Elephants recognise human voices

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtFHIXG3zJIq6IaSZsUyZr6i35J897Rz6IcuMiRUgsQR6VEGqUqxKSnc8BoK2808DnoAMviflGa1oWalkKl5zbFkCShv5yv_R9JwFE4AgMz3P8TO57R7YraGHj0-cHgKLXnYDakwva1zK/s1600/url.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtFHIXG3zJIq6IaSZsUyZr6i35J897Rz6IcuMiRUgsQR6VEGqUqxKSnc8BoK2808DnoAMviflGa1oWalkKl5zbFkCShv5yv_R9JwFE4AgMz3P8TO57R7YraGHj0-cHgKLXnYDakwva1zK/s1600/url.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1"> <br /></div> <div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1"> <br /></div> <div class="introduction" id="story_continues_1"> Elephants are able to differentiate between ethnicities and genders, and can tell an adult from a child - all from the sound of a human voice.</div> This is according to a study in which researchers played voice recordings to wild African elephants. <br /> The animals showed more fear when they heard the voices of adult Masai men. <br /> Livestock-herding Masai people do come into conflict with elephants, and this suggests that animals have adapted to specifically listen for and avoid them. <br /> The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. <br /> <div class="story-feature wide "> <br /> <h2> Nature's giants</h2> <div class="caption body-narrow-width"> <img alt="African elephant (Image: Graeme Shannon)" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70846000/jpg/_70846741_70827687.jpg" /> </div> <ul> <li> African elephants are the largest living land animals</li> <li> Until recently there was one species of elephant in Africa - but they are now classified as either forest or bush (or savannah) elephants</li> <li> Forest elephants, as the name suggests, are found in equatorial forests and have straighter trunks and rounded ears</li> <li> Bush elephants are more widespread, mostly south of the Sahara in a range of habitats including savannah, swamps and deserts</li> </ul> <em><br /></em><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature"></a> </div> <div id="story_continues_2"> Prof Karen McComb and Dr Graeme Shannon from the University of Sussex, who led the study, explained that in previous research they had used similar playback experiments to reveal that elephants could tell - from the sound of a lion's roar - whether the animal was a female or a more dangerous male. </div> Other studies have shown that elephants respond with fear to the scent and even to the red colour of the Masai clothing. <br /> "I've experienced that," explained Prof McComb. <br /> "If you give a Masai man a lift in your car, you can see the elephants behave in a different way around you. <br /> "They're much more wary of the car and you see a lot of smelling and listening." <br /> Prof McComb wanted to find out if the animals used their very acute sense of hearing to identify a potential threat from humans. <br /> The scientists recorded Masai men, women and children saying, in their own language, "look, look over there, a group of elephants is coming". <br /> They also recorded Kamba men saying this phrase. <br /> While cattle-herding Maasai people often encounter free-ranging elephants, which can result in violent conflict, the Kamba people's more agricultural lifestyle does not generally bring them into aggressive contact with the animals. <br /> When the team played recordings of these different voices through a camouflaged loudspeaker, they found that elephant family groups reacted more fearfully in response to the voice of a Masai man, than to a Kamba man's voice - retreating and bunching together defensively.<br /> And the adult male Masai voices triggered far more of these defensive reactions than the voices of women or boys.<br /> <span class="cross-head">Hidden sounds</span> An additional and unexpected finding was that when the researchers changed the pitch and frequency of the voices - making a male Masai voice sound more female - the elephants would still react in the same way as they did to the original recording. <br /> <div class="caption full-width"> <img alt="African elephant (Image: Karen McComb)" height="351" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/73501000/jpg/_73501995_73491766.jpg" width="624" /> <span style="width: 624px;">The matriarch in a family of elephants acts as an anchor - keeping her group together in the face of danger</span> </div> "That suggests they're using completely different cues [to us] in order to attribute gender," said Prof McComb. <br /> Frans van der Waal from the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University, a researcher and the author of several books on animal behaviour, wrote in an accompanying article in PNAS that this finding suggested we had "much to learn about how elephants make decisions".<img height="360" src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70373000/jpg/_70373006_70369326.jpg" width="640" /><br /> In this brief clip, Professor Richard Byrne describes how elephants respond to human pointing<div class="videoInStoryC"> <div class="caption"> <br /></div> </div> He added in an interview with BBC News: "Making these kinds of fine distinctions in human voice patterns is quite remarkable."<br /> Prof McComb said the research showed that elephants were "trying to adapt" to human threat<br /> s. <br /> "Humans are undoubtedly the most dangerous and versatile predators the elephants are face<br /> d with these days," she said. <br /> Prof de Waal added: "The more we understand about how elephants navigate their physical and social worlds, and how their behaviour continues to adapt to ever-changing threats, the better able we will be to effectively work to protect them in the wild."<br /> <em>Source: </em>BBC Nature<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1_AuRme6wFujPkt7fqwGNk6NkjzrQbwJEalQfbbq1Hm79IZaCpHAqm17rFCP1BpD3egh5owx2mQQkInPA0WrYAvb7ZhEgpk-DgsvCXfvm5JigoQan59sFN7m-BD8xsW8AJ4UEBTokxR/s1600/531e28530924as5uIfaVVcO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF1_AuRme6wFujPkt7fqwGNk6NkjzrQbwJEalQfbbq1Hm79IZaCpHAqm17rFCP1BpD3egh5owx2mQQkInPA0WrYAvb7ZhEgpk-DgsvCXfvm5JigoQan59sFN7m-BD8xsW8AJ4UEBTokxR/s1600/531e28530924as5uIfaVVcO.png" width="320" /></a></div> </div>

Elephants recognise human voices

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New ozone-depleting gases found in atmosphere

