Let’s face it: gadgets have become a part and parcel of our lives. We’ve become so ‘connected’ to them (pun intended), that we cannot imagine a moment without them. Many among us (myself included) spend a sizable proportion of our income on buying the brand new editions of the latest gadgets on the block. But,… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why Splurging On Gadgets May Be Not Worth It
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Google India Comes Up With Music Service With Search
Finally, Google has also jumped into the music-bandwagon! Google India today launched Google Music India – a fully-blown music streaming service. The service, which was launched earlier today under ‘Google India Labs’, is available at http://www.google.co.in/music and is accessible by users all across the world. Google Music is pretty-impressive – especially the search part. Existing… Continue reading Google India Comes Up With Music Service With Search
The Curious Case of Collective Attention Deficit Disorder
It’s a bright, sunny morning. Airily filling up your lungs with a (city variant of) the fresh morning air, you rev up your car and drive to work. As you’re half-way through, you notice a very obvious vibration from your jeans pocket – it’s the usual suspect, the mobile phone. You pick up the call… Continue reading The Curious Case of Collective Attention Deficit Disorder
Ban on sales of MS Word – Another nail in Microsoft’s coffin
Finally, I get my retribution. Microsoft is banned from selling MS Word and/or any applications that can open DOCX/DOCM/XML files in the USA!! Whee!! 🙂 The ruling that made Bill Gates Steve Balmer pee in his pants came from a judge in Texas – a landmark for GNU/Linux, I might add. i4i Inc – a… Continue reading Ban on sales of MS Word – Another nail in Microsoft’s coffin