…of fears that this is how attackers could be brought to their targets. Attacks on minority Shia by hard-line Sunnis have increased in recent months across Pakistan. In the deadliest attack this week, 23 people were killed at a Shia procession in the city of Rawalpindi. On Friday, mobile phone services were temporarily blocked in parts of the capital Islamabad, the southern port city of Karachi, a…
…games on its mobile apps, most have ignored the option and download third-party titles via Apple or Google’s stores, even if they first heard about the software via Facebook. “In the past 30 days, we have sent people to the Apple App Store and Google Play 146 million times, via clicks from channels such as news feed, timeline, bookmarks and App Center,” Facebook said in its deve…
…the state-linked CINIC. China Internet Network Information Center found that mobile phones are now the most common way for people to connect to the internet in China Mobile internet users now number 388 million, up almost 10% since the start of the year. “Mobile phone prices continued to drop,” the report said. “The emergence of smartphones under 1,000 yuan [$157] sharply lower…
Samsung announces it has developed technology that could sit “at the core of 5G” – the successor to the 4G mobile-communications standard. The Korean company says its equipment is capable of transmitting data at more than 1 Gbps across a distance of up to 2 km (1.2 miles). It suggests the tech would eventually allow users to stream ultra-high-definition video while on the move….
…ences are of something that has been around for only a short period.” There has been speculation about the health effects of using mobile phones for years. The HPA conducted a previous review in 2003, which also concluded that there was no evidence of harm. But there is now far more research into the subject. The experts said more work was needed on the effect of radio frequency fields on br…
her perfomer of Virgin Mobile Freefest 2011 Virgin Mobile FreeFest is held in a picturesque location, Merriweather Post Pavilion. Merriweather Post Pavilion is an amphitheater located in 40 preserved acres of forest (Symphony Woods), in the Baltimore/Washington corridor off Route 29. It was initially built for National Symphony Orchestra and for forty years has hosted musical events….
Facebook launches its own app store to promote mobile programs that operate using the social network. Facebook said the App Center will become the “new, central place to find great apps like Draw Something” and other titles. Developers will have the ability to charge a fee for apps sold in the store in the near future, Facebook said. The announcement came as Facebook admitted growth i…
…oogle’s stock value plunged a hair-raising 10% this week – wiping out more than $24 billion from the company’s value – after its third-quarter earnings report, which revealed a 20 percent drop in profits over last year, was accidentally released three hours earlier than planned on Thursday. The profit losses were driven by a decline in advertising revenue, according to its…
…nds with the seal of the US embassy in Islamabad, reads “Paid Content,” the Associated Press reports. State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US spent $70,000 to air the 30-second clip on seven Pakistani TV stations. She said the US embassy in Pakistan wanted to run the ads because they determined those messages were not reaching enough of the Pakistani public throug…
…t $175. One day Shamir went to Canada for a two-week holiday and neither Celina Aarons nor her brother thought to change him to an international plan. According to the bill, the two brothers sent over 2,000 texts between them and also downloaded videos, sometimes racking up $2,000 in data charges for downloading a single video. After getting the bill Celina Aarons said: “I asked three, four times….
