(Reuters) – Working conditions at Foxconn’s gargantuan Chinese factories that assemble Apple Inc’s slick gadgets have barely improved despite pledges this year to halt labor violations, workers’ rights activists and employees said on Thursday. Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s main global contract manufacturer run by Taiwanese tycoon Terry Gou and employing 1.2 million workers inChina, has […]
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Chromebook, Google’s new laptop, was a big failure when they offered it in June 2011. However, they have apparently come up with a new model which was presented at the United States on Tuesday. The new Chromebook is faster (lights in 7 seconds instead of ten from above), is lighter than the available machine, meaning […]
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“More than 20% and potentially 50%” is the percentage of the Europeans connected mobile Internet services that have blocked VoIP (like Skype) or P2P file sharing. In the case of fixed broadband services, restrictions are applied on P2P at peak times when it is more used. It may affect 95% of consumers in one country, […]
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Galaxy III, Samsung’s latest smartphone, includes a Music Hub. Samsung, who has been practicing hard to end the dominance of iTunes in the digital music world, has now succeeded in presenting their latest offering to the users. The battle has just begin between the Korean company and Apple, the world leader in smart phones and TVs. War far […]
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Samsung Electronics rolled out two Google Chrome OS-based devices this month, Samsung Chrombox and Samsung Chromebook. Both run on Google’s web-based light-weight operating system. Google has been showering money on Chrome project of late and has gone to the length in promoting both the OS and the browser. For the first time in a long […]
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Chromebox The Samsung Chromebox is an entry-level CPU intended to do the tasks of a desktop, Windows-based PC. Though its lighter operating system helps a lot, there are enough compatibility issues with it that will make it a hard sell. Google has towed the line of Apple’s iMac Mini that is a small box of […]
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The Chrome OS works marvellously on the laptop but the occasional lack of internet connection is a hurdle. Google offers 4G connectivity but that take the device up on the price scale. As compared to other notebooks, the Chromebook is extremely cheap at $549 but its functionality is more toward the tablet category. The new […]
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Intel has officially released the third generation Ivy Bridge Core i5 processors. Lenovo takes the honour of assembling a device around the new CPU, Lenovo ThinkPad X230. The laptop has been officially launched but its release date is still pending. The new X230 is the upgraded successor to last year’s X220. ThinkPad X-series is Lenovo’s […]
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The screen-lid is not buckle attached in the front but a magnet inside the bezel does the trick, it can be thumb opened. The metal hinges provide strong support to screen and longevity as well. Due to the fact the lid is not attached in a MacBook-manner, behind the rear end of the dock, it […]
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Lenovo X230 becomes the first laptop to incorporate the new Core i5-3320M processor. The standard issue has the dual-core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz. The high-end option has Ivy Bridge Core i7 quad-core CPU clocked at 2.9 GHz. The new processor is supported by 4 GB of DDR3 RAM that is a standard for every […]
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There might not be a Ferrari dealership in Pakistan, not even enough Ferraris for that matter but there is a market that constitutes about one percent of the population. There are petrol-heads and gear-heads in Pakistan, this is undeniable and they like fast rides, not only the Italian brands. But, what good are these cars […]
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Power shortages continue to increase in the country – Pakistan oil and gas news Crisis in Pakistan, the authorities continue to pursue energy deficit grew to a record 8200 mega watts (MW), a famous news source reported on Wednesday. Currently, electricity is 8200 MW, while demand is 16,400 MW during the day. The deficit attributed […]
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