Baby with 2 faces born in Pakistan: report

Samsung Electronics Monday unveiled its much-anticipated smartphone for fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, claiming it is the world’s fastest handset in terms of data capability. The company hopes that the Galaxy S II LTE, which is powered by the latest version of the Google-backed Android operating system, will prove to be an effective weapon as it looks to challenge Apple’s supremacy in consumer smartphones here and abroad. Meanwhile Samsung is entangled in an ugly legal battle with Apple, which accused the Korean tech giant of copying the look and feel of its immensely popular iPhones and iPads in its own smartphones and touch-screen tablets. Establishing an early lead in 4G mobile-phones would be a start to counter such accusations. In theory, 4G networks based on LTE technology could provide downlink data speeds at a maximum 100 megabits per second, which is about 10 times quicker than the fastest 3G networks. But realistically, the Galaxy S II LTE will allow users to download mobile data at five times faster rates than what they have been experiencing with conventional 3G services, Samsung officials said. ``(LTE) represents a whole new computing platform for mobile broadband services and this will create a thriving new market for mobile applications and change the way users interact with the Internet,’’ said Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile devices division, in a news conference in Seoul. The new Samsung handset boasts a bright active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display, while a 1.5-gigahertz mobile application processor beats at its heart. The new device will be available first to customers of SK Telecom, the country’s biggest mobile-phone operator. As SK Telecom has yet to gain approval from the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) over customer rates for LTE services, the date is undetermined. Shin, a top lieutenant of Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung, said that the demand for LTE phones will increase around the world as the Internet continues to move toward mobile devices. The company plans to sell 300 million phones worldwide this year and strengthen its market share in tablets, although Apple has been seeking to block the sales of Galaxy S and Galaxy Tabs from markets across Europe to Asia. ``LTE phones provide better viewing quality and download speeds than any other 3G phone and demand will explode due to their ability to deftly handle multimedia. Our goal of increasing our tablet sales by five-fold from last year is still intact,’’ Shin said. ``Our goal is to sell 10 million Galaxy S II LTEs before we get to its successor, as the demand for capability in smartphones will only become greater.’’ Samsung and Apple have been locking horns since April, when Apple filed a lawsuit in the U.S., claiming that Samsung ``slavishly’’ copied the design of its iSomethings with its Galaxy series of mobile devices. Apple managed to gain a block on the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Speed is the essence and Samsung plans to broaden its lineup of LTE handsets quickly, which would include future smartphones powered by the mobile version of Microsoft’s Windows. Samsung is also investing to foster its own mobile operating system, ``Bada,’’ despite challenging obstacles in feedback and acceptance.

Samsung Electronics Monday unveiled its much-anticipated smartphone for fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, claiming it is the world’s fastest handset in terms of data capability. The company hopes that the Galaxy S II LTE, which is powered by the latest version of the Google-backed Android operating system, will prove to be an effective weapon as it looks to challenge Apple’s supremacy in consumer smartphones here and abroad. Meanwhile Samsung is entangled in an ugly legal battle with Apple, which accused the Korean tech giant of copying the look and feel of its immensely popular iPhones and iPads in its own smartphones and touch-screen tablets. Establishing an early lead in 4G mobile-phones would be a start to counter such accusations. In theory, 4G networks based on LTE technology could provide downlink data speeds at a maximum 100 megabits per second, which is about 10 times quicker than the fastest 3G networks. But realistically, the Galaxy S II LTE will allow users to download mobile data at five times faster rates than what they have been experiencing with conventional 3G services, Samsung officials said. ``(LTE) represents a whole new computing platform for mobile broadband services and this will create a thriving new market for mobile applications and change the way users interact with the Internet,’’ said Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile devices division, in a news conference in Seoul. The new Samsung handset boasts a bright active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display, while a 1.5-gigahertz mobile application processor beats at its heart. The new device will be available first to customers of SK Telecom, the country’s biggest mobile-phone operator. As SK Telecom has yet to gain approval from the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) over customer rates for LTE services, the date is undetermined. Shin, a top lieutenant of Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung, said that the demand for LTE phones will increase around the world as the Internet continues to move toward mobile devices. The company plans to sell 300 million phones worldwide this year and strengthen its market share in tablets, although Apple has been seeking to block the sales of Galaxy S and Galaxy Tabs from markets across Europe to Asia. ``LTE phones provide better viewing quality and download speeds than any other 3G phone and demand will explode due to their ability to deftly handle multimedia. Our goal of increasing our tablet sales by five-fold from last year is still intact,’’ Shin said. ``Our goal is to sell 10 million Galaxy S II LTEs before we get to its successor, as the demand for capability in smartphones will only become greater.’’ Samsung and Apple have been locking horns since April, when Apple filed a lawsuit in the U.S., claiming that Samsung ``slavishly’’ copied the design of its iSomethings with its Galaxy series of mobile devices. Apple managed to gain a block on the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Speed is the essence and Samsung plans to broaden its lineup of LTE handsets quickly, which would include future smartphones powered by the mobile version of Microsoft’s Windows. Samsung is also investing to foster its own mobile operating system, ``Bada,’’ despite challenging obstacles in feedback and acceptance.

