Worldlink Communication Pvt. Ltd. has started laying out the optical fiber internet wires from Tripureshowr to Pani pokhari in a managed manner. In a recent press release, Worldlink informed that the primary stages of the project have been completed.
Worldlink mentioned the next stage of the project would be to manage the wires between Maitighar to Baluwatar.
Similarly, under the Public Wi-Fi project, Worldlink is providing free internet services at Pashupatinath area, Bouddha, Sankha park, Balaju water park, Swyambhu, Basantapur, TIA airport, Pokhara and Birgunj municipalities. They plan to extend the service to more areas and are working on improving the effectiveness of the current facility as well.
Under the Karnali Project including two packages ‘A’ and ‘B,’ Worldlink is providing free internet services to the general public of Karnali region. Worldlink informed that package ‘A’ that provides internet at places like Humla, Jumla, and Mugu is 52 % complete and package ‘B,’ providing services at Rolpa, Rukum, Jajarkot, and Kalikot is fully completed.
Likewise, Worldlink provides new standard internet products like Go app, Safe net app, Managed Wi-Fi and time back services for just Rs. 1250. The company has also offered internet usage information to 2038 students at 31 different schools.
Worldlink plans to provide internet services at ten different rural areas within four months and make free Wi-Fi hotspots available at 10 thousand public areas.
The hacking case that occurred on 18th October 2017 (1st Kartik 2074) has been revealed to be the carelessness of the staff and management of NIC Asia Bank. The report published by the bank itself suggests that the cybersecurity of the bank is too weak and handled carelessly.
The bank in co-operation with Rastrya Bank ordered an Indian company named KMPG to study and prepare a report accordingly about the flaws of the system by bypassing the Nepal Police’s Central Investigation Bureau(CIB).
The report submitted by KMPG through Rastrya Bank to the CIB has concealed the fault of the staff and management of NIC Asia Bank. However, the bank’s cybersecurity has been proven to be inadequate.
During the investigation, the higher ranked staff members and management weren’t under the police radar, the Indian company only talked about the technical issues with the bank staff, one of the employees said, “The fact that the bank that safely keeps the money of citizens is careless can be seen clearly on the report provided by KMPG.”
The same report points out that a legal case has been filed at Patan high court against 13 account holders from foreign banks located at eight countries. A 69 paged prosecution provided by the court to Nepal Live claims that not just the management heads but also the IT department of the bank think cyber security isn’t reliable and responsive.
The 11th and 12th pages of the prosecution include the ‘Hack Timeline’ prepared by KMPG, India. It mentions that the wrong information delivered by the cyber combination of the bank along with the frequent cyber attacks that occurred. In addition to these, the timeline includes the use of ‘Keylogger’ software by one of the users along with numerous ‘Malware’ to ‘Smokescreen’ attacks.
The timeline also says that the emails used by the bank were attacked a few days before the bank hack. Usernames and passwords of Mohan Ranjit, Pradhumna Nepali and Patina Pradhan were used to transfer 46 Crore 56 Lakh 50 thousand 5 hundred 5 rupees via swift message. The employees that were mentioned in the prosecution letter stated that they reported the various issues with the cyber system to the concerned authority.
Employees working in the IT department said that they weren’t well trained about swift technology which suggests the carelessness of the bank. The late response is shown by the bank to check the security issues even after knowing that the attacks occurred on 1st of Kartik add up to the negligence shown by the authorities.
The CEO during the hack, and present Deputy CEO, Sudhir Kumar Pandey stated, “No fixed scheduled swift training is conducted for the staff members.” He added Nepal lacks the organizations to provide swift training. His statement mentions, “Training in Nepal are conducted rarely by International companies.”
Roshan Kumar Neupane, recently appointed as the CEO stated, “Sudhir Kumar Pandey takes operational department’s reports”. He added that the swift password and its privacy is the priority of the staff themselves. He says that generally computers are bought with the Windows OS installed. However, cracked OS are also installed sometimes.
Cracked OS being used in computers of banks where electronic payment is carried out is a simple invitation for hackers to hack the system.
Deputy Governor of Rastrya Bank, Chintamadi Sapkota says, “Cracked windows should not be used at banks. The bank is a highly sensitive organization, so using pirated software can prove to be dangerous. There are IT guidelines for the banks to follow, but most banks don’t seem to follow it.”
The hacking case of NIC Asia bank isn’t being investigated the way it should have been. The conclusion of prosecution letter provided by the court raises a question on the sincerity of the employees. This incident portrays the lack of proper cybersecurity in many banks of Nepal.
Today, OPPO hosted its first global Innovation Event in Barcelona, Spain. Within the top 5 smartphone brands in the world, OPPO shared some exciting announcements on the innovation behind its advancements in mobile technologies in 2019. Debuting a world-first 10x lossless zoom technology and industry leading developments in 5G technology, OPPO is cementing its reputation as an innovator in the mobile communications space.
