Amazon.com is set to roll out its much anticipated Kindle e-book reader on Monday kindling hopes that at least this time e-books will take off. Early reports suggest that Kindle will include a Wi-Fi connection to let consumers connect to Amazon’s e-book store and buy electronic books. Priced at $399, the Kindle device is also supposed to […]
Continuing its string of software acquisitions, IBM is acquiring business intelligence software firm Cognos for $4.9 billion in an all cash transaction. Cognos’ products are said to be complementary to IBM’s database and middleware components. The deal values Cognos at $58 per share, 9.5% higher than its closing price on Friday. IBM executives said that […]
Asingamana Tamil Magan would be a more apt name for this repellent farce of a movie featuring Vijay in a double role opposite the young Delhi girl Shriya Saran. Abomination Par Excellence Even in the long gone days of silent movies, film-makers would not dare to unleash an abomination like Azhagiya Tamil Magan on viewers. […]
Disgusting; U.S. Pisses Away $306b on Citigroup Update: Vikram Pandit named CEO of Citigroup on December 11. Click here for details. Vikram Pandit is that rare Indian who has made it big within the stratospheric heights of the financial sector in New York. A Mumbai native, Vikram Pandit is CEO of Citigroup’s Institutional Clients Group comprising of Citi […]
Embattled financial services giant Citigroup is expected to take another mega write-down of $8 billion-$11 billion on top of the $5.9 billion write-down the bank took in early October, according to reports coming out of New York City. The huge write-down is necessary in view of the falling value of sub-prime mortgage securities held by […]
Penthouse Pet of the Year (2003) and desi sex bomb Sunny Leone is set to wed her boyfriend Matt Erickson in March next year. Sunny’s Mr.Right is said be an executive with the adult movie business. Born in Sarnia, Ontario (Canada) to immigrant parents from India, the 26-year-old sizzler moved to sunny California in 1996. […]