Samsung Acquires Rich Communications Services Business from Skyview Capital’s NewNet Communication Technologies

Samsung Electronics today announced its acquisition of NewNet Communication Technologies (Canada), Inc. (“NewNet Canada”), a company operating Rich Communications Services (RCS) business within NewNet Communication Technologies. Previously known as NewPace prior to its acquisition by NewNet Communication Technologies, the company is a leading provider of RCS infrastructure and services. The acquisition reinforces Samsung’s commitment to RCS as mobile networks transition to IP-based networks and services.

This acquisition is a critical milestone not just for Samsung but also for the communications industry. As an end-to-end GSMA-compliant RCS solution, it will accelerate the deployment of RCS-enabled networks, providing consumers with a ubiquitous standards-based messaging and communications platform. The acquisition will also enable Samsung to offer interoperable server solutions for mobile operators that do not already have their own RCS infrastructure. By driving significant value for operators and consumers, the mobile communications market can benefit from the broader communications ecosystem.

Consumers will benefit from an advanced messaging experience with features such as enhanced calling, group chat, and the ability to easily share and transfer large files including multimedia and high-resolution photos. Unlike othermessaging apps from the market, the use of industry standards ensures users will be able to communicate with anyone on any network, with any RCS-enabled device, as well as SMS-only devices.

NewNet Canada, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, will continue to operate independently under the existing leadership of Brent Newsome and Gavin Murphy as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

Year 2016 marked as “the lucky one” for Huawei

The year 2016 can be marked lucky in the history of Huawei smartphones. Recently, at the launch event of Nova Smartphonein China, Huawei disclosed their mega achievement of having shipped more than 100 million smartphones worldwide since the beginning of this year. This is a huge score for Huawei and a reason for celebration.

Last year, Huawei shipped 100 million smartphones for the whole year, while now it has two months to set a new sales record.

It is projected that with the launch of much anticipated “Nova Plus” in Pakistan, Huawei would surpass their expected sales record. In the past Huawei has set growth records in Pakistan as well and its success worldwide continues to set new precedents in the tech industry. With an ever increasing customer base and renewed innovations in its devices Huawei has become one of the top picks for tech enthusiasts in Pakistan like many other countries.

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 which is reason it make it standout from the rest.

“Quality is the integrity and lifeline of Huawei,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group. “Huawei employs the ‘craftsmen’s spirit’ to measure its products and ensure zero defects”.

Thanks to its zero tolerance towards defective products and continued pursuit of innovation and quality, Huawei has earned its global success and widespread acclaim. In the telecommunication equipment market, Huawei is already the world’s leading information and communication solutions provider. In the smartphone market, according to figures from market and user experience research consultancy GFK, Huawei’s global market share has stayed in the top three, while taking the lead in the Chinese market. More than 60% of Huawei’s revenue comes from the overseas market as its products are shipped to over 170 countries and regions.

Pakistan plays a key role in Huawei’s growth strategy and with the recent improvement in law-and-order situation all over the country; the brand is considering its expansion and launching new product line. Additionally, Huawei is geared-up to fulfill customer service offering. With 28 service centers all across Pakistan, Huawei ensures its customers, quality with direct and transparent communication.

Gree offers Free-of-cost filter replacements for its Air conditioners

Gree Air conditioners has now launched a special service campaign with FREE replacements of filters for Gree air-conditioning units. The customers getting their Gree air conditioners serviced can now replace their AC filters free-of-charge.  The Gree service team has launched this limited-time offer for only Gree AC, to facilitate its customers.

Life span of these “Health Filters” is one year for healthy environment. Gree units are installed with a combination of active carbon filters and multi functions filter which act differently as per their nature. Replacement of these filters is good before switching on heating mode.

Gree always aims to facilitate its customer with excellence. For service booking by Gree technical support team kindly call on 111-111-397.

Gree is a global enterprise of air conditioners that also ensure superior after sales support for its loyal customers.

It is mandatory to note that the free filter replacement offer is valid for a limited time with a service visit request by Gree authorized technical team only for Gree Units.

