Apple’s fiscal first quarter (ended December 31, 2011) results were like its products – sizzling. The company reported a profit of $13.06 billion ($13.87 per share) on revenues of $46.33 billion. * Click here to see Apple’s Segment-wise Results for Fiscal Q1, 2012 iPhone, iPad Going Gangbusters No surprise that sales of the company’s hot […]
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 […]
An Indian techie Dharmendra Modha is leading an initiative at IBM to develop a chip (microprocessor) that mimics the functioning of the human brain. Describing the new microprocessor as cognitive computing chips, IBM researchers say they will emulate the brain’s abilities for perception, action and cognition. An experimental version of the chip has already been […]
Finito! Our favorite brick and mortar book store chain, the troubled Borders Group is shutting down after failing to find any bidders. Over the years, we’ve lost track of the number of books we’ve purchased at Borders stores in NY, NJ, PA, CA, DE and MD. Not just for books, we headed to Borders for […]
It’s no secret that SearchIndia.com has always been against outsourcing to India or elsewhere because it hurts workers in the U.S. But it irritates us tremendously to learn that some unemployed Americans are outsourcing even their job hunting process to Vishakapatnam and other cities in India. Think we’re kidding? Hell, no. Read this excerpt from […]
Newspaper circulation may be dropping precipitously in America and magazines may be folding at an alarming rate but Americans haven’t stopped reading. They still read a lot. And increasingly on e-readers. We recently took the subway in New York City and found many riders glued to their white Kindles or black iPads. E-Readers Double A […]