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Morgan the key, sorry fielding nothing new: Afridi

sweet_poison — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:26:57 +0000

CARDIFF : Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said his side had to see the back of Eoin Morgan here on Tuesday if they were to level their two-match series against World Twenty20 champions England .

LHC postpones spot-fixing hearing

khans — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:15:42 +0000

KARACHI : The Lahore High Court on Tuesday heard a petition seeking treason charges be filed against players and officials involved in the spot-fixing scandal in England .

iPod Touch has 38% Market Share in total 120 Million iOS Devices

farooq — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:16:27 +0000

On September 1st, at their media event, Apple announced that they have sold 120 million iOS devices to date and among those 120 million the percentage of the iPod touch is 37.7 % according to asymco. The share of iPod touch has decreased since the launch of iPad but still Apple claims that the sales

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Use iPod Nano as an iWatch

light — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:08:25 +0000

Most of you would have definitely seen the concept images of iWatch which looked nice but I never thought Apple would design anything like a touch watch. It would be useless as far as I am concerned. But looks like the new iPod Nano is small enough that somebody actually used his new iPod Nano

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Priced $1,030 on German Amazon

winsa — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:25:18 +0000

A Samsung product exec told the WSJ that the Galaxy Tab would retail for between $200 – $300 in the US, but over on Amazon Germany, a 799 Euro price-tag has been affixed to the tablet. That’s a hefty figure, I’m sure you’ll agree, but I’m sure one popular method of purchasing the Galaxy Tab

iOS 4.1 Complete Walkthrough (Video)

khans — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:11:08 +0000

At special media event Apple has announced iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod Touch which will be rolled out on Wednesday, 8 September 2010. Some of the new features of iOS 4.1 are Game Center, iTunes, TV rentals, Ping social music network, HDR photography, HD YouTube video uploads, and AVCRP stereo Bluetooth support etc. Watch out

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World’s Fastest Microprocessor 5.2GHz z196 by IBM

sndal — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:08:33 +0000

IBM has officially announced 5.2GHz z196 processor for mainframe which would be the world’s fastest processor that begins shipping to customers on September 10, 2010. According to IBM: “The z196 processor is a four-core chip that contains 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter (mm) surface. The chip was designed by IBM engineers in Poughkeepsie,

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Afridi says players aware of ‘fix’ dangers

smartjutt007 — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:02:02 +0000

CARDIFF: Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi insisted Monday his players had been educated by officials over the dangers of corruption as the ’spot-fixing’ row engulfing his side rumbled on. Some pundits have questioned whether Pakistan’s players have been made properly aware of the risks of possible corruption. But Afridi, speaking to reporters at Sophia Gardens here on Monday ahead of the second Twenty20 international at the ground on Tuesday, said: “The people are coming from the ICC (International Cricket Council) and they are always talking about these things. “If you have any problems, you definitely go straight to the (team) manager and talk to him. “I think we all know about these things so I think the people from ICC are doing their work.”

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Age no defence for Aamer: Shafqat Rana

light — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:08:29 +0000

CARDIFF: Pakistan associate manager Shafqat Rana said on Monday that teenage quick Mohammad Aamer’s age should have no effect on any possible punishment if spot-fixing claims against the 18-year-old were proved. “I think it should be the same with everybody, if he breaks the law,” Rana told reporters at Sophia Gardens here on Monday where Pakistan play the second of two Twenty20 internationals against England on Tuesday. Rana, asked “even if he (Aamer) is so young?”, replied: “It doesn’t matter. “They (cricket fans in Pakistan) want everything in the best spirit of the game.” His remarks came just a day after International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said: “In my own honest personal view, yes I would think age would come into account in these matters. “But that is something the independent tribunal will have to decide upon.” Meanwhile Rana also welcomed a reported probe into players’ finances by the Pakistani tax authorities. “I think it is a good thing from the Pakistan government. It was there in their (the government’s) mind before we came over. I think it’s a good thing, it will open things out so they (the players) will be very careful.”—AFP