Samsung Electronics Monday unveiled its much-anticipated smartphone for fourth-generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, claiming it is the world’s fastest handset in terms of data capability. The company hopes that the Galaxy S II LTE, which is powered by the latest version of the Google-backed Android operating system, will prove to be an effective weapon as it looks to challenge Apple’s supremacy in consumer smartphones here and abroad. Meanwhile Samsung is entangled in an ugly legal battle with Apple, which accused the Korean tech giant of copying the look and feel of its immensely popular iPhones and iPads in its own smartphones and touch-screen tablets. Establishing an early lead in 4G mobile-phones would be a start to counter such accusations. In theory, 4G networks based on LTE technology could provide downlink data speeds at a maximum 100 megabits per second, which is about 10 times quicker than the fastest 3G networks. But realistically, the Galaxy S II LTE will allow users to download mobile data at five times faster rates than what they have been experiencing with conventional 3G services, Samsung officials said. ``(LTE) represents a whole new computing platform for mobile broadband services and this will create a thriving new market for mobile applications and change the way users interact with the Internet,’’ said Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung’s mobile devices division, in a news conference in Seoul. The new Samsung handset boasts a bright active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display, while a 1.5-gigahertz mobile application processor beats at its heart. The new device will be available first to customers of SK Telecom, the country’s biggest mobile-phone operator. As SK Telecom has yet to gain approval from the Korea Communication Commission (KCC) over customer rates for LTE services, the date is undetermined. Shin, a top lieutenant of Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung, said that the demand for LTE phones will increase around the world as the Internet continues to move toward mobile devices. The company plans to sell 300 million phones worldwide this year and strengthen its market share in tablets, although Apple has been seeking to block the sales of Galaxy S and Galaxy Tabs from markets across Europe to Asia. ``LTE phones provide better viewing quality and download speeds than any other 3G phone and demand will explode due to their ability to deftly handle multimedia. Our goal of increasing our tablet sales by five-fold from last year is still intact,’’ Shin said. ``Our goal is to sell 10 million Galaxy S II LTEs before we get to its successor, as the demand for capability in smartphones will only become greater.’’ Samsung and Apple have been locking horns since April, when Apple filed a lawsuit in the U.S., claiming that Samsung ``slavishly’’ copied the design of its iSomethings with its Galaxy series of mobile devices. Apple managed to gain a block on the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Speed is the essence and Samsung plans to broaden its lineup of LTE handsets quickly, which would include future smartphones powered by the mobile version of Microsoft’s Windows. Samsung is also investing to foster its own mobile operating system, ``Bada,’’ despite challenging obstacles in feedback and acceptance.

A baby with two faces was born here at Holy Family Hospital Thursday, The Nation in Pakistan reported Saturday.

The baby, whose weight is 3.2-kg, apparently has an extremely rare condition known as craniofacial duplication, where a single head has two faces. Except for his ears, all of baby’s facial features are duplicated -- he has two noses, two pairs of lips with a cut on upper right lip and two pairs of eyes, according to the report.

Dr. Nasira was quoted by the newspaper as saying said that there are very less chances of the baby’s survival. “We are not hopeful about baby’s life.”

She said that in such medical cases where heads of babies are joined with two lower body parts could be separated thorough operation while in this difficult case, operation is not possible as the faces of the baby are joined very closely.

The birth of baby with two faces caused a sensation in the city as a large number of citizens thronged towards Paediatric Department to have a glimpse of the baby with two faces, the report said.