Internet Explorer 8, the new version of Microsoft’s web browser for Windows XP and Vista, is slower than the open source Firefox, Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome, according to the Wall Street Journal’s technology guru Walter Mossberg. Here’s an excerpt from Mossberg’s review of IE8Â in today’s Wall Street Journal: [I]n my tests, IE8 wasn’t as […]
Indian-American kid Narendra Tallapragada came in fourth in the just concluded Intel Science Talent Search 2009 competition in the U.S. (Eric Larson of Eugene, Ore., won the first prize, a $100,000 scholarship, for his research project classifying mathematical objects called fusion categories). Often referred to as the Junior Nobel Prize, the Science Talent Search is […]
Come April, Apple will jack up prices of some singles in its iTunes digital media store (largest online store for Indian songs??) to $1.29. Currently, single tracks are 99 cents with most albums at $9.99. At Macworld,  Apple today announced a new three-tier pricing structure – the songs will be available at one of three price […]
Latest reports from Indian newspapers suggest that the party may be coming to an end for Indian software developers whose rise has corresponded with a steady decline in fortunes for American programmers. India’s leading daily The Times of India reports that Satyam Computers could fire up to 4,500 employees, about 9% of the company’s 51,000 […]
Sony has recalled certain Notebook computers in the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series because of a burn hazard to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that irregularly positioned wires near the notebook’s hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short circuit and overheating […]
Dell is hopping on to the Netbook bandwagon, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Netbooks are cheaper, no-frills versions of notebook computers with smaller screens and are ideally suited for web surfing. Although the margins on the Netbooks are lower compared to notebooks,