IPL 5: Winless Punjab confront unbeaten Pune

One team will look to register its first win and the other will pull out all stocks to remain unbeaten. One captain will try to lift the gloom with runs off his bat and the other will hope overconfidence doesn't find a space in his team's dug-out. The return match between Kings XI Punjab and Pune Warriors India at the PCA Stadium has a lot at stake.

Both Sourav Ganguly and Adam Gilchrist are in their second Indian Premier League season with Pune and Punjab respectively, and both are captain-cum-mentor of their respective franchise. But the contrast lies in the starts the IPL veterans have had to their fifth season of the league. While Ganguly's team has won everything coming its way so far, Gilchrist's Punjab have struggled to find their feet.

IPL 5: Morne Morkel happy to be Delhi's first-change bowler

New Delhi: He has always opened the bowling for South Africa but speedster Morne Morkel isn't complaining at being used as a first-change bowler by his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Daredevils. "I am fine with it. The ball is still pretty new and I come to bowl in the third or fourth over. It doesn't matter whether I am opening the bowling or coming as one-change. I am happy to do any job for the guys or what the captain wants," Morkel said after Delhi beat Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Tuesday night.

For Morkel, more than his own set of choices and preferences, the important thing is to keep winning. "I believe there is no need to change the winning recipe. The current strategy is working for us. I am fine if I am given the new ball but there are two ways of attack. One should have a different gameplan for different conditions," the 27-year-old, who has been the leading wicket-taker for his franchise with seven scalps from three games, said.

Review: Narendra Modi iPhone, iPad app is a half-baked effort

New Delhi: Given the experience on how clueless our politicians seem to be in the matters of technology it always makes news when a politician does something that gives him a semblance of tech-savviness.

Even if you may, or may not, agree with his politics, Narendra Modi's e-initiatives do give him an apparent advantage over other politicians. Half-a-million users follow Modi on Twitter, his blog is regularly updated and so is his Facebook page and YouTube channel. Even though most of the updates that are posted under Modi's name lack the personal touch and therefore a hired hand could very well be posting much of them.

With assembly elections in Gujarat coming closer, Modi has opened yet another channel to reach out - an iOS app for the iPhone and the iPad.

Personally, I do not see much value in having an app for a purpose that can very well be served through a Web browser. But since apps give an appearance of 'happening', everyone is scrambling to get one and so seems Modi. At the same time, having an app does no harm (except that they usually cost some money) and it may attract more users. This is possibly also the thought behind this app.

Nokia Lumia 900 bug hits US ambitions

Helsinki: Struggling cellphone maker Nokia has found a software bug in its new flagship Lumia 900 model, dealing a blow to its ambitions to re-enter the lucrative US smartphone market.

The glitch, which Nokia said on Wednesday it would fix early next week, can in some cases cause the phone to lose its data connection.

Nokia lost smartphone market dominance to Apple and Google in part due to its weak performance in the United States and the Lumia 900, which uses Microsoft's Windows Phone software, is key to its comeback bid.

"It's like they stalled their engine when everybody is looking at them at the start of their race," said Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi.

The Lumia 900 went on sale in the United States through AT&T on April 8 and is due to launch globally this quarter. The model won several awards at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas when it was launched there in January.

Sony launches 4 new in-car entertainment systems

New Delhi: Sony has announced the launch of four new Xplod in-car entertainment systems - the XAV-701BT, XAV-601BT, XAV-64BT and XAV-63.

The new Passenger App Control allows users to connect an iPod or iPhone via USB to display their favourite TV shows, movies, and compatible applications onscreen. Besides, Bluetooth connectivity on the XAV-701BT, XAV-601BT and XAV-64BT with an external microphone enables true hands-free calling while driving.

The XAV-701BT and 601BT audio-visual receivers feature WVGA panel displays with full touchscreen capability. These two receivers also offer universal smartphone connectivity to any MirrorLink-certified smartphone. (MirrorLink is a technology standard developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium that enables the streaming of smartphone content to in-dash receivers, facilitating control of applications and music on the receiver's touchscreen.)

On the other hand, the XAV-63 and XAV-64BT are claimed to include features typically found only in expensive audio-visual receivers. These two receivers have 6.1 inch WVGA displays, iPod/iPhone Passenger App Control and iPod video playback.

The XAV-701BT and XAV-601BT cost Rs 33,990 and Rs 29,990, respectively. These two receivers will be available by the month of June. The XAV-64BT has been priced at Rs 24,990, and will be available in May.

Priced at Rs 19,990, the XAV-63 is available in the market

Prabhu Deva's dance steps not easy, says Akshay

Mumbai: Akshay Kumar, who returns to the action genre after seven years with 'Rowdy Rathore', confesses that he had to put in a lot of hard work while shooting dance sequences as director Prabhu Deva's steps were very difficult. "Whatever he tells me, I go and rehearse it. We start rehearsing one week before. His steps are not so easy that you can do it immediately on the sets. Whatever steps he tells me I practice it and then do it finally," Akshay, who is a good dancer himself, said.

He was talking on the sets of the TV show 'Dance India Dance' where he appeared to promote his film.

'Rowdy Rathore' also stars Sonakshi Sinha and is slated for a June 15 release.

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Akshay's recently released 'Housefull 2' has garnered huge response at the box-office. The film reportedly earned Rs 50 crore in just four days.

Akshay says a lot of hard work has gone into the multi-starrer directed by Sajid Khan.

"It has been a hard battle in four days. So let's hope everything goes well. It's everybody's hard work together. It's a team work from Sajid Khan to (producer) Sajid Nadiadwala," he said.