January 11, 2006








Sharon in India
Photographs from the Internet of the Israeli prime minister.


The Man Who Would Succeed Sharon
Ehud Olmert, the stricken Prime Minister's faithful deputy, faces a tough task convincing voters that he's Sharon's political heir.

Big news at Dow Jones
When a business story breaks, you usually read all about it in the Wall Street Journal. But when the first major business story of the year broke on January 3, the paper whiffed.
Why I Hate the Internet
Two thousand years of progress and the pinnacle of mankind's achievement online is a website with photos of Paris Hilton looking like she was beaten by a former boyfriend.


Stephen Cole leaves Click Online
After nearly six years at the helm, Stephen Cole is Clicking Online for the last time, as he bows out in the final programme of 2005.
Journalists need permission to blog
Staff at The Washington Times who wish to blog must ask for permission, says editor in chief Wesley Pruden in a memo.
Headliner
First they came for the journalists
Filmmaker Rakesh Sharma sues New York
Police stopped him from shooting for a film on taxi drivers in May 2005.
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2006
All of the more than 2,000 participants, including presidents and prime ministers, will be asked to provide at least one posting for a blog.

January 10, 2006




Anatomy of a picture
British Prime Minister Tony Blair posed for the portrait in the drawing room at Chequers.

January 09, 2006

Paris Mayor: Free Internet for all
Bertrand Delanoƫ believes in giving free access to the Internet and wants to push development of a city wide telecom network.
Google Pack is an embarrassing mess
Paul Thurrott has reviewed the Google Pack software bundle (Windows only), and is not impressed. It's obviously a ragbag of applications, but some of them are out of date, and it doesn't deliver the claimed convenience.
Yahoo v/s Google
Google may be the darling innovator of the world, but its Yahoo which is actually doing the useful stuff, albeit without much noise and bells.

January 06, 2006

Prashant Chandra wins PC design contest
The main prize of $50,000 was won by the Indian born designer. Chandra's design might best be described as a 'clam-shell' tablet PC, designed around the idea of a backpack.


Deepend Plate
This amazing saucer combines a double walled glass plate which retains heat. Its recessed compartment allows you to keep things like sauce and honey into the plate without mixing them with the other stuff.


TimeTrax's PopCatcher
Hang on to your briefs, Hollywood. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, TimeTrax announced the PopCatcher, a device that lets you record over-the-air FM radio, capture songs as MP3s, and create a free music library.
Washington Post to go 'on the air'
The paper is set to begin broadcasting its content on its own radio station in March.


Lips and squeeze
Hate squeezing that last bit of toothpaste? Not to worry, our Lip-o-suction Toothpaste Squeezer will squeeze out every last bit of toothpaste for you.
Sanjeev Bhaskar turns detective
A brand new comedy is coming to BBC One this month. Chopra Town was written specifically with the actor in mind and is being produced by Hat Trick, the company behind Kumars at No 42.

January 05, 2006

Cell phones tied to family tension
The round-the-clock availability that cell phones and pagers have brought to people's lives may be taking a toll on family life, a new study suggests.