Pakistani Government  has issued a new cyber-crime law which lists sending indecent, provocative or ill-motivated messages on a cell phone as an offence.

Under the Cyber Crimes Act, sending an SMS message or email containing defamation of the country’s civilian leadership or of the security forces is punishable with 14 years in jail, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry, which did not specifically define the crime.

In addition to jail time, offenders could have their property confiscated, and any Pakistani national living abroad and violating provisions of the act may be charged and liable for extradition to Pakistan.

Sony Corp. remained tight-lipped Monday over reports that it may combine its PlayStation Portable game console with a mobile telephone into a new gadget to challenge rival Apple’s iPhone.Sony is considering developing a new portable game console with the added functions of a Sony Ericsson cellphone, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday without revealing its sources.

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US telecom carrier T-Mobile announced on Monday that the latest version of a touch-screen smartphone featuring Google’s Android software would be available in August.The T-Mobile myTouch 3G is being seen as T-Mobile and Google’s answer in the highly competitive smartphone market to the newly released Apple iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre and the latest Blackberrys from Canada’s Research in Motion.Apple announced on Monday that it had sold more than one million iPhone 3GS in just three days.

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Mobilink has emerged as the only telecom operator to have won two Superbrands Awards at a ceremony organized by Superbrands Pakistan. Mobilink’s flagship brands, Jazz and Indigo were both recipients of the First Annual Superbrands Award 2008-09.

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Mobilink has hailed the government’s decision to withdraw the proposed 20 paisa Federal Excise Duty on SMS. The Company has also appreciated the support and foresight of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to create a taxation environment that is beneficial to the consumers and the progress and development of the telecom sector in the long run.

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