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 style="width: 440px;"> <br /> <div class="BorderBottomLineSmall"> </div> </h1> <div> <br /> <span class="newstext" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblDate"></span><br /></div> <br /> <div> <img height="385" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgMain" src="http://images.thenews.com.pk/updates_pics/New-ozone-depleting-gases-found-atmosphere_3-10-2014_140513_l.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 269px; width: 447px;" title="New ozone-depleting gases found in atmosphere" width="640" /> </div> <br /> <div> <span style="height: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 400px;"></span> </div> <div> <br /> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetailMain"><b>PARIS: Worried scientists said Sunday they had found four new ozone-destroying gases in the atmosphere, most likely put there by humans in the last 50-odd years despite a ban on these dangerous compounds.</b><br /> <br /> It is the first time since the 1990s that new substances damaging to Earth's stratospheric shield have been found, and others may be out there, they said.<br /> <br /> "Our research has shown four gases that were not around in the atmosphere at all until the 1960s, which suggests they are man-made," the team from Europe and Australia wrote in the journal Nature Geoscience.<br /> <br /> They analysed unpolluted air samples collected in Tasmania between 1978 and 2012, and from deep, compacted snow in Greenland.<br /> <br /> "The identification of these four new gases is very worrying as they will contribute to the destruction of the ozone layer," added a statement from the team.<br /> <br /> "We don't know where the new gases are being emitted from, and this should be investigated."<br /> <br /> Three of the gases are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) -- a group which includes chemicals traditionally found in air-conditioning, refrigerators and aerosol spray cans but banned under the Montreal Protocol.<br /> <br /> The fourth is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC), part of a closely-related group of compounds which replaced CFCs but are being phased out.<br /> <br /> More than 74,000 tonnes of the four newly-identified gases had accumulated in the atmosphere by 2012, said the team.<br /> <br /> This is very small compared with peak emissions of CFCs in the 1980s of more than a million tonnes per year.<br /> <br /> - Riddle of the source -<br /> <br /> "However, the reported emissions are clearly contrary to the intentions behind the Montreal Protocol, and raise questions about the sources of these gases," the team wrote.<br /> <br /> Two of the gases, one CFC and the HCFC, are still accumulating.<br /> <br /> Previously, seven types of CFC and six of HCFC were known to contribute to ozone destruction.<br /> <br /> CFCs, the main cause of the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica, are man-made organic compounds made of carbon, chlorine and fluorine.<br /> <br /> They were phased out from 1989, followed by a total ban in 2010.<br /> <br /> HCFCs, CFC-like compounds which also include one or more hydrogen atoms, are less ozone-damaging but contribute to climate change by trapping more of the Sun's heat in the atmosphere.<br /> <br /> The ozone layer comprises triple-atom oxygen molecules that are spread thinly in the stratosphere.<br /> <br /> It plays a vital role in protecting life by filtering out ultraviolet rays that can damage vegetation and cause skin cancer.<br /> <br /> In high latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere, where the ozone layer is damaged or subject to seasonal fluctuations, people are advised to cover exposed skin and wear sunglasses.<br /> <br /> Possible sources for the new gases include chemicals used for insecticide production and solvents for cleaning electronic components, said the researchers.<br /> <br /> Concentration differences between the samples suggested the dominant source was in the industrialised Northern Hemisphere, they added.<br /> <br /> Study co-author Johannes Laube from the University of East Anglia's School of Environmental Sciences said the ozone layer stopped thinning from the late 1990s and there were signs of it starting to recover.<br /> <br /> "As many ODSs [ozone-depleting substances], and especially CFCs, take a long time to break down once released into the atmosphere, it will be many decades until it will fully recover," he told AFP.<br /> <br /> "Provided we do not have further unpleasant surprises."<br /> <br /> Martyn Chipperfield, a professor of atmospheric chemistry at the University of Leeds in northern England, said the low concentrations of the four gases "do not present concern at the moment."<br /> <br /> But, he added, "the fact that these gases are in the atmosphere and some are increasing needs investigation."<br /> <br /> source:DAWN news </span> </div> </div>

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Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 style="width: 440px;"> <br /> </h1> <div> <img height="385" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgMain" src="http://images.thenews.com.pk/updates_pics/Tribo-electric-buzzword-future_3-4-2014_139967_l.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 269px; width: 447px;" title="'Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?" width="640" /> </div> <br /> <div> <span style="height: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 400px;"></span> </div> <div> <br /> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetailMain"><b>PARIS: Out at sea, gentle waves provide power for thousands of homes. In cities, dancefloor moves generate electricity for nightclubs. In the countryside, hikers use leg power to recharge their phones.</b><br /> <br /> It is an alluring goal of clean, reliable power free from geo-political risks -- and scientists in the United States said Tuesday it lies within reach, thanks to a smart way to harvest energy called tribo-electricity.<br /> <br /> Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology said they had built a simple prototype device that converts stop-start movement into power.<br /> <br /> Waves, walking and dancing -- even rainfall, computer keys or urban traffic -- could one day be harnessed to drive sensors, mobile gadgets or even electricity plants, they contend.<br /> <br /> Zhong Lin Wang, a professor of materials science and engineering, described the invention a "breakthrough."<br /> <br /> "Our technology can be used for large-scale energy harvesting, so that the energy we have wasted for centuries will be useful," he told AFP by email.<br /> <br /> "Tribo-electric" is a modern term with ancient roots -- from the Greek word for "rub."<br /> <br /> Its electricity is created from friction between two substances causing a charge of electrons to be transferred from one to the other.<br /> <br /> It commonly happens, for instance, when plastic-soled shoes are in contact with a nylon carpet, causing the snap of static discharge when one's hand touches a metal doorknob.<br /> <br /> Because tribo-electric is so unpredictable, it has been generally shunned as a power source.<br /> <br /> The preferred method has been magnetic induction -- a turbine driven by nuclear- or fossil-powered steam or water.<br /> <br /> But, in a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, Wang's team said they had overcome key hurdles to converting a haphazardly-generated electrical charge into current.<br /> <br /> Their prototype comprises a disc about 10 centimetres (four inches) across, designed to show the potential from a small, portable generator moved by ambient energy.<br /> <br /> Inside are two circular sheets of material, one an electron "donor" and the other an electron "receiver," brought together through rotary movement.<br /> <br /> If the sheets are separated, one then holds an electrical charge isolated by the gap between them.<br /> <br /> Sandwiched between the two discs is a third disc with electrodes, which bridges the gap and helps a small current to flow.<br /> <br /> At a top speed of 3,000 revolutions per minute, the device generated 1.5 watts.<br /> <br /> This gave it an energy efficiency of 24 percent, three times greater than piezoelectric, the previously best source of mechanical electricity harvesting -- and as efficient as magnetic-induction turbines.<br /> <br /> It can run on a gentle wind or tap water, or "random jerky motions," including human movement, to provide the rotation, Wang said.<br /> <br /> "As long as there is mechanical action, there is power that can be generated."<br /> <br /> The prototype used copper for the rotator and gold for the electrodes in lab tests, but these could easily be substituted for low-cost synthetics, he said.<br /> <br /> The team is working on ways to scale up tribo-electric energy for harvesting power from the ocean. (AFP)</span> </div> <div class="NewsDetailPageRight"> <br /><div class="LineSpacing">  </div> <div class="LineSpacing">  </div> <div align="right"> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1389870485893-4" style="height: 600px; width: 160px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cl">  </div> <div class="BorderBottomLineSmall">  </div> </div>

Tribo-electric,' the buzzword of the future?

