UC Browser, Huawei Honor collaborates in #UCRamadan Pakistan Campaign

UC Browser, a product of Alibaba Mobile Business Group, has announced its partnership with Huawei Honor, the leading smartphone brand in Pakistan and abroad, to provide better mobile experience to Pakistan users this Ramadan. Huawei honor will join in #UCRamadan campaign that UC Browser has announced at the beginning of Ramadan. As part of the collaboration, UC Browser users will be able to play an interesting web game - “Lighten the New Moon”, which will give them the opportunity to win free Huawei Honor 5x smartphones.

“Lighten the New Moon” game will be launched on July 1st inside the UC Browser app and will be accessible to all users after the required update. The game will be played by tapping the moon,after which users will be able to read Quran quotes and will enter into lucky draws for mobile recharges and amazing Huawei Honor 5x. Huawei honor has announced that it will be giving away 20 smartphones for 20 lucky users of UC Browser in Pakistan.

Kenny Ye, GM of Global Markets, Alibaba Mobile Business Group, said: “In the spirit of Ramadan, our product team created “Lighten up the New Moon” game. We believe the new moon is the symbol of happiness that our Pakistani users experience when they celebrate Eid. It is also the happiness they feel when they get the best mobile experience on Pakistan’s Number 1 browser app.” True to his words, the game will transform from the moon to something much more amazing this Eid but users will have to wait till Eid-ul-Fitr for that.

Chris Sunbaigong, Vice President of Huawei honor, said, “As Ramadan is a time of gratitude, this month we want to express our appreciation to consumers by offering them an unparalleled gaming experience with “Lighten up the New Moon” game through the No.1 mobile browser in Pakistan, UC Browser. The idea was born after we noticed a huge spike in smartphone usage throughout Ramadan, so we wanted to enhance our end user’s experience by creating some fun surprises along the way while using their smartphones. Huawei honor is pleased to participate in the competition to reward 20 lucky users of UC Browser in Pakistan with our latest smartphones, as a way of thanking them and spreading happiness during this holy month.”

UC Browser and Huawei are dedicated to bringing the best services for their users. The launch of the special Ramadan Card inside the UC Browser mobile app, the push notifications of Sehr, Iftaar and prayer times, and now the mobile game with which users will be able to win great prizes is all part of not meeting but exceeding users’ expectations.

Global No. 1 Air Conditioning Enterprise

Through 20 years of enduring research & development, today Gree stands as the number 1 global air-conditioning enterprise; with 9 production bases, presence in 195 countries and global market share of 30% serving 300 million satisfied customers worldwide. GREE produces 60 million residential and 5.5 million commercial air-conditioners annually.

Achieving Annual Sales revenue of US 16.1 Billion Dollar in 2015

In 2015, Gree was recognized as the 385^th most prestigious of Forbes Global 2000 Companies list - No. 1 in the household appliances category.

Some of the numerous international awards that Gree has been awarded include;

·         World Brand Award

·         The 22nd award for best read name “Rome”

·         18th Gold Star of WQC (World Quality Summit) “Paris”

·         Quality Summit International Award for Excellence and Business Prestige “New York”

Whilst quality certifications include;

ISO9001, 14001, OHSAS 18001, AHRI, European Community CE, German GS, American UL, European EMC, Australia SAA, Canadian CSA, German TUV and many more.

Gree’s extensive product range comprises of 20 categories; over 12,700 models for residential air-conditioners and 1,000 models in commercial air-conditioners.

Gree has achieved its excellence in air conditioning through dedicated investment in high quality human resources pursuing innovation. It has invested over US$ 10 Billion in research & development of core technologies. Currently Gree employs more than 8,000 PhDs & engineers, operates 2 Technical Research Centers, 1 Industrial Design Center & Enterprise Lab, 7 technological institutions, 52 research testing centers and 630 special purpose labs.

Gree has 20,824 applied patents including 7,391 innovation patents, a testament to Gree’s status as the forerunner in air-conditioning technologies.

  

Gree’s promise and commitment is to deliver the finest quality, cutting edge technology and most efficient solutions & products to its customers worldwide.

 DWP Group is the sole distributor of Gree Air Conditioners in Pakistan. It focuses to provide cutting edge technologies from world’s best engineered companies and research and development experts.

Gree, leading air-conditioning through innovation & technology

Huawei inaugurates Service Centre at Siddique Trade Centre – Lahore

In its pursuit to maintain the highest standards in mobile technology and create pioneering services in telecommunications, Huawei – the global technology leader has now established yet another world-class “Customer Service Centre” (CSC) in Siddique Trade Centre, on Main Boulevard, Gulberg III, Lahore - where the customers can access prompt After-Sales services and avail a complete range of Warranty Services, with unmatched convenience and care. An exciting launch ceremony was held recently, to inaugurate this high-tech facility.   

Highly qualified, experienced and courteous staff members, managing this Customer Service Centre (CSC) promise to deliver technical repairs, warranty and maintenance services. Devices with no warranty-cover can also be serviced and repaired here at very competitive rates. Although, Huawei’s impressive new Service Center in Lahore will not be engaged in the direct sales activities, the customers will be able to purchase a wide range of high-quality accessories for their favorite smart-phones.

