Micromax A60: Android Power for Less

4

Reviewed Micromax A60

Feb 05, 2011 33126

I love being a minimalist; for years I carried a basic "talk & text" phone, happy with its utility. Of course, I no longer needed to wear a wristwatch. Then IRead more...

Top-line Performance, Slim-Line Design

4

Reviewed Samsung SGH E840

Mar 31, 2010 2946

Frankly, the Samsung SGH E840 would never have made it to any shortlist created by me. I have always favoured candy bar phones, especially since I usually jamRead more...

Low on jingoism, high on experiences

4

Reviewed Band of Brothers

Nov 04, 2009 3037

The Band of Brothers is a HBO TV mini-series that follows the battles and travails of one American unit in WWII. What made this particular series stand out inRead more...

Escape into Zany-land

4

Reviewed Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Nov 20, 2008 2427

First of all, this movie is outrageously, unabashedly all about getting laughs, with a no holds-barred approach to decency, morality, and all those finer feelRead more...

Garden of sci-fi delights

4

Reviewed Garden of Rama - Arthur C Clarke

Nov 11, 2008 1660

I need to begin this review by talking about another book - ‘Rendezvous with Rama’, a sci-fi novel by the famous Arthur C. Clarke – that I read a couple of yeRead more...

Alto Vx 1.1: Small but Fiery

4

Reviewed Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 VXi

Sep 02, 2007 13927

Around two years ago, I hung up my helmet and decided to sell my constant companion of 3 years, my Pulsar 150. I still thrilled at the ride, but the inevitablRead more...

Bullet Electra-fied my world!

3

Reviewed Bullet Electra

Sep 02, 2007 5932

One evening a few weeks ago, the hypnotic cycle of work-rest-work was dramatically broken. Somehow, somewhere a niggling worm of discontent burrowed its way iRead more...

Darkest, Bestest Brit Humour!

5

Reviewed Shaun of the Dead

Jan 30, 2006 1822

Remember all those zombie flicks, with hordes of shuffling, disfigured dead looking for fresh, succulent human flesh? Remember the thrills as our band of uninRead more...

Magical Book to Simple Flick?

3

Reviewed The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Jan 29, 2006 1529

Hollywood has treated us to some great visual adaptations of the written word; The Godfather series remains a shining example for movie buffs everywhere. In tRead more...

Et Tu, Philips?

2

Reviewed Philips LC2.1

Jan 21, 2006 3977

There is a common adage that advises us “all that glitters is not gold”. Too bad no-one thought of a similar warning for tech-innocents looking foRead more...

Small-Sized, Large-Hearted

5

Reviewed Samsung SGH 210

Jan 13, 2006 5934

First things first… THAT is NOT a picture of the Samsung SGH C210! Please visit the samsung.co.in website to see the actual phone before reading this reRead more...

Confessions Of A Calculating Mind

2

Reviewed Motorola E365

Jan 13, 2006 2407

You don’t often read a review that also doubles as a confession; my review of the Motorola E365 is just that... a confession that sometimes the mind doesRead more...

Masterpiece of Doubt

2

Reviewed Chariots of the Gods - Erich Von Daniken

Aug 05, 2004 2905

College was out for the summer. The evenings were busy but the day could get boring. How much TV can a sane person watch?! So I devoured books, wherever I fouRead more...

Is the Veteran slowing down?

3

Reviewed Veteran,The - Frederick Forsyth

Aug 03, 2004 5118

In the last few years, I have ready many F.F. novels. My first - and still one of my fav ’sunday reads’ - was ’’The Devil’s AlternatiRead more...

Blunt, Rude... AND Hilarious!

5

Reviewed Becker

Aug 02, 2004 2918

BECKER is the story of Dr. Becker, an individual who personifies the popular image of a New Yorker... pessimistic, ’’don’t-take-no-crap-from-anRead more...

Deathly Scruffy Vixen

2

Reviewed Vixen 03 - Clive Cussler

Aug 01, 2004 2559

It was way back during my college days that I first made my acquaintance with Dirk Pitt, the larger-than-life protagonist of Clive Clussler’s novels. At Read more...

True Blue! An Excellent Show

5

Reviewed NYPD Blue

Jul 31, 2004 2310

’’NYPD Blue’’ is a true hybrid, combining hardcore entertainment (in the form of intriguing cases) and human drama (the lives of the cops Read more...

I, Impressed!

5

Reviewed I, Robot - Isaac Asimov

Jul 27, 2004 3985

A collection of some of Asimov’s earliest works, this is a must-read for sci-fans who expect more than light sabers and warp drives. Isaac Asimov had beRead more...

An Excellent 'Strong' Beer

3

Reviewed Kingfisher Strong

Nov 18, 2001 8719

I first tried out this bigger bro of the familiar Kingfisher Lager quite out of necessity: all the other beers in my local haunt were warm! I must confess I hRead more...

The Perfect 'Best of Both Worlds' Beer

4

Reviewed Haywards 2000 Beer

Nov 17, 2001 8734

My beer days started way back in college, lazing away long afternoons with a companionable mug of draft. But sooner or later bottled beer wafted about and I wRead more...