eFour: August 2006

Indiagames & MTNL Launch Games On Demand At Rs.300 A Month

Indiagames and MTNL have launched Games on Demand. As of today, the service is available only to users in Mumbai. Some similarities with the Indiagames offering with Airtel, but some differences too: Cost: For Airtel - Rs. 199/month. For MTNL - Rs.300/month
Source:ContentSutra

Opportunity for mobile application developers in banking sector of pakistan.

I was making some efforts to find info on banking sector in pakistan. Apart from what i was looking for, i came across a very good piece of info, while browsing through archives of The News:

Mobile phone banking to start in 2006 (Story as of March):

Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr Ishrat Hussain announced on Thursday that mobile banking would start in 2006 and cost of each banking transaction would be Rs5 only. Inaugurating NIFT-e-Trust here at a local hotel, he said from 2006 all branches of commercial banks would be made online initiating the mobile banking era. According to him, before the start of ATM the cost of clearing each cheque was Rs20 and "currently ATM clearing cost is Rs15".

He said with the start of mobile banking the chances of bank robberies would go down automatically and bank customers would be more secure and safe in making banking transactions. He said before the start of this century, there was hardly any ATM service in the country. However, he said there were still dangers of hacking and terrorism like activities and that threat would continue but the banking system should be ready to face these challenges. He was of the view that the banks were making serious efforts to adopt modern technologies.

http://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/may2005-daily/20-05-2005/business/b1.htm

Why are mobile application sales dropping?

An EXCELENT insight on mobile APPLICATIONS by Michael Mace

Interesting

After doing some hectic work I was yawning a lot and thought what the hell is this and why do we actually yawn?? It is very interesting to note that the exact causes of yawning are still unknown. surprising!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawn
The hidden sexuality of the human yawn

Milton Keynes gets high speed net

Milton Keynes looks set to become the first British city to get a high-speed wireless network based on so-called Wimax technology.

Net connection firm Pipex is creating the network which should cover most parts of the city by the end of 2006.
Unlike wi-fi technology, Wimax offers high-speed net access over long distances, instead of just a few metres.

one of my old favo songs

Smile an ever lasting smile
A smile can bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you gone
'Cos that would bring a tear to me

This world has lost its glory
Let's start a brand new story
Now my love

You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

Talk in ever lasting words
And dedicate them all to me
And I will give you all my life
I'm hear if you should call to me

You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

1 year of non stop learning

today I am happy that i completed 1 year of non stop learning. exactly 1 year ago i came to this premises of mobileWeaver who was taking care of zyb at that time. then i moved to mobileWeaver itself (after some months i wud be celebrating 1 yr with mobileWeaver ;) . It would certainly remain one of memorable years of my life. i learnt a lot. made so many friends. came to know great poeple who are humble, have greatest level of ethics, down to earth and simply provide great enviornment. i don know how to thank 'em but i know i owe them a lot and they include all whom i have worked with: Abid gillani, umar akram, babar baig, taqweem anwar, Imran Aslam, Mansoor Qaisar, Farrukh Abbas, Sohail n Sarfraz, Aimal, TAK, Laeeq, Tariq, Ozman and yea Jibran and Tommy who were so supportive in initial days and most inspiring personality which actually attracted me towards mobileWeaver; Saleem Sb. I hope and pray that mobileWeaver marches along to achieve the highest level and every one be successful, even though i may remain with it or not.

Thanks to Almighty Allah for every thing and thank you all for your great support and providing me the chance to enrich my learning experiance.