Kuwait Tech

Kuwait: Zain Kuwait has launched eeZee unlimited Calls , its latest eeZee lines product that lets all prepaid customers make unlimited voice calls, video calls on its local network. Zain, which maintains the leading position in the Kuwaiti mobile communications market, announced that the campaign will undoubtedly increase the level of mobile traffic between the largest community of prepaid customers in Kuwait. “The launch of this product will see Zain adopt a new attitude to its valued customers, in particular those in the prepaid segment,” declared Bassel Manasrah , Director of Marketing inZain Kuwait. “Zain has once again changed the customer’s perception of their mobile phone, a device that has become a magical multifunctional in our daily life,” he added. To benefit from this offering, prepaid customers simply need to send a sms containing the letter “C” to 999.

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" E-45 Searching For Signal At .. " 75% of E45 on-screen messages can be resolved by rebooting the decoder. Digital decoders are like computers and they may occasionally freeze or "lock-up". Disconnect the power to the decoder by unplugging the wall socket and re-plugging it. This should rectify most cases. " E-16 Service Is Currently Scrambled " Check that you are watching an OSN channel to which you have subscribed. To refresh your signal you can: -

OSN Broadcasts all of its programmes via the Nilesat 102 Satellite at 7º West . You may find the following technical information of use during installation and the programming of your decoder Satellite: Nilesat Location: 7º West Transponder 1: 11.996 Ghz Horizontal Transponder 2: 12.073 Ghz Horizontal Transmission System: MPEG2 Conditional Access: Irdeto Forward Error Correction: 3/4 Symbol Rate 27500 OSN transmits its signals in digital format. This gives high quality picture with CD quality sound and the possibility to deliver Dolby Pro-Logic surround sound providing you have this equipment. We aim to transmit all our programmes in stereo, whenever possible and you can rely on Showmovies, MTV and VH-1 to provide stereo sound in unrivalled quality.

PARENTAL CONTROL gives you the ability to choose which channels or even which programmes can be viewed in your home. The OSN rating system (Fam to 18), on screen communication highlighting the suitability of certain programmes and the technology in our decoder provides you with all the control you need to easily restrict or completely block certain programmes or channels as you want. OSN HD Box / OSN HD SHOWBOX Press the ‘Menu’ on your Remote Control Then select ‘Settings’ and press “OK” Select "Parental Control" and enter PIN "0000" Select either "Channel Block" (to block entire channels) or "Set Ratings" to block programming of a certain rating and above Follow on screen instructions.

Press the "Menu" button on remote control Select "Settings" from the list and press OK Select "System Setup"ation and press OK Enter the code 0000 and press OK Select "Free Scan" and press OK Select "Satellite Scan" and press OK Press the Green button on your remote control and select "Yes, continue"

3 OSN Box Office channels that deliver the best home theatre selections from Paramount, Dreamworks, Sony Columbia, NBC Universal, Disney and local studios. 13 Movies channels - OSN MOVIES HD, OSN MOVIES HD +2, OSN ACTION HD, OSN PREMIERE, OSN PREMIERE +2, OSN CINEMA, OSN CINEMA +2, OSN MOVIES ACTION, OSN MOVIES COMEDY, OSN MOVIES KIDS, OSN MOVIES FESTIVAL, TCM and MGM. These leading channels allow customers to choose from up to 9 different first-time-on-TV movies broadcasting at any one time. 4 SHOWSPORTS channels - OSN SPORTS 1 HD, OSN SPORTS 2, OSN SPORTS 3 and OSN SPORTS 4 - being the home of the Ryder Cup, Cricket, Rugby Union Tri-Nations, Rugby League World Cup, WWE, UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship and other exclusive leagues. In house General Entertainment channels, such as OSN FIRST and OSN FIRST HD, the home of action and drama series. OSN SHASHA is the home to Arabic movies , series and talkshows; OSN COMEDY, home of comedy series.

