Animesh Kumar {itsAnimesh}

The iPad 2 Review!!!

Over the last one year, Apple products have started playing a significant part in my daily life.  So keeping this craze for Apple goods i ordered an iPad 2 the moment it was available in India. It took 10 days to arrive which isn’t bad considering the mammoth demand all across the world. I got …

Thoughts on Chromebook…

One of the biggest mistakes that people make is to take a product that may be important to a few people in their world and assume it is important for everyone… I believe this is what is happening to the new Google Chromebook… I see Chromebook as the evolution of the netbook, its what i …

Gnome 3 Review…

I have to say initially i was quite skeptical about GNOME 3 and the new Gnome Shell design, but having used them for a week  now I’m pleasantly surprised… Gnome 3 is not a small upgrade for GNOME… nearly 5 years of work has gone into this with around 3500 developers working around the clock… …

Microsoft to buy Skype…

For quite a while now all social networks have been buzzing with this rumor that Facebook, Google and Microsoft are interested in buying Skype… Today, the Wall Street Journal has confirmation that Microsoft is paying nearly $8.5 Billion to acquire the VOIP experts… This would definitely make Microsoft competitive with others… Skype is a cross-platform …

Steve Jobs on Privacy!!!

I was going through last years D Conference and came across Steve Jobs describing Apple’s stance on privacy: Privacy means people know what they’re signing up for, in plain English, and repeatedly. That’s what it means. I’m an optimist. I believe people are smart, and some people want to share more data than other people …

Thoughts and Emotions…

I haven’t written here for ages. Manly because i have been busy with my work and when i get free time i end up wasting it by noticing how small changes in ones life converts to massive changes around him/her. One of the questions which always bothers me is does our thoughts control our emotions …

The Procrastination Flowchart…

Not all tasks in life are FUN!!! When we are faced with a boring task we tend to procrastinate… The image would explain everything…

Paths to Success…

This article, which is worth reading, it talks about two kinds of motivation: intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation… Extrinsic motivation is what we are taught at school and by our parents… They force us to do things we don’t like, and after a while we get good at it and we are rewarded… We grow …

Lessons to Learn from Apple…

I just love waiting every 3-4 months for a new launch by Steve Jobs… There is no doubt that Apple destroys its rival in the consumer electronics sector… With superior and sexy hardware design and a outstanding OS, Apple stands strong with it’s zero debt, recession-proof quarterly earnings increases and Pod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac …

Website Hosting in India : SpeedHost.in

When I started looking for hosting solutions for my website, the hardest part was fining the cheap and reliable hosting service in India… But at that time there were only a few that could offer hosting services which were really unreliable… Over the last three years website hosting is becoming quite popular in in India, …

My thoughts on 3D Technology…

2010 has been mostly about 3D technology and televisions which support it… All the major flat panel manufacturers showed off HDTV’s capable of displaying content in 3D… And then who can forget the runaway success of James Cameron’s 3D film Avatar, that has brought the third dimension back into the limelight… With so much buzz …

Apple’s Retail Secret… »

WSJ reports why Apple retail stores have been so successful in selling products throughout the world…

Apple employees are trained to demonstrate products and solve customer problems rather than push sales.

Apple settles Patent dispute with Nokia… »

Apple would make a one-time payment to settle the dispute, also on-going royalties to be paid by Apple to Nokia for the term of the agreement.  The specific terms of the contract would remain confidential.

“We are very pleased to have Apple join the growing number of Nokia licensees,” said Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Nokia. “This settlement demonstrates Nokia’s industry leading patent portfolio and enables us to focus on further licensing opportunities in the mobile communications market.”

Apple Now Selling Unlocked iPhone 4 in the U.S. »

$649 for 16GB and $749 for 32 GB. Not bad considering cost of unlocked iPhones in other countries…

Factory Unlocked iPhones Coming to U.S this Wednesday… »

Apple is expected to sell the unsubsidized factory unlocked iPhone 4 for $599 (16 GB model) and $699 (32 GB model.

Before running to the Apple Store just remember guys the next iPhone is expected in a few months…

Is Apple Backing away from Web Apps? »

Martin Bryant wonders whether Apple would offer Web Apps on iCloud or would they make this Apple specific…

On the iCloud page detailing contacts, calendar and mail, there’s only mention of access via Apple devices. So, what’s happening?