Finding a partner for the Cute(Qt) one – A brief history of Qt and its future
While mortal geeks and nerds may find it difficult to find partners for various reasons, cute ones usually have the problem of plenty. I usually like to start my articles with such statements of...
View ArticleApple’s iOS v/s Google’s Android: The Problem of Fragmentation Faced by App...
By Sriram V Iyer Google Android™ was received with much adulation when it was launched. And, it’s still riding the wave! To put a quick background to this subject, Android is pitched right against...
View ArticleDynamics of Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility
This is a guest article by our mobile expert Sriram V. Iyer In a sudden and swift move, Google bought over Motorola Mobility Division, a move that is planned to acquire patents to give Google some base...
View ArticleOMG! The same old war on a different turf
This is a guest article by our mobile expert Sriram V. Iyer I used to think (and it was actually true) that the operating systems in the mobile phones were totally different from those on the desktops,...
View ArticleQualcomm’s IndiaOn 2011, high on launches
You can always expect great things from Qualcomm – Whether it is wireless technologies like LTE or simply hosting great events! IndiaOn 2011, was the second edition of the event which introduces the...
View ArticleMake Apps, Not Hardware
By Sriram V Iyer This is a guest article by our mobile expert Sriram V. Iyer, Co-founder, United Mobile Apps (check out their story by clicking here). Do follow Sriram on Twitter. Americans opposed the...
View ArticleFuture Wireless Landscape
Guest Column By Sriram V Iyer I have recently been emboldened by some of my predictions coming true (*) – So, I now want to have a go at the future of wireless landscape based on the current...
View ArticleKindle is on Fire!
By Sriram V Iyer Amazon’s Kindle was an awesome way to read books – So much that people who really wanted to read books preferred it over the glossy iPad’s iBooks. But, iPad, needless to say, is much...
View ArticleTizen – Where did that come from?
By Sriram V Iyer Developers, especially the good and crazy ones (in a good way) are very strange beings. It is difficult to find an industry where something free is celebrated as here. (Free Software...
View ArticleiPhone 4S – NOT the Big Step Forward…
I recently went over some funny survey data that a lot of people who bought iPhone 4 thought that ‘4’ in the name indicated 4G Network support. (Now, don’t tell me you thought so!) – A confusion, for...
View ArticleZynga: Facebook App or Game Incubation Center?
Me being busy doesn’t make the world go any slower! (damn) – Zynga launched their zTag recently, and it is apparently, the precursor to their move away from Facebook. To give a brief introduction...
View ArticleDear Apple, Is India ‘Out of the World’?
I usually use the phrase ‘Out of the World’ in a good connotation – And, mostly I have associated this with good food. But some how, I got this in my mind, when I got an email from Apple, when they...
View ArticleWhy did WiFi win in the race for wireless access to networks?
After my previous rant on Apple, I thought I’ll stay light this time, and share some stuff on wireless! Can you try and remember the time, when there was no WiFi? The only way to access the network was...
View ArticleWhy WiMAX Lost The Data Communication Battle?
By Sriram V Iyer I spoke about Wi-Fi won the battle on being the technology of choice for basic networking in laptops and later mobile devices too. The fight was taken to the next level in WAN...
View ArticleApps Roundup 2011 – Have you tried these Mobile Apps yet?
By Sriram V Iyer Second half of 2011 was quite interesting – As Tech Editor to YourStory.in, I got an opportunity to use and review quite some apps! Some of them were brilliant, while some showed a...
View ArticleA Phone, A Cloud, A Platform – A Windows Phone Perspective
One of the cool benefits of being part of the YourStory tech team is the ability to participate in all-women App Meet-up despite not being one. YourStory.in along with Microsoft Bangalore held an App...
View ArticleMicrosoft ThinkNext comes to India for the First Time
I don’t drink (alcohol), and thanks to my generous gait, I should avoid cheese. So, what do I do when I get invited to a meetup of entrepreneurs, technology leaders and investors over Wine and Cheese?...
View ArticleCarpe Diem – Never Miss Your Daily Goal!
The wise say, ‘Grab the Day’ – which means, don’t let it pass by without achieving what you want to do. ‘A Wonderful Day’ by Tenmiles actually helps you do that by visually describing if we have...
View ArticleXolo X900 Launches – Takeaways From Mike Bell’s Session
I attended the launch of the Xolo X900, World’s first Android Smartphone, powered by Intel’s Atom processor. Narendra Bhandari of Intel opened the meeting by giving an overview of the device, Intel’s...
View ArticleAnalysing Microsoft Surface – A New Kind of Tablet Surfaces
We wrote earlier about the Microsoft Surface as well but the topic has been lingering on and public interest necessitated a further demystification. Hundreds of Android Tablets have been launched since...
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