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US versus India Broadband Connectivity Comparison - 50 Times Slower But Costlier

September 20th, 2008

In India I can get 1Mbps from Tata Indicom / VSNL for Rs. 2500 (~ 55.55$ / month with 45Rs-1$ conversion rate) + Tax which brings it to Rs 2800 per month.

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iPhone 3G Launch Dismal Failure in India (a small nation with 1.2 billion people)

September 5th, 2008

Apple launched iPhone in India, a country with only 1.2 billion people and overall not considered rich like their counterparts in USA. In USA Apple launched iPhone for $199 only. Steve Jobbs also promised that it will be similalry priced across all markets. So how did they target a market of 1.2 B with a very high mobile pernetration and nowhere as rich as USA? By pricing iPhone 3G at 4 times the US price at Rs. 31, 000 only (and lockdown for a year to the service provider) and without 3G. Imagine how the market reacted…

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Not Satisfied With Web, Google To Start Boring Earth

August 20th, 2008

Google has decided that boring (into) the World Wide Web is not enough and it plans to start drilling into the earth's crust.

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Coward Spammer Breaks From Prison And Kills His Family And Thankfully Himself

July 28th, 2008

Only four days after escaping from a federal minimum-security prison in Florence, Colorado "Spam King" Eddie Davidson, 35, killed his wife, baby daughter and finally himself.
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How To Apply for Non-Immigrant US Visa from India

February 26th, 2008

Steps to apply for Non-Immigrant US Visa from India

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Help Me With US Rapid Transit Authority Names Please…

January 9th, 2008

So Bay Area Rapid Transit is BART and Dallas Area Rapid Transit is DART. I wonder what will be the name of future Fairbanks / Fairbury / Fairfields Area Rapid Transit & Washington Area Rapid Transit?

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Google Checkout: Another Google Flop? .. Is it Safe for Buyers & Sellers?

October 20th, 2007

When Google Checkout came out I was very excited to have a viable alternative to PayPal from a reputed company despite its limitation to US only market. Since its launch I have heard several complaints from my readers, with zero positive experiences.

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Hacking MySpace Account: Don’t Get Duped By False Promises & Scams

October 18th, 2007

I recently got two interesting comments from a scammer. The comments are very interesting because it preys on the need of people to snoop around other's MySpace account (or life in general) to dupe them of their own account information. Let's first look at the comments (currently in moderation and will never be approved):

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6 Selected iPhone Humor / Parody Videos

October 6th, 2007

iPhone Magic


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Microsoft Lost Appeal Against 497 Million Euro Fine by European Commission

September 17th, 2007

Microsoft has lost its appeal against a record 497m euro (approx: $690m) fine imposed by the European Commission. The European Court of First Instance upheld the ruling that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position.

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