LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Facebook over a competition encouraging its users to post caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on the social networking site.Earlier in the day, the LHC ordered authorities to block Facebook until May 31.The depiction of any prophet is strictly prohibited in Islam as blasphemous and Muslims across the world staged angry protests over the publication of satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in

The government has decided to revise the ‘Approved Settlement Rates’ (ASR) for transparent sharing of premium, being earned on incoming international telephonic traffic, after the cellular companies registered protest over the current mechanism and recent determinations of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Official documents, exclusively obtained by Business Recorder, show that the government would also incorporate changes in the prevalent regulations to effectively curb the menace of grey traffic, resulting in huge loss to the national exchequer. Karachi, March 23rd, 2010: In line with Pakistan Day celebrations, Microsoft has launched a national campaign titled, ‘Explore Pakistan.’ The two month campaign starting from March 23rd revolves around a quiz accessible through their latest browser, Internet Explorer 8 on the website, www.explorepakistan.com.pk and aims to increase knowledge about Pakistan amongst citizens by asking trivia on the history and entertainment of the Country. Successful quiz givers will be eligible to win 2 free Netbooks from Microsoft at the end of each month and various gifts will be presented to the qualifiers throughout the duration of the campaign.

Dell's Streak readies for battle with iPad (Reuters) - Dell Inc said its Streak tablet computer can double as a mobile phone and will have a front-facing camera for videoconferencing -- features it hopes will help the new gadget compete against Apple Inc's iPad. The five-inch tablet will debut in Britain next month through mobile carrier O2, a unit of Spain's Telefonica, and Carphone Warehouse. Dell has yet to announce pricing for the Streak, which it said will appear in the United States sometime during the summer.The company formally unveiled the Streak on Tuesday, after Chief Executive Michael Dell gave the tech world a glimpse of the tablet at a conference two weeks ago in San Francisco.

Explore Pakistan with Internet Explorer 8! A two month campaign starting from March 23rd revolving around a quiz accessible through the new Internet Explorer 8