FOREIGN INTEREST IN PAKISTAN REAL ESTATE UP FOR 2015

Foreigners have shown a massive interest in Pakistan’s real estate sector in 2015, according to new data released by Pakistan’s best real estate website, Lamudi.pk.

 The number of foreign visitors on Lamudi’s portal increased by more than 27 percent between 2014 and 2015. Furthermore, the number of visitors who used the platform to conduct real estate transactions has also increased by more than 40 percent over the last 12 months. This figure alone is a clear indication of growing foreign interest.

Lamudi.pk has been visited from a total of 170 countries in the past year. The top five countries that visited the site were Saudi Arabia, USA, UAE, UK and Canada. Not surprisingly, the top city searched on the site was Karachi, followed by perennial front-runner, Lahore. Other cities popular with foreigners were Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Murree.

Saad Arshed, Country Director, of Lamudi Pakistan, commented, “ Inside Pakistan, we see the increasing value of the nation’s real estate sector every day, from large cities like Lahore and Karachi to smaller ones like Gwadar and Multan.

On average, prices are gradually going up. It’s no surprise to us that a growing number of foreigners are realizing the value that we already know. It is, however, a great boost in confidence for Pakistan’s real estate professionals and domestic investors. This is perfectly in line with our expectations for the sector.”

Further evidence of the growing value of Pakistan real estate is the immense interest shown by the Asian community, especially China and Russia. Both of these major international players have invested billions in the development of Pakistan’s infrastructure.

“The agreements with China and Russia are big steps forward for Pakistan. We believe that 2016 will be a prosperous year for real estate,” Arshed said. “Foreign investment will have a positive effect on the country and the sector for years to come.”

Samsung Wins 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards, Bringing its 10-year Total to 309 including 22 Best of Innovation Awards

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a global leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, semiconductors and telecommunications, today announced that it won 38 prestigious International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 Innovation Awards. The Consumer Technology Association™ (CTA), the producer of CES 2016 - the global gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies, who has been recognizing achievements in product design and engineering since 1976, has honored Samsung with one more Best of Innovation Award this year than last year.

Among Samsung’s 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards are three Best of Innovation Awards. Products entered in the CES Innovation program are judged by a pre-eminent panel of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade media to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting-edge consumer electronics products across 27 categories.

“Samsung continues to deliver unique experiences for our consumers worldwide through the many products that help people lead more connected lives,” said Gregory Lee, president and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America. “We are honored that CTA and the industry recognizes our ongoing commitment to innovation and excellence in consumer experience as we look forward to demonstrating our latest achievements at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show.”

Samsung’s award-winning products span 18 categories including, TV, Monitor, Mobile, Tablet, Digital Imaging, Wearable, Home Appliance and Memory. Many of Samsung's award-winning products will be on display at CES 2016, which runs January 6-9, 2016, in Samsung booth #11906 in the Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Some of the winning products will be showcased at Samsung’s CES press conference, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday January 5, 2016.

Following are details on some of Samsung’s award-winning products:

Samsung Gear S2 – A completely re-designed smartwatch that centers on an intuitive circular design with a rotating bezel that allows users to easily and precisely navigate the UI with the turn of a dial. The Gear S2 provides at-a-glance notifications to check calendars, e-mails, send texts and more.

Galaxy S6 edge+ – With an immersive, 5.7-inch dual-edge display, the Galaxy S6 edge+ breaks conventional smartphone design and delivers industry leading features, including Samsung’s most advanced camera for high quality photos and videos, fast wireless and wired charging, powerful processor and Samsung Pay.

Samsung Galaxy View – Re-imagining mobile entertainment, the Galaxy View provides a movable, touchable, immersive TV experience. With a unique, video-centric user interface, the Galaxy View makes it easy to access and enjoy streaming content, interactive video games, books and other digital content.

Samsung Gear VR – Powered by Oculus, the Gear VR is compatible the Samsung Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, leveraging each device’s Quad HD Super AMOLED display to provide the color, clarity and performance needed for an amazing virtual reality experience.