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Cookbook returned to library after 21-plus years

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <img id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgMain" src="http://images.thenews.com.pk/updates_pics/Cookbook-returned-library-21-plusyears_3-9-2014_140416_l.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 269px; width: 447px;" title="Cookbook returned to library after 21-plus years" /> </div> <br /> <div> <span style="height: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 400px;"></span> </div> <div> <br /> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetailMain"><b>LAWRENCE: More than two decades after a cookbook was checked out of a Kansas library, it's just now been returned.</b><br /> <br /> 6NewsLawrence reports a copy of "The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean: A Celebration of the World's Most Healthful Foods" was placed in a Lawrence Public Library return box one night this week. The book had been checked out on Sept. 24, 1992.<br /> <br /> Library official Kristin Soper speculates the borrower misplaced the volume and came across it just recently. The maximum late fee in 1992 was $3; it's now $4.50.<br /> <br /> "The Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean" contains more than 300 recipes from around the world. Reviewers noted in 1992 that its publication coincided with growing U.S. interest in healthy cooking.</span> </div> </div>

Cookbook returned to library after 21-plus years

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Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <img height="385" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_imgMain" src="http://images.thenews.com.pk/updates_pics/Potent-new-painkiller-stokes-alarm-US_3-8-2014_140330_l.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; height: 269px; width: 447px;" title="Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US" width="640" /> </div> <br /> <div> <span style="height: 20px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 400px;"></span> </div> <div> <br /> <span id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_lblNewsDetailMain"><b>WASHINGTON: A potent new painkiller hit the US market this week, despite warnings from top experts that the drug may deliver a deadly setback in America's battle with opioid addiction.</b><br /> <br /> Zohydro ER can contain 10 times the amount of hydrocodone as the most popular prescription painkiller, Vicodin, and is easily crushable so it could be snorted, bearing none of the recent safeguards added to pills like OxyContin (oxycodone).<br /> <br /> In a nation where some 15,000 people die annually from prescription painkiller use, the drug's approval has raised alarm among doctors, lawmakers and relatives of those lost to overdose.<br /> <br /> Two senators have launched an investigation into practices by the US Food and Drug Administration, amid allegations that pharmaceutical companies eager for a chunk of the $9 billion painkiller market may have paid to influence regulators' decisions.<br /> <br /> "It's almost unheard of," said Andrew Kolodny, president of the group Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.<br /> <br /> "For FDA to approve a drug that is going to make a serious problem worse, it is pretty shocking."<br /> <br /> Zohydro was approved in October 2013, even though a panel of FDA-convened experts voted against 11-2. The FDA is not obligated to follow the advice of its advisory committees, but it typically does.<br /> <br /> An FDA spokesman told AFP the decision was made "after careful consideration," and "the product's benefits outweigh its risks when used as intended."<br /> <br /> Zohydro contains pure hydrocodone in a range of doses, including time-release options that are much stronger than competitor products.<br /> <br /> It does not contain acetaminophen, which can cause liver damage and death in high doses and is included in most other prescription opioids.<br /> <br /> The drugmaker, California-based Zogenix, said in a statement that the "acetaminophen-free formulation of extended release hydrocodone is an important therapeutic option for certain chronic pain patients."</span> </div> </div>