An exclusive “Experience Zone” has also been created within this new centre, where the technology enthusiasts can get hands-on experience with the latest Huawei devices. Live demonstrations will also be held at the centre to allow the Huawei fans to evaluate and enjoy the newly introduced features.

The inauguration ceremony was personally attended by Senior leaders of Huawei Pakistan, including; the General Manager Devices for Huawei Pakistan – Mr. Shawn and the Deputy General Manager of Huawei Devices Department - Mr. Fraz Malik Khan, along with Mr. Linpeng.

The General Manager of Customer Serivce at whole region – Mr. Shawn stated that; Continuing with Huawei’s tradition of providing innovative solutions and products for the customers, we have established this advanced service centre which is designed to ensure the provision of cutting-edge facilities for the customers. With its convenient location and well-trained staff, the customers will be able to get a hassle-free service experience at this centre.

Being a global leader in technology, Huawei is rapidly expanding its network in Pakistan, while it successfully serves One-third of the world’s population, in 170 countries, earning a consolidated sales revenue of $46 Billion in 2014. It has established 16 global research and service centers, along with 28 joint-innovation centres, where 70,000 out of Huawei’s 150,000 employees world-wide, are engaged in R&D activities, to revolutionize the future of telecommunications and ICT.

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful shows a whopping 28% surplus for 2015

Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited (PQFTL) has announced the distribution of 28% surplus among its Individual Family Takaful participants (Direct Business) for the year 2015, consecutively for the eighth year. This Surplus reflects the institution’s competitive financial performance during the year 2015.

The Single-rate method has been adopted to calculate the Surplus, and will be distributed amongst the participants, through a defined manner in relation to the “Cumulative Net Contribution” received in the IFTPF (Individual Family Takaful Participant Fund) by each participant.

Furthermore, the actual surplus will only be distributed among those participants, who will be   leaving the pool during the year 2016, and will be making permanent withdrawals, in case of maturity of their membership or their death.

After this important announcement of Surplus declaration, Pak-Qatar Family Takaful Limited will now become the only Family Takaful Operator in the country, which has been consistently declaring distributable Surplus for Individual Family Takaful, every year, over the past eight years of its operations. It is important to note that; in the year 2008 PQFTL had declared a surplus of 10%, which has seen consistent growth to reach 28% in the year 2015.

The following graph depicts the trend of Surplus Rate from year 2008 till year 2015.

Samsung Electronics Wins 29 awards, including Creative Marketer of the Year, at Cannes Lions 2016

Samsung Electronics won 29 awards, including “Creative Marketer of the Year,” at the recent Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The awards highlight Samsung’s deliberate focus on meaningful consumer-centric campaigns, as well as the company’s continued contributions to creativity and excellence in marketing. 

Samsung was recognized for eleven unique marketing campaigns, each designed to demonstrate the company’s vision of enriching people’s lives and creating a better world through innovative technology and products. The company’s overarching commitment to creativity and inspiring marketing across the eleven campaigns helped Samsung become the first Korean company to be recognized as the “Creative Marketer of the Year.”

Two of Samsung’s winning campaigns, brainBAND and Voices of Life, , were part of the company’s larger – and highly acclaimed – Launching People brand campaign. Launching People has been widely celebrated throughout the creative industry, including at last year’s Cannes Lions, for its innovative approach to demonstrating social value and engaging consumers to share their ideas with Samsung in pursuit of their dreams.

brainBAND, a wearable solution for prevention and monitoring of concussions during high impact sports, was one of the festival’s major winners. The campaign took home six awards including the Gold award in the Use of New Technology category. Voices of Life, an application solution that allows premature babies in an incubator to listen Mon’s voice and heart beat and feel closer to Mom, won Silver award in the Online Video category, recognized with its touching story. Blind Cap, a wearable band and swimming cap that alerts visually impaired swimmers as they approach the end of a lane, won two awards including Gold in Activation by Proximity category. The device, which has already helped many improve their times, has been approved by the Spanish Paralympic Committee and may be ready for use at this year’s Rio Paralympics, of which Samsung is an official sponsor.

“Wining “Creative Marketer of the Year”, the world’s most acknowledged award for marketing, is the outcome from the close collaboration of all marketing employees at Samsung and agency partners” said Younghee Lee, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing, Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. “We will remain focused on expanding Samsung’s brand philosophy by delivering meaningful innovation and human-centric marketing campaigns ultimately to make Samsung the most loved brand,”

This year marks the 63rd anniversary of The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the largest global gathering of more than 15,000 creative communications, advertising and marketing professionals. Hosted annually in Cannes, France, this year showcased more than 43,000 works across 24 categories, ranging from TV ads to press, outdoor and online public relations and marketing.

Huawei Planning for The future where Kids to Skype with their Dead Grandparents

Recently, Huawei has planned to advance the technological communications to the whole new level. As the company is already known for its “Make It Possible” slogan, Huawei has been trying to bring the invention in the near future where the children will be able to communicate with the deceased parents (Grandparent). This would be most probably materialized using the platform of Skype.

Leading Technology champion, Huawei, has already imprinted impression of best technology solution provider across the world. Recently, a telecommunication service provider company has achieved 20% boost in the internet speed by deploying the Lean GSM solutions by Huawei. Lean GSM utilized by the service provider offered 85% less congestion and boosted internet speed by 20% that has further valued by the company as the new equipment reported to be more environment-friendly and consumes 30% less power.

