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CNETAnalysis: At the Nvidia Game Festival 2012 in Shanghai, Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang pulled back the curtain on the GeForce GTX 690 graphics card. The company teased the GTX 690 successor earlier this week, and didn’t disappoint with the announcement of the successor to the high-end, power efficient GTX 680 . According to Nvidia, the 690 will outperform the 680 in speed, noise reduction, and (chiefly) power efficiency. However,The 690 will over-perform in price when it becomes available in select stores May 3 for a cool $1,000 (compared to the 680′s price of $650). Nvidia asserts that the cost is well worth the graphical gain. “When Nvidia set out to build the Kepler GPU architecture more than four years ago,” said James Wang of Nvidia, “our primary focus was power efficiency. We found that processors were increasingly being limited by the amount of power they could consume and dissipate. He continued, ...

CNETAnalysis: When Google unveiled Project Glass , the tech world instantly fell into two camps. Camp one was excited: we’re living in the sci-fi future! Camp two, though, wasn’t so happy. It’s vapourware! some said, while others worried that Google just wanted to plaster ads on the entire world. Is either camp correct? Let’s find out. What is Google Glass? Google’s Project Glass is Google’s attempt to make wearable computing mainstream, and it’s effectively a smart pair of glasses with an integrated heads-up display and a battery hidden inside the frame. Wearable computing is not a new idea, but Google’s enormous bank account and can-do attitude means that Project Glass could well be the first product to do significant numbers. What’s the difference between Google Glass and Google Goggles? Google Goggles is software, an app that can search the web based on photos and scans. Google Glass is hardwa...

CNETAnalysis: Looks like Apple may be about to nab an exclusive film streaming deal for its upcoming Apple iTV television from the incumbent Netflix. It’s not really a shocker that Apple is in talks with a company co-owned by three major film studios over exclusive streaming rights to some film and TV content. An anonymous tipster told Reuters that the cash-rich electronics company is negotiating a deal with Epix, a company backed by Lionsgate, MGM and Paramount pictures with rights to films like The Lincoln Lawyer and Rango. The metaphor broke my spleen Apparently any streaming deal reached would include both the existing Apple TV box and the upcoming Apple television set which is yet to be announced but has been the subject of many a fevered rumour. One potential spanner in Apple’s exclusive streaming works could be Epix’s longstanding agreement with Netflix , although this deal is up for renewal this September. Apple usually anno...

CNewsworld.com: Nawaz says to contact Imran Khan for anti-govt movement Staff Report ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif today warned Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to step down or face a protest movement. Speaking to newsmen here, Nawaz Sharif invited opposition parties to join his efforts for establishment of rule of law in the country. “We will also contact Imran Khan and other parties for the sake of rule of law,” he said. The PML-N chief said that a vigorous protest movement would be run inside and outside the Parliament.

CNewsworld.com: Nawaz says to contact Imran Khan for anti-govt movement Staff Report ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif today warned Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to step down or face a protest movement. Speaking to newsmen here, Nawaz Sharif invited opposition parties to join his efforts for establishment of rule of law in the country. “We will also contact Imran Khan and other parties for the sake of rule of law,” he said. The PML-N chief said that a vigorous protest movement would be run inside and outside the Parliament.

CNewsworld.com: Tennis: Sharapova beats top seed Azarenka to win WTA title STUTTGART: Russia’s Maria Sharapova beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-4 in the Stuttgart clay court final on Sunday to claim her first WTA tour title of the year and end a two-match losing streak against the Belarussian. Sharapova, ranked second in the world, outplayed Azarenka, who had beaten her in the Australian Open final and the Indian Wells final during her 26-match unbeaten run this year. This was only a second defeat of the year for Azarenka, who was treated for a wrist injury at the start of the second set. “In such a tough tournament with difficult opponents, it was a good week,” Sharapova said in a courtside interview after her first appearance at the indoor event was sealed with the title. “(Azarenka) was injured today, maybe she could not perform well but I am happy to be the champion here this year.” “I was going to use this eve...

