I guess it is never easy to write about dying. More so, when you know it is coming at you, day by day, almost second by second. Christopher Hitchens, one of the greatest writers that Britain has ever produced and not even the tumor in his esophagus could stop him from writing. I have yet to read one of his greatest works, his memoir, called, Hitch-22, but for me, for...
11:35 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Involving participants from Britain, Turkey, Germany, Pakistan, Bangladesh, France and Malaysia among others, through speeches, dramatised readings and panel discussions at the city's iconic landmarks, the fourth chapter of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) will begin in Kolkata on January 9. ...
08:45 PM, Jan 01, 2013
Acer and Asus will cease production of netbooks soon, according to a report by Taiwanese industry tracker DigiTimes. Both of the remaining major netbook manufacturers will exit the category they helped create nearly five years ago, thus effectively killing off the entire device category. ...
02:17 PM, Dec 31, 2012
When leading authors like Aravind Adiga, Jeet Thayil and Amit Chaudhuri were not writing in 2012, they were reading a lot be it works of Naresh Fernandes, William Dalrymple or Anjali Joseph. Mumbai-based journalist Fernandes' book "Taj Mahal Foxtrot: The Story of Bombay's Jazz Age" topped the reading list of both 2008 Booker Prize winner Adiga and this year's Booker-nominated writer Thayil. ...
06:05 PM, Dec 28, 2012
Readers of traditional books dropped from 72 per cent to 67 per cent, while e-book reading grew from 16 per cent to 23 per cent. ...
12:52 PM, Dec 28, 2012
It's that time of the year when we tell you which books turned out to be page turners and why. CNN-IBN tells you all about 2012's bestselling books. ...
11:32 AM, Dec 28, 2012
K Satchidanandan, Chadrakant Devtale, Jeet Thayil, Chandana Goswami, Subrata Mukhopadhayay and Jayant Pawar are among writers and poets representing 24 languages who have been honoured with this year's Sahitya Akademi awards. ...
11:42 PM, Dec 20, 2012
US-based HP today said it expects PCs with Windows 8 operating system to contribute 25-30 per cent to its computer sales next year. ...
02:35 PM, Dec 20, 2012
HP launched a new HP Windows 8 product line, which includes - an ultrabook, a hybrid device and an all-in-one PC. ...
03:50 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Google has now made some updates to Google Play Books for Android. The new version now includes an interesting feature "Read aloud" that allows users to listen to most flowing text books. ...
09:49 AM, Dec 19, 2012
The book is about hope and maybe the understanding that at the end of the day it is all about what it is to be human - in times of war and peace. ...
05:32 PM, Dec 13, 2012
Google said it will offer a steep educational discount on Series 5 Chromebooks from Samsung Electronics. ...
02:45 PM, Dec 11, 2012
ndia's leading e-commerce brand Flipkart.com's digital store Flyte has forayed into selling e-books online to change reading habits of book lovers. ...
02:11 PM, Dec 05, 2012
Let's face it, from the moment a gripping murder mystery opens to the house, we become obsessed with spotting the killer before anyone else. There's nothing more satisfying that a self pat on the back for correctly identifying the hand that held the knife. ...
10:43 AM, Dec 01, 2012
The 'real' Sonia Gandhi, a young mother of two children, that veteran journalist and columnist Tavleen Singh knew from mingling in Delhi's influential social circles in the mid-70s was a woman partial to expensive shahtoosh shawls and fur coats and one who fervently stated that she would rather see her daughter and son beg on the streets than allow them to join politics. ...
10:00 AM, Nov 29, 2012
'Patriots and Partisans' may not be enjoyed by all , given its serious content but it is definitely a great read. ...
01:02 PM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: Sony India unveiled the next generation of hybrid ultrabook PC - VAIO Duo 11 - which also turns into a touchscreen tablet. With its Surf Slider design, the VAIO Duo 11 PC switches between tablet to PC modes. It has a 29.4cm (11.6-inch) Full HD OptiContrast Panel. The device features USB 3.0, USB Sleep Charge to charge your USB charging devices like mobiles or music players on the...
02:49 PM, Nov 22, 2012
London: English writer Charles Dickens branded his own father a "jackass" for his recklessness with money, according to a newly-discovered letter. The 172-year-old, unpublished letter is expected to sell for 3,000 pounds at an auction in London on November 13. The novelist fell out with John Dickens after his father racked up huge debts so he could lead an extravagant lifestyle beyond his means. Dickens senior regularly used his son's...
03:15 PM, Nov 09, 2012
New Delhi: Personal computer maker Asus India said that it expects to garner 7 per cent market share of the country's laptop and netbook market. "Size of India laptop and netbook market is around 5 million unit per annum. We expect to have 7 per cent of the market share by end of this year," Asus' Managing Director for System Business Group Alex Huang said. To achieve this, he said,...
12:36 PM, Nov 08, 2012