…Wana area. Reports say he was also seen as an enemy of militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and praised by Pakistan for expelling Uzbek and other foreign fighters from Pakistan in 2007. His death could be a contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad, they add, because the Pakistani military views commanders like him as key to keeping the peace internally. For years, he…
…sn’t create a mobile phone in the near future… Facebook will simply become an app on other mobile platforms”. A Facebook smartphone has reportedly been in the works for some time. In 2010, Techcrunch reported that Facebook was “secretly” building a smartphone – although this particular project is said to have broken down. The company’s desire to enter the…
esses is enhanced,” said Robert Yi, head of investor relations at Samsung. Samsung said its IT and mobile communications division, which manufactures the smartphones, made an operating profit of 4.27 trillion won during the period, as revenues in the division surged 86% from a year earlier. Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones Sams…
…far less than current rates. Consumers will also be able to choose a different operator abroad from the one they use at home. It is hoped this split-network approach – which comes into force in 2014 – will encourage greater competition. The first changes will come into effect from 1 July. Calls will be capped at 29 eurocents per minute, plus VAT. European Parliament has passed regula…
…s hoped the meeting could boost economic ties between the two nations. Asif Ali Zardari is officially coming for private religious reasons, to visit the shrine of Sufi saint Moinudin Chishti in Ajmer, 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of Delhi. However, his Interior Minister Rehman Malik and son and political heir Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are reportedly among an entourage of at least 25 people wh…
Sarah Harding has been arrested for using her mobile phone while driving and failing to stop for police in London. The 31-year-old former Girls Aloud singer was charged with two offences after being pulled over in central London on Thursday afternoon. Sarah Harding was allegedly spotted on her mobile phone while driving along Charing Cross Road. Sarah Harding has been arrested for using her mobi…
The GSM network, known as the “normal” mobile phone network, accounts for 80% of the global mobile market and is used by 4 billion phones worldwide. Recently, a new cell phones vulnerability have been demonstrated by Karsten Nohl, head of Germany’s Security Research Labs, which shows that any phone on any GSM network is vulnerable to attack. The new attack – which Karsten Nohl did not…
…phone calls suggests that women call their spouse more than any other person But the data shows that women start to switch the preference of their best friend from about the mid-30s, and by the age of 45 a woman of a generation younger becomes the “new best friend”, according to Prof. Robin Dunbar. “What seems to happen is that women push the <<old man>> out to become…
…em, the team was unable to run tests on the iPhone. In the case of Angry Birds, research suggested that only 20% of the total energy consumption was used to actually play the game itself. Of the rest, 45% is used finding out your location with which it can serve targeted advertising. The tests were carried out by running the app over a 3G connection. The results noted that many apps leave connecti…
he approaching vehicles. “A dozen big four-wheel drive jeeps drove into the compound,” recalls one family elder. “They seemed to converge from different directions.” One of the 4x4s drove up close to the veranda, and from its back seat emerged a tall and frail-looking man. He wore flowing robes and a white turban. The waiting men couldn’t believe their eyes. Standing…
…#8211; including Bin Laden, his three wives, eight of his children and five of his grandchildren. Osama Bin Laden’s children age range was from 24-year-old son Khalid, who was killed in the raid, to a 3-year-old born during their time in Abbottabad. His courier, the courier’s brother and their wives and children also lived in the compound. Osama Bin Laden’s home life was stirred up when Khai…
Almost half of India’s 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the latest census data. Only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households have lavatories while 49.8% defecate in the open. The remaining 3.2% use public toilets. Census 2011 data on houses, household amenities and assets reveal that 63.2% of homes have a telephone. Analysts say the d…
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of late music legend Elvis Presley, has been hiding a secret former job… selling fish and chips from a mobile van in East Sussex, UK. Since Lisa Marie Presley, 44, moved into a $14 million home in the village of Rotherfield back in 2010, it’s fair to say she has fully immersed herself into local life. And she was so keen to learn about the British way of l…
Girls Around Me, the controversial mobile app which allowed users to find nearby women and access their full name, photos, and send them messages, has been taken off the market due to safety concerns. The application worked by taking GPS data from Foursquare and searched for women in the immediate area who have also checked in on the location-based mobile service. The mobile app, made by Russian…
h Osama Bin Laden to Pakistani interrogators. In their report, recently leaked to the media, Amal Abdal Fattah is quoted as saying that she married the al-Qaeda chief in the Afghan city of Kandahar in 2000, and lived there with his two other wives until the 9/11 attacks. At that point, the family split and she went to Karachi, where she stayed with her baby daughter until the middle of 2002, when…
Kim Kardashian finally puts her swollen feet in flatsAfter she raised eyebrows on Thursday as she crammed her swollen feet into Perspex heels, with painful looking results, Kim Kardashian finally seems to be giving her feet a…
Eva Longoria humiliating wardrobe malfunction at Cannes Film FestivalEva Longoria has suffered an extremely embarrassing wardrobe malfunction as she unfortunately revealed far more than she intended to upon screening of Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy…
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart split after cheating scandalRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have split after almost four years together, People magazine is reporting. The couple – who reportedly broke up briefly in December…
Eurovision 2013 winner is Denmark's Emmelie de Forest with Only TeardropsDenmark has won 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Danish Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her…
Phil Robertson, Miss Kay and Uncle Si do commercials for Clayton HomesDuck Commander Phil Robertson and his wife Miss Kay, the stars of Duck Dynasty, sliced some sweet potato pie and filled their audience in about Clayton Homes. “What do I…
Eurovision winners over the years. Where are they now?The Eurovision Song Contest has been running since 1956 and in that time, acts from around Europe have been singing their hearts out in the hope of winning the trophy. There…
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