13.7m iPhones Sold in ’08; 500m Apps Downloaded

iPhone is still on a roll. Apple said today it’d sold 13.7 million iPhone units in 2008 (including 4.36 million in Q4 alone), well ahead of its target of 10 million for the year. Apple customers are also downloading applications in a big, big way. Over half-a-billion apps (that is 500-million for the mathematically disadvantaged) […]

I am Sicker than I Thought – Steve Jobs

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent out an e-mail to all Apple employees acknowledging that his health issues are more complex than he’d thought earlier. Jobs is now taking medical leave of absence from Apple for five months, i.e. until the end of June. No details were provided on the nature of Jobs’ health problems. […]

Apple Jacks Up Song Prices to $1.29

Come April, Apple will jack up prices of some singles in its iTunes digital media store (largest online store for Indian songs??) to $1.29. Currently, single tracks are 99 cents with most albums at $9.99. At Macworld,  Apple today announced a new three-tier pricing structure – the songs will be available at one of three price […]

I am Sick, Admits Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Finally realizing that all the speculation on his health was proving to be, well, unhealthy for investors and the company, Apple CEO Steve Jobs fessed up today that he is indeed sick. Here’s an excerpt from Steve Jobs’ confession letter: Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of […]

What We’d Like to See in 2009

Predictions are boring. So 2008-ish. Since we are no Nostradamus or Sahadeva, we’ll instead talk about what we’d like to see. The following are some of the items on our Wish List for 2009: * LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran surrender to Indian security forces and plead to be hanged for his crimes against humanity. * Desi […]

Watching Eagle Eye

We just picked up the action thriller Eagle Eye (via Red Box). The movie features Michelle Monaghan and Shia LeBeouf (the fella played Harrison Ford’s son and sidekick in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). The folks at Rotten Tomatoes don’t think much of Eagle Eye. So what? We’ll let you know whether Eagle […]