Potent new painkiller stokes alarm in US

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Finally, Marvel's ready for you to hear its comics (scoop)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <header> <h1> Finally, Marvel's ready for you to hear its comics (scoop)</h1> <div id="introP"> Marvel upgrades its subscription app with a long-promised smart soundtrack and DVD-style video commentary, after spending a year laying the foundation for a more multimedia-friendly comics reading experience.</div> <menu class="shareBar inline-view scrolling" style="display: block; left: 33px; position: fixed; top: 20px;"><ul> <li class="sponsorSB"><br /></li> </ul> </menu></header> <div class="postBody txtWrap"> <div class="cnet-image-div image-LARGE2 float-none" style="width: 610px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="813" src="http://asset1.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2014/03/08/Marvel_audio_SXSW_2014_1_610x813.jpg" width="610" /> <div class="image-caption"> Starting with the popular story Captain AmericaL The Winter Soldier, Marvel is adding "adaptive audio" to some of its digital comics.</div> <span class="image-credit"> (Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET) </span> </div> It's a fallacy of the superhero genre that a new costume accompanies every power boost the hero earns. That's also the case with a major upgrade to Marvel Unlimited, the preferred (and only) subscription-based comics reading app for fans of Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Captain America. <br /> Scheduled to be announced on Sunday afternoon's Marvel panel at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas, and currently live in Apple's iTunes Store, the new version of Marvel Unlimited looks a lot like the old version of Marvel Unlimited. Don't let that fool you, though, as the changes could present a way forward for smarter integration between traditional comics and multimedia features. <br /> <div class="floatList"> <br /></div> A year in the making, the new version of the app comes with three important changes: transitions from one panel to the next are faster and smoother, there's now adaptive audio, and Marvel AR's DVD-style extras are now included in its digital comics for the first time. <br /> While the added features might turn off more traditionalist comics readers, Kristin Vincent, Marvel's vice president of digital products, said that the goal was to make digital comics feel more digital without losing their essential nature. <br /> "We knew we had something conceptually," she said of last year's adaptive audio announcement by Marvel at SXSW, "but we weren't sure how it was going to work with comics. We wanted to figure out how we could tell stories in new ways." <br /> Arune Singh, executive director of TV Communications at Marvel, described the change as one that could alter how the company makes its comics available electronically. <br /> "The way we used to paste comics together on the page in production, so far we have been pasting comics on our iPad," he said. "Now, we have adaptive audio." <br /> The features can also be disabled in the Options panel. Because Marvel Unlimited is a subscription-based app, the features have been added at no extra cost. To entice new readers, Marvel has dropped the cost of subscribing for the first month to $0.99, if you sign up by March 14 with the promo code SXSW99. Normally and thereafter, Marvel Unlimited costs $9.99 per month, or $69.99 per year. <br /> <div class="cnet-image-div image-LARGE2 float-none" style="width: 610px;"> <div class="image-caption"> The DVD-extras added commentary of Marvel AR videos now comes to Marvel's digital comics.</div> <span class="image-credit"> </span> </div> The overhaul to the comics reader has swapped out HTML5 for native iOS code, so page turning and panel transitions are smoother. The update to the Android app is "so, so close," Vincent said. Both were done as work-for-hire by Chaotic Moon, Marvel's long-standing partner on Marvel Unlimited. <br /> The big new feature, though, is that Marvel is finally making available to its readers what it calls "adaptive audio." It's similar to a background soundtrack or movie score, but it detects when you move from one panel to the next and plays themed music appropriate to each panel. It can also gauge how quickly the reader is changing panels and will adapt the score to suit the pace of the reader, says Marvel. <br /> The music plays from when the comic loads, starting with the book's cover, and then adding in adaptive elements such as the pinging sonar of a submarine when viewing a panel of a submarine and mines. <br /> The adaptive audio, which is only available on Captain America: The Winter Soldier storyline at first, probably owing to the extra time required to create the score for each comic. Vincent said that other comics will be added, but added that Marvel wants to hear from its fans on what they think of the debut. <br /> <div class="cnet-image-div image-LARGE2 float-none" style="width: 610px;"> <img alt="" class="cnet-image" height="813" src="http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2014/03/08/Marvel_audio_SXSW_2014_2_610x813.jpg" width="610" /> <div class="image-caption"> More traditional fans can disable the new features through the options panel.</div> <span class="image-credit"> (Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET) </span> </div> "I think we have the best fans in the world, and the most vocal fans in the world. We're always watching the metrics," she said. "We look for what people are sharing in the social space. We're very in tune with our fans, or at least try to be, and move where they move." <br /> Marvel's previous partners on the adaptive audio, CORD and Momentum, are no longer working on the project. In their place, Marvel has signed on Melbourne, Australia-based Firelight Technologies' FMOD, which also is used in video games such as Crysis, Bioshock and Guitar Hero, and contracted with Emmy-nominated composer David Ari Leon's SoundMind Music. SoundMind is no stranger to Marvel, having also worked on Marvel cartoons and motion comics. <br /> Marvel AR, or augmented reality, videos have been available previously only to people who bought the printed comic. You would then have to hold your phone or tablet over an AR-enabled panel to activate the video, and it would show you a behind-the-scenes look at the comic, often interviews with writers or artists, or the process of developing the page. <br /> Marvel has begun integrating that AR content into Marvel Unlimited with 20 videos related to the first issue of author Jonathan Hickman's Avengers series from 2012. The company plans to move its current 1,400 videos to Marvel Unlimited, Vincent said, as well as adding new videos. <br /> </div> </div>

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Microsoft, HP blaze business tablet trail

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE7sY21NKf2zGl2IpraLXT0_VT5IwhZuYz2JY-bZlRoenjKC3VdIT-aML5W0e8k5X819UpIk6BteT6qOAQb-az_KvPsI1OQd5_bIMTmrQtvNSP-RgBZ37rYqQhn5W5MFzaBB2D7sAVJHK/s1600/hp-elitepad-1000-security-jacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOE7sY21NKf2zGl2IpraLXT0_VT5IwhZuYz2JY-bZlRoenjKC3VdIT-aML5W0e8k5X819UpIk6BteT6qOAQb-az_KvPsI1OQd5_bIMTmrQtvNSP-RgBZ37rYqQhn5W5MFzaBB2D7sAVJHK/s1600/hp-elitepad-1000-security-jacket.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="image-caption"> The HP ElitePad 1000 inside its 'security jacket.' It is one of the first tablets to run 64-bit Windows 8.1 on Intel's quad-core Bay Trail processor. </div> <span class="image-credit"> (Credit: Hewlett-Packard) </span> Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft think the tablet is more lean forward than lean back. Are they right? <br /> The PC has one (at least) distinct advantage over Apple. Windows 8.1 isn't a mobile operating system like iOS. In other words, the same 64-bit Windows 8.1 that runs on a brawny desktop PC now runs on featherweight 8-inch and 10-inch tablets. <br /> And that may be a good thing because the tablet is in dire need of new markets, with predictions that the rate of growth will drop sharply in 2014. <br /> "As consumer shipments slow in many markets, commercial (business) shipments will grow as a percentage of the overall mix," IDC said earlier this week. <br /> Enter new HP ElitePad 1000. The tablet design itself isn't especially unique, but the array of accessories that come with it, are. <br /> All are aimed at making it a tablet for productivity -- aka doing work. Those add-ons (PDF) include a productivity jacket, a docking station, a security jacket, and expansion jacket, just to mention a few. <br /> And it's one of the first to run 64-bit Windows 8.1 on Intel's quad-core Intel "Bay Trail" processor, which, until recently, ran Windows in 32-bit mode.<br /> "The pressure for 64-bit, even in tablets that might not have 4GB of DRAM, is pretty strong because IT organizations want to standardize on 64-bit images and 64-bit apps," Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64, said in a recent interview with CNET. <br /> "Intel tended to characterize the first generation of (32-bit) Bay Trail tablets as consumer-oriented," he said. <br /> Microsoft, for its part, has been making 64-bit tablets for a couple of years now in the form of the Surface Pro. It led the way, for instance, on the tablet-as-a-PC concept with its Touch Cover and Type Cover keyboards. <br /> But only with the Surface Pro 2, announced last fall, has Microsoft been able to make a convincing argument that it's also a tablet. <br /> The power-efficient Haswell processor gives the Pro plenty of battery life, while still offering the 64-bit Windows desktop OS.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3AFFKYaNCy6Fj1EqIA9ejUGnL-seVAAfYqs9zi-1nEARulBoI2cNUd7M7tfY1RyyT9HagoaEZa_rbLBhIbTz67Ak0Bkvi_dClx1dirT1wjxGWvCwklZ0oMMXxGtxurdXw_AeWhcA0iiP/s1600/surface-pro-2-desk-side-close-less-angle-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3AFFKYaNCy6Fj1EqIA9ejUGnL-seVAAfYqs9zi-1nEARulBoI2cNUd7M7tfY1RyyT9HagoaEZa_rbLBhIbTz67Ak0Bkvi_dClx1dirT1wjxGWvCwklZ0oMMXxGtxurdXw_AeWhcA0iiP/s1600/surface-pro-2-desk-side-close-less-angle-small.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> And like HP, its accessories are aimed at business. The Surface Pro docking station isn't unlike the docking stations HP has been offering on its business laptops for years. <br /> So, maybe 2014 will be the year of the business tablet -- as the growth rate of Apple's popular tablet slows. <br /> <br /> source::Cnet </div>