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‘ICC’s anti-corruption role ineffective’

sagarary — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:10:48 +0000

KARACHI: Former Pakistan Test captain Rashid Latif Monday questioned the ability and willingness of cricket’s world governing body to stop match-fixing, saying tougher laws were needed to counter the menace. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has provisionally suspended Pakistan’s Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif after the three players were accused by British newspaper News of the World in a spot-fixing scandal. “The ICC is not making tougher laws and that’s why their role is questionable,” Latif told AFP. “I also doubt the sincerity of cricket boards and the ICC to put a lid on this wrongdoing.” Latif, who played 37 Tests and 166 one-day internationals, announced his retirement in protest over suspicions of match-fixing on the 1994 tour of Zimbabwe. He later appeared before Justice Malik Qayyum’s commission and testified against fellow players, including then captain Salim Malik. In 2000, India’s police accused South African captain Hansie Cronje of corruption in cricket’s biggest match-fixing scandal, forcing the ICC to form its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU). Latif said the ACSU had failed to serve the purpose. “These ex-policemen (ACSU officials) may have been very good in their field, but cricket is a different ball game altogether and only a cricketer can see an irregularity during a match. “(The ACSU) does not have the right to conduct raids or arrest people, what they only do is to ask players to avoid suspicious people. All in all, the unit is toothless, as their recourses are limited,” said Latif. Latif said one-day and Twenty20 rules would have to be changed to minimise fixing. “In my opinion, power plays in limited-over matches encourage spot-fixing, so there is a need to change the laws. I proposed changes in the rules some years back but the ICC did not pay attention to them.”

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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant

shoaib anwer — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:49:26 +0000

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board says it has fined batsman Kevin Pietersen an ”undisclosed sum” following comments he made on Twitter after discovering he had been dropped from the limited-overs squads. Pietersen admitted to two charges at a disciplinary hearing at Lord’s on Monday, and apologised to the ECB and the England team management for his actions. In a statement, the ECB said it ”considered his comments to be prejudicial to the interests of Team England.” Pietersen had already apologised for using a profanity in last week’s Twitter post, which was quickly deleted ahead of the official squad announcement.

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Independent ICC commissioner for Pakistan trio

Atiq — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:15:48 +0000

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges. ICC President Sharad Pawar said Pakistan captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who have been provisionally suspended and charged by the ICC under their anti-corruption code, will get an opportunity to present their version of the spot-fixing scandal that has rocked the sport. “We have not punished anybody,” Pawar told Times Now channel in New York on Saturday where he is attending an international meeting of the Nationalist Congress Party of which he is the president. “If there are some serious allegations and if the anti-corruption unit of the ICC comes to some prima facie conclusion, then we will have to send a notice to that particular player, it is not a final decision. “The notice means giving them an opportunity to explain their position.” Pawar did not say who the commissioner was or when they would be appointed but explained the protocol they would go through. “(The) ICC appoints an independent person as the commissioner and gives (an) opportunity to the player to put his views and explanations before the commissioner and not the ICC and the commissioner’s recommendations will be final for (the) ICC,” spelled out the Indian agriculture minister. He also assured the Pakistani cricketers they would get a fair hearing. “This is not an action (against them). This is sort of notice given to them, an opportunity given to them to explain their position.” The News of the World newspaper, which broke the scandal, said that a fourth Pakistani player was being investigated by the ICC over match-rigging claims. —AFP

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Pakistan corruption scandal no surprise: Boycott

rabii — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:01:24 +0000

LONDON : Former England captain Geoff Boycott said Monday that Pakistani cricket was repeatedly implicated in corruption scandals because authorities had not clamped down hard enough in the past.

