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Surface is a gamble for Microsoft
October 26, 2012, 1:54 PM IST
People in China are the first in the world to lay their hands on Microsoft’s Surface tablet. That speaks volumes about the importance of the communist nation, one of the largest PC markets in the…
October 26, 2012, 1:54 PM IST
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Merely chasing the corrupt won’t do any good
October 15, 2012, 3:34 PM IST
Salman Khurshid, the latest entrant to the Arvind Kejriwal stage, has raised the tone of the slanging match to a new high. Anti-corruption activists say that more players would be dragged into media conferences, presumably…
October 15, 2012, 3:34 PM IST
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Sorry, you are over 80
October 1, 2012, 4:00 PM IST
India has between 11,000 and 20,000 centenarians, says a UN report. The number will go up, and before long, there will be more older people than children below 15. Not surprising, considering healthier lifestyle habits,…
October 1, 2012, 4:00 PM IST
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Way to go, Dr Singh!
September 22, 2012, 2:30 PM IST
In spite of the Prime Minister’s lackadaisical body language, his televised national address last night, carried some weight and conviction. I liked the “Money doesn’t grow on trees” part. There was the unmistakable avuncular ring…
September 22, 2012, 2:30 PM IST
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iPhone 5: Nothing in it to justify hype
September 13, 2012, 7:15 PM IST
There is always a lot of hype surrounding any Apple launch. Finally, you realise that there isn’t much to justify it. iPhone 5 launch was no exception. A few changes, significant no doubt, but not…
September 13, 2012, 7:15 PM IST
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Give teachers their due
September 5, 2012, 8:26 PM IST
I remember my teachers who never laughed at my silly doubts, who patiently heard me out and answered them. I remember my teachers who were always there, at any time of the day or night,…
September 5, 2012, 8:26 PM IST
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Social media is polluted, doubt everything
August 21, 2012, 8:13 PM IST
Those people on a pre-paid SIM are criminals, and those on post-paid are angels. Conversely, every criminal has a pre-paid mobile phone connection, and good people have post-paid plans. Or, that’s what the government seems…
August 21, 2012, 8:13 PM IST
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Kerala Diary — Hartals and Metro Dreams
August 14, 2012, 2:02 PM IST
Kerala comes across as a paradox. The God’s Own Country has human development indices matching some of the most developed nations in the world. There are neither vast stretches of barren land nor clusters of…
August 14, 2012, 2:02 PM IST
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Outlook, the new Hotmail, is a disappointment
August 3, 2012, 8:00 PM IST
Too little, too late — that’s how I would describe Microsoft’s decision on Tuesday to rebrand its flagship email service, Hotmail as Outlook. The ostensible aim is to catch up with Google’s Gmail. But, it…
August 3, 2012, 8:00 PM IST
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Social heterogeneity and gender balance
August 2, 2012, 7:06 PM IST
Recent headlines were dominated by reports of young women being attacked by men: in Guwahati, Kolkata and Mangalore.
August 2, 2012, 7:06 PM IST
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How organised are we online?
July 26, 2012, 12:11 AM IST
That India is world’s favourite mobile growth story is well-known. But what’s interesting is the way our online life is changing, and thereby our lifestyle. Mobile and social are the two buzz words. Going by…
July 26, 2012, 12:11 AM IST
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Lure of the instant message
March 20, 2012, 1:53 PM IST
The recent report that telecom operators lost $13.9 billion in revenue to social messaging applications has got many wondering if our good-old SMS is on its death-bed. It may be early to write off SMS,…
March 20, 2012, 1:53 PM IST
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‘Whistleblowers’ of Bangalore Metro
January 30, 2012, 3:33 PM IST
Guess, who is the most insecure person in Bangalore Metro. Definitely not the passengers; it’s the private security guards, who control the crowds at the stations. It may sound as an exaggeration, but their fears…
January 30, 2012, 3:33 PM IST
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Why Team Anna lost its way
January 6, 2012, 5:17 PM IST
In Arvind Kejriwal’s article in The Times of India today there is an unmistakable lament at the movement having lost, not just the direction but, the PR battle too. There are a few reasons: Carried…
January 6, 2012, 5:17 PM IST
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Looking ahead to 2012
January 4, 2012, 2:55 PM IST
If there’s one thing that I am looking forward to this year, it’s a change in our mindset. The world around us is rapidly evolving, thanks to science and technology. But our responses to many…
January 4, 2012, 2:55 PM IST
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Life in IM yuga
December 13, 2011, 6:45 PM IST
It’s eons since we last wrote a letter, took the pains to go to the post office, buy stamps, stick them, and post it. Email is the order of day, or that’s what we thought….
December 13, 2011, 6:45 PM IST
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Magazines that talk on internet
November 22, 2011, 11:05 AM IST
Podcasts — does that ring a bell? Not so long ago, around 2005, these online magazines in audio format were a rage; so much that New Oxford American Dictionary selected it as the word of…
November 22, 2011, 11:05 AM IST
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Bangalore Metro: small step, giant leap
October 22, 2011, 6:07 PM IST
Not in the recent past has Bangalore seen such a celebration as on October 20, when the city’s Metro Rail service was opened to the public. I was at the Baiyappanahalli terminus for the inaugural…
October 22, 2011, 6:07 PM IST
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Anna Effect: People take over reins of power
August 20, 2011, 2:09 PM IST
Few would have thought that the Anna Hazare-led agitation against a system that is neither accountable nor transparent, that breeds corruption, would ever reach the state it has now. One thought a full-blown confrontation would…
August 20, 2011, 2:09 PM IST
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Centre vs Anna: A dangerous standoff
August 14, 2011, 9:59 PM IST
This is not the first time in India that the issue of corruption has taken centre stage. There have always been allegations of wrongful financial dealings. Indira Gandhi, famously dismissed corruption, as “Nothing unique to…
August 14, 2011, 9:59 PM IST
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