ATIV Book 9 Pro – Offering a stunning 4K display, cutting-edge performance from its Intel Core i7® processor, and magnificent quad speakers, this laptop is ideal for professionals and multimedia enthusiasts alike.

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB – This solid state drive (SSD), the first Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) M.2 form factor SSD with vertical NAND (V-NAND) technology, is designed to meet the demands of high-performance consumer and business PCs and laptops. Ideal for projects such as computer-aided design, data analysis and engineering simulation, the 950 PRO provides users with cutting-edge performance, higher bandwidth and lower latency from their workstations, even under intensive workloads.

Samsung 850 PRO 2TB – As the world’s first 2 terabyte consumer SSD, the Samsung 850 PRO 2TB is a high-performance, high-density storage device that delivers rapid data access times and program load times, as well as industry-leading power efficiency. With V-NAND technology at its core, the 850 PRO 2TB yields excellent reliability and superior performance throughout its lifetime.

Samsung SleepSense Sleep Monitor: The Bluetooth and IoT-enabled Samsung SleepSense device uses a complex set of sensors in a smart, innovative, and simple way to track and provide information on your sleep habits and deliver personalized expert tips directly to consumers’ smartphones to help you take control of the most important aspects of health and wellness: how well we sleep.

Samsung 128GB UFS – As the first mobile memory based on the much-anticipated Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard, this ultra-fast package is the highest capacity, highest performing, thinnest and smallest embedded storage memory for mobile devices. It allows for quick access to pictures from 20MP+ cameras and to 4K video files, as well as embracing 5G connectivity and delivering shorter application loading and response times.

Samsung 12Gb LPDDR4 – The world’s highest density mobile DRAM chip allows for packages of up to 6GB, delivering 34.1GB/s bandwidth – three times as fast as the industry’s previous highest performing mobile DRAM. The chip can accommodate the real-time multitasking scenarios of today’s flagship smartphones and tablets having UHD displays, while providing 50% greater power efficiency and the optimal density for new high-end 64bit-system smartphones.

Huawei’s Success ensured by Dynamic and Futuristic Advertising- Marketing Strategies

For the past five years, as Huawei stepped into the smart phone world, this brand has been ubiquitous globally because of its diverse and futuristic marketing strategies. Huawei has ensured the visibility to the masses at every level, throughout the world, starting from China. These tactics have led the company to the heights of unmatched success and has also helped it to control the reins of the high-end smart phone market, beating giants such as Apple and Samsung.

According to the recent stats revealed by a research firm, Canalys, Huawei, with its 3^rd Quarter shipments has surpassed Apple and Samung. Huawei smart phone shipment has grown to 27.4 million units in 3^rd quarter, beating home competitors and elevating Huawei significantly, i.e. by 33%, in the mid and high-end smart phone market, world-wide. Huawei owes this dynamic and mega robust in sales, to its versatile and multi-dimensional marketing and advertising strategies which have conquered the hearts of the masses.

With the launch of Mate S, in Pakistan, Huawei has set up striking Billboards, all over the country. These Billboards are unique and eye-catching and leave an everlasting effect on the minds of those passing by. Billboards set up, especially, at Mini Market Gulberg, Allah Hu Chowk, Lahore and at Teen Talwar, Karachi, are structured to cast a spell and radiate an enchanting aura, of the brand. Huawei’s attractive outdoor advertising and diverse marketing, like done in the local newspapers, magazines, local commercial core store posters, etc. has made Huawei a mega star among its competitors.

Allah Hu Chowk, Lahore

Mini Market, Gulberg, Lahore

Teen Talwar, Clifton, Karachi

Huawei’s Head of Devices, Mr. Shawn has said, “Huawei has adopted such marketing strategies which aim at making Huawei a domestic brand and a name which is known to all. Our undeniably outstanding products and excellent after sale services have rendered our brand as one of the most trusted one and this stance is supported by our record sales in the third quarter. We aspire to take our brand to the skies and set new benchmarks in the field of pioneering technologies and success.”

