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Xperia Arc S

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

The fastest and most entertaining Xperia to date. And it still looks great

Asus Zenbook UX31

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This slim, clever and quick laptop is great news for those who need Windows

HTC Rhyme

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

It’s not the fastest phone around. But it comes bundled with the best set of accessories

Steve Jobs, the Enigma

Aresh Shirali

This book offers multiple ways of looking at Apple’s charismatic creator. Of these, expect the appreciative to outlast the gossipy

Prize Reads

Hartosh Singh Bal

This year’s Booker winner and last year’s winner of the Prix Goncourt have arrived simultaneously at Indian bookstores. Here are some good reasons to pick one over the other

Where the Gods Come to Die

Arshia Sattar

Byatt’s retelling of Ragnarok, with its references to environmental destruction and cyclical violence, reminds us that a great myth is always relevant

Bose Bluetooth Headset Series 2

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

It’s for indoor use only. But that’s true of a 60 carat solitaire too

Experiments with the Novel

Tabish Khair

A mix of long fiction, travel writing, fictionalised autobiography and history, Rahul Bhattacharya fashions a different kind of a novel

A 10-to-7 Job

Shruti Ravindran

Hari Kunzru on how internet memes inspire him to create a whole new English, knowing when to shut off the world, and stocking up on 0.5 mm ballpoints in preparation