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HTC M8 to launch in late March with similar HTC One design?

Taipei: As Taiwanese technological giant HTC is eyeing to introduce its flagship smartphone HTC M8, now new report claims that device is delayed to late March. Over the next couple of months we’re going to see the unveiling of two smartphones that just so happen to be two of the most anticipated smartphones of 2014. Samsung has scheduled an Unpacked 5 event on Feb. 24, where the company is expected to launch its flagship Galaxy S5. It’s unclear when HTC will announce the M8, but if we’re going to go by a yearly release, the HTC M8 should officially launch around the same time. The HTC One was the star of the show at MWC 2013, winning the highly-coveted ‘Best Mobile Device’ award. The HTC M8 will reportedly lau...

February 5, 2014 at 1:20 am | News Desk

“Shab-e-Zindagi” episode 2, 4 February 2014: full video and review

Shab e Zindagi episode 2 was broadcasted on 4 February 2014 on Hum TV. The drama is latest addition in Hum TV prime time drama slot. It has been produced by Abdullah Qadwani and Asad Qureshi, directed by Syed Ahmed Kamran and written by Ruksana Nigar. Watch today’s episode here; The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 5, 2014 at 1:05 am | News Desk

Imran Khan under pressure: PM, MQM and Civil Society criticizes him for leaving Taliban committee

KARACHI – Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman, is under immense pressure these days as he is criticized from all circles for backing off from the Taliban committee for dialogues. Khan has always been the biggest supporter of sorting out the issue with Taliban through dialogues but when it came to act upon his words, Khan did not have the courage to commit. After consulting with his party in a meeting, Imran Khan announced not to be the part of Taliban committee. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) also followed Khan’s step and Maulana Fazl ur Rahman took an even bigger decision by separating the party from peace talks with Taliban. Their verdict of course halted Mufti Kafayatullah to participate in Taliban committ...

February 5, 2014 at 1:05 am | News Desk

Love for sweets increases risk of heart attack

Eating too many sugary drinks, desserts and sweets could increase your risk of having a heart attack, findings of a large US study suggest. In the study, which looked at data on sugar consumption among tens of thousands of people in the US as well as death rates from heart-related problems found that there was a significant link between the amount of sugar consumed and heart risk, according to BBC Health. Consuming the equivalent of a can a day of sugar-sweetened fizzy drinks was associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, JAMA Internal Medicine reports. People who got a quarter of their daily calories from added sugar had more than three times the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than people who consum...

February 5, 2014 at 1:05 am | News Desk

Nokia’s dual-SIM phone Asha 504 leaked

Washington: As MWC is just few weeks away, Nokia is eyeing to introduce its dual-SIM smartphone likely Nokia Asha 504.  Nokia has launched several high-end devices recently, but the company’s lower-end offerings are also a very important source of revenue, especially in emerging markets. The Nokia Asha line has proved to be very successful, as it consists of low-end phones with dirt cheap price tags, but with some notable features for their category. Nokia is expected to unveil several goodies at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 trade show that will kick off later this month in Barcelona, and new leaks are now boosting expectations. Famous tipster @evleaks has just posted a press render of an Asha-like phone, but t...

February 4, 2014 at 1:48 am | News Desk

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo pricing details leaked

Berlin: As Samsung have officially announced Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo, now thanks to German retailer listing, we now know how much the Note 3 Neo will cost. Notebooksbilliger has listed the LTE-enabled version of the Note 3 Neo, which is called the Note 3 Neo LTE+, for 529 Euros. The 3G model is listed for 499 Euros. Both the Note 3 Neo and Neo LTE+ look similar to the original Note 3, and feature the same faux leather back. The LTE+ variant is said to feature Samsung’s hexa-core Exynos processor that has two A15 cores clocked at 1.7 GHz and four A7 cores clocked at 1.3 GHz. The 3G version of the device will feature a quad-core 1.6 GHz processor of unknown origin. The handsets come with dimensions of 148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6 mm and weigh ...

February 4, 2014 at 1:26 am | News Desk

Pakistani actresses get top places in ‘Most Controversial Stars in Bollywood’

MUMBAI: Pakistani actresses Veena Malik  and Meera are among the top five most controversial foreign babes in Bollywood.  The report, created by Indian newspaper “Times of India”  has three more foreign actresses in the list, who have entered into controversies after controversies since their arrival in B-town. The 1st in the list is British actress Sofia Hayat- After a questionable start in Bollywood, Sofia entered the ‘Bigg Boss’ house but got evicted soon. However, the starlet refused to stay away from controversy and filed a complaint against co-contestant Armaan Kohli for ‘physical assault’. Second place rests with Mexican Barbara Mori- Mori’s Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik...

February 4, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Amir Sohail becomes PCB’s chief selector

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board has chosen former batsman Amir Sohail as team’s chief selector. The former left handed batsman will now select the men’s cricket team along with selection committee. While the women and junior squads will be selected under the supervision of former test cricketer Muhammad Ilyas, according to a media channel. The dual decisions are only waiting a formal announcement. It is worthy to note that PCB has been seeing many hasty decisions since Mr.Zaka Ashraf’s reinstatement as the board’s chief following a court decision.   The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the wor...