Only in the previous year, Huawei Technologies successfully earned good reputation for record growth pace across the markets. Huawei is the world 3^rd largest vendor after Samsung and Apple. Moreover, Huawei is growing incredibly in the smart phones technology sectors. Last year it has recorded a 44% rise in the business and for this year as well, Huawei has begun with all new Huawei Mate 8 launch. Especially in Pakistan, Huawei is reputed to revolutionize the smart technology and providing a wide range of products to the customers.

 Similarly for the telecom service providers in Pakistan Huawei is an opportunity to modernize their equipment and thus reduce power consumption, enhance service quality and above all achieve the best customer satisfaction level.  No doubt, this will definitely offer customer trust and loyalty in turn to the service providers. And this entire track is self evidence that Huawei has a strong potential to realize its goals and targets in near future.

Huawei Offers Y5 II to the Customers in Pakistan

Huawei’s latest smartphone, the Y5-II,  is being launched in Pakistan. Huawei Y5 II is the high-tech smart phone and its launch just created a wave of unprecedented excitement among the Huawei Brand lovers. Huawei has a tradition of offering the best of technological products with consistent regularity as recently launched flagship smart phablets; Huawei P9 plus, P9 lite, Honor 5X, Mate 8 etc., marked splendid impression of Huawei on the consumer market. Similarly, Huawei Y5 II has been acclaimed to be among the best products by the company with a lustrous metallic body and faster processing.

Huawei has fitted 5.0” larger HD display (LCD) in Huawei Y5 II to complement its commitment with the brand lovers. It is obvious that with a screen of 5.0” snap shots and video watching will truly a fun as compared to smaller displays. Huawei Y5 II also offers a faster operational capability, making the technology lovers convenient while using the smart phone of their best choice. Huawei Y5 II has incorporated 1GB RAM and 8GB larger internal storage options for the customers.

Another appealing feature in Huawei Y5 II is the Easy keys that are designed perfectly in a manner of user friendly operation. The easy keys or the smart keys have three options of operations along with a range of shortcuts that can be set for different applications or functions. For example the user can set a shortcut for the dual flash torch or for recording a best moment around him with just a single press of the easy key. In Huawei Y5 II easy key operations have been designed in a single step, avoiding multiple set of operations, hence increasing convenience for the customers.

The speculated camera specs of this latest Huawei handset at an 8MP back camera supported by dual LED flash and the F2.0 aperture creates photos of that look professional. The 2MP front-facing snapper designed specifically to click selfies will also be augmented with front LED flash.

Moreover, Huawei Y5 II is available with a 6 month free internet of almost 3000MB by Zong 4G internet. Consumers are welcomed by the superior quality technology manufacturer, Huawei, to enjoy the Y5 II with full enthusiasm, more likely the way they had waited for Y5 II. Huawei has kept dire concentration while designing its products so that they must be according to the consumers’ need. And after an overwhelming response for previously launched smart phones Huawei is determined to get Y5 II, too, as a best choice for its brand loyal customers.

With the consecutive, one after the other launches and the introduction of smart phones in the market, Huawei has become one of the biggest smart phone manufacturers in the world. In Pakistan only, within the last year, Huawei has grown with a massive hike of 15% in the growth rate. Huawei has strongly captured the markets and no doubt with the launch of Y5 II it is booming further reaching the status of ultimate smart technology master in Pakistan.

Huawei Y5 II is available in White, Black and Golden colors for the customers, against comparatively a best price of only Rs. 13,499 /-.

Siemens technology controls world’s first 3D-printed office building in Dubai

The world’s first 3D-printed office building has been inaugurated in Dubai, using smart technology from Siemens to integrate the building management systems, access control and surveillance into a central building management platform.

“This is a globally significant project – the first of its kind – and our contribution is the very latest in intelligent building automation and control,” said Dietmar Siersdorfer, CEO, Siemens Middle East. “Increasingly intelligent, digitalized infrastructure is paving the way for a more sustainable future in the UAE, and we are proud to be supporting Dubai’s smart-city strategy, and the country’s national vision 2021, by showcasing our technology in this landmark project.”

The 250-square-meter ‘Office of the Future’ was constructed using a 3D printer measuring 20 feet high, 120 feet long and 40 feet wide, and built on the site of Emirates Towers in Dubai.

Integrating key components of the ‘Office of the Future’ is a unique Building Management Platform from Siemens, Desigo CC, enabling the control and optimization of the building’s technical infrastructure, surveillance, air conditioning, access control and safety technology from a single location. A customized platform displays the status of these different systems in real time, enabling operators to accurately monitor and control the building’s performance.

The ‘Office of the Future’ concept also uses a Siemens video surveillance system with high-definition cameras and web-enabled access via apps and web clients, and an access control system based on biometrics and smart cards.

Siemens has also supplied smart fire protection with technology for detection, alarm signaling and control, using multi-criteria detectors which can adapt to changing environments, analyze signals for false alarms and protect against hazards such as the presence of carbon monoxide. The system can also be analyzed, evaluated and diagnosed remotely for more efficient maintenance.

