Category: Technology

Metallic Huawei Honor 5X Phablet Launched in Pakistan

One of the latest Honor phablets in being brought into Pakistan – the Huawei Honor 5X. It is a X series smartphones in the Honor series and comes with more higher end specifications than the normal sized Honor 5 and is also a major upgrade over the Honor 4x.

About the Huawei Honor 5X

This phablet has a metal design on an aircraft grade aluminium body with a 5.5 inch 1080p IPS LCD display. It has an octa-core Snapdragon 615 processor with 2 or 3 GB RAM depending on the availability in the market. This version is to be launched with 2GB Ram with 16GB internal storage and microSD card support of upto 128GB.

Metallic Honor 5X Phablet

 

Inspite of the low cost, the Honor 5X has state-of-art fingerprint sensor at the back just below the camera with a device unlock speed of  just 0.4 seconds. Also next to the fingerprint scanner is a 13MP camera with dual LED flash and a 5MP camera in the front.

The battery department has a 3,000mAh unit for Quick Charge of upto 50% in 30minutes. The phone comes with dual SIM support and 4G LTE support on both SIM slots.

 

Huawei Honor 5X has the following Specifications:

  • CPU: 1.5 Ghz quad-core + 1.2 Ghz quad-core Cortex-A53
  • Chipset: Snapdragon 615
  • GPU: Adreno 405
  • OS: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supported Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE Dual-SIM
  • Design:
  • Display: 5.5” with 1080p resolution (401 ppi)
  • Dimensions: 151.3 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
  • Memory:
  • RAM: 2/3 GB (Pakistan will get 2GB variant)
  • Internal: 16 GB
  • Card slot: expandable by 128 GB
  • Camera:
  • Primary: 13 megapixel with dual-tone LED Flash
  • Secondary: 5 megapixel
  • Connectivity: NFC, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, 4G LTE
  • Colors: White. Black, Gold
  • Battery: 3,000 mAh, Quick Charge supported
  • Expected Price: Rs 18K-20K ($160)

 

Honor 5X will be equipped with Android Lollipop with Huawei’s Emotion UI 3.1 on top. Availability of the phone is made in 3 colors and is placed a little higher than the price in the Chinese market.

By making the availability of premium smartphones for all price ranges Huawei is attempting to take control of the Pakistan smartphone market. The launch of 5X brings the best of  smartphones which may be something the Pakistan smartphone market needs from one of the top phone manufacturers of the world.

Online Passport Renewal by NADRA

Federal Government of Pakistan is to launch an electronic solution for receiving applications for Online Passport Renewal. the passport holders can easily submit requests for passport extensions and renewals with the new system.

Online Passport Renewal Handle by NADRA Electronic Solution

According to sources within the Interior Ministry, a software is under development. National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has been delegated with the development of the system. The system is in its final stage of development and will be launched very soon.

This online system will be launched in phases. In the initial stages it will be used for only renewal of expired passports and limited to certain cities in the country.

Why the need for such a system

There are only 95 passport offices across the country in Pakistan. This has always been a problem for people have to travel and endure the long queues at these offices. The federal government is also planning to increase the regional offices by 73 in the following months which makes the total number of regional offices to be 168 by end of 2016.

These projects reduce load on passport offices and an online system will be useful to citizens who can apply for passport renewal from their homes easily. The increase of regional passport offices will greatly help people residing in remote areas of the country.

When is the Online Passport Renewal System Expected to Start?

In the early last month home delivery of passports was launched. The new passport renewal system will be launched by March 2016. Though the online issuance and renewal services were expected to be launched this April, it appears as if only the renewal service might be launched by that time. Such delays also occurred with the online CNIC application in its development phase.

 

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PlayStation 4 hacked to run Linux (and Pokémon)

Fail0verflow team, hacked the Sony’s next generation console PlayStation 4 by getting Gentoo Linux on the console too. 

They demonstrated Linux on the PlayStation 4 at the 32nd Chaos Communication Congress, an event widely known as 32c3, on December 30, 2015.

How Did Fail0verflow Manage To Accomplish The Feat?

The team managed to find a susceptibility in the PlayStation 4 gaming console by bringing up the Settings option, where the Linux kernel-based operating system is launched.

The group navigated to the User’s Guide section, where they located the weakness to hack the console. There was a broken NOP command on the integrated AMD Radeon GPU. NOP or No Operation is used for timing preventing delay when launching the gaming console which with a little effort the team noticed.

Here is the group running a modified Pokémon ROM dubbed ‘PlayStation version’ on the PS4 via Linux.

 

What Works. And What Doesn’t?

