Pen is Mightier: PITB
Punjab government has made a breakthrough in encouraging e-learning by developing a platform where students will be able to gain access to textbooks, videos, tutorials etc. for free. PITB’s platform is specially designed for students appearing for Punjab Education Board. There are overall 1744 videos, 369 simulations and 1700 pages of content available for Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Maths.
Jubilee Steps Up
Jubilee General Insurance stepped ahead to offer Insurance services online on internet and on Smartphones. With an aim to offer easy and seamless access to various insurance products, Jubilee General Insurance is now offering ViaCare Travel, SelfCare, HomeCare and Critical illness Health Insurances instantly through internet.
Warid Plucks the Berry
Warid brings a 50% off on Blackberry Q10 and Blackberry Z-10, also the option to select one’s own package and payment duration along with a convenient package plan for the payment of your desired handset. This deal is exclusively for Warid Business Centers in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad & Rawalpindi, for both new & existing customers.
Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration
CSP’14 is themed as “Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration” for Combating Cyber Crimes is planned from 9th to 12th January at Marriott Hotel, Islamabad. CSP’14 is likely to see the dignitaries, such as Ms. Anusha Rehman (Minister of IT), Mr. Zahid Hamid (Minister of Science and Technology), and many more. Furthermore, A Competition for Hackers ‘Capture the Flag’ and Screening of a Documentary is also the part of the event.
Smart Home With Samsung
Samsung announced a new platform that will enable users to manage all of their connected appliances and devices from a single application. The platform, called “Samsung Smart Home,” is set to debut at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, with a planned roll-out during the first half of the year. The service will also allow you to use voice commands with your Galaxy Gear or Smart TV remote.
PTCL Brushes up Close to the Youth
PTCL held an innovative program for children of PTCL employees, aimed towards nurturing the children to be more responsible, creative and tolerant of differences. The objective of the day was to increase the ability of the children to think for themselves, take initiatives, get along with others and solve problems by recognizing the potentials that they are gifted with. It ended with distribution of certificates.
New LittleBigPlanet Trademark is Registered by Sony
Two games by LittleBigPlanet for acronym LBP were trademarked by Sony. Media Molecule was working on these two games since a long time. The first one is provided on internet and second, is games software.
Yahoo Account Holders Suffer From Malware Except in U.S.
Malicious software is infecting thousands or millions of Yahoo account holders except the users in USA who are still safe. Hackers hijacked the ad server of Yahoo to spread the malware. Yahoo has declared that the situation is now under control.
Lenovo Launched 19.5-inch N308 AIO Desktop at CES 2014
Lenovo’s Tablet looks like a giant tablet which is basically an all-in-one desktop run through Android. This desktop was prominent in CES 2014 because of memory up to 2GB, 16GB of eMMC storage, and a 320GB or 500GB 5,400rpm hard drive.
