Samsung offers free ‘Battery-Pack’ with Galaxy S7-Edge

Samsung Pakistan has launched a special offer to give a free ‘Battery-Pack’ to every buyer of its premium smartphone device – the Galaxy S7 Edge. The Samsung battery pack, with a 5200mAh capacity allows you to charge your Fast Charge-compatible Samsung device from 0 to 50% in only 30 minutes. So now the customers can enjoy this Fast-Charge technology on-the-go, as the Battery-Pack can be recharged over and over.

With a universal USB port output, the Samsung Battery-Pack can also charge other smartphones, tablets or electronics capable of charging via USB. This makes it compatible with; Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 active, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note5. When fully powered, this Battery-Pack holds enough juice to charge these devices at least 1.5 times.

The Galaxy S7 Edge is a sleek and powerful device, equipped with a 3,600mAh battery that lasts longer and also offers fast-charging & wireless-charging features. This cutting-edge smartphone boasts a powerful 12.2 Mega Pixel primary camera, with BRITECELL Sensors, along with an 8 MP Front facing camera with Dual Video call feature. Its advanced camera captures more light to deliver high quality images. The F1.7 lens on both sides of the phone and larger pixels on the rear camera’s image sensor allow for brighter and sharper images – even in low light. The S7 Edge has pioneered the world’s first dual-pixel sensor on a smartphone camera. This proven technology, first introduced in a professional DSLR camera, is now available in the Galaxy S7 & S7-Edge. 

The Galaxy S7 Edge runs on an Android v6.0 (Marshmallow Operating System). Enriched with a powerful Octa-Core processor, Snapdragon 820 / Exynos 8890, 64 bit Chipset, it boasts a 4 GB RAM and 32/64/128 GB Internal Memory. It’s 5.5 inch, Super-AMOLED display screen is enriched with Force Touch and TouchWIZ user-interface (UI). The screen is protected by a virtually unbreakable ‘Corning Gorilla Glass 5’ and promises complete ‘Water & Dust Resistance’ (IP68 standard). This smartphone features a Nano SIM and an endless array of the world’s most advanced Apps, including the ‘Samsung Pay’.

ETIHAD AIRWAYS WINS BEST ORIGINAL VIDEO FOR VR FILM STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN

Etihad Airways’ virtual reality film, starring Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman, has won Best Original Video at the 2016 APEX Awards which were presented in Singapore this week.

The five-minute feature, titled ‘Reimagine’, takes viewers on a multi-sensory journey following Miss Kidman through an Etihad Airways’ Airbus A380 on a virtual flight between Abu Dhabi and New York.

On board, the viewer encounters a number of characters including the actor, a film director and an opera singer. They also interact with a Savoy-trained Butler in The Residence, the airline’s exclusive private three-room cabin, an Onboard Chef in First Class, a Food and Beverage Manager in Business Class, and a Flying Nanny.

Etihad Airways’ Chief Executive Officer, Peter Baumgartner, expressed his delight at the win.

“Our aim with Reimagine was to tell the Etihad Airways story in a new and innovative way, using cutting-edge technology to immerse viewers in the guest experience in first-person.

“Its virtual reality format delivers an experience that’s as near as possible to flying in our A380 – an outcome that traditional formats such as video simply could not achieve.

“We are immensely proud of the 2016 APEX Award for Best Original Video. It proves yet again that we’re leading the way in innovation, best practice and intelligent communication.”

The film can be viewed by downloading the Reimagine VR app on iOS and Android at vr.etihad.com and using a virtual reality headset, such as Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard. It can also be viewed as a 360 degree video on Facebook and YouTube.

The Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) is a network of businesses and professionals that are committed to providing a world-class airline experience for passengers around the globe.  Its annual Expo is the world’s most comprehensive trade show covering the entire passenger experience.  The APEX Awards recognise excellence in cabin comfort, entertainment options, connectivity, and the overall experience. The APEX Award for Best Original Video was created to acknowledge airlines and/or their vendor partners for creating new video content such as an inflight safety video or airline promotional video.

