After much grief, we’ve learnt that along with a good Camera and Lens, a decent Tripod is a must. We now use a Bogen Manfrotto 725B tripod with integrated ballhead ($112.90). More than adequate for point and shoot cameras, the Bogen Manfrotto 725B can also take the weight of DSLRs like the Nikon D80 and the 18-135mm […]
Rupert Murdoch’s social networking web site MySpace is looking at launching a site focused on India in the near future as part of its aggressive expansion outside the U.S., according to the WSJ (subscription required). The India launch is to be marked with a rock concert and party on April 17 in Mumbai at the […]
Data warehouse software firm Kalido is setting up a competency center in the South Indian city of Bangalore to take up product development, verification and services. The Bangalore facility will complement existing operations in Burlington, Massachusetts and London. The Bangalore center, which will also support evolving product requirements and professional services needs of both regional and […]
U Me Aur Hum Crashes in U.S. – Down 73.3% Compared to other high profile recent Bollywood movies, U Me Aur Hum, Ajay Devgan’s crude lift of Hollywood movie The Notebook, has fared badly at the U.S. box office. In its opening weekend (April 11-13), U Me Aur Hum grossed a mere $642,923. Jodhaa Akbar […]
Internet and e-commerce services provider Sify Technologies plans to raise $57 million through sale of 12.81 million Indian equity shares to Infinity Satcom Universal Private Limited at a price of $4.46 per share. The aggregate proceeds of $57 million from this sale, according to Sify, would be used to fund the company’s growth and development. Infinity […]
Movie City on Oak Tree Road, Edison (New Jersey), which screens Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies, is one of the worst theaters we’ve been to in the U.S. The AC doesn’t work, picture quality is bad (scenes are horizontally split on screen sometimes), the toilets are in very, very bad shape, the Samosas they […]