After the hack, the following components and instructions present on the motherboard remained functional:

  • Timers
  • IRQs (interrupt request)
  • PCI
  • Serial port
  • Framebuffer
  • Kernel mode setting
  • HDMI encoder
  • Ethernet
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • S/PDIF audio

 

3D hardware acceleration, USB ports, and the HDMI audio port did not respond after completing the hacking process, but the group claimed to find out how to make the above three work. But the Blu-Ray disk read, Fail0verflow are still working in order to make it work.

Will the PS4 get hacked to run pirated games and backups? This has definitely got everyone thinking about such a possibility in the near future.

With Impressive Specs Samsung Galaxy A9 is a Premium Phablet now

After all the focus placed on its Galaxy S6 lineup and Galaxy Note 5, Samsung now paid some attention to it’s a series of mobile devices also. The first time in a long this Samsung Galaxy A9, the latest handset that sports impressive hardware we are seeing a smart phone belonging to latest handset that sports impressive hardware. With the hardware, Samsung Galaxy A9 has a Snapdragon 652 chipset running inside it, and it is running the following configuration.

    • Octa-core processor: 4 x Cortex-A72 running at 1.8GHz and 4 x Cortex-A53 running at 1.2GHz
    • 3GB RAM
    • Adreno 510 

 

Is this Samsung Galaxy A9 is a Cheaper Alternative to Note Series?

It has a massive 6 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution measuring at 1080p.Handset is impressive right now in terms of the internal configuration, perhaps the biggest game changer has to be its battery massive capacity 4,000mAh, larger battery than Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6. As the return of the micro SD card slot, this Galaxy A9 can support 128GB of external storage, along with the 32GB of on-board storage.

There is a 13MP rear camera sensor with a wide aperture of f1/9, which means images will not separated or detailed from the rest of the background, but these images can also be captured well in low-light environments. Rear camera is of 8MP sensor, and there is no front LED flash, 8MP still produce high resolution images. Its price is not yet announced but expecting around $500 in international markets so can expect it above 50,000.

 

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy A9:

  • Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
  • Processor: 1.8GHz quad-core Cortex-A72 and 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53
  • OS: Android Lollipop 5.1.1 (will be upgraded to Android 6.0)
  • Display:
  • 6.0 inch with FHD resolution (1920 x 1080)
  • Memory:
  • RAM: 3GB
  • Internal storage: 32GB
  • External storage: Yes (up to 128GB of storage support)
  • Camera:
  • Primary: 13MP, 4K video recording support and aperture of f/1.9
  • Secondary: 8MP
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11n (dual-band)
  • Charging port type: microUSB 2.0
  • Battery capacity: 4,000mAh
  • Price: To be announced

Central Depository Company of Pakistan operating with Systems Limited Implementing CRM

Central Depository Company of Pakistan (CDC) completed project of Systems Limited, which is one of Pakistan’s leading IT and Technology-led BPO services in 8 months.

Systems Limited is providing CRM solutions to the CDC of Pakistan which is now able to handle all queries, complains and transactions of its clients with extended help of Service Level Agreements feature.

Pakistan Capital Market’s backbone infrastructure is serving by the Central Depository Company to make it the only securities depository of its kind in the country.

Systems Limited implementing CRM will enable CDC to eliminate paper work and manual processes, redundant data entry, a user friendly case record system and streamlining order completion and customer service processes. While providing the support CRM helps flexibility for CDC team to get a timely warning on their team’s issues along with the solution. An updated customer service, streamlined to handle queries and complains and the tracking of individual cases.

On completion of this project Mr.Peer, Systems Limited CEO commented as:

Being a leading technology company, we have always provided state of the art services to our customers. The successful demonstration of this project is another milestone in Systems Limited’s journey.

Increased visibility for CDC’s managers through dashboards and charts that help them evaluate team performance is now possible with this system. Due to rich integration capability of Microsoft Dynamics CRM which is accessible through a single dynamics is now integrated of CDC’s existing systems (Email History, SMS History and Notification Management System)

For their Mobility project, System Limited is now working with the CDC by revamping their existing website to add responsiveness and better User experience (UX), and developing applications on Android and iOS platforms.

Infinix Note 2 LTE Smartphone is unveiled in Pakistan

This week Infinix Mobility unveiled its latest smartphone, the Infinix Note 2 LTE in Pakistan, as we know its previous successful products like Infinix Hot 2, Hot Note and Zero 2.  Just like previous models the infinix Note 2 will be available on Daraz.PK. Word on pricing is not yet available.

The Infinix Note 2 LTE is a massive enable smartphone with a 5.98 inch HD screen and maximizing the display to screen ration with slim bezels.

