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Azhar Ali beats isolation boredom with live Instagram cooking video.

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Former skipper Azhar Ali surprised fans with a live cooking show on Instagram ahead of his county cricket matches in England.The 36-year-old batsman and test cricketer has reached England to represent Somerset County Cricket Club after the Test series against West Indies.

 

Azhar Ali is currently in quarantine and to pass the time, the former skipper started cooking and also included his fans in the journey.Azhar Ali went live on the social media platform Instagram and cooked “daal” while talking to fans and answering their questions regarding cricket.

During the session, Azhar Ali repeatedly took advice from his wife on how to cook dal.In conversation with Geo News, Azhar Ali said that he did the activity to pass the time, adding that there was already food in the fridge.

The cricketer will be in action for the Somerset County Cricket Club this season. He will play the first match on September 5 after completing his mandatory quarantine period. Azhar Ali will be available for the Somerset County Cricket Club till the final. This will be the cricketer’s third stint with the club.

Google spending $15B to remain default iOS search engine

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Google is seemingly adamant in its decision to maintain the coveted role of default search engine on iOS, a strategy that could generate nearly $15 billion for Apple in 2021, according to one industry analyst.

The internet search giant is forecast to spend nearly $15 billion over fiscal 2021 for the opportunity, according to a note from Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, as reported by Philip Elmer-DeWitt’s Apple 3.0 this week. That figure is up from as much as $11 billion in 2020 and up to 9.5 B $ in 2018.

The analysts drew out two potential risks for Google’s payment to Apple, regulatory risk and Google deciding the deal is no longer worth it. Google may end the deal or it may try to renegotiate terms and decrease the amount it pays. The regulatory risk is a 4-5% impact to Apple’s gross profits in case of an adverse ruling.

Apple has been criticized for retaining Google as a search engine over the years, but the company’s senior director of global privacy, Jane Horvath, provided reasons in an interview, that Google was the most popular search engine. Google payments to the company account for Services segment, which helps showcase to its investors that it has more ways to grow revenue and profit.

While Google continues to pay hefty amounts to Apple to retain its search engine in Safari browsers, analysts predict the amount may increase over the years, leaving Google to stop payments or renegotiate the price to be paid with Apple.

Amna Ilyas’ kick-off challenge blooper goes viral

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Model turned actor Amna Ilyas has once again found herself in hot waters after sharing a less-than-funny video of her kicking a man in the head. Amna participated in the viral kick-off challenge where one attempts to kick off a fruit perched atop someone’s head which went horribly wrong – instead of kicking the fruit, she kicked the man’s head.

Things took more of a downward turn when Amna chose to not keep the video in her drafts – or better yet, delete it – and instead shared it as a blooper video on her Instagram post for comic relief with the caption, “Bullseye. Disclaimer: nobody was hurt in the making of this video and don’t try this at home.”

 

Naturally, it was met with vehement criticism, with many calling her out for her insensitivity. “It does look like he got hit quite a bit and that’s not cool,” pointed out one user, while another wondered whether it would be funny for Amna if it had been a girl in the man’s place.

Comments on the post range from, “I’m sorry, this isn’t funny,” to, “I don’t think that was okay. Kicking a kid (who looks like house help) in the face?! No, not funny.”

Saba Qamar teams up with Urduflix for web series

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

Acclaimed Pakistani TV and film actress Saba Qamar Zaman has teamed up with country’s digital entertainment channel Urduflix for a web series project. The upcoming project for Urduflix will be the Baghi starlet’s second web series for this year. Directed by Saqib Khan, the web series will be a love triangle, a romantic comedy with a thrilling angle.

While the rest of the cast of the web series is yet to be finalized, Qamar has been signed on as the lead. Earlier this year, Qamar finished shooting for Mann Jogi, a web series for Zee5, opposite actors, Agha Mustafa Hassan and Noman Ijaz.

The upcoming series will be produced by Emax Media and available on the streaming site.

 

Apple’s iPhone 13 series to be more expensive than iPhone 12

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

The upcoming iPhone 13 series is expected to be a lot more pricey than previously expected as leaks indicate Apple might sell the smartphone at a higher price to prepare itself for the upcoming chip shortage. Apple is going to launch the much-touted iPhone 13 series soon and there are rumours it would be a lot pricier than previously expected as US technological company might sell the smartphone at a higher price to prepare itself for the upcoming chip shortage.

According to a report by Digitimes, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), one of the leading Apple suppliers for SoC is expected to increase its costs of chip production by a whopping 20 percent, which would result in a domino effect that would impact TSMC customers (which includes Apple) and by extension, us.

The new pricing is expected to go into effect in January 2022, however, to prevent itself from spiking its pricing again, Apple could price their phones in a way that would factor this price hike, and try to minimize its impact on the profits.