CNewsworld.com: Tennis: Sharapova beats top seed Azarenka to win WTA title STUTTGART: Russia’s Maria Sharapova beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-4 in the Stuttgart clay court final on Sunday to claim her first WTA tour title of the year and end a two-match losing streak against the Belarussian. Sharapova, ranked second in the world, outplayed Azarenka, who had beaten her in the Australian Open final and the Indian Wells final during her 26-match unbeaten run this year. This was only a second defeat of the year for Azarenka, who was treated for a wrist injury at the start of the second set. “In such a tough tournament with difficult opponents, it was a good week,” Sharapova said in a courtside interview after her first appearance at the indoor event was sealed with the title. “(Azarenka) was injured today, maybe she could not perform well but I am happy to be the champion here this year.” “I was going to use this eve...

CNewsworld.com: DGAP-News: 83% of The NASDAQ-100 Utilize NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Products CNews World: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. 26.04.2012 15:15 363 New Companies Adopt Corporate Solutions' Leading IR, PR and Governance Services in Q1 2012 NEW YORK, 2012-04-26 15:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions announced today that in the first quarter of 2012, 363 new clients were driving their IR, PR and governance…

CNewsworld.com: Speaker: Egyptian military leaders will shake up government soon – CNN International msnbc.com Speaker: Egyptian military leaders will shake up government soon CNN International Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the interim military leadership in Cairo on Sunday. Cairo (CNN) — The speaker of Egypt's lower parliament announced Sunday night that the country's military leaders plan to shake up the … Egypt ruling military to reshuffle nation's unpopular Cabinet Los Angeles Times Moderate gets Egypt poll boost Financial Times Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet Washington Post BusinessWeek

CNewsworld.com: PML-N plans decisive campaign to oust PPP govt Staff Report ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has decided to launch a decisive campaign to oust the PPP government. PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has set up a committee of senior party’s leaders to make contacts with other parties. The committee comprises of Pervaiz Rashid, Chaudhry Nisar Ali, Ishaq Dar and Saad Rafiq. PML-N leader Saad Rafiq said that now the decisive battle would be fought on streets. Separately, Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Prime Minister should fulfill his desire of coming into the assembly. He said Prime Minister Gilani, instead of tendering his resignation after the Supreme Court’s verdict, has created a ruckus. He termed the PPP government a group of cheaters. SAMAA

CNewsworld.com: PML-N plans decisive campaign to oust PPP govt Staff Report ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif has decided to launch a decisive campaign to oust the PPP government. PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif has set up a committee of senior party’s leaders to make contacts with other parties. The committee comprises of Pervaiz Rashid, Chaudhry Nisar Ali, Ishaq Dar and Saad Rafiq. PML-N leader Saad Rafiq said that now the decisive battle would be fought on streets. Separately, Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Prime Minister should fulfill his desire of coming into the assembly. He said Prime Minister Gilani, instead of tendering his resignation after the Supreme Court’s verdict, has created a ruckus. He termed the PPP government a group of cheaters. SAMAA

CNETAnalysis: While it’s hardly a surprise, Apple has removed the ability to search for Android apps from its recently-acquired Chomp service . Back in February, Cupertino snapped-up the San Francisco-based start-up, with a view to improving application search and discovery within its own App Store. SInce then, the web-based version of the service has still allowed users to search for Android applications as well as iPhone and iPad apps . Not anymore. Making the Genius smarter The Chomp application has also been removed from the Google Play store. It is still unclear what Apple plans to do with Chomp long-term, but the company will surely find a way to integrate the tech within the App Store and perhaps improve Genius recommendations.

CNewsworld.com: Charsada police arrest four dacoits Staff Report CHARSADA: Police arrested four dacoits and recovered looted money and other valuable goods from their custody. The dacoits entered into the house of retired teacher Ghulam Muhammad, situated at Madina Colony of the area and looted money, gold ornaments and other valuable goods. During the robbery, police came and arrested one of the dacoits. After investigation conducted from the arrested dacoit, police managed to arrest four of his accomplices and also recovered looted money and goods. Police told that the dacoits belonged to an organized gang, who had been involved in such activities before. SAMAA

CNETAnalysis: Libre Office Michael Meeks is a long-time OpenOffice, now Libre Office, contributor and employee of Novell, now Attachmate . We caught up with him to get the inside perspective on the massive changes they, and desktop Linux as a whole, have gone through in the past few years. Linux Format: Given everything that has happened with Attachmate buying Novell, who do you now work for? Michael Meeks: Gosh, that’s a really good question. The public-facing brand would be Suse. That’s where I report in to. The company is managed as four different units. LXF: Because they split out Suse and Novell? MM: Absolutely. Novell and Suse are now separate. So, in terms of the legal ramifications of how the merger was completed, I don’t think that really matters. What matters is the entity that we are, and that is Suse. LXF: Right. We find the idea that they’ve separated Suse exciting. They’re clearly putting a lot of emphasis ...

