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Just likeBora Bora, the Maldives is another tropical paradise that feels like a fantasy world. Hundreds of lush islands, lined with the whitest sandy beaches, and surrounded by the bluest of water; the Malvides is a slice of heaven. Check out the beautiful photographs below along with information on the world’s lowest country with the ‘lowest high point’ in the world.

- The Maldives, officially Republic of Maldives, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction. It stands in the Laccadive Sea, 402 km (250 mi) south-west of India
- The chain of islands is an archipelago, which are in reality the tops of a vast undersea mountain range in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. The atolls of the Maldives encompass a territory spread over roughly 90,000 square km (34,750 sq miles), making it one of the most dispersed countries in the world in geographic terms
- It features 1,192 islands, of which two hundred are inhabited. The Republic of Maldives’s capital and largest city is Malé, with a population of 103,693 (as of 2006)
- The Maldives are the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. With an average ground level of 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level, it is the lowest country on the planet. It is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world, at 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in)

- The Indian Ocean has a great effect on the climate of the country by acting as a heat buffer, absorbing, storing, and slowly releasing the tropical heat. The temperature of Maldives ranges between 24 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) throughout the year. Although the humidity is relatively high, the constant cool sea breezes keep the air moving and the heat mitigated
- Two seasons dominate Maldives’ weather: the dry season associated with the winter northeastern monsoon and the rainy season which brings strong winds and storms. The shift from the moist southwest monsoon to the dry northeast monsoon occurs during April and May
- During this period, the northeast winds contribute to the formation of the northeast monsoon, which reaches Maldives in the beginning of June and lasts until the end of August. However, the weather patterns of Maldives do not always conform to the monsoon patterns of South Asia Read more…

All new Blackberry service activations during the campaign shall have free BlackBerry services for one month

1.Only new BIS activations will be given 1 month of free BlackBerry services.
2.To avail this promotion please visit your nearest Business Center or Franchise.
3.Advance rental is applicable and Rs.1,500/- additional deposit.

Support:
1.Call 321 or 456 from your Blackberry device.
2.Customers can visit support teams based in business Centers in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad.

Note: This is a limited time offer. Waivers shall be posted as per your billed amount against BlackBerry services.

Name: Hina Rabbani Khar
Born : 19 January 1977
Birth Place: ‘Khar Gharbi’ village Multan, Pakistan
Age : 34
Husband : Feroz Gulzar, a businessman.
Father Name : Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar
Religion : Islam
Qualification: she graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) from Lahore University of Management Sciences in 1999, and received her M.Sc. in Management from the University of Massachusetts in 2001.

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Apple on Wednesday released iOS 4.3, the latest update of its mobile operating system, two days sooner than expected.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs summarized the new features during the company’s iPad 2 launch event in San Francisco, Calif., last week.

The software powers Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices, which number over 160 million worldwide at the moment. It’s available through Apple’s Software Update control panel.

Apple has also made its iOS 4.3 SDK and Xcode 4, a new version of its integrated development environment (IDE), available to iOS developers. In addition, the company has updated its HTML5 ad creation tool, iAd Producer, to version 1.1.

iOS 4.3 promises faster Web browsing, thanks to an update to Apple’s Nitro JavaScript engine in the mobile version of Safari. Apple claims that the enhancement doubles mobile Safari’s JavaScript performance.

The iOS update also delivers a new feature called iTunes Home Sharing, which allows users to stream iTunes content — music or video — on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad over a local WiFi network.

Apple is also enhancing wireless content streaming from Apple TV devices through a previously introduced feature called AirPlay. iOS 4.3 allows streaming from third-party apps and Web sites through Apple TV, along with videos in the Photos app and previews in iTunes. In addition, AirPlay allows video captured on iOS devices to be streamed back to Apple TV via the Photos app.

Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated feature in iOS 4.3 is the Personal Hotspot, which allows computer users to connect to an iPhone 4 over WiFi and then to use the phone’s cellular data network to reach the Internet. iOS 4.3 brings hotspot support to AT&T GSM iPhones; it was already enabled on Verizon CDMA iPhones.

iOS 4.3 add support for one new mobile app — Photo Booth, a mobile version of the Mac OS X picture taking app — and one updated app — a version of the company’s FaceTime video conferencing app that has been reworked for the iPad 2.

German Mac enthusiast site Macerkopf.de on Tuesday said it has received reports of an iOS 5 event in April when Apple will announce changes to its MobileMe service.

Apple has not announced any such event, but is widely believed to be working to make MobileMe a more appealing cloud-based service, possibly by allowing customers to stream their iTunes content to any of their Apple devices through Apple’s data centers.

Twitter has been resetting passwords for accounts that started distributing links promoting fake antivirus software in an attack that used Google’s Web address shortening service to conceal the links’ destination.

