Usman Khalid
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Articles By Usman Khalid

Navigating the interface took some getting used to, but was easy enough to pick up; however, I took issue with the method by which cable TV screen menus are controlled by the interface. Peel went with a swipe interface that requires you to flick the screen in one of four directions in order to highlight […]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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Rounding out the hardware features are an ambient light sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and digital compass. Performance-wise, the device is the best device with a smaller footprint. The hardware works seamlessly with software and the applications launch without any lag time. There was no stutter that I could notice in the device while navigating through widget […]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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The 7.7-inch screen is a charm. As mentioned earlier, it is the best screen I have ever seen in a 7-inch category and even all the larger siblings don’t enjoy the same AMOLED technology with such a grace. The resolution is the same as other 7-inchers, though, at 1,280×800 pixels. AMOLED screens are able to […]
Apr 2 2012 | Posted in
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Apple CEO Tim Cook recently visited the manufacturing site of the company’s biggest vendors, Foxconn in Zhengzhou, China. According to the media, the visit has two strategic sides to it, both or at least one can be true. The most rumoured telltale is that Cook visited the site to negotiate the manufacturing of the new […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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In the recent news, employees and labour at Foxconn have been treated ill, forcing them to work overtime, abusing both the minimum and maximum number of hours that a person can work in a week or a day for that matter. This malpractice stirred the circles of human rights activists who take the labour matters […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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There have been a number of victims to the attractive yet intimidating technology (s) from the Cupertino-based Apple, Inc. over the last one decade. In a nutshell, only Microsoft has survived the head-to-head battle with Steve Jobs and company over the last couple of decades. However, this year’s victim is not a software company but […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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Over the years there have been a number of competitors who thought they could beat Apple to the punch but just because they thought that, the very opposite happened. Hewlett-Packard, one of the Silicon Valley giants plunged into the smartphone business in 2010 when they bought the already beleaguering handheld operating system developers, Palm. However, […]
Mar 31 2012 | Posted in
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Last year Apple, Inc. saw its share of highs and lows in terms of market share, sales and profits. The company was left orphaned after the passing away of their cofounder and visionary Steve Jobs in October. Jobs’ health condition this year and his ultimate departure were bad omens for Apple. First the technology giants […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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Right after Apple announced iTunes Match for feasibility to track and save tunes on iCloud and personal devices, Google announced their own online music store, Music Beta.com. This online competitor to iTunes will certainly take a roguish blow at Apple in digital music market. Moreover, the iPhone 4S battery problem has not been solved with […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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The electronic devices have become more economical these days, thanks to China and Thailand’s intrusion into the manufacturing of components. Several years ago a $1000 to $1200 budget could get you a reasonable desktop, or a laptop for that matter. However, now the same price can purchase a high-end computer, even an Apple Macbook. This […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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HP Pavilion DM 1Z The Hewlett-Packard trademark brand in notebooks released a sister product to the DV series. With reasonable specs, this new fall-edition is all yours for $399. Under the hood is a Dual Core CPU clocked at 1.6 GHz and supported by 3 GB of RAM with 1 GB free in special offers. […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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There is not optical drive and no USB 3.0 port. However, Apple has provided an I/O Thunderbolt port that can connect the device to any other Apple product without any hindrance. Asus U46E-BAL6 For $829, this machine is not a bad choice. Powered by a Core i7 (dual core) processor and 8 GB RAM, it […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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