As if their torturous ripoff act on the big screen in a string of pathetic movies like Sarkar Raj, Bhoothnath, Umrao Jaan, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom were not bad enough, the Bachchans (Amitabh, Abhishek and Aishwarya) are taking their ripoff act to a new arena. Yes, the Bachchan flop triplets […]
Former HP executive Atul Malhotra has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Malhotra, a former VP of imaging and printing services at HP, is said to have shared IBM trade secrets after joining HP from IBM in May 2006. Malhotra faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a […]
If we had any brains, we wouldn’t be pissing away money on over-priced, over-hyped gadgets like the iPhone 3G. But we are human after all (though many readers of the SearchIndia.com blog may disagree here) and so we succumbed to the twin banes of American capitalism – temptation and hype. Yes, we trudged over to the AT&T […]
Today’s New York Times has an interesting piece on Amma a.k.a. MÄtÄ AmritanandamayÄ« Devi and originally as Sudhamani. Amma, who hails from the South Indian state of Kerala, is also known as the Hugging Saint, a reference to this oddball’s penchant for hugging people. According to the NYT story, the 54-year-old Amma hugged over 8,000 people […]
Udupi-based Mac software developer Robosoft Technologies is developing native applications for Apple’s new iPhone 3G, set for release on July 11, 2008. Robosoft CEO Rohith Bhat said that the company had already delivered four native iPhone 3G applications to customers in the U.S. One of the applications focuses on social networking while the rest are […]
These are interesting times for folks looking to expand beyond their point-and-shoot digital cameras. Canon has just introduced a new entry-level digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR) – EOS Rebel XS. Highlights of the Canon EOS Rebel XS: * 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor * Optical Image Stabilized kit lens. EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens * […]