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TU Transcript Application Form Now Online

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TU Transcript Application Form Now Online

Gone are the days when you have to travel miles and spend hours in a sluggish line just to drop an application for the transcript. Understanding these difficulties, Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu has now decided the submission process of TU transcript application form be online.

Tribhuwan University (TU), being the prestigious university of Nepal has always been a pain in the neck in the matter of distribution of transcript and character certificates. On the visit to Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu, we could always see a long line of applicants and transcript receivers. Being in a sluggish line and waiting hours to drop the application form had never been an easy job. Despite the endeavor, TU gives a waiting time of 15 days before you could grab the transcript. However, this procedure to get the transcript is going to be obsolete. TU has now decided the submission process for the application form of the transcript to be online. However, this might take a time to be effective.

According to the news, the transfer of students’ databases is being carried out from old software to the new software. Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu estimated the transmission of databases from old to new software to take nearly a month of time. As the transmission process turns successful, the online submission of the form will soon come live.since the form will be submitted through the online procedure, as the application form is once submitted, students can directly go to

Since the form will be submitted through the online procedure, as the application form is once submitted, students can directly go to Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu and grab their transcripts. As the Office of the Controller of Examinations, Balkhu is also a governmental body, we can easily expect that receiving of the transcript will take few days time even after the form submission. Yet this is a good step from Office of the Controller of Examinations as this involves saving the time of students to be in a line and saving the employee of the Office from the workload.

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Locus 2017 Largest Innovative Tech Fair in Nepal Scheduled for Next Month

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Locus 2017 Largest Innovative Tech Fair in Nepal Scheduled for Next Month

Locus committee has set a foot ahead in the track of organizing the largest tech festival ‘Locus 2017’ in Nepal. The date of the events and pre-events are fixed. So, mark your calendar and be ready for being the part of the largest innovative tech fair of Nepal. Locus 2017 is scheduled to run for three days starting from 9th of February, 2017 (2073 Magh 27).

What is Locus?

Locus 2017Locus is a student-run organization established with a mutual collaboration of students from Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering of Pulchowk Campus. This organization serves as host to organize a national wise technological festival (or technological exhibition) annually in IOE Central Campus, Pulchowk. Contrary to the theoretical teaching approach in our education system, this organization provides the platform to excel and demonstrate the hardware skills, software skills, and skills for logical reasoning. And to unveil potentiality of discovering and inventing, Locus organizes various events and pre-events. This year’s Locus tech-fest is baptized as Locus 2017 themed with Renovating Society.

Pre-events in Locus 2017

As mentioned previously, Locus provides a platform to discover and invent ideas related to technology and to implement them. For this, Locus 2017 is packed with a series of events and pre-events. Some of the finalized events and pre-events are mentioned here. We will keep you updated with any further additions or modifications.

1. Robotics Crash Course

Robotics Crash CourseThis course has been introduced to enlighten the basic ideas and principles regarding the field of electronics and making them capable of building hardware projects. This course is categorized into two levels. One is beginners’ Robotics Crash Course designed for the rookies and another is an advanced Robotics Crash Course, which is designed for the ones having a sound knowledge of basic theory and principles of electronics. Students from any engineering colleges can book a seat for themselves. The registration fee is Rs. 1000 and the course will last for more than 7 days. Every detail of this pre-event is mentioned on the photo, which is attached herewith.

2. Case Study competition

In this pre-event, any student with a keen interest in any topic/field can perform a research. At the end of the research, he/she is expected to submit a report regarding the topic. Among the submitted reports, the best will be selected and rewarded. However, this competition is only for the students of Pulchowk Campus. The briefing will be done to the students on Poush 21 and the deadline for the submission of case study reports will be then finalized. In order to take part in the competition, Rs. 100 is to be paid for the organizers from each team.

3. Maya Animation Workshop

This is a two-day workshop, where the enthusiasts will be briefed about Maya software and its uses. Further, in this workshop, learners will be taught to create and design animations. This workshop will be on 24th and 25th of Poush.

4. Photoshop + Illustrator Workshop

In this workshop, any students, who are zealous about the Graphics designing, will be enlightened with the knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator software. The learners will not only be taught about the tools in the software and its uses but also the designing works using such software. Every zealous student is welcomed by Locus for this workshop. However, a pre-registration is required in order to take part in the event. This workshop will be on Poush 26 and 27.

