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At the heart of dispute are about 131 properties Pakistan government was required to transfer in the name of PTCL under the privatisation agreement but failed to do so due to legal complications. Etisalat stopped disbursement of $800 million of PTCL sale proceeds in 2006 after clearing about $1.8bn. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed Pakistan’s displeasure over Etisalat’s move of holding back Pakistan’s money for seven years by linking it with the transfer of properties in the name of PTCL....

For android devices the Firefox 96, does not offer that great of an update but it certainly does bring some great changes. The home page has higher-quality icons for recent bookmarks, and some interface elements have been fixed or improved. Mozilla has made some “significant improvements” especially to noise suppression, automatic gain control and echo cancellation. All the other communication platforms have their own special technology to cancel the noise; but if someone does not have the access to those platforms, Firefox will be of great help to them....

She formerly worked as a product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team, which focused on election concerns, and has previously worked at Pinterest and Google. Facebook disbanded her team in December 2020, just before the January 6 unrest. Haugen left Facebook in April and contacted Whistleblower Aid, according to an article published Sunday by the Journal. According to the charitable group, it gives legal help to “individuals who legitimately disclose government violations....

Nvidia and Epic Games revealed on Thursday that they have been working on a touch-friendly version of Fortnite for mobile devices that can be played over the internet. Nvidia said that a restricted, limited-time beta for Fortnite on mobile through GeForce Now will begin next week, and that customers to the cloud gaming service can sign up to participate. Sign-ups for the test begin today, with “chosen members” receiving access later in January, according to Nvidia....

According to the rumors and leaks, Galaxy S22 Ultra will have a Quad-camera array along with a 108MP main camera which is a better version of the HM3 sensor. Other than this, it will include 12MP ultra-wide unit and two sony telephoto sensors: a 10MP 10x periscope unit and a 10MP 3x module. Galaxy S22 Ultra Main camera will be the best Camera till now Initally when the 108 MP sensor was launched, it was not much impressive and though it was somehow improved to be included in S21 Ultra, it seems the best iteration will be shown in the S22 ultra....

TECNO never ceases to amaze its fans by bringing innovative campaign ideas. So all the fans in Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi, get ready for an amazing photography experience with a wonderful twist. TECNO shall be taking you around the famous sites of the city, giving you an opportunity to capture the beauty in your phones. TECNO fans are invited to join this activity using TECNO’s ultimate camera solution phone, Camon 16....

Recharge Through Online Mediums to enjoy 10% cash back This is a great initiative though all the telecom operators are facilitating users with online recharge while sitting at home, Ufone is the only operator that has introduced a 10% cashback policy to attract users and ensure user’s safety of staying at home. Recharge Guideline: Dear Customer, in order to get your Ufone account recharge online, please contact your Bank for activation of E-commerce service against your Debit (ATM) or Credit card....

Get Ready to Experience The Evolution Of Photography with OPPO Reno2 Among the new key features, some of the most intriguing are the 5x Hybrid Zoom and the up to 20x Digital Zoom. These allow consumers to choose different angles for video creation with various focal lengths while achieving super-clear results. To add to all that, there is also the video stabilization feature that works hand-in-hand with the Hybrid & Digital zoom to make shaky videos a thing of the past....

Google Maps Update Solves Gesture Navigation Issue The new Maps UI has eliminated the side menu. Now when a user will swipe from right to left, this action will no longer bring up the side menu. This is the time where gesture navigation on Android 10 becomes live. The reason behind it is that the side menu accidentally triggers the “back” gesture on the latest android version. Due to this, the three-bar hamburger menu no longer appears on the left side of the search bar....

The first improvement in Google meet will give users the ability to exit the meeting when they forget to leave the meeting room even after the meeting has long ended and become the last one who is left behind. This new update will give reminders to the users to avoid such weird situations. When the user will be the last person in the meeting, he will get a prompt message after five minutes have passed asking “If you want to stay or go”....

Google Pay Expands to 14 countries Here is the list of banks that now support Google Pay: Queensland Country Bank (Australia) Moorwand Limited, Lunar (Denmark) Moorwand Limited (Finland) Augsburger Aktienbank Curve, Netbank, Penta (Germany) Flow S.p.A. Societa Benefit (Italy) Revolut Technologies Japan (Japan) Moorwand Limited, Lunar Sparebanken Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) Idea Bank, SGB (Poland), Commercial Bank Garant-Invest Bank Joint Stock Company Commercial Bank Sinko-Bank, Industrial Agricultural Bank Joint Stock Commercial Bank IRS, Joint Stock Company First Investment Bank JSC Kuban Trade Bank (Russia) Ceskoslovenska obchodna banka (Slovakia) Aplazame SL (Spain), Marginalen Bank, Moorwand Limited, Lunar Volvofinans Bank AB (Sweden), Yapeal (Switzerland) Moorwand Limited, Weatherbys Bank, and Whim (United Kingdom)....