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Samsung Galaxy S5 accessories emerge online

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguinFQMvepY-teyD4FEiDkAeSE-rxCkN3bCCDVAlQvjwwRRM1-muDI0sbA-iHWix-P_6C4uWl1_c7VEHWqUkXPLvOa3Er21Jz7R9Yx-8dpnMJi12a-OjPoKkWdOXFL2dPjRZRZbQR-m_z/s1600/Galaxy-s5-accesories.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguinFQMvepY-teyD4FEiDkAeSE-rxCkN3bCCDVAlQvjwwRRM1-muDI0sbA-iHWix-P_6C4uWl1_c7VEHWqUkXPLvOa3Er21Jz7R9Yx-8dpnMJi12a-OjPoKkWdOXFL2dPjRZRZbQR-m_z/s1600/Galaxy-s5-accesories.gif" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Seoul: As Samsung officially unwrapped the flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5, now device’s official accessories emerge online.<span id="more-325616"></span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mobile accessory site MobileFun, indicate that there will be several variations of cases and covers for the Galaxy S5. The first such accessory is a Protective Hard Case Cover Plus, which is made out of plastic and is meant to be a rugged case.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> While it isn’t much to look at, it will protect the Galaxy S5 against the daily wear and tear. Considering that the Galaxy S5 is set to cost over $800, you’re going to need one of these. The protective case will cost 25 Euros.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The next accessory is an S View Wireless Charging Cover, which comes with a cut-out that allows you to view the screen. You will have the ability to answer calls, look at the time and view incoming notifications without having to flip open the cover.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The cover also works with wireless charging, so you can wirelessly charge the Galaxy S5 without removing the cover. The S View cover will cost around 67 Euros and will be available in white and black colors. An S View cover without wireless charging functionality will also be available for 55 Euros and will feature more color variants.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A Flip Wallet Cover that doesn’t feature a cut-out but has room to store your cards will be available for 37 Euros. These cases will likely be available once the Galaxy S5 launches next month.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> source::thenewstribe.com </div> </div>

Samsung Galaxy S5 accessories emerge online

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Candy Crush sweetens gaming for female audience

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7IQp-aOKBimV60l8iXvZeJkMXH5-wftxRE9JZl6U1LrP8ce51NV2AuYV-w8jZly8QPlqkMOnRymfRDyb_Vii-G3EvwJw4V5hfKaWR2s_LIQT1YFGFKN0wZPp6pNshKO33uGrH88arN2p/s1600/214649_41264434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7IQp-aOKBimV60l8iXvZeJkMXH5-wftxRE9JZl6U1LrP8ce51NV2AuYV-w8jZly8QPlqkMOnRymfRDyb_Vii-G3EvwJw4V5hfKaWR2s_LIQT1YFGFKN0wZPp6pNshKO33uGrH88arN2p/s1600/214649_41264434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <strong style="color: #2558ad;">Players are given five chances to pass a level in Candy Crush. </strong><br /> <br /> LONDON (AFP) - With three young children and a full-time job, Emma Martini has little time for computer games. But every night she sits quietly at the end of her son s bed to reassure him while he falls asleep -- and plays Candy Crush.<br /> "It stops me sitting there in the dark for 15 minutes staring at the wall!" the 32-year-old told AFP, laughing.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7cVXU5I4Z1Z2YNkvUILMKN_Nchm4av15T0EWgGSk_nha-4l-CiSFm3BVOuUl9WmktcKjgOtphCfDUlw2OnnooKcAtzyyH_dyYDelV9Hc0kOUcUH1j6ZrnpBi6hQhSRgGAGemPX7Tp6AH/s1600/Candy-Crush-Saga-Screenshot-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7cVXU5I4Z1Z2YNkvUILMKN_Nchm4av15T0EWgGSk_nha-4l-CiSFm3BVOuUl9WmktcKjgOtphCfDUlw2OnnooKcAtzyyH_dyYDelV9Hc0kOUcUH1j6ZrnpBi6hQhSRgGAGemPX7Tp6AH/s1600/Candy-Crush-Saga-Screenshot-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Martini is one of the legion of fans of the addictive online game, many of whom can be seen playing it at every spare minute on their tablets and smartphones.<br /> Unlike conventional console games that can take hours, Candy Crush Saga is one of the most popular of the new "casual games" that can be played in short bursts and on the move.<br /> It has seeped into every day life -- and attracted new audiences, with women making up two-thirds of Candy Crush players, according to its British developer King.<br /> "I m not into computers and what little time I ve got I m inclined to spend reading a book," said Martini, a teaching assistant from Spilsby in eastern England.<br /> But she was persuaded to download Candy Crush by her mother, 52, who was "driving me crackers" sending requests to join the game on Facebook and help her pass the next level.<br /> Now Martini plays every evening as her four-year-old dozes off, saying: "I m filling a void of time."<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMrXptjJ0TAH_UcnvafhIHRVRHQpLL6NoTq_9LVQl3h2xZATI8P3gsaZN2zGm5BGn2ShGcGwsRYLyFcM4cFcpUo4qvUc2GOoSgsCwt7AyZoHiYOalAc9CQI1ChDMKBFeAbv_BrVhr3Uwb/s1600/candy_crush_iphone_lolipop_hero2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMrXptjJ0TAH_UcnvafhIHRVRHQpLL6NoTq_9LVQl3h2xZATI8P3gsaZN2zGm5BGn2ShGcGwsRYLyFcM4cFcpUo4qvUc2GOoSgsCwt7AyZoHiYOalAc9CQI1ChDMKBFeAbv_BrVhr3Uwb/s1600/candy_crush_iphone_lolipop_hero2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> "Casual gaming has really taken off in the female population," said Mark Griffiths, director of the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University.<br /> "Most of it is fitting in between the baby having a sleep, or on the commute on the way home, but it s not something that takes over from the important things in your life.<br /> "It s there as a quick fix for boredom."<br /> <br /> -  100 percent concentration  -<br /> ===============================<br /> <br /> Candy Crush is a simple game. There are hundreds of levels but they all involve moving brightly coloured sweets around a grid to get three of a kind in a row.<br /> Yet it is utterly absorbing, causing travellers to miss their stop, workers to over-run their lunch hours and kids to stay up late into the night trying to get to the next level.<br /> A gaming expert, Griffiths is a fan of traditional consoles but he plays Candy Crush on long journeys to distract himself from the pain of a long-term spinal problem.<br /> "It s a game that requires 100 percent concentration -- you basically forget about everything around you," he told AFP.<br /> Sophie Clayton, a 23-year-old from London who works for a jewellery company, says she is most definitely "not a gamer" but plays Candy Crush as "a boredom killer", mainly on her commute into work.<br /> "I suppose the game is simple, unlike other electronic games. Although my sister thinks I m an idiot for playing, especially when I m stuck on a level," Clayton told AFP.<br /> Candy Crush is free but players can pay for extras to help them move forward, a feature which nets King $850,000 (620,000 euros) in daily sales, according to the IDATE consultancy firm.<br /> While a few people may find themselves racking up huge bills, experts say so-called "freemium" games depend on lots of people paying just a little.<br /> Candy Crush records 700 million sessions a day, making it King s most successful product and driving the company s pursuit of a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.<br /> For people like Tom, a 22-year-old engineer from London, the payment feature adds another challenge to the game -- to play it as much as they can without forking out a penny.<br /> Players are given five chances to pass a level, after which they must wait for 24 hours or pay a small amount -- about $1 -- to buy back into the game immediately.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacsw4gPyY82I1d4sdQB33H3luS5Y7qrCgjfnmRI72R95jnql_NpwGyAeKBp0Tdj02FCfvDuDFaLFWMyFk8yB7xpaiy6r1p6jT2lqi3ttVZWN0MtZncW7-uP0CQPPvdtE6U9pJVsibveg5/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacsw4gPyY82I1d4sdQB33H3luS5Y7qrCgjfnmRI72R95jnql_NpwGyAeKBp0Tdj02FCfvDuDFaLFWMyFk8yB7xpaiy6r1p6jT2lqi3ttVZWN0MtZncW7-uP0CQPPvdtE6U9pJVsibveg5/s1600/maxresdefault.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> But if you set the clock on your smartphone a day ahead, the game thinks the time has passed, Tom explains.<br /> "I did this so many times that on a Monday morning my phone clock thought it was Saturday. My alarm didn t go off and I was late for work," he admitted sheepishly.</div>

