Bookme launches exciting 11/11 offers!

 

11/11 - The day of discounted deals everywhere! Bookme.pk, Pakistan’s leading e-ticketing platform is offering FLAT 1000 PKR OFF on all Serene Air tickets! Bookme.pk is known to take care of all your travel needs. If you’re worried about the price hike in airline tickets for domestic travel, this offer is for you! This deal is valid till the end of November.

 

In addition to this, Bookme.pk is also offering FLAT 25% OFF on Hotel Booking, a discount that is actually very beneficial for the domestic tourism industry these days. This offer is valid for the entire month, not just on 11/11!

 

Moreover, the Bookme.pk team has upgraded their application with more games and exclusive discounts. The new update introduces promo credits on the app, to make sure you get discounts on everything you purchase! There are many ways to win these credits:

 

• You can Spin the Wheel and win numerous credits which can be used to make purchases throughout the app!

• They’ve also launched another game on the app - Flip & Win. You can tap on the cards to flip them and win promo credits.
• Shaking your mobile device also gives you promo credits!

 

Bookme.pk also makes sure that frequent users of the app keep winning promo credits and discounted deals. The more you use the app, the more credits you get! Look out for surprise pop ups and keep winning promo credits!

Download the app now: https://bookme.pk/u/rSKbM5

PSDF and Coursera launch free international online learning courses

  

PSDF, the largest skills development fund in Pakistan (funded by FCDO and the Government of Punjab), has partnered with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms, to offer globally recognized courses, free of cost for our youth. The partnership was announced during Coursera CEO’s Global Keynote at the Coursera virtual conference.

While online learning is a relatively new phenomenon in Pakistan, amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, interest and necessity have jointly dictated the shift to online learning particularly for school, colleges and universities. Internet penetration, growing cellular subscribers have facilitated the uptake of online learning, providing access to the world’s best education, and promoting inclusion in learning.

PSDF’s partnership with Coursera taps into this potential, offering a wide variety of courses in market relevant fields, and are particularly geared towards enhancing career advancement, increasing income avenues, and promoting self-employment.

The courses currently offered through PSDF, are 4-months long, and are in the fields of Digital Marketing (for learning SEO, Social Media Marketing and Marketing Analytics), IT (ranging from APP development to coding languages of JAVA & PYTHON), to Finance (Financial Accounting Fundamentals). Through PSDF, these courses will be offered free of cost to the youth that need them the most, with PSDF further incentivizing upskilling with a stipend of PKR 6,000 to be received upon completion of the course.

Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from 190 world-class universities and organizations (University of Virginia, UCDavis, Google, IBM etc.) with over 40+ Million learners till date. Learners can take advantage of learning at their own pace through on-demand video lectures, homework exercises, and community discussion forums. After completion of their respective courses, 85% Coursera learners reported gaining more confidence at work, and 87% reported improved team performance.

Speaking on occasion of the launch of the partnership, CEO PSDF, Mr. Jawad Khan expressed the importance of online learning for youth to gain marketable skills for the 21^st century: “As we navigate our way out of the global Coronavirus pandemic, digital preparedness and online learning have become the need of the hour. PSDF has once again been ahead of the curve, bringing Coursera to Pakistan, on such a large scale, bringing world class learning opportunities to the homes of millions of Pakistani students and workers. We’re looking forward to taking this partnership ahead, to create real and tangible impact for our youth”.

Encouraging youth to take full advantage of the opportunity, Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO at Coursera said: “We’re really excited to be partnering with PSDF, the largest skills development fund in Pakistan, to empower the young men and women in Pakistan to develop their potential with online learning. The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed economies and livelihoods, but even as we work and learn from home, online learning has become more accessible and powerful than ever. Our partnership with PSDF provides the opportunity for everyone to access free training to upskill and give themselves an edge in the local and global labour markets.”

The PSDF and Coursera partnership has thus officially been launched and will be available for free for poor and vulnerable youth in the country. The courses are accessible through learn.psdf.org.pk. Seats are limited, so applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to kickstart their career, upgrade their skills and discover new income avenues.

