[Via – New York Times] It’s Fujitsu’s iPad from 2002. Sold mainly in the United States, the multifunctional device from the Tokyo technology company helps shop clerks verify prices, check real-time inventory data and close sales on the go. Fujitsu, which applied for an iPad trademark in 2003, is claiming first dibs, setting up a […]
A typical Desi’s choice of primary car in US is a Japanese model. Accord is at believed to be at the top of the list of most owned cars by Desis in US. Toyota Camry is perhaps a close second. You heard the news. Toyota is not only recalling 2.3 million vehicles, but entirely stopped […]
“మన నాన్న” గా మనందరికీ ఆత్మీయుడు అయిన శ్రీ గుమ్మడి వెంకటేశ్వర రావు గారు మనకిక లేరు. Sri Gummadi Venkateswara Rao is no more. Many of us remember him as an endearing father figure. I met Sri Gummadi garu in person and hosted him at TANA 2007. Not only that, I had the honor of being a part of […]
It has been widely reported that Goldman Sachs got a sweet-heart deal from the bailout arm of the US Treasury, courtesy the then Treasury Secretary Paulson and the NY Fed Chairman, Tim Giethner. Tomorrow’s hearings on Capital Hill about AIG bailout has already shed a lot of light on the skeletons in Goldman’s closet. I […]
A treat for the Republic Day, Mile Sur Tumhara has been rendered again and it is simply wonderful!
This event by itself may not unsettle the credit markets like the news of Lehman Brothers bankruptcy filing did. But it epitomizes the symptoms of this country’s corrupt financial system where excessive credit and leverage has pretty much sucked every last penny out of the system – especially from the hardworking middle class.
It is irrelevant which party is in power, the modus operandi is the same. Give us what we want, or else markets will tank! What we know from this process is that it is not the elected officials who are in charge. This is no democracy. This is an oligarchy. A bunch of fat cat bankers and large corporations are in charge. Not the Congress. Not the President.
As we all know Time magazine reflects the current events on their cover page, India was on several times from the pre-independence era but for the first time in 2006 India Inc dawned as the cover page, this is the first time in a while something positive about India was featured on the cover story. […]
[Via – BBC] I tried hard to resist adding any more column inches to the Apple hype cycle ahead of next week’s expected release of the company’s tablet computer, but I confess to utter failure. The reason is because this latest rumour, if it turns out to be true, signals a big shift for Apple, […]
We both believe that the facts, historical or contemporary, do not support the argument for division among Telugu people. This Telangana separatist movement is fueled more by hate-mongering by vested interest groups than it has any factual basis. When when some facts are valid, they are either accidental, or twisted – but definitely not due to evil-design by the people of one region. FYI, Chakravarthy hails from Nagonda disrtict and I hail from the neighboring Guntur district.
For several months, the market has been heavily manipulated by the Feds and the influential trading firms on Wall Streets. Now what? Looks like on Friday the market averages retreated to a technical support level (holding the 11-month uptrend line.) The markets may be due for a short-term bounce. But I do think that this may be the beginning of another steep slide in the market.
You don’t need to buy an other cell phone charger if you lost one. Simply go to a hotel and ask for an extra. Read the post, really funny.
[Via BBC] Pakistan was ‘humiliated’ by exclusion in IPL: A Pakistani parliamentary delegation has cancelled a visit to India amid a growing diplomatic row over the next Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament. At an auction earlier this week no Pakistani players were chosen to play in the Twenty20 competition in March amid fears they may […]
Facts: The organization that represented Telugus’ interests in Kosta and Seema was “Andhra Mahasabha”. Whereas, the organization that represented Telugus interests in Nizam Telangana was “Nizam Andhra Mahasabha”.
