CNETAnalysis: Microsoft announced pricing for its Surface tablet with Windows 8 Pro, the more powerful variant of the tablet currently on the market with Windows RT. A 64GB tablet will go for US$899 while the 128GB nabs a US$999 price tag. International pricing was not immediately available. The slates are set to come with a Surface pen, but neither a Touch Cover nor Type Cover are part of the package. Those will have to be bought separately. The two standalone versions will be available in January, though no exact release date was offered. What’s different The current Surface runs Windows RT, a not-quite-complete version of the Windows 8 suite. The Pro tablet packs all the Windows apps that are available on a laptop or desktop, plus runs users current Windows 7 desktop applications. Unlike the Surface RT , which runs a struggling Tegra 3 processor, the Surface with Windows 8 Pro has an Intel Core i5 chip on the inside. Possessing an i5 gives the slate a hearty graphics boost, taking its screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 full HD. A full-sized USB 3.0 port and a Mini DisplayPort that can take the external display resolution all the way up to 2560 x 1440 helps the Pro further distance itself from its cruder brethren. As for the hardware, Microsoft says the Pro-possessing slate weighs less than two pounds and is less than 14 millimeters thick. Related Stories Samsung offers limited launch of LTE-equipped Galaxy Note 10.1 Rep reveals Asus is working on Android 4.2 for tablets Windows 8 still struggling with slow start Posted by: Maryum
CNews Karachi. July 05: A Pakistani Scientist in Britain has invented a new chemical for processing plastic (polythene) bags which has the quality of dissolution after its use in 105 days.A manufacturing unit for these plastic bags was being set up in Turkey while interest has been shown in the setting up of a big unit and manufacturing firm’s head quarter in Karachi which will be used to supply such dissolvable polythene bags to Asian countries. The Director of UK based firm Bio Plast Biodegradable Plastics GL Punn while leading a 15 member delegation called on EDO Municipal Services City Government Masood Alam. The Executive Director of Bio Plast Pakistan Muhammad Hanif Awan and M. Sultan Mehmood Awan was also present on this occasion. The Director of Bio Plast informed the EDO Municipal Services about the characteristics of new chemical. He said that the firm was going to set up its first plant in Turkey which will be operative in next two months. The delegation also praised the vi