Afridi wants team to focus on cricket

jos — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:02:35 +0000

CARDIFF: Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi said he hoped his side could now focus on their cricket rather than bat away a slew of ‘fixing’ allegations after their return to international duty ended in defeat. World Twenty20 champions England beat Pakistan by five wickets in the first of a two-match Twenty20 series here on Sunday, holding their opponents to just 126 for four. This was Pakistan’s first fixture since Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were suspended by the International Cricket Council after newspaper allegations the trio were involved in a betting scam that saw no-balls deliberately bowled in last week’s fourth Test at Lord’s. “We have to play to cricket, we don’t take these things with us (on to the field),” Afridi told reporters. Afridi was encouraged by the way Pakistan, with the leg-spinner himself taking two for 27, sparked an England collapse from 42 for one to 62 for five before an unbroken stand of 67 between Eoin Morgan (38 not out) and man-of-the-match Michael Yardy (35 not out) saw his side defeated. “The way my boys played I am very happy. I know it’s not a perfect total but the way our boys played was good,” Afridi explained. “At one time it looked like we were going to win this game. But the way Morgan and Yardy played, they did very well,” said the all-rounder, who last year led Pakistan to World Twenty20 glory in England. Afridi, looking ahead to Tuesday’s second Twenty20 in Cardiff and the subsequent five one-dayers against England, added: “We are very confident and Inshallah (god willing) you will see us play some good cricket.” And he said boosting the confidence of his players would not be a problem for either him or coach Waqar Younis. “This is my job and the coach’s job to lift the morale and keep the guys in high spirits.” But he admitted: “After what has been going on for a week or ten days, it (the situation) has been very difficult.” A smiling Afridi insisted none of his players had bought Sunday’s News of the World, saying: “No-one buy, no-one buy”. There had been concerns Pakistan might encounter a hostile reception from spectators but they were well-received by a sporting crowd of just under 11,000 and a delighted Afridi said: “It was good, the people enjoyed the game. We got some good support as well.” England captain Paul Collingwood insisted the controversy raging around Pakistan, stoked by fresh allegations on Sunday, had not distracted his team in any way. “We were absolutely 100 per cent focused on the game.” He added he could understand why some fans might be losing faith in the integrity of cricket. “Of course I do. We all know we’ve got to get to the bottom of this and we’ll do anything as players, or management, commentators, umpires to eradicate this from the game. It’s as simple as that.” Sunday’s match was England’s first Twenty20 fixture since they beat Australia in the World Twenty20 final in Barbados in May. “I’m absolutely delighted,” said Collingwood. “It was so nice to get the guys together because it’s been a few months since some very fond memories and that success in the Caribbean.” England have dropped Kevin Pietersen from both their limited overs squads even though the admittedly out of form batsman was named man of the tournament at the World Twenty20. Instead he has returned to county cricket in a bid to regain confidence ahead of England’s Ashes defence in Australia later this year and Collingwood said: “I understand the bigger picture in terms of KP going away and getting into some form. “That’s exactly what he’s done. “He’s already scored a hundred (for Surrey against Sussex in a 40-over match on Saturday) so we are all delighted for him “I think with the big winter we’ve got coming up, you understand these kind of decisions.”

The Easiest way to Root Samsung Galaxy S on Android 2.1

sara — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:38:27 +0000

Before reading on, if you’re wondering why you should root your Android phone, read the excellent 5 reasons on The Next Web. Another reason I would add in case of Samsung Galaxy S would be that you can completely remove the lagging that happens sometimes when a lot of read and writes are performed simultaneously

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Motorola takes Another Shot at iPhone 4 for lack of Flash in a Droid 2 Ad

zoya ali — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:36:21 +0000

Motorola is at it again. They’re giving Apple a taste of their own medicine through some mudslinging. Apple has done this for years against Windows PC users and now it’s at the receiving end since the past few months at the hands of companies like Motorola and Samsung. This time, Motorola is promoting their newest

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How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube

warsimahtab — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:19:35 +0000

We’ve all seen the algorithms for solving Rubik’s Cube by hand using a step-by-step approach: get all the corners done, then get the side cubelets done. Or: do a complete side, then do the next one, then the next. There are several approaches and, by dint of some fairly rigorous practice, experts can solve a

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Review: Samsung Galaxy i5510

sana — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:05:51 +0000

IFA 2010 threw up a few new exciting bits of kit, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it’s at the mid-range of the market that some interesting gadgets were to be found. Samsung told TechRadar that it was planning a budget Android QWERTY-slider in 2010, and while it wouldn’t give the name, as coincidence

