Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information system to address associated risks on security and to ensure subscription regulations in cellular sector.

The objective of the project is to provide a consumer-based facility to mobile subscribers in Pakistan by which they would be able to find out the total number of SIM(s) registered against their respective CNIC number with each mobile operator.

Process is very simple. Check here to open SIM Information System page, enter your CNIC number in the text field provided there, and press Submit button, you will get the information of the number of SIMs registered with your CNIC number.

Ufone – one of the leading teleco in Pakistan launched a Blackberry application store today. Ufone is the first one to launch an application store for Blackberry devices in Pakistan. Application store contains latest Blackberry applications and games for Blackberry users, supporting latest Blackberry handsets, including Blackberry Pearl, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Curve etc.
Ufone is not only the first one to launch Blackberry applications store in Pakistan, but in addition they have launched a mobile version of the application store. So Blackberry users can access the site content by accessing www.ufoneappstore.mobi from their Blackberry handsets. It has got a simple purchase process and a one click application download.
Although Blackberry applications are bit expensive in general but Ufone Application Store if offering prices much lesser than i found of some other Blackberry application stores. Hopfully we will be looking application stores soon by other telecom operators of Pakistan also.

BBC-Mobile

Today BBC relaunched the BBC Mobile homepage. Devices that store cookies will get a homepage with the customization options that we have been beta trialling for the last month, and devices that don’t store cookies will get a redesigned non-customizable version. Users who want the desktop rather than the mobile version can go into the preferences section of the site and choose to always get the desktop version. We’ll be making another update soon so that cookies will store your chosen preference.
The full list of content and functionality is on the previous blog post about the beta version of the page. Additionally, devices connecting over Wifi will be offered podcasts and the latest BBC iPlayer content.
We’ve used your feedback about the beta to make improvements to the homepage, including tightening up the design and customisation features, losing some confirmation screens and streamlining the user journey.

Who can use it

The customised homepage will work on iPhone, iPod Touch and Google Android; handsets running the Opera browser; all Nokia N Series and high-end Nokias; Sony Ericsson and Samsung running the Net Front 3.3+ browser; Blackberry 4.2+.
To get it, type bbc.co.uk/mobile into your device browser, or text MOBILE to 81010 to receive a link to the site. Text messages to the BBC cost 10-15p, depending on your network

What’s next

This is only the first phase of our plans for the BBC mobile homepage. While it’s a vast improvement on the current offering, we’ll continue to review the content, functionality and design, and we’ll continue to listen to users about what they want to be able to do with their homepage.
We’ll make it possible to customise the mobile homepage from a desktop PC and, in the future, to share preferences between mobile and the fixed line (where appropriate to do so). We’ll also introduce an element of implicit recommendation – telling users about more content they might be interested in that they may not be aware of. We’ll widen the range of handsets and browsers supported, and build on our new dynamic device-intelligent architecture to offer the best possible experience, whether you are on a low-end, high-end or touch-screen device.
We’re exploring ways to let users to add more content whilst being mindful of page weight. We’ll tie this into device detection too, so that users can get the best experience possible for their handset’s capabilities.
Many users want to be able to add favourite football teams or to follow the latest sports news and results direct from the homepage, We hope to add these options in the very near future.
At the moment, these changes only affect the homepage but, if someone spends time and effort telling us about their favourite subjects and UK location, it makes sense for this to shape their experience across the whole BBC mobile site. Over the next few months we’ll be looking to offer a more customised experience across other areas of the site too.
We’ll also be looking at other ways to help users find what they want from the vast range of content on the site – mobile search, using dynamic navigation and links, and looking at how we can use location-based technology.
Users of our international site will see their homepage change later this year – making it more customisable using the functionality we’ve developed for the new homepage.
We’d appreciate any feedback you have about the new homepage. We’d especially like to find out what you think of the functionality, user experience, design and the speed at which it loads on your phone. It’s a little heavier than the previous homepage as it has more content in it. And if you have any other comments about the features you’d like to see on the homepage, we’d love to hear those too.

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Cell Phone

Is your cell phone hungry? Well, if the answer is yes then i have something for your cell phone. In fact, its not something its thousands of mobile applications and games and for free. Get free mobile application and games from Youpark, download on your cell phone and enjoy.  You can also try different applications and games for free before you purchase them. And whats more they are offering discount on premium applications and games. I have downloaded many useful applications and interesting games for my Symbian device Nokia 6120 Classic. And for today my cell phone is not hungry anymore, its having a great time with new applications,  and i am sure yours cell phone will enjoy them too.

