Unix's revenge

I was personally rather astonished to hear that Sun Microsystems and Microsoft had buried the hatchet in their long running war of words. This startled me, because I had become used to Sun being......

Tips from the original start-up guy

Steve Case's book is filled with insightful scenes that describe how the modern online industry was put together, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Image: Steve Case was in the middle of the action in the......

iPhone privacy: Apple grapples with internal conflicts

Many employees take pride in Apple's stance, and CEO Tim Cook has called it a matter of principle. As Apple Inc feuds with the US government over iPhone privacy protections, the tech giant is also......

Forget Make in India, try design thinking

The aim for the foremost Indian companies should be to create value, notes Subir Roy How do India’s current concerns measure up to the concept ‘design thinking’, much in vogue in......

Apple posts largest profit in corporate history

Apple's cash pile is now $178 billion, enough to buy IBM or the equivalent to $556 for every American. Image: Apple’s high profit thanks to iPhone 6 sales. Photograph, courtesy: Apple Inc......