There are a host of security options available – from locks to data encryption to online tracking of your notebook – to help you keep it that way. According to crime surveys, more dollars are lost due to notebook-PC theft than from any other computer crime, barring viruses. So what can you do to avoid …
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS 1966, 53 mins. Director: Chuck Jones Forget director Ron Howard’s ill-conceived, live-action version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The only cinematic take the story needed was released as an animated television special in 1966. It covered the exploits of ‘The Grinch’, who has lost his spirit for Christmas over …
NOKIA 5800 XPRESSMUSIC Rs 21,839 She’s arrived at last, the 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia’s tardy entry into the touchscreen phone space. Appropriately nicknamed the Tube, the device has a number of Nokia peculiarities that could appeal to certain sensibilities. The LCD itself is certainly impressive, at 640 x 360. Purists will enjoy the dull screen surface, …
BLOOD DIAMOND 143 mins, 2006; Director: Edward Zwick This is one powerful film. The shooting style is intense, mixing action with heart-wrenching drama with Leonardo DiCaprio’s faux South African accent. In one word, it’s issue-tainment – it puts the issue of conflict diamonds in the public eye. The issues may be simply put, but the …
The stupendous success of Aamir Khan starrer Ghajini (it made Rs 200 crore worldwide at last count and is recognised as an all-time Bollywood blockbuster) is making me wonder if the film really deserved it. Here is why I think it isn’t really a great film: 1. It’s not an original story. The main premise …
No, I am not talking about netting a girl friend. I am talking about backing up crucial data. In the age we live, it’s important to store as much info online to help you retrieve it whenever you need to. Which is why, you have so many online storage websites offering so much more to …
The new year is when high class prostitution is at its peak all around and Bollywood isn’t excluded. Several models and upcoming Bollywood actresses capitalise on it to make quick bucks, so they can live the rest of the year in relative comfort. If they charge in lakhs for every night of pleasure on New …
After disasters like Kisna, Black & White, and Yuvvraaj, I feel Subhash Ghai should either launch new faces in the field of direction under his production banner or retire gracefully. If these two options don’t appeal to him, then he should atleast try to think out of the box, go on a self-imposed exile and …
There is much frenzy whenever an Indian actor gets picked by English filmmakers. The truth is, most of these are independent filmmakers and not big Hollywood studios. Therefore, first of all, they are not going to be Hollywood actors. They are merely international stars. The only actress to have truly gone Hollywood is Aishwarya Rai …
There is much talk about Ghajini’s monster opening at the box office (it raked in Rs 192 crore worldwide in just two weeks) and the appeal of its lead actress Asin. While she is already a star in the south, there is now talk that she could dwarf other Bollywood heroines like Priyanka Chopra and …
