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Telenor Selects Rozee Solution for Talent Acquisition - ProPakistanis

Rozee.PK today announced that Telenor Shared Services Pakistan (TSS Pakistan), a division of Telenor Pakistan, has selected the ROZEE.PK Top Employer Recruiting Solution to facilitate its talent acquisition, said a statement.

As one of Pakistan’s leading brands, Telenor places tremendous importance on hiring the best talent in the market. Through its partnership with ROZEE.PK, Telenor has augmented its search for talent to ROZEE.PK’s database of 3 Million registered professionals and 10 Million annual visitors looking for top jobs in Pakistan.

Statement said that Telenor Pakistan chose ROZEE.PK because of its strong leadership position in Pakistan’s talent acquisition market, large talent database and powerful filtering technology.

“Our organization is a rapidly growing employer of young, talented Pakistanis”, said Imran Ashraf, Head of TSS Pakistan.

Monis Rahman, Chairman and CEO of ROZEE.PK, commenting on the partnership said, “We are delighted to add Telenor Pakistan to the ROZEE.PK platform. Leveraging ROZEE.PK’s strong database of Telecommunications industry professionals will accelerate Telenor’s time-to-hire while reducing costs. At the same time, ROZEE.PK’s 10 Million annual visitors will benefit from employment opportunities at one of Pakistan’s leading companies.”

Extending the best professional and technical assistance to Telenor Pakistan will help Rozee.PK recruit high quality personnel and effectively realize all associated efficiency and productivity gains.

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What I Hate About Android Smartphones: ProPakistanis

• Android will never show you correct SMS time. If you turn on your phone at 8am, and you receive pending SMS messages. It will tell you received/sent time 8am, instead of the correct time when they were sent. So you won't be able to know when your friends send you SMS.
• You cannot charge your phone battery in offline mode. It will force start.
• Android phones come with SMS sending limits. 100 SMS per hour sending limit. If you are sending an Eid Mubarak SMS which is of 5 SMS, Android phone will give you serious headache after sending it to only 20 people.
• Till Android 4.0, Android didn't update their SMS application. All came with very basic SMS messaging features. Even cheap Chinese normal phones (3USD priced) phone have more messaging features than an Android phone.
• You cannot change themes in your Android phones.
• Different Android devices, diferent hardware. So most of applications, specially games come for expensive Android phones only. I like iPhone at this place, there they have only one hardware series.
• New software every year, makes my Android phone outdated. Very limited software update support by manufacturers. Apple is still giving support to its 4 years old device. Microsoft have announced that they will give support to their devices for at least 18 months.
• No good games, all low entertainment games come with ads and good games are not free, and most of them do not work on 50% of Android phones, only on high end devices.
• No proper Urdu/Arabi/Farsi language support. Finally after 5 years Google have announced that they are going to improve Urdu, Arabi, Farsi language support in Android 4.1 JellyBeans devices. Now you gotta waste more money to buy another Android phone with Android 4.1 version software.
• When an Android phone screen is locked = wifi goes offline which disconnects Internet connectivity, SMS app on sleep, pending SMS sending fails, processor sleeps to save battery.
• No stable multitasking till Android 2.3. There was very stable multitasking in old Symbian OS of Nokia phones (eg Nokia 6600) where it is possible to run more than 4 applications at a time and switch between them very easily.

Rozee.pk Starts Charging for Job Postings: ProPakistanis

Undoubtedly, the largest job portal of Pakistan, Rozee.pk has stopped offering free job postings for employers. Now, employers need to pay Rs. 850 per job to view all CVs that they receive for a specific job, or otherwise they will be allowed to view maximum of 5 CVs per job post.

It must be noted that applying for job is free like it was before.

At this point of time, an important note for those who are applying for jobs on Rozee.pk is that you may see a significant decline in response from employers. At the same time, employers may start hunting for other freely available job portals, such as mustaqbil.com, apnijobs.com and others.

If you want to apply for a featured job, you will have to pay Rs. 850 via cheque/draft or credit card.

Difference Between Dual Core & Core 2 Duo Processors by ProPakistanis

Dual Core:
Intel produced a computer processors series with two processor chips is called Dual Core. In simple words it is power of two processors in one. They are cheaper and slower than Core 2 Duo processors.

Core 2 Duo:
Intel advanced their dual core processors technology with improved clock speed and larger cache are called core 2 duo processors. They are a little more expensive and faster than dual core processors.

There are more advance processor technologies available now.

Microsoft Announces Availability of Windows 8 Release Preview: ProPakistanis

Microsoft today announced the availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview, the next milestone of the highly anticipated Windows 8 operating system.

Available for download today in 14 languages at http://preview.windows.com, the Windows 8 Release Preview delivers a fast and fluid experience, along with a new user interface that responds equally well to touch as it does to keyboard and mouse.

Since the February release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, which was downloaded more than 1 million times in the first 24 hours, Windows 8 has become the most tested Microsoft operating system of all time, and with today’s release, it enters its final phase of development before it releases to manufacturing.

New Apps Provide an Even Richer Experience

Windows 8 Release Preview delivers new apps from Microsoft and partners. Highlights include Bing Travel, News and Sports apps, as well as Gaming and Music Xbox apps that integrate with your Zune pass.

The Windows 8 Release Preview also features notable improvements to the Mail, Photos and People apps that initially debuted with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. In addition, Microsoft has worked closely with its partners to deliver apps from around the world through the Windows Store.

Beyond the new apps from Microsoft and partners, customers testing the Windows 8 Release Preview will also experience tens of thousands of refinements across the product, such as increased personalization options for the Start screen, improved multimonitor support, refinements to the way people find and download apps through the Windows Store, and new Family Safety features.

The new Internet Explorer 10 redefines browsing, particularly for touch-enabled devices. A touch-friendly and power-optimized Adobe Flash Player is now integrated into Internet Explorer 10, and it is also the first browser to feature Do Not Track “on” by default, giving customers more choice and control over their privacy.

Windows 8 Requirements:

The minimum requirements are:

• 1 GHz or faster processor
• 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
• 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution

There may be additional requirements to use certain features like Snap and Touch based gestures though.

Download Windows 8 Release Preview:

• http://preview.windows.com

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Ufone Introduces HTC One V: ProPakistanis

After Mobilink introduced HTC One X – couple of weeks go – Ufone has now announced the official launch of HTC One V, a mid-range smartphone from HTC One series.

Priced at Rs. 28,500 (network unlocked) HTC One V is offered with a free car charger and 30 MB of free internet data for three months. Ufone says that there is 12 months warranty included with the pack, which will be handled by Brightex Pakistan.

HTC One V comes with 1 Ghz processor on top of 512 MB ram. Powered by Google’s latest mobile OS i.e. Ice Cream Sandwich, HTC One V has 4 GB of internal storage and 5 MP camera with Autofocus, LED flash and 720p recording.

Just to let you know, all HTC One V users can avail a special offer of 25 GB of Dropbox space free for two years.

Keep reading for complete specifications blow:

HTC One V Specs:

• Capacitive touchscreen
• 16M colors 480 x 800 pixels
• 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density) Multitouch – HTC Sense UI v4.0
• OS – Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich
• HTC Sense UI v4.0
• CPU – 1 GHZ
• 512MB RAM
• 4 GB internal Storage
• Data – GPRS/EDGE/HSDPA, HSUPA
• WLAN – WiFi 802. 11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth – v4.0 with A2DP
• Camers: 5 MP, Autofocus, LED flash, 720p recording
• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
• Beats Audio software
• SNS integration
• Google mobile suite
• Document viewer
• Voice memo/dial
• Battery – 1500 mAh

Terms & Conditions:

• Validity of free 30 MB bucket is for 30 days.
• The bucket will be recharged every month, for up to 3 months.
• All warranty related issues will be handled by Brightex.
• Standard 12 months warranty will be provided by Brightex.

