Windows 8, Touch Screen Revolution

Imagine what happens when Apple I-Phone, Android, Windows Smartphone and many more touch screen features are merged. Well, prepare yourself for Swipe, Slide, Zoom and many more interactive gadgets in Windows 8. Microsoft has planned to officially launch Windows 8 in October 2012, but beta version called ‘Consumer Preview’ has been launched in Feb 2012.

Microsoft has rework Windows as a “touch-first” operating system, meaning that its interface is simple and designed to be used in touch tablets similar to the iPad. Future laptops and PCs will likely have touchscreens as well. That’s just the direction things are headed. So Microsoft’s goal is to create one platform that can serve a keyboard and mouse just as well as a touchscreen.

Windows 8 will employ a new user interface based on Microsoft's Metro design language. The Metro environment will feature a new Tile-based Start Screen similar to the Windows Phone OS. Each tile will represent an application, and will be able to display relevant information such as the number of unread messages on the tile for an e-mail app or the current temperature on a weather application. Metro-style applications run in full-screen, and are able to share information.

 

 

Other Fetaures:

·        IE 10

·        Login / Sign in  using a Windows Live ID

·        Hybrid Boot will use "advanced hibernation functionality" on shutdown to allow faster startup times.

·        Windows To Go will allow Windows 8 to boot and run from a bootable USB device (such as a flash drive).

·        Two new recovery functions are included, ‘Refresh’ and ‘Reset’. Refresh restores all Windows files to their original state while keeping settings, files, and Metro-Style apps, while ‘Reset’ takes the computer back to factory default condition.

·        Native USB 3.0 support

·        New Windows Task Manager design

·        Xbox Live (Including Xbox Live Arcade)

Hardware requirements:

To use touch input features, touch enabled hardware will be required.

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows Consumer Preview
Architecture	x86 (32-bit)	x86-64 (64-bit)
Processor	1 GHz
Memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Graphics Card	DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
HDD free space	16 GB	20 GB

A Tribute to Moin Akhter on his 1st Death Anniversary

Moin Akhter was a well known Pakistani TV artist who also performed on radio, film and stage.  He was known as a humorist, comedian, impersonator, and a host. He was also a play writer, singer, film director and a producer. Above all he was great human being, as disclosed by his close associates.

He was adored for providing humor for people of all ages, and with special emphasis on moral and social values. His attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humor and respect for religious ethics, rendered him a favorite amongst family audiences. Moin performed for many writers and performers, but his team with writer Anwer Maqssod was undoubtedly gave both world wide fame and liking.

He won several national and international awards including ‘Pride of Performance Pakistan’, ‘Honorary citizenship of Dallas’, listed in ‘Amazing Pakistani’, etc.

He died on 22 April 2011 in Karachi after suffering from a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons. Junaid Jamshed led his funeral prayer which was attended by thousands of people including Governor of Sindh. The world famous wax museum London’s Madame Tussauds has expressed its wish to include a statue of Moin Akhtar in their London museum and it will be the first of its kind for any Pakistani entertainer.

  

Largest Painting of the World turns out to be a Pakistani Flag

        On 23^rd March 2012, a group of Pakistani students have painted the Largest Painting of the World. The painting featuring mosaics of small pictures of the Pakistani culture and historical places, turns out to be a big Pakistani flag. The painting measuring 42,000 square feet was made on a canvas by a group of 1200 male and female students at Hockey Stadium Lahore on Friday. The organizers claimed to have set a new world record breaking previous record of 34,000 square feet painting created in Nigeria (2010), acclaimed by the Guinness World Records.

     The venue was National Hockey Stadium in Lahore and the world’s largest painting was accomplished in seven hours. The organizers claimed that the according to the rules of GWR, an architect appointed for the job measures the painting. Also as per GWR requirements international procedure had been followed and the aerial view of the artwork and videos were sent to the Guinness World Records and they had declared it a new record.

       It was the culmination of the “3^rd Annual Street Art Competition” which started on March 4, in Lahore. The event was an initiative by the Message Welfare Trust and supported by Master Paints and aptly titled “The Colors of Pakistan”, an effort to show the ‘softer side’ of the country and to bring the youth together to send a positive message of peace and solidarity with the global village.

