What do Indian newspapers like Times of India, Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, Business Standard, Economic Times, India West, Udayavani, IBNLive, NDTV and Network18 (last three are TV channels) have in common. Over the last few months, all these media publications have put out iPad versions of their content. We love our iPad and are addicted […]
For the second holiday season in a row, American kids 6-12 are lusting for the iPad more than any other product, according to a Nielsen survey. For the 2011 holiday season, the iPad has increased its appeal with this age-group. Nearly half (44%) want an iPad this year compared to 31% last year. The second […]
U.S. venture capital firm Accel Partners has closed a $155 million fund, Accel India III, that will make seed and early stage investments in Indian startups. This is Accel’s third India fund. Accel, which has previously invested in 34 Indian companies, said the latest fund had attracted top tier institutional investors from North America, Europe […]
It’s one of the depressing aspects of movies that a disproportionate number of them focus on insignificant piffle. Like romance, for instance. Try as we might, we can’t get a handle on how generations of moviegoers can watch the same boy-girl love story on the screen for decades just because they bear different titles. Well, […]
The best we can say about Rockstar is that we didn’t throw up and sully the movie hall as we usually do after watching a Bollywood film (like Bodyguard or Dum Maro Dum, for instance). As is to be expected of 99.9% of Indian films, Rockstar too is a romance. But this one comes covered […]
Apple today announced record fiscal fourth quarter results, the company’s first earnings announcement after its iconic co-founder Steve Jobs died earlier this month. For the three months ended September 24, 2011, Apple reported a profit of $6.62 billion (7.05 cents per share) on revenues of $28.27 billion. During the same period last year, Apple’s net […]