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Print - 2013-06-24
Sri Lanka withdraws controversial press code

Sri Lanka withdraws controversial press code

Sri Lanka's president has scrapped a contentious code of conduct for journalists after editors and rights groups condemned it as a further blow to press freedom, government and media sources said Sunday. President Mahinda Rajapakse ordered his information
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Foreign Office condemns attack on climbers

Foreign Office condemns attack on climbers

The government on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack on mountain climbers in the northern Pakistan in which at least nine foreigners and a Pakistani guide were murdered late Saturday night. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, the gov
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 815 basis points during the outgoing week to 18.71 percent while the trading activities on the futures counter could not maintain the same trend and it witnessed negative approach as average daily volumes remained low by 7
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 815 basis points during the outgoing week to 18.71 percent while the trading activities on the futures counter could not maintain the same trend and it witnessed negative approach as average daily volumes remained low by 7
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 815 basis points during the outgoing week to 18.71 percent while the trading activities on the futures counter could not maintain the same trend and it witnessed negative approach as average daily volumes remained low by 7
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

Futures spreads up by 815 basis points

The futures spreads increased by 815 basis points during the outgoing week to 18.71 percent while the trading activities on the futures counter could not maintain the same trend and it witnessed negative approach as average daily volumes remained low by 7
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
KSE witnesses downtrend

KSE witnesses downtrend

Following sell-off in global markets, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed downtrend throughout the week. With a decline of 843.29 points, the KSE-100 Index closed at 21,698.35 against previous 22,541.64 points. Weekly average volume also remained under press
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
KSE witnesses downtrend

KSE witnesses downtrend

Following sell-off in global markets, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed downtrend throughout the week. With a decline of 843.29 points, the KSE-100 Index closed at 21,698.35 against previous 22,541.64 points. Weekly average volume also remained under press
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
KSE witnesses downtrend

KSE witnesses downtrend

Following sell-off in global markets, Karachi Stock Exchange witnessed downtrend throughout the week. With a decline of 843.29 points, the KSE-100 Index closed at 21,698.35 against previous 22,541.64 points. Weekly average volume also remained under press
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Flagpole from Taliban's office in Doha removed

Flagpole from Taliban's office in Doha removed

Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks. The Taliban was due to hold discussion
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Flagpole from Taliban's office in Doha removed

Flagpole from Taliban's office in Doha removed

Police have removed a flagpole from the Taliban's office in Qatar, an official said on Sunday, expunging the last visible sign of official decoration that riled the Afghan government and derailed nascent peace talks. The Taliban was due to hold discussion
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Kerry seeks Indian role on Afghanistan, climate

Kerry seeks Indian role on Afghanistan, climate

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged a greater role for India on Afghanistan and climate change as he sought to revive stuttering cooperation between the world's two largest democracies. On his first visit to India as the top US diplomat, Kerr
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Kerry seeks Indian role on Afghanistan, climate

Kerry seeks Indian role on Afghanistan, climate

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged a greater role for India on Afghanistan and climate change as he sought to revive stuttering cooperation between the world's two largest democracies. On his first visit to India as the top US diplomat, Kerr
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

The government will not get loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on dictated conditions and details of the loaning agreement with the IMF will be shared with parliament and it will also be displayed on the Finance Ministry''s website, Finance
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

The government will not get loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on dictated conditions and details of the loaning agreement with the IMF will be shared with parliament and it will also be displayed on the Finance Ministry's website, Finance M
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

Government-IMF talks to be shared with parliament: Dar

The government will not get loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on dictated conditions and details of the loaning agreement with the IMF will be shared with parliament and it will also be displayed on the Finance Ministry's website, Finance M
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
115 Opposition cut motions rejected

115 Opposition cut motions rejected

The National Assembly on Sunday approved as many as 19 demands for grants of Rs 183.364 billion for Cabinet Division after rejecting 115 cut motions tabled by opposition through majority votes. The demands for grants of the Cabinet Division and its attach
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
115 Opposition cut motions rejected

115 Opposition cut motions rejected

The National Assembly on Sunday approved as many as 19 demands for grants of Rs 183.364 billion for Cabinet Division after rejecting 115 cut motions tabled by opposition through majority votes. The demands for grants of the Cabinet Division and its attach
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
115 Opposition cut motions rejected

115 Opposition cut motions rejected

The National Assembly on Sunday approved as many as 19 demands for grants of Rs 183.364 billion for Cabinet Division after rejecting 115 cut motions tabled by opposition through majority votes. The demands for grants of the Cabinet Division and its attach
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Rupee may hit 100.50 versus $

