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r Jamal Raza, director of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi
"A team of five experienced doctors have successfully separated the extra legs and limbs from the baby. He is very much safe and secure," Dr Jamal Raza, director of the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi, told
"The extra limbs and legs were the result of a genetic disease which would affect only one in a million or more babies."
Dr Raza said that despite being born with extra limbs, Umar "was as normal as other children".
"Before surgeons could operate they said they had to work out which of the limbs belonged to the boy and which to his twin," Dr Raza told the International Business Times.
Umar's father, Imran Sheikh, was able to pay for his son's operation after his plea for financial help was met by the governor of the Sindh province in Pakistan.
"We are a poor family. I am thankful to the government and doctors for helping in the successful operation of my baby," Mr. Sheikh told the Pakistan Observer.
XBOX GAMES : MICROSOFT U-TURN
Microsoft has made a spectacular U-turn over its decision to impose restrictions on pre-owned titles on its new Xbox One console. An internet connection will not be required to play offline Xbox One games - after a one-time system set-up with a new Xbox One; you can have fun any disc based game with no ever connecting online again.
The company had supposed it would limit the free trade of pre-owned games, and that an internet connection was required to play all titles. There is no 24-hour connection requirement and you can take your Xbox one anyplace you want and play your games, just like on Xbox 360. The rules apply to games bought as physical discs merely, and do not affect games downloaded via the online Xbox store.
MILLIONS UNCOVERED BY FACE BOOK DATA FAULT
Personal details of about six million people have been accidentally showing by a bug in Facebook's data records. The bug intended email and telephone numbers were by mistake public with people that would not otherwise have had access to the information. So far, there were no facts the data uncovered was being browbeaten for malicious ends.
The data revelation came about because of the way that Face book handled contact lists and address books uploaded to the social network. The bug meant some of the information Face book generated during that checking process was stored next to the uploaded contact lists and address books. Security analyst Graham Cluley criticized Facebook's discharge of the information just before the weekend and supposed the disclosure had been more about damage limitation than making sure the information reached as wide a viewers as possible.
SONY: HUGE WATERPROOF XPERIA Z ULTRA PHONE
Sony has announced a waterproof Android Smartphone with a 6.4in display. The firm is headfirst the Xperia Z Ultra as being the slimmest large-screened handset on the marketplace. It can also allow sketches or comments written using a standard pencil or metal-tipped pen in addition to an elective stylus. Sony already offers a 5in handset of its own, the unique Xperia Z, which it unveiled in January.
The firm supposed it intends for the device to face Samsung's dominance of the jumbo-sized handset sector. According to a study by consultants Transparency Market Research, Samsung accounted for 70% of the overall "super phone and phablet" market in 2012 thanks to the popularity of models with the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.
DRAYSON RACING ELECTRIC CAR MAKES NOVEL WORLD SPEED RECORD
Drayson Racing Technologies has broken the world land speed record for a frivolous electric car. Its Lola B12 69/EV vehicle smacks a high speed of 204.2mph at a racetrack at RAF Evington in Yorkshire. Chief executive Lord Drayson, who was behind the wheel, supposed the attainment was designed to emphasize electronic vehicle technology's potential.
Drayson Racing was founded in 2007 by self-declared car nut Paul Drayson, who was then a minister in the Labour management. Drayson Racing is not the only electric vehicle-maker eager to use motorsport to spur on acceptance of the technology. The firm intends to go through the vehicle into next year's Le Mans 24 races saying the contest would act as a "challenging test bed" for technologies that could eventually find their way into road cars.
INDIA’S INITIAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE LAUNCHES SUCCESSFULLY
A thick bright blueish white light streaked up from the ground as the PSLVrocket zoomed up and disappeared into chunky dark clouds, on its voyage to ferry India's first navigational satellite into its space orbit on Monday night. India launches its initial fanatical navigation satellite from Sriharikota. The first midnight launch of PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, some 80 km from Chennai, was confirmed a success within few minutes by the scientists of ISRO.
India's old warhorse in space, PSLV, was on its most recent mission on Monday night to control the country's initial regional navigational satellite into space. This success also lands India into a special group of nations that own satellites which help navigation on the ground.The 1,425-kg IRNSS 1A satellite has a navigational payload and a ranging payload, which mutually give the users accurate information that helps vehicles find the way correctly.
INNOVATIVE NOKIA'S LUMIA 1020 WITH 41 MEGAPIXEL CAMERA
Nokia has unveiled a novel handset with a 41 megapixel sensor which it claims can record facts never thought probable from a smart phone. It says customers will be capable to zoom in and reframe their photos without worrying about the image quality suffering. Analysts who have tested the device supposed that it was "with no doubt" the best smart phone camera on the marketplace.
However they added that was not a assurance that it would be a bestseller. Market study firm IDC lately carried out a survey of smart phone owners in 25 countries to classify what factors were most likely to drive future purchases. The consequences placed camera decree 15th on a list of 23 features. Audio superiority for voice, battery life, device safety and browsing came top of the survey.
DOLPHINS IDENTIFIES EACH OTHER BY NAME
Scientists have found additional evidence that dolphins call each other by name. Study has revealed that the marine mammals use a unique whistle to recognize each other. A team from the University of St Andrews in Scotland found that when the animals hear their own call played back to them, they respond.
The study is published in the actions of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr Vincent Janik, from the university's Sea Mammal Research Unit, supposed Dolphins live in this three-dimensional environment, offshore without any kind of landmarks and they need to stay jointly as a group. These animals live in surroundings where they need a very competent system to stay in touch.
GOOGLE LAUNCHES: CHROME CAST INEXPENSIVE TV DONGLE
Google has announced a low-cost competitor to Apple TV - a dongle device called Chrome cast. The dongle is plugged into a television's HDMI port, and allows users to stream media from smart phones, tablets and computers. With chrome cast, Google is attempting to make simpler its large-screen offering, focusing on streaming clips from services such as YouTube and Netflix via a far cheaper machine.
Launching instantly in the US, the device will cost $35. Present is as yet no word on worldwide launches. Google also announced an upgraded Nexus 7 tablet, the first to run the novel version of the Android scheme. The dongle plugs into a television's HDMI port, and uses wireless home internet to link to strategy. The search giant was especially keen to stress the dongle's ability to flow across multiple operating systems, be it Android.
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VIDEO GAME WAR MECHANISM HONORS YOUNG PLAYER'S MEMORY
Wander into any gaming forum thread, chat room or multiplayer-action communications and you rapidly discover that gamers can be an insensible lot.But there are also instances where the hardcore, win-at-all-costs trash talking goes silent and they band together to do well. Such was the case lately when players and game developers turned heartbreak over the death of a young compatriot into cash to fight cancer.
MechWarrior Online is a game that lets players control powerful war machines and fight each other for dominance on the battleground. The amusement is still in beta testing and plans to launch in mid-September but boasts more than 1.1 million registered pilots. Five-year-old Sarah Marie Alida Parries of Vancouver, British Columbia, was one of them. Proceeds from the auction are being kept in a running tally on aparticular page on the MechWarrior website.
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