OPPO 2019 Innovation Event Offers Partners Chance to ‘Get Closer’ The exploration of 5G & 10x lossless zoom
The OPPO brand takes inspiration from the fantastic possibilities of every day and in helping people to realize the beauty that is around them. Driven by consumer insights, OPPO has been investing heavily in innovation with a considerable commitment to R&D. It is this commitment that helps OPPO to develop industry-first innovations time and time again, be it through image beautification technology, 5G, AI, AR/VR or other emerging mobile technologies.
“They are proud to deliver our first Innovation Event for media and partners today” OPPO Vice President, Anyi Jiang, comments “innovation is our top priority and they have made many recent developments to bring the future into consumer’s hands. They look forward to continuing with this commitment and bringing to market more advances particularly in 5G and photography.”
5G is the future of the smartphone industry, bringing with it endless possibilities for creativity, imagination and closer connectivity. Today, OPPO brought the 5G era closer with the announcement of its first 5G smartphone and the OPPO 5G Landing Project. In this initiative, OPPO proposed and committed to bring into full play with the capability of carrier partners like Swisscom, Telstra, Optus- and more in-depth collaboration with potential partners like Singtel to promote the implementation of 5G products and services, so that consumers can experience new levels of performance and efficiency that will empower new use cases and connect new industries.
Cristiano Amon, President of Qualcomm Incorporated, endorsed OPPO’s commitment to 5G innovation, “Given their leadership in the 4G era, OPPO is well positioned to be a leader in the transition to 5G. They see tremendous opportunities to drive further innovation in the 5Gera, and Qualcomm Technologies looks forward to working closely with OPPO to realize the true potential of 5G and support the launch of their first 5G smartphone powered by our flagship Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 855 Mobile Platform with the X50 5G modem, integrated RF transceiver and RF Front-End solutions. “
OPPO has been anticipating and preparing for the arrival of 5G since 2015 and has invested in design and technology to ensure the production of a popular phone, that doesn’t compromise on functionality to accommodate 5G features and benefits. The hotly anticipated arrival of its first 5G smartphone looks set to revolutionize consumers’ lives through 4K, 8K video download/upload/cloud-play, 3D video calling, 5G cloud gaming, and multi-player AR/VR game, in-store navigation, AR shopping integrated, immersive, entertainment everywhere and more.
At the Innovation Event, OPPO also presented the world’s first 10x lossless zoom technology. Another industry first, OPPO further empowers users and provides everyone the opportunity to take professional style photographs, without fearing any loss of quality.
Those who attended the Innovation Event also got to witness the premiere of OPPO’s showcase of some of the exciting real-life applications that users will get to enjoy with 5G; from hologram calls to AR shopping as well as demonstrations of perfect scenarios to use the 10x lossless zoom.
OPPO will also have a presence at MWC in the Ericsson and Qualcomm booths, where visitors will get to experience cloud gaming through a live demo of SoulCalibur6 developed in partnership with Shadow, the leading high-performance cloud gaming company.
Application Open for First Nepal Winter School in AI by NAAMII. Application for participation is open. Apply here to secure your seat. A large number of Full Scholarships and Travel Grants Available. The program will run from December 20 to December 30, 2018, at Prime College.
NAAMII is organizing first Winter School in Nepal for ten days in December. It is going to be an intensive course for Artificial Intelligence with the best trainers.
Please fill up the application forms by 23rd November, if you’re interested and share this with your friend’s circle as this is a great opportunity and there are many scholarships on need or merit basis as well for the participants. Further information about the course contents, schedule, speakers and registration can be found in the link below.
*Participants from outside Kathmandu valley will be provided with transportation costs and accommodation*
Program Details
Venue: PRIME COLLEGE ( Khusibun, Nayabazar, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Following the theme ‘gala trade show of information, communication, and entertainment technology CAN Federation Morang Chapter are organizing CAN InfoTech 2019 in Biratnagar from Poush 19 to 23( 3rd January to 7th January 2019). In this InfoTech, there will be a discussion regarding new technologies, innovation, products, and many others. The expo motives to promote IT education and the culture of entrepreneurship.
CAN Federation Morang is all set to organize the ‘CAN Infotech’, an annual gala trade show of information, communication, and entertainment technology. The event will run for five days. This Mega event has been developed as a platform for various local and national ICT companies to launch and exhibit the latest technologies and bring out exciting offers.
Varieties of companies participating in the Mega event including the hardware and software companies and internet service providers are introducing various offers and attractions for the visitors. You all are cordially invited to visit them InfoTech and get informed on the latest ICT development in Nepal and around the world.
IT companies from province 1, various colleges and organizations and different international product and brand from Kathmandu will be participating in the InfoTech. Most of the stall will represent commercial ICT product and service meanwhile remaining booth will be centered in IT education, innovation, startup, robots, gaming, and science education.
Commercial stalls will feature kinds of stuff like smart technology, laptops, gadgets, internet, security products, software, and applications and among others. To promote local startup and entrepreneurship, the organizers are providing stalls in Cost effective. For this startup companies are needed to submit online applications.