However these filters can also be obtained without service visit from Gree service centers on payment.

Huawei Mate 9 A big Breakthrough in the Mate Series

Huawei is all set to introduce another exciting product in the Pakistani market. In the queue of new smart phone for the year, Huawei Mate 9 will be the most desired one for the Smartphone lovers. Mate 9 has been launched in the global markets very successfully. However, Huawei Mate 9 is strongly the most amazing smart device that will take the concept of smart phone to the whole new level. Huawei has already marked an astonishing victory over the contemporary high quality smart products available in the markets and the high-tech products of competent brand. For instance, Huawei Mate 8, Honor 8 and subsequently Huawei P9 and P9 Plus won huge accolades and attracted the consumer pool remarkably. The high sales record by these smart phones makes the expectations even higher for the Huawei Mate 9.

In the succession of the positive growth, Huawei brand has witnessed in the first half of the year 2016, the technology giant has plans to continue to deliver the best products and services for the customers. Consequently, Huawei Mate 9 has been incorporated with amazing specs and features that will attract customers and Huawei brand followers. Huawei Mate 9 has a 2^nd generation dual camera just like Huawei P9 but with more upgradation, a 20MP camera resolution co-engineered with Leica. 20MP resolution is a huge boon for the customers who love to have their hands on the professional photography and in the era of social media activism Huawei Mate 9 will turn to be the best mate of the youth as well.

Apart from the alluring camera specs, Huawei Mate 9 carries  the design legacy of Mate series with a large display along with a high quality of screen resolution and vibrant colors on the display. To make the new product more efficient and superior in quality Huawei has also incorporated a next generation processor along with a Huawei built Kirin 960 chipset. It is to be mentioned here that already in Huawei Mate 8,Kirin 955 chipset that satisfied the critics to the very extents. The advanced SoC and the next generation processor is  combined with a 4 GB RAM. Imagine the smooth and efficient performance of the smart phone with such an exciting combination.

Huawei has yet to announce the release date in Pakistan, the customers anxiously waiting for the new Mate must have to keep patience for the official announcement of the Huawei Mate 9.

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Huawei Y6 II Endorsed Most in the Sales

The Huawei consumer pool in Pakistan endorsed the Huawei Y6 II excitingly and the products have been successfully recorded the new milestones of sales across the Pakistan. Huawei Y series has been the best mid range smart phones designed with superior touch of high technological innovations and esthetic taste. Huawei Y6 II endorsed by the large consumer market of Pakistan due to its perfect and glamorous designs and the best features of the camera. It has been rumored that the sales records for Huawei Y 6 II, even, undermined the expectations of Huawei itself. It is pertinent to note that Huawei has introduced the amazing and handy smart device –Huawei Y6 II recently, at the time when it had already saturated the market with the most superior quality flagship smart phone, Huawei P9. Huawei further expecting remarkable growth in the current year and also Huawei have productively changed its goals into achievements so far.

By fashionable design it is the aesthetic aspect that has been the keen focus of the company design engineer while carving out this wonderful smart phone. Also, the perfectly streamlined and slim bodied Huawei Y6 II is also charged with exciting colors and magnetizing display features, presenting the great chemistry. Huawei Y6 II is a smart phone for the youth, with high quality camera features, crystal clear video display and high speed internet browsing.

Huawei is a compact smart device with a slim body, finely curved from the edges and smoothly lined. Huawei Y6 II only weighs for 168g and the dimensions it has as; 154.3x 77.1x 8.45 mm. This is a perfect design and dimension, making the smart phone handy and adorably attractive.

 The display is always a key focus for the consumers in a smart phone whenever they evaluate the features. Similarly, Huawei always puts right emphasis on all Huawei smart phone products and offers the best display both in terms of screen size and quality of colors and pixels. Huawei Y6 II has a 5.5” large display screen with almost 70.1% screen-to-body, making it a phablet (phone Tablet). This is indeed a large screen that will enhance the entertainment for the customers and offer a whole new video watching and gaming experience. Moreover, Huawei Y6 II display screen is an IPS LCD capacitive touch screen that is further protected with a protective scratch resistant sheet. Huawei Y6 II has 720x1280 pixels resolution, 16.7M colors and 267 ppi pixel density. This makes the display of fine quality and superior than any other smart phone display in the market.

