Apple Genius says 30 percent iPhone call drop rate is average in New York
Filed under: Handsets , ATT , Apple To be sure, a certain number of dropped calls are to be expected when you’re dealing with the wonders of cellular communication, but some phones do seem to fare worse then others when paired with certain carriers in particularly congested regions . Apparently fed up with such problems in New York, Gizmodo reader Manoj decided to stop by an Apple Store to see if something might be wrong with his iPhone — this, after apparently being assured by AT&T that everything was all right on its end
Read moremSpot brings new release movie streaming to major US carriers
Filed under: Multimedia mSpot has been streaming full-length movies to cellphones for a few years now , but not until this week has the company had a potential customer base of 40 million. As of right now, mobile phone users on Sprint, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile (yes, that includes the G1, Pre, iPhone and every other smartphone with a half-decent browser) can surf over to m.mspot.com in order to stream major motion pictures, and being that the service is on-demand, you can also pause and restart ‘em whenever you darn well please. Deals have been inked with Paramount Studios, Universal Pictures and the Weinstein Company, and we’re told that more agreements are in the works
Read moreDerrion Albert Uncut beating death
Derrion Albert Uncut beating death, Derrion Albert, a 16-year-old honor student was beaten to death last week in Chicago. The brutal attack was captured on a camera phone. CNN aired the video and the story has garnered national attention.
Read moreAbrogation of Constitution constitutes high treason: SC verdict
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Wednesday in its detailed verdict termed the November 3, 2007 steps unconstitutional and not capable of being condoned. The detailed verdict on 376-page on November 3 steps, says abrogation of the Constitution constitutes high treason
Read morePetrol price slashed by Rs3.63/litre
ISLAMABAD: Government has approved reduction in prices of petroleum products for the next month. Price of petrol has been slashed by Rs3.63 per litre; of HOBC by Rs4.80; kerosene oil Rs2.73 and the rate of light diesel has been decreased by Rs1.99 per litre.
Read morePower tariff raised by 6%
ISLAMABAD: Government Wednesday approved the raise in electricity tariff by 6 percent. NEPRA will release a formal notification in this regard tonight.
Read moreMehsud tribes hold Jirga with PA for peace
WANA: Veterans of Mehsud tribes in South Waziristan Agency held a Jirga with political administration to discuss various issues including the emigration of the tribes from the area, establishment of peace and re-opening the roads.
Read moreBabar Awan rules out rolling back atomic program
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Babar Awan has said there is no reason for concern that Pakistan would roll back its atomic program because of Kerry-Lugar bill
Read moreSecurity beefed up in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The security has been beefed up at all government premises on Wednesday in view of potential terrorist attacks in Peshawar. According to Peshawar police sources, pickets have been erected on exits and entrances of the city for security at the government buildings and all the vehicles entering the city are being searched.
Read moreAltaf condemns firing incident in Gilgit
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain Wednesday condemned the firing at a passenger van by the terrorists in Gilgit. According to a statement issued from here, Altaf Hussain offered condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased in the incident
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