Samsung Galaxy S III Revealed: ProPakistanis

Samsung has finally revealed its flagship android device for the year, the Samsung Galaxy S III – billed as official smartphone for Olympics 2012 – a sequel of Galaxy line of smartphones.

First thing you will notice about Samsung Galaxy S III is its gigantic 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD screen (1280 x 720) on a minimal design – which by the way isn’t liked by many due to its huge size and Samsung’s conventional plastic pack.

On hardware front, Galaxy S III comes with 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor, which is said to offer twice the processing capability of the older Exynos 4 Dual used in previous Galaxy phones, while it consumes 20% lesser power.

Samsung said that it has optimized the power usage for processor by enabling each core to use exactly the amount of power it requires for processing.

Yes, Galaxy S3 will run on Android 4.0.4 or Ice Cream Sandwich.

Then there comes a 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9 megapixel forward-facing camera. Camera has zero shutter lag so you can capture photos instantly. The camera is also capable of taking 20 photos at once in burst mode, and a feature called “Best Photo” will pick the best shot out of a group of eight.

“With the GALAXY S III, Samsung has maximized the consumer benefits by integrating superior hardware with enhanced smartphone usability,” said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung.

Specifications:

Here is a run down of complete specifications for Galaxy S3:

• Network:
  • 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
  • 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
  • 4G (Dependent on market)
• Display: 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) display
• OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Camera
  • Main(Rear): 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag
  • Sub (Front): 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag
  • Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
• Connectivity:
  • WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40
  • GPS/GLONASS
  • NFC
  • Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
• Sensor: Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
• Memory: 16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon) ＋ microSD slot (up to 64GB)
• Dimension: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
• Battery: 2,100 mAh

Software:

Samsung has introduced a plethora of software enhancements for Samsung Galaxy S3, including a Siri challenger: S Voice.

Here are few of features Samsung Galaxy S3 will offer:

• Smart Stay: Samsung Galaxy S3 will dim its brightness when you’re asleep. So long as you are awake and will look at the phone, it will maintain a bright display.
• Direct Call: Samsung claims that Galaxy S3 knows when you want to talk. If you’re messaging and want to call instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and it will dial your friend automatically.
• Smart Alert: It knows when you’ve been away from your phone – vibrating nudge lets you know missed calls or messages.
• Social Tag: It keeps track of your loved ones: a glance at your friends’ photos will show you their current SNS status.
• S Voice: Samsung Galaxy S3 responds to your words: you can tell it to wake up, answer, even take a photo.
• S Beam: Place two GALAXY S IIIs back-to-back and you can transfer pictures, music, videos, and more.
• All Share Cast: Stream your photos, videos – even the game you’re playing – onto big screen, with your phone doubling as a controller.
• Buddy Photo Share: It shares with everyone instantly: as the phone recognizes your friends faces, it can share photos with them instantly.
• All Share Play: Galaxy S3 lets you share with everyone: access to documents and 
  multimedia files when you work somewhere else.

In addition Samsung Galaxy S3 will allow you to watch HD videos while you text, or while you are writing a long email. A distraction some may call it – fun for others.

Samsung also partnered with Dropbox to offer 50GB of cloud space for Samsung Galaxy S3 owners.

Samsung said that one should expect world over launch of Samsung Galaxy S3 in June this year. That’s the time when we are likely to see this smartphone surfacing in Pakistan too. No words on pricing yet, but it is anticipated it would land around Rs. 55,000 to Rs. 60,000.

If you still not convinced, see below the comparison of Galaxy S3 with rival flagship devices.

And now some images and videos of Galaxy S3; here you go:

Nokia Asha 200 [Review]: ProPakistanis

Continuing to serve its consumers with higher quality cell phones, Nokia once again presented ravishing series of Asha phones to their consumers. Nokia , this time, came up with a mid-range phone series that is designed for price conscious consumers.

