Indian IT Firms Staring at Slowdown

The Indian IT industry, which has been steadily growing over the last two decades by providing low-cost IT services to western companies, faces uncertain times in the near term. Slowdown in 2012 Analysts see all four major technology sectors computing hardware, enterprise software, IT services and telecommunications equipment and services experiencing slower growth in 2012. […]

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 […]

Will Sachin Create History Today? Alas, No

It’s 9.54 PM in New York. We are watching the second India-Australia Test Match of the current series on our new 27-inch iMac. And Mera Bharat Mahaan are 103-5. Not a good score. But India’s two great batting hopes Sachin Tendulkar and Captain M.S. Dhoni are at the crease. Some hope still left. It’s 9:59PM […]

Windows Fired, Lion Booted

It’s no secret that here at SI we love Apple products, be they the iPod, iPhone, iPad or now the …. Although our love affair with Apple is only a few years old, it’s chugging along nicely. Here’s the chronology of the SI-Apple amour: SI’s dalliance with Apple commenced in a humble way with a […]