21 Aug, 2012, 12:47 pm IST

The ideal future of consumer technology and why we may never see it

Being a rabid fan of science fiction, the future has always held a mystical appeal for me. As a child, I used to subscribe wholeheartedly to the views of the More

13 Aug, 2012, 1:55 pm IST

Why the next Nexus Phone should be built by HTC

Ah, the Nexus range! I can write tomes about my undying love for every Nexus-class device in Google's portfolio. More

25 Apr, 2012, 10:30 am IST

Is Windows Phone a viable third option for Smartphone buyers?

Ever since iOS and Android entered the mobile scene, it has become a starkly different landscape. Old kings (Symbian, Blackberry) were dethroned and left More

20 Apr, 2012, 11:43 am IST

Is our consumer culture destroying the world?

I have never really been one of those out-and-out environmentalists; I do my due and never really spread my dogma around. Nor have I ever been paranoid, or More

17 Apr, 2012, 3:19 pm IST

Why Ultrabooks just aren’t a VFM proposition in the Indian market

Ah, Ultrabook, the poster child of the modern computing era. The very name brings with it connotations of ‘edginess’ and ‘coolness’ More

28 Mar, 2012, 10:36 am IST

Sheer volume of emerging apps and social services is insane

Social media and mobile apps seem to be the new buzz words over at Silicon Valley. In fact, such apps are ... More

20 Mar, 2012, 2:58 pm IST

Samsung completely bungled up their Ice Cream Sandwich update for the SGS2

I will go on the record and state that I love Android Ice Cream Sandwich. I love the fluid user interface, the futuristic Holo theme, the aptly named Roboto More

15 Mar, 2012, 12:20 pm IST

Android needs to get more sex appeal

Before returning to Apple in 1997, Steve Jobs said that there was one thing wrong with Apple, "The products ... More

29 Feb, 2012, 12:56 pm IST

Why India is ripe for a carrier-subsidized telecom model

The Indian telecom market is possibly one of the most dynamic markets in the world. It is a living, breathing organism that changes its colours faster than a More

25 Feb, 2012, 12:47 pm IST

Not launching the Galaxy S III at MWC is probably Samsung’s masterstroke

Warning: There might be two possible interpretations of this post, either Samsung is a company full of strategic masterminds, hell bent on sabotaging their More