With Apple having announced the new iPhone 3Gs and that this model will be available in India in August, the first thought on my mind was: "Why did I not study software and get a green card and go to the US and settle down and buy the iPhone for a reasonable price and feel content in life?"...

It gives us tremendous pleasure to announce the launch of PlayStream, the weekly tech video show on livemint.com. Completing the terrific tech trio of PlayThings (blog) and PlayCast (podcast), PlayStream will showcase short--5 minutes or less is our target--videos where we will focus primarily on freeware...

I ride the bus around my city whenever I can. Part of the reason is a desire to save the melting glaciers by using more public transport, but the more immediate impetus comes from a desire to preserve my sanity by avoiding parking in the bedlam of downtown San Francisco. Riding the bus or train gives...

I love the idea of audio books and e-books. Over the last 10-12 years, I have even acquired quite a few of them. But, somehow, I can never bring myself to hear them. Or read them. I have tried many, many times over the years... on a PC/laptop, on an iPod, on a phone, on a tiny 26gm Sansa Clip... And...

When you seriously sit and think about it, the thing that gives the Wii its addictive kick, its Mojo if you will, is the accelerometer in its controllers. So all you really need, to give the Wii a run for its money, is a stack of accelerometers and a game to use it with. Speaking purely in terms of critical...

Interesting article in today's mint about why Apple's launch of the iPhone in India was such a damp squib. I recently discussed the launch with a couple of techies in the UK and they were surprised that despite the high price there were hardly any lines outside Vodafone and Airtel shops to buy...

Amid reports that the steep prices for iPhones in India--at least three times more than what they retail for in the US with service restrictions--have kept launch week response muted, here is an interesting factoid that has emerged. Citing the example of a rather disappointed Pankaj Bajoria, who was...

Of course when I say "you", I mean "Mukesh Ambani or other assorted millionaire types". Nonetheless there are those among us who received this text message from Vodafone earlier today: Your wait is about to end! Iphone 3G arrives on Aug 22. 8GB model is for Rs31000and 16GB for Rs36100...

Not too many people would have noticed a Parliament of India ad on Page 13 of Hindustan Times' New Delhi edition on 18 August. It turns out that the Committee on Petitions of the Rajya Sabha has decided to consider what it dubs as a petition for "Imposition of Reasonable Restrictions on Use...

American consumers spent more on fuel than on cars in May and June, says Bloomberg in this story. "Prices of cars, particularly on a quality-adjusted basis, have been trending lower for many years, and the price of gasoline is obviously hugely higher over the past few years,'' said Dana...