Usman Khalid
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Articles By Usman Khalid

Arantza Larrauri, CEO of Libranda—the company created by seven publishing groups in Spain to distribute digital books, explained that “most publishers and authors charge distribution with DRM. Although more and more people taken the option out, some editors have chosen not to use it and authors like Lorenzo Silva, Bethlehem Gopegui or Matilde Asensi prefer […]
Feb 10 2012 | Posted in
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The economic crisis in Europe affected at all levels of consumption in the continent, including mobile telephony. The handset sales in 2011 registered its first significant drop since the start of the recession, a decline in sales of 10% over the previous year. But the proportion of so-called smartphones or high-end phones increased by 30%, […]
Feb 10 2012 | Posted in
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In September 2008, Google made ??what then seemed a strange move, launch of a browser for PCs called Chrome. After the Mac version Google began its work into the world of software. Shortly following the browser, Google launched Chrome OS that was not a big success for netbooks. However, its other mobile operating system Android […]
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Due to speed it requires and the personalization, it has been limited to ICS but lighter versions can be expected from the company in the coming months. The personalization can be done according to the needs of the users and it is different for different devices. The user can change the outlook and can also […]
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Anyone using Google will see that the results of searches have changed slightly. It is very detailed and also has a profile on Google +. Also noticeable is that there are new options to filter the results, among which especially one is called Your World. Is this important? The wild guess is that it is, […]
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Neuroethology group Cajal Institute, CSIC has launched a Facebook application to study visual intelligence. This is an application that offers a series of games, all based on the estimated number of pencils that appear in images. The game asks to spend just three minutes to the users. Polavieja Gonzalo Garcia, who runs the studio with […]
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Major Greek unions have called a general strike spanning over two days (February 10 and February 11, 2012) to protest the harsh cuts including the plan requiring the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail out the country and prevent it from bankruptcy. This would be the second attempt at keeping Greece in […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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The Valencian company, New Technologies and Energy Catala, SL has launched this week a criminal complaint on extortion against Apple. The U.S. firm had obtained an injunction to halt imports of the tablet manufactured by Valencian. However, eventually Apple lost the case which asserted on the infringing its patents that were allegedly directed at Valencian. […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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The rumour mill is rolling again on Apple as the company is allegedly planning to release a 15-inch Macbook Air. Technology experts have been saying for the last two or three years that the world needs a 15-inch super-slim laptop and finally Tim Cook seems to understand the need. However, it is just a word […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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The latest development in rumours revealed recently that Apple is looking to incorporate the Retina Display in the Air line-up and that begs the question; will apple go for RD in the 15-inch model as well? Because RD means a fatter console to hold 332 ppi resolution and that might risk the thickness of the […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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Since 2008, the world has seen its fair share of catastrophes, natural or man-made. There have been a number of Tsunamis, earthquakes and cyclones in the world and Katrinas in the stock exchange. However, the current European crisis brings one of the difficult situations that is aggravating every other day. The European Union and European […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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Mercedes-Benz unleashed beast of a sports car, the Mercedes-Benz SLS two odd years ago and amalgamation of old times with the gadgetry of the modern times has been hard favourite of many who can afford such luxury. However, addressing the need of a convertible version, which has been Merc’s trademark in the sports car category, […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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