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mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"> <b><span style="color: #2558ad; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Karzai paid a brief visit to the Fortis Hospital to see his wife. </span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"> <b><span style="color: #2558ad; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-se3siiGYE83SPMTfnwwHFJzK3cMriCsZokIAKeKxfmZ6jSEUlp5ITEITzu1g-bWhneCR-Xn0epFep_HsaA2poHQnVBKnd395NFv7A_aFiQSMGHQO5KbzcpEVzTDBOmKkODEdUSfw0pQ/s1600/214535_31119321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-se3siiGYE83SPMTfnwwHFJzK3cMriCsZokIAKeKxfmZ6jSEUlp5ITEITzu1g-bWhneCR-Xn0epFep_HsaA2poHQnVBKnd395NFv7A_aFiQSMGHQO5KbzcpEVzTDBOmKkODEdUSfw0pQ/s1600/214535_31119321.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></div> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">NEW DELHI (AFP) - Afghan President </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Hamid Karzai </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">has become a father again at the age of 56 after his wife gave birth to their third child in India, according to an embassy statement sent to AFP Friday.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">A baby girl was delivered at a private hospital in the New Delhi satellite town of Gurgaon earlier this week, the statement said.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcK-DKpGN97qC8yXtKNvFYogbTJGICAxzGs2dWjeHXlZoOqFbdJwsmJxJLe5Uvoev7-04QyrhSXPliMAbOjJUQzXqmALmoysXyljDMml0azX2R_i70FC4IamAbcaocJcAcHoCv3nAjX13/s1600/w460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcK-DKpGN97qC8yXtKNvFYogbTJGICAxzGs2dWjeHXlZoOqFbdJwsmJxJLe5Uvoev7-04QyrhSXPliMAbOjJUQzXqmALmoysXyljDMml0azX2R_i70FC4IamAbcaocJcAcHoCv3nAjX13/s1600/w460.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Karzai paid a brief visit to the Fortis Hospital on Wednesday to see his wife, 44, and new child as he flew on to Sri Lanka where he is on a two-day trip.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The leader, who has close ties with New Delhi, is set to retire from office after elections set for April 5 having led his war-wracked country since 2001.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Both of his other children -- a son and a daughter -- were born in Afghanistan, but due to an unspecified "medical complication" Karzai s wife Zinat was advised to travel to seek specialised care in India.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The child was born on Tuesday at around 9:30 am (0400 GMT), the Afghan embassy in New Delhi said in the statement.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In an interview last year to the BBC, Zinat explained that her husband of 15 years doted on his young family but often found it difficult to find time for them due to demands on his time.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">"Sometimes, perhaps on Fridays, he might be free for an hour or so, so he will go for a walk with me and the children. We all go out together - once in a while," she said.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">She also stressed that for them, despite deep-rooted cultural preferences for boys in Afghanistan, they were equally happy to have a daughter.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">"For us... there is no difference between a boy and a girl," she said. 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Mobilink introduces Desi Cricket Commentary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ2FY5POyzF79Jb9o4Z9m-K4FSGxZSmWTsrjeb0A-eDj6ZRxCHsVHLPy6m9oD9C78MhB_j8wwR7J7T4v-skmijeI0H0MFHDn7gW-hk37hOj0j7wAkak8bZI2o3784qKrkp5umrzlamFtQ/s1600/Mobilink-introduces-Desi-Cricket-Commentary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJ2FY5POyzF79Jb9o4Z9m-K4FSGxZSmWTsrjeb0A-eDj6ZRxCHsVHLPy6m9oD9C78MhB_j8wwR7J7T4v-skmijeI0H0MFHDn7gW-hk37hOj0j7wAkak8bZI2o3784qKrkp5umrzlamFtQ/s1600/Mobilink-introduces-Desi-Cricket-Commentary.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Mobilink has introduced Desi Cricket commentary in which commentary can be enjoyed in the voice of famous Pakistani Comedians. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMiV9vK2BETMbqyEFkSPoIxGCMFLyjvE8EWCwsNDWFUNzssqDNU9yYdCo9kBRYBvWQVAIXGTe6SAqyfWgclfHpYojLX6Glsp29W4_-N-DZs-N_GF9HM3Aj624Yn1m3kDfsjhR8vt67XdQ/s1600/Mobilink-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Added in the arsenal of famous Value Added Services (VAS), Desi Cricket commentary is going to be an IVR based service. Filled with fun,this service can be easily enjoyed by Mobilink customers via subscription. All they have to do is to dial 2929 and start enjoying the cricket match with large laughter as famous comedian narrate the story of the match in the most humorous way possible. Desi commentary will be charged at a mere rate of Rs.8+tax on per hour basis.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMiV9vK2BETMbqyEFkSPoIxGCMFLyjvE8EWCwsNDWFUNzssqDNU9yYdCo9kBRYBvWQVAIXGTe6SAqyfWgclfHpYojLX6Glsp29W4_-N-DZs-N_GF9HM3Aj624Yn1m3kDfsjhR8vt67XdQ/s1600/Mobilink-Logo.jpg" width="640" /></div> This commentary will be different then anything provided by any company or any other broadcasting channel ever in history, creating both the factor of cricket craze and urge to laugh out loud. Just in case there is no match going on, customers can enjoy highlights and news from the cricketing world through this service</div>