English Cricketer Flintoff sets 14 Guinness World Records

English Cricket legend Andrew Flintoff completed an epic challenge of achieving 14 Guinness World Records in just 12 hours for BT Sport Relief campaign.

The lists of records that Flintoff achieved on Monday were in the following order:

1.      Fastest time to drink a hot chocolate (5.45 seconds)

2.      Most Facebook likes in one hour (52,719)

3.      Fastest 100 meters on a paddle boat (1 minute 58.62 seconds) – with fellow cricketer Steve Harmison

4.      Most kisses in 30 seconds (40) – broken live on air in the Loose Women studio

5.      Most peas eaten with a cocktail stick in 30 seconds (38)

6.      Most people popping party poppers (420) – broken in BT’s offices in Newgate Street

7.      Fastest time to hi-fi 20 people blindfolded (in 6.53 seconds) – also broken in BT’s offices in Newgate Street

8.      Most cricket deliveries faced in one minute (19) – helped by fellow sport star Gary Lineker and McFly’s very own Harry Judd

9.      Fastest three-point turn in a car (14.01 seconds)

10.  Fastest Zorb (Large ball made of transparent plastic )over 100 metres (26.59 seconds)

11.  Most hot dogs made in 1 minute (9), live on QVC

12.  Longest distance to throw a bulls eye in darts (5.05 metres)

13.  Most lemons caught while blindfolded in one minute (20)

14.  Most party poppers popped in one minute (52)

The 15^th unofficial record Flintoff broke was registering 14 world records in 12 hours.

Throughout his marathon 12 hour challenge, Flintoff also dropped in on a number of other TV shows in a bid to showcase his talents live to the nation and encourage them to support his efforts. This included Flintoff appearing on Loose Women TV show and taking delight in claiming record for the “most kisses given in 30 seconds” by hurriedly working his way down the lucky line up of 40 people.

Fellow cricketer Steve Harmison helped Flintoff set the record for Fastest 100m on a Pedalo and Most lemons caught in one minute while blindfolded, whilst sports broadcaster Gary Lineker and Harry Judd helped Flintoff achieve the Most cricket deliveries in one minute.

All Flintoff’s efforts were overseen by an adjudicator from Guinness World Records to ensure he got instant confirmation every time he broke or set a record.

BT announced that they are giving £200,000 to support Flintoff’s challenge. This is part of the £1million BT has committed to raise in support The BT Sport Relief challenges – a series of celebrity challenges sponsored by BT for Sport Relief 2012.

Humsafar Mania

Hum TV drama serial Humsafar, hit the Pakistani TV screens like a blast. The serial started un-notably, but as the story progressed, it started to attract audience of all ages, especially ladies. And when ladies had the control over remote, how come men stay ignorant of this festive hour.

The secret behind the huge success of drama besides others was the cast which includes mostly new but attractive actors like Fawad, Mahira and Naveen. These young man and women were already appearing in major advertisement campaigns. The dialogue delivery of all three whether in Urdu or English were spontaneous and catchy.

The TV serial’s second last episode (which was anticipated as the last) clocked the stunning figure of 7.5 TRP (TV Rating Point), the highest in the history of Pakistan television.

Some statistics about this drama serial on the Internet;

In the last 90 days, Google Analytics reported that “Humsafar” keyword topped search results with figures of 4,540,000.

There are more than 2 million uploads/ downloads of episodes and OST while more than 5 Million hits of Humsafar content.

      Over 135,000 fans/ subscribers while over 4 million Liked the page. To top it all approx 64
      million Liked, Linked, Tagged or placed Humasafar content.

Besides being a hit, it also has many flaws and loop holes. But as everything is fair in Love, so is the case of this serial.

Car Repair in Karachi

It is always good to know what options you have while looking for maintenance and repair of your car in a city like Karachi. As the size of this metropolis is expanding vertically & horizontally, several market places have emerges providing complete repair solutions. So next time, when looking for a specific repair work, identify any market place and easily find location, thanks to Google Maps.




View Car & Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Locations, Karachi in a larger map

Rabi-ul-Awwal Wallpapers

What a better way to celebrate Rabi-ul-Awwal than to decorate  your desktop with these lovely wallpapers. Click on images to see actual view and download.

