Archive for: October, 2012

Imran Khan invites people to join his peace-march

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that neither army nor the Taliban are against his Waziristan March but the government is opposing it, inviting the people to join his peace-march. Addressing a press conference, the cricketer-turned-politician said people from abroad were coming to take part in the rally. Reiterating his claim that […]

Facebook did not violate privacy, according to CNIL

The National Commission on Informatics and Liberties (CNIL), which ensures the protection of consumer data in France, has given his support to the social network Facebook in the controversy over the publication of alleged private messages. The agency accepts the explanation from the company about the change in the privacy practices that led to the broadcasting […]

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise – Divorce happened six months after the marriage was over

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise – Divorce happened six months after the marriage was over Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ marriage was "irretrievably broken" six months before the actress filed for divorce.  The Top Gun star was said to have been "blindsided" when his spouse announced she wanted to end their five-year-marriage in June, but papers obtained […]

Amazon options movie rights to SEED author Ania Ahlborn

Amazon has offered option of movie rights to Ania Ahlborn, the author of horror/suspense ‘SEED’. Amazon is making headway in bringing up its original content in its ecosystem through its division Amazon Studios. Since the launch of Kindle Fire devices last year, the company has been targeted by experts for the lack of original content. […]

Netflix up on stocks after getting encouraging reviews from analysts

Netflix, the online video service provider was up 8 percent in the stock market after receiving positive analyst reviews. The company has mostly been on a slide down from $300-plus, a year ago, and currently trades at the $61 due to uncertainty in the consumer market. However, some of the analysts have observed some changes […]

Apple expected to release new iPad Mini at the end of October

A new product from Apple is in news again. However, this time its something that will materialize for the first time. The long rumoured Apple iPad Mini is reported to be in mass production in Asia. One of the suppliers spilled the beans on the new product, as reported by Wall Street Journal. The paper […]

T-Mobile – MetroPCS deal finalizes, Deutsche Telekom takes majority stake in the fusion

T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS have struck a deal on a merger under the supervision of T-Mobile’s parent company Deutsche Telekom. The European telecommunications giant will own majority of the stake in the merged business. The deal was announced on Tuesday. Deutsche Telekom will grab 74 percent stake in the merger while MetroPCS Communications owners will […]

Google and Apple on fast track in capturing consumer market, says report

Google and Apple are giving other smartphone makers a run for their lives by gouging out their market shares. A latest report suggests that Apple is growing faster than even Google in capturing mobile phone market. Google remains second in terms of growth. The report from research firm ComScore says that Google’s Android operating system […]

Darya Zevina and Kosuke Hagino win gold medals – FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup

Darya Zevina and Kosuke Hagino win gold medals – FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup Darya Zevina and Kosuke Hagino won gold medals of the Women’s 200m breaststroke and Men’s 400m freestyle at the 2012 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup. Zevina remained marginally ahead of her following swimmer and stepped on the medal rostrum for gold medal by […]

Pakistan, Russia vow to enhance bilateral ties

Pakistan and Russia on Thursday agreed to intensify efforts to strengthen their bilateral relations, pledging to explore new avenues to increase relations in various sectors. Addressing a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has said that every Pakistani wanted the country’s relations with Russia to be strengthened, […]

Ravi Shastri wants youngsters in Team India

Former skipper Ravi Shastri has urged Indian national selectors to bring young players in the side, after the Men in Blue failed to qualify for semi-final round of the World Twenty20 Championship in Sri Lanka. "I would have given opportunity to young players. Ashok Dinda, Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma. We have all forgotten Ishant […]

President Asif Ali Zardari made respondent in Ashgar Khan’s petition

The Supreme Court on Thursday made the current office of president party in the petition pertaining to the distribution of money among politicians by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing the petition filed by Air Martial (Retd) Asghar Khan who had accused […]

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