Google unveils new search tools for computer, phone

SAN FRANCISCO (May 18 2009): Google Inc unveiled a slew of new and future features on May 12, including one that will allow people to better co-ordinate Internet searches on their cellphones and computers and another that will produce sophisticated automated research reports....

China deploys secure computer operating system: report

WASHINGTON (May 18 2009): China has installed a secure operating system known as "Kylin" on government and military computers designed to be impenetrable to US military and intelligence agencies, The Washington Times reported on May 12....

MoU to install 900km optic fibre in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD (May 18 2009): Speakers at function on the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Sunday urged government and parents to make children aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the use of internet. The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was celebrated on Sunday....

PTCL is world-class telecom company

Islamabad—The Pakistan Telecom Communication Company limited (PTCL) is a world-class telecom providing international standard services to its clients, PTCL Senior Executive Vice President Human Resource and Administration Mazhar Hussain said. Addressing to the staff in Mega Incentive Plan Road Show here on Sunday, he asked PTCL staffers to work hard to keep up its high marked image....

PTA ends PTCL’s Internet bandwidth monopoly…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has decided to allow the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and DSL operators to buy Internet bandwidth from backbone operators other than the PTCL, thus settling a two-year row of the ISPs versus the PTCL.

Mobilink introduces mobile navigational solutions

Staff Reporter Islamabad—Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom has announced the launch of Pakistan’s first cell-phone based navigation service ‘Mobi Track.’ The introduction of Mobi Track, the cell phone based mobile navigation solution with street level navigation and search facility, is another milestone for Mobilink which continues to reiterate its commitment to providing cutting edge communication solutions to its customers in Pakistan. ...

Telefonica with solid first quarter results

MADRID (May 14 2009): Telefonica beat market expectations with a 9.8 percent rise in first-quarter net profit, as strong Latin American business helped offset Spanish weakness and allowed it to stick to full-year forecasts. Results at Europe's largest telecoms company by market capitalisation should boost confidence, analysts said on Wednesday, given forecast cutting at European rivals