Kuwait Deporting Immigrants If they use Viber, Skype etc

Kuwait authorities are deporting immigrants if they are caught using voip services such as Viber, Skype, Tango and other similar services.

My friend was removing/reinstalling Viber again and again i asked the reason. She told that Viber is not allowed in Kuwait.

Kuwait says using voip services is illegal. They are trying to catch people who are still using them.

iPhone New Software iOS 7 Complete Features and Download Links

Control Center: Turn on or off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Do Not Disturb. Lock your screen’s orientation or adjust its brightness. Play, pause, or skip a song. Connect to AirPlay-enabled devices. And quickly access your flashlight, timer, calculator, and camera.

New Notification Center: New notification center features give you a convenient summary of, well, today. One glance at your iPhone and you’ll know if it’s a certain someone’s birthday, if you’ll need an umbrella, or if traffic will slow down your commute. You’ll even get a heads-up on tomorrow. You can access Notification Center from any screen, including the Lock screen. Just swipe down.

New Multitasking: Press the Home button twice to see preview screens of the apps you have open. To quit an app, just swipe it up and out of preview.

New Look of TweetDeck

TweetDeck.com is now more lightweight with several user interface changes. Now its much more fun to use TweetDeck.

Left side have added several quick to use features such as Interactions, Lists, Column buttons. Site loading and response speeds have also improved.

TweetDeck can be used to handle multiple accounts. TweetDeck was acquired by Twitter and is now totally managed at Twitter end.

Wikipedia is Now Free for All Mobilink Prepaid Users

Wikipedia, the gate to knowledge is now free to browse for all new and existing Mobilink prepaid customers.

Mobilink customers can browse m.wikipedia.org from their phone without paying internet charges. 

Compatible with phone's default browser or with Opera Mini.

No subscription or activation required to use free Wikipedia.

Book Your Favourite Warid Number Online - Warid Reserve Sim Online Service

Waridtel Pakistan have online number booking service where anyone can register mobile number of their choice.
visit waridtel.com/cs/online-sim.php

Online number booking requires CNIC, Name and Email of the person who wants to own that booked number.

Standard Chartered Bank's Breeze Mobile Suite Now Available for Pakistan

Standard Chartered Bank's Breeze mobile application is now available for Pakistan. Using this application don't have any additional charges.

 This application packs following features:

• View details of your accounts, loans and credit cards
• Transfer funds to pre-registered beneficiaries within Standard Chartered and other select banks in Pakistan
• Pay utility and mobile bills using your account or credit card
• Pay your Standard Chartered credit card bill
• Find your nearest Standard Chartered ATM or Branch
• Personalize your accounts with icons and nicknames

Wider screen, Improved Notifications, New Tweets Composer with Updated Twitter for Android and iPhone

Twitter 5.7 for iOS changelog:

• The new Tweet composer for iPhone makes sharing photos easy and lets you preview how your Tweets will look.
• Enjoy a more beautiful design on iPhone with wider timelines in all parts of the app.
• Receive a notification when a friend has joined Twitter.

Twitter 4.1.0 for Android changelog:

• The new Tweet composer makes it easier to share with quick access to your camera roll and clear previews of how your Tweets will appear.
• notifications now include details like avatars and indicate how people are interacting with you (reply, retweet, etc.) for devices running Android 4.0 and higher.
• Enjoy wider and taller timelines in all parts of the app including profiles, search, and Discover.
• Receive a notification when a friend has joined Twitter.

LinkDotNet DSL Pakistan Shutting Down Services in Faisalabad

LinkDotNet DSL service provider is sending letters to its customers that they are shutting down operations in some areas of Faisalabad city.

Reason they have mentioned in the letter is that current market conditions are not allowing them to continue services. (Perhaps they mean PTCL monopoly)

LinkDotNet will give its existing customers to PTCL. They will soon start receiving calls from PTCL to switch over PTCL DSL.

Just like Wateen did. They also left Faisalabad market by giving their equipment and customers to PTCL.

Copy of received letter from LinkDotNet is below (view in large size to read)

New Pakistan Govt will try to resolve energy crises within first 100days of taking control

The source said the PML-N think tank on energy crisis has recommended to Nawaz Sharif that he should start by getting the issue of circular debt resolved by clearing it and then taking steps like checking power theft, converting the fuel power production into imported coal, improving gas supply to power houses, encouraging the import of hybrid cars by drastically reducing duties to reduce load on CNG, offering government package to turn CNG stations into LPG stations and petrol pumps.

Ufone Increasing UAdvance Amount to 40 Rupees

Ufone will increase UAdvance balance amount to 40Rs from 25th May 2013.

UAdvance service allows Ufone customers to request advance balance.

Service dialling code is *345#

Service charges 5Rs plus taxes. 

Ufone Increasing International SMS Charges to 5 Rupees

Ufone was providing cheapest International SMS charges to any country from Pakistan in 2.50 Rs. But now they have announced increase in the charges of international SMS.

New charges will be same as other networks, 5Rs plus taxes, effective from 25th May 2013. 

This new international charges policy will not effect Ufone international SMS bundle offers. 

Jazz Jazba remains only network with cheapest international SMS rates at 2.50Rs plus taxes.


Try Ufone 100 International SMS bundle: aaqilx.blogspot.com/2012/12/send-100-international-sms-in-5rs-with.html

Ufone Increasing Balance Checking Charges to 20 Paisas

Ufone have announced that they will increase balance checking charges on *124# 15 paisas to 20 paisas (excluding taxes). 

This new policy will be effective from 25th May 2013.

Viber Android and iPhone Updates and New Windows Desktop Version

Viber have released updates for its Android and iPhone mobile applications. With these mobile updates Viber have also announced Viber Windows and Mac desktop clients.

New Viber mobile updates include:

• Support for all new Viber Desktop on Windows and Mac OS
• Transfer live calls between Viber on mobile and Desktop
• Video messaging
• Improved sound quality for both Wifi and Mobile networks
• Online status indicator for contacts
• In app banner notifications
• Automatic downloading of new received photos
• Caption adding to photos and videos before sending them
• Photo galleries for contacts or groups
• Improved photo features with larger size and large photos thumbnails
• Updated contact information screen
• New stickers
• Several other bug fixes and performance improvements

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