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Image Hints FaceTime Being Tested for New iPad

jos — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:15:34 +0000

Are you ready for FaceTime video calls using a larger, slightly more pixelated than the iPhone 4 Retina Display version of yourself? Well even if you aren’t, someone is, and they’re testing it out at this very moment. At least, that’s what this spy shot would have us believe. According to the chaps at 9

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Afridi blasts Hameed in Pakistan corruption row

farooq — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:15:12 +0000

CARDIFF: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi blasted Yasir Hameed as being mentally a teenager as the batsman insisted he was duped by a newspaper over betting scam claims which eclipsed the team’s defeat to England. One-day skipper Afridi tore into Test batsman Hameed, who claimed he had done nothing more than repeat the allegations of “spot-fixing” being faced by three Pakistan players. The row overshadowed Pakistan’s first international game since the scandal rocking the sport first erupted. They were beaten by five wickets in the first of two Twenty20 fixtures against England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper News of the World — which broke the corruption story engulfing Pakistan’s tour of England — released footage of Hameed in a bar telling an undercover reporter that some Pakistan players were fixing “almost every match”. “They’ve been caught. Only the ones that get caught are branded crooks. They were doing it (fixing) in almost every match. God knows what they were up to. Scotland Yard was after them for ages,” he was quoted as saying. “It makes me angry because I’m playing my best and they are trying to lose.” The 32-year-old also said he had been approached by shadowy figures and offered bribes but refused — and was subsequently dropped from the side for two years. Following the T20 defeat in the Welsh capital, Afridi said what he thought of Hameed. “Mentally he is 15, 16. I don’t know with who he was sitting or in which situation he gave this message,” he said. “We have known him for a long time and we can expect anything from him. He has been doing these type of things a lot of times.”Asked if Hameed was unreliable, he replied: “Yeah, the people know which type of character he is.”Hameed released an affidavit, read by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s lawyer outside the country’s High Commission (embassy) in London. The batsman said he believed he had been talking to a potential sponsor — who turned out to be an undercover reporter. “He offered me at least 50,000 pounds (77,000 dollars, 60,000 euros) for the deal,” which involved having an airline logo on his bat, plus television and billboard advertisements in the United Arab Emirates. Hameed said he was asked about the corruption allegations. “As far as I recall, I only told him whatever I had already read in the newspapers about the matter.” He said two days later the man telephoned and offered 25,000 pounds to give a statement against the three players under investigation: Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif. Hameed said he refused and put the phone down. The batsman said he later received a text from the man, which read: “Pls call me. Incidentally you are in video drinking wine and saying all the quotes attributed to you. Denying it is just stupid as we will be releasing the video to TV. Better that you stand up and speak the truth!!!!”He said he decided not to respond and went to the PCB. News of the World claimed a fourth Pakistan cricketer was being investigated by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over alleged fixing. They repeated on Sunday claims they paid Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, 150,000 pounds (185,000 euros, 230,000 dollars) for advance knowledge of no-balls in last month’s final Test against England, which could then be bet upon. That prompted the ICC to charge Butt, rising star Aamer and Asif, and suspend them pending a decision on the allegations. They were interviewed under caution for a second time by British police Friday. The paper said that up to 15,000 pounds of the cash it allegedly handed to Majeed was found in Butt’s London hotel room. Butt’s lawyer denied any wrongdoing, saying it would not be unusual for his agent to give him money. On Saturday, Afridi apologised for the scandal. “On behalf of these boys — I know they are not in this series — I want to say sorry to all cricket lovers and all the cricketing nations,” he said. In Sunday’s match, England, set a seemingly modest 127 for victory, collapsed to 62 for five. But left-handers Eoin Morgan (38 not out) and man-of-the-match Michael Yardy (35 not out) saw England to 129 for five with an unbroken partnership of 67 as they won with 17 balls to spare. It was England’s first match in the format since they beat Australia in the World Twenty20 final in Barbados in May. Pakistan were well-received by a crowd of just under 11,000 at Sophia Gardens, with the only jeers coming as a result of misfields.

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