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The Notorious Moguls

August 3rd 2009

Every now and then I see a lot of criticism being thrown on the kingpin of the computer world, Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates.
How could a company, which has made our lives cushy and comfy like heaven, end up in getting nothing but severe censure?
How can everyone blindly ignore its undisputed contribution in the [...]

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The Resistive Touchscreen War : Nokia N97 vs HTC Touch Diamond2

July 22nd 2009

One look at the above picture should be enough to make anyone drool! Yes, it’s Nokia’s flagship “Multimedia Computer” N97 along with the HTC Touch Diamond2. I had the fortune of playing with both these sexy gadgets this month and I’d like to share some views.
Let me disappoint anyone and everyone who is expecting that [...]

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SMS Phishing is here! Beware!

April 26th 2009

If email phishing scams were not enough, here comes the new breed of phishing attacks – right into your phone! Yes, my friends. SMS Phishing is here in India and I have the proof of it right in the message inbox of my phone.
The first time I came to know of this scam was when [...]

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Defeating the block

July 20th 2006

I think most of you know about the Indian Govt.’s blog block. Blogspot, Typepad and Geocities have been totally blocked.
Even I have been affected because the original Uthfull is hosted on Geocities. OK… I don’t visit or update that site anymore but still I don’t want it to be blocked because of the Indian Govt.’s [...]

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