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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...

January 2, 2014 at 1:57 am | News Desk

Golfer Rory Mcllroy and Tennis Player Caroline Wozniacki are officially engaged. The news was broken by both of them on their respective Twitter accounts on New Year’s night. Rory tweeted, “Happy New Year everyone! I have a feeling it’s going to be a great year!! My first victory of 2014 #shesaidyes!!” And Caroline tweeted, “Happy New Year everyone! Rory and I started 2014 with a bang! … I said YES!!!!” They got engaged in Sydney on Tuesday night and posted a few pictures including fireworks over the harbor, Caroline’s engagement ring and their cute picture together. “Rory McIlroy, MBE is a Northern Irish professional golfer from Holywood in County Down who is a member of both the Euro...

January 2, 2014 at 1:32 am | News Desk

Miley Cyrus was amazing while performing on stage with her back up dancers at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2014 on Tuesday night in the Time Square (New York City). She first sang her song “Get It Right” and then moved to her most famous singe, “Wrecking Ball.” Miley was not feeling well before the show as she tweeted, “this cough/cold is not a good combo. please keep praying for me. If I can just get thru tonight I can have a nice lil break.” Well the cough and cold did not get her as she was stunning throughout her performance. “Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and recording artist. The daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, she held minor roles in the televisi...

January 2, 2014 at 1:32 am | News Desk

Fergie was spotted in two different hairdos at the Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Rockin’ Eve 2014 on Tuesday night. She was the host of the event held in Los Angeles. The singer was seen in a braided hairdo and she wore a blazer with gold pants. In another avatar, she flaunted a glittery black dress with her hair flowing freely. She informed her fans about the show in a tweet. She said, “2014 HERE WE COME! Join me tonight on @OfficialNYRE at 8pm on @ABCNetwork for a glamorous New Year’s Eve! #RockinEve.” “Fergie Duhamel is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, television host and actress. She is the female vocalist for the hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, with whom she has achieved char...

January 2, 2014 at 1:32 am | News Desk

The beloved dad on “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”, James Avery has expired at the age of 65. He was in a hospital in Los Angeles last night. He recently had open heart surgery, but something went wrong during the operation and he died due to the complications from the operation. His wife Barbara was with him in hospital, she went away for some time and when she returned to him, James was long gone into the eternal world. Alfons Ribeiro, James’s son in the show “Fresh Prince”, confirmed his death by posting a message on his official Facebook page. He said, “the world has lost truly special man. I am very saddened to say that James Avery has passed. Even though he played father to me on TV, he was a wonderf...

January 2, 2014 at 1:23 am | News Desk

A Korean media reports Samsung will be launching the Galaxy F around the same time as the Galaxy S5, with the former being the first Samsung smartphone to adopt a metal construction. According to ETNews, the metallic prototype was developed in Europe and then moved to Samsung’s production plant in Vietnam (reaffirming a previous report that said Samsung was starting a production line in Vietnam for metal casings for the Galaxy S5), and that a launch will take place soon after the Galaxy S5 makes it to market. The report follows previous rumors that the Galaxy F will kick off a new “super premium” line of Samsung smartphones, with the Galaxy F to be a higher end variant of the Galaxy S5, possibly c...

January 2, 2014 at 1:17 am | News Desk

Washington: After Samsung, Nokia, and HTC, now Sony is eyeing to introduce its first ever Windows Smartphone in 2014. Sony has been making exclusively Android phones for about four years, but soon it could branch out into Windows Phone as well. A report from tech news site The Information says that Sony is prepping a Windows Phone handset to launch in the middle of 2014. We have reported about Samsung and Microsoft negotiations about the new Windows smartphone while Nokia keep on ticking with its Windows phone series Lumia. The report says Microsoft is courting Sony to help boost Windows Phone business as the OS continues to struggle against Android and iOS. Microsoft has allegedly also approached ZTE and others, going as far as cutting th...

January 2, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Washington: The trend of bigger smartphone is getting hot, as Samsung’s upcoming device Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite passes through FCC. Samsung takes pride in offering smartphone users handsets from the low- to the high-end and everything in between. The company’s phablet lineup consists of the high-end and top of the line specced Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Mega, which is offered in both a 5.8 and 6.3-inch size. The Mega allows smartphone users to get a Samsung phablet with a large display at a very affordable price. The Galaxy Mega, for instance, currently sells for $149.99 when signing a new 2-year contract with AT&T, while the smaller 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 with its high-end features comes in at $299.99. There have been ...

