Software radio infrastructure products vendor Vanu has raised $32 million in a new round for expanding its Indian operations. Norwest Venture Partners led the latest round of funding, which included participation from previous investor Tata Capital and Charles River Ventures. Vanu plans to use the money to support business development, marketing
Sony has recalled certain Notebook computers in the VAIO VGN-TZ100 series, VGN-TZ200 series, VGN-TZ300 series and VGN-TZ2000 series because of a burn hazard to consumers. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that irregularly positioned wires near the notebook’s hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short circuit and overheating […]
Nearly two months after Apple launched the App Store for the new iPhone 3G mobile phone and the older iPod touch, games continue to dominate the store. The App Store, which has been a mega hit with over 60 million downloads (as of August 11), lets iPhone 3G and iPod touch users download applications
Unless you are a complete idiot or a troglodyte, you know who Craig Newmark is. Assuming for a moment that you are one of those out to prove that the dodo is not extinct, let’s introduce Craig Newmark to you. Craig Newmark is the Craig of Craigslist and the man single-handedly responsible for destroying the […]
The monkeys at Sun Microsystems have done it again. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Sun’s server revenues fell 7.2% in the second quarter of 2008. This makes it the third consecutive quarter that server revenues have declined at this struggling IT vendor. Even as the worldwide server market grew 6.4% to $13.9 […]
We were first introduced to Robin Cook many summers ago through his chilling book Coma (also made into a movie). Over the years, we read several books by Cook including Fever, Brain and Sphinx although none lately. When we heard that Cook’s new book The Foreign Body had a strong Indian connection, we decided to […]