Ufone Launches 3 Android Handsets [Pix+Video]: ProPakistani

Ufone Launches 3 Android Handsets [Pix+Video]
Pakistanis Enjoy 1.70 Mbps Broadband Internet on Average
Ultra Specta Organized an Event for Women Day

Ufone Launches 3 Android Handsets [Pix+Video]

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 03:14 AM PST

Ufone Launches 3 Android Handsets [Pix+Video] is a post from: ProPakistani

Ufone has formally stepped into Smartphone handset business. Earlier, Ufone has already tried selling low-end phone and we know the experience has been remarkable, except that the phones used to get unlocked.

Today, in a single go, Ufone has launched 3 android based handsets, which come with 30 MB of free Free GPRS Usage for 18, 15 and 6 Months based on phone model.

All three handsets are manufactured by Huawei and comes with network locked setting. Ufone claims that its Image Phone (U8800) is unlock-able.

Ufone has arranged hands-on for all the android handsets at its main service centers in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad (F-7).

We managed to catch Mr. Waqar Nayyar, AM Devices and Special projects for Ufone, who briefed us about the Android handsets that Ufone launched today.

Check out more details in following video:

Ufone Image (U8800):

Ufone Image sports a 3.8-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, GPS / A-GPS and WiFi connectivity.

Ufone Image Android Phone is powered by a 800MHz Cortex-A8 processor with 512MB RAM.

It has 4 GB of internal memory and supports microSD / SDHC expansion.

Specifications:

Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) OS
5 MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
3.8" full touch screen supporting auto rotation
G-sensor
720p HD video capture and playback
WIFI with portable hotspot support
GPS/AGPS
Google Software Suite
Web browsing with Flash support
512 MB RAM + 4GB Memory
Price: Price: Rs. 24,999
Free 30 MB GPRS, Every month for 18 months

Ufone Verve (U8500):

Ufone Verge runs on the Android operating system, and comes with a music and video player supporting H.264, H.263, MP4, eAAC+, WMA and MP3 file types.

This model sports a 262K color touchscreen measuring 3.2-inches; you also get features such as an Optical trackpad, Accelerometer sensor, Bluetooth, 3G and a memory slot for up to 32GB MicroSD cards.

Specifications:

Android™ 2.1 OS
3.2" full touch screen
3.2 MP Camera
Google applications
G-Sensor
Optical Trackpad
FM Radio
GPS/AGPS
Price: Rs. 15,499
Free 30 MB GPRS, Every month for 15 months

Ufone Ideos (U8150):

We are familiar with Huawei Ideos, which is now brought by Ufone as well. Ufone says it is offering Black Ideos, which is otherwise not available in Pakistan. In addition, Ufone is giving away one free casing with all Ufone Ideos (until stock lasts).

Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) OS
2.8" full touch screen
Micro SD Card support upto 16 GB
G-Sensor
GPS/AGPS
Google Software Suite
Price: Rs. 11,999
30 MB Free GPRS for 6 months

Pakistanis Enjoy 1.70 Mbps Broadband Internet on Average

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 11:13 PM PST

Pakistanis Enjoy 1.70 Mbps Broadband Internet on Average is a post from: ProPakistani

Pakistani internet users enjoy an average speed of 1.70 Mbps (regardless of technology), across the country, which is ranked 133rd in the world.

This average speed for Pakistani Internet users is derived from speed tests carried away by SpeedTest.Net, from 646,494 unique IPs (from Pakistan) and for 5,983,459 total tests in total, between Feb 6, 2011 and Mar 7, 2011.

Average Speed for Various Pakistani Cities:

speed test Pakistanis Enjoy 1.70 Mbps Broadband Internet on Average

Graph Period: Sep 5, 2008 – Mar 7, 2011
City ranking requires at least 1,000 unique IP addresses for a given city.

Average Speed for Various Pakistani ISPs

Below graph shows average speeds for various ISPs. Stars mentioned with ISPs is based on positive review from customers.

speed test ISPs Pakistanis Enjoy 1.70 Mbps Broadband Internet on Average

Graph Period: Sep 5, 2008 – Mar 7, 2011
Top ISP ranking is a list of the 20 largest ISP with at least 100 tests in the current index.
ISP ratings (up to 5 stars) are based on over 13 million results collected at Speedtest.net. They tell how happy customers are with the ISP.

Ultra Specta Organized an Event for Women Day

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 08:20 PM PST

Ultra Specta Organized an Event for Women Day is a post from: ProPakistani

The biggest women event was held on March 08, 2010 at Kuch Khaas, Islamabad to inspire, transform & celebrate women’s achievements. Seven sessions ran back to back and in parallel.

A central repository of global knowledge and experiences was created and subsequently shared with the women of the world through an extensive and effective use of media to inspire, attain and transform their lives.

Shahina Aftab Foundation (Global NGO for women Development) in collaboration with Ultraspectra (Marketing and PR consultants) partnered to celebrate this 100th years of International women's Day in 'Kuch Khaas'.

Destine introduced a revolutionary program platform by employing technology to make the event live to the world making it the only global women's day, viewable on social media platforms. It was viewed in 8 countries live on website and had over 700,000 interacting participants online. ProPakistani.pk and PakistanAcca.com were the online supporters for the event.

This event had the most influential panel including men and women speakers in leadership positions at International Human Rights Commission, Rutgers World Population Fund, Higher Education Commission, International Finance Corporation, Asian Development Bank, Pakistan Telecommunication Company, British council, Premier oil, ZBZ associates, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, ACCA Pakistan, CFA Association and South Asian Women in Media Association.

The speakers spoke about women in technology, career opportunities in varied industries for women, entrepreneurial opportunities for women along with discussion on enabling laws for women were also extensively discussed amongst the participants.

The event also marked the launch of Women Economic Council which is a revolutionary platform making effective use of media to create mentoring, networking and career progression opportunities for women in Pakistan. Shahina Aftab Foundation (SAF) will organize series of events to create a database of knowledge, ideas, people and opportunities which will all be recorded in WEC Databases and available for the benefit of women across the board.

The event went online live at: http://womenday.ultraspectra.com along with all the social media i.e. Facebook and Twitter updates all along the day.

The event was partnered by Shahina Aftab Foundation (SAF) which is a global NGO for Women Development, and UltraSpectra, Marketing and Corporate PR Consultants.

SAF converts calamity hit, social outcast, and financially excluded women into dynamic change agents through skill development, mentoring and microfinance advisory. It also provides educated women opportunities for fellowships, scholarships and career counseling.