Photo caption: Etihad Airways’ Vice President Guest Services, Linda Celestino, (third from right) celebrated the Best Original Video award with colleagues at the 2016 APEX Awards Ceremony at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Huawei Nova plus – Ready to hit the Android market by storm

Team Huawei is all geared-up to launch its new Huawei Nova Plus in Pakistan. The new smartphone ensures to deliver advance usability features and aims at better user experience.

Huawei Nova Plus would certainly appeal to users who demand refinement and style from their smartphones. The set comes in 4 different colors Black, Silver, white and gold. Nova Plus has a display of 5.5” FHD, 2.5D curved glass with Eye protection mode, aimed at the customers who read a lot of text on their phones to provide them ease by simply switching screen to a warm color temperature, and back to cold when disabled.

The Knuckle Sense technology would enable the Huawei Nova Plus to identify the difference between customer's knuckles and fingers so they may take instantaneous screenshots and capture content by knocking on the device with their knuckles. While, 3D Fingerprint sensing would ensure higher security against hacking. For high-end features and low demand on battery life, it has the support of Snapdragon 625.

Huawei is a brand known for putting quality at the forefront of their product and endures top-notch tests and checks on its products’ Mechanical reliability, Environmental durability and lifecycle reliability. =

With these remarks from Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, “Quality is the integrity and lifeline of Huawei,”; the New Huawei Nova Plus seems to be quite a promising addition in Huawei’ s product line.

     

Why Preventive Maintenance for AC?

Gree always seek proud to educate its consumers in to have better understanding for their air conditioning units. A proper guidance makes consumers independent to treat Gree AC in much delicate way.  This is the time that all of Gree consumers must educate themselves what preventive maintenance is and what could be its long term advantages.

Preventive maintenance for Air Conditioner is a basic need but when it comes to air condition unit it becomes a must to perform it when required. Many problems can be fixed before they give a major breakdown, by taking some proper and timely initiatives.

It is always a question of interest for many that what is right time to get your AC checked by technician? It’s a common consideration that pre-summer is time to test AC for best output in summer but, unit has already lost a great part of its life. 

“Air conditioner gradually loses its performance every year without proper maintenance”

Most suitable time to make a detailed technical survey is post-summer season. It is exact that time when winters are approaching and majority is going to pack up their AC without cleaning it inside. A small visit of AC technician increases the longevity of unit. Unit also stays energy efficient with timely service and preventive maintenance.

Why to Call Authorized Technical Team for Service?

A good AC service visit is that, which is done by authorized and trained team of technicians by Gree. Many complaints and cases are faced by Gree team that some unprofessional or untrained technician mishandled the unit and some parts of it get damaged. 

“A large number of ACs’ annually required repairing due to mishandling by unauthorized technician”

Gree Team always recommends consumers to book their visit by company authorized team of technical support to minimize the risks of ineffective actions.

Huawei begins its annual recruitment drive from LUMS

Huawei – the global technology-leading company in electronics and telecommunications has announced the beginning of its annual recruitment drive for the year 2016. The first screening session was recently held at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). This broad-based programme will comprise of numerous talent-hunt sessions being held at all the progressive institutions of higher learning, where Huawei will be selecting a fresh breed of management trainees and competitive professionals, who will get opportunities to be employed in the; Marketing, Service, Finance, Supply-Chain and Retail functions of Huawei.  

This transparent recruitment drive started off with a presentation delivered by the senior management of Huawei, including; Deputy General Manager - Mr Fraz Malik Khan. The Students and graduates were introduced to the global operations and outstanding achievements of Huawei and the innovative technologies and customer-centric services being nurtured by this vast enterprise. The students also learned about the promising careers at various levels of the corporate ladder in the company, along with the healthy organizational culture, personal-enrichment, skills and trainings promised by Huawei. 

The DGM of Huawei Pakistan – Mr. Fraz Khan stated that, “Huawei is an award-winning global player, a leader in innovative technologies and an equal-opportunity employer. The prolific workforce at Huawei is meticulously selected. All ingenious efforts of individual employees and operational teams are handsomely rewarded. Huawei offers speedy career-progression for the proficient employees, right to the top-tiers of the corporate hierarchy.”

Students were also given various case-studies during this session, depending on their qualification and area of interest. Students were divided into groups of 7 to hold insightful discussions and share ideas, while the most prominent candidates from these groups were shortlisted for further assessment. 