Pakistan Wins. Spinners brought back the glory back home

I woke up early on Saturday morning to watch Australia-India fixer. But not to my surprise, it was over. India was once again crushed by Kangaroos. Later, I got busy and went to shopping. Around mid-day, I heard that Pakistan was all out, setting a meager target of 145 only. Sikander Bakht, very rightly commented that England is #1 Team and they are bound to bounce back. Pakis took it lightly. At that moment, I was in total agreement with SK. So I took the option to take a rest and went for a nap.

In the evening, as I wake up, I switched on News. To my wildest dream, England lost the match. I was gone crazy. I couldn’t believe. So I quickly browse all the channels and everyone was chanting Pakistan’s victory.

The match has truly brought back the glory back home which was lost in the English soil last year through News of The World Magazine.

New Tyre could put an end to Punctures

Tyre company. Bridgestone says it's new invention could put an end to frustrating slow punctures and dangerous high-speed blow-outs. Bridgestone says its groundbreaking new prototype airless tyre never goes flat.

It is made of a recyclable plastic resin weaved into a mesh of spokes to support the tread of the tyre. The flexible design plays a key part in assuring the tyre does not collapse - performing the function air pressure does in regular tyres.

According to Bridgestone, the 'non-pneumatic' tyre is at an early stage of development but should eventually be available in retail vehicles. Non-pneumatic tyres have less impact on the environment than today's conventional tyres.

Dilema of Pakistan

Becharay Pakistani. No one else to blame. We are responsible for bringing upon rulers.

A Tale of a Holy Man

A holy man, who spent his last 10 years in solitary, was passing by a small town at night. He was amazed to see 2 houses well illuminated while others were completely darkened.  He thought, holy people must be living here. He praised the Almighty for his mercy and approached the town to learn the truth.

He asked one of the passer by, what holy men live here that their houses are enlightened. The man replied, they are the men who can afford UPS during load-shedding.

England beaten by 10 wickets

Amazingly, England fell short in their first series as world Test number ones, only Jonathan Trott delayed their downfall, as they were bowled out for 160 to lose this first match of three by 10 wickets.

Few could have imagined England would stumble at the first hurdle, against fast-improving opponents Pakistan. Captain Strauss admitted, England batted poorly in their first-innings for 192 - and it seemed unthinkable that they would not perform much better second time round.

In the first innings, it was off-spinner Saeed Ajmal – who finished with a match haul of 10 for 97 , while in second innings, England lost their top four to pacer Umar Gul (4-63).

Good luck Pakistan for Next one on 25 Jan.

Romney: Diplomacy with Pakistan is like dealing with a teenage child

Mitt Romney

 

The 57th United States Presidential Election will be held on November 6, 2012, and it will be expected to feature the present US President Barack Obama for the Democrats, against a yet to be decided Republican candidate.

At the age of 64, Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts has so far emerged as the front runner for Republican candidate. Romney has vast personal fortune, a successful private career, a perfect family life, a sharp mind, a charismatic personality, and has reputation of great administrator.

Mitt Romney plans to rebuild the foundations of the American economy on the principles of free enterprise, hard work, and innovation. He seeks to increase trade, energy production, human capital, and labor flexibility.

On foreign policy, Romney claims to proceed with clarity to friends and allies and will safeguard US interests. He strongly believes that the best ally world peace has ever known is a strong America.

On Pakistan, Romney  says that diplomacy with Pakistan is like dealing with a teenage child. However, clarified “I don’t want to suggest that country is like a child, but in the way that when you deal with another person, we think of all these dimensions on which we try to influence them, we have to influence Pakistan.”

The Wall has a Big Hole

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid known as "The Wall" known for his watertight technique and temperament now holds the dubious distinction of being bowled most times in Test Cricket history. Dravid, who was bowled on the third day of the Perth Test against Australia, went past former Australian skipper Allan Border (53) in the list of most bowled batsman.

Surely, this is one record that Dravid doesn’t want his name on it. Mr Wall, who is known for his solid defense, has been bowled out eight times in last 10 matches. Surely, a big hole has appeared in the wall.