Nokia Asha 200 is a 2G network phone with dual SIM and Easy Swap functionality to facilitate its customers to swap multiple SIM cards while on the go without any rebooting.

Appearance and Display

Simply saying, Nokia ASHA 200 looks similar to blackberry handsets. It has this portrait QWERTY keypad to enhance the speed of all its conceded features such as integrated texting, social networking, MMS, adding RenRen, email and IM, Orkut along with Flickr support.

The overall structure of Asha 200 such as its wide 2.4’’ screen QVGA display with support of palette of about 262,000 colors, curved side corners, colorful QWERTY keypad and its well finished plastic back is really enough to attract the ones who love style with simplicity.

These overall structural appearances make easy for user to operate it easily while using all physical keys of device. However 5-way navigation button sometime could be confusing as slipping of fingers accidently.

This 105 g light handy device is available in Black, Graphite, Aqua, Pearl white, pink, light pink and orange colors.

Interface and Functionality

It carries S40 Asha platform to run different apps but due to its lessen usage S40 could not get as user friendly as one would have wished. Once the user is familiar with this OS, it would be not hard to get through menus, customizing shortcuts, and getting used to the way things are controlled.

However, users have choice to set home screen with widgets or to go without widgets. Although, the widget’s choice would be more useful and attractive in understanding the device settings shortly.

What I like about it is its store settings for five different SIMs. So, whatever SIM card you have, your setting would be stored.

Camera

By far, the Nokia Asha 200 carries 2MP camera with digital zoom along with a number of various connectivity choices like GPRS, EDGE and social networking options conferring good image results significant to its price.

However, due to absence of auto-focus and shutter holdup of over a second; it has been hard to get attention by finicky camera users that really want high resolution pics in their devices. Likewise the camera, video feature exactly has the same result.

Battery

This device is giving its users more than its price as giving up to 7 hours of talk time by a single charge and 52 hours of music playback like as the expensive smart phones.

However, in stand-by mode, this device calls for charging after a full month with single SIM card usage and by two of the SIM cards, it is enough for probably 3 weeks long.

Multimedia

Cataloging of music by several names such as album name, singer or any title is not a big deal to enclose. However, if you are a music lover above the FM radio, you have to be with micro SD while the device’s 10MB of internal storage is microscopic.

After that is covered, user will be able play favorite tunes via the device’s loudspeaker. Its 32 GB memory card makes it possible to play thousands of songs that are attraction for music lovers.

This device has been preloaded with Angry Birds game which increases enjoyment factors for users.

The video resolution is supported with 320 by 240 pixels that facilitate to play back videos but due to small screen display, viewer could bored or switch to another devices such as MP4 or etc.

Performance:

The first QWERTY keyboard with dual SIM cards has all the tremendous features as it is a social media ready phone, which would really welcomed by youngsters.

But drawback is its lacking of 3G AND Wi-Fi support.

Connectivity

To have access to internet is possible through 2G radio with support for EDGE and this takes a moment while downloading any apps or checking facebook feed and status.

Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR is quite faster for rapid data transfer between devices and then again a micro USB port through support for mass storage mode having slow speed of transferring for a wired connection.

Avid Social network users could get easily join their friends and groups by preloaded apps of Facebook, Twitter and Flickr integration. Moreover, for chat lovers, instant messaging client allows to get talked with friends’ circle by Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger. However user can download any apps from the Nokia Ovi store that is supported by PC suite.

Price

In Pakistan, this stylish handy device is available to consumers at the rate of 6,750 Rupees and this price is reasonable to all income groups for whole exciting and vibrant device along with social enthusiasm.

Verdict

Seeing overall features of the Asha200, it would be experienced as comprehensive Smartphone with the bunch of multimedia and social networking features. If one wants to go for smart phone at quite affordable price, surely Nokia Asha 200 would be idyllic and sturdily recommended.