Gmail, the world’s fastest growing e-mail service and part of the Google family, today got better with the addition of free video and voice chat capabilities. The video and voice chat are integrated into Gmail and can be started through the Video and more tab at the bottom of the chat window. You can pop-out […]
Following on the heels of the American auto majors (GM, Ford and Chrysler), the Indian auto industry has fallen on hard times, according to the Wall Street Journal. Of course, we are thrilled because we are big supporters of public transportation. Here’s an excerpt from the WSJ piece (subscription required): India’s local car sales in […]
One of the craziest and busiest days for shopping in the U.S. is Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving). It is called Black Friday because legend has it that retailers start to get into the black from that day. While tis’ true that Indians love a great bargain and will haggle you away to death […]
Apple’s hot iPhone 3G is now the most popular mobile phone in the U.S., according to market researcher NPD. iPhone 3G pipped Motorola’s RAZR (the top-seller for the past 12 quarters) to take the No-1 spot in the third quarter. Since the iPhone debuted about 17 months ago, sales of the smartphone have been on […]
What do you get when two knuckleheads (think John McCain and Sarah Palin, for instance) come together – Zero, right. Similarly, Sun Microsystems (sick man of Silicon Valley) and Microsoft (a disaster in the search domain) have forged an alliance that is worth zilch. The deal involves Sun distributing the MSN Toolbar powered by the […]
The Sri Lankan government has rightly kicked away the begging bowl put out by the Tamil terrorist outfit LTTE pleading for peace. Sri Lanka has basically issued an ultimatum to the Tamil terrorist organization – surrender or die. This is a momentous opportunity for Sri Lanka. We hope the Sri Lankan Government does not back down from […]