Rupee may hit 100.50 versus $

Panic-like buying of dollars was witnessed on the currency market during the week, ended on June 22, as the greenback hit new high at 100.35 versus the rupee on the open market. On the open market, the rupee fell against the dollar, losing 25 paisa for bu
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Rupee may hit 100.50 versus $

Rupee may hit 100.50 versus $

Panic-like buying of dollars was witnessed on the currency market during the week, ended on June 22, as the greenback hit new high at 100.35 versus the rupee on the open market. On the open market, the rupee fell against the dollar, losing 25 paisa for bu
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Pakistan has to repay as much as $263 million (equalling Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 175.6 million) against the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June 28. The upcoming payments, whi
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Pakistan has to repay as much as $263 million (equalling Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 175.6 million) against the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June 28. The upcoming payments, whi
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Three IMF installments worth $263 million due on June 28

Pakistan has to repay as much as $263 million (equalling Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) 175.6 million) against the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June 28. The upcoming payments, whi
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker condemn tourists' killing

NA Speaker and Deputy Speaker condemn tourists' killing

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker and Murtaza Javed Abbasi, Deputy Speaker of National Assembly strongly condemned the killing of Foreign and Local tourists by unknown assailants near base-camp of Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Balitistan, last night.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Nanga Parbat terror attack: nine foreign climbers among 11 killed

Nanga Parbat terror attack: nine foreign climbers among 11 killed

Terrorists stormed the base-camp of Nanga Parbat in the scenic Himalayan valley of Bunar Das and killed nine foreign climbers along with a Pakistani guide and a cook, local administration and police sources said on Sunday. Gunmen dressed as police killed
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Nanga Parbat terror attack: nine foreign climbers among 11 killed

Nanga Parbat terror attack: nine foreign climbers among 11 killed

Terrorists stormed the base-camp of Nanga Parbat in the scenic Himalayan valley of Bunar Das and killed nine foreign climbers along with a Pakistani guide and a cook, local administration and police sources said on Sunday. Gunmen dressed as police killed
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (June 23, 2013) and the forecast for Monday (June 24, 2013).

Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week.(June 17 to 21 2013).

Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
National Assembly condemns terrorist attack on climbers

National Assembly condemns terrorist attack on climbers

The National Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution to condemn the terrorist attack on foreign mountaineers in Gilgit-Baltistan and called upon the government to quickly devise a national security policy to deal with terrorism. The resolution s
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
National Assembly condemns terrorist attack on climbers

National Assembly condemns terrorist attack on climbers

The National Assembly on Monday adopted a unanimous resolution to condemn the terrorist attack on foreign mountaineers in Gilgit-Baltistan and called upon the government to quickly devise a national security policy to deal with terrorism. The resolution s
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Special anti-measles campaign from today

Special anti-measles campaign from today

Health Department Punjab is launching a special anti-measles campaign in 12 specific districts of the province today (Monday) which will continue till July 4th, 2013, an official spokesman said here on Sunday. He said during the campaign anti-measles vacc
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Government to introduce Panchayat system: Ahsan

Government to introduce Panchayat system: Ahsan

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said that the govt was preparing a strategy to ensure provision of inexpensive and speedy justice in the country. Addressing public meetings in different areas of Narowal, he said that un
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Needy peoples' care is government's responsibility: Munawwar

Needy peoples' care is government's responsibility: Munawwar

Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Chief Syed Munawwar Hasan has said that looking after of the needy, deprived and less privileged people is the core responsibility of the Islamic welfare state, but unfortunately the government was not discharging its duties in this r
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Country in grip of sultry and hot weather

Country in grip of sultry and hot weather

The country has been in the grip of paralysing sultry and very hot weather for past five days taking its toll on the health of the people, reducing economic, social and cultural activities and confining the citizens in-doors amid crippling electricity loa
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Former cop, JI man among four killed in Karachi

Former cop, JI man among four killed in Karachi

At least four people including former police officer and a supporter of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) were killed in different incidents of violence in the city here on Sunday, police and rescue sources said. In the first incident, a policeman was killed near Supe
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
IP gas pipeline project

IP gas pipeline project

The crucial Iran-Pakistan pipeline project envisaging import of 750 million cubic feet of natural gas continues to be delayed on one pretext or the other. While everyone was expecting the project to be completed by December, 2014, the ministry of petroleu
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Myanmar's love of numbers can have sinister consequences

Myanmar's love of numbers can have sinister consequences

Nowhere does numerology have greater importance in shaping people's lives than in south-east Asia, where large sums are paid to buy items containing numbers considered lucky. The practice is particularly prevalent in the Buddhist regions of Myanmar, where
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Improving the transportation fuel efficiency

Improving the transportation fuel efficiency

The use of CNG for road transport was developed in USA in nineteen seventies however, it never found its general application, only recently it is being used to a very limited extent for environmental reasons. The Hydrocarbon Institute of Pakistan in 1982
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Budget 2013-14: More disappointments!