Apple Mac-book,The Apple Mac-book is a super thin and sleek model that has the dimensions of 20.35–1.3 x 19.65 x 0.8cm (0.14–0.52 x 11.04 x 7.74) and weighs 0.93 kg approximately 2.03 pounds. It comes up with the Mac OS X El Captain operating system which is very easy to use.
The display is 12-inch diagonal LED-backlit display with IPS technology that supports millions of colors and 16:10 aspects ratio. It comes up with the native resolution of 2304 x 1400 pixels with retina display while the scaled resolutions are 1440 x 900, 1280 x 800 and 1024 x 640 pixels. It consists of a 256 GB PCIle based flash storage.
The processor is made of 1.1 GHz dual core Intel Core M processor Turbo Boost up to 2.4 GHz with 4 MB shared L3 cache that can be configured upto 1.3 GHz dual core Intel Core M processor Turbo Boost upto 2.9 GHz with 4MB shared L3 cache memory. It consists of 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3.
The battery is built-in 54Whr Li polymer battery that comes up with a 45W Mag Safe Power Adapter with Cable management and a Mag Safe 2 Power port. The graphics used is Intel HD Graphics 5300 dual display and video monitoring that is capable of simultaneously supporting a full native resolution on the inbuilt display and up to 3840 x 2160 pixels on external displays which are both at millions of colors.
It has got 480p Face Time HD camera. The ports available are a USB-C port with support for Charging, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps), Native Display Port 1.2 video output, VGA output using USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (sold separately) and HDMI video output using USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (sold separately).
The Wlan technology used is 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking, Bluetooth v4.0 wireless technology and IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible. It comprises of a Full-size back-lit keyboard with 78(US) or 79 (ISO) keys that includes 12 function keys and four arrow keys with inverted T arrangement and ambient light sensor.
The Force Touch track pad gives precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities and also allows Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures. The battery used is Li-Po 39.7 Whirl and the battery life gives up to 9 hrs wireless web, up to 30 days standby time and up to 10 hours iTunes movie playback. It comes with 29 W USB-C Power Adapter; USB-C power port. It costs about £1,050.
Schenker XMG U726, The new Schenker XMG U726 is an ultimate gaming notebook with the latest and best graphics adapter from NVIDIA in the market. It has got a solid and attractive hardware in laptop design.
It has the dimension of 428 x 308 x 45 mm (W x D x H) and weighs 4.8 Kgs which is pretty much heavier for notebooks nowadays. This notebook is preferably a bulky, thick and heavy model. The screen is 17.3″ (43.9 cm) Full HD (1920 × 1080) Non-Glare IPS screen with NVIDIA G-SYNC or 17.3″ (43.9 cm) Ultra HD (3840 × 2160) Non-Glare IPS without G-SYNC along with the maximum opening angle of 115°.
The display frame and underside are made from plastic whereas the lid and top side are made from aluminum that is quite smooth. There are 4 models out on the market having different CPU configuration each, the processors used in these models are Intel Core i5-6600 with processing speed of 3.30-3.90 GHz 6 MB cache 65 W; Intel Core i5-6600K having speed of 3.50-3.90 GHz with 6 MB cache 91 W; Intel Core i7-6700 having processing speed of 3.40-4.00 GHz with 8 MB cache 65 W; and Intel Core i7-6700K having speed of 4.0-4.2 GHz with 8 MB cache 91 W.
The chipset used is Mobile Intel Z170 Express. Is the ram 4x 260 Pins SODIMM Socket supporting a maximum of 64GB DDR4 (Dual Channel) and the storage available in this laptop is 2x 2.5? (7 – 9.5 mm) SSD/HDD, SATA – III two M.2 2280 slots via SSD SATA – III and PCIe x4. The SSDs are directly connected to the processor which results in faster access time and transfer rates above 2 GB/s.
The ports available in this device are a Card reader, two RJ45 Port (LAN), five USB 3.0 (1 powered, 1 eSATA / USB 3.0 Combo Port), a USB 3.1 Type-C, two Display Port 1.2, HDMI 2.0 (with HDCP), a Headphone Jack, an Audio-Input-Jack, a Microphone-Jack and a S/PDIF (optical) port. The sound feature present is HD Audio, Sound Blaster® X-FI® MB5, and ONKYO 2.0 Speaker-System. The networking and WLAN technology available are 10/100/1000 Mbit/s Base-TX Killer E2400 Gigabit Ethernet LAN and 802.11AC Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac and the Bluetooth technology used is BT 4.0. It has a 2 MP webcam with integrated microphone.
The keyboard is full sized 98 critical multi-zone backlit keyboards with Numeric Key Pad. Similarly, the touchpad is an Integrated touchpad with Multi-gesture & Scrolling function and two Soft-Touch-Keys. A port for Safety-Lock, TPM 2.0 and a Fingerprint-Reader are available for safety purposes.
The battery used is 8 Cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack 89 Whirl with approx. 2 hrs general usage battery life. This device is considered as the supermassive beast of a gaming laptop and costs about £2700.