Up For Grabs - HUAWEI Y7a promises incredible charging speeds, a long lasting battery, a stellar 48MP Quad camera and a massive storage!

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) today unveiled its latest addition to the HUAWEI Y Series, the all-new HUAWEI Y7a. Renowned for combining stylish design and essential innovations at great value, the newest addition to the HUAWEI Y Series meets the needs of today’s young consumers. It is packed with a super-fast HUAWEI SuperCharge for quick recharge speeds, an enduring battery life that keeps up with busy lifestyle, a smarter camera that allows users to capture what they see effortlessly and a beautifully big display for immersive viewing making it stand out as the ideal smartphone companion. The HUAWEI Y7a is now available in Pakistan for a price of PKR 35,999/-.

 

With people using smartphones for ever-increasing creative, entertainment and social purposes, the demand for a device that caters to these needs is greater than ever. That is why HUAWEI Y7a features the 22.5W HUAWEI SuperCharge that enables a quick energy regain that lets users to stay connected, productive and entertained with HUAWEI Y7a.

With a large battery of 5000mAh capacity (Typical Value), HUAWEI Y7a offers a long-lasting battery life that supports video playback of around 23 hours. Coupled with Huawei’s AI power saving technology, HUAWEI Y7a allows for an uninterrupted user enjoyment during gameplay, movies and more.

HUAWEI Y7a’s rear camera is capable of producing high-definition images thanks to a 48MP Main Camera, 1/2-inch sensor, all of which enables the main camera to maximise light intake, ideal for users to capture high-definition photos in day time. Even zoomed in, the details are crisp and sharp.

Not only for daytime shooting, HUAWEI Y7a also excels in night photography due to its high sensitivity performance and AI capability. Moreover, Thanks to the device’s 120° 8MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera and 2MP Macro Camera, users are able to capture from a more creative perspective, from distant landscapes to intricate details just 4cm from the lens. On top of this, a sophisticated 2MP Depth Camera helps subtly accentuate the subject with realistic and immersive bokeh effects.

HUAWEI Y7a doesn’t hold back on the 8MP selfie camera either. Besides for AI beautification, its Circular Flash provides even and soft lighting for selfies when shooting in low-light conditions, letting users capture ready-to-share selfies effortlessly.

With a captivating 6.67-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080, HUAWEI Y7a offers an incredibly immersive viewing experience for gameplay and video playback.

The side-mounted fingerprint power button lets the user unlock the phone more quickly and securely, meanwhile turning on and waking up the phone more conveniently. Using a 3D Ergonomic Design, HUAWEI Y7a offers a firm and comfortable grip.

With an internal storage at 128GB, HUAWEI Y7a is easily capable of storing all your photos, videos, audio in one place to access whenever you like.

Running on the latest version of EMUI, EMUI 10.1, the HUAWEI Y7a brings easy-to-use features that make life easier. HUAWEI Y7a is pre-installed with AppGallery, which offers a wealth of global and local apps that enrich the Huawei device user experience. Users can also enjoy a rich library of quality entertainment media on HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI Music and HUAWEI Reader, with new content from top providers being added on a continuous basis. Additionally, users can also download and install Petal Search which acts as a gateway to more than a million apps and games that can be easily installed and used.

Pricing and availability

Available in three natural colour variations: Crush Green, Blush Gold and Midnight Black, HUAWEI Y7a is currently available for PKR 35,999/- only. For more information, please visit: https://consumer.huawei.com/pk/phones/y7a/

Huawei Launches Petal Search, Petal Maps, HUAWEI Docs and More

 

The Petal search tool offers Huawei users an open gateway to over 1.8 million apps – with convenience and ease to download and install them right away

 

Huawei today announced new developments to Huawei Mobile Services ecosystem at the HUAWEI Mate 40 Series launch event, launching Petal Search, Petal Maps, HUAWEI Docs, levelling up global Huawei users' digital experience with other new updates.

