RIYADH: Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday rejected Israeli and Palestinian claims of US bias as he made a whistlestop trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to woo support for his peace plan. Kerry promised any agreed plan would be “fair and balanced” and likened his efforts to broker a compromise between the conflicting demands of the two sides to a puzzle. “In the end all of these core issues fit together like a mosaic, like a puzzle and you can’t separate out one piece or another,” Kerry said in Jerusalem before flying to Amman, and later Saudi Arabia. Each piece was interlinked, he stressed, and depended on the compromises the other side might be prepared to make. “And there’s always tension as to...
January 6, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk
Washington: We have seen some remarkable offer form Amazon and now it is offering the Verizon DORID MAXX for $49.99. While most people view the Moto X as Motorola’s flagship smartphone, some may argue Verizon’s DROID MAXX really is. Motorola and Verizon formed a bond when AT&T was the only carrier to offer the iPhone, which meant that Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile would have to serve up a worthy competitor or risk customers jumping ship. Verizon and Motorola partnered on what would be the carrier’s response to the iPhone, with the Motorola DROID. The smartphone had a 3.7-inch display and slide-out QWERTY keyboard and it was one of the first Android smartphones that rivaled the iPhone if you were a Verizon customer. Ve...
January 6, 2014 at 1:02 am | News Desk
ABU DHABI: Sri Lankan batsmen have made five 50s record for the first time against Pakistan in the Test match at Sheikh Zayed stadium. Kaushal Silva, Kumar Sangakara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews and Prasanna Jayawardene were the batsmen who scored 50′s in the match Before this, Sri Lankan batsmen had made four 50s in seven times in the test match against Pakistan. Sri Lankan batsmen had a record of scoring seven 50s against England at the Lords Test in 2006. 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
January 5, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that the state and constitution were the main plaintiff in the treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharaf. Talking to a private television, the PM said that no one above the state and its constitution and it was the responsibility of every citizen to present itself before the court. He said that court has to decide the future of Pervez Musharaf and it has also to decide whether he breached the constitution on November 3, 2007 or not. It is pertinent to mention here that Pervez Musharraf stands accused over his imposition of emergency rule in November 2007. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifest...
January 5, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
SHARJAH: India under-19 team has won the final One-Day International Asia-Cup against Pakistan by 40 runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Pakistan under-19 had opted to field first after winning the toss in the final match against India. India had given the massive 314 runs target to Pakistan in 50 overs. Indian Skipper Vijay Zol and Vice Skipper cum Wicket-Keeper Sanju Samson had established marvelous 180 runs partnership against Pakistan. Both the batsmen scored 100 runs each in the match. Pakistan batsman Kamran Ghulam had made century 102 runs and remained not out, while Skipper Sami Aslam had scored 87 runs in the final match. High scoring innings by both the batsmen could not help Pakistan to win the title. The News Tribe – UK-bas...
January 5, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Washington: South Korean technological giant Samsung is eyeing to introduce its largest tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, as new leaked render suggest device’s model number Samsung SM-T905. Samsung tablet carrying model number SM-T905 was shipped to India for testing, but apart from the model number, no details of the device were mentioned at the time. Now, the SM-T905 has shown up in a shipping manifest once again, and this time, the tablet is listed as having a 12.2-inch tablet. Now, since the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 will be sporting the model number SM-P90*, we can only assume that the SM-T905 is a 12.2-inch slate of the Galaxy Tab Pro family, instead of a 13.3-inch tablet as we’d earlier speculated. No other details a...
January 4, 2014 at 1:18 am | News Desk
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...
January 4, 2014 at 1:18 am | News Desk
Washington: Amazon with a remarkable offer just at the benign of the New Year, as carrier is offering Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for $139.99. Amazon is kicking off 2014 with some great smartphone deals and is offering the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for a significant savings over what Sprint currently charges. Sprint is selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for $249.99 when signing a new 2-year contract through its online and retail stores. Amazon is offering the same phablet for significantly less, pricing the Note 3 at $139.99. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the company’s latest flagship phablet and comes packed with an even larger screen than its predecessor, as well as enhanced S Pen functionality, and a high-end 13-megapixel camer...
January 4, 2014 at 1:05 am | News Desk
Washington: Motorola’s highly anticipated smartphone Motorola Moto G will be offered pre-paid for $99.99 through Verizon from January 9. The Moto G shares a similar design to the company’s flagship Moto X and brings premium features such as a 4.5-inch HD display and quad-core processor to a smartphone that can be purchased unlocked for less than $200. The company currently offers the unlocked Moto G for $179 8GB and $199 16GB through its online store. The unlocked GSM Moto G is capable of running on AT&T and T-Mobile’s 3G networks and a version capable of running on Verizon’s network has just become official. Verizon has announced that it will begin selling the Moto G online and in its retail stores on Jan. 9. T...
