Highly anticipated re-launch of Wateen Telecom is to see the light of the day on October 31st, 2011 – we have confirmed with sources.
From what we have heard so far is that there’s a press conference planned in Lahore on the same day in the evening.
New products, network expansion and new logo will be unveiled to the press and select bloggers.
Wateen is availing it’s second chance of getting deeper into Pakistani WiMAX market with plenty of new offerings that include a 2 MB package and further decrease in price for it’s flagship 1 MB package.
We are told that conference’s main highlights would be:
Change in management
Change of Logo (a teaser can be seen in print ad published today)
Network optimization and up time
Price cut for 1 MB Package
New Device
Wateen will target the masses with it’s industry best rate for 1 MB Package, which is now going to be cheaper than before. This will come bundled with powerful new device from GreenPacket.
Packages won’t be truly unlimited – but yes, they are capped at industry best rate.
We know that Wateen customers were not comfortable with the internet down time on Wateen, and this is where the company has worked in past few months. According to this source in company – Wateen has deployed 240 new sites plus optimized another 100 to make sure that there’s blanket coverage with minimum down time.
According to internal sources, Wateen’s downtime is now less than 4 percent – which of course they are trying to further optimize with time.
We will keep an eye on the launch – and will get the information to you as it will happen.



Nokia Announces Lumia 800 and Lumia 710


I can bet this is going to be the last effort that Nokia could make in this decade to get it’s head back to track – which so far seems to be working to some extent.
Highly leaked Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 are dubbed as “True Windows Phones”, which boost the design that Nokia is bragging about plus the Windows Operating System that it is using as it’s last resort to retain the dipping smartphone share.
It merits mentioning here that you must not expect both the phones hitting Pakistani stores earlier than next year.

If you look from top – there’s nothing magical unlike Stephen Elop repeatedly described the the Lumia 800. There’s no catchy innovation or killer application that comes with Nokia Lumia 800 – however, with the looks and feel in a single piece body, Lumia is set to win countless aesthetic hearts.
Windows Mango has already managed to impress the reviewers, especially with it’s new expressive icons and user interface. From what we have seen and heard so far, integration of Nokia’s solid hardware with OS is pretty smooth.
Nokia’s renowned Bright AMOLED ClearBlack display with toughened glass stretching to the sides of the phone is what will catch your eyes in the first contact. The Back, Start and Search buttons on the front of the screen are set in the glass on the front of course.
On the back, there’s an eight-megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics.
Inside, there’s a 1.4GHz processor and graphics co-processor driving the operating system to deliver smooth user experience. In addition there’s 16GB of internal user memory, with cloud computing integrated to offer 25GB of free SkyDrive storage.
Connectivity includes up to HSDPA 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth. Talktime is rated at up to 13 hours, or standby for up to 335 hours.
Price and Availability:
Nokia says that Lumia 800 will be priced at or around PKR 50,000 – while it’s availability is not possible before next year. Company said that Nokia Lumia 800 will ship to 6 European countries in November while to another 5 Asian countries (including Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan) by year end. More markets including Middle East and Pakistan to follow after that.

Nokia Lumia 710
Nokia Lumia 710 was the other launched smartphone by Nokia today. This affordable smartphone aims to cover the masses who want to get going with a Windows Phone, enhanced with features that bring Nokia’s great strengths to bear.
The 3.7-inch screen offers an 800 x 480-pixel resolution with a ClearBlack TFT for great colors and readability even in bright sunlight. At the rear, there’s a five-megapixel auto-focus camera with an LED flash. The camera can also shoot HD video at 30 frames-per-second.



It’s designed for social, offering full integration of Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In, and photo-sharing can be done in just a couple of taps.
The Internet experience on the Nokia Lumia 710 is powered by Internet Explorer 9, offering excellent performance and compatibility with a wide range of modern HTML5 web apps.
Packing the same 1.4GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 offers exceptional performance at this price point.
Inside there’s 8GB of user storage memory and 512MB of RAM. It has quadband radio reception, 3G up to HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth, so the communications options are covered.
Price and Availability
Lumia 710 is likely to be priced at PKR 32,000 – and is suppose to hit Pakistani shelves not earlier than year 2012.
Nokia Lumia 710 will first appear in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before becoming available in Middle East in 2012.


Nokia has announced four models for it’s newly announced Asha range, mid-end phones that comes between feature-phones and smartphones at an affordable price.
Primarily aimed for emerging markets, Nokia targets Asha series for the next billion to get themselves equipped with low-cost phones that will offer more than just the basic telephony features.
Four Asha Phones, namely the 200, 201, 300 and 303 hold their specific target audience based on features and price. Keep reading to know further:
Nokia Asha 303 – Smarter QWERTY with Touch

The Nokia Asha 303 comes with a large 2.6" capacitive touch screen with a QWERTY keypad. The Nokia Asha 303 is built with Internet and social networks ease in mind.
The device harnesses a powerful 1Ghz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast Internet experience. Social networks, email and IM are at the center of the experience, easily accessible from the homescreen.
The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the cloud-based Nokia Browser, which by compressing the web by up to 90%, provides higher speeds and a more affordable access to the Internet.
Angry Birds Lite, the popular mobile game, comes preinstalled, together with support for other globally relevant applications such as Facebook Chat, Whatsapp messaging and the latest release of Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in selected markets).
Price:
Nokia says that the estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 303 will be approximately PKR 13,500. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.