Monthly Archives: June 2010

You Are the Technology Choices You Make

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

I finally dumped my HTC Hero on Sprint. I just couldn’t take it anymore – missing calls and the “click lag” on the HTC Hero. In the bargain, I learnt a few things: Tech reviewers are biased. If they were … Continue reading →

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An Update

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Some readers have asked for an update on the book. So I’ll start with that first. Gaurav and I started out thinking of the book as a “How To” book on Offshore Services. But as we started writing it, it … Continue reading →

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Tablets and Netbooks

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

TechCrunch reports that Forrester Research has new research out that predicts that tablet computers will overtake netbook sales by 2012 and desktop computer sales by 2013. Only laptop computers will sell more than tablets. At the height of the netbook … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Being Unsure

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Felix Salmon writes about Helen Thomas having to quit her job after she said some nasty stuff on camera Thomas gave voice to an opinion which she then, almost immediately, retracted; no one, in the subsequent debate, defended the substance … Continue reading →

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IT Services Companies Should Empower Middle Management

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Last week was quite eventful in the “Workshop of the World”. Foxconn, a Chinese manufacturer for companies such as Apple, Dell and HP, gave a 20% ad hoc raise to its workers after as many as ten suicides which called … Continue reading →

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