Mahendra (SkepticGeek)

Editor at TechMeme. Writer at MakeUseOf.com. http://www.skepticgeek.com
IDC: India tablet market shipments for Q1 2014 at 0.78m, a y-o-y drop of -32.8% over Q1 2013 http://www.idc.com/getdoc...
Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
Moves on 4/24: "no plans to commingle data with FB" http://moves-app.com/press 5/5: "may share info with FB" http://blogs.wsj.com/digits...
A look at funding scene of Indian startups developing s/w for wearable devices http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news...
RT @scottros: "We will always put our users first." And other lies that tech bubbles tell. New post from me. http://www.wordyard.com/2014...
The Secret Pilgrim (George Smiley, #8) - http://www.goodreads.com/review...
Each time you log in, Facebook’s algorithms choose from 1,500 possible posts to place at the top of your News Feed http://www.slate.com/article...
Listened to Microsoft's earnings conf call, must say I'm impressed with how Satya handled the Q&A http://www.media-server.com/m...
RT @mickwe: Heh @Techmeme now includes Secret in its sources https://twitter.com/mickwe...
RT @mathewi: Also, Facebook launched a newswire -- but who benefits the most from this feature? Facebook, naturally: http://gigaom.com/2014...
"The vast majority of people do not have, nor will they ever have a personal computer" in official Microsoft press :) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us...
RT @svengrundberg: Nokia "on the move," a billboard says outside the company's former HQ in Espoo. The deal set to close today. https://twitter.com/svengru...
Re: Goodbye TechCrunch, And Thank You - http://blog.semilshah.com/2014...
"Always enjoyed your TC posts, do keep writing here!" - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
RT @Techmeme: Facebook buys Helsinki-based ProtoGeo Oy, maker of popular fitness tracking app "Moves" http://blogs.wsj.com/digits... http://www.techmeme.com/140424...
Amazon starts using mom 'n pop "kirana" stores as delivery points in Bangalore, India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/busines...
India is the largest market for WhatsApp with 48M monthly active users http://www.medianama.com/2014...
The Straight Dope FAQ on Indian Elections 2014 - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2014...
Re: The Importance of my Earnest Vote in A Comedy of Errors - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2014...
"Ah, I should have consulted the PCMC veteran before! :) What a drama! Yeah, spelling mistakes here too. Both our names misspelled, luckily that wasn't an issue." - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
Re: The Importance of my Earnest Vote in A Comedy of Errors - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2014...
"Yes, except that, as one regional TV analyst put it, if you ask candidates in Maval which party they're representing this time even they won't be sure!" - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)
The Importance of my Earnest Vote in A Comedy of Errors - http://skeptic.skepticgeek.com/2014...
RT @ingridlunden: Awesome TM title edit: 'As phone designs homogenize, some manufacturers experiment with unused rear space' (@riptari) http://www.techmeme.com/140414...
I have a sinister suspicion FB's newsfeed cleanup is more about reducing UGC spam and increasing "relevant" sponsored/marketing spam.
RT @Greyham: The Galaxy S5 goes on sale in 125 countries today, 46 days after announcement. That easily beats any iPhone ramp up. http://cl.ly/image...
RT @tapbot_paul: Microsoft having a little fun with itself. Warning: not mobile friendly. http://www.modern.ie/en-us...
Just discovered I have >400 notifications on Quora. That's worse than my Gmail inbox.
Has anyone asked "Is Quora's $900M valuation is justified?" on Quora yet?
RT @nixxin: #mustread this by @saikatd on AT&T manipulating India's Internet Governnance groups. I was on on the FICCI group + http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-n...
How Techmeme Became The Must-Read News Site For Everyone In The Multibillion-Dollar Tech Industry http://www.businessinsider.com/techmem...
RT @renesys: Twitter is no longer blocked in Turkey. Google/Level3/etc DNS still hijacked. YouTube still DNS poisoned.