Mobilink Customers: Purchase Apps from Google Play with Mobile Credit

Mobilink has just announced something that most of us have been waiting for something like this to launch/start in Pakistan. Mobilink customers with Android phones will be able to download and purchase apps in the Google Play Store using their mobile credit.

Not every Android user in Pakistan uses a credit card, which results in very low purchases from Pakistan in the Google Play Store. Mobilink and its parent company, VimpelCom Ltd, announced today about their agreement to deliver a new, enhanced digital entertainment experience for VimpelCom customers across its markets.

Not much details, but we do know this payment system for the Google Play Store users in Pakistan will be rolled out around later this year. See below for the full press-release by Mobilink.

VimpelCom customers will use their mobile accounts to easily find, try and buy Google Play content

Amsterdam (July 5, 2012) – Mobilink has announced today that its parent company,“VimpelCom Ltd” (“VimpelCom”,”Company” or “Group”) (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services,and Google, a global technology leader focused on improving the ways people connect with information, today announce an agreement to deliver a new, enhanced digital entertainment experience for VimpelCom customers across its markets.

VimpelCom customers will be able to use their mobile accounts to easily find, try and buy Google Play content. The cost of any purchased app can now be simply deducted from a customer’s prepaid credit or just added to their monthly bill.

The Google Play storebrings together Google digital goods including apps, games, Google Books, Google Music and Google Movies into a single unified offering. Users can access their entire library of music, videos, books, apps, and games in one place, all of which are also stored online, without the need to synchronize devices.

A dedicated “VimpelCom Channel” will make it easy for VimpelCom customers to navigate their way among the 600,000 apps available in the Google Play store. Available via the local Google Play store, the VimpelCom channel will feature dozens of apps, tailored to offer local content and services. The “VimpelCom Channel” and mobile account payments for the Google Play store will be rolled out in VimpelCom’s operations across the globe, starting later on this year.

Mikhail Gerchuk, VimpelCom’s Group Chief Commercial Officer, said: “the collaboration with Google will provide our customers around the world with a convenient way to access and pay for millions of apps, games and songs, significantly enhancing the smartphone experience in countries where banking and credit card services are not widely used.

In most of our markets, we will be the first operator to launch mobile account payments for Google Play store and with the “VimpelCom Channel” we will bring tailored content to millions of our customers around the globe using Android smartphones” he said.

This latest agreement is part of VimpelCom’s consistent strategy of providing its customers with the best mobile internet experience, complementing its recently announced partnership with Opera Software to deliver better mobile web browsing for customers using a low-cost mobile phone.

Disclaimer
This press release contains “forward-looking statements”, as the phrase is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements relate to the timing of the Company’s rollout of the “App Channel” and mobile payments for the Google Play store. These and other forward-looking statements are based on management’s best assessment of the Company’s position and of future market conditions and trends. These discussions involve risks and uncertainties. The actual outcome may differ materially from these statements as a result of continued volatility in the economies in our markets, unforeseen developments from competition, governmental regulation of the telecommunications industries, general political uncertainties in our markets and/or litigation with third parties. There can be no assurance that such risks and uncertainties will not have a material adverse effect on the Company. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in any forward-looking statements include the risk factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011 and other public filings made by the Company with the SEC, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference. The Company disclaims any obligation to update developments of these risk factors or to announce publicly any revision to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this release, or to make corrections to reflect future events or developments.

 source : AndriodPakistan.com

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Turkish hackers deface Google Pakistan's webpage

Early Saturday morning, attempts to access search engine Google led to a page which appeared and behaved in a manner quite unlike the familiar logo and search bar one is used to. Google had been hacked and defaced.

The defaced webpage appeared only on the Pakistan sub-site for the search engine,www.Google.com.pk. Those who access Google from within Pakistan are usually redirected to this portal. Though soon, the redirect stopped working and one was taken to the international page Google.com for search queries.

Hackers swapped the Google logo and a search bar with an image of two penguins walking on a bridge. A message in Turkish read (translated through Google translate):

“Eboz of a friend always there for me My homies have not shot by me with every breath”

It further added the line “Downed Pakistan” to confirm the webpage had been taken down.

At the bottom of the page, the hackers added a big question mark followed by the tag line that when translated read:

“Hello friends who are still alive, not dead!”

Source: Express Tribune  

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Angry birds review: A game for all ages

Angry birds have completely revolutionized the gaming industry and now, it is as popular as the Mario Brothers in their heyday. It has been launched in full version for the Android systems. The angry birds can be downloaded for no cost at Getjar, which is a third party application store and is switching over to Android.

If you are an addict of angry birds, it’s because it’s a clever game designed by the developers. The reason is unknown. It attracts every age group. The characters are cute and the aims and objectives are simple while the design is elegant.

Drifting away

Previously, multiplayer games such as War Craft and Counter Strike were tremendously popular. These games can also be played online and via LAN connection. But, these games are unreal and fill a void in social interactions. You become an outsider and another silent gamer in the internet gaming arena.

Tetris and Bejeweled are some other games which are puzzlers. Tetris stimulated the brain and was surefire an addictive game in its own right. The sense of unfinished business compels the gamer to go on and on. The most important part is automation by which, you repeat the same actions again and again.

Zynga is surely reaping the benefits of Farmville. Along with that, Cityville is another game which has a huge online community.  Farmville has its own rewarding system and MMO and is a bit similar to Tetris.

Where were we?

The angry birds are therefore another game, which has joined the ranks of prestigious games. It doesn’t need repeated actions and same robotic maneuvering. But, it needs calculation and planning. There are no freaking rewards apart from unlocking new levels and abilities. There is nothing social about it.

So, all in all, angry birds is an addictive and rock solid at best but developed for all ages.

But how big did it become?

Angry Birds revisited

The name of the company is Rovio, which is a company in Finland and responsible for developing the angry birds game. The CEO Peter Vesterbacka spoke at a press conference and stated that the game has passed 300 million downloads mark and now targets one billion downloads.

So, we can say that, there are more birds flying these days on Smartphone’s than in the real world.

For attaining this goal, the company Rovio will expand the product furthermore as the application has become a super hit on iPhone, iPad and Android Smartphone’s.

It has been a year since it was released. Now, there are angry bird’s stuff toys, which are selling like hot cakes. Even, the angry bird’s board games are here.

There will be an animated series based on angry birds. There will also be a feature film and some books on angry birds.

The CEO Peter said he believed in angry birds from the start and they have already sold 8 million toys. He says when you have made a big market like angry birds, anything is possible.

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How To Change Your Google+ Username to Share with others

Recently one of my friend send me invation of Google plus account , so i made my account there and add some people to my circles . Not lots of my friends have gplus account right now and its still in Beta Phase. People says its a facebook killer but i don't think it has any thing to do with facebook

Now come to the problem witch i encounter using google plus was shorten Gplus ID . Actually when i looked at my id it was quite long and really difficult to remember , so after some search on the internet i come across this solution which is i think is quite easy. Let me give you guys clear step by step procedure to Shorten your Gplus ID.

First you go to your profile . You will see your Gplus id.

Now as Highlighted part is your Gmail ID copy it and go over to a website "gplus.to"

Enter your Gplus Profile id and your Desire Nick and click add and your Done.

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