CNewsworld.com: Lyari death toll rises to 19 as two more killed Staff Report KARACHI: At least 19 people, including three policemen, were killed and more than 50 wounded as police and frontier Constabulary (FC) forces continued their operation in restive Lyari area for the third consecutive day on Sunday. In retaliation, two suspected gangsters were also killed. According to reports, around 2000 police and FC men are taking part in the operation started on Friday. Police say two people were killed and eight others wounded in today’s gun battle. Heavy exchange of fire between criminals and police contingents is going on since Friday, confining area residents inside their homes amid shortage of medication and food items. A key gangster of the area has been killed as the government has ordered early completion of the action. Cordoning off entry and exit points of Lyari and adjoining areas, police have started conducting raids to capture bigwigs of banned P...

CNewsworld.com: Sindh CM runs home ministry: Wassan Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan has said on Sunday that Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah is running the home ministry. His strategy will be successful to end continuous unrest in Lyari, he said. He was talking to media persons at the Karachi airport while leaving for Dubai today. Wasan told media ‘you should ask the CM about operation in Lyari’. Wasan is on sick leave since April 25. SAMAA

CNewsworld.com: Sindh CM runs home ministry: Wassan Staff Report KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Manzoor Wassan has said on Sunday that Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah is running the home ministry. His strategy will be successful to end continuous unrest in Lyari, he said. He was talking to media persons at the Karachi airport while leaving for Dubai today. Wasan told media ‘you should ask the CM about operation in Lyari’. Wasan is on sick leave since April 25. SAMAA

CNewsworld.com: Body of foreign aid worker found in Quetta Staff Report QUETTA: Body of a senior officer of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was found today (Saturday) from Airport Road of the Quetta city almost three months after his kidnapping, SAMAA reports. Dr Khalil Asjad Diale was kidnapped by armed men from the Chaman Housing Scheme in January 2012. He was a British citizen and had been working in sub-delegation Quetta since February last year. Police said on Sunday that his body was found in pieces from the airport road as none claimed responsibility of his murder. In the wake of current unrest in Balochistan, the provincial government asked all foreigners working with national and international NGOs and UN organisations to restrict their movements and not to go anywhere without informing police. The area from where the ICRC official was kidnapped is considered a high security zone because most of the offices of all organisations of United...

CNETAnalysis: Get started with Messages By now you’ve no doubt heard about OS X Mountain Lion , Apple’s upcoming update to OS X Lion. Among the many new features that provide a far more iOS-like feel is Messages. This turns the humble iChat application into a more iCloud-focused messaging centre that stays in sync across all of your devices. As part of its testing of the new platform, Apple has made a beta version of Messages available as a free download for anyone to use. Of course, beta software isn’t the most robust and you may encounter some glitches, but if you want to get a taste of Mountain Lion before it arrives then this is the best way to do it. You’ll need the latest update to OS X Lion to run Messages Beta, as well as an iCloud account or an account with another messaging service such as Google Talk. To fully appreciate the benefits of Messages, however, an iCloud email address and an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch are...

CNewsworld.com: Israel ex-spy warns against "messianic" war on Iran JERUSALEM: A former Israeli spymaster has branded the country’s leaders as “messianic” and unfit to tackle the Iranian nuclear program, in the strongest criticism from a security veteran of threats to launch a pre-emptive war. Other retired officials have also criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister, but the censure from Yuval Diskin, who stepped down as head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service last year, was especially harsh. He was also unusual in using the language of religious fervor that Israelis associate with their Islamist foes. “I have no faith in the prime minister, nor in the defence minister,” Diskin said in the remarks broadcast by Israeli media on Saturday. “I really don’t have faith in a leadership that makes decisions out of messianic feelings.” Government officials rebuked Diskin and q...

