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Mobilink, that has announced the commercial launch of Mobilink Infinity, a wireless broadband and telephony service for residential and enterprise consumers based on the mobile WiMAX standard, estimates the service will attract 50,000 subscribers by the end of the year.

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ZONG has launched a simple, smart and elegant USB GPRS/EDGE modem that is capable of catering to all consumers needs including mobile professionals, laptop computer users and frequent travellers due to its efficiency and affordability elements.

Zong, Internet USB card will facilitate fast Internet browsing, instant access and the uninterrupted ability both to upload and download data. Combining cutting edge technologies with sleek design, ZONG’s customers can look forward to enjoying high-speed wireless access, both at home and on the go.

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Pakistan telecom industry is ready for the introduction of 3G (third generation) spectrum for telecommunications and this is the most suitable time for its launching owing to low prices of relevant equipment in the international market, said Telenor’s executive vice president, corporate affairs Irfan Wahab Khan on Wednesday.

Speaking at a workshop on “Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to 3G - the development of mobile telecommunication in Pakistan”, Wahab said that introduction of 3G will not only enhance services but would also bring Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

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Phone firms, chip makers and PC manufacturers are uniting to push mobile broadband on laptop computers.

The alliance will build wireless modules into laptops to make it much easier to use the gadgets on future high-speed services.

Laptops with the wireless chips built-in will bear a service mark which shows they will work with the third and fourth generation wireless technology.

The branded laptops should be on shop shelves in 91 nations by Christmas.

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Laptops and notebook computers bearing the “Mobile Broadband” logo will have on-board modules that will boost current third generation speeds and work with future fourth generation technologies.

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The idea may scare some, but Intel predicts that by 2050 machines could surpass the peak of human intelligence.

So predicted Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at the chip maker, in a presentation at the Intel Developer Forum which examined how technology is expected to bridge the gap between man and machine.

The vision included sensitive robots and shape-shifting materials.

“There is no question that one of the most likely things that will happen in the next 40 years is that machine and human intelligence will come much closer together,” Mr Rattner told the BBC.

“The ability of humans to communicate with machines and for machines to communicate with humans will get so much better.”
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Say goodbye to the tangle of cables and the wall socket and hello to powering up your electronic gizmos wirelessly.

This picture of a world without wires is one long dreamed of and came a step closer following significant progress made by Intel.

It said it has increased the efficiency of a technique for wirelessly powering consumer gadgets and computers.

“The notion of disappearing energy sources is a powerful one,” Justin Rattner, Intel technology boss, told the BBC.
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Video editors and shot selectors for NBC Universal’s massive U.S. coverage of the Olympic Games will have to rely on their coworkers for Beijing souvenirs, because they’ll be staying home thanks to Cisco Systems’ WAN acceleration technology.

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IBM announced new software and services for mobile workers Friday, including applications for the iPhone and Blackberry devices. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company cited a surge in mobile devices as an important new market for traditional desktop, storage and server vendors.

BM’s internal research by its Institute for Business Value estimates that more than one billion people will be connected to the Internet this year — a 191 percent jump from 2006. This makes mobile computing one of the fastest-growing markets in the world.

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Airlines Compete to Offer Web Surfing in the Skies

Wireless Internet access is about to move out of coffee shops and airport lounges and into airplanes.

After years of talking about what customers wanted and waiting for new technology, Delta Air Lines said it will begin offering broadband Internet service on domestic flights as early as October. Delta is trying to outmaneuver rival JetBlue, known for outfitting planes with satellite TV, and American Airlines, which is planning to launch Internet service later this year. Other airlines, including Continental, Southwest and Virgin America, are planning tests or have them underway.

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Delta Air Lines said Tuesday that it would offer broadband wireless Internet access on its entire domestic mainline fleet by next summer. Continental Airlines had previously announced plans to offer similar service across a majority of its mainline fleet.

Several other airlines either offer or plan to offer a similar service, though on a much more limited number of flights than Delta and Continental.

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If you haven’t heard about the current DNS vulnerability, here is a Reader’s Digest-like summary. Security guru Dan Kaminsky found a vulnerability that could give the bad guys a relatively easy way to redirect Internet traffic. For example: You might think you are logging on to Bank of America’s Web site. But instead, some hacker may have just exploited a domain name system vulnerability and is now in control of your identity.

Kaminsky deserves credit for finding this flaw and alerting the Internet community so it could fix the problem. This effort is well under way, but according to an article in yesterday’s New York Times, Kaminsky believes that 41 percent of all DNS servers are still vulnerable, meaning that no one has patched these systems with new software that closes this gaping security hole.

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Qwest Begins Selling Wireless Services Under Verizon Wireless Brand: Qwest has begun offering Verizon Wireless services to all of its new residential and business customers in its service area. Under the new five-year agreement that came after Qwest dropped its MVNO business arrangement with Sprint, Qwest can sell its customers a suite of products and services from Verizon Wireless. Current Qwest Wireless customers will soon be notified of the change, the company said, but won’t be required to do anything for some time to come. When those customers are eventually required to switch to Verizon Wireless, Qwest will waive contract termination fees and provide special offers. Billing systems between both companies are expected to be integrated this fall.

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