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Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Indian-origin boy rakes up 1500-pound bill in live gaming

Game over! A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy unknowingly raked up a 1,500-pound (approx Rs 1,27,500) bill for his dad to fret on while playing live video games as he purchased online currency......

'Lashkar moving into mainstream of global jihad'

Bruce Riedel, the former senior National Security Council official in the Clinton administration, says notwithstanding Pakistan's paranoia about India's role in Afghanistan, the United States......

Beware: Video gaming can cause injury

Probably the only criticism that video games haven't faced till now is that they causes physical harm. Now, thanks to game-makers Nintendo, that has also changed. Here's what the problem is:......

Virus Made Us Love the Internet Again

The wave of enthusiasm for digital technology had faded as we'd grown more and more worried about what smartphones and social media were doing to society and to us as individuals.Now that......

'India Has Maths Talent To Lead AI Research'

'India has the maths talent, academic institutions, and research institutions to do the next big thing.' IMAGE: Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters......

Microsoft makes biggest push into gaming, to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7bn

Microsoft has announced a deal to acquire game studio Activision Blizzard for USD 68.7 billion. If it goes through, it would be Microsoft's biggest-ever acquisition -- and by far the biggest deal......

Download Microsoft's game changer Windows 10 today

Indians may adopt wait-and-watch policy in first year, say analysts. Microsoft will launch Windows 10 operating system - one of its most ambitious upgrades ever - on Wednesday. This will not only......

Finnish phone maker HMD plans to make India its manufacturing hub

Finnish phone manufacturer Human Mobile Devices (HMD Global), which acquired the Nokia brand name from Microsoft, is planning to make India a key manufacturing hub for its phone exports.......

Wipro set to cut hundreds of jobs

After startups and Big Tech, the layoff season may have begun at the $245 billion Indian information-technology (IT) industry. Photograph: Abhishek N Chinnappa/Reuters Bengaluru-based IT major......

Why Emmys 2022 Was Such A Fun Show

Will Smith was not invited to the Primetime Emmys at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, but what's an award show without mention of his now-famous slap? Host Kenan Thompson didn't make a direct......

OUCH! Phantom poster 'inspired' from a video game?

Take a look!While Kabir Khan's Eid release Bajrangi Bhaijaan is going strong in theatres, the director is gearing up for the release of his next project -- the Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif......

Emmy 2016: Aziz Ansari wins his first, Games of Thrones wins big

The 68th annual Emmy Awards were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on September 18. A look at the big winners of the night. IMAGE: Writer-producer Alan Yang and......

The JINX Shabana Wants to BREAK!

'My entire house turn their backs on me when a cricket match is happening.''The minute I look at the TV screen, an Indian player gets out.''So if I do enter the room, I have to sit with my back to......

Shabana Azmi to work with Spielberg!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram The veteran ladies of Bollywood seem to have caught Hollywood's eye. After Dimple Kapadia was signed on by Christopher Nolan, Shabana Azmi has......

Global cyber outage crashes IT systems of Paris Olympics

Paris 2024 says impact of global cyber outage limited, ticketing unaffected IMAGE: The Paris Games are a week away with the Opening Ceremony to be held on July 26. Photograph: Marko......

Cricket's 2023 Rewind: Olympics to IPL's billion-dollar deals

IMAGE: LA Olympics could help cricket gain universal appeal. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Cricket got a glimpse into its future during a momentous 2023 but its present continues to be......

Big money, big names: Major League Cricket looks to crack US market

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Major League Cricket/Twitter Major League Cricket (MLC) finally got underway in the United States last week after several false starts, fuelling hopes that the sport is......

USA's MLC to create seismic shifts in world cricket

IMAGE: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch will captain the San Francisco Unicorns in the inaugural edition of the United States' new Twenty20 tournament, Major League Cricket. Photograph:......

Sachin or Virat? Microsoft boss Nadella picks his favourite

'No matter where I am, this beautiful game is always in the back of my mind.' IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar, left, with Virat Kohli. Photograph: BCCI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella loves cricket like most......

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