We Have A New Name, A New Home

Libya Technology News Blog found a new home, this website now called TechnoLibya, please change your bookmarks to the new address www.technolibya.com, news archive also is there.

Linux Day In Libya

Linux Day In Libya

A friend of mine sent me this hot ALERT:

Free/Open Source software in Libya group organizing the first Linux day in Libya and will held in 24th Jan 2009 in Dat Alemad complex for more info about the day please visit http://www.fossil.ly

Thanks for the info Mohamed Ayad

Finally the day you were waiting for had come, get ready and prepare your brains and laptops and all of your gadgets, I always hoped to meet someone smarter then me, I think it’s the right place for that, so come and don’t disappoint me .
]See you there.

A Rumer About LibyaMax Price

Said that the first subscription fee is 400 LYD/Yearly and the price of the USB antenna is about 200 LYD, and that people are angry so they will put the official price, right now they are in a meeting so set back relax, subscribe to my RSS and I will post the real price once I get it.

I Need you!

Dear reader, I am planing to expend this blog, I am alone is not enough to cover technology rush in Tripoli or Libya in general, so I miss lot of things, if you think you can give a hand and be a part of Libya Technology News Blog, send me an Email to wissam.idrissi@gmail.com with your name, age and interests, you will be added to the contributors page, get access privilege to write and edit and be a part of all future projects, Geeks all the way to mars ^_~.
Bloggers in the following topics needed:
Technology & Science News
Communications News

Computing Tips & Tricks
Gaming News
And simply any topic of interest that matches this blog.

It’s not me to decide if you are quilified, it’s our fellow readers, so no one will be rejected, it doesn’t matter if you are Libyan or not, I am not Libyan my self, as I born here I am so glad to be a part of
this community.

LTT Wimax Official Lunch Date In Libya

As said by trusted resources LTT Wimax service will be available in 1st of December 2008.
Today I heard from someone working in LTT that the prices as follow:
300 LYD first time subscription for all
256 Kbps 35 LYD per month
512 Kbps 50-60 LYD per month
1 Mb 150 LYD per month

How To configure Iphone With GPRS/EDGE

Al-Madar

go to settings
-general >>
-network >>
-edge >>

APN: almadar.net (must be in lower case, all leters)
username:
password:

Libyana

if you don’t have the setting for one of those just skip it, most important is APN, proxy and port, leave the user name and password empty.

http://wap.libyana.ly	Home Page
GPRS	Data Bearer
wap	Access Point “APN”
192.168.8.148	IP Proxy
8000	Proxy Port
Automatic	Login Type
Normal	Authentication Type

Thats all, enjoy

Free SMS and 50% Discount From Al Madar

Free SMS from almadar

SMS “Short Messages” will be free for the last day of ramadan, also a 50% discount of voice calls.
A nice touch from al-madar al jaded company but doing it only for the last day ??, don’t say a word this is better the nothing right ^_^, expect more since communications is getting cheaper and better day after day.

1-SNC-Lavalin gets contract to build airport in Libya

Tripoli International Airport

Sept 15 (Reuters) – Canadian engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin Group Inc (SNC.TO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it got a contract for procurement and construction of an airport at Benghazi, Libya, for about C$500 million.

The contract for the airport includes construction of a new international terminal, runway and apron, the company said.

The airport, with a capacity of 5 million passengers a year, is expected to be completely built in 2010.

Shares of the company were down C$1.30 at C$42.75 in morning trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. (Reporting by Anurag Kotoky in Bangalore;

Guess what, I am the airport website designer, I am still finishing it so it’s a coming soon right now.

iPhone Is Pretty Hot This Winter

After restricting importing Apple iPhone into Libya, the iPhone prices in the market raised to reach 1600 LYD after it was only 700 LYD last time I did check, until we get a reliable apple vendor we’re not going to buy your Cracked iPhones, let the iPhones rot in their bloody shops.

Iphone price in Libya

For your information:
Iphone is not sold any where expect the U.S. Will start selling in Europe by end of the year. You can only buy Iphone with an AT&T 2 year subscription contract, so you will end up paying a lot of money for it that is if you can have a friend or relative who is a resident in the U.S and even if you get it after paying the phone price+2 year subscription plan you will get a locked phone that only works on the AT&T network, you will need to send it to a specialist to unlock it and then it can work on any GSM network.

First Wimax Station Ever In Tripoli – PHOTO

This is a picture I just found on Flikr, click to follow the link and view the full size on Flikr.
by looking at the size of the Antena I think that photos leaked into Libyan forums was fake.

First Wimax Antenna In Tripoli