5. Git Workshop

Wikipedia has described Git as a widely used source code management system for software development and a distributed revision control system with an emphasis on speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows. For the programmers, who are habituated in doing projects individually or in a group of small number, working among a team of many members will be troublesome. If there is not proper division and synchronization of the project, there will be the growth of chaos. To cope such problems, Git is a correct platform. Visualizing this platform as a must for the programmers and software developers, Locus has managed to enlist it among the number of pre-events. Git workshop is scheduled for 26th of Poush.

6. +2 Level Quiz

In order to boost the General Knowledge of +2 students, Locus has managed to embed +2 Level Quiz in the list of its pre-events. A team of +2 students from any college can take part in this program. However, a registration is required to be the contestant in the quiz. The registration costs Rs. 2500 per team. The date for the +2 Level Quiz is scheduled on Magh 8.

7. Tech Debates

Tech DebateThis is the new pre-event added in the Locus timeline. In this pre-event, participants are expected to perform logical reasoning in the given topic. This will be in a similar pattern to World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) following the format of British Parliamentary Debate. This program will go on for three days starting from 14th of Magh. And the mandatory number of participants in the team is two.

 

 

8. Talk Show

In this pre-event, a successful personality will be invited. The invited personality shares his expertise and unveils the challenges regarding his work. This pre-event is expected to provide motivation and inspiration to make a change in the country and to stretch the feet in the path of entrepreneurship. The talk show will be held on 17th of Magh.

9. Hack a Week

This is the most awaited pre-event in Locus. This pre-event provides a platform to the app developers, programmers, and tech enthusiasts to bring their ideas to life with the development of software prototypes. This is a themed pre-event and all the developers are expected to develop the prototype of the software based on the given themes. The contestants should develop their software prototype based on the theme of art & culture, entertainment, or on social impact. As the name suggests, this is 7 days pre-event and at the end, there will be the submission of the works done. This event will run from 18th of Magh to 24th of Magh.

Main Event of Locus 2017

The main event of the Locus 2017 includes hardware and software competitions. The competition is divided into the theme and non-themed category. All the hardware and software projects aiding in the renovation of society will be quarantined in the themed section and remaining in the non-themed section. The main event will start from 27th of Magh and will for three days. At the ending day i.e. 29th of Magh, all the winners of main events and the winners from the competitions of pre-events will be rewarded.

If you are willing to take part in any of the pre-events or events then just do not build a second thought. Pick an idea and start giving shape to your project. If you are not interested or eligible to take part but yet interested in having a look to the event then just mark your calendar and manage your schedule. You will be privileged to see the innovative tech discoveries for free, as no entry fee is required.

For more information, you may dial one of the following numbers.

  1. Samip Subedi, Coordinator– 9806622311
  2. Prateek Raj Joshi, Event Manager– 9849713996

Samsung Galaxy A Series 2017 announced!

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Samsung Galaxy A Series 2017 announced!

Samsung Galaxy A series is a premium mid-range segment where the high-end build meets the affordability. A series has been a much-appreciated line of Samsung smartphone, probably because of its build and camera quality. So 2017 kicks off with the new line up from Samsung, the Galaxy A series, which includes the usual A3, A5, and A7.

[Update: Only Samsung Galaxy A7 2017 Launched in Nepal so far and it is priced at Rs. 42,490. Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 is not expected to launch in Nepal]

Galaxy A 2017

The initial launch of these phones will be in Russia this January and will soon follow other international markets including Nepal. We assumed these phones would be revealed during CES, looks like Samsung can’t wait to restore the market blown up by the Note 7. These phones sport an improved camera, 3D glass rear builds like S7/Edge & Note 5, Always ON Display, USB C 1.0 and most importantly IP68 water and dust resistance. However, to add a slight disappointment, all these three phones run on Android Marshmallow.

Samsung Galaxy A3(2017):

Galaxy A 2017

Galaxy A3 2017 comes with a portable size of 4.7-inch which is same as the last year. The display type also remains the same with 720P Super AMOLED panel. Storage wise, the phone has 16GB of onboard storage which is expandable up to 256GB. Powering the phone is a 1.6Ghz octa-core chipset (Exynos 7870) coupled with 2GB of RAM. The rear camera remains the same 13MP with f/1.9 and the front camera is upgraded to 8MP with f/1.9. A3 now also houses a fingerprint sensor up front which was missing last year.  Backing up the phone is a decent 2350mAh battery.

