The Wimbledon curtain-raiser is over. The forthcoming Olympics a mere sideshow. On July 19, the world’s number-one and number-two-ranked test cricket nations start to slug it out for first place, as fans everywhere rub their hands with glee for the most eagerly anticipated sporting event since the 1993 Bakers under-9 Mini cricket final between KEPS and HA Jack Primary – where a certain S.R Apfel hit the winning runs, top-scored with 8 not out, and was adjudged man of the match, while his parents wept with pride on the sidelines.

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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 14:05

'Mad Men' Season 5 : Roger Is Back

It's been a long time coming, but the "Mad Men" Season 5 premiere is finally upon us -- and so are the new promos.

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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 00:00

HTC and Facebook Working on New Device?

HTC and Facebook have said to be once again teaming up to bring you the next Facebook Phone. Code-named Buffy, the phone's core will be deeply integrated with Facebook functionality. It will be an Android-based device, run HTML5, and integrate Facebook in ways that other phones haven't, bumping up the social network's status from supporting role to main star.

 

KONY 2012 took the social web by storm last week, as a 30-minute documentary seeking to arrest LRA leader Joseph Kony was viewed online nearly 100 million times.

Monday, 19 March 2012 13:15

New iPad: Everything You Need to Know

Whether you’ve been waiting in line all morning at the Apple Store, or in your office for the FedEx guy to deliver your new iPad, the device is finally here.

Ahead of the today’s call, Applehas announced it plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share sometime in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2012, which starts July 1, 2012.

Monday, 19 March 2012 13:11

Shares plummet in Goldman Sachs

The £1bn backlash: Shares plummet in Goldman Sachs after disgusted former executive says bank rips off its clients and calls them 'muppets'

Shares in New York plunged 3.4% after Greg Smith's resignation in open letter to New York Times