Year: 2015

DETROIT: Cadillac is gearing up for a barrage of new model arrivals in the next 12 to 18 months, the ...

Australian stocks start 0.44% negative, S&P sheds 24pts, All Ordinaries dips 22.2pts

SYDNEY: The Australian stocks started 0.44 percent weaker, Commodity prices and a soft finish on Wall Street weighed down by ...

13% cut in POL prices: Transporters reject 20% reduction in fares

KARACHI: Despite 13 per cent reduction in petroleum, oil & lubricant (POL) prices, the public transporters in metropolis have rejected ...

Love for football makes FIFA 15 top selling video game in UK

LONDON: In 2014, we saw the release of some blockbuster games like Destiny, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, Grand Theft ...

NASA working to fix opportunity Rover’s memory issues

NEW YORK: Researchers at NASA are looking for ways to improve the memory of the Mars exploration rover Opportunity after ...

US, North Dakota Highway patrol seizes 4.5 pounds of heroin

BISMARCK: The US North Dakota Highway Patrol says 4.5 pounds of heroin with an estimated street value of $2.5 million ...

Google Nexus 5 to be available in early 2015

NEW YORK: Many reports have been hitting the web this morning that the Nexus 5 has ceased production, and while ...

Google sets Android 5.0.1Lollipop in motion, factory images revealed for WiFi-only devices

TOKYO: Google has pushed out an updated build of Android Lollipop to the Android Open Source Project. Albeit a minor ...

New Year’s greetings: Solane reduces LPG price by P5.38, Petron by P5.50 per kilo

MANILA: The Petron and Solane greeted the consumers in the New Year with a cut in the price of liquefied ...

Buoyant KSE crosses new high of 32609pt; gains 128pt, 0.40% on way to 33,000pt

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KARACHI: Stocks extended buoyancy and kept on moving upward steadily as benchmark KSE 100-index added another 128.69 percent or 0.40 ...

2014 year of smart watch: Moto 360 Android unveils with 1.56” Backlit LCD, Bluetooth, 4 GB RAM, 320Ah battery

NEW DELHI: 2014 can well be called the year of the smartwatch, at least the year in which the smartwatch ...

Unable to increase pensions from Rs3,600: Body set up to bail EOBI out of financial woes

ISLAMABAD: Headed by the State Bank of Pakistan Deputy Governor, a Task Force was constituted for administrative and financial restructuring ...

Expectations from Google in 2015: Google likely to unveil Android M with Lollipop soon

TOKYO: In 2015, Google is probably going to do much the same. Android “M” (milkshake, maybe?) will likely be unveiled ...

Cost up by 300%, no increase in prices since 2001: PPMA rejects new drug policy

KARACHI: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has rejected the new drug policy, saying that the Health Ministry and Drug Regulatory ...

Kuwait to prefer important economic topics on GCC summit’s agenda

DOHA: Anas Al-Saleh, Kuwaiti Finance Minister said that they are planning to list important economic reports and topics on the ...

Samsung changes history: Beats Apple for the first time to win customers satisfaction

LONDON: Apple and several iterations of its iPhone have for years boasted about its consistent top ranking in various customer ...

Immense congestion makes it difficult for container ships to stay at Hong Kong ports

HONG KONG: Due to immense congestion in Hong Kong ports, about 9% of container ships skipped Hong Kong port calls ...

$60m decease: Forex reserves fall 0.57%, to $10,305m

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves of the country deceased by $60 million to $10,305 million on a weekly basis, as compared ...

South African ship captain pleaded guilty of arm smuggling in Philippines