For a country that prides itself on its software talent, India’s hardware dreams are, well, pipe-dreams. A decade ago, it was the Simputer, a handheld low-cost Linux-based computer, that was all the rage in India. But despite the tall claims of how the Simputer would be the hardware savior of India and other Third World […]
All ye schmucks have heard of a notebook and netbook but does Chromebook ring a bell? Most likely not given your Bollywooded and Kollywooded brains. 😉 Ain’t you putzheads lucky for y’all got SI to walk you through the thicket of technology. What is a Chromebook? Chromebook is Google’s small form factor computer designed for […]
Our first introduction to the Hammer and the superhero who wields the powerful weapon was not a bad deal. We watched Thor a short while ago and while we certainly didn’t leave the theater in a giddy euphoria, we didn’t feel shortchanged either. Superhero movies often come with an extra dimension, the extraterrestrial dimension, and […]
The App Store revolutionized mobile apps. We hope to do the same for PC apps with the Mac App Store by making finding and buying PC apps easy and fun. We can’t wait to get started on January 6 – Steve Jobs, Apple CEO. Like the existing App store for the iPhone and iPod touch, […]
Solid state drives are one of the hottest trends in the PC and notebook industry. Leading industry names including Apple, Lenovo and HP are rolling out computers based on solid state drives instead of the traditional hard disk drives with their spinning parts. Yet, prices of solid state drives are falling too slowly for our […]
IBM today announced six employees as IBM Fellows for their contributions to the company and the IT industry. And guess what? Two of the six are desis: Subramanian Iyer and Anant Jhingran. IBM Fellows is the IT giant’s highest technical award. Only 217 individuals have earned this honor in the company’s history. Including the newly named […]