According to a recent forecast by Business Monitor International , the Kuwait consumer electronics market is set to increase KD 205 million ($707 million) in 2010. The consumer electronics market is a key growth sector for emerging markets such as the Middle East, as a tech-savvy population and tourism continue to grow in the country. Increasing demand for next generation technology and growing competition among manufacturers and resellers has transformed the consumer electronics industry to offer innovative lifestyle products. Today, consumers are seeking products that have better connectivity, performance, speed, quality and convenience to suit their lifestyle and home. This year, the consumer electronic market will see a growing trend towards feature rich notebooks, smartphones, 3D technology, high-end gaming and digital solutions. With so many innovations, both the industry and the retail trade are looking optimistically towards the Consumer Electronic segment at GITEX TECHNOLOG

Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer. Go to the website that has the feed you want to subscribe to. Click the Feeds button to discover feeds on the webpage. Click a feed (if more than one is available). If only one feed is available, you will go directly to that page. Click Subscribe to this feed. Type a name for the feed and select the folder to create the feed in. Click Subscribe. RSS feeds provide frequently updated content published by a website. They are commonly used for news and blog websites, but are also used for distributing other types of digital content, including pictures, audio, or video. Feeds can also be used to deliver audio content (usually in MP3 format) which you can listen to on your computer or portable device. This is referred to as podcasting. A feed can have the same content as a webpage, but it's often formatted differently. When y

Skype, a peer-to-peer voice service , released the Skype for iPad app. The new offering allows iPad users to make two-way video calls, use instant message, view contacts, search recent conversations, and send SMS messages. The app works on iPad1 devices. Apple offers video calls on its iPad2 tablets. Available for downloading at Apple’s iTunes App Store for free, the Skype for iPad app lets users make and/or receive free Skype-to-Skype video calls from their iPads to an array of internet-connected devices over Wi-Fi or 3G. Skype’s first iPad-optimized app offers a number of key features designed specifically for the iPad, including taking advantage of the device’s large screen for video calls that deliver up to VGA quality video (640x480) at 15 frames per second. In addition, users can connect via video call on the iPad with even more Skype contacts, as it is compatible with a host of other Skype applications, including: Skype for iPhone, Skype for Mac, Skype for Windows PC, Skype for

You can choose to always display pop-ups in a new tab, to always display them in a new window, or to let Internet Explorer decide how to display them. If you opt to let Internet Explorer decide how to display pop-ups, it will display the pop-up in a new window if the pop-up specifies size or display requirements. Otherwise, the pop-up is displayed in a new tab. To change how pop-ups are displayed Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the General tab, and then, in the Tabs section, click Settings. Make a selection in the When a pop-up is encountered section. Click OK twice. To save a group of tabs, click the Favorites button, click the arrow next to the Add to Favorites button, and then click Add Current Tabs to Favorites. Give the tab group a name, and then click Add.

The Adobe Flash add-on might not work in Windows Internet Explorer if you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer or have disabled the add-on. ActiveX Filtering in Internet Explorer 9 can also prevent the add-on from working. Here are some things to try: Use the 32-bit edition of Internet Explorer. If you have installed either Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9, both a 32-bit and a 64-bit edition of the browser are available on your computer. To see which edition of Internet Explorer you're using Open Internet Explorer, and then do one of the following: In Internet Explorer 8, click the Help menu, and then click About Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer 9, click the Tools button , and then click About Internet Explorer. If you're using the 64-bit edition of Internet Explorer, 64-bit Edition will appear to the right of the version number. If you're using the 32-bit edition, nothing will appear to the right of the version number. Enable the a

Android 2.2 (Froyo) which is the latest version of Android OS for handheld devices from Google available in the Kuwait. Android is believed to be beating the iPhone OS and Android is very much successful and we see lots of handheld device manufactures are using this. Samsung Galaxy Tablet is powered with Android 2.2 which is the latest version available in the market. Now the question is “Is this version fine for Tablet as well or is it well tweaked for the best performance for a tablet”. Other question that comes in my mind is like in iPad, we have applications which are developed for iPad, will the Android apps developed for mobile phones work well with tablets. Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) has a higher hardware basic requirements like atleast 1-GHz processor, 512MB of RAM memory, and displays no smaller than 3.5 inches and higher resolutions of up to 1280Will the tablets which are recently out in the market like the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000, Dell Streak, Notion Ink Adam, ICD Ultra,

Yes, it's true - you can do VoIP on the new Apple iPad . The iPad sports WiFi, 3G, speaker, and a microphone - all you need to do VoIP. But the real kicker is that Apple just modified their iPhone (News - Alert)/iPad SDK to ALLOW VoIP over 3G. Yes, my friends, now you too can hold a massive 9.7" screen to your head - bulkiness and radiation be damned! The pertinent part of the SDK is as follows: 3.3. 23 Because some mobile network operators may prohibit or restrict the use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) functionality over their network, such as the use of VoIP telephony over a cellular network, and may also impose additional fees, or other charges in connection with VoIP, You agree to inform end-users, prior to purchase, to check the terms of agreement with their operator, for example, by providing such notice in the marketing text that You provide accompanying Your Application on the App Store. 9. Third Party Terms of Agreement: You must state in the EULA that the en