As a result, Google Pixel 6 customers are reporting that functionality such as auto-rotate and automatic horizontal photography are malfunctioning on their devices. According to user complaints on the company’s support forums and Reddit, an increasing number of Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones are unexpectedly ceasing receiving data from certain sensors. Furthermore, auto-rotate and automatic horizontal pictures are randomly malfunctioning for users, even after updating with the Android December patch....

The company has made these changes with a purpose to save the internet resources as “people are sharing more photos and videos” amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, the famous TV serial and movies platform Netflix announced to decrease internet traffic by 25% on networks across Europe as a relief measure for internet service providers. Google to Stop Auto-Backup Media Files From Whatsapp & Instagram YouTube was the second firm after Netflix to lower the quality of their videos to limit internet overload....

Genius has a large database of song lyrics, and considers itself as “the world’s biggest music encyclopedia.” It tried to demonstrate that Google was scraping info from its website by putting watermarks on its lyrics. It then appeared in Google searches but without any link back or attribution to Genius. Google Wins Court Battle with Genius over Song Lyrics Google said that it did not “crawl or scrape websites to source” song lyrics....

The initiative would be launched in partnership with the Lahore Qalanders (a Pakistani professional cricket team), for the Pakistani youth. Atif Rana, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lahore Qalanders, said the move will create opportunities for youth in all formats to showcase their talent. Government to Soon Launch Kamyab Jawan Esports Initiative Initially, he stated that the program would be launched in 25 major cities across the country, engaging students from universities, colleges, and schools, as part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s digital Pakistan plan....

Govt Constitutes A Committee to Address the Issues of Cellular Mobile Operators The committee is comprised on Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecom as chairman and other members included, Additional Secretary IT, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) or (representative not below member), Executive Director Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), Director (Telecom/Wireless) committee secretary, Director (Legal), Chairman Telecom Sub-Task Force (TSTF), Representative of Cabinet Division (not below the rank of BPS 20), Representative of Ministry of Finance (not below the rank of BPS 20), Representative of Ministry of Industries & Production (not below the rank of BPS 20), Representative of Federal Board of Revenue (not below the rank of BPS 20), Representative of NADRA (not below the rank o/BPS 20), Representative of Cellular Mobile Operators (Not below CxO/VP), Any other person that this Committee may wish to co-opt....

GSMA Recommends Abolishment of Advance Income Tax on Telecom Services See Also: GSMA Asks Govt to Reverse Tax Hike on Telecom Services GSMA wrote a letter to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Minister for IT & Telecom Aminul Haq and recommended the reduction of AIT from 15 per cent to 8pc in the upcoming federal budget. It further highlighted that mobile consumers face a heavy burden of sector-specific taxes in addition to general taxes....

GSMA Unveils MWC Barcelona ‘Committed Community’ John Hoffman, CEO GSMA Ltd. said: To enter the venue, staff, workers, exhibitors, visitors, suppliers and partners will need to upload documentation certifying their vaccination status, a certificate of recovery, or a negative COVID test through the registration system or to the MWC App. Quirónprevención, the official medical partner for MWC22, will validate these documents and will also provide hospitality and medical support over the phone in 10 languages, 24/7 for the duration of the event....

Countries must step up their efforts to facilitate the 5G era by backing more supportive policies, according to a new GTI study, produced in collaboration with the GSMA. The White Paper, ‘Supportive Policies for a Sustainable Mobile Industry in the 5G Era’, calls for governments to play their part in helping operators overcome the new challenges they face. These include the high costs incurred by the demands for more spectrum; the heavy financial barriers to network deployment; collaboration with diverse vertical industries as well as national broadband strategies and regulations....

Although Halo Infinite, Battlefield 2042, and Call of Duty: Vanguard have distinct types of play, there is only so much time in the day to dedicate to a multiplayer shooter, thus they are all competitors. We’ve noticed a ranking order for how these games appear to be developing out over the last several weeks. And the most well-known franchise is generating the least amount of noise. Battlefield 2042 Battlefield 2042 will be released this fall, although it will be a month later in 2021 than originally planned due to a month’s delay....