Budget 2013-14: More disappointments!

Why is Dar's budget 2013-14 such a massive disappointment for the general public? If one compares the PML (N) manifesto (whose release was reportedly delayed as the party chief Nawaz Sharif wanted more work done on the document) and the budget proposals i
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Hosting Afghan refugees

Hosting Afghan refugees

Talking to journalists in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, disclosed that last year wars and other crises pushed the number of people forcibly displaced to a two-decade high of 45.2 million. Conflicts in Syria, Somalia, and Afg
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Cut in policy rate

Cut in policy rate

After keeping the policy rate unchanged at 9.5 percent in the last two monetary policy decisions in February and April, 2013, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has finally decided to reduce it by 50 basis points to bring it down to 9 percent with effect fr
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Three Lebanese soldiers killed

Three Lebanese soldiers killed

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in the coastal city of Sidon on Sunday in clashes with followers of a Sunni Islamist cleric who is a fierce critic of Hezbollah's military intervention in neighbouring Syria, a security official said. Sources in the cit
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
HRW slams five-year jail term against Saudi activist

HRW slams five-year jail term against Saudi activist

Human Rights Watch on Sunday criticised Saudi Arabia's criminal justice system after a court sentenced a prominent human rights activist to five years in prison over his writings. Saudi Arabia's Specialised Criminal Court sentenced Mikhlif al-Shammari to
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Brazil braces for fresh protests

Brazil braces for fresh protests

Brazil braced for more mass protests Sunday a day after a poll showed most people back demands for improvements to crumbling public services and for wide-ranging institutional reform. Under normal circumstances, Brazilians would be celebrating their footb
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
North Korea urges US to take 'real actions'

North Korea urges US to take 'real actions'

North Korea on Sunday blamed the United States for escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula and called for "real actions" if Washington wants peace. "The US can never cover up its true colours as the chief culprit escalating the tensions on the peninsu
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Leading former Soviet dissident dies aged 83

Leading former Soviet dissident dies aged 83

The former Soviet dissident Alexander Lavut, who spent several years in a prison camp and was a close collaborator of Nobel peace prize winner Andrei Sakharov, died Sunday in Moscow aged 83, his family told AFP.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Tokyo votes in foretaste of Japan national polls

Tokyo votes in foretaste of Japan national polls

Tokyo voters headed to the polls Sunday in a day seen as a litmus test ahead of national elections that could give Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an uninterrupted three years without a public vote. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, in partnership with the junior
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Okinawa marks 68th anniversary of bloody WWII battle

Okinawa marks 68th anniversary of bloody WWII battle

Okinawa marked Sunday the 68th anniversary of a bloody World War II battle, with Japan's prime minister vowing to "lighten the burden" of local residents opposed to a heavy US military presence on the southern Japanese island. The concentration of America
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Obama to propose 'national plan' on climate change

Obama to propose 'national plan' on climate change

US President Barack Obama will give a major speech on climate change Tuesday in which he will propose a "national plan" to curb carbon pollution despite resistance from Congress. Obama has made taking action on climate change a key goal of his second term
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
At least 15 killed in grenade attack in northern Kenya

At least 15 killed in grenade attack in northern Kenya

At least 15 people were killed in a grenade attack on Sunday in a remote village in northern Kenya where low-key clan clashes have displaced hundreds of people in the past week, the Kenya Red Cross and local officials said. Pastoralist communities in nort
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Despite pledges, US struggles to show new push on Syria

Despite pledges, US struggles to show new push on Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed new support for Syria's rebels but beyond tougher talk, it remains unclear how much has changed. Kerry met with fellow opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime during talks Saturday in the Gulf Arab
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
KP constitutes working group on e-governance

KP constitutes working group on e-governance

The provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa decided to constitute a working group for preparation of modalities for e-governance in the province. The decision was taken in a meeting held here with Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in the chair.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
MQM's MPA killing: JIT to submit report within 7 days

MQM's MPA killing: JIT to submit report within 7 days

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT), constituted to probe into the killings of MQM's MPA Sajid Qureshi and his son, would submit its report within seven days. The JIT will comprise personnel of ISI, MI, Rangers, CID and Special Branch. It is to be mention
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Revised rates for salaried class