Huawei has been operating in the market for more than 23 years now and its R&D department has developed tremendously and it has become rich and prolific. Huawei prodigies, do not only carry a signature, ultimately impressive design, but also has high tech and modern features incorporated in it. Owning patented technologies, also gives Huawei an edge over the competitor mobile enterprises.

Continuing with the pace of growth which Huawei has maintained till now, it can be believed that soon Huawei’s name would be seen everywhere. This brand has successfully secured the position of the 3^rd largest mobile phone the year, it will certainly go higher along the ladder, mounting each step of triumph with its technological wonders, capturing the smart phone markets, worldwide.

Gujranwala Best Place for Used Car Prices, While Big Cities Up the Costs

How do cities and regions differ in used car prices?  Demand for imported vehicles in this South Asian economy is accelerating, due to fastest economic growth since 2008, combined with increased purchasing power for potential car shoppers.

In order to find best places for used car purchases, Carmudi, the quickest way to sell or buy your vehicle online, researched regional cars sales for models from 2000 to 2014, focusing on locations with more than a hundred listings. Throughout the country, the most competitive cost of a car is in the industrial city of Gujranwala. There, the average car will cost you about 998k Rupees. The low prices of Gujranwala are followed Multan with 1,151m Rupees and Rawalpindi Rs 1,151m.

Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, is actually one of the most expensive regions to purchase a car; current average price asked by local listings is Rs 1,555m. Just south of the capital, in the city of Rawalpindi, the average car pricing is much lower at Rs 1,151m.

With a recent estimate of housing over 23 million people, it is undoubtedly Karachi that has the most listings in Pakistan. Despite the abundance of car offers, four-wheeled vehicles are not as affordable as in the rest of the country; an average used car prices at around Rs 1,127m. Another big metropolis close to the Indian border, Lahore, boasts the highest mean price of cars among its thousands of listings (Rs 1,485m). The most popular car throughout all is Toyota Corolla.

Interested used car buyers in Pakistan can look online for help in comparing prices across regions and by dealer for their next purchase. Using Carmudi’s online portal has helped thousands of buyers to locate their dream car without leaving home.

Managing Director Carmudi Pakistan, Raja Murad Khan “Cities like Gujranwala are often neglected markets because they are smaller cities, but we have to understand these are still big cities with big populations and there is a lot of trade. We have seen a steady growth in listings and website visits from the likes of Gujranwala, Gujrat and Sialkot over the past year and are obviously excited to have a strong presence there.”

Huawei y6, the Latest Stylish and Classy Entrant in the Smart phone world

Mobile market of Pakistan has recently received Huawei’s super elegant and smart device Y6 which has been crafted to meet the trendy demands of the diversified Huawei customers. Huawei has utilized its state of the art technological expertise and delivered this ultra cool smart phone. This device is surely going to be a market success because of its up to date features, beautifully crafted design and high ranking quality.

Huawei Y6 possesses a super quality camera with amazing features, which would enable the users to capture lifelike pictures with the excellent screen of the smart phone, exhibiting high resolution bright and vibrant colors. With Android 5.1 OS, EMUI 3.1 supreme efficient management system, Quad-Core processor, customizable desktop, superb battery saving feature and battery power this phone is certainly a catch for those smart phone users who want a quality product with a stylish design.

Y6 has been equipped with BOX integrated sound chamber and bottom speaker which make the audio output perfect. There is a 150% loudspeaker volume increment and which makes sure that no call or notification is missed even when the device is lying on the table. The screen has been crafted with maximum, 80% screen to body ratio, which exhibits large, clear and bright images and the user can hardly differentiate the LCD from BM area when the display is closed because of the edgeless LCD technology.

Since the beginning of the current year, Huawei has been inducing the technology market with such smart devices and technologies which are taking the sales and the overall growth of the brand to another level. With the pace that this emerging Technology leading company has now attained, it can be verily said that Huawei will achieve sky rocketing sales and develop deep roots in the domains of pioneering technologies and innovations excellence, in the times to come.

