Can Canada Stage an Upset Against Terroristan? – No

Batting first, Pakistan Terroristan scored a rather low 184-10. Canada is batting now. The match is being played at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. We hope Terroristan bites the dust but we don’t think it’ll happen. Here’s hoping for the best. ***************** Canada Batting * 11:18AM – Pakistan was defending a low score and Canada […]

Apple Debuts iPad 2.0; More Misery for Competition

Apple launched a new thinner and faster version of its popular iPad tablet today that’s certain to intensify the struggle competitors face in gaining traction for their products. iPad 2.0 also comes with front and rear cameras, both missing in the original version. The resolution (1024 x 768) of the older version remains unchanged in […]

Tablet Stampede Portends Billions in Losses

Now that all the oohs and aahs have been ejaculated over the just launched iPad 2.0 and the new HP TouchPad tablet (based on the WebOS from the Palm acquisition) unveiled a few weeks back, it’s time to look at what lies down the road. Hard Road Ahead It’s safe to say that in the […]

Hot Fact of the Day – Apple Ships 100m iPhones

At the announcement of the iPad 2.0 today, Apple proudly disclosed that it’d recently shipped its 100 millionth iPhone. That’s a pretty decent astonishing number for a company that entered the mobile phone business only in July 2007. We’ve been using the iPhone for nearly three years and but for the stray hiccup we’re mostly […]

OMG, OMG, SEC Charges IIT-D Alumnus Rajat Gupta in Rajaratnam Insider Trading Scandal

IIT Delhi alumnus and Harvard MBA Rajat Kumar Gupta has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC today charged Rajat Gupta with illegally tipping Galleon Management founder and hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam with inside information about the quarterly earnings at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble as well […]

Kesar Pista Kulfi & Falooda? So Passe, So 2010

Ah, how we wish we were across the pond, living in London instead of the recession-hit United States. Blessed we are not. Let there be no mistake. The U.S. has a lot of things Ice Creams, and flavors too, in its favor. Sure, we have our Italian Ice Creams, Ben & Jerry’s, Rita’s Ice, Starbucks […]