“Integrating key functions with an intelligent building management system has clear safety, cost and efficiency benefits, and at the moment only Siemens is able to combine the management of all building disciplines in one integration platform,” said Koen Bogers, Senior Executive Vice President, Building Technologies, Siemens Middle East. “Desigo CC gives building operators a precise overview of their assets, allowing them to be managed more efficiently and transparently while enabling flexible usage and energy conservation.”

The Desigo CC Building Management Platform is also able to accommodate a wider range of building systems including heating, ventilation and air conditioning, power, lighting and shading, and components can be added when requirements change. Global installations of Desigo CC have realized reductions in building operating costs of up to 20 percent.

Huawei Launches Phone Postal Repair Service

Huawei has announced a remarkable initiative where it is going to offer a kind of Phone Postal Repair Service for its brand lovers. The customers can hand over their smart phones to avail the Huawei Phone Postal Repair Service,at their door steps . Whenever a Huawei device needs any warranty services or repair, Huawei customers can simply call the Huawei-Care team by dialing 0800-00016.The company will collect the cellular device (Free-of-Cost) from the caller’s home or office through courier for the service. The device will then be serviced or repaired and delivered back at the customer’s doorstep, within the stipulated time without any charges.

As the service will be provided against the warranty devices, hence, Huawei has revealed that no service fee will be charged against the facility. Huawei promises to deliver complete service, repair, maintenance and genuine parts replacement for Huawei products and devices, under the expert supervision of qualified and experienced engineers.

Huawei Pakistan’s Deputy General Manager – Mr. Fraz Malik  Khan stated that: “Huawei has a history to bring innovations not only in the manufacturing of high technology of products, but also in the provision of quality services to the loyal customers. This is another step towards theHuawei’s goal to be a Brand of reliability and consumers’ trust. This pioneering service fromHuawei Phone Postal Repair Service will revolutionize the service-experience for the customers.”

Huawei considers After-Sales service as a key differentiator for its diverse range of devices, as itensures that your device continues to give peak performance through timely maintenance andservicing. Huawei’s consumer-focused approach inspires excellence and strengthens the brandimage.Besides continuous expansions in its service network, Huawei is also making such enrichmentsin its sales and services, to deliver higher quality of services. Huawei’s servicecenters have sophisticated equipment, to ensure flawless service and maintenance of thedevices, while the brand enjoys the complete confidence of its customers.

Huawei ‘P9 Lite’ becomes ‘the ideal choice’ with these 5 factors

Formally launched within few weeks of Huawei’s flagship device - P9 smartphone Huawei’s new P9 Lite has quickly become one of the most sought-after smart-device for the Android users. Market analysts have evaluated that; as the P8-Lite had made it to the list of the most successful midrange smartphones last year, we have now seen that this year the P9 Lite is attracting more consumers than its predecessor the P8 Lite. Although, this mid-range smart device does not claim to match the power of the current flagship device - Huawei P9 Lite, however, it surely offers the best possible value-for-money to the consumers. We may ascertain the following five factors that make Huawei P9 Lite – the best choice in its category.

1. Full HD IPS screen

Huawei P9 Lite boasts a Full HD IPS screen measuring 5.2 inches. While many users are happy with AMOLED displays, the P9 Lite has exceeded their expectations on this front, and is being well appreciated for this feature. The P9 Lite has a pixel density of 424 pixels per inch more than sufficient. Most of the P9 Lite users are able to distinguish the superior quality of this display, that shows unmatched pixel density. Thus the device presents more vibrant colors to bring the images closer to life. It has spectacular viewing angles with really sharp whites & blacks. For the more finicky users, it is even possible to configure the color settings, according to their individual preferences.

Huawei has even added the Incell technology, so there is nothing between the screen and its protection. This feature prevents dust particles from entering between these two surfaces, so the display remains absolutely clear.

2. A Power-packed 13 MP Camera

When it comes to camera, the P9 Lite has a robust 13 megapixel camera, with an f / 2.0 aperture, to enable perfect imaging. The P9 Lite camera surely does not match-up with the Huawei P9 - that uniquely features the world’s best, high-performance lenses produced by ‘Leica’. However, using the P9 Lite’s powerful, 13 MP camera, the users can surely capture professional quality photographs. This camera also offers many great features, like Fashion Pro, Noise Mode, Manual Mode, etc. to enhance your imaging-results.

3. The fingerprint reader

One truly unique feature of the P9 Lite is the Finger print reader, not many smartphones in this category offer this amazing feature. Even the high-end smartphones usually decline this security privilege to their customers. It is an outstanding feat by Huawei to offer a fingerprint reader on a smartphone priced around 28,499 rupees only. The fingerprint reader is surely not just a gimmick, it actually provides such impenetrable security to your data and your device, that you would love to adopt it forever.

The fingerprint reader built into the Huawei P9 Lite player shows amazing precision and excellent performance. With this, no one can intrude into your phone configurations or make any calls. Nobody else can use your phone without your permission; to check the notifications panel, take pictures, record videos, or accidentally turn off the alarm.

4. Its small size

Although the current trend in the global smartphones market, is leading towards larger screen-sizes, Huawei has diverged from that monotony, by creating the P9 Lite - a smaller more manageable device, with really compact and simpler dimensions. The P9 is not designed as a PHABLET, neither does it look like one. Huawei respects the diversity found in the preferences of the various consumer segments, where many people actually want their phone to fit in their hands and pockets more easily, without compromising on the innovative technologies. While the big screen fans can still opt for the Huawei P9, the ideal solution for the compact device lovers is surely the P9 Lite.

