After several years of tormenting consumers and businesses alike with shoddy Internet Explorer, Office and Windows software rife with massive security holes, Microsoft is now peddling an Internet-based healthcare network. On Thursday, Microsoft rolled out a web site called HealthVault to let individuals store and share personal health information online. The company also rolled out […]
Believe it or not, Bollywood has come out with a nice thriller. In Johnny Gaddaar, our Bollywood folks have put out a rewarding entertainer that keeps you engrossed almost for the entire duration of the film. Unlike recent Hollywood lifts like Heyy Babyy or Partner, Johnny Gaddaar seems like an original effort by director Sriram […]
Say what you will, we think the Singapore government’s policy of banning bubble-gum chewing in public was a sensible move. Alas, the Indians are not half as smart as the Singaporeans, who got their Independence 18 years after the Indians. As bubble-gum sales go flat in the U.S., the MNCs have turned their sights to […]
Most people recognize trash when they see it or hear it. Except for the suckers and trash lovers. No surprise then that Microsoft’s Zune digital music player has been consigned to the trash heap and shown the middle finger by most music lovers. Launched in November last year, Microsoft has sold about 1.2 million units […]
Som Mittal will take over as President of India’s premier software and services trade organization National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) in January 2008. Som Mittal succeeds Kiran Karnik, who assumed the reins of NASSCOM after the untimely death of Dewang Mehta in April 2001. Currently Senior VP of HP services for Asia-Pacific […]
The Canadian government is asking Canadians not to use the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium manufactured by an Indian company Calcutta Chemical Co Ltd. Canadian health officials say tests on the Neem Active Toothpaste with Calcium have revealed unacceptable levels of diethylene glycol as well as high levels of harmful bacteria in the product. Diethylene […]