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Pakistani Startups Making Waves Internationally Video Gamers-The New Social Media Celebs History Of Pandemics PAGE 1 | www.phoneworld.com.pk 6-8 APRIL 2020 Dubai World Trade Centre UNIFYING SECURITY FOR GLOBAL CITIZENS FIRST TIME IN THE REGION KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Bryan Seely The only hacker to wiretap the US Secret Service & FBI, what he's going to share will absolutely blow your mind Hector Monsegur Anonymous' most notorious hacker and technical expert behind Anonymous/LulzSec collective Enquire about exhibiting, +971 4 308 6469 [email protected] www.gisec.ae speaking and visiting OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED BY OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIC PARTNERS PLATINUM SPONSORS ORGANISED BY PARTNER PAGE 2 | www.phoneworld.com.pk PAGE 3 | www.phoneworld.com.pk PAGE 4 | www.phoneworld.com.pk PAGE 5 | www.phoneworld.com.pk PAGE 6 | www.phoneworld.com.pk Adnan Khan Managing Editor Dear readers, Adnan Khan Marketing Head & Managing Editor Since the start of 2020, a new respiratory infection called COVID-19 Rizwana Khan starting spreading in China that briskly engulfed the whole world. More Senior Editor than 200 countries have reported COVID-19 infections, while the outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Fizza Atique Sadly, Pakistan is one of the countries where the infection is spreading Zainab Saeed rapidly with more than 1300 cases reported throughout the country till Associate Editors date. Taimur Khan Creative Designer Our telecom and IT industry is playing a monumental role in current time of emergency. The industry is not only making valuable donations in the Aqeel Shahid relief funds but the technological interventions introduced over the years Bureau Chief Karachi are now providing much needed facilitation to the people. From education, health, and stay-at-home jobs to banking, and commerce; everything has Agha Mehdi gone digital. The modern technology has been the true blessing in these Bureau Chief Quetta difficult times which is quite comforting. 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Contact Information of Recipient Name: _______________ Address: _____________ Phone No: _______________ +92 300 9780309 PAGE 7 | www.phoneworld.com.pk Declar ation No: 1196/2(124)/Press201 1 Infographic Page 16 History of Pandemics National Page 38 Video Gamers-The New Social Media Celebs Infocus Page 41 The man who invented copy and paste OPPO Reno 3 Pro Phone Redmi 8A Reviews Infinix S5 Pro Tecno Camon 15 Pro Page 34 National Pakistani Startups Making Waves Internationally Page 50 Telecom Campaign A crtical review of TV AD Campaigns App World Contents Page 54 Applications & Games for your smartphone WishList Page 56 Latest Smartphones in the market PAGE 8 | www.phoneworld.com.pk How will AI make all our woes Personality Corner - Page 34 - Larry Tesler - Page 41 disappear? Page 16 Pakistani startups making Waves Internationally PTCL Group Posts Rs 32 Billion Revenue for Q1, 2020 - Page 25 The inevitable growth of 5G infrastructure cost; can MNOs maintain the profits? Vivo Extends the Warranty - Page 28 of its Smartphones in Pakistan - Page 45 Live Advertisement/ Article Contact Marketing Department Adnan Khan 0345-5957155 Office: +92 51 2653274 Email: [email protected] Issue 42 For Further Details Contact Phone +92 51 2653273-75 Email: [email protected] Block 13-R, second floor, western side F-7 Markaz Islamabad PAGE 9 | www.phoneworld.com.pk National By Zainab Saeed How will AI make all our woes disappear? ost people are probably data, and use the resulting insights into Artificial intelligence is altering the not familiar with the the improvement of decision making. world but are those changes beneficial? Artificial Intelligence That’s the billion-dollar question. concept, so before AI enables people to rethink heading towards any discussion, we M how we integrate information, The experts believe that artificial all should know what exactly AI is? intelligence will impact the fortune Basically, Artificial intelligence (AI) analyze data, and use the of every industry and of course, the is making a computer program or resulting insights into the future of every person on the planet a machine able to think and learn. improvement of decision earth. Artificial intelligence is valuable AI technology is making computers making in driving the emergence of new smart. It transforms every aspect of life. technologies such as big data, robotics Moreover, it enables people to rethink and IoT, in the future, it will act as a how we integrate information, analyze technological innovator. PAGE 10 | www.phoneworld.com.pk National Hunger Artificial intelligence is Artificial intelligence is valuable in driving the United Nations estimated that to feed developing innovative drug emergence of new technologies the world’s population by 2050; there therapies and customized is a need to increase food production such as big data, robotics and by 70% across the globe. Artificial medicine, robots are also IoT Intelligence can help us in this supporting in the surgeries context by detecting disease for earlier It is believed that artificial intelligence interventions, automating the tough Volumes of data created by Healthcare will resolve a lot of problems that we tasks and applying herbicide accurately. systems will remain unused without are facing presently. The focus of AI AI can develop seeds production and the artificial intelligence support. It is not just on cool home gadgets or on maximize the production of crops. is important to note that not only the process optimization and automation artificial intelligence is developing but can be used to rethink how to solve innovative drug therapies and the world’s problems. United Nations estimated that customized medicine, but robots are to feed the world’s population also supporting in the surgeries. AI has a great potential to improve by 2050; there is a need to different aspects of life, including increase food production by healthcare, education, poverty and 70% across the globe Human Rights security. Today, AI machines are doing very beneficial things which were not Artificial intelligence can help possible for humans to do on their own. Health Care the world to reduce human rights violations to a great extent by All the tech giants are now focusing AI has brought a massive revolution identifying human trafficking quicker on building AI solutions for good. in the health care sector, and with in a more comprehensive way. The AI Following are some of the challenges time, it is helping to detect the disease face recognition technology can help us that we are facing today but can get rid before the involvement of any medical to find missing people by analyzing the of them in future with the help of AI. professional. It is also assisting the photos correctly. healthcare staff in the care of the patient that is under observation. Education Artificial intelligence can support the learning in and out of the classroom with its valuable tools. It has excellent potential to bring a drastic transition by the learning of any course, any time, from anywhere across the globe. AI- powered education is helping to equip students with fundamental IT skills. In the future, with the help of AI, students will be able to get access to a broader range of courses. Helping People with Disability AI technologies help to solve general accessibility, transportation and communication problems. It is enabling people to live an independent life. Primarily, AI facilitates the disabled people in employment and improvement of their daily experience by reducing or removing technology barriers that people with disabilities are facing. PAGE 11 | www.phoneworld.com.pk National Combat Fake News National Security Smart Cities Artificial Intelligence can be used to For the security of nations, AI can play a With the collaboration of IoT, Artificial fight against the spread of fake news by substantial role. The American military Intelligence can address critical verifying the authenticity of the articles is deploying AI that alerts human challenges posed by an excessive and news. Humans can’t identify the analysts when there is any suspicious urban population, including traffic fake news as the amount of content activity. The Deputy Secretary of management, healthcare, energy crises, generated daily is uncountable.