Hardware and software integration enhances digital lifestyle experience

Huawei’s official search engine app, Petal Search now is available in over 170 countries and regions and supports over 50 languages, letting users conveniently and instantly find out the information and services they need.

Petal Search offers search capabilities across more than 20 categories, including apps, news, videos, images, shopping, flights, and local business. It also develops and integrates various tools, such as weather, calculator, rate exchange and even paper query to help user easily obtain daily-used information. With the new update, the search experience is now visually richer. Search results are presented in information cards, as opposed to simple weblinks, to help users get this wealth of useful information instantly with just a few clicks.

Leveraging Huawei devices’ AI capabilities, Petal Search allows users to search by taking photos or images through its visual search function. It recognises a wide range of objects such as people, animals, and landmarks, and will introduce new capabilities such as plants identification. For instance, user can simply take a photo of a dish and Petal Search will provide the recipe. A voice search feature is also integrated in the app, supporting English, Spanish, French, Arabic and more. These features help Petal Search meet the needs of users accustomed to an efficient and mobile-centric lifestyle.

In addition, with the cooperation with global and local partners, Petal Search is vigorously developing local life search services, to provide users a rich location-based and scenario-based search experience. When user look up for local life content, Petal Search provides users with high-quality and most popular localized information, such as personalized recommendations or nearby foods, worth visiting local attractions, and shopping discounts.

Petal Maps, meanwhile, is Huawei’s quality and convenient mapping and navigational tool, offering positioning services, immersive map displays, place searches, driving navigation and favorite place lists  to users in over 140 countries and regions. Petal Maps supports map displays in multiple languages, with voice notifications in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Mandarin.

Petal Maps is also equipped with cutting-edge functions to give a real-time publish transit updates in some major cities, helping commuters better plan their routes and take the worry off travelling. Utilizing pioneering technologies such as Super GNSS and image recognition algorithms, Petal Maps further heighten the accuracy and present users the most efficient and least congested routes.

Thanks to HUAWEI Mate 40 Series devices’ Gesture Control, drivers are able to switch between the navigation view and map overview by simply using “air press” towards the screen with their palms. These smart interactions significantly enhance the ease of travel, as well as facilitate a safe driving experience.

HUAWEI Docs, available for HUAWEI Mate 40 Series users in more than 100 countries and regions, supports document viewing and editing across over 50 formats including PDF, PPT, and DOC. With real-time syncing enabled by cloud capabilities, HUAWEI Docs lets users seamlessly work on the same document on different devices logged into the same HUAWEI ID, enhancing the smart office experience.

Full suite of Huawei Mobile Services apps to complement digital living

Upgrade on Find Device enables users to locate their Huawei devices such as smartphones, watches, earphones, and glasses. Users can either play a ringtone remotely to help locate the devices, or choose to lock and wipe devices information, protecting user privacy.

HUAWEI Themes introduced exclusive theme packs to enable deeper device personalisation. The first batch of packs includes themes of famous artists, classic literature, and the Ingenuity series Huawei selected. 

Supported by 2 million global developers, Huawei Mobile Services ecosystem maintains rapid growth. As one of the top 3 app marketplace globally, AppGallery continues to bring together popular global and local apps to over 500 million monthly active users. HUAWEI Quick App also reach a 260% year-on-year increase of monthly active users for its tap-to-use and installation-free experience.

HUAWEI Y9a Quad Camera Reaches New Heights in Photography

 

Huawei’s goal is to bring the latest and greatest technologies for everyone to enjoy.  With insights into the latest trends, Huawei launched HUAWEI Y9a to meet the younger generations’ needs for a smartphone prioritizing design, entertainment and photography.

 

Since its launch, the HUAWEI Y Series has always adhered to the mantra of youth. The line of smartphone strives for style to let users’ personalities shine through, fully encompassing the complete Huawei user experience. The HUAWEI Y series continues to exceed young users’ expectations around the world as a digital companion to thrive in a colourful life.

 

Through constant improvements being made to camera capabilities, Huawei always brings new surprises to users when it comes to innovative breakthroughs. The HUAWEI Y9a continues this tradition in terms of smartphone photography by including a high-resolution main camera, Super Night Mode and more to make up the all-scenario quad camera.

