Righteous Kill Review – No, No & No

(Blogging via iPhone 3G) 13:25 – Sitting in theatre – Waiting for Righteous Kill (Robert De Niro, Al Pacino) to start. Too many silly ads. 13:30 – Getting impatient. 13:35 – Review coming in a few hours. 13:40 – Watching preview of Blindness…interesting 13:48 – Watching preview of Lakeview Terrace (Samuel Jackson)…interesting ————————- Going to […]

iPhone App Store a Big Hit: 60m Downloads

60 million downloads. Yes, iPhone users have downloaded a whopping 60 million software programs in the 30 days or so since Apple’s App Store and the new 3G phone was launched, according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Apple said it’d sold $30 million in apps from the store in one month, giving it […]

India News for iPhone 3G – A Junk App

We’ve long believed that most Indian software developers are fit only for Coolie, repetitive tasks. Ask them to develop a decent consumer or small business application and most of them fall flat on their face. Those with long memories will remember that even the “great” Tata Consultancy Services failed to make much headway with the EX accounting […]

Top Indian Web Sites – May 2008

More than 28 million people in India (age 15 and older) accessed the Internet from home and work in May marking a 27% increase over the same period a year ago, according to comScore. Since Internet users in India represent only 3% of the population there is significant potential for continued strong growth. According to […]

Kuruvi Review – Nonstop Nonsense

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi’s grandson Udhayanidhi Stalin has delivered a Sakkada Panni (dirty pig) of a movie in his maiden production Kuruvi. Vijay and bathroom video fame starlet Trisha assisted by Ashish Vidyarthi and Suman come together in this horrendous nightmare called Kuruvi to deliver nonstop nonsense from the first frame to the last. […]

Tata’s $2.3b Folly – Buying Jaguar, Land Rover

Indian conglomerate Tata has acquired Ford’s ailing brands Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3 billion. For years, Jaguar has been a millstone round Ford’s neck. We find it hard to accept that this is a smart business move from the Tata Group. For several years, Lexus, BMW and Mercedes have made mincemeat of Jaguar. Jaguar […]