CNewsworld.com: Israel ex-spy warns against "messianic" war on Iran JERUSALEM: A former Israeli spymaster has branded the country’s leaders as “messianic” and unfit to tackle the Iranian nuclear program, in the strongest criticism from a security veteran of threats to launch a pre-emptive war. Other retired officials have also criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister, but the censure from Yuval Diskin, who stepped down as head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service last year, was especially harsh. He was also unusual in using the language of religious fervor that Israelis associate with their Islamist foes. “I have no faith in the prime minister, nor in the defence minister,” Diskin said in the remarks broadcast by Israeli media on Saturday. “I really don’t have faith in a leadership that makes decisions out of messianic feelings.” Government officials rebuked Diskin and q...

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CNewsworld.com: Gunmen hit Syrian army from sea, Moscow slams rebels BEIRUT: Gunmen in inflatable dinghies killed several security officials in an attack on a military unit on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, state media said on Saturday, the first seaborne assault reported during the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

CNETAnalysis: A few months later than promised, Google brings maps to the world of play in an effort to promote its navigation service. Teased back in January for a February release, the Google Maps tilting game, called Cube , launched meekly under the technology radar. It was discovered by Fusible when checking in on the registered domain, and has since begun to spark a renewed interest in the far-reaching capabilities of Google’s maps services. The game spans eight levels which take intrigued navigators from Paris to San Francisco to Japan to the interior of Mall of America. Players roll through each of these locales as a blue ball (signifying humanity) on a tilting cube, finding paths through traffic, shifting landscapes, and London’s infamous subway system. From A to ubiquitous After conquering Cube, players are navigated to links offering even more insight about Google Maps. One video shows off a real, physical prototype of the cube,...

CNewsworld.com: India holds talks over fuel exports to Pakistan NEW DELHI: India has held talks over exporting refined fuels to its neighbour Pakistan, the head of Hindustan Mittal Energy said on Saturday, at the opening of the company’s new refinery close to the border between the two countries. Moves to stimulate trade flows and liberalise restricted investment rules have emerged as the key driver of peace efforts between the neighbours, whose fragile ties were shattered when Pakistani militants attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008. “There were government-to-government discussions. A delegation from Pakistan came but nothing has been finalised,” said S. Roy Choudhury, chairman of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) (HPCL.NS) and Hindustan Mittal Energy. “Any decision has to make economic sense,” he added. Pakistan said last month it was close to removing petrol from a list of banned imports from India. It allowed diesel imports...

CNETAnalysis: A week in Minecraft Less a game and more a way of life, Minecraft is all about digging, building, exploring and crafting in a gigantic world. This world is made up of blocks – soil, sand, stone, and many other materials – and you have complete freedom to build structures using these blocks in an area that’s eight times the size of the world’s surface. The game keeps track of every single change you make (which produces massive save game files – 100MB upwards is the norm). By combining items, you can make new things, such as the wool-and-wood combination we tried, which made a bed. Minecraft has two game modes: Survival – where you have to eat and protect yourself from monsters, and Creative – where you can work safely on huge buildings to your heart’s content. The game is written in Java and runs on Linux, Windows and Mac OS, and has already reached a whopping four million sales. So we dec...

CNewsworld.com: Saudi Arabia considers allowing women sport clubs-paper LONDON: Saudi Arabia has set up a ministerial committee to consider allowing women’s sports clubs, al-Watan daily newspaper reported on Saturday, despite opposition to female exercise from religious conservatives.

CNewsworld.com: Saudi Arabia considers allowing women sport clubs-paper LONDON: Saudi Arabia has set up a ministerial committee to consider allowing women’s sports clubs, al-Watan daily newspaper reported on Saturday, despite opposition to female exercise from religious conservatives.

CNewsworld.com: Yousuf Raza Gilani is still Pakistan PM: Washington WASHINGTON: The US believes that Yousuf Raza Gilani remains Prime Minister of Pakistan and vows to carry on working with leader of the democratic government, SAMAA reports. “There was a court decision. He was given a 30-second sentence, I believe, and he remains the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily news conference. “And as such, we continue to work with him, and (Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan) Ambassador (Marc) Grossman did meet with him in Pakistan,” Nuland said in response to a question. Grossman during his trip to Islamabad met top Pakistan leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, during which he discussed with them the bilateral relationship. Gilani on Friday refused to step down as he made a defiant appearance in parliament a day af...