January 4, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Washington: South Korean technological giant LG is planning to introduce its webOS TV, as new leaked images gives us the glimpse of the new TV. In the early smartphone days Palm was the market leader and in many ways was the “Apple” of smartphones. It offered users a very easy to understand a touch UI-based smartphone operating system that was simple and yet very intuitive. It went head to head with the legions of Microsoft Pocket PC and Windows Mobile licensees like Samsung, HTC, Sony and LG, just to name a few. All of those vendors are still around, while Palm faced a short lived ‘comeback kid’ story thanks to webOS, only to see its demise when HP purchased the smartphone maker and its slick mobile OS, killing th...
January 4, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Washington: South Korean giant Samsung is reportedly working on Samsung Galaxy NX Mini Android based camera. Samsung set up the new concept of next of mini version of its flagship devices, could Samsung is eyeing to introduce Mini android based camera. Samsung has recently applied for a trademark to a product named Galaxy NX Mini, hinting at the company’s plans to launch a lesser-powered variant of the Galaxy NX, the Android-powered mirrorless camera that was launched in November last year with features like interchangeable lenses. The application for trademark registration was filed after Christmas, so it’s possible we’ll see a formal announcement of the Galaxy NX Mini at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in February. Deta...
January 4, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Camera 2, the second iteration of its Android-powered dedicated point and shoot camera. Design: The new camera has a new design that makes use of Samsung’s faux-leather material that we’ve seen on the Galaxy Note 3; it sports the same 16-megapixel camera with 1/2.33-inch sensor size, Xenon flash, and 21x optical zoom as the original, but comes with a new image processing system that Samsung says can deliver better pictures than before, Sammobile reports. Samsung has also made a few additions on the software side, namely new shooting modes that bring the total up to 28. As was the case on the original Galaxy Camera, professional photographers will be able to fine tune settings such as ISO v...
January 3, 2014 at 1:41 am | News Desk
Washington: As Samsung is eyeing to made a strong impact in the tablet market, now company’s upcoming tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.4 pro have passed through FCC. The FCC recently certified the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, one of Samsung’s upcoming Pro range of tablets. As is usually the case, the FCC filing showed off an outline of the device, and using that image, the folks over at Moveplayer.net have cooked up a concept of what the Tab Pro 8.4 could look like in its final form. The design they’ve cooked up is quite reminiscent of the Galaxy Note 3, including the faux-leather material on the back, which we’ve seen on the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 as well. The device is expect it to have an 8.4-inch display, 16GB of storage, and L...
January 3, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
We have just enter in the New Year, HTC is planning big for the coming year’s flagship device likely to be called HTC One Two or HTC M8. HTC have the great success with HTC One and now planning to introduce its successor HTC M8, the question remains that the upcoming device is as good as HTC One? Currently HTC One Two is being bandied about, but we reckon that’s more for convenience rather than a hard and fast name for the market. With 2012′s One X, One S, One V and then One X+ followed by the One SV and headline making One in 2013 it’s not clear where HTC will go next. Bear in mind we also have the One Mini and One Max variations from HTC will no doubt want to exploit with its next-gen flagship device and we’...
January 3, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Washington: Apple is aiming to make an early impact in the smartphone market with its upcoming device Apple iPhone 6. According to reports earlier this year, Apple will be releasing more than one device this year likely iPhone 5S, iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 and iPhone 6. Among those rumored devices Apple iPhone 6 is the most prominent and it is expected to come at the end of this year. But according to new reports, Apple iPhone 6 have been delayed till the next year. According to rumors and clues the device likely to make its debut in the first quarter of the next year like Samsung Galaxy S4’s early Launch. Here is a brief summary regarding the iPhone 6: The processor is the key factor in the success of the device so Apple will bring A8 Oct...
January 3, 2014 at 1:01 am | News Desk
Washington: Motorola’s flagship device Motorola Moto X without contract now permanently available at $399. Motorola after launching Moto X in August at $579, Motorola’s well-received Moto X is getting a permanent price drop to $399 on any carrier without a new contract. That’s slightly higher than the $349 deals that Motorola intermittently offered (with some difficulty) in the run-up to the holidays, but it’s still a great deal considering that the Moto X is almost universally regarded as one of the best Android smartphones currently available. The $399 price includes Moto Maker that is, you can get a bespoke Moto X designed to your tastes but does not appear to include the recently introduced bamboo-clad &l...
January 2, 2014 at 1:57 am | News Desk
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