 

Huawei ceaselessly pursues the ultimate smartphone photography experience. From design to development, to lenses and algorithms, the brand strives to be the ringleader of industry trends. The HUAWEI Y9a houses a 64MP Main Camera, 8MP Ultra Wide Angle Lens, 2MP Depth Lens and a 2MP Macro Lens. The four cameras work together for the all-scenario (high resolution, ultra wide angle, bokeh, macro) photography experience.

 

For Huawei’s ongoing global campaign #ShotonHuawei, Huawei Experience Ambassadors (HEAs) took the device to test – showcasing the devices true camera capabilities.

 

    

 

Amjad Nawaz uses his expertise in street, culture and architecture photography to capture this work of the art – Tomb of Jahangir. Using the device, Amjad is able to create a great chemistry between light and shadow.

    

 

Smartphones are often limited to factors such as sensor size or algorithms. For this reason, capturing a stunning night shot has always been difficult to achieve. Yet, Huawei has accumulated expertise in night photography and continues to be a gold standard in the smartphone field. Here, Areesh Zubair proves just how good the night-mode works by taking a vivid shot of Food Street.

 

  

 

Hashim Khan uses the device to showcase HUAWEI Y9a’s Artificial Inteligence (AI) feature by encapsulating the raw and vibrant colours  of a play area in the first picture. Where as in the second image the AI Stabilization comes to play in which every detail of the waterfall is perfectly shot as if time and movement were put on pause.

 

 

 

The 2MP Macro Lens with a f/2.4 aperture allows you to take photos up to 4cm up close. This lens can help you capture the details of the microscopic world from small insects to the water drops on a leaf as seen in a photo taken by Sidra Tulnoor using HUAWEI Y9a.

 

Designed to be a photography and entertainment enabler, the HUAWEI Y9a comes loaded with a 64MP quad-camera setup, a 6.63-inch FullView Display, 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge, flagship-inspired design as well as a good amount of 8GB + 128GB storage, once again demonstrating that new tech is not out of reach, but for everyone to enjoy. Offering a sleek design, powerful performance and good value for money, the HUAWEI Y9a promises to be the perfect choice for consumers at every age.

LIFEBUOY ANNOUNCED AS OFFICIAL HYGIENE PARTNER FOR CARFIRST

     

CarFirst, Pakistan’s most trusted used car trading platform announced Lifebuoy, the world’s number one germ protection soap brand,  as their official ‘Hygiene Partner’. Lifebuoy's global and national dedication to hand hygiene reinforced CarFirst’s commitment to partner with the brand as their official hygiene partner. The brand partnered with CarFirst to actively carry out Lifebuoy’s commitment to promoting hand hygiene habits. As part of the partnership, the brand will provide hand hygiene products to CarFirst at their customer-facing operations.

Commenting on this partnership Anam Toseef, Head of Corporate Communications CarFirst, said "The health and wellbeing of our employees, customers, and members of our community is our utmost priority, and this collaboration aims to provide our community access to reliable hand hygiene. During the ongoing COVID Pandemic, we valued Lifebuoy's public service messaging, where they encouraged and appealed to the Pakistani public to wash their hands with soap, regardless of the brand. Everyone should take the necessary precautions and responsibly safeguard themselves and those around them. Thus, post lockdown, at CarFirst’s first public press event, we handed out safety kits to all our attendees that included face coverings and Lifebuoy hand hygiene products. At our Multan Operations launch, along with our CarFirst's CEO, Raja Murad Khan, MNA Makhdoom Zain Qureshi, and members of the press joined our commitment to promote hand hygiene and maintain appropriate social distancing for the general health and well-being of our community."

Commenting on this partnership, Asima Haq, Director Beauty & Personal Care Unilever, said “Lifebuoy has always been a brand that has looked to support people to have better personal hygiene. Following the success of our partnership with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), we are very excited to be partnering with CarFirst, who are truly the drivers of change in the used car industry. Lifebuoy is on a long-standing mission to inspire better hygiene practices, at home and at work. We’re looking forward to working closely with CarFirst to promote better hygiene practices in Pakistan.”

CarFirst is geared towards simplifying the lives of its customers and continuously driving Pakistan's used car industry forward through innovation, and playing a role as Pakistan’s most trusted used car trading platform. CarFirst is proud to be the driver of change by bringing forth transparency, regulation, instant payment, secure transfers, and hassle-free trading across Pakistan. CarFirst is Pakistan's most trusted used car trading platform that revolutionized the way used cars are traded in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad, and Hyderabad. CarFirst has solved the problems of the used car market by bringing in regulation, transparency, instant payment, secure transfers, and hassle-free trading. The fastest way to sell a car has now arrived in Multan, with potential sellers now able to sell their car in 45 minutes.

HUAWEI Y9a - An Impressive All-Rounder with Long Battery Life

 

As smartphones are constantly evolving, consumers are taking more factors into consideration when choosing a smartphone. In addition to powerful performance and a captivating design, consumers are also looking for a great camera to capture memories in high clarity. Among a wide variety of products, smartphones offer more comprehensive functions, which are naturally more attractive to consumers, and the HUAWEI Y9a certainly offers consumers a wide range of functions. Let’s get our hands on it and find out how it works.

4200mAh battery and 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge

The HUAWEI Y9a is packed with a 4200 mAh battery and supports 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge. The smartphone charges to 70% in 30 minutes and to 100% battery in an hour, which is awesome!

 

MediaTek Helio G80 processor for a smooth gaming experience

The HUAWEI Y9a is equipped with a bunch of hardware tailored for powerful gaming performance. Let’s take NBA 2K19 as an example. During an hour of continuous gameplay, there is no noticeable frame rate loss and the game ran smoothly with no lags or latency, even when switched between different scenes. The phone didn’t heat up much either, which shows that it has pretty good cooling performance. After playing for an hour, the phone still felt cool and it only used 9% of battery, reaching a good balance between power consumption and performance.

 

Efficient and hassle-free multitasking

Generally, the most annoying thing of using a smartphone is that some apps may be “killed” in the background when the user has to leave the task on hand to answer a call or reply a message, for example. The game or video they were just playing might be forced to shut down and need re-loading the next time you want to play. So what’s really impressive in HUAWEI Y9a is that when playing NBA 2K19 on the phone, even after switching from the game app to open YouTube and Google Maps, the game didn’t need re-loading and was exactly the way it was left. It ran super smoothly.

The EMUI 10.1 improves gameplay experience for users as well. Thanks to the Game Assistant, users can open WeChat or other apps in the middle of the game, so they can reply to messages without quitting. It also includes anti-mistouching and do not disturb features to ensure an uninterrupted experience, ideal for mobile game lovers.

 

Flagship-inspired design for a distinct look

It has a 6.63-inch TFT LCD (IPS) display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 (FHD+). Using a pop-up camera design, the screen panel remains complete with no notches or holes to be seen, and ensures an impressively high screen-to-body ratio of 92%. The back panel is made of 3D curved glass with an iconic Halo ring designed into it, which was used on the HUAWEI Mate 30 Series. It is also inspired by the concept of stage lighting - when you hold it in different lights, you’ll see three beams of light reflected from the bottom.

 

Its front camera only pops up when you need it, and is designed to be very fast and flexible. The front camera is a 16MP lens fitted with an f/2.2 aperture, great for capturing selfies in everyday life.

The quad camera on HUAWEI Y9a includes a 64MP main camera (f/1.8 aperture), an 8MP 120° Ultra-Wide Angle Lens (f/2.4 aperture), a 2MP Depth Lens (f/2.4 aperture) and a 2MP Macro Lens (f/2.4 aperture). This combination can meet consumers’ needs for shooting in various scenarios. The image quality is excellent.