CNewsworld.com: Yousuf Raza Gilani is still Pakistan PM: Washington WASHINGTON: The US believes that Yousuf Raza Gilani remains Prime Minister of Pakistan and vows to carry on working with leader of the democratic government, SAMAA reports. “There was a court decision. He was given a 30-second sentence, I believe, and he remains the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily news conference. “And as such, we continue to work with him, and (Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan) Ambassador (Marc) Grossman did meet with him in Pakistan,” Nuland said in response to a question. Grossman during his trip to Islamabad met top Pakistan leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, during which he discussed with them the bilateral relationship. Gilani on Friday refused to step down as he made a defiant appearance in parliament a day af...

CNewsworld.com: PML-Z chief Ijaz-ul-Haq urges PML-N, ruling allies to remove govt. Staff Report QUETTA: Pakistan Muslim League-Ziaul Haq (PML-Z) chief Ijaz-ul-Haq has urged Pkaistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ruling allies to come forward for removal of current regime, SAMAA reported on Friday. Ijaz-ul-Haq said during a press conference in Quetta that it is need of the hour to remove current regime to avoid further decline of country’s reputation at global level. The PML-Z chief added on the occasion that Difa-e-Pakistan Councol (DPC) has engaged Baloch leaders to include them in the national stream but the federal government should honor its promises to remove Baloch people’s sense of deprivation. SAMAA

CNETAnalysis: The new iPad has been and gone, sporting a chunkier and heavier build than the iPad 2 , which left some wondering: what’s with all the extra weight? However, it looks like Apple may be about to aid those conscious of extra grams in their bags, as rumours hot up about a potential iPad mini (or iPad nano, if you prefer) arriving later this year. As the Amazon Kindle Fire steals the budget tablet show and with more small, cheap tablets on the horizon, such as the Google Nexus tablet , Apple may well want a bite of the, well, apple. Back in 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that smaller screened tablets were not “sufficient to create great tablet apps” and would be “dead on arrival”, so rumours suggesting a new iPad mini is in the works reveals a potentially new direction for the firm in its post-Jobs era. Believe it or not, there’s certainly a lot of chat surrounding the iPad mini, so we’ve sc...

CNewsworld.com: After April 26, country has no government, says Nawaz Sharif Staff Report LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif has said today that after Supreme Court’s verdict on April 26 against the then prime minister Yousus Raza Gilani in contempt case, the country has no legal government and it is being runned by an illegal regime, SAMAA reported on Friday. Nawaz Sharif said during an emergency press conference in Lahore this evening that today Yousuf Raza Gilani has no legal status and he is sitting illegally on the seat of the prime minister. He added that after disqualification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, after Supreme Court’s verdict on April 26, his cabinet was also dissolved. “President Zardari is responsible of prevailing condition in the country; he used all available sources to save his illegal money, kept in Swiss banks. while Yousuf Raza Gilani violated his oath by supporting him to save ...

CNewsworld.com: After April 26, country has no government, says Nawaz Sharif Staff Report LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif has said today that after Supreme Court’s verdict on April 26 against the then prime minister Yousus Raza Gilani in contempt case, the country has no legal government and it is being runned by an illegal regime, SAMAA reported on Friday. Nawaz Sharif said during an emergency press conference in Lahore this evening that today Yousuf Raza Gilani has no legal status and he is sitting illegally on the seat of the prime minister. He added that after disqualification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, after Supreme Court’s verdict on April 26, his cabinet was also dissolved. “President Zardari is responsible of prevailing condition in the country; he used all available sources to save his illegal money, kept in Swiss banks. while Yousuf Raza Gilani violated his oath by supporting him to save ...

CNETAnalysis: Mac OS X users will come under increasing threats from malicious software, as Apple’s market share continues to rise, according to a leading security firm. Following the recent Flashback scare, which infested over 600,000 Macs , Eugene Kapersky, founder and CEO of Kapersky, says cyber criminals will continue to target Mac users. Furthermore, Kapersky reckons that Mac OS X, for so long considered virus-proof, is actually more susceptible to infection than Windows. ‘No difference between Mac and Windows’ He says because Microsoft has built up years of experience in tackling viruses, Trojans and other malware through software patches, it has a distinct advantage. He said: “I think they (Apple) are ten years behind Microsoft in terms of security. For many years I’ve been saying that from a security point of view there is no big difference between Mac and Windows. “(It’s) just a question of time and ...