5. Its attractive price

Some cynical analysts might say that the P9 Lite is merely a low-priced version of the Huawei P9, without any distinct features of its own. However, Huawei has gone through deep insights and opinion surveys, engaging various segments of the consumers, before creating the sophisticated P9 Lite, which promises to meet all your communication needs, at a very affordable price. The P9 Lite surely reflects the power and technological excellence of the Huawei P9, which is already established as one of the best smartphones on the global market. The Lite version proposes some distinct user-experiences and delivers the best features of the Huawei P9 Lite for a much lower price range of around 28,499 Rupees (277 Dollars). With this device, Huawei has created a distinct and attractive mid-range in the pricing of high-performance smartphones. In fact, this sophisticated P9 Lite device is priced at less than half of the high-end devices produced by the other leading global brands.

Carmudi Predicts Rise in the Number of Standard Safety Features in Locally Produced Cars

Carmudi.pk, leading online vehicle marketplace and automobile classified portal, predicts a shift towards integration of more safety features in locally produced passenger cars. According to Carmudi Pakistan, this shift may be gradual but there will be more cars equipped with active safety features –as per international standards- in Pakistan in the coming years.

One of the major factors to facilitate this rise will be the growing number of imported cars, an online survey by Carmudi suggests. Newly approved auto-policy, lowered fuel prices, and low interest rates have contributed to a hike in the number of used imported cars. Reports suggest that the import of used cars in the first four months of this year was almost double as compared to the same period last year. Internationally assembled cars usually have more standard safety features as compared to locally produced cars, for more or less the same cost. This, in effect, will create stiff competition for Pakistani car assemblers, compelling them to improve locally produced models. Additionally, increase in public awareness regarding road safety measurements also indicates growth in purchase of safer cars in the future.

As of now, seat belts on driver and passenger seats are a standard feature in every domestically produced car, whereas other features such as airbags, fog lamps, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) vary from one company and model to another. Market survey shows that Honda (Pakistan) has the most number of locally assembled cars that are equipped with the aforementioned features, other companies have select models integrated with more than one of these features. For example, Swift (Pak Suzuki) is the only model by the company to offer anti-lock braking system as a standard feature.

Recently, Honda launched its tenth generation Civic X in Pakistan along with other countries. Both the debuted models, namely 1.8L Oriel and 1.5L Turbocharged, are reported to have been equipped with Auto Brake Hold (ABH), Vehicle Stability Assistance (VSA), and Hill Start Assistance (HSA) as standard active safety features. Other than these there is a range of optional features as well that will be available for extra cost. 

Huawei Performed Well In The First Quarter of 2016

Huawei has proven to be the real time technology champion in the last year with remarkable growth across the borders and similar pace has been shown in the Q1 of the 2016. According to the reports of technology analysts, 2016 has been started as a spectacular year for Huawei that can be better described with a huge success in the first quarter. Last year, Huawei was the only technology giant in the smart phone market to witness a gigantic growth of 44% in the smart phones shipment. It is further expected to increase business by 20% in this year as well. Interestingly, other competitors in the smart phone technology world are facing difficult times, and even one of these has been downsizing its devices units for over the past 12-18 months.

Huawei Technologies is tremendously capturing the market and poses a threat to the other technology manufacturers. In 2016, the anticipated smart phone shipment is 120 million units as compared to more or less 108 million units last year. It can be noted that in 2013 the smart phone shipment growth for Huawei was 75 million units. Clear growth patterns like these are indeed appreciable. In the light of the growth trajectory Huawei has announced to hit the global revenue of US $ 100 billion within next 5 years. However, only for the market of Pakistan targets are set to achieve 1-2 billion US dollars within the time period of 2-3 years.

These targets are quite incompliance with the progress graphs Huawei has marked over the years. One may say that still Huawei has not matched the shipment volumes of Samsung and Apple in the market, as 320 million units were shipped by Samsung alone in the past year. But important is the fact that Samsung is consistently experiencing reduction in the shipment and subsequently the net profits. According to the most recent press release of Samsung from Seoul, the company has witnessed 40% cut in the net profit during the 4^th quarter of last year. Also company has admitted that reduced smart phone demand and tough competition by the competitors in the market were the grounds for this.

Other than Samsung, Apple has also faced the changing market scenario and could only shipped 74.8 million smart phones in the last quarter of 2015. Traditional flagship smart phones lost attraction due to lack of innovative touch and high stable prices by the manufacturers. On the contrary, Huawei Technologies took a different course of action. Huawei has been focusing best technological innovations to be incorporated in new products, keeping consumer satisfaction a high priority and above all comparatively best prices are Huawei’s distinction.

The year of 2016 is well planned by the technology giant, Huawei, who has successfully anticipating greater market response for its technology products. Huawei has announced to launch a wide range of high end smart phones. And even in the first quarter it has more variety to be introduced in Pakistan as compared to the other manufacturers. Huawei Mate 8 is the gem among those. Mate 8 is a true flagship smart phablet by the technology giant that has been launched recently on 31^st January in Karachi. Mate 8 has victoriously crossed the figure of 500 in the pre-bookings as well, that reflects the hot response of consumer market for the high technology devices by Huawei.