Huawei Honor 4X-A Super Efficient Smart phone

Another honored member of the Huawei Honor Series, Honor 4X has recently landed in the local smart phone market. This smart phone has skillfully upheld the legacy of its predecessor Honor smart phones which helped Huawei achieved the spot world’s third largest mobile phone vendor, beating Microsoft globally and Samsung in the local Chinese market.

Available at an affordable price, Honor 4X has got a great deal of exciting and unique features to offer to its users. This smart phone runs on 1.2 GHz Octa-core processor, which is supported by the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop and Huawei’s EMUI 3.0. The spacious internal memory, strong battery power and extraordinary camera prove that Huawei is never going to cease giving treats to its customers with economical and high tech smart devices.

Key Specifications:

Huawei Honor 4X’s key specs are given as follows:

·         dISPLAY 5.5 INCH

·         RESOLUTION 1280X720 PIXElS

·         PROCESSOR 1.2 GHZ octa-CORE

·         RAM 2GB, 8GB ROM UPTO 32GB

·         REAR CAMERA 13 MP

·         FRONT CAMERA 5MP

·         OS ANDROID 5.0 LOLLIPOP, EMUI 3.0

·         BATTERY 3000 mah

·         CAPACITATIVE TOUCH SCREEN TYPE

Physical Build & Design:

The structure of Honor 4X is quite similar to its siblings. The strong patterned body cover with honor logo at the back is a signature trait. The 4X has got a full touch front screen with power keys and volume keys on the right side of the device. This smart phone has a 1280x720 pixels, 5.5 inches large, high definition screen, which, with 16 million color rich display, is supremely capable of producing extra fine and vivid images. Music videos and movies when viewed on such big and vibrant display would definitely create an unforgettable and lifelike impact.

Like other Huawei smart phone, the soft capacitive navigation keys are at the bottom of the screen. The design is very much familiar and to be honest, there is no such uniqueness in it. But the 4X’s body is strong and the back and screen is structured to be scratch resistant.

Performance:

Huawei has built Honor 4X was a powerful processor to give excellent performance on the go. With 64-bit, 1.2 GHz Octa-Core processor Honor 4X is the most suited smart phone for the gamers and browsing addicts. As a strong and powerful processor ensures unhindered internet surfing, gaming, video or movie buffering and never ending music, the processor of 4X is the best in this regard.

Huawei’s this recent prodigy has significantly upheld the legacy of Honor Series smart phones, which has earned acclaim for this technology brand all over the world. If the user wants to experience real power and swift, performance than Honor 4X is the perfect choice for him.

Features & apps:

Now let’s talk about the features and apps loaded in Honor 4X, Huawei has aptly equipped 4X with the latest cool and amazing features. This smart phone encases the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop with the Huawei’s efficient EMUI 3.0 user interface, which would provide the user with an unforgettable mobile phone experience. Along with the abundant built-in apps, Honor 4x supports a wide range of third party apps, which would let the user make maximum use of his/her device. The powerful processor with the latest OS and spacious storage, i.e. 2 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM and memory expandable up to 32 GB, 4X is a super energetic, smart phone which would bring the latest technologies in the hands of the users. Huawei’s pre loaded maintenance app, a feature of numerous other Huawei smart phones, keeps the device light and running by closing the unnecessary apps, active in the background and deleting the redundant files.

Huawei has also incorporated its modern noise reduction technology in 4X which, with the help of Dual microphone design, will ensure superb call connectivity and voice productivity even in the most challenging environments.

Honor 4X, back by its super proficient processor and stable 4G connectivity would provide long hours of web surfing and gaming, without any lag. The Game loft’s exclusive content is also available on this smart phone which would give the users a diversified range of games to choose from and enjoy his/her leisure time.

Camera:

Capturing life through your smart phone’s camera is obviously the most favorite pastime of all the smart phone users. To facilitate this interest of the users, Huawei has integrated superb quality cameras in its Honor 4X smart device. The 13 MP rear camera and 5MP front camera, Honor 4X obviously stands quite high among the peer smart phones.