On the side of HUAWEI Y9a there is the volume button and power button that is integrated with fingerprint sensing. Both the actual sensing speed and accuracy is very high. On the top of the phone there is a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Download various apps through AppGallery and Petal Search

Besides for hardware configuration, consumers might be concerned about software accessibility on Huawei smartphones. This is not a worry with AppGallery; users can download most popular apps including Lazada, PUBG Mobile and other popular mobile games.

 

You can also use Petal Search, which is listed on AppGallery and can be added to the homescreen as a widget, to quickly search and download the apps you want, easy and straightforward.

 

Overall, this MediaTek Helio G80-based smartphone really stands out in terms of design, gaming performance, photography, battery life and more. What’s more, it is pleasing to the eye and comfortable to hold.  Retailing at an amazing price of PKR 43,999/- only.

4200mAh battery and 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge

The HUAWEI Y9a is packed with a 4200 mAh battery and supports 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge. The smartphone charges to 70% in 30 minutes and to 100% battery in an hour, which is awesome!

 

MediaTek Helio G80 processor for a smooth gaming experience

 

The HUAWEI Y9a is equipped with a bunch of hardware tailored for powerful gaming performance. Let’s take NBA 2K19 as an example. During an hour of continuous gameplay, there is no noticeable frame rate loss and the game ran smoothly with no lags or latency, even when switched between different scenes. The phone didn’t heat up much either, which shows that it has pretty good cooling performance. After playing for an hour, the phone still felt cool and it only used 9% of battery, reaching a good balance between power consumption and performance.

 

Efficient and hassle-free multitasking

Generally, the most annoying thing of using a smartphone is that some apps may be “killed” in the background when the user has to leave the task on hand to answer a call or reply a message, for example. The game or video they were just playing might be forced to shut down and need re-loading the next time you want to play. So what’s really impressive in HUAWEI Y9a is that when playing NBA 2K19 on the phone, even after switching from the game app to open YouTube and Google Maps, the game didn’t need re-loading and was exactly the way it was left. It ran super smoothly.

The EMUI 10.1 improves gameplay experience for users as well. Thanks to the Game Assistant, users can open WeChat or other apps in the middle of the game, so they can reply to messages without quitting. It also includes anti-mistouching and do not disturb features to ensure an uninterrupted experience, ideal for mobile game lovers.

 

Flagship-inspired design for a distinct look

 

It has a 6.63-inch TFT LCD (IPS) display with a resolution of 2400 x 1080 (FHD+). Using a pop-up camera design, the screen panel remains complete with no notches or holes to be seen, and ensures an impressively high screen-to-body ratio of 92%. The back panel is made of 3D curved glass with an iconic Halo ring designed into it, which was used on the HUAWEI Mate 30 Series. It is also inspired by the concept of stage lighting - when you hold it in different lights, you’ll see three beams of light reflected from the bottom.

Its front camera only pops up when you need it, and is designed to be very fast and flexible. The front camera is a 16MP lens fitted with an f/2.2 aperture, great for capturing selfies in everyday life.

The quad camera on HUAWEI Y9a includes a 64MP main camera (f/1.8 aperture), an 8MP 120° Ultra-Wide Angle Lens (f/2.4 aperture), a 2MP Depth Lens (f/2.4 aperture) and a 2MP Macro Lens (f/2.4 aperture). This combination can meet consumers’ needs for shooting in various scenarios. The image quality is excellent.

On the side of HUAWEI Y9a there is the volume button and power button that is integrated with fingerprint sensing. Both the actual sensing speed and accuracy is very high. On the top of the phone there is a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Download various apps through AppGallery and Petal Search

 

Besides for hardware configuration, consumers might be concerned about software accessibility on Huawei smartphones. This is not a worry with AppGallery; users can download most popular apps including Lazada, PUBG Mobile and other popular mobile games.

 

You can also use Petal Search, which is listed on AppGallery and can be added to the homescreen as a widget, to quickly search and download the apps you want, easy and straightforward.

 

Overall, this MediaTek Helio G80-based smartphone really stands out in terms of design, gaming performance, photography, battery life and more. What’s more, it is pleasing to the eye and comfortable to hold.  Retailing at an amazing price of PKR 43,999/- only.