With an octa-core processor that’s clocked at 1.3 GHz,  Infinix Note 2 runs on the MT6753 Mediatek chipset

With Cortex-A53 64 bit architecture, Infinix Note 2 CPU is faster than Hot Note in processing data.

Infinix_Note_2

The RAM comes in at 1GB or 2GB depending on either of the two variants available for customers where as internal ROM is 16GB.

Coming to features it has the rear camera with a Samsung S5K3M2 ISOCELL CMOS sensor and 5P lens with an f/2.0 sensor aperture offering a 78 degree shooting angle.

This Infinix Note 2 comes with a gigantic battery of 4040mAh with fast charging  technology. It says this Note 2 comes with dual IC-charge design, enabling NOTE2 to charge in a flash.

Under room temperature conditions (25°C),  15min charges 1000mAh which is sufficient for up to 8 hrs of talk time. With a 60min charge phones charges up to 97%, while in a full charge could take up to 90 minutes.

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Specifications of Infinix Note 2

  • Network: 2G, 3G and 4G LTE
  • Dual sim
  • Processor: 1.3GHz Octa-core, 64bit, MT6753
  • GPU: ARM Mali-T720 MP3 450MHz builds in CPU
  • Dimension: 159.5 X 82.5 X 9.3 mm–194g
  • Display: 5.98 inches HD (720 X1280)
  • OS: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Camera:
  • Rear: 13 Mega pixel 5P lens f/2.0 with Flash LED
  • Front: 2 Mega pixel 3P lens f/2.2
  •  Memory:
  • Internal: 16 GB
  • RAM: 1GB and 2GB variants
  • support SD card up to 32GB
  • Battery: 4000 mAh Li-polymer built-in – fast charging Additional
  • Features: smart gestures –ultra power saving mode
  • Expected Price: Rs. 15,500-16,500 (This is an expected price for 2GB Model, which may differ from the actual price when its announced)

 

During the days to come can expect more details on Infinix Note 2 LTE

 

Government’s Terms are agreed by Blackberry to stay in Pakistan

We’ve confirmed from the well placed sources that the Government will not going to suspend Blackberry Enterprise Service (BES) from December 30.

By resolving the access issue through negotiations and discussions between Blackberry and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in their formal contact and agreed to the terms. On government legal matters BES has given its consent to assist the government.

Government stake holders are receiving a circulated proposal and final decision will be taken shortly, as BES is unlikely to suspended in the country.

 

Earlier Pakistan Government decided to stop the BES due to security concerns as conversation under BES could not be decoded. Now, the monitoring system could not keep check on BES.

Now Blackberry has allowed access to its communication services in many countries. As its legal requirement and government wants to monitor all BES traffic in the country.

There is a disagreement on monitoring between the Indian government and Blackberry. The issue resolved in 2013, only after BlackBerry agreed to some of the demands made by the Indian government’

At the time of issue of statement, BlackBerry stated:

BlackBerry has delivered a solution that enables India’s wireless carriers to address their lawful access requirements for our consumer messaging services, which include BlackBerry Messenger and BlackBerry Internet Service email. The access to BlackBerry services is also allowed in most of the gulf countries including UAE and Saudi Arabia.

In July PTA demanded access to BES, by which encrypt data such as emails and instant messages possibility is there, or by Nov 30 shut it down. PTA also directed the mobile operators to stop offering BES to its customers after Nov 30’ 2015. PTA also directed the mobile operators through a letter to give 90 days notice before closing the services. In the country around 4,500 to 6,000 customers are using BES according to the officials sources.

As too much pressure from Pakistan government BlackBerry announced its exit from Pakistan on November 30, 2015.

However PTA has given a one month extension to BlackBerry for further discussion on how it will allow Pakistani government access to its communication services. After the extension from Pakistani government, BlackBerry stated on its website:

PTA extended one month to BlackBerry for further discussion about  the access to its communication services to allow Pakistan government access. As extension given by Pakistan government BlackBerry on its website stated like:

Government of Pakistan has notified BlackBerry that it has extended its shutdown order from November 30 to December 30. BlackBerry will delay its exit from the Pakistan market until then.

E-Vaccs 3.0 introduced Facial recognition for infant vaccination

To ensure better services for the villages Punjab Government took an action by introducing Punjab Expanded Program on Immunization. This program now brought a new measure that the picture upload system is not misused. This measure includes the Android based E-Vaccs app as all vaccinators are aware of this app usage in all over Punjab as per the e-health initiatives of the Punjab Government as this facial recognition is not possible through the older versions

With this upgraded E-Vaccs app there will be a proof check submissions can be done which ensures transparent procedure. With the infant uploaded pictures this E-Vaccs 2.0 automatically uses facial algorithm and distinguishes between fake entries and real ones. Some vaccinators were misusing the app by uploading numerous entries against the single infant picture which creating the lack of services for the infants is being reported.