  • 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display
  • 1.5GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7870 14nm processor with Mali-T830 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB Internal Storage, expandable upto 256GB via micro SD card
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Dual SIM ( nano + nano)
  • 13MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 8MP front camera
  • Fingerprint Scanner, Water resistant body
  • Dimensions: 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9mm
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
  • 2350mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017):

Galaxy A 2017

Galaxy A5 2017 also comes with the same 5.2-inch Full HD Super AMOLED panel like the last year. Powering the phone is the Exynos 7880 Octa-core chipset coupled with 3GB of RAM. Storage wise it comes with a sizable 32GB onboard storage, expandable up to 256GB. Optics wise it comes with 16MP camera with f/1.9 on both front and back which are likely to be really awesome. The rear camera is also equipped with OIS. A5 comes with 3,000mAh battery and fast charging.

  • 5.2-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
  • 1.87GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7880 processor with Mali-T830 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, expandable upto 256GB via micro SD card
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Dual SIM ( nano + nano)
  • 16MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 16MP front camera
  • Fingerprint Scanner, Water resistant body
  • Dimension:146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9mm
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.2, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

Samsung Galaxy A7 2017:

Galaxy A 2017

Galaxy A7 2017 is the biggest among the A series. Phones display has been bumped to 5.7inches with Full HD Super AMOLED panel. A7 is powered by Exynos 7870 Octa core 1.9Ghz chipset coupled with 3GB of RAM. Storage wise, it also comes with 32GB onboard storage which is expandable up to 256GB. It houses similar optics like the A5. It is backed up by a 3,600mAh battery.

Samsung is likely to bring these phones to Nepal as soon as they’re ready to ship to international markets. The price however at this moment has not been revealed but they will be more or less the same as the last year models.

  • 5.7-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
  • 1.87GHz Octa-Core Exynos 7880 processor with Mali-T830 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, expandable upto 256GB via micro SD card
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Dual SIM ( nano + nano)
  • 16MP rear camera with LED flash
  • 16MP front camera
  • Fingerprint Scanner, Water resistant body
  • Dimensions:156.8 x 77.6 x 7.9mm
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.2, NFC, USB Type-C
  • 3,600mAh battery with adaptive fast charging

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Gets a Price Reduction

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Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime Gets a Price Reduction

Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is a good looking mid-range smartphone with metal unibody from Samsung Nepal. Overall, the phone is a good value for money. And, to give you the best bang for your bucks, you are also getting a Rs 1,000 cash back on Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime. This means you can get this great phone at Rs. 28,490 (Rs. 29,490 previously).

Specs of Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime:

The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime features a 5.5-inch IPS FHD (1080×1920) display that results in a pixel density of 401 ppi. It comes preloaded with Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and has been frequently getting security updates. The phone is loaded with a 1.6 GHz Exynos 7870 Octa-core 64-bit processor.

In terms of storage, the J7 Prime has 16GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 256 GB via a microSD card. Similarly, the RAM on this device is 3GB. Furthermore, the Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime has a good camera with 13MP on the back and 8MP on the front. The 3,300 mAh battery on this device is removable that provided good backup during our review.

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Xiaomi Mi 5s in Nepal : Prebooking starts from Jan 3

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Xiaomi Mi 5s in Nepal : Prebooking starts from Jan 3

Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of MI products in Nepal, is accepting pre-booking for Xiaomi Mi 5s starting from Jan. 3, 2017 to Jan. 6, 2017. For those looking forward to buying Mi 5s, pre-booking the phone at the introductory price of NRs. 45999 seems like a good deal. That way, you can save NRs. 4000 since once the phone goes on sale starting from Jan. 7, it’ll be priced at NRs. 49,999. The Xiaomi Mi 5s launching in Nepal will be of 3GB RAM+64GB ROM variant. The phone will come in Gold color option only.

Xiomi Mi 5s, the full-metal unibody phone launched back in October, is one of the specs-heavy phones you can buy under NRs. 50,000. Talking about what the phone has to offer, it features a 5.15 inch IPS LCD display that has the resolution of 1920*1080 pixels. Under the hood, the phone packs the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor clocked at 2.15 GHz along with Adreno 520 GPU. It comes with LPDDR4 3GB RAM and unexpandable built-in storage of 64GB.

The camera units used in Mi 5s are 12MP (Sony IMX378 CMOS image sensor with large 1.55μm pixels) primary shooter on the back and 4MP front shooter for the selfies. The phone looks more like a video camera phone as it can shoot 4k at 30fps and 1080p at 120fps. The full HD taken at 120fps will give some decent slo-mo outputs for sure. The front shooter can also take videos at the highest resolution of 1080p as well.