The spike in cost is due to TSMC’s adoption of more advanced and mature manufacturing processes. The report also highlights that these price adjustments would be also seen on orders scheduled to be fulfilled starting December this year.

According to new leaks, it has been revealed that Apple has created a new Face ID hardware, which basically will allow you to unlock the iPhone even if you wear a mask or glasses.

This has been tested by the company’s employees in various scenarios. Even after that, they are needed to set up the Face ID without a mask or glasses.

The iPhone 13 is expected to have improved cameras, bigger batteries, a small notch, an A15 Bionic chip, iOS 15, and other exciting features. Its launch is expected to be followed by more Apple products, including the AirPods 3, new Macs, and more.

Yasir Hussain shares his first look from film ‘Javed Iqbal’

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Pakistani actor, playwright and host Yasir Hussain on Sunday shared his first look from his upcoming feature film Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer.

The Baandi actor took to Instagram and shared the first poster of the film and announced that it will be released soon in cinemas.

He shared the poster with caption, “Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story Of A Serial Killer. Coming Soon!”

Iqra Aziz also turned to the photo-video sharing platform and extended best wishes to husband Yasir Hussain for the upcoming movie.

The Ranjha Ranjha Kardi actor shared the first look of Yasir Hussain from film Javed Iqbal and said, “BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF JAVED IQBAL‼️”

She further said, “Best of luck @yasir.hussain131. I know how difficult this character is for you to play, to feel this entire heartbreaking story and then perform. #comingsoon #feauturefilm.”

 

Ayeza Khan, Danish Taimoor bring back Mughal Era in latest photo shoot

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Pakistan star couple Ayeza Khan and Danish Taimoor are exuding infectious chemistry in their latest social media update and fans are smitten.

The couple is bringing back the traditional Mughal era while they model for a clothing brand. “1554 is a time that is to be cherished,” says Ayeza.

“It almost felt like @Danishtaimoor16 and I met a long long time ago – it felt real,” captions Ayeza alongside her photos with Danish.

Pakistan earns US $2123 million from IT services’ export during FY 2020-21

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Pakistan earned US $2123.035 million by providing different information technology (IT) services in various countries during the fiscal year 2020-21.  This shows growth of 47.44 percent when compared to US $1439.970 million earned through provision of services during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported.

During the period under review, the computer services grew by 50.32 percent as it surged from US $1108.690 million last fiscal year to US $1666.615 million during July-June (2020-21).

Among the computer services, the exports of software consultancy services witnessed increase of 35.50 percent, from US $408.974 million to US $554.180 million while the export and import of computer software related services also rose by 30.88 percent, from US $318.937 million to US $417.415 million.

The exports of hardware consultancy services decreased by 71.84 percent from, US $1.957 million to US $0.551 million whereas the exports of repair and maintenance services also decline by 56.19 percent from $1.511 million to $0.662 million.

In addition, the exports of other computer services rose by 83.88 percent from US$ 377.311 million to US $ 693.807 million.  Meanwhile, the export of information services during the period under review increased by 56.47 percent by going up from US $ 2.550 million to US $3.990 million.

Among the information services, the exports of news agency services increased by 69.41 percent, from US $ 1.360 million to US $ 2.304 million whereas the exports of other information services also increased by 41.68 percent, from US $ 1.190 million to US $ 1.686 million.

The export of telecommunication services also witnessed an increase of 37.63 percent as these went up from US $328.730 million to 452.430 million during the fiscal year under review, the data revealed.

Among the telecommunication services, the export of call centre services increased by 22.10 percent during the period as its exports increased from US $ 125.964 million to US $153.806 million whereas the export of other telecommunication services also increased by 47.28 percent, from US $202.766 million to US $298.624 million during the period under review, the PBS data revealed.

TikToker Hareem Shah’s another dance video goes viral

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Lahore (NUT-DESK)

TikToker Hareem Shah s another video of dance on Indian song went viral on social media.The videos of showbiz personalities go viral on social media but some videos quickly become the focus of users  attention.

If we talk about the well-known Pakistani TikToker Hareem Shah, then every day his videos keep making a fuss on social media.

Reportedly, after her alleged marriage, Hareem Shah is on her honeymoon and has been updating her admirers with dazzling views of Turkey. Her dance video also went viral from Turkey.

Now, once again, Hareem s dance video is going viral on social media in which she is seen dancing to the songs of the Indian film “Hum Dil De Chake Sanam”.

Earlier, the video posted on Hareem Shah s TikTok and Instagram accounts, she was dancing to the famous song Bismillah Karan. In this video, Hareem Shah was in a room that looks like an office. The room also has two other flags in the background with Turkish and Pakistani flags. The video shows a chair lying on one side and a laptop on the front desk.