The links, masked by Google “goo.gl” URL shortener, bounce through a series of redirect URLs before landing on a Ukrainian top-level domain that then redirects to an IP address associated with other fake antivirus software scams, wrote Nicolas Brulez of Kaspersky Lab on a company blog.

Victims landing on the fake antivirus software page are prompted to scan their computer. If they approve the scan, the page asks if they want to remove threats from their computer: doing so starts the download of a bogus security program called “Security Shield.”

Fake antivirus programs remain a pervasive problem on the Internet, with hundreds of variations. The applications target Windows users, and the programs are often installed by exploiting vulnerabilities in a computer’s software. Once installed, the applications badger users to pay for a full version of the program. Many of the programs are totally ineffective at actually removing malware from a computer.

Del Harvey, head of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Team, wrote on her Twitter account that “we’re working to remove the malware links and reset passwords on compromised accounts.”

“Did you follow a goo.gl link that led to a page telling you to install ‘Security Shield’ Rogue AV?” she wrote. “That’s malware. Don’t install.”

Although Brulez classifed the attack as a worm, implying it spreads from account to account, Harvey said the issue was not related to a worm.

If the problem isn’t spreading between Twitter users, that raises the question of how the attack began.

One possibility is that it is related to an attack on Gawker Media in December. In that incident, the e-mail addresses and passwords for registered users of the media company’s Web sites were pilfered by a group called Gnosis. Twitter saw a raft of spam after the Gawker hack, as it is believed that many users used the same password for the Web sites, which made their Twitter accounts vulnerable.

Sunbelt Software, a security vendor now owned by GFI Software, provides detailed instructions of how to remove the Security Shield fake antivirus program in one of its forums.

Now reach your favorite Voice Portal application in less than 5 seconds.

To facilitate our customers in the best possible manner and to offer a much better user experience on the Mobilink Voice Portal (555) we have restructured the main menu of the service.

All Voice Portal services are now clubbed in five broad categories replacing the earlier linear structure such that you can find services much faster according to your taste and mood.

Moreover to access the categories/ application from the main menu, along with voice recognition a DTMF option has also been added so that you can easily say the “category name” as soon as you enter the portal or press the relevant key. You can always go back to the main menu from any place in the menu by pressing 0.

TAG Heuer Fuchsia MERIDIIST GMT:

The new TAG Heuer Fuchsia MERIDIIST GMT comes with a back cover dressed in Acrochordus Arafurae skin. In case you didn’t know, the Acrochordus Arafurae is a water snake from New Guinea and northern Australia. The phone features a QVGA sapphire crystal main display, a secondary OLED screen and a 2MP camera. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time.

Philips Launches Xenium X116 Dual SIM Phone In Russia :

Philips has once again expanded its dual SIM phone line-up by launching the Xenium X116 for the Russian market. Coming in a candybar form-factor, the handset sports a 2-inch 176 x 220 display, a VGA camera, dual SIM card slots, a microSD card slot (up to 4GB), an MP3 player, an FM radio, a built-in flashlight, a 1050mAh battery and supports GSM/GPRS network. The Xenium X116 retails for 2,499 Rubles (about $80).

sWaP Rebel Touchscreen Phone Watch:

The sWaP Rebel is a touchscreen phone watch that features a 1.46-inch TFT touch sensitive display. Available in green, white, orange, pink, and black, this wearable gadget comes with bands, which are made from soft silica rubber gel with a smooth matte finish. There is also a USB port on the end of the watchstrap, allowing you to easily transfer data to your computer. Measuring 205mm x 45.5mm x 17.52mm and weighing 65 grams, the sWaP Rebel is powered by a 240mAh Lithium battery that provides enough juice for up to 85-hour of standby and up to 160-minute of talk time. Each purchase comes equipped with a set of earphones and a 2GB microSD card for storage. You can buy the sWaP Rebel touchscreen phone watch for £189.99 ($298) including VAT.

US Cellular To Launch LG Optimus U Android Smartphone:

A new Android smartphone from LG is about to be launched by US Cellular. Called the LG Optimus U, the handset will sport a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 3.2-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot (2GB card included), a virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack and run on Android 2.2 OS. The LG Optimus U will become available on December 13th for free with a 2-year contract agreement and after an $80 mail-in rebate

ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone:

The FCC has recently unveiled the new ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 smartphone. The 850/1900MHz 3G band handset features a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5.2-megapixel camera with an LED flash, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot and a 1,300mAh battery. Sadly, there is no official announcement from ASUS on when the E600 will be available. Stay tuned for more updates.

AT&T Will Release Nokia X7 Gaming Phone:

According to this leaked picture, the Nokia X7 gaming phone will be launched in the US market via AT&T. What makes the Nokia X7 special is that it has four speakers, which deliver louder audio output compared to a regular phone. It would be the first Symbian^3 device attached to the network. Too bad, there is no further info about this upcoming handset