Usman Khalid
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Articles By Usman Khalid

While the various preset configurations keep changing and disappearing, Sony currently has the customizable version of this system for sale on its website, and it’s worth noting that even the $1,049 base model includes a quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU. The 1080p screen is also standard, and a 3D compatible version is also available—we reviewed […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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The world is no doubt facing the worst global warming conditions in the history of this the planet and one major factor involved in this aggravation is the pollution. However, worst opprobrium in this regard is always directed at automotive industry. California-based California Air Resources Board (CARB) has mandated a new regulation for the automakers […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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The reality of the situation is that at least US-based customers do not want electric and hybrid cars, but instead they are looking for fuel efficiency combined with power. During 2011, almost 97.9 percent public purchased vehicles with internal combustion engines. However, they are certainly looking for fuel-efficient cars. The data collected since the start […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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After a long wait of almost a year since the first rumour sprung at the Pablo Alto, California head quarters, Facebook is planning to file for the Initial Public Offering at Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, February 02 or Friday, February 03. The filing will initiate the process of the social network’s net worth […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Goldman Sachs is trying to pull some strings on the basis of its former relation with Facebook. The company led the private offering of Facebook but that relation frayed in the past few months. But the investment bank is trying to sway the top management at Facebook for a preference over other competitors. The reason […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in
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Hascol Petroleum Limited penned down a contract with Systems Limited for the implementation of Oracle’s JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Enterprise Resource Planning software. Both companies came down to agreeable terms last week for the implementation of the ERP at the offices of Hascol. The software specializes in Financial and Supply Chain management and efficiently automates the […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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There was a time when just drawing the window shades ensured a private sanctuary. But the digital age is less shade and more glaring light, and it is shining brightly on personal data. “There has never been another time in history where privacy was under the kind of assault it is today,” said Rainey Reitman, […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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But its not just Google and Facebook mixing data to find trends and make decisions, it’s data collected by any technology and used by automobiles, high-tech home sensors, insurance providers, employers, retail sites and political parties. Lately, however, it is social sites, fed with user-created content, dominating the privacy news. Those sites have a thirst […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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This week, the European Commission proposed new online privacy rules that give users among other protections the right to ask for the deletion of information about them on sites such as Facebook and Google. The proposal, which if passed into law would go into effect in 2014, would have global implications. “Companies will have to […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Simpson is working with the World Wide Web Consortium on a “do not track” standard. Giving that sense of control back to users might just be a wave that could catch on. This week in the wake of Google’s new privacy policy, an informal Washington Post survey of nearly 14,000 readers showed nearly 66% were […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Facebook is planning to initiate the filing for their firs Initial Public Offering this year. The Securities and Exchange Commission will be taking the social network’s financial statements under consideration. So far the vitals of getting into the stock market are strong for Facebook. The reputation is good although Mark Zuckerberg and company has been […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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Facebook has “revenues,” not profits, of $4.3 billion. If the company becomes valued at $100 billion, and had zero expenses, it would take you 23 years to get your money back. Of course, there are expenses, which means that profits are a lot less, last year around $1 billion. So, at a valuation of $100 […]
Jan 31 2012 | Posted in
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