January 2, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

James Avery, who played Uncle Phil on the ’90s hit series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died on New Year’s Eve in Glendale, California at the age of 67, a representative for the late actor confirmed to BuzzFeed. Avery, who had cameos on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and the NBC drama Harry’s Lawin 2012 and appeared in a few 2013 TV movies, died after complications from open-heart surgery. The late actor worked until September 2013, shooting the Zach Braff-directed feature film Wish I Was Here, which will premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. He is survived by his wife Barbara Avery, his mother Florence Avery, and his step-son Kevin Waters. Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Avery’s TV son...

January 2, 2014 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Washington: As Samsung is eyeing to introduce its largest tablet Samsung Galaxy Note Pro with 12.2-inch display, now new report claims that the tablet will launch with AT&T tag. Apple and Samsung have been rumored for months to be working on tablets with displays larger than 10-inches. Apple is reportedly working on an ‘iPad Pro’ that houses a 12.9-inch Retina display. Samsung has also been rumored to be developing a larger Galaxy Note tablet and has chosen to go with a 12.2-inch display. The device is expected to officially be named the Galaxy Note Pro when it’s announced. The reliable @evleaks has tweeted that the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro is headed to AT&T with the model number SM-P907A. Previous reports have cla...

January 1, 2014 at 1:04 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench led by the new Pakistani Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will resume hearing of the missing person Atiq-ur-Rehman case in Islamabad on Wednesday (today). The Supreme Court would resume hearing of case regarding missing person Atiq-ur-Rehman today. Three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir-ul- Mulk and Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan would resume the hearing of complaint filed by Saqlain Mehdi. The complaint has been filed for impleadment as party in the case of missing person Attiqur Rehman, who went missing from Abbotabad. Additional advocate General for Pakistan, Additional advocate general Punjab would appear before the apex court. The News Tribe – UK-based...

January 1, 2014 at 1:04 am | News Desk

NEW YORK: The US government has taken firm decision for not dropping the visa fraud charges against senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade despite severe contentions made by Indian government. The US government has rejected India’s contention that it misconstrued salary details in the visa application of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s domestic help, asserting there is “no goof up” and that the case against her is on a firm footing. Making it clear that visa fraud charges against Khobragade will not be dropped, US sources here said, “The strength of the fraud in the case is very strong.” “The case will be there against her, it will not be dropped. The charges will remain,” th...

January 1, 2014 at 1:04 am | News Desk

Luke Grimes will not be seen in the seventh and final season of “True Blood” and now his role will be cast again. According to TV Line, “He initially joined the show because he wanted to work with [his Forever co-star]Deborah Ann Woll. But when he started reading the scripts for Season 7, he was disappointed to learn that they were going in a completely different direction with James.” Luke’s exit has been confirmed by an HBO spokesman too, “The role of James is being recast due to the creative direction of the character.” He became part of the show in last season as James, who was the lover of Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll). However, Luke has got something really big for future – he will be seen...

December 31, 2013 at 1:35 am | News Desk

Foul Play is in no way a suspect of Kayo Redd’s death, who was the younger brother of Waka Flocka Flame, according to law enforcement sources. Kayo Redd died last weekend but his cause of death is still unknown. There are no clues that refer to homicide; however it is possible that Kayo might have committed suicide. Waka’s mother and manager, Debra Antney tweeted lately, “I just lost another son.” Debra’s another son died in a car accident when Waka was just 13 years old. Waka also posted a message on Twitter, “Ya Big Brother love you Kayo.” Autopsy will be conducted today or tomorrow as per close sources. “Juaquin Malphurs, better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame or simply Waka Floc...

December 31, 2013 at 1:20 am | News Desk

  Today Tyrese Gibson is celebrating his 35th birthday and the singer/actor did not forget to remind people through his Facebook. He posted a message on his official facebook page, “its my 35th birthday, I’m in DUBAI I’m stepping out tonight…. Dress-Code! Chocolate…. Chocolate ain’t never hurt nobody….. I got my name back!!! Facebook.com/TYRESE it’s a celebration!!!!” And this is not it; the post comes with a stunning photograph as well. Here is the picture, take a look. Well Happy Birthday Tyrese Gibson – have a good one. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and ...

December 31, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Robin Roberts recently revealed that she is gay on her Facebook page while telling people about her health battles this year. Although she never admitted it publicly, she was actually very open about her relationship status as all her family and friends always knew it. She has been in a relationship with Amber Laign for last 10 years. They both first met in San Francisco with the help of few mutual friends. Amber is a massage therapist who specializes in dealing people with injuries. As far as their relationship is concerned, Amber is highly devoted to Robin. She stood firm with Robin during her two massive health issues – breast cancer (2007) and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (2012). Robin Roberts told about Amber in a very subtle manner...

December 31, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk