Technology

Formula 1 in India by 2010

By abhishek at 8 October, 2007, 1:24 am

As Kimi Raikkonen upset Lewis Hamilton at the Chinese Grand Prix, Suresh Kalmadi of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced (this time, officially) that India would indeed host the Grand Prix in early 2010. A contract to that effect has been signed bewtween Bernie Ecclestone and the IOA which shall hold ground for 10 years.

The iPod Index

By abhishek at 7 October, 2007, 2:45 am

In September 1986, The Economist in its quest to simplify the jargon, ‘Purcasing Power Parity’ (PPP), coined the concept of the Big Mac index which spwaned the term, ‘Burgernomics.’� In their words, “Burgernomics is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity; the notion that a dollar should buy the same amount in all countries.” So, [...]

Technology in Sports

By abhishek at 4 October, 2007, 2:30 pm

Sachin Tendulkar has a million records to his name. But, he has one dubious record of having the most number of ducks in one day internationals (15 times has he been dismissed without scoring. He equalled Srinath�s record) and Sachin was the first player in One Day International Cricket to have been given run out [...]

eBay unhappy with Skype acquisition

By abhishek at 1 October, 2007, 2:30 pm

“Crazy Valuation,” exclaimed the web community when ebay bought out Skype a couple of years ago for a sum which has left it gasping for breath today. $2.6 billion was a lot of money then and is a lot of money now!

Hindi MP3 Download Services

By Aditya Mhatre at 30 September, 2007, 11:49 pm

While commuting most of my time is spent listening to podcasts but the negative thing about podcasts is that they don’t have repeat value. So once you a done listening to them, you are out of luck! But that’s not the case with songs.