Mobilink introduces Desi Cricket Commentary

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Nokia Lumia 930 to be launched on April 19th

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-n5J80a7hqhjWqBFQi6bOUGtOknkDm2c7XE7lcIiEjQiaUA8OqaieQ6SCw3exHJSrhQwn1e-vjvY2qnJydLXrDV9vy2g0IYeE2wjtHpXxIvnhx53CKe_NyXxMVCjmWWjvTFSYVwvs6_b/s1600/News_62884_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-n5J80a7hqhjWqBFQi6bOUGtOknkDm2c7XE7lcIiEjQiaUA8OqaieQ6SCw3exHJSrhQwn1e-vjvY2qnJydLXrDV9vy2g0IYeE2wjtHpXxIvnhx53CKe_NyXxMVCjmWWjvTFSYVwvs6_b/s1600/News_62884_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Nokia is all set to launch its new version in its Lumia series with Nokia Lumia 930 on April 19^th. Nokia already launched its much anticipated Nokia X series in Mobile World Congress (MWC) but it kept the launch of Lumia 930 awaiting for another occasion and it seems that 19^th April can be the day when Nokia releases Lumia 630/635 along with Nokia Lumia 930. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QlwhqdvMyKs5f30OQiTOs7X8auykRbykuSC4owpJXPRrGvQSF4S-isW0dbm02OwWFqMZR17axs7VMOOayDmjI8TknICLDWKH89jYHeUiSGOgFYC5DbkQh_a9Dk6MmUqQiDSCkmMK0B7a/s1600/Nokia-Catwalk-Lumia-930-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QlwhqdvMyKs5f30OQiTOs7X8auykRbykuSC4owpJXPRrGvQSF4S-isW0dbm02OwWFqMZR17axs7VMOOayDmjI8TknICLDWKH89jYHeUiSGOgFYC5DbkQh_a9Dk6MmUqQiDSCkmMK0B7a/s1600/Nokia-Catwalk-Lumia-930-1.png" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The date of event comes from the famous rumor monger, Eva leaks and might not be a surprise as Microsoft is also going to be conducting its BUILD conference where it will be launching its Windows 8.1 with Cortana Virtual Assistant.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnc9JqswIlPgX1_qnH0XTfh828-SwyOqMDjylgB7dWRbAJF8M1VWn-Iwcm00qwBam4YeYDnHEQ8NPpjbeYIy6zXsDMipZcHG_dTimkACjEXUeTz7XTfqvXMipwGbRlXKiMVvfzGUnHgst/s1600/nokia-lumia-930-880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnc9JqswIlPgX1_qnH0XTfh828-SwyOqMDjylgB7dWRbAJF8M1VWn-Iwcm00qwBam4YeYDnHEQ8NPpjbeYIy6zXsDMipZcHG_dTimkACjEXUeTz7XTfqvXMipwGbRlXKiMVvfzGUnHgst/s1600/nokia-lumia-930-880.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Talking about the specs of this upcoming Lumia 930, it is going to be smaller in size with 4.5inch display screen. Lumia 630/635 seems to be a successor to Lumia 620 with even a dual SIM support, thanks to Windows 8.1</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It seems that although all major mobile companies attended MWC but they kept their big releases out of limelight and chose to launch them on a separate platform to capture much more user attention. HTC is also going to launch successor of its award winning HTC One, HTC M8 on 25^th March.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHn0-NzPKvuxyrJEQ_aFpdGuksBmMks5SocJHF_VuCXkzsD_jaxxIyqOCBWH1h7iDREbRr-yFRzHvHbH6kwumOVEcvg-_kw5OylYZFtrGP-qod0nGCstYy59vGZ_RRyDKnpYNRtdocIxJ/s1600/51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHn0-NzPKvuxyrJEQ_aFpdGuksBmMks5SocJHF_VuCXkzsD_jaxxIyqOCBWH1h7iDREbRr-yFRzHvHbH6kwumOVEcvg-_kw5OylYZFtrGP-qod0nGCstYy59vGZ_RRyDKnpYNRtdocIxJ/s1600/51.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> source :moremag.pk </div> </div>

Nokia Lumia 930 to be launched on April 19th

Nokia is all set to launch its new version in its Lumia series with Nokia Lumia 930 on April 19 th . Nokia already launched its muc...

