Travel writer Paul Theroux is in the news again – for his new book Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, which re-creates the epic 25,000 mile train odyssey the author first undertook in the mid-1970s and chronicled in the bestseller The Great Railway Bazaar (published in 1975). Around 1975, Theroux rode trains across India including a trip […]
Yes, we think broadband will kill the DVD and video stores. Starting today, viewers should be able to rent or purchase movies online from Amazon.com and watch them on some models of the Sony Bravia TV sets through the Bravia Internet Video Link device. Earlier today, LG launched the BD300 Blu-ray player ($400) that also […]
Nearly two months after Apple launched the App Store for the new iPhone 3G mobile phone and the older iPod touch, games continue to dominate the store. The App Store, which has been a mega hit with over 60 million downloads (as of August 11), lets iPhone 3G and iPod touch users download applications
Unless you are a complete idiot or a troglodyte, you know who Craig Newmark is. Assuming for a moment that you are one of those out to prove that the dodo is not extinct, let’s introduce Craig Newmark to you. Craig Newmark is the Craig of Craigslist and the man single-handedly responsible for destroying the […]
Tamil Nadu has a burning problem. This is a disturbing trend that no other Indian state has shown over 40 years. Take a look: * When Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth’s marriage was on the rocks in the 1980s, an anguished fan doused himself with kerosene outside the star’s house in Chennai and burnt himself to death […]
Apple’s iPhone 3G officially debuts in India on Friday, 43 days after the hot mobile phone was launched in the U.S. After 41 days of owning and using a 16GB iPhone 3G in the U.S., we would caution potential buyers that the hype is way ahead of the reality for this device. Caught up like a lot […]