Holy Bowl once used by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

 

Ramzan Kadyrov displaying Prophet's "Holy Bowl"

Ramzan Kadyrov, the eccentric leader of Chechnya, is famous for his collections of wild animals and luxury cars. Now he claims to be the new owner of a bowl once used by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), presented to him by descendants in London.
A video shows Kadyrov, collecting the Holy Bowl from a private jet at Grozny airport and getting into a convertible Rolls-Royce covered in black and gold rugs, also said to have been brought from London. The Rolls-Royce leads a motorcade of dozens of cars to the city's grand mosque, opened by the Chechen leader in 2008 as part of his drive to increase the official role of Islam in the republic. Thousands of residents lined the streets as Kadyrov waved and wiped away tears. Wearing a bright purple suit and black skullcap, Kadyrov pushes through a massive crowd at the mosque, the largest in Europe. As he opens the box to reveal the bowl, Kadyrov erupts into loud sobs, shoulders shaking. He covers his reddened face after he kisses the Holy Bowl for the first time, leading the crowd in chants of "Allahu Akbar".

The sacred bowl was brought from London to Grozny and dated back 1,400 years. The bowl will be kept at the mosque and brought out every year on Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) birthday for public display.

Sindh after Pir Pagara

Pir Sahib Pagara, the spiritual leader and president of Pakistan Muslim League (F) passed away on Jan 10, 2012. He was an instrumental figure in the Pakistani politics and has played a key role in resolving many political disputes as well as formation of many coalitions. He was very famous in prediction about national politics. He was sometimes termed as a man of Pakistani Establishment because of his support to past army rulers. Political elites and prominent businessmen all over country have always sought after Pir Sahib’s support.

Pir Sahib was very vocal and perhaps the only challenging source to confront the might of PPP in rural Sindh. His support and backing was considered essential for smooth operation of ethnically divided Sindh provincial assembly. In the past, Pir Sahib played a crucial role in reducing tension and bringing urban and rural politician on one table. Pir Pagaro was considered master mind in forming coalition of anti-PPP forces like MQM, PML groups and independents. His maestro was clearly behind the formation of Jam Sadiq’s government in Sindh from 1990 to 1992 despite PPP’s majority in assembly.

Pir Sahib’s departure in the current political turmoil will be beneficial for PPP to great extent especially when new elections could be announced any time. Rural Sindh political grounds may become easy turf for PPP as it will have only nationalist as their rival. Pir Sahib was the leading campaigner for unification of PML groups and was it not the PML(N) refusal, we might have a unified PML in Pakistan. His departure will also upset the PML unification campaign. Besides other family and tribal issues, the new crowned Pir Pagara will have a daunting task to organize a political campaign to deal with the political might of PPP.

Make your Kids Laugh.... Watch Funny Video of Crying Monkey

Make your kids laugh and have lots of family fun. Watch this funny video of Crying Monkey. The monkey stops crying when a banana is handed to it.

Katrina Kaif's Chikni Chambeli was actually a Bloody Item Song

Sources recently revealed that the shooting schedule for her item song for Agneepath was rather demanding and stretched over long hours. So much so, that while shooting for the song, Kat got blisters and her feet started bleeding. Worried about her condition, her staff asked the choreographer to stop the shoot. Packing up for the day would have meant sending Hrithik Roshan and Sanjay Dutt home, too.

But Katrina proved to be a thorough professional and insisted that the actors needn't worry about her. She resumed her dance in no time, and completed the shoot as planned. Looks like this Chameli gave it her 100 per cent! 

Katrina! Blood on Dance Floor

99-year-old divorces wife after he discovered ...

An Italian couple are to become the world's oldest divorcees, after the 99-year-old husband found that his 96-year-old wife had an affair in the 1940s

The Italian man, identified by lawyers in the case only as Antonio C, was rifling through an old chest of drawers when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.Notwithstanding the time that had elapsed since the betrayal, he was so upset that he immediately confronted his wife of 77 years, named as Rosa C, and demanded a divorce. 

Guilt-stricken, she reportedly confessed everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision.She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week. 

The couple are now preparing to split, despite the ties they forged over nearly eight decades – they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great-grand child.

Source: The Telegraph

Real Cause of Natural Gas shortage in Pakistan...Conspiracy Theory

According to a recent news report, the shortage of Natural Gas is artificial and self-imposed. The elite's mafia is planning to sell imported LPG on higher price to cold-stricken people of Pakistan. Two ships carrying loads of LPG are scheduled to dock in coming weeks The artificial shortage will force desperate Pakistanis to buy expansive LPG to sustain their lives.