Mi 5s runs on Android 6.0 with MIUI 8.0 layered on top. It houses a non-removable 3200 mAh battery. Plus, it even supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0. That means charging can be as fast as 83% in just 30 minutes of time. It comes with USB Type C version 1.0 that is reversible. It’ll be easier to plug in as opposed to traditional USB type B. But remember, there are very few phones with USB Type C so many of your friends’ data cables won’t be compatible with your phone.

The Xiaomi Mi 5s is among very rare phones to sport under the glass ultrasonic fingerprint sensor right on the front.

Here’s all you need to know about the Xiaomi Mi5s :

DISPLAY 5.15-inch; 1080 x 1920 pixels display
CHIPSET Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
CPU Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
OPERATING SYSTEM Android 6.0 Marshmallow with MI UI 8 on top
INTERNAL MEMORY 64GB
EXPANDABLE MEMORY NO
RAM 3GB
REAR CAMERA 12 MP Sony IMX378 with f/2.0 aperture, Phase detection autofocus
FRONT CAMERA 4MP with f/2.0 aperture
SIM dual SIM (nano)
BATTERY 3200mAh
FINGERPRINT Available (Under-glass)
FAST CHARGING Quick Charge 3.0 available (83% in 30 min)
COLOR(S) AVAILABLE Gold
PRICE NRs. 49,999 (regular)
NRs. 45,999 (pre-booking)

 

Naptime: Power naps that refresh your body and mind

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Naptime: Power naps that refresh your body and mind

The shout of mom to wake us up for morning classes or the sound of our alarm warning you to discontinue the company with our bed, the result is always bitter. No matter the amount of time of sleep, waking up with such ways mostly invites grogginess in our body. The grogginess remains adhered in our body diminishing our enthusiasm, agility, and productivity. So, in order to solve this problem, a smart eyeshade has been developed. Naptime is the device, developed to enhance the quality of sleep and kill the feeling of drowsiness after waking up.

What is Naptime?

Naptime simply is a smart eyeshade with EEG technology. This device is an eye mask, which when worn prevents light from entering your eyes from any angle. The device also endows a set of digital earphone, which plays music from your smartphone music library. Contrary to the normal way of listening music from your smartphone, this device senses the brainwaves and mood, and plays music matching those aspects. The music played from this device lulls you inducing the sleep. So, having this device on, even with a short nap of 10 or 20 minutes, the drowsiness will not come to nudge you.

Construction of Naptime

Naptime consists of three layers. The first layer, which remains in contact and closest to the eye is made up of memory foam. The construction of memory foam employs billions of temperature-sensitive particles. This layer fits well in the upper part of the face and provides comfort to the eyes. The middle layer consists of breathable fabric. The exterior or outer layer of the device is enveloped with the leather finish. The manufacturer has claimed that no animals have been slaughtered to provide the leather finish. According to the manufacturers, high-quality artificial leather is used to provide that leather finish.

How does this smart eyeshade works?

The inner layer of the device also employs a silver fabric. When worn, the silver fabric touches the skin through which the brainwaves are transmitted to the device. The device employs an EEG technology, where the EEG stands for electroencephalogram. The EEG senses the electrical signals from the brain and records it. According to these brain signals, the device will play music from your smartphone, matching your mood and induces the sleep. When the user falls asleep, the device intellectually plays white noise to block the sound from the outside.

This device does not need an external battery source to power it. It gets powered when connected with your Android smartphones or iPhones. However, it requires Naptime app on your phone, which is responsible for playing music corresponding to your mood. The device will figuratively poke you to wake up when you are in a light sleep. Waking up at the time of light sleep will not invite drowsiness in your body. This app also keeps track of the amount of time slept, the time taken to fall asleep and also sketches a sleep cycle curve. This app also provides the score of your sleep reading the frequency of brainwaves and also gives necessary tips to enhance the quality of sleep.

This development itself sound astounding as well as alluring. With so much of people suffering from insomnia and having sleep-deprivation, This device seems to be a cool alternative. However, this device has not yet been released. This device is set to launch in May of 2017.

CAN Info Tech 2017 scheduled for Late January

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CAN Info Tech 2017 scheduled for Late January

The biggest Trade show of Nepal is kicking off later this month. Every time we hear the CAN info tech is coming, we get really excited to see what it has got stored for us. Like the previous year, the CAN Info-Tech is sponsored by Subisu in association with Samsung. So, there’s gonna be two giant Subisu and Samsung Stalls in the center in case you’re wondering.

