Du Pengyu, a spirited shuttler from China, stretched his impressive performance and secured his place in Men’s Singles semi-final after showing exit to his compatriot Wang Zhengming in quarter-final showdown at Li Ning China Masters Super Series in China, on September 14. The fourth seeded Pengyu, who has been positioned at number 10 in Men’s […]
Sep 20 2012 | Posted in
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Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji is currently awaiting the release of her upcoming film ‘Aiyyaa’. In the film Rani will be featured as a Marathi girl (Meenakshi Deshpande) who falls in love with a Tamil artist Surya (Prithviraj). While sharing thoughts with the media about the film, the 34-year-old actress stated that her character in the […]
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Counsel for Rehman Malik Barrister Anwar Mansoor on Thursday said that his client wasn’t disqualified by the Supreme Court, adding that Chairman Senate Nayyar Hussain Bukhari will decide about the matter. While speaking to the media after the court issued the verdict, the lawyer said that the apex court didn’t disqualify Rehman Malik. He further […]
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International Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is not happy at all with the former WBA and IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan. Roach has worked with Khan for almost three years but now the Brit has left him as he wants to work with a new trainer. Khan wants someone to teach him more […]
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The Federation will be revealing their activities of the last year and will determine their upcoming plans, as well as revealing them to the media. PFF chief Faisal Saleh Hayat will chair both the meetings, but the entire PFF congress will be in attendance. FootballPakistan.com, who are the country’s most influential voice when it comes […]
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Michael Meyer and Michelle Weber secure gold medals – African Senior Championships Michael Meyer and Michelle Weber clinched gold medals of the Men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) and Women’s 1500m freestyle at the 11th African Senior Swimming Championships 2012. Meyer faced strong battle from his following swimmer but managed to secure top qualifying position of […]
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Oracle is slated to report its first fiscal quarter results on Thursday but experts think the company does not pack a punch this time around and the sales will have a flat growth. Analysts, in a poll conducted by Thomson Reuters, have the opinion that the enterprise solutions provider is not going to report any […]
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iRobot, the makers of household robotics, has struck a deal with rival Evolution Robotics for its acquisition. Evolution’s addition to iRobot will increase the profitability of the company, especially in the international market. Both companies make hefty amounts by selling their flagship automatic floor cleaning robots. Mint is the Evolution’s product while Roomba and Scooba […]
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Data centres started as a cost-effective way to handle gigantic chunks of information. However, increasing use or, as some circles put it, the overuse of the these centres is costing more than it is saving. The overall cost of handling data centres as centralized data providing sources and the overuse by the public and corporate […]
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When you think of a Samsung TV, you first think of an LED TV, right? The Korean company invented the misleading terminology, and has built its reputation on LED televisions over the last few years. But what may come as surprise is that the company’s plasma TVs are actually its strongest products, and have been […]
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The E450 has only 720p resolution, which actually breaks down to 1,024×768 pixels. This pixel count is common for entry-level plasmas, and naturally the TV has an onboard scaler that processes any input up to 1080p to the screen’s native resolution. The TV, like most plasmas these days, features a 600Hz subframe processor, which is […]
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That said, the somewhat more expensive U50 was the superior TV here, with amazing shadow detail and almost pure blacks. The Samsung is good at producing deep blacks, but it just so happens that the Panasonic is great. Compared with the others, the E550 was largely similar (although the E450 did get slightly deeper in […]
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