Revised rates for salaried class

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced revised rates for salaried class and following is the table:-
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Training course held for English language teachers

Training course held for English language teachers

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Director General Noor Amna Malik stressed the faculty members to furnish the name of the country by getting triumph as well as achievements through conducting of research in the field of higher education as she believ
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
KP governor condemns murder

KP governor condemns murder

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Engineer Shaukatullah, strongly condemned the killing of tourists in Gilgit-Balitistan and described it a highly inhuman, shocking and tragic incident. In a condemnation statement on Sunday, the Governor said that the maliciou
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Suspension of CS, IG Mehdi expresses reservations

Suspension of CS, IG Mehdi expresses reservations

Chief Minister Gilgit-Balitistan Syed Mehdi Shah on Sunday expressed his reservations over the suspension of Chief Secretary and IG Gilgit-Balitistan immediately after the massacre of foreign tourists. In an interview with a private TV Channel the Chief M
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Governor sees foreign hand in tourists' killing

Governor sees foreign hand in tourists' killing

Governor Gilgit-Balitistan Pir Karam Ali Shah on Sunday said foreign elements may have been involved in foreign tourists' killing in peaceful Gilgit region.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
FBR's field officers accused of harassing taxpayers

FBR's field officers accused of harassing taxpayers

Some field officers of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have started recovery proceedings including embargo ie, stoppage of removal of goods from business premises under section 11A of the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and attachment of bank accounts by using SRO.98(
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
JI asks Sharif, Dar to withdraw present budget

JI asks Sharif, Dar to withdraw present budget

Secretary General Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Liaquat Baloch has said that PML-N has failed in presenting a people-friendly national budget and asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to accept their mistake and withdraw the present bud
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Government promoting intra-Saarc trade through 3-pronged strategy

Government promoting intra-Saarc trade through 3-pronged strategy

Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Senator Kamran Michael on Sunday said government is promoting intra-regional trade through confidence building measures, liberalisation, and improved connectivity. The strategy will unlock growth potential of the re
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Expeditions on hold after deadly Taliban attack

Expeditions on hold after deadly Taliban attack

International mountaineers trekking the world's ninth-highest peak in northern Pakistan called off their expeditions on Sunday after an overnight attack by Islamist militants left 11 dead at the base camp. Forces launched an operation to trace the Taliban
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Shab-e-Barat to be observed today

Shab-e-Barat to be observed today

Shab-e-Barat, the holy night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed on June 24 (Monday) with religious fervour to mark the holy night, Muslims across the country illuminate mosques and houses and pray Allah Almighty to remove their worries and showe
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Scientists make detailed 3-D map of human brain

Scientists make detailed 3-D map of human brain

A deceased 65-year-old woman has provided scientists with the material for the first super high resolution three-dimensional digital model of the human brain, researchers said on June 20. The roadmap of the mind was painstakingly created by scientists in
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Most coal must stay in ground to save climate

Most coal must stay in ground to save climate

Most fossil fuels must remain in the ground because burning them will unleash changes that will "challenge the existence of our society", a new Australian government agency report warned on June 17. The Climate Commission study found that the burning of f
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
WHO urges tougher food marketing rules to curb childhood obesity

WHO urges tougher food marketing rules to curb childhood obesity

The marketing of unhealthy foods to children has proven "disastrously effective", driving obesity by using cheap social media channels to promote fat-, salt- and sugar-laden foods, the World Health Organisation's Europe office said on June 18.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
'Winds on Venus have accelerated by a third'

'Winds on Venus have accelerated by a third'

Already travelling at super-hurricane speeds, winds on Venus have accelerated by an astonishing one-third over the past six years, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported on June 18. Separate teams of astronomers analysed images from ESA's Venus Express
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Study finds weak brain connections in autistic children

Study finds weak brain connections in autistic children

Some children with autism have weak brain connections in regions that link speech with emotional rewards, possibly signalling a new pathway in treatment, researchers said on June 17. The study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby

US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby

This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Pesticides slash water life by 42 percent

Pesticides slash water life by 42 percent

Pesticides may kill off water insects and other small aquatic life by as much as 42 percent, according to an analysis of German, French and Australian rivers and streams published on June 17. The study in US journal the Proceedings of the National Academy
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Air pollution becomes Asia's migraine

Air pollution becomes Asia's migraine

Air pollution has become a curse for millions of city-dwellers in Asia, posing a mounting risk to the very young and very old, pregnant women and people with heart and respiratory problems, say experts. "The levels of pollution in parts of China, India an
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Computer knowledge lacking in about half of EU citizens

