Usman Khalid
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Articles By Usman Khalid

The car is quite while driving. The electric motor does not hum and outside is fairly disconnected to from cabin environment. However, still a slight whistle of the wind dragging on the sides and the rattle of the wheels make their way into the cabin. On straight roads, the car accelerates reasonably. Tesla claims that […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft might have launched the new Surface line of tablets in comparatively secretive manner but the post-launch is making all kinds of cheers and jeers. The rumble comes from all sides, Microsoft’s hardware partners like Acer, experts from every corner of the world and above all the media. Last week Acer VP and President in […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Windows tablets like HP TouchSmart and the never-released HP Windows 7 Slate gathered the least attention in the recent history. They were ultimately discarded due to lack of demand. There are different seasons why Windows tablets were utter failures in the consumer market. There was a lack of touch-centric applications and the hardware was too […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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New charms in the corporate world, as if the billionaires of the world were not satisfied by jets and skyscrapers, the Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is buying a whole island to his name. The third richest person in the world, with dollar worth in around $36 Billion, as of the end of 2011, has paddled […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
Business,
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The deal might have undergone beneath the radar but office of Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie spilled the beans on Ellison’s acquisition. The office announced Castle and Cooke’s transfer application with the Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday. “It is my understanding that Mr. Ellison has had a long standing interest in Lana’i. His passion for nature, […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft is clearly revamping its long-held strategy: Produce a software and let others handle the hardware. Of late, the company has shown some activities including this week’s conference in Hollywood that bodes a different Microsoft in the coming years. The Windows-makers plunged into the hardware business as well, as they showed off their first line […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund revealed his theory on Thursday that Microsoft is planning to provide Pegatron, a Taiwanese hardware manufacturer with the equipment to manufacture the smartphones. However, he also suggested that it might be a reference smartphone for Microsoft’s hardware partners, Samsung, HTC, Nokia and ZTE, to build new Windows phone on the same […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft is taking a stab at the tablet market and most probably the smartphone market next year with a different strategy. Although we have seen the original version of this strategy at Cupertino with Apple, Microsoft face a different scenario altogether. The Windows makers are taking a plunge into the hardware business with the launch […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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However, both of them were of little words responding to Microsoft’s latest stunt. While HP isn’t commenting on Surface “we will have a full range of Windows 8 machines,” HP spokesperson Marlene Shostack told the media. Dell had little to say as well. “Microsoft is an important partner to Dell and we look forward to […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
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Moody’s reviewed it’s listings of 17 banks from the US which have a major stack in the international markets as well. Though it is not the first time that Moody’s has revised its ratings, the results for 2012 are less than stellar for most of the 17 banks. One bank however, made it through with […]
Jun 23 2012 | Posted in
Business |
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Microsoft Monday replied Apple and Google with its new line of tablets. The company announced two version Surface RT and Surface Pro that will be branded and marketed by Microsoft themselves. With the release of these new slates the company will be in direct competition with not only Apple and Google, but also its hardware partners like Dell, […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft’s take on the tablet technology came late to the market but the release has its pros to lure both existing users and late adopters who still are mulling over the notion of the new culture. Though the likes of Apple, Samsung and Asus have brought slim and sleek slates to the market that are […]
Jun 22 2012 | Posted in
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