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It is a sad day for me to write about a company which have admired and loved for its products and innovation for more than four decades. My love affair with Sony started with its radio transistors in the late 60's with its powerful radio receiver you could hear any radio station in the world with its multiple bands to choose from them. Its quality of finish and the overall aesthetics was awesome an it was clear winner against its competing rivals from Europe and USA. Then came along the Sony Walkman which provided hours of pleasure with its portable personal cassette player, a real winner and even today the songs of the walkman ring in my ears even today. Another awesome winner from the Sony stable. Then came along the Sony Playstation which kept my children engrossed in the gaming, a stable and nice product with child friendly features. In my stable are also a Sony DVD player which still works today and also a Sony flat screen Color Television which works even after a decad...

"SMAC" is the a acronym for Social, mobile, analytics & cloud the four pillars of the fifth wave of technology as defined by  Cognizant Technology the  Teaneck, New Jersey headquartered ITES company (NASDAQ Symbol : CTSH). SMAC will change the customer dialogue by leveraging on the collective strength of the Social Media Network, Mobile devices, Analytics driven by Big Data solutions and Cloud Computing as the underlying backbone of affordable and reliable engine for computation.  Let us look at each of these components and their impact on our lives today: 1. Social Media - The Social Media has seen breakneck growth and significant valuation with the winners, we have the four undisputed leaders in this segment Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest  & LinkedIn with competition from Yahoo, Google and Microsoft and another hundred more social media sites of different hues and aspirations.   2. Mobility - The way we handle and process information an...

This weeks headlines has been about Dell departing from Wall Street and becoming a private company under the leadership of Mr. Michael Dell . " Dell to go private in landmark $24.4 billion deal" Source : http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-dell-buyout-idUSBRE9140NF20130205 We also see Microsoft helping Dell with this buyout which has caused speculation of a merger of Microsoft and Dell. " Microsoft and Dell what the buyout means for them " runs another headline lauding the synergies .  Source: http://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-and-dell-what-the-buyout-means-for-them-615566.html In the past Microsoft and Dell had a great partnership  for 25 years, Microsoft provided the software solutions and Dell did the desktop But then came along two disruptive technologies the Mobile and Cloud Computing,  the world of desktops and desktop software started to shrink. The partnership struggled to keep the Microsoft desktop and the Dell PC alive ...

M y friend who is a security expert showed me his new  Apple iPad 2 fully loaded with  64GB  RAM; I wondered with such a large global fan following "Are Apple devices secure from cyber spying ?". A search on the web did throw out a number of security issues with Apple devices, I share some of the concerns raised in the last quarter of 2011. a.  Why You Shouldn’t Use H1Siri http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/12/06/why-not-to-use-h1siri/ b.  GERMAN LEADERS QUESTION APPLE’S MOTIVES OVER USE OF CARRIER IQ http://www.idevicenews.org/german-leaders-question-apples-motives-over-use-of-carrier-iq/225018/ c.Jailbreak 5.0.1 Untethered (iOS 5) – iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, iPod Touch 4G, 3G http://www.jailbreaknation.com/jailbreak-ios-5-5.0.1-untethered-iphone-4-3gs-ipad-ipod-touch-4g-3g d. Here are some important concerns of NIST before the US Government adopts Apple Devices 1.NIST Tests Ways To Secure iPhones, iPads http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/secu...

Blackberry has become the standard for business mobility today be it a SOHO, SMB or Enterprise.There are many outstanding features that make Blackberry Business's favorite mobile device a few key features are: a. Innovation b. Reliability c. Security d. Business Applications e. Ease of Use. BB eats breathes and lives Business in its phones and also provides awesome compliance which has resulted in Bond based on TRUST between RIM & Business. This weeks BB outage would not have affected Business that had reliable Business Continuity Plans; rather  the BB disruption has been a good test of their business continuity planning and technology resilience in adversity. BB has gone beyond messaging, the BB devices today support some of the most intuitive business applications for quick deployment and acclimatization. Business leaders will return to their Blackberry Phones with a vengeance this weekend and those that deserted Bla...

When the world decides to Bank on Digital Money we will Go Green and change the way we handle Money! Will Banks change to Digtial money, in the last five decades I have see the face of Banking change globally and Digital Money will also be the future of Banking. My first experience with Banks was when I  operated a Children's Saving Account with a Bank in Bangalore. I could not  see the bank employees face at the teller for many years, I was too short to reach the window. But my father persisted that I learn how to Bank and he taught me to get my bank statement (held in little note book called a passbook) manually updated from huge paper based ledgers. The bank used to  give me a nice metal token when I had to withdraw money, the process of getting your money from your Bank those days did take a while, so I always carried a  book with me. Most of this remains true even today for traditional brick and mortar banking in India....