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March 24, 2014, 10:48 PM IST
In early January when I was in the US, I picked FitBit Force. This is the latest fitness band from FitBit. It looks like a rubber bracelet and has an accelerometer inside it. When you…
March 24, 2014, 10:48 PM IST
March 23, 2014, 7:31 PM IST
Increasingly, our gadgets have started profiling us. Books or brands we have shown an interest seem to follow us around the Internet whichever site we might be on and our mobile phones seem to know…
March 23, 2014, 7:31 PM IST
March 21, 2014, 10:55 PM IST
Very often, you find new technologies in search of a market. But in other instances, it is the reverse; new technology solutions are developed to address a specific need and then it turns out to…
March 21, 2014, 10:55 PM IST
March 21, 2014, 1:17 PM IST
This article is written by Dr. V. Sridhar, and Swami Krishnan; both at Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. Views are personal. WhatsApp acquired by Facebook at $19 billion; Skype by Microsoft for $8.5 billion; Snapchat spurning…
March 21, 2014, 1:17 PM IST
March 6, 2014, 7:31 PM IST
Did you see the new Twitter redesign? Chances are, you didn’t. Nyahaha! Loser! Okay, wait. Kidding. If it hasn’t been rolled out for you yet, you would have caught glimpses of it on some international…
March 6, 2014, 7:31 PM IST
February 19, 2014, 1:33 PM IST
Several weeks ago on Twitter I made a few comments. Just some ‘thinking aloud’ kind of tweets. While going through my timeline, I saw a tweet saying that True Caller, a popular app that gives…
February 19, 2014, 1:33 PM IST
February 13, 2014, 1:53 AM IST
When Microsoft and Nokia announced their plan in 2011 to make Windows Phone devices together, my first thought was that even though the partnership looked promising, Nokia should have gone with Android. In the last…
February 13, 2014, 1:53 AM IST
February 8, 2014, 8:12 AM IST
In the very first email Satya Nadella, the newly appointed CEO of Microsoft told his employees, “Our industry does not respect tradition – it only respects innovation.” That is also an accurate summary of the challenge that…
February 8, 2014, 8:12 AM IST
February 7, 2014, 12:10 PM IST
Have you heard about Jack Dorsey? Jack claims he is the inventor of Twitter. But Evan Williams, who came up with the idea of push button publishing for everyone with Blogger in 1999, has a…
February 7, 2014, 12:10 PM IST
February 6, 2014, 4:15 PM IST
She’s taking time out from end to end interviews to feed her baby. She’s not very good in her presentation – “I’m nervous” – but she wows her European audience in her six inch stillettos,…
February 6, 2014, 4:15 PM IST
January 9, 2014, 11:57 AM IST
Public domain reports that Internet giant Google made a formal presentation to the Election Commission proposing a tie-up with it for voter facilitation services ahead of Lok Sabha elections. It has been reported that in…
January 9, 2014, 11:57 AM IST
January 7, 2014, 12:25 PM IST
The year 2013 has seen numerous events un-fold in the field of cyberspace. The advent of the Internet, the mobile and the digital ecosystems have ushered all of us in a new irreversible era in…
January 7, 2014, 12:25 PM IST
January 7, 2014, 12:22 PM IST
Based on the developments and jurisprudence in #Cyberlaw in 2013, the author of this article seeks to make an intelligent guess on the trends that are likely to be important and significant in Indian #Cyberlaw…
January 7, 2014, 12:22 PM IST
January 2, 2014, 3:47 PM IST
Genetic testing can throw up red herrings Two days ago,The New York Times ran a story on genetic testing written by Keira Peikoff, supposedly a student of bioethics at Columbia University. She had done tests…
January 2, 2014, 3:47 PM IST
December 30, 2013, 2:31 AM IST
In the world of technology 2013 was a year of incremental updates. This doesn’t mean we didn’t get some cool gadgets in 2013. There were a lot of nice options for tech-savvy consumers to satiate…
December 30, 2013, 2:31 AM IST
December 27, 2013, 2:17 PM IST
At the recent launch of my book “Urban Villager: Life in an Indian Satellite Town” in Delhi, Amitabh Kant, the CEO of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor spoke about how India, which he said until now…
December 27, 2013, 2:17 PM IST
December 26, 2013, 1:46 PM IST
As 2013 approaches the end and people prepare to bring in the New Year, the author through this article reflects upon the developments that occurred in the Indian cyberspace which are likely to have an…
December 26, 2013, 1:46 PM IST
December 26, 2013, 12:56 PM IST
The year 2013 at the global level has been a remarkable year as far as growth of Cyberlaw jurisprudence is concerned. The year was dominated by certain developments which fuelled other distinct events. One of…
December 26, 2013, 12:56 PM IST
December 3, 2013, 11:02 AM IST
Sheryl Sandberg is Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, and author of the bestselling book Lean In: Women, Work and Will to Lead. She talks to Kamini Banga about the progress women have made in leadership…
December 3, 2013, 11:02 AM IST
December 2, 2013, 10:44 PM IST
Nexus 5 is the best that Google offers. Google believes it to be the best Android phone. iPhone 5S is the best that Apple offers. The company believes it to be the best iPhone ever…
December 2, 2013, 10:44 PM IST
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