Computer knowledge lacking in about half of EU citizens

Half of all EU citizens have little or absolutely no computer skills, according to a recent annual report from the EU Commission on internet development within the European Union. Indeed, levels of familiarity with technology have scarcely tracked upwards
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Microsoft offers bounties for novel hacker tactics

Microsoft offers bounties for novel hacker tactics

Microsoft on June 19 posted bounties of up to $100,000 for "truly novel" ways to hack the latest version of its Windows software for powering computers. "For the first time ever, Microsoft is offering direct cash payouts in exchange for reporting certain
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
'Phishing' scams explode world-wide: researchers

'Phishing' scams explode world-wide: researchers

Those insidious email scams known as phishing, in which a hacker uses a disguised address to get an Internet user to install malware, rose 87 percent world-wide in the past year, a security firm said on June 21. These schemes affected some 37.3 million us
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Teens more resilient, tech savvy than older millennials: study

Teens more resilient, tech savvy than older millennials: study

Young teenagers who make up the second wave of millennials, the generation that began in the 1980s, are more resilient, adaptable and tech savvy than their older counterparts, according to a neew study published on June 19 The 70 million millennials, or G
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Facebook finally rolls out use of hashtags

Facebook finally rolls out use of hashtags

Facebook has made hashtags clickable in the same way as other services like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Google+ as part of efforts to help users more easily discover what others are saying about a specific topic and participate in public conversations.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
China supercomputer world's fastest: report

China supercomputer world's fastest: report

A Chinese supercomputer is the fastest in the world, according to survey results announced on June 17, comfortably overtaking a US machine which now ranks second. Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China's National University of Defence Technology, ac
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google

Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google

Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, the company said on June 19. Karim Temsamani, Google's head of Asia Pacific, said in a speech a
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Batteries hold key to wearable device revolution

Batteries hold key to wearable device revolution

Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say. Wearable devices - from bracelets that monitor physical activity and sleeping p
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Android app to free up storage

Android app to free up storage

Browsers aren't the only programmes to save all kinds of data in a device's cache. Most apps also do so. If you want to free up storage space on your Android smartphone, one option is the History Eraser app available on the Google Play store. The free app
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Patchday for Adobe & Microsoft

Patchday for Adobe & Microsoft

Adobe and Microsoft have published security updates for several of their programmes. The newest version of Adobe's Flash Player 11, Number 11.7.700.224, closes a number of security vulnerabilities. Users of the older Flash Player 10 can download update 10
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Signing into Windows 8 using a local account

Signing into Windows 8 using a local account

Users of Windows 8 might get the impression that you can't sign in with a local user account anymore and need a Microsoft email address such as from Outlook, Live or Hotmail. However, this isn't the case.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Apple TV adds HBO Go, WatchESPN to line up

Apple TV adds HBO Go, WatchESPN to line up

Apple on June 19 added HBO GO and WatchESPN to the line-up of programming available on its Apple TV devices that stream shows from the Internet to living room screens. "HBO GO and WatchESPN are some of the most popular iOS apps and are sure to be huge hit
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
ABB picks Spiesshofer as new chief executive

ABB picks Spiesshofer as new chief executive

Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB on June 17 named the head of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, Ulrich Spiesshofer, as its new chief executive after Joe Hogan announced last month he would step down.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Rabobank CEO to leave Dutch bank next year

Rabobank CEO to leave Dutch bank next year

Rabobank, the Dutch co-operative lender caught up in the Libor interest rate rigging scandal, said its chief executive, Piet Moerland, will leave the bank next year. Rabobank is cutting at least 3,000 jobs over the next two years, and the loss of its trip
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Volkswagen stakeholder sees no need for purchases

Volkswagen stakeholder sees no need for purchases

Volkswagen's second-largest stakeholder wants Europe's top automaker to do more to tap growing southeast Asian markets but sees no need yet for more acquisitions. The German group is taking over truckmaker MAN SE and completed a long-awaited purchase of s
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Adidas targets record soccer sales in World Cup year

Adidas targets record soccer sales in World Cup year

German sportswear maker Adidas expects sales from its soccer division to break the 2 billion euro ($2.7 billion) barrier for the first time in 2014, when the World Cup is played in Brazil, the company said on June 18.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
Adidas targets record soccer sales in World Cup year

Adidas targets record soccer sales in World Cup year

German sportswear maker Adidas expects sales from its soccer division to break the 2 billion euro ($2.7 billion) barrier for the first time in 2014, when the World Cup is played in Brazil, the company said on June 18.
Published 24 Jun, 2013 12:00am
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