This elegant and ultra-modern technology bearing smart phone is available at the comparatively best price of Rs. 18,899. Those who have not yet purchased their Huawei Y6 II must go for either one of these at their earliest. Because these are the best product to purchase in the market!

     

Oil Marketing Companies Sign Charter Promoting safety on carriage of petroleum products by road,

A seminar on Safety of transporting dangerous cargo concluded at Movenpick Hotel Karachi with the signing of a charter by leadaing OMCs like Shell, TOTAL, PSO, HASCOL and Byco. The Seminar was held by Automobile Corporation of Pakistan (Autocom) in collaboration with government regulatory authorities, leading Oil Marketing Companies and renowned national/international experts. 

Autocom, being a leading manufacturer of a wide range of road-transport solutions, conducted this event to raise awareness about the importance of using safe and certified equipment manufactured on UN ADR Standards, for the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and many notable personalities from the petroleum sector, domestic and international, participated in the Seminar.

Mr. Khayam Husain, the managing director of Automobile Corporation of Pakistan, delivered the welcome note and stressed the importance of ensuring safety measures on dangerous cargo while transporting them in Pakistan and there needs to be prudent monitoring of the drivers and the equipment used in transportation of such cargo.  

Mr. Ameer Hussain, program manager at RTIRPC, gave eye opening statistics of carriage accidents on roads, its implications and root cause of these incidents which are preventable. He stated "road accidents are mostly underreported and there are around 30 thousand to 35 thousand road accidents annually only in Karachi, he also stated that the action plan to prevent such incidents should be revised to ensure safety of human lives". This was followed by a presentation by Managing director of Normec, Vittorio Molino (an Italian company). Focused on advanced equipments needed for tankers, this not only ensures the safety of the cargo but also the operator.

This was followed by an interactive panel discussion on Key factors for road safety and best practices. The panelist, Asif Ansari, logistic manager at Shell; Nawed Tanwir Abbasi, Manager transport safety at Total; and Amir Butt, General manager logistic at Hascol, introduced cost effective solutions to help mitigate road accidents and cargo leakages. Moreover, back and forth interaction between the audience and the panelist unlocked new solutions on preventing the road incidents.   

After this GASSO and SAF- international transportation equipment companies, introduced their equipments which make tankers' liquid loading and unloading safer and save time. Moreover, they also emphasized the importance of electronic braking and electronic stability systems in road tankers and trailers, assist the drivers for safer transport and reduce fatalities on the road.

Another Panel discussion between the regulators started off on role of the regulators in keeping the roads safe. The panelist included, Mr. Naeemullah, Chief Patrol Officer National Highway & Mortor way Police; Mr. Muhammad IItaf, from Oil and Gas Regulator Authority; Dr. Omar Masood Qureshi from Ministry of Communications and Mr. Tariq Ejaz Chaudry, CEO Engineering Board of Development. The Panelists discussed about the importance of these times, as Pakistan is going through major economic regulatory and infrastructure development due to the CPEC in action. They also urged the revision of the regulations on road transportation safety. The audience during the Panel discussion made the session tremendously interactive and discussed how oil companies are working with the regulatory authorities to implement road transport safety measures.

The final presentation was made by Ms. Sumaiyah Murtaza, from WABCO Germany. She stressed on the importance of adopting new technologies for vehicles that ensure safety measures and stated that; systems like EBS (Electronic Braking System) are becoming popular to avoid rollovers in petroleum tankers.

Finally the signing of Charter for road safety ceremony was launched as part of the seminar. The charter was between Oil marketing companies and major stakeholders and the purpose was to plan operations to ensure that safety obligations are met; while promoting driver compliance with the law; encouraging drivers training at levels above the minimum legal standards; ensure vehicles are safe and well maintained; and to promote the health of workforce.

