NZ make solid start, 82-1 at lunch DUBAI: New Zealand lost opener Brendon McCullum after a solid start to reach lunch on 82-1 on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan on Monday. McCullum pulled a short delivery from seamer Ehsan Adil straight into the hands of Shan Masood at deep square-leg for […]
‘PCB’s wise decisions made the difference’ ISLAMABAD: Former chief selector Saluhddin Sallu has attributed Pakistan’s recent Test successes to “some wise decisions taken by the board” including that of not issuing show-cause notice to Younis Khan for his outburst on getting axed from one-day squad against Australia. Talking to ‘The News’, Sallu said that Shaharyar […]
Hafeez out as New Zealand bat in second Test DUBAI: Opener Mohammad Hafeez was ruled out due to hamstring injury as New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and opted to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Monday. Hafeez, who scored an unbeaten 101 in Pakistan´s 248-run win in the […]
Dinein.co.uk Acquires MyDeliveryCab As Premium Restaurant Take-Out Space Heats Up In London Despite Just Eat’s multibillion dollar IPO, and serious competition from Rocket Internet’s FoodPanda and heavily-backed Delivery Hero, the online take-out delivery platform space in the U.K. — and London in particular — isn’t a done deal yet. That’s because a number of startups […]
Autonomous, human-sized security robots are almost here You might not see quite so many security guards on the beat in the future. After roughly a year of work, Knightscope is almost ready to deploy the K5, a human-sized (5 feet tall) autonomous robot that’s designed to take care of the more mundane parts of security […]
Anasonic Partners With Photon To Build Smarter Signs In Stores Photon Interactive, a company that’s been focused on building mobile experiences for large brands, is teaming up with Panasonic to bring what they say will be a more personalized experience to the digital signs you see in stores. The goal is to combine Photon’s software […]
Toshiba joins other tech giants in growing super-clean vegetables The name “Toshiba” conjures images of stacks of laptops piled high and maybe the occasional television, but the Japanese electronics giant is turning its attention to something just a little more humble: lettuce. Well, spinach too. And swiss chard. Quartz’s Dan Frommer tells the tale of […]
Apple Adds UnionPay, China’s Largest Bankcard Network, To App Store Payment Options App Store customers in China can now link their UnionPay debit or credit cards to their Apple IDs for purchases, Apple announced today. This is significant for Apple and Chinese consumers because China UnionPay, a bankcard network approved by China’s State Council and […]
Pakistan postponed stake sale in energy firm after IMF nod The last minute halt in the much-anticipated sale of state shares in Pakistan’s largest energy firm was prompted by an unlikely source – the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has been encouraging Pakistan to reform the energy sector, expand the tax base and privatize […]
Pakistan says will help China fight Xinjiang militants Pakistan will help China with its fight against extremists Beijing says are active in its unruly far western region of Xinjiang, the country’s prime minister said on Saturday during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. China blames the East Turkestan Islamic Movement for carrying out attacks […]
