HP launches world’s thinnest ultra-slim notebooks: HP on Wednesday launched the world’s thinnest ultra-slim notebooks in Pakistan. At a media event held at a local hotel, the new lightest notebooks were also displayed. The theme of the event was “See Thin in a whole new Light.”  The comprehensive new notebook portfolio from HP includes HP Pavilion dm3, the HP Pavilion TM2 Tablet Notebook, the Mini311 slim and the already launched AMD Based DV2, stylish consumer notebooks that deliver an optimal balance of mobility.  Philip Lau, GM AEC & Pakistan HP said that “The consumer notebook market is red hot right now,” and HP’s Thin and attractively priced notebooks have the potential to resonate with consumers in Asia and become a major driver for the overall PC market in the process. HP is well positioned to take advantage of this growth with its portfolio of thin and light notebooks that address both businesses and consumers’ computing needs, he opined.
Chua Hwee Koon, vice president, Mobile Business Unit, Personal Systems Group, HP Asia Pacific and Japan said that “HP pioneered the ‘thin and light’ category with the introduction of the HP ENVY 133 notebook in June 2008, which was followed by the ‘affordable thin and light’ HP Pavilion dv2 notebook introduced at CES 2009,”.

Dhabi Group Starts Newspaper, Electronic Version for now!:
The National, Dabhi Group’s English Daily Newspaper, has started its operation in Pakistan with electronic presence for time being, before going full scale print publication. Electronic Version of The National can be viewed here: http://epaper.wateen.com
We reported long back about expected appearance of Group’s newspaper, but it got delayed due to financial crunch and other related reasons. Called ‘The National’ is part of Amoon Media Group, Dhabi Group’s media arm. We couldn’t find much on Amoon Media Group, except this entry on Rozee.PK that says Amoon Media Group is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Group. Bank Alfalah, Wateen, Warid and Taavun are our sister concern companies. We are bringing out an English Newspaper from Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. Our Group has more plans to cover every aspect of media life.