155m Indians will have Kajal, Narendra Modi, Samantha and Ranbir in their Hands by 2017

The unassailable proof that smartphone prices will tumble heavily in the coming years is the projection that the largest growth in smartphone shipments over the next four years will happen in India. Between 2013 and 2017, smartphone shipments in India are projected to grow 459.7% (source: IDC). Unlike the barebone feature phones, smartphones let users […]

The Many Idiots Who Were Wrong on Apple

Premature obituaries on Apple have been written so many times, both on the company itself and and its dazzling offerings like the iPhone, iPod, iPad, iMac and iTunes, that it’s now bordering on the tiresome to even scroll through them. Time and again, the naysayers have been caught on the wrong foot and left with […]

Special 26 – A Jolly Caper

By Naveen The name Akshay Kumar is synonymous with mindless comedies and some of the most vile garbage from Bollywood. So, Special 26 was not even on the horizon for the choice of my weekend Bollywood fix. However my curiosity got the better of me after I learnt that Special 26 is made by the […]

Starving Beggars have Few Smartphones

Just yesterday, we read an article in an Indian newspaper that 25% of Indians go to bed hungry every night. And a few minutes back, we stumbled upon a Nielsen survey showing India with a low rate of smartphone penetration compared to the other BRIC countries. (Nielsen map of India is erroneous as it chops […]

Apple’s Willing Sacrificial Lambs

Without the gazillion apps that run on them, the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices would be just fancy pieces of glass and metal without any takers. The countless apps – games, news, weather, music, coupons, sports, fitness, health etc – have turned the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch into magical, addictive devices for […]

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