Indian movie-makers are turning me off the medium of films with their insane Idée fixe on love. Hindi, Tamil or Telugu, most Indian movies have this unyielding, tiresome obsession with love. I’m sick and tired of watching yet another love story. So I was delighted to stumble upon The Lives of Others (2006), a remarkable […]
These days there’s a lot of buzz in the U.S. around 4K TV sets. HD TVs, if you believe the buzz, is passe. So 2012. Sony, Sharp, and Seiki are some of the vendors that have jumped into the 4K TV fray in recent months. Just this week, two vendors have launched 4K TVs. On […]
India edged past Japan to become the third largest smartphone market (after the U.S. and China) in the first quarter of 2013. Micromax Smartphone Rapid Growth The Indian market for smartphones is said to be growing four times faster than the global average, market researcher Strategy Analytics said in a new report on smartphones. In […]
Ouya, an open sourcing gaming console for the TV, debuted today at a modest price of $99.99. For the price, you get the Ouya console and a controller. Each extra console is $49.99. Ouya has been launched in the U.S., UK and Canada. The console quickly sold out at most places. Console for the Masses […]
Tamil star Dhanush’s Bollywood debut Raanjhanaa failed to get a big opening in the U.S. Despite all the hype and nonstop blabbering by Dhanush’s co-star Sonam Kapoor prior to the film’s release, Raanjhanaa grossed a mere $414,211 in its opening June 21-23, 2013 weekend at the U.S. box office. The movie released on 102 screens […]
Thank God for Nik Wallenda! There’s still some high-wire adventure left in the world. In an era of silly reality shows and hideous computer-generated Hollywood ‘action’ drivel, 34-year-old tightrope artiste Nik Wallenda is the real deal. On Sunday, Nik Wallenda became the first human to cross Grand Canyon on a wire (slung 1,500-feet above the […]