ISLAMABAD (AFP)- Photo editing software developed by a Pakistan technology firm Five Rivers became the best selling paid-for application for the Blackberry, the firm said on Wednesday.Lahore-based Five Rivers said its Photo Editor Suite had hit the top spot across all sectors on Blackberry's AppWorl

SAN FRANCISCO, 18 December 2010 (AFP) - Google on Friday announced search engine upgrades that included alerting people to hacked websites that make it into query results."We've added new notifications to the results page to warn you when sites may have been compromised, spammed or defaced," Google

MUMBAI: Six months after the British Medical Association rubbished homeopathy as witchcraft with no scientific basis, IIT scientists have said the sweet white pills work on the principle of nanotechnology. Homeopathic pills containing naturally occurring metals such as gold, copper and iron retain

LONDON - Al Qaeda scares airlines with parcel bombs worth $4,000. War with the Taliban costs the West billions of dollars a week. North Korea shells disputed land, winning instant fresh attention in a standoff with major powers.Weaker combatants have always used unconventional or inexpensive means t

CHENNAI, November 29 :What began as an innocent friendship on a social networking site through extensive chat sessions turned bitter for Bhuvana (name changed), a 26- year-old IT employee, when after a virtual break-up her erstwhile 'friend' began stalking her."It was after months of sheer nightmare

Social networking has become a fad not just for friends but also some business like brand promotions, freelancing and online earning. S.S. Kavitha and A. Shrikumar learn the nuances of making money sitting in front of monitors.Glued to the screen and being caught in the web is the craze of the time.

Washington, Nov. 22, 2010 (DPA) - Tech gifts are among the easiest to buy - and the most appreciated. The only trouble is finding the perfect one, but never fear: Use the ideas here to match your expertise and budget with the wants or needs of those on your gift list.eBook readereBooks have matured.

TORONTO - With the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) launching the PlayBook early next year, the tablet is set to become the next big device in the new year.With the roaring success of Apple's iPad which has sold in millions since its launch in April, the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion

THE annual pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia takes place this week when up to three million Muslims from all over the world converge on the holy places in Makkah and Madinah and its satellite towns to perform Haj, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. While the Haj is deemed a spiritu

LABBAIK Allahumma Labbaik (Here I come, My Lord, in response to Your call). For thousands of years, the believers from around the world have traveled to Makkah for Haj. The sight of nearly three million pilgrims in all white performing Haj rituals and endlessly circumambulating the majestic black st

HOUSTON - The new Facebook email will fully integrate the social network, using the working model of the network of friendsSocial networking website Facebook is likely to offer email services to its 500 million users from Monday to compete with Gmail and Yahoo Mail, making it the largest such servi

Road map requires Internet Service Providers to get ready by December 2011KOCHI - All the committees and working groups forming part of the IPv6 Task Force that will oversee the country's transition to a 'new' global web-address protocol are expected to be in place by this month-end.Deadlines have b

Poken accommodates growing contact details of peopleYou attend an international conference, network with people from different places, and return home, your pocket full of business cards.Now you want to take it a step further and 'connect' with your new-found contacts on Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter,

Staff for NEW SAFA MAKKAH POLYCLINIC, RIYADHFrom: ashrafvm@gmail.com Date: Thursday, November 04, 2010Category: Jobs OfferedRegion: Makkah (Riyadh)Description: A well known polyclinic in RIyadh requires Staff for the following positions: Pharmacist ( M Pharm. or B pharm.) (Male only)Microb

New Delhi -Text of President Barack Obama's address to the joint session of India's parliament made at its Central Hall Monday: Mr. Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and most of all, the people of India. I thank you for the great honor of

NEW YORK -US computer giant Dell announced Tuesday that it has acquired Boomi, a company that provides Web-based or "cloud" computing services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Texas-based Dell said the purchase of Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Boomi will allow it to "he

TORONTO -There is more bad news for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) as its smart phone sales have slipped to the third position in the U.S. market. According to the latest data by the NPD Group, the U.S.-based smart phone market tracking company, the BlackBerry's share of the US market in