Vopium

Vopium is a free software program that uses mobile VoIP and Wi-Fi technology to reduce the cost of international phone calls on mobile whilst also maintaining excellent call quality. Free and easy to download, Vopium integrates directly with the address book on the phone, automatically re-routing all international calls via the least expensive method available. In addition to heavily discounted international calls, Vopium users can also slash the costs of sending text messages (SMS) abroad as each message only costs 0.1EUR

Call Pakistan:
Get 250 minutes to call any network, both landlines and mobile, in Pakistan for only 0.00 per month.
You also get 100 international SMS to anywhere in the world per month.
You can choose to automatically top-up your account to avoid running out of credit.

Call for free using Vopium Wi-Fi:
Vopium users are also able to make free and heavily discounted calls using Vopium Wi-Fi. Automatically detecting if a user is connected to Wi-Fi, Vopium Wi-Fi users can call other Vopium Wi-Fi users for free anywhere in the world. If a Vopium Wi-Fi user calls a non-Vopium Wi-Fi user, they only have to pay the reduced international Vopium rate.

Key Facts
•    Vopium is free to download from www.vopium.com or by texting “Get” to +447781480717
•    Vopium is compatible with over 500 handsets across Java, RIM, Windows Mobile and iPhone

•    Calling internationally through Vopium saves up to 90 % off international calls
•    Calls made through Vopium are of excellent  quality
•    Vopium Wi-Fi gives users 100 % free calls to anywhere in the world
•    Vopium users keep their own mobile number and SIM card

About Vopium:
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobile and land-line calls. Unlike more restrictive mobile VoIP solutions, Vopium supports hundreds of handsets across Java, Symbian, RIM, Windows Mobile and iPhone. Vopium uses intelligent routing and connection technology which automatically and seamlessly delivers the lowest cost connection for any international call. To learn more, visit www.vopium.com

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Google is making its vast online library of books available for mobile phones.

“We are excited to announce the launch of a mobile version of Google Book Search, opening up over 1.5 million mobile public domain books in the US (and over half a million outside the US) for you to browse,”

the company said.

Google Mobile E-Books

The Internet search giant, in a post on Thursday on the Google Book Search blog, said mobile versions of the books could be read on devices such as the Apple iPhone or T-Mobile G1, which is powered by Google’s Android software.
“These new mobile editions are optimized to be read on a small screen,” Google said. “With this launch, we believe that we’ve taken an important step toward more universal access to books.”
To access the mobile version of Google Book Search a user needs to type http://books.google.com/m into the Web browser of their iPhone or Android phone.
Google’s announcement comes just days ahead of the expected unveiling by Amazon of a new generation version of its popular electronic book reader, the Kindle, at a New York press conference on Monday.
Amazon is also planning to make its online store of e-books for the Kindle available on mobile phones, the New York Times reported on Friday.
“We are excited to make Kindle books available on a range of mobile phones,” Drew Herdener, an Amazon spokesman, told the Times. “We are working on that now.”
The Amazon spokesman did not provide any further details.
Google will initially only be offering books in the public domain — those which are not under copyright — for mobile phones.
Amazon, on the other hand, offers the latest releases and 230,000 titles in all, including 103 of the 112 current New York Times bestsellers.

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SMS

With cellular phone penetration exceeding 50%, the Pakistan mobile market is continuing to experience rapid subscriber growth with thousands of customers signing up every month. The growth in subscriber rate has consequently led way to triple digit growth in messaging traffic over last year, according to Acision, a major international player in the mobile messaging business.

A total of 6.37 billion text messages were sent through Acision messaging systems across Asia Pacific over the 2008/2009 Christmas and New Year period. The top five countries with the highest SMS traffic processed over the festive season were the Philippines, again leading the ranking with 2.36 billion messages, closely followed by Indonesia (1.193 billion), Malaysia (1.075 billion) and Pakistan (763 million), according to the PC World.

While Pakistan ranks fourth in the total number of text messages sent during Christmas-New Year season of 2008-2009, the country tops the list with 253% annual growth in traffic volume, followed by Philippines (65 percent), Australia (57 percent), Indonesia (27 percent) and Malaysia (13 percent).

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Just a few years back in Pakistan someone holding a cell phone was seen like someone from a whole other world. And business for mobile operators in Pakistan was like a heaven, but the situation seems to be changed quite a lot these days. Mobile operators VAS (Value Added Services) war in on in Pakistan. Cell phone users are much more aware and technical as compared to the users few years back. Telecom industry like IT industry is some of major progressing industries in Pakistan from last one decade or so. Almost all TV channels in Pakistan are earning a heavy amount from mobile operators VAS (Value Added Services) commercials. A competition can also be seen in mobile operator’s commercials as well.

I am looking forward for the progress of mobile commerce in Pakistan.