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Google has dedicated its homepage to wish the world Happy Holidays with an interactive doodle. What doodle describe? The seasonal greeting shows a one-horse open sleigh dragging along two children, with a snowy background and leafless trees. In its message and in what it depicts, the Doodle avoids any mention of the word Christmas. This banner heralding Christmas Eve is a relatively rare “global” Google Doodle – meaning that unlike many of the pictures to appear on the search engine’s home page (other than the main logo), it will be seen by everyone in the world when it gets to be 24 December in their time zone. As the world settles down to enjoy the festive period, Google evidently hopes that everyone can take com...

December 24, 2013 at 1:38 am | News Desk

Washington: American technological giant Apple is eyeing to go big in the 2014, as new report claims that company is eyeing to introduce its highly anticipated iWatch. A leaked memo sent by Tim Cook to Apple employees dropped a teaser for some “big plans” set to take place next year. “We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love,” read the email obtained by 9to5mac. But then, admittedly, “big plans” does sound bigger than just another iPhone, a new iPad and an updated range of iMacs. 2014 is believed to be the year of the fabled iWatch, Apple’s fitness-based smartwatch, which could be what Cook is sneakily referring to right here. The...

December 24, 2013 at 1:38 am | News Desk

Washington: The trend of mini devices is setting up, as South Korean technological giant LG is planning to introduce mini version of its flagship device LG G2. Now new report recommend some special specs of the device. Report claims that the device will feature a quad core processor and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. We’ve already got the Galaxy S4 Mini and the HTC One Mini, and with smaller version of the Xperia Z1 supposedly on the horizon it appears LG is gunning for the pint-sized market too with the G2 Mini. According to reports earlier this year, the device with a ID LG D-410 revealed a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 540 x 960 display and Android 4.4 KitKat on board. There’s no mention of screen size in this particular results,...

December 24, 2013 at 1:25 am | News Desk

Washington: As the new trend of smartwatches is getting even hot, now Nokia is eyeing to introduce one of its own smartwatch. According to reports, Nokia’s watch will arrive in Q3 2014, but is said to be completely separate from the handset division that Microsoft acquired this year. As for design and features, the device will supposedly pack in a bunch of elements we’ve seen Nokia play with in the past, such as its bendy Kinetic technology, and Nokia Morph, which would let a device change shape to perform different functions. 2014 is going to be big on smartwatches by the looks of things. Apple’s iWatch is also tipped for October 2014, and Samsung looks set for its Galaxy Gear fitness follow-up. Take it all with a respon...

December 24, 2013 at 1:22 am | News Desk

Washington: We are just days away to enter the New Year, South Korean technological giant Samsung already planning to go big in 2014. Samsung has announced that it will be improving its smart TV which controls with “finger gesture” features. It will let you change the channel, browse content and adjust the volume all with the power of your pointers. Samsung says you’ll be able to go back to a previous screen by moving your finger in a counterclockwise motion. Samsung adds that the voice search feature is “also more convenient to use”, letting you change channel in one simple step. You’ll now just have to say the channel number without preceding it with “Channel change”. As for when you’...

December 24, 2013 at 1:16 am | News Desk

Seoul: As Samsung is planning to introduce its flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5, now new report indicate that the device will feature flat display instead of flexible screen. The device is rumored to feature a flexible display, but now new report claims that the device will be coming with the similar display like the other Galaxy S series smartphone. According to unnamed industry sources, the Korean Herald, Samsung will not be implementing the flexible display seen on the Galaxy Round on its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. That’s not to say Samsung didn’t want to include the curved screen technology in its next handset, as the source points towards insufficient capacity in manufacturing the display as the reasonin...

December 24, 2013 at 1:16 am | News Desk

Washington: As Samsung is eyeing to introduce its flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5, Apple is making its way to introduce iPhone 6 but now report claims that it will be revealed as early as May. According to Digitimes, Apple’s got a larger iPhone in the works, the 6-inch one we’ve already head about and it’s scheduled for launch in May 2014. Yup, that’s just over four months away. The same source also says that the handset will have a 20-nanometer processor built by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. If this is legit, then that release date means we’re most likely not looking at the iPhone 6 here but a new range of iPhone entirely. Sure, Apple pulled a fast one with the iPad 4, but considering thi...

