Even with Dozens of Tablets & Price Cuts, Android Still has only 39% Marketshare

Despite powering dozens of tablets including the Amazon Kindle Fire, a new survey shows Android’s market share in the tablet market at just 39.1% in the fourth quarter of 2011. Something must be seriously wrong with the Android software if so many vendors including Sony, Acer, Asus, Samsung, Motorola etc are struggling to get some […]

Yawn! 7 Indian Kids Among Intel Science Talent Search 2012 Finalists

Nithin Reddy Tumma Wins Intel Science Talent 2012 Contest If it’s the Intel Science Talent Search competition you can be sure there’s a sizable Indian-American contingent among the 40 finalists. For the 2012 Intel STS competition, seven Indian-Americans made it to the finals. The Intel STS is a prestigious pre-college science competition held annually. The […]

U.S. Hammers Indian Drug Firm Ranbaxy

The United States filed a consent decree Wednesday for permanent injunction against Indian generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Ranbaxy – Failures Galore The U.S. Department of Justice statement said the government uncovered several problems with Ranbaxy’s drug manufacturing and testing in India and at […]

Chikni Chameli – Ugly, Slutty, Trashy

Dear God, Have you lost it completely? Never mind. That was just a rhetorical question. We find it so distressing that your callous indifference to the most basic elements of quality has reached epic heights. That you could allow such a loathsome and disgustingly crude item number like Chikni Chameli to see the light of […]

Apple iPhone – Most Popular Phone Ever

Apple iPhone – let the idiots sneer and let the havenots lust for it. The iPhone is a juggernaut whose momentum shows no sign of slowing. With over 180 million units sold and several hundred thousand apps built for it, the iPhone continues to delight new users every day. The current 4S model is the […]

Apple Kicks Ass with Record Q1 Results; Sells 37m iPhones, 15.4m iPads, 5.2m Macs

Apple’s fiscal first quarter (ended December 31, 2011) results were like its products – sizzling. The company reported a profit of $13.06 billion ($13.87 per share) on revenues of $46.33 billion. * Click here to see Apple’s Segment-wise Results for Fiscal Q1, 2012 iPhone, iPad Going Gangbusters No surprise that sales of the company’s hot […]