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Radiohead releases DRM free songs

By abhishek at 27 December, 2007, 2:29 am

In November, RadioHead made a lot of friends online for being the first ever mainstream music band to offer their music online on a pay what you want model. Now they want to make their fans even happier by broadcasting their New Year Eve concert online for free. The pre-recorded concert with all songs from [...]

Planet Hollywood in India

By abhishek at 21 November, 2007, 5:13 am

Here is a quiz question for all you guys. What connects Planet Hollywood, Robert Earl, Caf� Hard Rock and Satya Sai Baba? Well, the answer is pretty interesting.

The Maximum City!

By abhishek at 20 November, 2007, 10:53 pm

The �city of dreams� is introduced to the reader in a very gentlemanly manner. The initial paragraphs obey the Queen�s English rules. But no sooner do you reach page 11 than you realize how difficult it must have been for Suketu Mehta to restrain himself from using the language that the average Mumbaikar wants to read.

Amazon’s Kindle, an iPod for books

By abhishek at 20 November, 2007, 6:40 am

Here’s a small riddle! What weighs a little more than 10 ounces, is about the size of a paperback book and costs $399? It is Amazon’s Kindle, a device which helps you read upto 200 eBooks with a built in 256 Mb memory (and another 180 Mb free). Like a cell phone, it has wireless [...]

Marijuana - The Noble Drug Business

By abhishek at 20 November, 2007, 3:05 am

Californians are connoisseurs of wine, but, guess what California�s most valuable crop is? It’s Marijuana! Almost 12 per cent of the population indulges in smoking marijuana.