Huawei has turned into a brand of excellence with best technological innovation, high priority of customer satisfaction, best affordable prices (even for the flagship smart phones) and for addressing the wide range of market segments equally. Huawei has outgrown and it is, in fact, expanding with an accelerated pace to take over the title of world 2^nd largest technology manufacturer in the near future. Soon Huawei technologies will be the market leader.

Solar PV Project Financing for Industries

Industrial users of electricity today are open to PV solutions to reduce their day to day to expenses and their impact on climate, but project financing is one of the bigger challenges that yet needs to be addressed.

Forms of solar project financing such as third party Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Solar Leases have gained massive approval in United States and other developed nations. Under a PPA, an installer builds a solar system at the client’s property at zero-upfront cost. The system offsets the customer’s electric utility bill, and the developer sells the power generated to the client at an agreed upon tariff rate that is typically lower than rates of the local utility at no additional responsibility; whereas solar leases allow the user to lease the plant at predetermined rates with zero or low initial costs. Both of these models enable the customer to support solar power and avoid costs arising from operations and maintenance that are generally transferred to the developer.

It is needed that banks and other local and international lending institutions provide adequate support to these project developers to offer better financing options to the industrial user.

“With rapidly developing technology, and falling panel costs, it is essential that the Government provides financial provisions to encourage solar installations for businesses and households alike. We are currently in talks with a couple of banks that have shown interest in financing solar power projects. Payments plans for borrowers, connection to grid in case of net-metering and other technicalities should be addressed on priority to meet the country’s energy needs,” said Inam ur Rahman, CEO, Reon Energy Limited.

Ease in financing of solar power projects shall encourage robust investments in solar energy sector. With sun energy present in abundance in Pakistan, solar energy technologies shall help save on electricity bills for both businesses and households.

Samsung is collaborating with daraz.pk for daraz mobile week 2016.

After overwhelming response from the consumers of new Samsung flag-ship products this year, now Samsung is opening its doors in online market. Samsung is collaborating with the online shopping store, Daraz.pk  for Daraz mobile week starting from the 20^th of June. People will be able to participate in the virtual world of mobile phones. Daraz.pk  is launching an amazing sale on cell phones in its Mobile Week. This will enable the individuals to get discounted prices on Samsung mobile devices.

Samsung and Daraz.pk are working together to provide a new and unique online shopping experience to their customers. Moreover, Easypay and Daraz.pk are also working together to provide ease to the online consumers. Easypay is a well-known and largest payment network in the country offering great discounts to its clients on the purchase of phones at the Daraz  Mobile Week. Samsung consumers will be able to enjoy great offers by using Easy pay vouchers. The users will be given a voucher worth of Rs. 2000 for just Rs,1000. This voucher will be usable on making the purchases at the Daraz Mobile Week.

The Consumers will gain and benefit from the collaboration between Daraz.pk and Samsung at its fullest potential as the new state-of-art Samsung mobile devices will be available at the Daraz Mobile Week. Samsung has successfully nurtured strong brand-loyalty by enriching the consumer’s lifestyle to an extent, where the technology enthusiasts have become more dependent on the Samsung Mobile devices, than any other brand in Pakistan.

Consumers have expressed that they feel truly empowered by Samsung products, to excel in today’s fast-paced and hyper-connected world. Samsung’s innovative and technologically advanced mobile devices are enriched with fascinating experiences that instill great pride in owning the brand, among the various segments of consumers.

The President of Samsung Pakistan – Mr. J.H. Lee stated that: “Samsung is innovating many fascinating technologies for all consumer segments and their evolving needs in the modern era. The Collaboration between Daraz.pk and Samsung will prove to be the ideal solution for various segments of the telecom market. It will enable the consumers to enjoy great offers on the Daraz Mobile Week.”

Samsung is elevating the quality-of-life, while making the people more quality-conscious, through valuable initiatives for social-development and promoting the vibrant social-media. Samsung’s global popularity is also established by the numerous international awards won by its products every year. The ground-breaking collaboration between Samsung and Daraz.pk will be another milestone for Samsung benefiting the consumers.

Food Photography Starts With Huawei P9 in Second Ashra of Ramazan

Huawei Technology has continued its exciting surprises for the loyal customers here in Pakistan during the second Ashra of Holy Ramadan. The Ramadan campaign started with the beginning of the “month of fasting”. Where in the first Ashra Huawei has conducted a campaign along with a contest on a digital forum where Huawei brand lovers won exciting prizes and gifts. During the campaign the monochromatic pictures of Mosques and Iftar feast have been shared by the Huawei smart phone users, especially using Huawei P9 dual camera options. Similarly, in continuation of the Huawei Ramadan campaign, second Ashra is going to be celebrated by the Huawei with a new theme of Food Photography.

In this campaign the Huawei brand lovers can participate in the contest that is again on the digital forum as well, simply by sharing the pictures of their Sehar and Iftar food. Huawei calls this campaign Huawei Foodography campaign as it is all about the food participants have on their Sehar and Iftar. The idea is to highlight the traditional importance of Sehar and Iftar food by simply capturing it with the Huawei P9 dual Camera.

