Considering Google paid a whopping $12.5 billion for the Motorola acquisition, I’m disappointed with the new Moto X smartphone. Launched yesterday, Moto X is the first smartphone offering from Motorola after it came under Google’s stewardship. Moto X should be available later this month or in early September in the U.S. and Canada for $199 […]
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times. All Religions are Nonsense. But I was stunned to find the world famous Sri Venkateswara Temple in Pittsburgh stooping to a “Devotee Appreciation Day” on August 3, 2013. I’ve heard of Customer Appreciation Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Vendor Appreciation Day and other such drivel. […]
Driven by strong downloads from smartphone and tablet users in India and Brazil, app downloads from the Google Play app store were higher than from Apple’s App Store in the second quarter of 2013. This is the first time downloads of Android apps from Google Play have exceeded iOS app downloads from Apple’s App Store. […]
If movies are indeed a medium to capture arresting visual spectacles for posterity, it’s hard to envision a grander extravaganza than the giggling Mozart of Amadeus (1984). Bear in mind that Amadeus was made in an era when the gimmickry of computer generated imagery was still far into the future. Thank God, in the 1980s […]
A Chicago judge has postponed serial groper Srinivasa Erramilli’s sentencing yet again, overruling objections from the prosecution. This is the third postponement in Telugu bidda Erramilli’s sentencing, making it his second hat-trick. Srinivasa Erramilli’s first hat-trick was for three groping incidents on board commercial flights in the U.S. Erramilli’s new sentencing date is September 5, […]
Great profits are invariably preceded by great crimes (both legal and ethical). Apple, the second most profitable company in the world, routinely lavishes millions in pay and stock options on its top executives including CEO Tim Cook. But the Chinese workers who make possible the billions in profits that Apple amasses every quarter continue to […]