
A six-member UN monitoring delegation has arrived in Damascus in order to monitor the fragile ceasefire in Syria which was negotiated by Kofi Annan (UN Syria envoy) and the Arab League. This is the first batch of monitors who have arrived at the war-torn nation and it is expected that 25 more will follow them […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Bugtis, Marris and Mengals are funded by foreign forces – Pervez Musharraf Former President of Pakistan, General (r) Pervez Musharraf is optimistic that no foreign force can disintegrate the country and alleged that some of the high-profile leaders of Baluchistan are being funded by other countries to run the separatist movement in the province. In […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Apple on Wednesday and against the five largest book publishers in the United States accusing them of conspiring to raise the selling price of electronic books and thereby limit competition its sale. It keeps the prosecution of the U.S. government, with the formation of this cartel, […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Since the release of the original Kindle from Amazon in 2007, e-book business has taken a new turn. Although it is not a new category in literature, e-books have been in the market since the 90s but they were limited to laptops and desktops. However, the new Kindle, e-reader, pushed the edge of the envelope […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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The e-book will cost Amazon $20 but it will sell it for let’s say $7 to boost the sales of its Kindles. Although Amazon is cutting its profits on books, it is actually investing in the sales of its e-reader. The low prices however, made falsified image on the consumers that e-books are less expensive […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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The new model is not a money maker, neither in the short term nor in the long term. As the previous price of the book was set at $7, the original price at any e-book store, $20, is out of question. So the publisher will set the price at let’s say $10. According to the […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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The rumour mill is in full swing on the upcoming launch of new instalment to the iPhone line. As the latest version was called the iPhone 4S—launched in October 2011—the new iPhone is touted as iPhone 5; many experts address the upcoming device with the iPhone 5 moniker. Since the release of the iPhone 4S […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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The release of the new iPhone will see a fierce competition from other competitors like Samsung and Motorola, who have successfully managed to create an outstanding image of their respective flagship handsets, Galaxy SII and Droid Razr. Samsung is planning to release the new Samsung Galaxy SIII or S3 in a curtain raiser dedicated solely […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Although the world is yet to see a true 4G network, anywhere in the world, the LTE brings up the closest alternative to it. According to the International Technology Union (ITU), the 4G should be able to offer a maximum of 1Gbps of downstream data and 500 Mbps of upstream service. However, the most advanced […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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A unit of Russian Special Services Group cracked down at the house of a teenage boy in the suburbs of St. Petersberg in Russia on last Tuesday. The crackdown operation was undertaken on inbestigative report filed by the Number 146 Forbes billionaire Suleiman Kerimov worth $7.8 billion. Kerimov reported that someone has threatened him via an […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Damiano Cunego crashed during the final 300 metres of the Amstel Gold Race Damiano Cunego of Team Lampre-ISD was optimistic about the first race of the Ardennes Classics, the Amstel Gold Race. Cunego crashed during the final kilometres of the race and took Lars-Peter of Team Sky with him which ruined his chances at the […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Supreme Court of Pakistan rejects Aitzaz Ahsan’s request on Gilani case The Supreme Court recently rejected the request of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s counsel, Aitzaz Ahsan, to postpone the announcement of the verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. Apart from that, the Supreme Court also adjourned the hearing of the contempt case against […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
Pakistan,
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