Huawei is committed to recruiting the best and brightest minds of the country to maintain its position as an industry leader in innovation. The company will conduct more recruitment drives in other universities across the country as well. It currently employs over 170,000 employees around the world, offering unprecedented opportunities of growth and exposure for the young professionals.

PepsiCo Food Safety Internship Program 2016 concludes

PepsiCo Pakistan concluded its Food Safety Internship Program 2016 targeting the brightest students from Pakistan’s key business and agriculture universities. The programe has been launched in collaboration with the US Pakistan Women Council.

The intensive six-month program featured 50 promising interns with 60% of female participants who were provided hands-on experience and a host of enabling opportunities through a robust range of tailor made learning activities. Apart from comprehensive orientation sessions, food safety workshops , case studies  and trainings on PepsiCo values, Hilal Risk Management & Integrated pest management, the program also featured various challenging team projects.

On the occasion of closing ceremony, Jahanzeb Khan, Vice President & General Manager, PepsiCo Pakistan remarked, "we truly believe that with the right education, trainings and exposure for food technology and food safety students the development of a robust food safety culture across the industry is inevitable. The latter will for sure benefit both the industry and the aspiring food experts. This Internship Program has contributed towards the growth and development of these talented students and PepsiCo is proud to play its role in providing this healthy platform to the bright and talented young professionals in Pakistan” added Jahanzeb Khan.

While addressing the event, Khurram Shah, Head of Corporate affairs, PepsiCo Pakistan and the project lead further elaborated: "PepsiCo is striving to provide new learning opportunities and capacity building for the talented youth of the country through various initiatives. The impact of the aforementioned internship program is not confined to the participating students only. It will further lead to the development of the food safety systems across supply chains. Projects likes these further cement PepsiCo’s commitment towards diversity and inclusion of women in the work place.” he added.

He further said that this initiative, supported by the U.S. Pakistan Women’s Council is expected to enhance the skills of aspiring food safety managers & suppliers for food/packaging industry. Additionally, it will certainly improve their employment opportunities for a brighter prospect as some of the qualifying students from this year’s programme have always been offered jobs.

The event was attended by members of the academia, students, experts and trainers from the food industry along with top suppliers of the PepsiCo family. Participants especially the students of this internship program expressed their pleasure at the event saying that the internships at the suppliers and PepsiCo plants really helped them cover the gap between theory and practical implementation.

Huawei begins its annual recruitment drive from LUMS

Huawei – the global technology-leading company in electronics and telecommunications has announced the beginning of its annual recruitment drive for the year 2016. The first screening session was recently held at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). This broad-based programme will comprise of numerous talent-hunt sessions being held at all the progressive institutions of higher learning, where Huawei will be selecting a fresh breed of management trainees and competitive professionals, who will get opportunities to be employed in the; Marketing, Service, Finance, Supply-Chain and Retail functions of Huawei.

This transparent recruitment drive started off with a presentation delivered by the senior management of Huawei, including; Deputy General Manager - Mr Fraz Malik Khan. The Students and graduates were introduced to the global operations and outstanding achievements of Huawei and the innovative technologies and customer-centric services being nurtured by this vast enterprise. The students also learned about the promising careers at various levels of the corporate ladder in the company, along with the healthy organizational culture, personal-enrichment, skills and trainings promised by Huawei.

The DGM of Huawei Pakistan – Mr. Fraz Khan stated that, “Huawei is an award-winning global player, a leader in innovative technologies and an equal-opportunity employer. The prolific workforce at Huawei is meticulously selected. All ingenious efforts of individual employees and operational teams are handsomely rewarded. Huawei offers speedy career-progression for the proficient employees, right to the top-tiers of the corporate hierarchy.”

Students were also given various case-studies during this session, depending on their qualification and area of interest. Students were divided into groups of 7 to hold insightful discussions and share ideas, while the most prominent candidates from these groups were shortlisted for further assessment.

Huawei is committed to recruiting the best and brightest minds of the country to maintain its position as an industry leader in innovation. The company will conduct more recruitment drives in other universities across the country as well. It currently employs over 170,000 employees around the world, offering unprecedented opportunities of growth and exposure for the young professionals.