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Wednesday, January 06, 2010 MOUNTAIN VIEW: Google Inc took the wraps off the first of its smartphones on Tuesday, a device with speech recognition that it hopes can take on Apple's iPhone over time and help shore up the company's dominance in Internet advertising. Analysts say the phone -- to be sold directly to consumers -- is not expected to dramatically alter the carrier-hardware vendor relationship the industry relies on, nor is it likely to yield a revenue windfall in the short term, though executives said it could be profitable. Google plans to use what it calls a "superphone" -- the first of many types of smartphones that it will make -- to expand its reach from the PC to the mobile world and ensure its online products and ads get prominent placement on a new breed of wireless Internet devices. The highly anticipated Nexus One, which marks the first time the 11-year-old Internet search titan has designed and sold its own consumer hardware device, could ...

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 WASHINGTON: The life seems to have paralyzed in the U.S., China AND Britain, as the extreme cold weather keeps lashing even today, Geo News reported Wednesday. Millions of people living in southern England and the Home Counties were told to prepare themselves for up to 40cm (16in) of snow last night, as Britain remained in the grip of the longest prolonged spell of cold weather in 30 years. The Met Office issued its highest level of alert, warning of an impending "extreme weather event" that would bring travel chaos and threaten power supplies. Worst hit overnight will be Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire – parts of which have not seen any snow since the arctic weather began before Christmas. All flights in and out of London's Gatwick and Luton airports were canceled as workers rushed to clear snow from runways. Other airports across the U.K. -- including Manchester Airport, the John Lennon Airport in Liverpool an...

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 KARACHI: The bulls continued to dominate Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Wednesday contributing 70 points to the benchmark KSE-100 Index which finished the day at 9,727. Buying continued at the local share market and the Index starting with green numbers remained positive throughout the session. Investors remained active at banking and energy counters. The trade volume was recorded at 220 million shares. Lotte Pakistan topped the list of volume leaders, gaining paisas 51 to close at Rs8.75. KSE-30 Index advanced by 91 points to peg at 10,256.

Wednesday, January 06, 2010 SYDNEY: Pakistan were all-out for 139 runs loosing second cricket Test match against Australia by 36 runs here at SCG, Geo news reported.Australia set Pakistan 176-run easy target to win Test match but despite easy wicket on fifth day, Pakistan could not defeat World Champions.Hauritz claimed 5-wicket haul, while Johnson and Bollinger took 3 and 2 wickets respectively.