Last year Apple, Inc. saw its share of highs and lows in terms of market share, sales and profits. The company was left orphaned after the passing away of their cofounder and visionary Steve Jobs in October. Jobs’ health condition this year and his ultimate departure were bad omens for Apple. First the technology giants […]
Mar 30 2012 | Posted in
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Right after Apple announced iTunes Match for feasibility to track and save tunes on iCloud and personal devices, Google announced their own online music store, Music Beta.com. This online competitor to iTunes will certainly take a roguish blow at Apple in digital music market. Moreover, the iPhone 4S battery problem has not been solved with […]
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The electronic devices have become more economical these days, thanks to China and Thailand’s intrusion into the manufacturing of components. Several years ago a $1000 to $1200 budget could get you a reasonable desktop, or a laptop for that matter. However, now the same price can purchase a high-end computer, even an Apple Macbook. This […]
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HP Pavilion DM 1Z The Hewlett-Packard trademark brand in notebooks released a sister product to the DV series. With reasonable specs, this new fall-edition is all yours for $399. Under the hood is a Dual Core CPU clocked at 1.6 GHz and supported by 3 GB of RAM with 1 GB free in special offers. […]
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There is not optical drive and no USB 3.0 port. However, Apple has provided an I/O Thunderbolt port that can connect the device to any other Apple product without any hindrance. Asus U46E-BAL6 For $829, this machine is not a bad choice. Powered by a Core i7 (dual core) processor and 8 GB RAM, it […]
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Apple is always surrounded by rumours and the great thing about it is that the company is always unpredictable. They make money on this nature of theirs. Sometimes they come up with underwhelming things but other times their products are out-of-this-world that keep the audience at the edge of their seats, when it is announced, […]
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Although it is too early to suggest anything for the next generation of the tablet, iPad but speculation can be worthy of some things that might come true, or heard for that matter. Since the new iPad destined for 2012 was released this month, the new tablet might not see the light of the day […]
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Moreover, the Mac Pro line of desktops is rumoured to be totally replaced or discarded as iMac, iMac Mini and Macbook Pro have gouged a large market share from it. Apple itself has cannibalized its Mac Pro market with insane range of new products. The reason why this line has not yet seen any cutbacks […]
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Ethihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has won a prestigious Corporate Social Responsibility award in Pakistan. The award for Global Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership Premium was presented at the first CSR Business Excellence Awards 2012, organised by the National Forum for Environment and Health. The award recognized Etihad Airways’ on-going commitment […]
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Karachi stock exchange closes at four-year high today Karachi: (Wednesday, March 28, 2012) Karachi Stock Exchange today exhibited an encouraging trend today as after witnessing an improvement of 0.9 per cent the 100-index closed at 125.68 points higher. Business activity at KSE was mainly led by banking and cement sector amid the two sectors’ enormous […]
Mar 28 2012 | Posted in
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Karachi Stock Exchange up by 163 points Karachi: (Tuesday, March 27, 2012) The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100 index ended up 1.23 percent higher today with recording an improvement of 163 points and closing at 13,449.73 points. However, the total volume of shares, in comparison to yesterday’s trading of 278 million shares, drastically fell […]
Mar 27 2012 | Posted in
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SECP introduces to regulations to combat corruption Sunday, March 25, 2012: SECP (Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan) has introduced new regulations under the “Public Sector Companies Regulations 2012”. This step will bring about balance in the system and will also help in combating corruption. Previously, the Chief Executive Officers (CEO’s) were appointed by the […]
Mar 25 2012 | Posted in
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