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Warid Introduces Language Learner

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1RBVr-h_MtsTLxQUF9eqROtE9k8HRAdXklOTCTu2SmbYcrn6gxI6B1gFEskbhWRGjdf-BdYgHr-MSluq3gsHcxZ08_JQCofoF0aY0B-iJImUI_H6VSGNEzLYJZNyRrz-CCBTvsDwWvkx/s1600/Warid-Language.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1RBVr-h_MtsTLxQUF9eqROtE9k8HRAdXklOTCTu2SmbYcrn6gxI6B1gFEskbhWRGjdf-BdYgHr-MSluq3gsHcxZ08_JQCofoF0aY0B-iJImUI_H6VSGNEzLYJZNyRrz-CCBTvsDwWvkx/s1600/Warid-Language.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Language plays a key role in communication and Warid aims at bridging all communication needs of its customers. <br /> Whether you are watching a foreign language film, meeting a person who doesn’t understand your language or visiting a country where they don’t understand your language, you often end up facing situations where language becomes the biggest barrier. <br /> As a solution to overcome this barrier, we introduce Warid Language Learner service so that you can master the language of your desire and get coached anytime instantly through your mobile phone. <br /> The service allows its subscribers to learn new languages with ease and efficiency. You can use both SMS and voice mediums to acquire the meaning of words and  phrases along with their correct pronunciations. Languages catered through this service include Arabic, English, French, German and Spanish. A user can subscribe to more than one language at a time. <br /> As a DIY learning program, users can choose to either subscribe to receive daily SMS for a whole month or simply send a message to receive SMS containing new words and phrases in the selected language(s). <br /> <strong>Mechanics:</strong> <br /> <ul> <li>To Subscribe, SMS ‘<strong>Sub’</strong> to 5757 or Dial 5757</li> <li>To Un-Subscribe, SMS ‘<strong>Un Sub’ </strong>to 5757 or Dial 5757</li> <li>To get a new word instantly SMS to 5758 with the desired language keyword, which are: FL (for French), AL (for Arabic), GL (for German), SL (for Spanish), EN (for English).</li> </ul> <strong>Charges:</strong><br /> <ul> <li><strong>SMS/IVR</strong></li> <ul> <li>SMS to 5757:      Rs 0.05+tax</li> <li>Call on 5757:      Rs 0.10+tax/min</li> <li>SMS to 5758:      Rs 0.50+tax</li> </ul> <li><b><strong>Subscription</strong></b></li> <ul> <li>Prepaid:               Rs 0.50+tax/language/day</li> <li>Postpaid:             Rs 15+tax/language/month</li> </ul> </ul>  <strong> Language keywords are mentioned below.</strong><br /> <br /> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108"><b>Language</b></td> <td valign="top" width="103"><b>Keyword</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108"> French</td> <td valign="top" width="103">FL</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108">Arabic</td> <td valign="top" width="103">AL</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108">German</td> <td valign="top" width="103">GL</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108">Spanish</td> <td valign="top" width="103">SL</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="108">English</td> <td valign="top" width="103">EN</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div>

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Roku unveils $50 Streaming Stick

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>AR-SA</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:DontVertAlignCellWithSp/> <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> <w:Word11KerningPairs/> <w:CachedColBalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <b><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b></span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlPaP6xNz9awJaU0KRc2kEMMLAhZcmKyPKj6Y0JhlWycKpQ4B367mHjvuUp8fpnEEbspIK27GVn0qFIfN4UcUUlJr5_40iX9TY5uu-ZmieWINNNUgVqrlqFSWzYJy61NDCBFYT2kRKfK5/s1600/140305113924-roku-streaming-stick-story-top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlPaP6xNz9awJaU0KRc2kEMMLAhZcmKyPKj6Y0JhlWycKpQ4B367mHjvuUp8fpnEEbspIK27GVn0qFIfN4UcUUlJr5_40iX9TY5uu-ZmieWINNNUgVqrlqFSWzYJy61NDCBFYT2kRKfK5/s1600/140305113924-roku-streaming-stick-story-top.jpg" width="640" /></a></b></span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(CNN)</b> -- Sticks are the new boxes, at least when it comes to getting the Internet on your television.</span></span><br /> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, Roku released its latest tool for streaming 1080p content directly to a TV. Like the $100 Roku 3 set-top box, the new $50 Roku Streaming Stick has a large selection of apps for streaming content, including all the major online services such as Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The new Roku stick is about the size of a pack of gum and will be available in April.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As game consoles, cable boxes and other bulky accessories pile up in living rooms, the smaller, more discreet stick approach is becoming an appealing choice for consumers who want to watch Internet content on their TV screens without adding to the clutter.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is not Roku's first foray into the stick form factor. But unlike its 2-year-old $90 version, the Streaming Stick will pop into any HDMI port, making it compatible with many more televisions.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Roku Streaming Stick will compete directly against Google's well-received Chromecast, released last year. The Google dongle costs only $35 and also plugs into any TV HDMI port. To watch Internet content on the Chromecast, you hit a button on compatible apps from an Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Both sticks require a separate power source, either through a USB port on the back of the TV or by plugging into a wall.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Roku Streaming Stick will cost a few bucks more than the Chromecast but includes a dedicated remote control, like other Roku products. For people who prefer navigating with soft buttons to swiping a smartphone screen, this can be a big plus.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roku's biggest advantage is content. Because the service has been around for a while, it has many more streaming options than the Chromecast. There are currently about 1,200 available apps for Roku.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Google recently opened up its Chromecast device to outside developers, so it's possible a wave of new content is on its way. For now, its big names are Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, YouTube and Google Play, plus a handful of smaller apps.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A third major competitor in the streaming-to-TV space is Apple TV. Apple's offering is still an old-fashioned box, but it could just be a matter of time before the company jumps on the stick-shaped bandwagon. It has more content options than a Chromecast but still lags behind the Roku. Of course, an Apple device would appeal to people already deep into the Apple ecosystem.</span></span></div> <div class="cnnstorypgraphtxt"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cable companies have been slow to update their set-top boxes, and smart TVs haven't caught on in the same way that easy-to-use Apple TV, Chromecast and Roku have. 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