This E-Vaccs app not only having the feature of facial recognition it also help  to improve the monitoring, coverage and performance of vaccinators all around the province. This E-Vaccs 3.0 is expected in April 2016 which introducing father and guardian number of every child. Parents get noticed of their child’s pending vaccination date in advance of 2-3days by the arrangement done with telecom operators, which enables parents to know it prior hand to ensure the vaccination need to be done to their child.

For digital tracking and management of vaccine supply, storage, delivery from provincial offices to districts this E-Vaccs 3.0 will be connected to the Vaccine Logistics Management Information System. Since its induction in September 2014 has produced positive results like vaccinator attendance has improved to 90% and routine coverage to 74%. It also have additional features like E-Vaccs card with child picture and an unique ID and record of all vaccine doses.

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) maintains the E-Vaccs card information in its database storage. Data is updated with PITB as the vaccinators take a picture of every child from their smart phones and recording every child’s immunization history with name, photograph, address, age and timeline and is accessible to health managers.

To Attract Foreign Investment, MoIT and PSEB Launch Documentary.

It’s a long  way of the Pakistan’s information technology industry. A wide breath of human talent boasting our country evidently by the thriving startup culture and IT prodigies.  As per the recent report Pakistani IT exports crossed  $2 billion dollars   with an annual growth rate of 41%, Now it is poised to grow target to grow to $10 billion in the next 4 years.

There is a need to attract Foreign Investors, and MoIT and PSEB are also aware of this:

To make Pakistan an attractive place to invest in the 21st century, MoIT (The Ministry of information technology) and PSEB (Pakistan Software Export Board) are cognizant of this and rolled out the incentives for the investors which give a great return on investment of this region. Foreign IT companies has an advantage by investing here can have the talent and human resources of Pakistan and also the skilled pool of technology workers. Pakistan’s figures for a rising populace that connected more than ever with 3G/4G telecommunications technology, also rapidly improving Pakistan’s ICT infrastructure .

The below documentary developed by MoIT and PSEB serves as a primer for Pakistan’s investor-friendly IT sector which showing an outline Pakistan’s attarctiveness as an investment destination.

 

https://www.facebook.com/babarzahoor/videos/10204592417881783/

Without mistake Pakistan’s IT industry set for a boom. To make Pakistan a top destination for global IT giants, now its time to take this as a challenge by  Government and private sector to join hands and do all possible things to achieve it. As we go forward into digital future investing in human capital and infrastructure development are considered as top priorities.

An Official App which can detects Fake Currency Notes is introduced by SBP

As its known news to all which reported with details on Oct’2015 that the fake currency is being openly circulated in the market and warned to citizens as well. These fake notes which were circulated as there was no enhanced security measures in them. Notes issued between 2005 and 2008 has a staple feature.

When the sequential public complaints piled by the people who unwittingly got duped into accepting fake currency notes, cleared the task to SBP.

SBP put a task as prime objective to educate and make people aware about the issue of fake currency notes which are being traded in Pakistan.

There was a news about SBP developing an app to help people identify counterfeit notes in Feb 2015, which was made true and followed through with its  promise by SBP.

 

Pakistani Bank Notes are presented for iOS and Android

This app developed for iOS devices like iPad, iPhones and Android devices which help and educate people about the tell-tale signs behind a real and a fake Pakistani rupee note of any denomination.

Unique security safeguards built-in in the rupee note of any denomination can be seen with this app by just selecting the rupee denomination. Denominations include all denominations from 10 to 5000PKR notes.

Can download this Pakistani Bank notes from iTunes Store or Click   here. This app requires a minimum of iOS 8 to work on, though it could’ve easily been compatible backwards with earlier iOS versions and mobile devices too.

Android users click  here. To download the app. 

App is made easy in both the versions Urdu and English as users can use based on their preference.

 

App works this way to help  you to verify Local Currency Note: 

The app is having 2 ways to check the authenticity of the Pak currency.

  1. Giving the image of genuine note UV mode.
  1. Giving a peek at signs to look out for by highlighting numbers.

 

Example is shown below. 

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 Signs are numbered for Identifying Marks on Pakistani Currency

Currency can be flipped and check on both sides from this Pakistani Bank Notes app.

Hope this app is useful and make us know it does use to you.

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