Sun to Fire up to 6,000 Employees; Fire All

The sick man of Silicon Valley Sun Microsystems is firing 5,000 to 6,000 employees, about 15% to 18% of the ailing company’s global workforce. We think that’s not enough. Fire all. As we’ve said on countless occasions, this company has no future. Pull down the shutters and return the money to shareholders before the coffers […]

Vaaranam Aayiram Review – Cooum Dump

Vaaranam Aayiram – Box Office Disaster We are convinced Kollywood director Gautam Vasudev Menon must have really loathed his late father. And Vaaranam Aayiram is Gautam Menon’s remorseless act of revenge on his old man for grievances, real or imagined. How else can you explain this moron making an interminably long pathetic piece of shit […]

Blackberry Storm Making Landfall on Nov.21; Likely Flop

Research in Motion’s new touchscreen Blackberry Storm smartphone will be available for sale starting November 21 from Verizon Wireless for $199 (after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract). Landfall on Nov.21 Voice and data plans for the Blackberry Storm start at $80.  For a device without Wi-Fi connectivity, the price is not attractive

Flip Video Goes HD

If you are one of those itching for a cheap, small HD camcorder, Pure Digital Technologies (the makers of the wildly popular Flip Video camera), has put out a HD version of their device – Flip MinoHD. Priced at $230, Flip MinoHD is touted as the world’s smallest HD camcorder. The New Flip MinoHD Camcorder […]

What’s in Your Bra – Formaldehyde?

So stupid you thought formaldehyde was used only to preserve dead frogs or embalm grandma’s dead body before the burial. Think again. A lawsuit has been filed against sexy lingerie company Victoria’s Secret in the U.S. alleging that the firm uses formaldehyde in its bras. Yes, formaldehyde in the bras. No kidding.   Formaldehyde in […]

UK IT Workers to Strike Over Outsourcing to Coolies

Is this the shot against coolies that will be heard all over the world? IT workers in the UK cities of Manchester and Skelmersdale (in West Lancashire) have voted to strike over job losses and offshoring of their jobs to India. The workers are said to be members of the Unite trade union and work for […]

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