The Seminar came to an end with closing remarks by Mr. Khayam, who thanked all the local and international participants and promised to work for the betterment of road safety and regulation in Pakistan.

Samsung Wins 35 CES 2017 Innovation Awards Across Many Categories

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, today announced that it has won 35 prestigious International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017 Innovation Awards, given by the Consumer Technology Association™. 

The awards, which bring the company’s 11-year total to nearly 350, highlight Samsung’s long history of achievements in developing groundbreaking technology. Products entered in the Innovation Awards program are judged by a preeminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding engineering and design in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 28 categories.

“At Samsung, we are constantly working to improve with each product we make,” said Gregory Lee, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America. “We are honored that CTA and the industry have recognized our ongoing commitment to innovation in many areas, and we look forward to showcasing our latest offerings at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.”

Samsung’s award-winning products includes one best of innovation award and one eco-design award, and spans many categories ranging from TV, Mobile and Home Appliances to Memory, Wearables and Computer Technology. Several of Samsung's industry recognized products will be on display at CES 2017, which takes place January 5-8, 2017, in Samsung’s booth (#15006), in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Additionally, a few of the products will be showcased at Samsung’s CES press conference which will take place on Wednesday January 4, 2017 at 2 p.m. PT.  

Following are details on some of Samsung’s award-winning products:

Gear S3 – Inspired by traditional timepieces and the art of watchmaking, the Gear S3 smartwatch fuses timeless design with the latest in mobile technology, including LTE and Bluetooth connectivity, Samsung Pay, IP68 water resistance and built-in GPS.

ArtPC Pulse – Samsung ArtPC Pulse is a stunning, powerful modular desktop PC that consumers can customize through a unique pulse lighting feature, as well as modules that expand and personalize the computing experience to meet user needs and preferences.

Samsung Gear VR – The Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus, continues to be the most enjoyable and comfortable mobile VR experience available. With the Samsung Gear VR, consumers can play amazing games, watch Hollywood’s best movies in their own private cinema, socialize with friends new and old, be at the center of a suspense thriller and so much more. The Gear VR drops users right into the action.

Samsung Gear 360 – The Samsung Gear 360 is a powerful high-resolution 360-degree camera that lets users capture 360 videos and images, in a format that up until now was out of reach for many consumers and businesses. Creating immersive content of key moments has never looked better and been easier to capture. 

Samsung 960 PRO SSD 2TB – The Samsung SSD 960 PRO 2TB is both the highest performing and highest capacity NVMe-based consumer SSD in the M.2 form factor with V-NAND technology that Samsung has released to date. With the 960 PRO, professionals will stay ahead when it comes to storage endurance, reliability and density than ever before. Using a smaller form factor fit for ultra-thin laptops and PCs, users can take their files with them – and access them at rapid speeds – on the go. With the ability to survive up to 1.2 petabytes written, no other SSD on the market today can compete with the endurance provided by the 960 PRO.

Samsung 850 PRO SSD 4TB – As the world’s first 2-bit MLC 4TB consumer SSD, the 850 PRO is ideal for dramatically boosting PC performance. With an industry leading 4TB capacity, users have more space than ever before to store files locally. In particular, high data consumption users such as content creators, gaming and PC enthusiasts can upgrade their laptops and workstations from a hard disk drive to the 850 PRO SSD 4TB to surpass density limitations, reduce power consumption, better support heavy write-intensive applications, and improve PC and program load times.

Samsung PM971 512GB BGA NVMe SSD – Designed for use in ultra-slim PCs, the ball-grid-array PM971 solid state drive weighs less than half a penny and is about the size of a postage stamp. Its incredible sequential performance enables the transfer of a 5GB-equivalent full HD movie in about 3 seconds, and full download in about 6 seconds. The PM971 is 15 times as fast as typical hard disk drives. Furthermore, the industry’s first BGA NVMe SSD triples the performance of a typical SATA SSD, within the industry’s smallest storage dimensions, with capacity reaching up to 512GB per drive.