Archive for: July, 2012

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 1

Google released its own tablet last week, the Nexus 7, in collaboration with its hardware partners AsusTek. Though the Taiwanese company has released its own Android tablets equipped with the latest gadgetry, the new Nexus 7 is a unique blend of hardware hype and inexpensive price tag. At $199 for the 7-inch tablet, Google took […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 2

Design The new Nexus 7 does not incorporate a unique design. It is yet another black tablet in the market already waterlogged with black devices. However, its simple slab-like design and silver trimming alludes the public that it is slimmer than most of the tablet devices in the market. At first look, the tablet looks […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 3

As mentioned above, the middle of the top bezel has a 1.2-mega pixel camera. However, that is about it, the Nexus 7 does not have any primary or second camera. In fact, the only thing at rear end is the two-inch speaker slit at the bottom of textured casing. The rear-facing camera is not the […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 4

The problem though is that there is not much content available on Android platforms that make use of the Tegra 3 features. Only Rapitide GP is able to offer a smooth and high-frame-rate results couple with the on-screen splash effects. The likes of Infinity Blade and other graphic-intensive games could be good additions to Android […]

Google/Asus Nexus 7 (2012): Full Review – Part 5

There is an NFC, Near-Field Communication, chip inside the board. That, for one, is a big hardware inclusion in a device that is worth $199. The NFC brings home the Android Beam for faster transfer of files like web pages, bookmarks, pictures and other media files. The devices of exchange have to be connected back-to-back […]

Microsoft writes off aQuantive’s $6.2 Billion value, the 2007 acquisition fails to deliver results – Part 1

It is needless to say that Microsoft is one of the pioneers of the personal computing as we know it. However, internet is a different animal to handle and Microsoft does not seem to have the muscle. The company recently wrote off its $6.3 Billion acquisition, aQuantive, in its balance sheets. The company made the […]

Microsoft writes off aQuantive’s $6.2 Billion value, the 2007 acquisition fails to deliver results – Part 2

Google the king in internet business seems to have mastered the art of handling everything web. The company does not only hold the throne in online search but also is the king of online advertisement. Google purchased DoubleClick, an online advertisement agency, in 2007, a few weeks earlier than Microsoft’s buy out of a Quantive. […]

Human Rights Watch reports systematic use of torture in Syria

The NGO on Tuesday, published a an 81-page report on the Syrian government’s systematic use of torture under the title “Archipelago of torture” “Torture continues in Syria today and is the product of the government,” says the head of Human Rights Watch, Nadim Houry. On Tuesday, the NGO published an 81-page report on the use […]

Amir Khan vs. Danny Garcia: Khan talks about splitting up with Alex Ariza

In a conference call yesterday, former IBF and WBA light welterweight titlist Amir Khan spoke about working with his new strength and conditioning coach Ruben Tabares. Khan revealed the problems he faced with Ariza and the changes Ruben has brought in. Khan has been training with Hall of Famer coach Freddie Roach for the last […]

PM Raja Pervez Ashraf urges international community for investment

Urging the international community for direct investment, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said there were numerous opportunities for foreign investors in the country’s engineering, power and horticulture sectors. Addressing the Board of Investment (BOI) meeting, the newly elected premier said that its efforts for speedy resolution of the investors’ problems would enhance their confidence and […]

Veena Malik: I am two people at one!

Controversy’s favorite child, Veena Malik, has recently made her Bollywood debut with Madhur Bhandarkar’s film ‘Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai’. In the movie Malik was featured in a double role – one of a beautiful angel and the other of a starlet who cons a man to get his newly acquired wealth. Though the film […]

PML-N refuses to add more names for Chief Election Commissioner

Rejecting the request of the government to give more names, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that he would stick to the names he had already proposed to a parliamentary committee for appointment of new chief election commissioner (CEC). Terming the government’s proposal to add more names to broaden the […]

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