverRail network. “We are committed to making purchasing rail travel as simple as possible. This partnership with Renfe is a large step towards achieving our goal of making rail just as easy to book as flights. This partnership moves us closer to our vision of creating a global distribution network for rail travel,” he said.

SilverRail has already signed on rail companies in countries including the UK, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, the US and Canada, with more additions before the end of this year.

Source: http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/56440/spanish-rail-tickets-now-available

First Smartphone Installment Plan introduced in Pakistan

Ufone and Faysal Bank introduce an industry first contract package plan on smartphones with zero interest. The package plan is a 360 degree solution with a unique tailor made contract plan package bundled with top of the line smart phones.

Naveed A. Khan (2 L), President and CEO, Faysal Bank and Mr. Abdul Aziz (3 R), President and CEO, Ufone shaking hands after signing the contract. Mr. Akbar Khan (2 R), Head of Marketing, Ufone along with other officials are also seen in the picture.

This exclusive package not only offers smartphones at discounted rates but also an easy payment option through installments along with enormous savings on the voice plan and a complimentary Golden Category Special number, if required.

This service is for Faysal Bank’s credit card customers and is offered with no markup or down payment.

Commenting on the launch of this new offer, Mr. Abdul Aziz, President and CEO at Ufone said “Ufone has always endeavored to offer the most affordable and exceptional services for its customers. The aim of this “never-done-before” partnershipis to extract the true value of a Postpay Connection as seen in developed nations which pre-dominantly are the postpaid markets and offer handset over installments bundled with a high value voice plan and data needs. In contrast the only differentiation currently found in the local industry between postpaid and prepaid is based on the billing type with little or no perceived value over connection preference”.

On this occasion, Mr. Naveed A. Khan, President and CEO at Faysal Bank commented, “Faysal bank has always strived to provide exceptional value and innovative solutions to our customers and we are delighted to have partnered with Ufone in providing smart solutions to our customers’ lifestyle needs. We believe today’s Smartphone useris highly aware of their needs and a market opportunity existed for us to bring innovation and ease of use to the client with custom options such as unlimited access to the online world. Recognizing such needs we have coupled unlimited Data and SMS services along with hundreds of free voice minutes offered under this deal”

Currently, three devices are being offered in this promotion including Samsung S4, Blackberry Q10 and Blackberry Z10.

The installment plan is for 12 months which comprises of no markup or any other extra charges, only the installment price of the phone and the voice plan bundle charges are included. However, the plan shall continue to add other upcoming top of the line smart phones as they are launched in Pakistan.

Source: https://flare.pk/ufone-and-faysal-bank-introduce-first-smartphone-installment-plan/