Warid giving 64K sims to incoming MNP users

Waridtel is giving 64K sim cards to all incoming number portability users.

Currently warid mnp costs 50rs, and when you join Warid network they give 65rs balance. But with this they are also giving 64K sim cards free.

Benefits of 64K sim cards are, 500phonebook contacts and 50sms storage capacity, where all other networks are using 32K sim cards which can store about 250phonebook contacts and 30sms.

Wine 1.1.30 released

The Wine development release 1.1.30 is now available. With Wine it's possible to run Windows applications on top of Linux.

What's new in this release:

• Support for OpenAL.

• Many improvements in HTML and JavaScript support.

• Many common controls fixes and improvements.

• More Direct3D 10 work.

• Better MAPI support.

• Various bug fixes.

The source is available from the following locations:

http://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/system/emulators/wine/wine-1.1.30.tar.bz2
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wine/wine-1.1.30.tar.bz2

Binary packages for various distributions will be available from:

http://www.winehq.org/site/download

You will find documentation on http://www.winehq.org/site/documentation

You can also get the current source directly from the git
repository. Check http://www.winehq.org/site/git for details.

Here you can read the complete release info of the 1.1.30 release.

Telenor and Bloggers

Telenor has always focused on its brand’s presence whether its online or offline. To align their brand marketing with the growing trends, Telenor went on to launch their Weblounge Service first in the bloggers meet-up held in major cities in the second week of August. We had appreciated the initiative of Telenor Pakistan as it was the first of its kind to provided a platform for bloggers to interact and give their feedback on services being offered from Telenor.  It was along this launch that Telenor Pakistan also announced a blogging competition for the interested bloggers. As is the case with new experiments, it takes some fine tuning to get to the objective.
The initial results of the blogging competition were received on 28th August, 18 days after the start of competition in which Telecompk.Net was ranked third. The email also stated that the competition will end in the last week of September.
During the Eid vacation, some bloggers discussed on the much awaited competition results on twitter and decided that the if Telenor fails to give the prize, the issue will be brought up on blogs.
Yesterday all the participating bloggers were informed that the competition has been extended for a month, now ending on 31st October and have also put a limit of 1000 referrers to qualify. However in order to encourage and appreciate the efforts of bloggers they are sending in gift hampers. Perhaps the low traffic during Ramadan and Eid could be the reason behind this.
Nevertheless, the change in competition rules has come as a surprise. But its not a big issue for those bloggers who blog with a purpose in mind. Prizes are nice but its more important to be a credible source of quality information. We at Telecompk.Net beleive that extending the date doesn’t mean a change in game plan. We think that this interesting experiment should be allowed to conclude in good faith and good spirits for all, not to be criticized with aggression like another breaking news blog did. Its always more important to talk about core issues rather than creating hype on non-issues.
Telecompk.Net has always provided a platform to share information. We welcome Telecom Pakistan to have their say with us.

File Extension Changer .NET 1.0

  File Extension Changer .NET integrates into the context menu of files and makes it simple to change file extensions. You can obviously do it manually in Windows but in that case either you have to enable the property of displaying file extensions which will make them always visible or use other techniques like Command Prompt and type it out manually. File Extension Changer .NET avoids both and provides an easy way to do it. Furthermore, it does not install any shell extensions for context menu integration instead it uses the registry. Thus your system resources are not used unnecessarily.

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How to watch a cricket match without electricity? Mobilink TV – a life saver

Pakistan vs India cricket match is always a popular event to watch not only in these two countries but everywhere else cricket is played, understood and liked. I was also very excited about the match on Saturday but was also afraid of the possible power failures. It went great for the initial hours but when the match reached the climax at midnight, power company employees showed their dutifulness and switched the power off for an hour.
Now what?
Quickly I tried a few options. First of all, I tuned into a good old FM radio channel that was quick and convenient. At least I could get live score and updates. In addition, I had a few other options for live score updates, for example:

• Cricinfo.com on my mobile browser (http://m.cricinfo.com)
• Cricinfo.com widget on Snaptu, a mobile app that is much more cool than a website.
• Mobilink cricket companion that is a J2ME app for your phone
• Cricinfo’s own J2ME app available from Plusmo

All of the above are text based cricket score tools and eventually were much slower than that of FM radio. I was still missing the TV as I knew that the power is not going to be available. Then I recalled a service that I tried several months ago. Yes, Mobilink TV. I simply directed my browser to Mobilink TV’s wap site and launched the sports channel on my phone. Within a few seconds I could watch the match live. That was the best thing that happened to me in several days :)
It was an amazing experience. I watched the match for almost 45 minutes. But I must warn and inform you about a few facts here:

• The service is very expensive but at that time, it was worth it. It costs Rs. 6/megabyte plus tax. According to a careful calculation, it must have costed me around Rs. 100 or more for these 45 minutes. (I’ll post the exact amount once I get my bill)
• The TV transmission sound was crystal clear but you need external speakers for better experience.
• The quality of video for a 3 inch screen was moderate. I could hardy read the score at the bottom of the screen but could clearly understand what’s going on in the game.
• Like any other internet video solution, there were points when video got stuck for data buffering. May be a few seconds pause every couple of minutes.
• There was around 25 seconds delay as compared to normal TV or radio’s live coverage.
• And yes, there is a specific set of compatible handsets that runs this service. Not all smart phones are compatible. Even the BlackBerries are not :(
• Last but not least, there is a separate access-point setup needed to access these TV streams. Make sure to get the settings by calling the helpline.

In short it was fun to watch cricket without electricity. Lets see how much fun it will be to pay for it :)
Please share your experience if any.

Bluetooth chat messenger for java and symbian phones

I just got a kind “interesting” of feature in Mobile Instant Messenger called as Imania Messenger. Not like others Instant Messenger Mobile Client that usually used “others” IM Services such as Yahoo, AIM, Google or else, Imania Messenger is “independent” instant Messenger Service. It has own profiles, own IM service and others.
BlueTooth Instant Messenger
Of course as Instant Messenger, you need to connect to the internet to use Imania Messenger. But there is an interesting features in Imania Messenger that can be useful for free IM Service. Imania Messenger can connect (make communication text) using your mobile bluetooth. That means only with bluetooth we can make an IM’er with our friend. Though the space max for blue tooth only about 10 meter long. You can also use wifi.

The use of Imania Messenger only with bluetooth is completely free, and you will be able to communicate with your friends up to 10 meters of range.

Others Features in Imania Messenger: Send or Receive Archives, Images, or Video for Free (using UMTS/GPRS or others data would apply charge), IMS (Imania Message System), this is what we call as independent IM Services, Chat Long 1000 letters and more.

Download Imania Messenger
For Computer User that you want to transfer the Imania Application (java / symbian) from your mobile phone using your computer (cable data, bluetooth, infrared or else) you can download:
ImaniaJava.jar (rar extractor needed)
Download directly to your mobile phone you can use this link:
Imania Java
Official website: www.imaniamessenger.com
Compatibility Mobile Phone: as long as your mobile phone works with java or symbian, Imania Messenger would great for you.