
Tesla official unleashed the much anticipated sedan version of its electric vehicles, the Model S. The new luxury car incorporates sleek cuts and a reasonable power train to take from point A to B in blistering speeds. The company showed off its new range of sedans in Fremont, California with a bunch of journalists hovering […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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The mileage depends on the battery size, to state the obvious. The company states that 85 kWh model gives a mileage of 300 miles to full charge. However, after rigorous tests Environment Protection Agency slated the average to 265 miles to full charge of battery. The 40 kWh battery churns out 160 miles on the […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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Cabin Tech Tesla has kept the outside shell to minimal gimmicks with no-nonsense, simple design. Even the door handles are designed in such a way that they reduce the air resistance to the minimum. The interior is even more simplistic but with all requisite technology that at luxury car needs. The centre of attention on […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
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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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Gas load organising problems – Oil and gas sector update Pakistan LAHORE: It has been learnt from reliable sources that the Lahore High Court have asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to explain the court of the law under which CNG loadshedding was being conducted. […]
Jun 24 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
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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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