Search giant Google is looking to offer an online data storage service that will let consumers store their files on the company’s hard drives, access them on the Internet and share them online with friends, according to a story in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Apparently, the plan is to offer some free storage with additional […]
Update: Broadway Strike ended on November 28, 2007 As the strike by the stagehands continues this busy holiday season, the lights remain off on much of Broadway, New York’s busy theater district near Times Square. Stagehands, the folks who work behind the scenes to create all those magnificent Broadway shows, are at war with the […]
Amazon.com is set to roll out its much anticipated Kindle e-book reader on Monday kindling hopes that at least this time e-books will take off. Early reports suggest that Kindle will include a Wi-Fi connection to let consumers connect to Amazon’s e-book store and buy electronic books. Priced at $399, the Kindle device is also supposed to […]
Continuing its string of software acquisitions, IBM is acquiring business intelligence software firm Cognos for $4.9 billion in an all cash transaction. Cognos’ products are said to be complementary to IBM’s database and middleware components. The deal values Cognos at $58 per share, 9.5% higher than its closing price on Friday. IBM executives said that […]
Asingamana Tamil Magan would be a more apt name for this repellent farce of a movie featuring Vijay in a double role opposite the young Delhi girl Shriya Saran. Abomination Par Excellence Even in the long gone days of silent movies, film-makers would not dare to unleash an abomination like Azhagiya Tamil Magan on viewers. […]
Disgusting; U.S. Pisses Away $306b on Citigroup Update: Vikram Pandit named CEO of Citigroup on December 11. Click here for details. Vikram Pandit is that rare Indian who has made it big within the stratospheric heights of the financial sector in New York. A Mumbai native, Vikram Pandit is CEO of Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group comprising of Citi […]