Huawei has manufactured 4X’s cameras with unique and exciting supporting features such as Ultra snapshot, off screen photo mode, all focus modes, map view, etc. These quality cameras are capable of capturing a moment in 0.6 seconds and the thrilling features attached with them would certainly inspire the users to create memorable pictures, which they can cherish whenever they want.

The brightness and neatness of the 4X’s display plus the magnificent picture quality, Huawei’s Honor 4X is truly going to be a treat for the users who love taking pictures and selfies all the time.

Battery:

Honor 4X has been packed with huge battery by the manufacturers. The battery power of 3000 mAh makes Honor 4X the ultimate partner in the busiest days of the users. The battery backed with power saving features, would keep your device running with you throughout the tiresome without the need of repeated charging. This battery will provide your smart phone will super power for straight 48 hours and if that’s not enough for you then on the ultra power saving mode, you can keep your device running for complete 7 days. The strong battery and supporting technology would make Huawei Honor 4X a perfect companion for the users who remain in the field for long hours and have the most cumbersome work schedule.

Verdict:

With a diversified range of smart phones available in the market, one does get confused when out to purchase a new device. But doing a sharp comparison, keeping in focus the provided features in contrast to the price of the smart phone, always helps. Huawei’s smart phones have made the lives of the user lot easier by delivering excellent quality smart phones in affordable price range.

Honor 4X is quite a good example of Huawei’s expertise and customer friendliness. So, if you a person who loves taking pictures all the time, has craving for fast internet browsing with super efficient mobile performance and at the same time, you don’t want your budget to be direly effected than Huawei Honor 4X is the ultimate choice for you.

High-end smart phone market soon to be conquered by Huawei

Huawei is aiming to capture the high-end smart phone market, which is currently being ruled by technology companies Apple and Samusng. But with the launch of Huawei’s latest high-end smart phone, Huawei Mate S, this Shenzen based company has shown to the world that is now in, to lead the high-end smart phone.

Mate S has been recently revealed at the Europe’s mega consumer electronic show, IFA, in Berlin. This extraordinary gadget has a striking 5.5 inch display, enhanced fingerprint scanner and finest Touch which is the prime feature that highlighted the IFA event in Berlin. Huawei’s Mate S is one of the first phones which possess the Force Touch display that gives an absolutely unique smart phone control experience, easily managed by varying pressure of fingers on the screen.

Huawei has become the apple of the eye by taking the lead in technology world by delivering top quality and unique modern products. This excelling company has recently secured the position of world’s third largest smart phone vendor, beating Microsoft. According to a research firm, GFK, Huawei has overtaken its Chinese competitor Lenovo and it is aiming to become the first ever Chinese technology company by selling 100 million smart phones in 2015.

Huawei’s shares have risen to 7.8 % from 5.4 % in the first quarter this year. This figure, although, quite behind Apple and Samsung’s but still, shows that Huawei is progressing with fast pace and capturing the market with each day.

IHS’s analyst Ian Fogg has said, "Huawei aspires to be the next Samsung, successful with both premium design and by shipping large numbers of smartphone models.” Fogg expects that Huawei will ship about 109 million smart phones this year, he said,"2015's Huawei smartphone launches show the company is finally coming close to meeting these market goals which Huawei set some years ago."

Huawei has been investing heavily in the consumer devices section in the recent years. The ever increasing sale stats recorded till date show that Huawei has greatly managed to dig itself deep in the smart phone markets, low-end, mid range and now in the high-end market as well, with the successful launch of Mate S. Whereas for Samsung, despite the launch of Galaxy S6, margin’s in the smart phone division have decreased, in the second quarter, to 10.6% from 15.5%, recorded in the previous year.

The recent gem of Huawei, Mate S is now available in more than 30 countries,  including Pakistan, China, Germany, Israel, Japan, France, Germany and Spain etc.