Category Archives: Technology

The Cloud and Services

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Yesterday, IBM put its cloud services under its Services arm. It will be sold by IBM Global Services. From the FT: In its latest revamp, IBM said it would sell cloud computing through its services division, which generates nearly 60 … Continue reading →

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Open Toolbox – Blogging etc.

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

tools that I use since my move to the Mac. At that time there were some requests to write about blogging tools. Since I know many of my readers have their own blog, or at least often think about starting … Continue reading →

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Android India

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

For the last two quarters Android has outsold iPhones in the US. It has real momentum behind it. All carriers in the US offer multiple Android smartphones and the rate at which new ones are being introduced can be only … Continue reading →

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Day One, Chennai

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

I come to India many times a year. Yet the moment I set foot here, the mind starts racing with ideas, thoughts and sometimes rants. It is either because one is bombarded with new stimuli, or its the jet lag … Continue reading →

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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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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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No Google Voice on iPhone – Competition or Corporate Spite

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

David Pogue writes about Line2 in the NYT. Line2 is a service that gives you a separate phone number from which you can make calls, receive calls, get voice mail etc. etc. on your iPhone over cellular or WiFi. Everything … Continue reading →

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Online Education is Coming, And Fast

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

An in depth piece in the New York Times magazine looks at an effort to improve teacher quality through training. While this particular initiative may be better than the hundreds of other such initiatives, I find myself wondering if teacher … Continue reading →

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Kindle Doesn’t Quite Work for Non-Fiction

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Felix Salmon writes I’ve come to the clear conclusion that it simply isn’t suited for reading the vast majority of non-fiction. You might not even notice it when you’re doing it, but when you read a non-fiction work like this … Continue reading →

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An Unsmart Phone and an iPad

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

My relationship with my phone is at a nadir. As I explained in an earlier post I had to get an Android phone because I use Google Voice which Apple refuses to allow into the iPhone app store. I got … Continue reading →

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