But for the past two years, the show has been really disappointing and it’s been nothing like it used to before. CAN Info-Tech used to be like CES where new products in Nepal got launched and it was really exciting to see those things. But now, it’s nothing but USB drives, external hard drives, laptops, antivirus and endless stalls of ISP providers. We don’t even see much of the brands like we used to in the past.

But this year we really hope things will be different. Hope there are few new brands, few new product launches(hopefully Drones) that will put a smile on our faces.  We really want to feel that excitement like we used to while entering the Bhrikuti Mandap. Unlike last year, we have many brands entering the Nepali market, so this year might not be dull like the last year.

CAN Info-Tech will be held from 26th to 31st Jan(Magh 13-18). Venue: Bhrikuti Mandap, Exhibition Road.

You can also get an Audio Notification when the event kicks off!

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How to activate 4G in NTC

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How to activate 4G in NTC

It is from today that Nepal Telecom is launching 4G in its network. This is the first phase of 4G launch. As for today, only Postpaid GSM users from Kathmandu and Pokhara will be entertained with the service. But NTC says 4G for prepaid users in these cities will be launched very shortly. And users in other cities will be entertained with 4G service in days to come.

In this post, We are going to share with you how you can activate 4G in your Postpaid numbers from NTC. To ensure you can get the best out of 4G, there are few things you might wanna consider:

Who can enjoy 4G from NTC?

  1. You must have a GSM postpaid SIM and you must be connected to the NTC’s network within Kathmandu or Pokhara.
  2. Not all the GSM postpaid SIM cards support 4G. According to NTC, only recent SIMs will be capable of supporting 4G. If your older SIM couldn’t activate 4G in it, you might wanna visit Nepal Telecoms office and get a new SIM card for your number.
  3. Not all the phones support 4G LTE, so make sure your phone supports 4G LTE connectivity for FDD band 3 that will be working on 1800MHz that is the band on which NTC 4G service will be running. Check out the list of 4G supported phones in Nepal here.
  4. Few phones might have a setting to enable or disable 4G service. Make sure to enable 4G service in your phone.

How to Activate 4G in your postpaid numbers?

Activating 4G is simple. All you need to do is go to your phone dialer and dial ” *444# “. As per NTC, this service will be on after 1pm (Nepal Time) today. But bear in mind, after activating this service in your number, NRs. 50 will be charged to your regular billing as the activation charge for 4G service.

What is there for you if you activate 4G?

Nepal Telecom GSM postpaid subscribers activating 4G service in Kathmandu and Pokhara will be entertained with free internet for 4 days starting from today. Though this free internet package from NTC for 4G subscribes is a limited one, that includes free 1GB data each day for 4 days.

How to Activate 4G in NTC | VIDEO WALK THROUGH

Are you upgrading to 4G? If you have activated 4G, have you noticed faster and stable internet connectivity in your phone or not? Let us know in the comments down below.

Also Read: What is 4G and Why do you need it?

NT 4G service for free from tomorrow in Kathmandu and Pokhara

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NT 4G service for free from tomorrow in Kathmandu and Pokhara

In a bid to launch faster and higher quality networking service for its subscribers in Kathmandu and Pokhara, the state-run Nepal Telecom is all set to launch fourth-generation (4G) telecom service starting from Sunday (Jan 1, 2017). Four days of free 4G service will be used as a promotional, introductory plan for the service. The 4G service is only available for NTC postpaid users as of now, and soon be rolled out to the Prepaid users too.

As Friday and Saturday were public holidays, the Telecom could not approve its tariff plans ahead of the release. Therefore, subscribers will be using the 4G network in tariff plans of 2G/ 3G service. According to those tariff plans, subscribers with no package deals could use Internet service for Re.1 per MB (without tax). 2G, 3G services allowed users to call at Re.1 per minute during 6 AM – 10 PM. Similarly, calling rates from 10 PM – 6 AM was 55 paisa per minute. 3G video calling in Prepaid and Postpaid SIMs cost Rs 2/min. Whereas, MMS rates were Rs. 1.50 per minute. The latest 4G service will allow users a networking speed of 30-40 MB per second. This will be run on the old tariff rates for the introductory phase.

The service, however, will be made available only in the selected locations of the two valleys. The locations have also not been disclosed yet. All of the customers also might not be able to initiate the service on the first day of the launch as they might have to change their SIM cards. The company has said that it will let all of its SIM distributors in Kathmandu to sell 4G SIM cards soon. Mahendrapul in Pokhara will be responsible for distributing SIM cards in Pokhara.