February 4, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

None arrested for Imran Farooq’s murder: Rehman Malik

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Rehman Malik has said that he has no knowledge of two men arrested for their alleged role in the murder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq. Mr. Malik also called for an investigation into arrest of  M.Kashif Khan and Syed Mohsin Ali , the two suspects of Imran Farooq’s murder case besides condemning what he called “media trial” of MQM chief Altaf Hussain. Speaking to reporters outside the parliament house on Monday, he said that the TTP was a banned outfit and no talks should be held with them. A repetition of his party (Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ) stance . The PPP stalwart  termed talks with Taliban as unconstitutional but congratulated the governme...

February 4, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Google watch specs, release date, features and more

Washington: The trend of smartwatches goes higher, Search engine giant gaining momentum to join the new market with its upcoming device Google Watch. We have seen one from Samsung and Sony entering their new smartwatches in the market. Now Google is eyeing to develop one of its own. As we have reported earlier that Google smartwatch have entered mass production and now aimed o make an early impact next year. We’ve heard that watches from Microsoft and LG may also be forthcoming, while an Apple iWatch is also widely predicted. A filing with the US Patent Office from early May 2013 showed a “smart-watch with user interface features” – it sounds pretty clear to us what that might mean. The watch displayed in the illust...

February 3, 2014 at 1:15 am | News Desk

Everything you want to know about Nokia Lumia Icon

Washington: We have just enter the New Year, Nokia is now eyeing to introduce its Lumia device with a name instead of a number through Verizon report claims. Nokia Lumia 929 is in line for the launch but now new report claims that the device will be called Nokia Lumia Icon instead of Lumia 929. It seems that 2014 is going to be one of Nokia’s most interesting years in a very long time. The company’s device division will become part of Microsoft, which should provide Nokia with notable financial and technological advancements. Microsoft plans on using the mobile company’s expertise in hardware and its very important carrier relationships it has formed throughout the years in the cell phone industry. The acquisition will he...

February 3, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk

India deserves lion’s share of cricket revenue: CA Chairman

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards has said that India deserves a fair compensation for contributing 80 per cent of the revenue by “hiring out” its team. CA chairman has come out in strong support of the BCCI receiving a lion’s share of world cricket revenue by giving this statement about the new revenue distribution model in the controversial International Cricket Council (ICC) revamp plan that would see the BCCI receiving the lion’s share. Edwards said people should understand that India will get just 20 per cent of ICC revenue despite contributing 80 per cent of it, according to Press Trust of India. It must be noted that the recent developments in international cricket for the control of its gove...

February 3, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk

LocoCycle to hit gaming stores this month

Twisted Pixel has announced that LocoCycle will hit gaming market on February 14th, for Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Personal Computers. The game stars “I.R.I.S.” (voiced by Lisa Foiles), a sentient motorcycle that looks similar to light cycles from the Tron franchise. It graduated from Big Arms Academy’s School of Assassination as valedictorian.The bike can perform over 40 forms of combat and speaks 50 languages. It can also travel a mile in 20 seconds (180 mph or 290 km/h), and can cloak. I.R.I.S. is accompanied by a mechanic named Pablo (voiced by Freddy Rodriguez), who is dragged along behind her during the game’s events. The announcement, made on developer’s official site doesn’t make mention of any added...

February 3, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk

Sushmita Sen joins Bollywood’s ‘late comers’ club

MUMBAI: Former Miss Universe and renowned actress of Indian film industry, Sushmita Sen, has recently joined the club of Bollywood’s ‘late comers’ like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK), Saif Ali Khan and Govinda as reportedly arrived 1.5 hours late in a book launching ceremony. Sushmita Sen experienced the journalists boycott over her late arrival in the book launch of Shraddha Soni‘s book I Am Life in Mumbai as the scheduled time was 5:30pm but she reached at 7:00 pm, according to reports. However, she inaugurated the book launching ceremony ‘I Am Life’ without the presence of media. Sen is not alone in the club as various Bollywood’s legends have already present in the late comers’ list i...

February 2, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk

MQM will face more problems in future: Shahid Masood

KARACHI: Renowned columnist and TV host Dr. Shahid Masood said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) will face more problems in London in future besides claiming that the BBC documentary against the party was based upon information by British Police. Mr. Masood claimed that BBC has more films in the pipeline against MQM and as the media group is state run, MQM can take legal action against the group if it feels that the documentary is false or slanderous. Expressing his views about the matter in a TV show aired on Pakistan’s JAAG Television and the tweets following the show, he said that all the suspects in Imran Farooq murder case are in Pakistan and their statements are recorded by intelligence agencies. Mr. Masood advised MQM chief...

February 2, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk

MQM London to protest before BBC HQ on Feb 2

LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Saturday has announced to stage protest tomorrow before the central office of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London, United Kingdom. Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s, the fourth largest elected political party of Pakistan, London branch called all British-based activists to gather before BBC’s office on February 2 (tomorrow). The party will record their protests against the documentary released by the BBC based on revelatory content about murder of MQM’s prominent leader Imran Farooq. Moreover, MQM would also submit a memorandum of the protest to the higher officials of BBC while the timings will be 12:00pm (local time) and 5:00pm (Pakistan time) MQM had already an...

February 2, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk