The apple iphone has had its ups and downs recently. On one hand it alongwith RIM’s blackberry phones clocked about 35% of profits for the mobile industry last year. In two years time, that is a significant chunk to achieve while nokia and the rest are still pushing megapixels. (http://www.itpro.co.uk/612985/apple-and-rim-dominate-profit-share). but on the other hand, [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Accessible camera and more.
Posted in THIS AND THAT on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks XRCVC
Posted in Inclusive Planet Updates on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the last week, we had a round of usabilty and accessibility testing in Mumbai. The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged(XRCVC), helped us in getting volunteers to test the same for us. A big thank you to Dr. Sam Taraporewala, Director XRCVC for sharing his perspective about Readable, and Prashant Naik, Project Manager [...]
Nicholas Vujicic – Impossible is Nothing!
Posted in THIS AND THAT on July 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I became a big fan of the Impossible is Nothing tagline, when Adidas launched a full page advert in the TOI with Sachin Tendulkar. When I came across the story of Nick Vujicic, it reinforced my belief that IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING! So who is Nick Vujicic (pronounced Vooey-Cheech)? He is 26 year old entrepreneur who runs [...]
Odeon Newbies
Posted in THIS AND THAT on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For most new parent, going to any performance or movie is tough. Restaurants are ok cause everybody is busy doing their own thing, but talk about going to a play and the new parents think twice. So now imagine a theatre full of new parents with their kids alongside. While some theatres here inIndia have [...]
