Archive for: January, 2012

Steve Jobs told Google to stop poaching workers

(Reuters) – Apple’s Steve Jobs directly asked former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt to stop trying to recruit an Apple engineer, a transgression that threatened one junior Google employee’s job, according to a court filing. The 2007 email from Jobs to Schmidt was disclosed on Friday in the course of civil litigation against Apple Inc, […]

No anti-dengue drive while the summer on cards

It seems that Punjab government has not learnt any lesson —perhaps they do not want to learn—from the murderous attack of dengue virus during the last summer and resultant causalities of the poor Lahorites who could not afford air-conditioned rooms and UPSs. The next summer is creeping in along with severer dengue but there seems […]

Brit Leona Lewis delays the release of her new album – Music News

Brit Leona Lewis delays the release of her new album – Music News Is the music not completed yet? Is the record label creating any trouble? What is the confusion? They are the kind of questions popping up in people’s mind as the news has hit the block that British singer/songwriter Leona Lewis has further […]

Priyanka Chopra: I am doing the best films being made in the industry

Priyanka Chopra: I am doing the best films being made in the industry Former Miss. World, Priyanka Chopra, is completely unnerved with all the rumours being made about her personal life over the past few months because the actress knows that currently she is on everyone’s wish list. Piggy Chops last year did two movies, […]

Illiterate students portray dismissal picture of our education system

Illiterate students portray dismissal picture of our education system Everyone acknowledges that our educational situation is a miserable one, particularly the public sector institutions, with official figures still putting the overall literacy rate at under 60 per cent in the country. Unfortunately, this is radically lower in some parts of the country, with vast regional […]

Bollywood ready to dominate IPL this season

Bollywood ready to dominate IPL this season The Indian filmmakers are not scared of the IPL googly this season, as they believe Indian cricket team has lost their shine and people will not be glued to their television sets this time. This is a reason why Bollywood has lined up a string of releases during […]

Peshawar to feature in video game, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Pakistan will mark yet another appearance in the world of video games in Ubisoft’s upcoming triple-A title, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Video Games have become as much a part of modern culture as films and music. For those who doubt that statement here are just a few quick facts to bring them up to date. […]

Textbooks face terminal disease with the advancement of technology, especially tablets and e-readers – Part 1

Dan Rosensweig is open to the idea that the textbook as we know it will someday no longer exist. He just doesn’t think it’s going to happen anytime soon. “Anything is possible,” says Rosensweig, the chief executive of Chegg.com, a five-year-old company that rents textbooks to college students on 7,000 campuses. “But if you spend […]

Textbooks face terminal disease with the advancement of technology, especially tablets and e-readers – Part 2

Rather than compete head-on with its larger, more established rivals, Chegg is trying to become a site where students will buy everything they need for school and, in the process, share ­information that Chegg can sell to marketers. The company has made five ­acquisitions, companies like ­Cramster (for homework help) and CourseRank (for picking courses), […]

Brad Pitt on raising funds for his foundation

Brad Pitt on raising funds for his foundation Los Angeles, California – American actor Brad Pitt, who wishes to formalize his relationship with Angelina Jolie, launched his Make It Right Foundation, which aims to raise funds to provide home to the thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, which occurred in 2005. Oscar nominee for […]

Automotive companies encouraged to produce more environment friendly cars

California regulators voted to mandate major automakers substantially increase the numbers of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell-powered models in their fleets in the coming years, eventually accounting for 15.4 percent of all vehicles sold in the state by 2025. According to Automotive News, the new standard is part of a broader package of […]

Introverts make good leaders and intellects, a recent study shows – Part 1

There has been a prejudice that if you want to successful you have to be outspoken, blunt and audacious. The 20th century made way for this very concept to reach the metamorphosis of a prerequisite for success. Urbanization, corporation and modern enlightenment have played their vital part in the process. However, if taken a glance […]

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