iPad Crushes Android in App Downloads

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times. The only tablet worth dicking around with is the Apple iPad. The solid sales numbers for the iPad and dismal record of the Android tablets bears us out. Time and again, we’ve seen prominent Android tablet vendors like Motorola, Blackberry, Samsung, Sony etc reduce […]

In India, Dogs & Humans Run Behind Junk

In Incredible India, dogs and humans have one thing in common – they both are forever running behind some useless thing. Visit any Indian village or town, you’ll be sure to find a bunch of feral-looking dogs chasing a bus, a stranger, young kids, cows, the mailman or other dogs. Ditto with Indian humans. They […]

What SI Sees in 2012

We’re so sloshed on wine, beer etc it’s an herculean effort to type even a few words without a lapsus calami (the virtual version) marring the post. But still we’re determined to put out our predictions for 2012 and here they are: * India’s highest civilian award Bharat Ratna will be honored when it’s bestowed […]

Incredible India 65 – 10+1 Most Pressing Concerns

As a young 64-year-old poor nation with 500-million half-starving souls, India has many concerns, diverse constituencies to address. But none more pressing or of more importance than the following: 10. Long wait for some cars. Diesel versions of the Swift hatchback and Dzire sedan from Maruti, Fortuner and Innova from Toyota, XUV500 from Mahindra, Jazz […]

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