The pictures must be shared on the social media accounts with hash tag #Foodography. The entries sent by the users, hence will be shortlisted and uploaded on the official page of Huawei along with the name of the photographer. Moreover, the participants can also be entered into the Lucky Draw at the end of the Ramadan Campaign where they can win Huawei P9. The Huawei brand fans and followers in the digital media will be asked to vote the shortlisted pictures and the entry received the most votes will be the winner of Huawei P9 Lite.

Huawei has brought so much and blessings through its Ramadan campaign during the Holy month and the Huawei brand followers have been enthusiastically participating in the said campaigns. According to the technology analysts, Huawei has been successful in the foreign lands most amazing and one of the most important reasons for this is the norm of respecting as well as celebrating foreign traditions and festivals by the Huawei Technologies. 

Huawei’s P9 and P9 Plus Smartphones, Strong Demand Leads to Significant Growth

Huawei Consumer Business Group today announced its newest flagship smartphones, the P9 and P9 Plus, have achieved unprecedented global sales since they were launched. Global shipments of the P9 and P9 Plus exceeded 2.6 million within six weeks of their release, with tremendous sales globally, including Pakistan.

During the first quarter of 2016, Huawei shipped 28.3 million units globally, a 64 percent increase year-over-year. The P9 has huge popularity globally, achieving tremendous pre-orders and sales. The P9 sales are 130 percent higher than P8 sales in global markets. These outstanding results have increased Huawei’s global market share to 8.5 percent and cemented the company’s top-three position in the smartphone industry.

Huawei also experienced notable achievements in regional markets and Pakistan being one of them. In China, over 5 million online pre-orders were made within a week since it global launch. Moreover, growing popularity of P9 smartphones can also be seen across Europe and Egypt.

“Huawei is focused on creating premium devices that exhibit our dedication to flawless design and technological innovation,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group. “These high end devices are attracting more fans than ever before, who want to use the latest and most innovative smartphone technology. When consumers around the world are lining up to be the first to buy Huawei’s flagship smartphones, as they have for the P9 and P9 Plus, it is clear the appeal of our devices is universal.”

Huawei collaborated with Leica Camera AG to create the P9’s and P9 Plus’s signature dual-lens camera, resulting in aesthetically-stunning devices that deliver amazing true-to-life color pictures. The dual-lens camera takes smartphone photography to the next level, allowing users to capture both vivid colors and striking black and white images.

About Huawei Consumer BG

Huawei’s products and services are available in more than 170 countries, and are used by a third of the world’s population, ranking third in the world in mobile phone shipments in 2015. Sixteen R&D centers have been set up in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. Huawei Consumer BG is one of Huawei’s three business units and covers smartphones, PC and tablets, Wearables and cloud services, etc. Huawei’s global network is built on 20 years of expertise in the telecom industry and is dedicated to delivering the latest technological advances to consumers around the world.

Gree launches Digital campaign to highlight performance of its Air Conditioners

Gree is a leading brand of air-conditioners in the world, distributed in Pakistan by DWP Group. Gree has launched a fresh digital campaign to highlight its recognition as the most reliable brand in terms of performance and quality. The campaign will communicate GREE Inverter AC's ability to save upto 65% on energy, while consistently giving the most powerful cooling. It also shows the other unmatched features of Gree products to create awareness among the consumers. Information about the robust business performance of the GREE brand will also be provided to the consumers through this digital campaign.

Gree has been consistently innovating new technologies to create the best-suited products, in accordance with the experts’ insights and the changing needs of the consumers. Whereby Gree's most advanced INVERTER technology can now ensure faster cooling with much lower consumption of electricity. Due to the hot weather conditions, rising costs and unstable supply of electricity in Pakistan, Gree has created the most reliable air conditioners, to ensure best performance in Pakistan's hot climatic conditions and environment.

There is a rapidly increasing trend in Pakistan market, as the consumers are now opting for air conditioners based on inverter technology, which greatly reduces electricity consumption and the overall cost of air-conditioning. A research study in Pakistan has revealed that; In the long-run Gree Inverter AC proves to be the most economical product, due to consistent performance and low maintenance costs. 

The motor in Gree AC is more powerful, but consumes less electricity due to better technology. Conventional Inverter PCB technologies require additional cooling from liquid pipes connected to it, whereas GREE Inverter PCB is independent of the Refrigeration cycle. The experts have noted that the average ‘Grill temperature’ in Gree remained 18% better than the competing products. Thus, the Gree ACs cool the room much more quickly, while other ACs take almost 25% extra time (10 minutes more) in cooling the room.

Gree's new Digital campaign for promoting its air-conditioners will enable consumers to understand and recognize the state-of-the-art technology used in Gree ACs, while these products are further enriched with sophisticated designs and more colors. Now that Gree is having a strong foothold on the digital world, it will be easier for the consumers to know about the high-performance features, and advanced technology of GREE products.Thus, making it easier for the buyers to explore and choose the best products.

Lighting up Lives with PepsiCo Pakistan

Avid CSR volunteers from PepsiCo Pakistan launched the 2016 Lighting Up Lives campaign in the holy month of Ramazan with commitment and dedication towards community betterment.