December 24, 2013 at 1:06 am | News Desk

DUBAI: The Sri Lankan cricket  management on Monday has announced the names of players included in the test squad for upcoming three-match series against Pakistan starting from December 31 till January 20. Sri Lanka’s Test squad comprises of 16 players with return of wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene for the upcoming series against Pakistan, who was being left out for the home series against Bangladesh in March. Retired Tillakaratne Dilshan has seemed to be replaced by the Kaushal Silva as an opener while Vishwa Fernando would play his debut international match. The players scheduled to went back to the country include Ajantha Mendis, Chanaka Welegedara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Perera, Kithuruwan Vith...

December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Bigg Boss 7 has entered its finale week. And Bigg Boss 7; 23 December 2013 episode was the official start of finale week. Today the show revolved around a mystery briefcase. All the house members have to pick one nominee who deserved the briefcase. Sangram Singh was ultimately chosen for the briefcase surprise. Watch the episode to find out what was in the mystery briefcase. 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

December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Moderate earthquake have been recorded on Monday (today) in Karachi, the coastal city of Pakistan, its suburb areas and some parts of Balochistan. Earth quake of 5.2 magnitude on Richter Scale jolts some parts of Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, according to Met Department. The local met department said that the epicenter of the quake was 137 km distant from north-West area of Karachi while its depth was 50 km inside the land. More reports are due to come. 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

December 24, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Washington: As new trend of big screen tablets is setting up, Samsung have some bigger plans for 2014. Samsung has been rumored to be working on a 12.2-inch Galaxy Note Pro tablet and an image of the purported device has just leaked. Reports claimed that Samsung will be shifting its attention from smartphones to tablets in 2014 as the company looks to do with tablets what it has done with smartphones. The company has been working on a 12.2-inch Galaxy Note tablet that could officially be called the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The tablet would be Samsung’s largest to date and since it’s part of the Galaxy Note family, it would ship with the company’s beloved S Pen stylus. Samsung won’t be alone in releasing a tablet in the...

December 23, 2013 at 2:00 am | News Desk

Washington: Motorola’s flagship device Motorola Moto X is now available for $150 without contract on all carriers. Motorola is bringing back its Cyber Monday discount that allows customers to purchase a Moto X. When Motorola announced that it would offer the Moto X for $150 off for its Cyber Monday sale, the company didn’t anticipate that smartphone fans would flock to its online store in droves and bring down its site. To make up for the down time, Motorola later announced that it would give customers two more chances to score a Moto X on any carrier for $150 off. The company scheduled two dates to open up sales and on both days Motorola completely sold out of its stock of the smartphone in less than 10 minutes. Motorola is re...

December 23, 2013 at 2:00 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has scheduled for a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Monday, December 23 for holding talks with Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to arrive in Pakistan for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on ways and means to strengthen bilateral ties and enhance cooperation in various fields. The Turkish PM will land in Lahore and move to Raiwind after attending a cultural event at Aitchison College. The Turkish Prime Minister will lead a delegation comprising ministers‚ businessmen and entrepreneurs to explore the investment avenues in diverse fields in Pakistan. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will host a lunc...

December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Watch Bigg Boss 7 22nd December episode. The best part about today’s show was Parineeti Chopra and Siddharth Malhotra’s appearance for their movie promotion. Kushal Tandon and Armaan Kohli said their final goodbye in the show today. And Salman Khan played a rapid fire round with each contestant too. Bigg Boss 7 finale is just a week away now. 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

December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan’s Federal Minister of  Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has warned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, said that some other province could stage sit-in in the PTI-led province. Senator Pervaiz Rashid said that tomorrow some other province could stage sit-in in province of Imran Khan, adding that Imran is trying to fly alone by fleeing from holding debate in parliament. He alleged that Imran Khan is intended to go for spending winter holidays that is why he is staging sit-ins in hurried manner. He said that the masses want no confrontation in politics of the country, adding that Imran is violating the code of ethics of politics. Talking to media in Islamabad on Sunday...

December 23, 2013 at 1:00 am | News Desk

Bigg Boss 7 “weekend ka wow with Salman Khan”, aired on 21 December on Colors TV, revealed the elimination of Armaan Kohli from the show. It’s actually a shock as Armaan was a strong contender and his recent visit to the jail added to his “angry-man image”, which took him to the final stages of the show. But whatever the result was; Bigg Boss 7 house has no couple left now – which implies that you won’t be able to see Armaan and Tanisha fighting over trivial issues or spending their mornings in the Garden’s sofa. Earlier in the week, Kushal Tandon was evicted which left Gauhar Khan very lonely in the house. Kushal’s eviction was also a shock as last weekend Salman declared that Kushal w...

December 22, 2013 at 1:03 am | News Desk