Court Holds IPod Blameless for Hearing Loss
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 31-12-2009
A lawsuit that blamed Apple Inc.s iPod music player for causing hearing loss fell on deaf ears at a federal appeals court.
Deja View: Interview With HP’s Head Of Social Computing Lab
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 31-12-2009
[I'm republishing some of my favorite articles of 2009.]
Is it possible to describe aspects of human behavior through algorithms? Hewlett-Packard’s Bernardo Huberman believes you can and he has the studies to prove it.
Downloads for Apple’s iPod Touch Hit A Milestone
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 30-12-2009
Bajaj FinServ’s bet on consumer finance
Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 30-12-2009
Business Standard has an article on the topic.Where Bajaj Finance hopes to make the real difference is in service: It wants to disburse loans faster than its peers, allow customers to pre-pay loans from their desktops and return documents on loans against property in less than five days an industry record. Of course, customers have round-the-clock access to its call centres.The plan seems to be
Fears of Electronic Travel Restrictions Spook the Blogosphere
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 29-12-2009
As if removing one’s shoes for the sake of airline security wasn’t already hassle enough, the attempted bombing on Northwest Airlines on Friday prompted worries about new security measures, including the unthinkable: could in-flight use of electronic devices be banned?
Gujarati snack maker who cocks a snook at Pepsi
Filed Under (Ventures) by Admin on 29-12-2009
The Economic Times has a profile of Gujarat-based snack maker Balaji Wafers which controls 70-90% of the state’s Rs.600 crore market for wafers and namkeen leaving Pepsi-Frito Lays and North Indian snack giant Haldirams far behind.Indeed, Balaji products like Chataka Pataka, Ratlami Sev and Sing Bhujiya, among others, suit the tastes of a specific market. The company offers masala wafers to cater
How Was Your Year?
Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 28-12-2009
Critics of H-P Software Soften Their Stance
Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 25-12-2009
Two people named Desi and Wanda recently set off an uproar with a YouTube video claiming that Hewlett-Packard computers are racist, based on the performance of the company’s facial-recognition software. After a discussion with the company, they seem to be backing down a bit.
Merry Christmas! A Special Gift For You No Strings, Hoops, Or Opt-Ins Attached :)
Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 25-12-2009
A Scotsman Writes: LeWeb 2010 - More Swashbuckling, More Europeans And Less Lecturing … Please!
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 25-12-2009
Fellow Traveling Geek Evan Spence has posted a pretty good piece about LeWeb, which we attended earlier this month in Paris. LeWeb is one of Europe’s top tech conferences and is organized by San Francisco-based Loic and Geraldine Le Meur.