The ‘Lighting Up Lives’ project, launched in 2014, is PepsiCo Pakistan’s flagship CSR program which provides solar lights inside Pepsi bottles to communities in need. This initiative has helped install hundreds of lights in refugee camps and other under privileged areas across Pakistan impacting the lives of thousands of community members. PepsiCo aims to increase the project’s reach and light up hundreds of thousands of Pakistani lives in years to come.

This volunteering activity was arranged in collaboration with Buksh Foundation and Roshni Welfare Association. Volunteers from PepsiCo helped to install hundreds of lights at the Roshni village for special persons. The beneficiaries were thrilled with this ‘gift of light’ as they called it while also taking part in the installation of the lights activity.

The lighting solution provided is simple but sustainable. It comprises of a battery, solar panel and a Pepsi bottle with an LED light in it. The light automatically switches on as the sun sets.

The event was attended by the senior management of PepsiCo, Buksh Foundation and Roshni                 Welfare Association along with members of the media. Jahanzeb Khan, Vice President and General Manager PepsiCo Pakistan, hailed the volunteers’ passion towards community service and remarked on the occasion: “The spirit of social responsibility has always been an integral part of the way PepsiCo operates. We believe this support will help those fellow Pakistanis living in the dark to carry on with their lives and continue to earn their respective livelihood with this gift of light.”

As a true icon Pepsi has always pushed the envelope to impact lives in a truly meaningful way, sharing the gift of light with those who are underprivileged through the heart-warming “Lighting up Lives” campaign. The campaign has already won consumers all over and has been paramount in evoking attention to what a simple plastic bottle could do to brighten lives! This Ramzan, Pepsi will continue its mission to light up lives across Pakistan by giving the people of Pakistan a chance to contribute towards lighting up lives for the underprivileged via buying a Pepsi 1.75L bottle and making a contribution to the cause.

Huawei’s Most awaited P9 LITE Launches in Pakistan

Finally the wait is over, Huawei P9 Lite is here another star P series product. Huawei P9 lite is successor to the best selling Huawei P8 Lite and it is strongly expected to sweep the market.

Recent launch of Huawei P9 in London and Dubai had created huge media hype in Pakistan. Consumers showed great eagerness for the new product, they are  anxiously waiting for the new product to hit the shelves. Huawei launched P9 lite during eid festive period to wish there customers the best of the Eid, P9 lite is an elegant device smartly designed and booming with new enhanced tenchology and features.

Huawei P9 LITE offers an extraordinary Primary camera powered with new Sony IMX214 13megapixel stacked CMOS image sensor. High Res screen and perfect lens combine with CMOS image sensor that elaborates the level of photography and quality of image remarkably. It has the F2.0 big aperture, 7cm microspur, 28 mm wide angle and 5P lens. P9 Lite has a powerful front camera powered with 8 MP shooter to gurantee perfect selfie.

Huawwei P9 lite is jam packed with features and to power this all, Kirin 650 Octa core provides seemless power with great efficiency. This enhances customers experience with lagless and smooth UI.

Huawei P9 Lite is a mid range smart phone that works equally good to flagships available in the market with just fraction of the price. Huawei once again delivered taylor made solution for smartphone consumers needs, So far the results are extraordinary for the P9 Lite smart phone in terms of acceptance in the market, sales, social media hype and most importantly the endorsements by the technology experts and media icons. Moreover, this smart-phone is not only available with accidental coverage and Jazz Free Unlimited 3G internet for one month but also provide postal service newly initiated by Huawei, all this at the amazing price of Rs. 28,499.

Samsung launches the powerful new ‘Galaxy J7 2016’ smartphone

Samsung has recently launched its latest smart-device – the Galaxy J710F/DS (2016 edition) in Pakistan. This 4G LTE enabled device comes with a ‘Free’ 16 GB MicroSD memory card. The innovative J7 (6) offers a larger 5.5 inch screen with HD, Super AMOLED display that gives clearer, more lifelike images.

This durable smartphone has a durable metal frame with a diamond-polished finish. It boasts a powerful 13 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera, with F1.9 lenses, to to capture much brighter and clearer photos, even in low light. The camera can be accessed instantly, by just Double-pressing the Home key. The Enhanced Selfie features in the J7 device include; the Front LED & Selfie Flash. It also has a ‘Palm selfie’ feature, which helps you take selfies with a simple hand-gesture. The ‘Wide selfie’ feature is useful for taking group-selfies, while the ‘Beauty Mode’ can enhance your selfie with simple photo retouch.

The new Samsung Galaxy J7 device allows smoother Multi-tasking and UI transitions, with a powerful processor -  (Octa A53, 1.6 GHz), enriched with a 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM and a ‘Smart Manager’ to optimizes the performance. The feature-rich device is powered by a longer lasting 3,300 mAh battery with Ultra Power Saving mode. The ‘Easy-Mode’ and the ‘Smart Switch’ App make it easier to use your device and transfer important data safely. This impressive device is now available in Pakistan, at a retail price of Rs. 33,000 in three attractive colors; White, Black and Gold.

The Managing Director of Samsung Pakistan – Mr. J. H. Lee expressed his pleasure on the success and popularity of the Galaxy J7 device and stated that; “Galaxy J7 (2016) is a sensational, feature-rich device that boasts a powerful Processor and fascinating performance. We have unveiled this innovative device to ensure that customers get an attractive bouquet of sophisticated technologies and some truly unmatched smartphone experiences.”