On October 21, NT had received permission to operate 4G services in the valleys from January 1. Since then, the company has conducted many tests to establish the 4G network. During these tests, the Telecom found out that, the 4G service was inaccessible in iOS driven devices. The iPhones before iPhone 5 won’t support 4G sim cards. The Nepal Telecom has not entered for such an appeal. And hence iOS users, here, won’t be able to use 4G network.

According to the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), NT can introduce it’s own promotional tariff for a period of three months from the date of the soft launch of the service. NTA granted permission to the Nepal Telecom to release 4G service from the allotted 1,800 MHz frequency. NT has said to use 5 out of 15 MHz to establish a ground for the new 4G service. Both NT and Ncell, a privately owned cell phone service provider, has applied for permission to launch 4G service in Nepal. NTA is said to have been reluctant to grant permission to Ncell due to the ongoing capital gain tax case.

4G network initiated by NT, from set to be on Sunday, will also launch free 4G service for the initial four days. According to this plan, users will be provided 1GB data free each for the first four days. Authorities have said this scheme was initiated to build a foundation for the new service among all the customers. The free service will be on the run, throughout January. However, the users who have once already used the free service won’t be able to use the network for free again.

My City Pulse app: discover the rhythm of your city

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My City Pulse app: discover the rhythm of your city

With New Year around the corner, there will be a lot of events happening around you. If you are planning to celebrate the New Year, then, obviously, you need to find out where to bash. Luckily, we are living in a tech era; which means you can now discover the best events around you on your smartphone! All you need is My City Pulse app (or so they say). This app is available for free for Android and iOS (for now).

Now, let’s dig into what the app has to offer.

Features of My City Pulse:

First of all, the app is very easy to use. It has three main sections which you can switch around easily. The three sections are Event, Live Map, and Promotion.

  • EVENT

You can explore events (concerts, parties or music/art festivals) that are happening in      Kathmandu in this section. If you find an interesting event, you can click it for more details. You can also get directions to the event you like just by clicking “GET DIRECTIONS” button. According to the MyCityPulse, if you log in with your Facebook and click “GET OFFERS” button on any interesting event, you may be eligible for special offers like discount vouchers, free drinks, and free entrance. The comment section on events is quite useful for real customers review.

If you are an organizer, you can post your events on this app by contacting the company.

  • LIVE MAP

In this section, you can view the exact places where the events are happening on a map. If you turn your GPS on, the map will show the nearest events around you.The events are represented by Pins; and the cool thing is, the pins change color depending on how many people are attending the event. Yellow pin means there are 20 people or less at the event, Green means between 20 to 100 people and Red means there are over a 100 people there. Plus, you can simply click on a pin to get details about the event.

  • PROMOTION:

You can check this section to find out about the special offers/deals your favorite businesses are offering. As a customer, you can leave a comment about the experiences you had with the promos so that other customers can read the review before they buy. If you are a business, you can contact My City Pulse to promote your business.

 

 

Additionally, according to the company, they will be adding many other features to this app in the future. The aim of the company is to make this app a local social media platform and a traveler’s app. The app will work as a local guide for international travelers to find entertaining events and best deals for eating, relaxing and shopping in the near future.

However, when I tested this app in beta phase on an android phone, before it was launched officially on 28th December 2017, it had some bugs and guess what? They are still there!

Drawbacks:

  1. The images on the preview thumbnail of the events and promos look weird. The forcefully-fitted images on the thumbnails gave me a bad impression about the app. The images could be made more responsive.
  2. First, the app didn’t notify me to turn on my GPS when I was on the Live Map section. Secondly, even when I turned the GPS on, the app couldn’t locate my current position. It seemed like the GPS was not working on the Live Map.
  3. I had difficulty exploring the map on the Live Map. When I tried to explore the map by swiping left or right, I was taken to another section instead.
  4. The “Get Directions” button on Events and Promotions takes you to another navigation apps ( like Google Maps). This can be a bad thing because sometimes we might not have enough memory on our phone. It would be great if the app could show us the direction from within the app using the Live Map section.
  5. The help section of the app has a topic called “What’s Happening” which is nowhere to be seen on the app. I personally informed them about this on their facebook page, but it is still there. This makes me doubtful about the seriousness of the company towards the app.

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In conclusion, this app looks promising for the benefit of local businesses and tourism. However, with so many bugs and the company not showing any effort for fixing them (even when they were informed about the bugs during beta test) make the app a disappointment.

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