Archive for: August, 2012

Microsoft might make billions out of the Apple-Samsung rut

Apple vs. Samsung case is generating all kinds of the news all over the world. The recent updates suggest the ironically the biggest winner of the case is not Apple or Samsung, but it is Microsoft. There are speculations that due to the fact that the basic reason behind the case was Android, OEMs will […]

Apple wins billions in damages but Samsung is far from a retreat

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OEMs likely to seek asylum at Microsoft as Android future falls in the mist

Apple’s win over Samsung is touted by many to be an indirect attack on a much bigger fish, Google. The patent infringements were mostly related to the software such as bounce-back list navigation feature. But some gurus say that battle with Google is very unlikely due to a number of players involved. Apple won approximately […]

Yahoo hires Lockerz CEO Kathy Savitt as Chief Marketing Officer

Savitt’s hiring marks the major human resource acquisition at Sunnyvale since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO Yahoo has hired Lockerz founder and CEO Kathy Savitt as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. The decision was made public on Monday, August 27. The former CEO of the social commerce website will certainly prove worthy with her […]

Federal Aviation Administration initiates research into the use of electronic devices in airplanes

The growing criticism over the restriction on the usage of cellphones and other mobile devices like tablets during airplane takeoffs and landings has forced authorities to revise the procedure. Federal Aviation Administration has authorized a research group to gather data on whether it is compulsory to turn off cellphones and tablets during flights. The research […]

General Motors releases a notification to halt Chevy Volt production at Hamtramck plant

General Motors is facing troubled times with its electric vehicle Chevrolet Volt. The plug-in electric car has seen a decrease in demand in the US. The company has announced to halt the production at its Detroit-Hamtramck based production units temporarily. The Hamtramck unit will go idle on production from September 17 to October 15, for […]

Leah Smith and Matthew Levings dominate gold medals – Junior Pan Pacific Championships

Leah Smith and Matthew Levings dominate gold medals – Junior Pan Pacific Championships Leah Smith and Matthew Levings captured gold medals of the 400m freestyle in Women and Men’s corner at the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships. With her laudable efforts, Smith stayed nearly two body lengths faster from her foregoing finisher and hit […]

Michael Koncz says no Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao this year

Michael Koncz, advisor and a close friend of Manny Pacquiao, has revealed that a fight between the Filipino boxing icon and the current WBC welterweight titlist Floyd Mayweather junior is not possible this year. Koncz not too long ago insisted that Pac-Man will return to the ring in December instead of November 10 but now […]

PCNP appoints Senator Farhatullah Babar as its chairman

In its first meeting, Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces (PCNP) appointed Senator Farhatullah Babar, who is also spokesperson to the presidency, its chairman. However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) didn’t participate in the first session of the commission for forming two new provinces in Punjab. Nine out of the 12 nominated members were present in […]

Pakistani Ulema denunciate arrest of blasphemy accused 11-year-old Rimsha

In quite an a surprising and unprecedented move, Islamist groups including Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), Khatm-e-Nabuwwat and All Pakistan Ulema Council (APUC) condemned the arrest of a young girl for allegedly burning pages from Quran. According to the media reports, Pakistan Interfaith League along with Islamic groups came out in support of Rimsha, seeking punishment for […]

After ‘Raaz 3’ Bipasha Basu may not have boyfriends

Vikram Bhatt’s upcoming horror film ‘Raaz 3’, which is a sequel to Raaz – The Mystery Continues (2009), which itself was a sequel to Raaz (2002), will feature Bipasha Basu as the female lead. Although Emraan Hashmi and Esha Gupta are also playing the leading roles, it is Bipasha who is getting most of the […]

Pakistan extra motivated to beat Australia, says Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistan one-day skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that his teammates are extra motivated to register a series triumph against Australia – a thing they have not done for last 10 years. Just before the T20 World Cup, the two teams are meeting in a three-match One Day International (ODI) series. After locking horns in three 50-over […]

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